Chapter 170 He Doesn’t Want to Be Prince Feng Zhao
Shi Yu had always had great trust in the late emperor and had never doubted it.
Now that I've seen another side of the late emperor, I've begun to doubt his character. Thinking back on all the times he's investigated my past...
He said, "I'll have someone check what happened twenty-three years ago."
Wei Qingyan's thoughts wandered to another place.
Prince Feng Zhao was also kidnapped in the 23rd year, and the clues were cut off in the capital.
She raised her eyes and looked at Shi Yu's face carefully, "Shi Yu, has anyone told you that you are good-looking?"
The topic changed too quickly. Shi Yu didn't understand why Wei Qingyan was talking about his face when he was talking about his life experience and the late emperor.
But he knew that Wei Qingyan was not someone who would not behave properly in serious matters.
He said seriously, "They have praised me like this since I was a child."
Palace ladies, royal relatives, officials, the empress dowager, the late emperor...
Wei Qingyan grew up with him, so of course he knew what Shi Yu looked like. He asked this question just because he wanted to confirm something in his heart.
"Xiao Zhian said that the only clue to Prince Feng Zhao is that he must be very handsome."
Shi Yu is a very good-looking person.
Wei Qingyan didn't know why she connected the two things together. Perhaps she believed deep down in her heart that Shi Yu, who was so noble and dignified, could not be from an ordinary background.
Shi Yu laughed, "There are so many good-looking people in the world."
How can we conclude that he is Prince Feng Zhao based on this alone?
Subconsciously, he did not want to be the Crown Prince of Fengzhao, as that would mean that he was stolen from Fengzhao by the late emperor.
Even the Fengzhao Palace coup that year involved the late emperor.
His son went missing, and Emperor Fengzhao was seriously injured in the palace coup and eventually died at a young age. Empress Fengzhao single-handedly supported the entire Fengzhao kingdom.
She must have hated everyone involved.
The hatred and anger of those in power in a country often have to be quelled with blood, flesh, and lives, and by then, no one knows how many innocent people will die.
Wei Qingyan also thought of this quickly, "You're right, we can't just make random assumptions based on this."
But he became more determined in his heart to investigate Shi Yu's background.
Shi Yu's shoulders slumped slightly and he leaned against the wall of the carriage.
"He was so good to me, allowing me to bring you to play around in the Imperial Study, letting me steal his treasures, and even hiding us behind the Dragon Throne to accompany him to court.
All the good things in the palace came to me. I was in my teens and could still sleep on his dragon bed.
He even gave me an army of 100,000 when he bestowed upon me a fiefdom.
No wonder the Emperor and Shi Mingxi are jealous of me; he treats me better than any of his own children."
But he could attack his own grandchildren, and it is very likely that he murdered King Jing, took over his body, and seduced Lady Wei to monitor General Wei who helped him establish the country.
How could such a person favor other people's children over his own children just because he was kind-hearted?
Shi Yu knew his own limitations. He might be good-looking and a bit smart, but that wasn't why the late emperor treated him well.
He rubbed his brows and said, "Maybe I am of some use to him."
This is what Wei Qingyan was most worried about, but he didn't tell anyone.
She had thought about this since he knew the hypocritical side of the late emperor and since she knew that the late emperor might have the ability to possess other people's bodies.
She was afraid that the late emperor's real target was Shi Yu.
Although all clues point to King Jing being the late emperor, King Jing has been in Yongzhou all these years, and the resentment accumulated in the cold palace and the prison for criminals has been completely eaten away.
When Liu He died, someone competed with her for Liu He's grievances. She traced the person back to the capital. Even if King Jing was the late emperor's body inhabited, he was ultimately just a human.
It is impossible to travel quickly between Yongzhou and the capital, which is a skill that even the fat monk does not have.
Therefore, apart from King Jing, there must be other suspicious people in the capital.
But since she had no clues, she could only start with King Jing.
Glancing at the frown between Shi Yu's eyebrows, she rubbed his arm and said, "I'm hungry."
Shi Yu doesn't understand the mysterious arts, so for some things, it's enough for her to worry about them alone for the time being.
