Upon hearing Su Ruojin's summons, Dapu and Yuan Hong nodded and returned to the Red Jade Bead.
First, Dapp took out a dagger and cut open his middle finger. He squeezed it hard, and the red pearl flashed a golden light before turning red.
In such a spacious hall, this fleeting glimmer of golden light appeared very faint, and many people did not see it.
As Yuan Zhang's blood dripped one, two, three drops... onto the bead, the red bead turned from red to gold once more.
"It's changed!"
"The beads have turned gold!"
"He is the Second Prince, he really is the Second Prince!"
"The Second Prince is back."
"Welcome, Second Prince."
......
Some ministers knelt down before Yuan Hong on the spot.
This is tantamount to acknowledging Yuan Hong's identity.
The moment she saw the beads turn golden, Empress Wu's face turned deathly pale, and she murmured, "No, no, this is impossible."
If Yuan Hong's blood can turn the Red Pearl gold, then why doesn't Ji Yanzhuo's blood change color when dripped on it?
After the initial excitement, many of the court officials realized the problem.
Could it be...?
Many ministers dared not think any further, nor dared they ask any questions.
Seeing this, Gao Hongyuan narrowed his eyes and preemptively asked, "May I ask Your Highness, what is the meaning of this? Why did their blood droplets not change color on the bead before, but they have changed color now? Could it be that Your Highness has tampered with the bead in some way?"
At this moment, all he could think of was to accuse Su Ruojin of deliberately tampering with the beads in order to allow her younger brother to impersonate Xiaoyue's second prince and cover up the truth.
Su Ruojin's smile remained unchanged. "The Imperial Advisor is right. I did indeed tamper with things."
"Su Ruojin, you..." When Empress Wu heard Su Ruojin admit to tampering with the items, her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, eased slightly. Just as she was about to lash out, Su Ruojin stopped her.
"Empress Dowager, don't be anxious, Yuan Hong," Su Ruojin called out.
Then Yuan Hong took out a small oilcloth bag, no bigger than his little finger, from his sleeve. The bag was torn, and red liquid was stained around the edges.
"The blood that was dripped onto the red pearl was just chicken blood that I had Yuan Hong hide in an oilcloth bag. How could chicken blood have any effect on the red pearl?"
Empress Dowager Wu and Gao Hongyuan were stunned.
Lu Hong then realized what was happening and spoke up in response to Su Ruojin, "May I ask, Your Highness, why did the Emperor's blood not react when dripped onto the bead?"
"Lu Hong!" Empress Dowager Wu shouted angrily when she heard Lu Hong speak.
"Why there is no response? You'll have to ask Empress Dowager Wu. Whose blood is Ji Yanzhuo really?"
Su Ruojin's casual remark caused an instant uproar in the entire court.
"No, that's impossible, something must have gone wrong."
"How is that impossible? The red jade bead hasn't changed color at all. Who can prove that the Emperor is the late Emperor's son?"
"Maybe someone is behind this?"
......
The ministers in the court were discussing the matter, and some of them looked at Empress Dowager Wu with more suspicion.
Empress Wu clenched her fists. The armor she wore had broken due to the excessive force, and the edge of it had pierced her palm, drawing blood, but she did not feel any pain.
She was determined to find the Crimson Pearl, and regardless of whether it could truly test the royal bloodline, she would not be at peace until she destroyed it.
But I never expected that the secret I had kept hidden for so many years would be exposed by Su Ruojin today.
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