Chapter 522: Exile to Lure the Snake Out of Its Hole
After entering the palace gate, Song Yu walked two steps behind Song Mingen on the right.
Mu Jingxing subconsciously followed behind Song Mingen on the left.
Before Song Yu could speak to Mu Jingxing, the palace sedan chair stopped.
"Sister Yu, take a ride with Dad."
Song Mingen was about to go up with Song Yu when Xiao Yanli stopped him, "Aye, come in a car with me. I have something to tell you."
Song Mingen glanced at Mu Jingxing and asked, "Your Majesty, would you like to add another car? Prince Mu has no car to ride in."
Xiao Yanli was just about to suggest that he ride in a car with Song Yu, but then he thought that since he was not interested in women, it would make him feel uncomfortable.
"He doesn't need to sit; he can walk fast."
Song Mingen was relieved. Unmarried men and women cannot sit together.
When Mu Jingxing saw Xiao Yanli and Song Mingen driving away in the car, he hurriedly jogged to catch up with Song Yu.
"Go slower, I'm carsick. Just go as fast as Prince Mu can."
"It's the princess."
Song Yu tilted his head to look at his profile and found that his skin had become a little whiter and more rosy than when they first met, and he looked even more handsome.
It seems that the body has been completely healed.
Huh?
Mu Shizi's face became redder and redder, especially his ears.
Is it frozen?
"Master Mu, are you cold?"
Prince Mu then turned his head to look at her. Seeing that her face was pale, he hurriedly ordered the palace servants, "Go find a hot water bottle quickly."
"No need." Song Yu held up the hot water bottle in his hand. "There's one in the palace, and it's still warm. Take it quickly."
"Sister Princess, I'm not cold."
Princess's sister?
Song Yu raised his eyebrows slightly, "Prince Mu, now my father is your uncle, so you are my cousin, right?"
Mu Jingxing nodded, "Yes, you can call me cousin."
Song Yu pouted, then called out sweetly, "Cousin."
Mu Jingxing's breathing quickened, and the other ear turned red. His mind was filled with the cute look of Song Yu pouting just now.
"Cousin."
"Cousin doesn't sound good, call me Sister Yu."
Mu Jingxing looked at Song Yu with a gentle look in his eyes, and called out softly, "Sister Yu."
Song Mingen noticed that the palace sedan chair behind him had not caught up, so he turned around and frowned subconsciously.
Mu Jingxing actually stared at Sister Yu with burning eyes! !
Not only that, the boy's ears were as red as the sunset clouds in the summer sky.
He didn't keep a close eye on his precious daughter, and she was bewitched by Prince Mu.
This won’t do. How can we let him kidnap Sister Yu so early?
Song Yu seemed to have noticed something and turned his head to look forward. When he met Song Mingen's unfriendly gaze, he was so scared that he quickly sat up straight.
At this time, the imperial carriage also arrived outside the palace gate of the imperial study.
Mu Jingxing was afraid of Song Mingen, so he quickly ran forward to help Xiao Yanli down and went into the imperial study first.
"Dad." Song Yu came over and looked at Song Mingen's face and said cautiously: "Let's go in quickly."
Song Mingen's face returned to its usual gentleness, and he whispered in her ear: "When you reach the age of marriage, your father will ask the emperor to grant you a marriage. Before you reach the age of marriage, stay away from him."
"Dad, he is my cousin, and I don't want to get married so early."
"So you don't have feelings for the prince? That was a misunderstanding by Daddy. After all, he is your cousin now. Even if you like him, you can't marry him. Daddy will help you take care of things on the day of the birthday banquet."
Song Yu suddenly became anxious. "I mean, I don't want to get married so early. Besides, my cousin isn't my biological brother and we're not related by blood."
Song Mingen pursed his lips and raised his eyebrows: "But he and I are blood relatives. I am his uncle, and you are my daughter. You are blood cousins."
Song Yu was so anxious that he was going crazy. "Daddy, you've confused me. I'm going back to complain to Mom."
Song Mingen quickly coaxed, "Alright, alright, Dad won't confuse you anymore."
"Aye, come in quickly."