Hearing that Wei Qingyan was hungry, Shi Yu immediately suppressed all his emotions, quickly untied the purse around his waist, took out a piece of candied fruit from it and put it into Wei Qingyan's mouth.
He ordered the driver in a stern voice, "Go faster."
In the palace.
The secret guard reported, "Madam Wei dislikes General Wei's son and often punishes and scolds him. The news has spread outside the palace..."
The people spontaneously concluded that Madam Wei did not like her son, so she downloaded it in that way.
So, when "Lady Wei" left the palace, angry people threw stones at her carriage.
The emperor nodded slightly.
The secret guard continued, "The imperial edict from His Majesty, ordering Madam Wei to reflect on her mistakes for two months, has also arrived at the Wei residence."
Even if King Jing delayed further, two months would be enough for him to get from Yongzhou to the capital.
As long as people arrive in the capital, even if "Little Lady Wei" is exposed, it will be difficult for King Jing to escape.
After the secret guard finished reporting, he retreated when he saw that the emperor had no other instructions.
After Shi Yu left, Lan Shu was called to the imperial study.
But when the emperor called her over, he didn't speak to her and just quietly dealt with state affairs.
Lan Shu sat for a long time, and when she saw the secret guard leave, she wanted to leave too.
"Where are you going?" The emperor did not raise his eyes, still staring at the memorial.
Lan Shu replied, "If you have nothing else to do, I'll leave. This is the imperial study."
What's the point of her staying?
"Since you are here to protect me, you should be there wherever I am."
After he finished annotating the memorial in hand, the emperor took the opportunity to glance at her while changing the memorial. "What if you are not here and a traitor attacks me? By the time you rush to rescue me, won't it be too late?"
"There are secret guards on the roof, and Eunuch Feng is outside the door."
Think about it, saying this is equivalent to admitting the purpose of entering the palace.
Lan Shu glared at the emperor, "When did I ever say I was here to protect you?"
"I'm asking you, if someone wants to harm me, will you do anything?" The emperor looked at her intently.
Of course we have to care.
Otherwise, if something happens to him, it is unknown who will be in power in the future. Will the new emperor continue to investigate the Huangshaling incident and avenge Qingyan?
"Do you care?" the emperor asked again.
Lan Shu took a breath and said, "I care."
The emperor opened the memorial, the corners of his lips raised and hidden behind it. He coughed lightly, "So, no matter whether you entered the palace to protect me or not, you can't let me die.
If you don't want me to die, you must be extra cautious and protect me closely."
After a pause, he blurted out word by word, "Day and night."
Without waiting for Lan Shu to refute, he continued, "There are few secret guards among my clan who are better than you. Feng Ruobao was a eunuch appointed for me by the late emperor. How do I know if he is also one of the late emperor's men?"
The secret guard on the roof, "..."
Feng Ruobao, who had just entered with a cup of tea, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I am wronged. Although I was assigned to you by the late emperor, I have always had only you as my master."
The emperor ignored him and continued to say to Lan Shu, "If he puts something in my teacup, won't I die immediately?
Therefore, from now on, you have to try all these soups, drinks, and foods for me."
Feng Ruobao's cold back was just beginning to warm up. He hurriedly stood up and brought the teacup to Lan Shu. "My Lady, to prove my innocence, please give it a try."
Only then did he understand that the emperor's request for Prince Rong to investigate his spies was not because he really did not trust him, but because the emperor was paving the way for this moment.
If Your Majesty really didn't believe him, he would never let Concubine Shu try the poison.
Your Majesty will not risk Concubine Shu's life.
Feng Ruobao, who had figured things out, naturally had to cooperate with the emperor so as not to let him down.
Lan Shu didn't know what the master and servant were thinking. Although she was a little unhappy that the emperor treated her as a palace maid, she finally took out the detoxification pill from her purse with one hand, took the teacup with the other hand, and took a sip.
After waiting for a while and seeing nothing unusual, she put the detoxification pill into her purse.
Seeing this, the emperor slowly picked up the tea that Lan Shu had drunk and took a sip.
Lan Shu felt a little uncomfortable. She wanted to leave but couldn't. She could only talk to the emperor and find out the situation for her daughter. "When did Jade-faced Young Master become yours?"
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