Chapter 197 Leave
Shen Tang frowned fiercely.
The fourth wife asked, "Who spread this story? How could such an outrageous thing be spread so widely?"
Chen Tang, "..."
ginkgo,"……"
Qiu Tong: "..."
It is indeed hard to believe, but Prince Ning is really the eldest master of their Pingyuan Marquis Mansion.
But not many people know the identity of the eldest young master. Even Mrs. Jiang and the Jiang family's cousins don't know. Who spread this rumor?
Chen Tang was also worried about this. His eldest brother had been reluctant to return to his ancestral home because he was afraid that the old Princess Ning would not be able to bear the loss of her only grandson, and that she would fall ill or even die.
Now that such a rumor has spread, it was definitely not leaked by Prince Ning's Mansion. It could only be a problem with the Marquis' Mansion. If this gets to the ears of old Princess Ning and something happens, how will the Marquis' Mansion explain to old Prince Ning and my eldest brother?
Chen Tang went through the people who knew her eldest brother's identity in her mind. Apart from her and her father, only her grandmother knew, as did her grandparents and Prince Duan's Mansion. Apart from them, there was no one else. These people were all grateful to Old Prince Ning for raising her eldest brother, and would never do something like this to take Old Princess Ning's life.
What exactly went wrong?
Chen Tang really couldn't figure it out. Although this step had to be taken sooner or later, it came so suddenly that he couldn't help but worry.
Seeing anger on Chen Tang's face, but more of worry, the fourth wife was a little confused.
Tang'er's reaction seemed wrong no matter how you looked at it.
The anger is understandable, but this worry...
This is nothing to worry about, right?
Thinking of Chen Tang ordering Prince Ning to rescue people, thinking of the old lady easing relations with the Jiang family, and old Prince Ning talking to Chen Sui——
Could it be that Prince Ning is really the eldest son of their Pingyuan Marquis Mansion?
Songhe Hall.
Inside the house, the old lady had been bedridden for a few days and could no longer lie down, so she asked Mother Wang to help her get up and walk around.
Just as Madam Wang helped the old lady sit up, the maid came in and said, "Old lady, people outside the mansion are saying that Prince Ning is the eldest young master of our Pingyuan Marquis Mansion..."
The old lady was stunned and looked at Mother Wang.
How did this get spread?
Although the old lady was happy for this news to spread, the question was who was so close to her heart?
As the old lady changed her clothes, Shen Sui came and asked, "Did the rumors on the street spread from mother?"
The old lady was immediately unhappy. "I hope Yan'er can recognize his ancestors as soon as possible, but I won't do anything ungrateful and ruin Yan'er's future."
Chen Yan is engaged to Princess Roujia of Prince Duan's Mansion. If he doesn't acknowledge his ancestral roots, he won't be able to marry Princess Roujia. It's only a matter of time before he acknowledges his ancestral roots.
She was already satisfied that her grandson was found after being lost for more than ten years. How could she ignore the life and death of old Princess Ning just for finding him a year or two earlier? Pingyuan Marquis Mansion was so ruthless and ungrateful. If she offended old Prince Ning, not only would the Emperor be angry with Pingyuan Marquis Mansion, this would ruin Chen Yan's future. Old Prince Ning treated Chen Yan like his own grandson. If Chen Yan stayed in Ning Prince Mansion for more time and entered the court as an official in the future, the Emperor would also treat Chen Yan well for his filial piety in Ning Prince Mansion.
She has a clear idea of what is more important.
It would be strange for the old lady to be happy if her own son thought of her like this.
Shen Sui also felt that the old lady would not do such a thing, but, "Not many people know about this. If it's not my mother, who else could it be?"
At least she was not the only one who knew, but Shen Sui only suspected her, her biological mother.
But it's no wonder Chen Sui thinks so. Among those who know the truth, she is the one who is most anxious for Chen Yan to return to his roots. There is no one else.
The old lady asked, "The rumors shouldn't have reached the ears of old Princess Ning, right?"
Whether or not the news reaches the ears of old Princess Ning is secondary. Now that the news has spread so widely, all the civil and military officials know about it. At the court tomorrow morning, the censor will definitely ask old Prince Ning about this matter in front of the emperor. If old Prince Ning denies it, it would be deceiving the emperor.
Although the Emperor respects Prince Ning, he will not agree to something that would confuse the royal bloodline.
It can be said that once a rumor comes out, there are only two results.
Either Chen Yan returns to his ancestral home, or from now on Chen Yan becomes the true Prince of Ning.
It's really like one wave after another.
Thinking about the early morning tomorrow, Shen Sui got a headache.
The headache is better.
You can take leave if you have a headache.
The news that Prince Ning was the eldest son of Marquis Pingyuan's Mansion spread throughout Kyoto and reached the ears of civil and military officials. Rumors always spread faster the more outrageous they are, but not many people believed it.
First of all, Prince Ning is not the kind of person who would do anything to confuse the royal bloodline. Secondly, he got lost at the lantern festival at the age of four and suddenly turned from the prince of a marquis's mansion into the prince of Ning's mansion. If this is true, I don't know whether to say that the eldest young master of the Pingyuan Marquis's mansion is too unlucky or too lucky.
However, some ministers were skeptical. After all, Prince Ning was in poor health in his early years and was sent out of the palace to recuperate, but when he came back he was strong and healthy, both civil and military. Moreover, he only had this one grandson, but instead of raising him by his side, he stayed at the border all year round to be exposed to the wind and sand, which was indeed a bit strange.
Both of Prince Ning's sons died, leaving him with only this precious grandson. Shouldn't he be raised with great respect, fearing that something might happen to him?
The more strange things are, the more I feel that this rumor is not groundless.
At the next morning court session, many ministers arrived at the palace a quarter of an hour early and discussed the matter outside the Council Hall. Among them, the royal family members were the most active.
If Xiao Huan was not the grandson of Prince Ning, then the Ning Palace would have no heir, and one would definitely have to be adopted from the clan. Maybe this good thing would fall on them.
Many ministers were waiting to go to court to ask Old Prince Ning questions, but when they went to court, Old Prince Ning did not show up. Not only did Old Prince Ning not come, but Shen Sui also took leave.
Officials, "..."
However, Prince Ning and Shen Sui did not attend the court, so the matter was discussed without delay. The censor reported the rumors on the street to the emperor, "Your Majesty, it is widely rumored on the street that Prince Ning's son is Shen Yan, the eldest son of Pingyuan Hou Shen Sui who has been missing for more than ten years..."
The emperor sat on the dragon throne and asked, "And then?"
The Imperial Censor: “……???”
And then...what else then...
The censor said, "Prince Ning did not attend the morning court, and Marquis Pingyuan did not come either."
The emperor said, "Then wait until they attend the morning court session before asking them."
Such a turbulent topic that could cause a storm at any time was suppressed by the emperor, and everything became calm.
But the more this happened, the more the officials felt something was wrong.
Since this is a matter concerning the royal bloodline, the emperor should not be so indifferent. However, the emperor has always respected Old Prince Ning. Instead of guessing, it is better to wait for Old Prince Ning to attend court and then ask directly.
As a result, Prince Ning did not attend court for three consecutive days.
Chen Sui only took one day off because the emperor said he would ask about it after they went to court. Only Chen Sui came, and no other ministers mentioned this matter.
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