Chapter 1098 Another Identity
Mrs. Cheng was stunned when she heard this.
"He has more than one identity. What other identities could he have? You're not saying that he's not actually the bloodline of the retired emperor, are you?"
She had heard some folk tales told by storytellers before, some of which were about the wrong baby being taken away. Some people said that such things also happened in the royal family. Some concubines, after giving birth to daughters, felt that they needed a prince to consolidate their position, so they might take risks and find a baby boy to replace the little princess they gave birth to.
This was all Mrs. Cheng could think of, so she just said it out loud.
"Madam, how is this possible?" Luguo felt that her guess was too outrageous.
If Prince Jun was not of royal blood, how could the emperor have left so many things to him and given him so much power?
"Madam, you guessed wrong. Lu Guo is right. How could Prince Jun not be the blood of the retired emperor? What I mean is that the mysterious concubine back then must have had an unusual origin."
Mrs. Cheng was a little confused for a moment.
Seeing her like this, Jia Li said, "Madam, you don't really think that Prince Jun was born to the current Queen Mother, do you?"
"I have heard that the Queen Mother is not Prince Jun's biological mother, but I don't know who his biological mother is, so I didn't ask."
In fact, Mrs. Cheng did ask her husband about it back then, but Master Chen scolded her.
At that time, Master Chen reprimanded her for being ignorant. Such royal secrets were not something that an ordinary woman like her could criticize. Because most of the women she knew at that time were from small towns. If she accidentally told others about it, those people would not be able to keep their mouths shut. Who knows when they would tell others about it?
Prince Jun is recuperating in Youqing Peak, so occasionally there will be people from the capital coming to visit, either staying in the town, or eating and drinking in the town. Some people may come specifically to inquire about Prince Jun's situation here. If anyone hears this, he may get into trouble.
Mrs. Cheng thought her husband was right, and she never asked this question again, nor did she dare to talk about it with anyone.
"Of course the Queen Mother is not Prince Jun's biological mother, otherwise why would their relationship be so cold?"
"So what you mean is that Prince Jun's mother is not a good person?" Madam Cheng couldn't help but start to speculate wildly, "It can't be that she has some kind of immoral relationship with the emperor, right?"
For example, niece, or niece-in-law?
Lu Guo couldn't help but touch his forehead. The lady looked like she was drunk. She was guessing all kinds of things.
Fortunately, we were in the villa. If we were outside and someone accidentally heard it, it would be really dangerous.
Jiali also laughed and just said it directly.
"No, Madam, have you heard of Dong Qing?"
"I've heard of the disappeared ancient country of Dongqing. I heard that Dongqing was a very mysterious small country in the past. It was very rich and there were many extraordinary people there, many of them were very capable."
"That's right, what I thought was that Prince Jun's biological mother was most likely from Dong Qing." Jia Li said.
Madam Cheng was stunned. Her drunken mind was working very slowly, and she still couldn't react. "If her grandfather or one of her elders came to Zhao from Dongqing, then it's not impossible. But if she came to Zhao a long time ago, she can't be considered a Dongqing person, right?"
"Of course not. What I mean is that she might have come from Dongqing."
"So what?"
"If she is just the daughter of an ordinary citizen of Dongqing, then of course there is nothing special about her, but she is very likely the princess of Dongqing."
"What did you say? Don't talk nonsense." Mrs. Cheng was shocked.
"How can this be nonsense? Besides, even if she is the daughter of the Dongqing Emperor, it is not a rebellious act. If it could be made public back then, the status of Prince Jun would be even more noble than it is now. After all, in addition to the royal blood of Zhao State, there is also the royal blood of Dongqing."
"No, if that's the case, then he would be the crown prince of Dongqing. I heard that the child born to the princess of Dongqing would directly become the crown prince of Dongqing, so he would have to give up his identity in Zhaoguo."
Mrs. Cheng felt a little dizzy when she heard this, but she always remembered that she heard her husband talking about this with someone else, and this was the idea.
"If Dongqing Kingdom still existed, this would certainly be a good thing for Prince Jun, but now Dongqing has disappeared! If people knew that he was the child of the Dongqing princess, then according to the rules, he would have to give up his power over the royal family in Zhao Kingdom and return to Dongqing."
"Is that so?" Jia Li's eyes flashed with a dark light, and he urged Madam Cheng to continue, "Who told you this rule, Madam?"
"My husband entertained a mysterious visitor that year. I overheard it when I was serving tea. Anyway, that's what they said. They said that the royal family of Dongqing also had difficulty in having offspring. For some reason, it was not easy for the empress to give birth to a child. So, no matter who the child was born to, no matter where the child was, and no matter what the other half's identity was, as long as the child had the blood of the Dongqing royal family, he had to return to Dongqing."
"They also said that they had already made an agreement with several other countries, such as Zhaoguo and Dahe. They also put forward their own requirements. If anyone among their royal relatives gave birth to the blood of the Dongqing royal family, then the child could not waver. If Dongqing wanted the child, then the child would have to be removed from Zhaoguo or Dahe, and everything would be taken back."
This is also to prevent the child from leaning towards one side and bringing all the things and secrets here to Dong Qing.
I heard that Dong Qing had actually guessed before that it was because there were so many empresses in the royal family that her body would become weak after giving birth, and being an empress was too stressful, so it would be more difficult for her to get pregnant again than other people.
Moreover, the bloodlines of the royal family were gradually becoming closer. It was difficult to pick a husband from a small imperial capital like Dongqing. Dongqing had long consciously looked outside to select the candidate for the empress, which was why he had such a secret discussion with Zhaoguo and Dahe.
No one knows whether the Empress will choose the royal relatives of the two countries as her diplomatic envoys.
"So, if people knew that Prince Jun's biological wife was the daughter of Emperor Dong Qing, he would no longer be able to be Prince Jun of Zhao? Then he would have to hand over the Dragon Shadow Guard back to the Emperor of Zhao?" Jia Li asked.
This matter is actually a big secret in Mrs. Cheng's heart.
When she heard it, she didn't dare say a word and quickly stepped away. Even her husband didn't know she had heard the conversation.
At that time, Mrs. Cheng was worried that her husband would blame her for eavesdropping, so she simply didn't say anything.
And she didn't think of it as King Jun's fault at that time, so she didn't care that much. Now Jia Li's words reminded her of what she heard that year, and suddenly she felt that it had something to do with King Jun.
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