When the prince saw Qiao Tianjing suddenly stopped talking, he couldn't help but ask, "Da Lang, what happened to Sheng Xiuran?"

Qiao Tianjing came back to his senses, sorted out his thoughts, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, after I rescued Sheng Xiuran, I found that her personality had changed a lot, and she was even more protective of the orphanage."

"Sheng Xiuran exchanged conditions with me, and then revealed a big secret to me!"

At this point, even though the Qiao Mansion was very safe, Qiao Tianjing still approached the prince and whispered:

"Sheng Xiuran said that she heard Zhou Bo say with her own ears that the Second Prince was not the emperor's biological son, and his biological father was the Northern Kingdom spy who had already been executed - Di Zaiying!"

"What!?"

The Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince exclaimed in unison. Qiao Jiaojiao raised her head and leisurely admired the expressions of the two brothers.

Let alone the Fourth Prince, he is young after all, and he is usually very cheerful, so he did not hide the shock on his face at all.

Fourth Prince:?(ó?ò)

After all, the prince is Bai Yueguang, and at this moment he can barely maintain that elegance, but because he is too shocked, one can describe his pupils as shaking violently.

Prince: (◎_◎;)

“This…how is this possible!?”

The prince was the first to react. He couldn't help pacing back and forth, and it was obvious that his mind was in a state of great confusion.

"The emperor kept records of the concubines' sleeping arrangements in the palace, and the imperial physicians checked the pregnancy pulses every month, and the dates of pregnancy were also calculated."

"If there is a mistake, it is impossible for the emperor to fail to see it, and it is impossible for the imperial physician to conceal it."

"Da Lang, are you sure...are you sure it's not nonsense?"

The prince actually knew in his heart that Sheng Xiuran would never joke about such a big thing.

But my father is obsessed with Concubine Yu and has favored my second brother for so many years, and has suppressed him and my mother in many ways. It turns out that my second brother is not a member of the royal family at all. How ironic and ridiculous!

At this moment, the first thing that surged in his heart was not excitement or ecstasy, but irrepressible sadness and indescribable heartache for his mother!

"Da Lang, can Sheng Xiuran produce evidence?"

The prince asked in a hoarse, trembling voice.

Qiao Tianjing shook his head, "Your Highness, Sheng Xiuran only heard what Zhou Bo said, and the rest needs to be verified by ourselves."

"You also know that if you are not careful in this kind of thing, it may affect many people..."

"If even Zhou Bo has misunderstood, and the Second Prince is really the flesh and blood of the emperor, just the crime of spreading rumors will give the Second Prince an opportunity to bite back. By then, I'm afraid that both Your Highness and my Qiao family will be in danger!"

The prince took a deep breath. His character had been tempered through thousands of trials and tribulations, and now he slowly calmed down.

"Da Lang's words make sense, but how can blood relations be verified?"

Qiao Tianjing's eyes flickered slightly when he heard this, and he spoke with a guilty conscience according to what he had discussed with Qiao Jiaojiao yesterday:

"Your Highness, I heard that there is a folk method that requires blood testing to determine kinship. Maybe you can give it a try."

The prince frowned slightly, "I have heard of this blood test, but... can it be done accurately?"

Qiao Tianjing shook his head. "Your Highness, I don't know, but how can I be content if I don't try?"

"In fact, Your Highness should also know that this matter of seeking verification is for us to know the situation in our hearts. How this matter will end depends on the attitude of Your Majesty."

Qiao Tianjing has already said this sentence deeply enough, so there is not much to say afterwards.

The prince's eyes flashed when he heard this.

Yes, there was no sign of it before, so he naturally could not have imagined that there would be doubts about his second brother’s background.

Now that Sheng Xiuran has started the conversation, it is of utmost importance to hurry up and find out what was overlooked back then and find out what the emperor is thinking!

As for the blood test, if things get out of hand, both my father and my second brother might bring up this method.

If he and Dalang could try it in advance, they would have an idea of ​​what to expect and be able to come up with a corresponding strategy in time!

Whether it is to protect his position as crown prince, or to maintain the orthodoxy of the Yong Dynasty and draw a clear line between himself and the Northern Kingdom, the throne will never fall into the hands of his second brother!

Thinking of this, the prince's eyes darkened.

The palace was filled with twists and turns, truth and falsehood. He could not be as pure and detached as a pure lotus, untainted by the dirt.

Second brother, second brother, when the time comes, what is fake will be fake, and what is real... will also become fake!

"Then test it!"

The prince made the final decision.

"I have heard that the blood test requires a drop of blood from the person being tested. Is that true?"

Qiao Tianjing nodded.

The prince also reacted very quickly. After all, Qiao Zhongguo had not concealed his trip to Nanli State from the prince at all, and even told him his guess that the second prince would use a self-torture trick.

“I’m sure Master Qiao will find a way to get my second brother’s blood?”

Qiao Tianjing continued to nod.

The prince pondered for a while and said bluntly: "My second brother and I have the same father but different mothers. Can it be done with my blood?"

Qiao Jiaojiao: ???

[Hey, a new idea suddenly came to me! ]

[Half-brothers are also related by blood. Let me see if the talisman can be used...]

Qiao Jiaojiao quickly called out the Merit Mall and read the instructions carefully again.

[A paternity identification talisman, a must-have for palace fights and house fights. Drop the blood of two people on the talisman. If the two are related, the talisman will ignite. If not, the talisman will turn black.]

[Yes! The prince's blood is also fine! ]

"However, to ensure that nothing goes wrong, my blood will be used as a backup. I will find a way to get my father's blood."

The prince suddenly added in a deep voice.

Qiao Jiaojiao: ???

[Prince, are you so fierce? Your words make me feel that Emperor Yong's blood is as easy to pick as the flowers on the roadside! ]

Qiao Tianjing could understand the prince's thoughts very well.

This opportunity is so rare that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince probably doesn't want to make any mistakes.

Moreover, at that time, His Majesty and the Second Prince might also use the method of blood recognition. The Crown Prince wants to be prepared in advance...

Qiao Tianjing felt a lot more relieved knowing that his assistant was such a capable crown prince.

This overall situation seems to be a fight against the Second Prince, but in fact it is a fight against the Emperor. In my little sister's words, it is still a fight against the protagonist's halo and a fight against the heaven!

The Crown Prince soon returned to the palace with the Fourth Prince, and they had dinner in the Queen's Yikun Palace.

However, the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince were both absent-minded during the meal.

The Queen naturally knew her two sons very well. After dinner, she dismissed all the palace servants and asked her confidants to guard outside the palace. Then she spoke in a gentle voice:

"Zhan'er, Xiaosi, did anything happen in the Qiao Mansion today?"

The two brothers looked at each other when they heard this. The Crown Prince felt depressed, and the Fourth Prince threw himself into the arms of the Queen.

When the Queen saw this, she couldn't help but feel worried.

"What's going on? Zhan'er, tell me quickly."

The prince sighed deeply, suddenly stood up and sat next to the queen, and spoke in a low voice.

"Varied--"

The confidant was standing guard at the door with a vigilant look on his face, when he suddenly heard a low cry from the Queen in the palace, which was then completely covered up.

She looked back in surprise.

As the queen's close confidant, she had not heard the queen lose her composure like this for a long, long time...