Chapter 761 Convergence - Standoff
The other midwife glanced at the child and quickly explained with a smile, "Madam, you don't know, all babies look like this when they are first born. They will grow up and become more beautiful."
The midwife thought that Gu Shuyan disliked the child because it was ugly, which is why she felt the child wasn't hers.
To everyone's surprise, Gu Shuyan still firmly shook her head after hearing this: "This is not my child. My child has definitely been switched."
Gu Shuyan struggled to get out of bed as she spoke, but having just given birth, she had no strength left.
"Shu'er, are you sure this isn't your child?"
Seeing Gu Shuyan's anxious appearance, Ji Shi couldn't help but ask another question.
However, before Gu Shuyan could speak, Meng Wei had already given the order, "Pass down the order to forbid everyone from entering or leaving the Yun residence. The rest of you should immediately search the residence and find the young master."
As soon as Meng Wei finished speaking, Yu Fei immediately led her people to begin the search, while Gu Shuyan gave her a grateful smile.
"Miss, what should we do with this child?"
Pearl looked at the tiny thing and hesitated for a moment.
In her opinion, this child should be the young master without a doubt. After all, the delivery room is so small and the midwife has been by the child's side the whole time. Could it be that the child was switched without her knowing?
Moreover, there was no one else in the delivery room, so how could the baby have been switched in such a short time?
"Let the wet nurse take her for now!"
Ji's thoughts were roughly the same as Pearl's: the Yun family mansion was always heavily guarded, and it was impossible for anyone to sneak in.
Therefore, rather than believing that her daughter was switched at birth, Lady Ji believed that her daughter's psychological problems stemmed from childbirth.
While the Yun family was conducting a massive search for the children, an infant was quietly taken to the Fourth Prince's residence.
Looking at the tiny lump of flesh, the Fourth Prince asked uncertainly, "Is this Yun Yichen and Gu Shuyan's son?"
The figure in black nodded upon hearing this. "If I hadn't gone in person today, I wouldn't have been able to bring this child out."
The Yun residence was heavily guarded, and Gu Shuyan was protected by two secret guards. If it weren't for the fact that Gu Shuyan was giving birth and the two guards were some distance away, he probably would have been discovered long ago.
The Fourth Prince didn't want to pay attention to what the shadowy figure said, but since the other party was the old man's man and was there to monitor his every move, the Fourth Prince had no choice but to nod in response.
"Now that I've brought the child out, I should be going now."
As the fourth prince spoke, his gaze fell on the child's little face. The child blinked at him, looking quite adorable.
"sorry!"
The fourth prince said this to himself, then left the prince's residence without looking back.
In the main hall of the palace, the emperor sat somewhat wearily on the dragon throne. When Yun Yichen entered, Lu Yuanbin was still kneeling on the ground.
"Your Majesty, we, your humble servants, pay our respects."
As soon as Yun Yichen entered the door, he knew that the poisoning incident had probably fallen on the Fifth Prince.
Upon hearing this, the emperor raised his hand, signaling everyone to rise.
"I'm sure you all know why I called you here at this time."
The emperor's voice was weak and feeble, and his face had turned ashen, clearly a sign that his life was coming to an end.
Upon hearing this, none of the ministers dared to say anything more, and they simply waited quietly for the emperor to continue.
As expected, the emperor looked at Lu Yuanbin and asked, "Do you know why you are kneeling here?"
"Your subject, your subject does not know."
Lu Yuanbin knelt on the ground with his head bowed low, so no one could see his expression. However, his slightly trembling body revealed the fear he was feeling.
Lu Yuanbin originally came to the palace to see Consort Sun, but as soon as he arrived outside Consort Sun's palace gate, he was restrained and dragged over by a group of people.
"I don't know?" The emperor laughed in anger.
With a casual gesture, Duke Anguo, who was standing in the crowd, strode out.
At the same time, Luo Yuying was also brought into the main hall from outside.
Upon seeing the two men, the Fifth Prince trembled even more violently. Only now did he remember that he had asked them to obtain poison.
"Duke Anguo, repeat what you said to me before to the Fifth Prince and all the other officials."
The emperor looked down at Duke Anguo, who immediately went limp and knelt down.
"The Fifth Prince told my daughter that His Majesty is now suffering from a deadly poison with no cure. Rather than not knowing who His Majesty will choose as his heir, it would be better to relieve His Majesty's suffering sooner rather than later."
"You're talking nonsense. When did I ever say such a thing?"
The Fifth Prince never expected that his wife and father-in-law would actually go to the Emperor to slander him.
However, at least they didn't confess to poisoning him. As long as the emperor didn't know he had poisoned him, he could handle any other accusations.
However, the Fifth Prince was indeed overthinking things. The reason why Duke Anguo hadn't spoken up yet was simply because the time wasn't right.
"Your Highness said it yourself, how can you deny it so quickly?"
Luo Yuying suddenly spoke, and everyone looked at her.
Then, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Luo Yuying knelt before the emperor, "Father, in principle, Your Highness is my husband, and I should regard her as my heaven. But with the emperor first and the husband second, I really don't want to see Your Highness make any more mistakes."
After Luo Yuying finished speaking, she kowtowed hard. When she looked up again, her face was covered in tears.
The Fifth Prince looked at Luo Yuying's genuine expression and felt a burning hatred in his teeth.
"You wretch, what nonsense are you spouting? When have I ever done anything to betray my father?"
From the moment he entered, the emperor made him kneel on the ground, and the eunuch who had arrested him did not utter a single word to him.
At this moment, the vile woman still put on an act of righteous indignation, subtly implying that he wanted to harm the emperor. How could the Fifth Prince tolerate this any longer?
Even though the Fifth Prince spoke harshly to her, Luo Yuying still acted as if she was considering his feelings, saying, "Your Highness, please stop making excuses. Even if you don't think about your own future, you should at least think about our children! Although you have done something wrong, your father is still your biological father and won't really do anything to you."
The emperor narrowed his eyes as he listened to Luo Yuying's words. He had previously been hesitant about the Duke of Anguo's sudden accusation that Lu Yuanbin had poisoned him, but after Luo Yuying's words, the emperor completely believed the father and daughter.
As long as Duke Anguo doesn't have any ulterior motives!
The emperor knew that after Luo Yuying said those words, even if Lu Yuanbin admitted to poisoning him, he couldn't actually take his life.
But that doesn't mean he couldn't deal with Lu Yuanbin in private.
Anyone who dares to lay a hand on him, even if he is his own son, so what?
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