Chapter 314 Whose Child?

Official bulletins were sent out from the imperial city and delivered to various places at an expedited speed of 800 miles.

Within a day, the capital and nearby counties and cities were the first to know the news.

The people's discussions are endless.

"Didn't they say that the prince was injured and in order to cure his illness, he believed in evil methods and captured children to use as medicine to treat his illness?"

"It must be a rumor. Otherwise, where did the emperor's grandson come from?"

I remember that when Bai Yingxue was pregnant, strange phenomena occurred, and there was a lot of commotion. She was brought into the palace in front of a large number of people with great fanfare.

Although the story of the saint was later fabricated, there was no doubt that she was of royal blood.

Now that the emperor's grandson has been born, the rumors that the prince is inhumane have naturally been refuted!

Emperor Zhaowen sent people to spread the news among the people, telling them that the matter of the medicine lead was fabricated to frame the prince.

At the same time, they sent people to appease and bribe the victims' families, to keep them quiet and prevent them from causing trouble again.

With these measures in place, the prince's reputation suddenly improved significantly!

When this happened, some were happy while others were sad.

What worried him was that the royal family members around him, who had thought that their chance had come as Prince Yong and the Crown Prince had met with disaster one after another, had ceased their activities in an instant before they had even had a chance to rise to power.

Not to mention Prince Yong's Mansion. For fear of affecting Prince Yong's condition, Yi Ziyan made the decision to keep the matter a secret.

But Empress Dowager Yin, who was worshipping Buddha in Fu'an Temple, received the news first.

She suddenly opened her eyes and stopped spinning her Buddhist beads. "She's born? Isn't it still premature?"

"I heard it was a premature birth."

"Why not give birth at this time, not earlier or later?"

Queen Mother Yin narrowed her eyes dangerously, and the Buddhist beads in her hand broke and scattered all over the ground.

I thought that if the prince's life was cut short, his path to succession would be cut off.

But he was lucky enough to have a child at this time, and it was a boy!

At first, Bai Yingxue was stripped of her position as Crown Princess because of the Saint's affairs, and she thought she would never be able to turn things around, so they didn't pay much attention to her.

After all, who could have expected that the unborn child would be the prince's only offspring.

If I had known this earlier, I should have eradicated the problem completely and prevented it from happening again!

"Have someone notify Yi Ziyan to kill that little bastard no matter what method he uses!"

"yes."

As for those who are happy, needless to say.

When Xiao Bicheng heard the news in the East Palace, he laughed happily for once.

He held the child in his arms and touched the boy's forehead affectionately with his finger, "You are such a lucky star!"

As he spoke, he did not forget to sit beside the bed and look at Bai Yingxue affectionately, "Xue'er, you too, I have already reported to my father, requesting that you be reinstated as the Crown Princess. I will definitely love you and your son well in the future."

Bai Yingxue was lying on the bed, her face slightly pale due to the sequelae of premature birth from taking medicine.

But she still smiled happily after hearing these words, "With these words from the prince, Xue'er feels that everything is worth it."

The family of three was enjoying themselves happily when a palace maid came in to report:

"Your Highness, the Emperor's reward has arrived again."

Xiao Bicheng laughed, "Haha, Xue'er, look how much our father likes our son!"

"Yeah." Bai Yingxue smiled in agreement, but there was a hint of bitterness in her smile.

Because he is the emperor's grandson, he is favored by Emperor Zhaowen, right?

Unfortunately, her daughter was not what everyone expected when she was born.

The palace maid also reported: "The emperor also asked you, the prince, to go to the study, saying that the clan house has drawn up a few names and asked you to go over and take a look."

"I'll go right now."

Xiao Bicheng handed the child to the wet nurse and patted Bai Yingxue's shoulder gently, "Xue'er, have a good rest. I will be back soon."

As she watched his figure disappear, the smile on Bai Yingxue's face faded instantly.

She dismissed everyone and called her trusted maid to ask in a low voice, "What did the queen do to my daughter? Did she send her away, or... kill her?"

Although we only met in a hurry, the little girl's every move, voice and appearance were all circling in my mind and could not be shaken off.

She secretly had people follow the Queen because she wanted to know the whereabouts of her daughter.

The maid replied in a low voice, "The queen ordered that everyone in the secret room be silenced."

The pregnant women, the newborn babies, and even the midwives were not spared.

Upon hearing the news, Bai Yingxue felt dizzy.

Then her daughter...her daughter...

Didn't he leave before he had the chance to take a good look at the world and his loved ones?

Tears rolled down her cheeks. She wanted to cry but she didn't dare to make any sound.

At this moment, as she had given birth to the emperor's grandson, the most important thing she should do was to wait joyfully to receive the award and become her crown princess, right?

She moves towards a higher position step by step, so that the sacrifice of her own child will not be in vain!

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At this moment, Xie Zhuoning stared at the little guy in his arms, his face full of embarrassment.

"Whose child is this?"

It's really strange, after Xiao Jinxuan sent her back last night, she had planned to have a good sleep.

But faintly, I could hear the sound of a child crying.

And it came from the tunnel!

She was startled, then she bravely opened the tunnel and walked towards the sound.

Finally, a mother and daughter were found at the entrance of a tunnel disguised as a dry well.

The woman's stomach was cut open alive with a knife. Her eyes were bloodshot and her body reeked of blood. It looked like she died unwillingly.

The little girl was pressed under her and almost died.

Judging from the bloodstains along the way, the mother and daughter must have accidentally fallen in when Cang Huang was escaping.

Xie Zhuoning thought for a moment, quickly dealt with the traces nearby, and then sealed the tunnel entrance.

In this way, even if someone follows clues to find the dry well, they will not find the secret passage.

Then she took the baby girl back to her place, but she had a headache.

Although Xie Minglang grew up under her care, at least he had a wet nurse to take care of him, so she didn't have to worry about whether he had enough to eat.

Now she was under house arrest in the palace by Emperor Zhaowen. Where could she find a wet nurse in such a short time?

And at night she could say that she was sleeping so that those people would not come in to disturb her, and then she could sneak out through the tunnel to look for someone.

But now it's daybreak, if I stay in the house without moving, the other party will definitely come in to check immediately.

Not to mention that this child is not easy to control, crying one moment and laughing the next. How can she hide whatever noise he makes?

Just when she was in a state of panic, it suddenly started to rain.

There was a sound of greeting from outside——

"Your Highness!"

"Meet the prince!"

Xie Zhuoning was speechless.

No, what are they doing here now? !