Chapter 207 The Real Master
Feng Xiaoyuan study.
Dong Zang knelt in front of Shi Yu, "Master, Dong Zang is back."
Shi Yu looked at him quietly for a moment before he asked, "What's the situation with Prince Jing now?"
"The Emperor's men attacked several times, and Prince Jing was slightly injured. I believe the Emperor wants to delay Prince Jing's journey to the capital, and has no intention of killing him."
The emperor would not let King Jing die like this before finding out his true background. If he really has the ability to take over someone else's body, wouldn't that be another hidden danger?
Shi Yu could probably guess why the emperor didn't want Prince Jing to come to the capital so early.
I probably just want to spend the New Year in peace.
"You've been watching him for these days, have you discovered that he knows any mystical arts?"
The emperor vomited blood and fainted that day. Someone must have done something to him. This kind of evil magic usually uses people's hair or birth dates.
Ordinary people cannot get the emperor's hair, and his birth date and time are not easily known to others, but the late emperor knew it.
He received a report from the secret guard that on the day the emperor fell into a coma, Prince Jing stayed in the guest room at the post station all day, but this was not mentioned in Dongzang's letter.
"I didn't notice it, but on the way here, Su Mao got into King Jing's carriage several times and stayed there for half an hour.
When he was at the post station, he would often go to see King Jing. His current position in the team was that of a retainer close to King Jing.
Su Mao's goal is to resurrect his son, so he clings to King Jing like this. I think King Jing may indeed have some magical skills."
After a pause, he hesitated and said, "But, I think our guess may be wrong. From my observation of King Jing, I find it difficult to connect him with the late emperor."
This was also what Shi Yu and Wei Qingyan felt was wrong. His eyes, like a cold pond, showed a hint of coldness. Shi Yu leaned back slightly and uttered only two words.
"reason."
"This King Jing is too superficial and a bit domineering. He was very picky about the post station on the way here and his lifestyle is also very extravagant.
Knowing that Princess Jing was going to divorce him, he was so angry that he brought more than a dozen concubines to the capital, and on the way he also accepted several women presented by local officials.
The late emperor was able to win over the hearts of the people and ascend to the throne, so one can imagine how cunning he was. He had always been a good person, wasn't it just to win the hearts and support of the people?
His current identity is His Majesty's younger brother. His Majesty has a prince, and his younger brother's ascension to the throne is not legitimate. If he wants to be supported, he must be more careful in his words and deeds.
The late emperor was not so brainless, nor was he a person who only cared about pleasure.
Shi Yu and Wei Qingyan looked at each other.
They understood what Dongzang was thinking, but even if King Jing was not the late emperor, he must be related to the late emperor.
During these days, Wei Qingyan turned the fat monk's notes over and recalled them in reverse order, and finally found some clues in various cases.
The prerequisite for taking over another's body is either a blood relationship, or an extremely yin birth chart, and living with the person whose body is taken over for a long time, so that their auras gradually become similar.
This proves why the late emperor doted on Shi Yu so much. Since Shi Yu was not related to him by blood, he could only take the second path.
The two also got Shi Yu's real birth date from Xiao Zhian, which was indeed an extremely yin character.
Both King Jing and the Emperor were sons of the late Emperor, and the late Emperor could have possessed their bodies by using evil magic. But if the current King Jing is not the late Emperor, then who met these two conditions to possess King Jing's body?
He didn't tell Dong Zang about his doubts. Instead, he tapped the table lightly with his fingers. "Maybe he's just pretending, or maybe he's just like that. There's always someone in this world who's good at disguising themselves."
He still spoke in his usual calm tone, but Dong Zang couldn't help but sweat on his back. He raised his eyes to look at Shi Yu, "Master..."
Shi Yu leaned forward slightly, also looking at him. In Shi Yu's calm eyes, Dong Zang finally said, "I will keep an eye on him."
"Well, you've been traveling all the way, go wash up first, and then we'll come over for the reunion dinner later."
The three words "reunion dinner" made Dongzang's eyes warm.
On the New Year's Eve of the first year he lived with the prince, the prince took him to sneak out of the palace to play. At that time, he was young and saw other people's families reunited, and he was envious.
The prince noticed his emotions and said nothing. After returning to the palace, he went to the imperial kitchen to get some dishes and asked him to sit down and eat with him.
Ever since he could remember, he had been in the secret guard base and had been taught to do his duty as a servant. How could he dare to sit with his master?
But the prince forced him to sit down, and said that of course the New Year's Eve reunion dinner should be eaten together, that is the real reunion.
That was his first Chinese New Year and his first time having a reunion dinner.
From then on, he secretly regarded the prince as his family, his only family.
Every New Year’s Eve thereafter, after the prince and the late emperor had dinner, they would call him and Jingzhe for another reunion dinner.
The prince never forgot. Even when he was secretly following King Jing on the road this year, the prince sent him a letter in advance, asking him to return to Beijing early to celebrate the New Year.
Can.
"Master, I am guilty." He lowered his head and crawled on the ground.
Shi Yu's eyes were dim, "What is your crime?"
Dong Zang smiled bitterly, “When the late emperor assigned me to you, I thought I would be yours from now on and I only needed to be loyal to you.
However, in the year when the late emperor passed away, I realized that I was not an orphan, and I still had parents and relatives. They were in the hands of the late emperor. The late emperor wanted me to remember that he was my real master.
He never asked me to do anything, and he passed away not long after. I don't understand his intentions, and I'm even more worried that if the prince knows about this, he will no longer want to use me."
"Then what?"
"Your Highness speculated that Prince Jing might be the late emperor. I was terrified and hesitated whether to confess the truth to you.
King Jing contacted his subordinates and asked them to tell him what had happened to the prince in the past three years, otherwise he would kill their families. He also wanted to let the prince know that his subordinates were pawns of the late emperor.
I can only reveal some insignificant things. I dare not reveal a single word about the important matters. But I have concealed it from Your Highness, and I deserve to die."
"Aren't you afraid that he will attack your family?"
"I'm afraid." Dong Zang gritted his teeth, "But I'm even more afraid of letting His Majesty down. I've only seen my parents once and don't remember what they look like, but I remember how good His Majesty was to me."
His eyes were red. "I am afraid that I can no longer stay with the prince. I have never thought of harming the prince. Please believe Dong Zang."
Shi Yu nodded slightly, "I understand, go down and wash up."
Seeing Shi Yu's calm expression, Dong Zang suddenly realized, "Master, you... did you already know this?"
Shi Yu took a sip of tea and put the teacup aside. He did notice something strange about Dong Zang, so he sent Dong Zang to keep an eye on King Jing and sent other secret guards to go too.
But he was also surprised that Dong Zang would confess to him. A little warmth returned in his eyes, and Shi Yu nodded.
Tears instantly gathered in the eyes that had been warm from winter storage.
The prince knew everything, but he still wrote to him to ask him to come back for the reunion dinner. He did not abandon him.
He supported himself on the ground with both hands and kowtowed three times, "Even if Dongzang loses his life, he will never do anything to let the prince down."
Shi Yu said nothing more and sent him away.
Wei Qingyan looked at Shi Yu, "He didn't tell the whole truth."
She had always had a good impression of Dong Zang, and felt a little regretful when she knew that he was a pawn of the late emperor.
"Let's see. At least he didn't tell King Jing about you."
If King Jing knew that Wei Qingyan was still alive, he would never do nothing. Just because Dong Zang did not reveal the secret of Wei Qingyan's rebirth, Shi Yu was willing to trust him again.
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