The father and daughter entered the imperial study, and Xiao Yanli said, "Just now, Ah Jing told me that Xiao Hongyi's concubine, mother and son were imprisoned in the Dali Temple yesterday."
Song Mingen was surprised: "He really has concubines, how many?"
"The concubine only gave birth to two sons who look very similar to Xiao Hongyi. The elder one is sixteen years old, and the younger one is eight years old. No suspicious person has come to the Li Mansion in East City so far."
"Li Mansion?"
Mu Jingxing quickly explained, "Xiao Hongyi's biological mother is Li Yue. Thirty-six years ago, the Li Mansion in the east of the city was the residence of Old Master Gu. Later, it was transferred to her mother, Li Yaoyao. Ten years ago, before Li Yaoyao passed away, it was transferred to Li Yue."
Song Mingen asked, "Are you sure it's her residence?"
"Yes, they have over thirty guards, and their leader is an old man in his fifties named Zuo Hengyang. He is the personal guard of the Ever-Victorious Marquis Zhan Lingyuan."
Song Mingen was shocked, "Xiao Hongyi is actually Zhan Lingyuan's son!"
Xiao Yanli: "Have you heard of Zhan Lingyuan?"
"My father-in-law has spoken to me about the major events that have occurred in the court over the past thirty years. Since Xiao Hongyi is his son, he must have planned all of this in advance."
Xiao Yanli nodded: "If you hadn't returned to the capital safely, this Dayuan Kingdom would have really been stolen by the Zhan family."
"Your Majesty," Song Yu said, "The Empress said he's not dead and will come back, so that must be Zhan Lingyuan, right?"
Xiao Yanli's face showed a trace of shame. "What the Queen said is true. However, in my eyes, Zhan Lingyuan's wife and children died thirty-six years ago. I never thought he still had a wife. The Great Yuan Kingdom could really be destroyed in my hands."
Song Yu asked, "Your Majesty, the Empress has been receiving acupuncture for some time. Is she feeling any better now?"
"I asked you to enter the palace for this matter. The Queen has obviously improved. You should think of a way to make her fully recovered."
"I haven't thought of a better way yet." Song Yu glanced at the Tianzhulan in front of the window while speaking.
"...Last time, that old man Lu was a skilled doctor, far superior to me. I think he might be able to cure the Empress with just one set of needles. I'll bring him back to the palace after I leave."
"good!"
Mu Jingxing: "Your Majesty, there might not be anyone from the Li Mansion now. What will happen to Xiao Hongyi's family?"
Xiao Yanli was silent for a moment. "Zhan Lingyuan's bloodline cannot be preserved, but the child swap is a matter of concern for the royal family's reputation, and it's Zhan Lingyuan's conspiracy. Once this matter is made public, those with rebellious intentions in the court will most likely follow suit. We must minimize the impact as much as possible. Announce to the court officials that Li Yue is jealous of her siblings and swapped the child. At the same time, publicly announce that Xiao Hongyi and his son rebelled and murdered Yu'er."
"...Yu'er is now weak and sick, and the royal family has few descendants. I don't want to cause too much slaughter in front of the people, so I will give them a dignified death by giving them poisoned wine. Ah Jing, send them on their way tonight at midnight."
Song Mingen said hurriedly: "It's too early to give poison wine now."
Xiao Yanli: "What do you think?"
Song Mingen: "Zhan Lingyuan couldn't have just asked Li Yue to exchange the child. Li Yue must have used the Gu family's money to raise soldiers over the years. They died in prison, and these people were leaderless and dispersed. Oh, no, there must be some confidants left by Zhan Lingyuan among these soldiers."
"...Once Xiao Hongyi is sentenced to death, he will undoubtedly lead his troops in rebellion. Moreover, we do not know how many troops he has, nor when they will launch their rebellion. We cannot predict this. I suggest waiting for a day or two. I have already arranged for people to search within a hundred miles outside the East City. If they find any of Xiao Hongyi's private soldiers, it will not be too late to poison them. If there is still no sign of them, they may have evacuated the same day I rescued my mother. I suggest exiling Xiao Hongyi's entire family to lure them out..."
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