"Your Majesty, the water is here. I watched Doctor Zou pour it myself."

Huang Pei said in a low voice.

Emperor Yong slowly stood up and pointed to the jade table in front of him.

Huang Pei carefully placed the bowl of water on the jade table, and everyone held their breath.

Qiao Zhongguo's heart was pounding, and at this moment he seemed to have regained the tension he felt when fighting on the battlefield.

After instigating the rebellion of Imperial Physician Zou that day, he had a heart-to-heart talk with Imperial Physician Zou for a long time, and in the end... he even revealed to Imperial Physician Zou the news that the Second Prince was actually the Emperor's biological son!

There is no other way. The person who manipulates this blood test is Doctor Zou. He must be clear-headed and control the overall situation!

Doctor Zou was shocked at the time, and he pulled his hand and said:

"Master Qiao, you... do you know what you are doing? If the Second Prince is the emperor's biological son, what you and I are doing would be considered treason, or even... framing the heir to the throne!"

He looked gloomy and ignored what Doctor Zou said.

"Doctor Zou, I, Qiao Zhongguo, will bear the heavy accusation for this crime. Heaven and earth know this. From now on, Doctor Zou, if you have any requests, I, Qiao Zhongguo, will go through fire and water to help you!"

At that time, Doctor Zou sighed deeply and shook his head helplessly.

"Who told me that I've already boarded a pirate ship! Who told me that the person in front of me is the world-famous Qiao Zhongguo!"

"Master Qiao, because you are a hero in the eyes of the people of the world, and because the Crown Prince is truly benevolent, I will follow you all the way to the end!"

Then they carefully discussed the method of blood test.

The letter sent by Dalang detailed the secret of control taught by Jiaojiao, and he and Erlang also tried it out in full in front of Doctor Zou.

But at that time he had clearly told Doctor Zou that the Second Prince was so smart that he would not believe him easily and would even try to test him several times. The degree of this could only be controlled by Doctor Zou himself!

Doctor Zou sighed three times and cried out that it was a sin, but he finally agreed.

Qiao Zhongguo knew that Doctor Zou was indeed a wonderful person, but this game was extremely dangerous!

Everyone involuntarily looked over. Doctor Zou pretended to be confused and asked anxiously, "Your Majesty, I wonder who this person who is doing the paternity test is..."

Huang Pei answered for Emperor Yong: "It is His Majesty and the Second Prince who need to be tested."

When Doctor Zou heard this, his face turned pale and he fell to his knees with a thud.

"Your Majesty! This, this, this... this method of blood test, as I just said, is only 80% accurate. The royal bloodline cannot be trifled with, or... or..."

Emperor Yong's face darkened when he saw this. "Zou Qi, just tell me how to verify it."

Zou Qi's old face was filled with tears, he stood up tremblingly and said timidly:

"Reply... Reply to Your Majesty, as far as I know, the blood-mixing method is to test two people with a bowl of water. Each of the two people needs to drop a drop of blood from their fingertips into the bowl of water. If the blood mixes, they are biological children. If not, there may be doubts about the bloodline."

"But blood is soluble in water after all. After a while, it will become mixed together. Therefore, only the first few breaths can be accurately measured. Approximately... approximately."

Emperor Yong's eyebrows were gloomy, and it was hard to tell what he was thinking. He just said coldly: "Test!"

At this time, the second prince stepped forward and bowed deeply to Emperor Yong.

"Father, I know that Doctor Zou is your personal physician, and Eunuch Huang is your most trusted personal physician."

"But this situation concerns the relationship between my father and me, and my life and death. I will not tolerate any confusion or calculations!"

"So, I request that it be verified. Otherwise, no matter what the result is, I will not admit it!"

The Second Prince's words were well-reasoned and extremely powerful, because at this time he was more inclined to believe that he was Emperor Yong's son!

When Qiao Zhongguo saw this scene, he secretly exclaimed in his heart: As expected!

As soon as the second prince came closer, Emperor Yong vaguely smelled a strange odor.

His eyebrows suddenly twitched in fear, a heat rose in his chest, and he agreed without any hesitation.

"Second brother, how are you going to verify it?"

The second prince slowly turned his head and looked at the crown prince beside him, and said in a calm voice:

"My royal brother is also my father's son. I envy my royal brother that he has never been the target of this rumor."

"Brother Emperor, I think you wouldn't mind coming together to test this and prove this to be innocent, right?"

The prince seemed to have expected this, and he walked forward with an unchanged expression.

"nature."

The three most noble men in the entire Yong Dynasty stood together, and the imperial study was silent.

Emperor Yong lowered his eyes to look at Zou Qi who was bending over, and asked coldly: "How are the three of you going to verify it?"

The muscles on Zou Qi's face twitched because of excessive fear, and he hurriedly said in a trembling voice:

"If three people want to test it, they need two more bowls, one for His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, one for His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Second Prince, and the last bowl can be used to test His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Second Prince. This way, there should be no mistakes or omissions."

Emperor Yong nodded upon hearing this, "Then bring two more bowls of water!"

Zou Qi hurriedly turned around and went to the inner hall again, and Huang Pei followed closely behind him. After a short while, the two of them came out each holding a bowl of water.

Three bowls of water were placed in a row on the jade table. The Second Prince glanced at the three bowls and said solemnly:

"Father, may I designate the bowl for the dripping blood?"

The prince took the initiative to take over the conversation and said calmly, "Second brother, please do as you please."

It would be a lie for the Second Prince to say he wasn't nervous.

He always tries to do things to the utmost, so he has already tacitly acknowledged that Doctor Zou is now Qiao Zhongguo's man.

In this case, there must be something wrong with the clear water in front of us!

Especially the first bowl, it is the most suspicious!

But he immediately dragged his brother into the water. If Imperial Physician Zou had to adjust the countermeasures in time, which bowl would be without problems?

The Second Prince had a sinister look on his face. He looked back and forth over the three bowls of water twice, but could not see any problems with his naked eyes.

After all, he still has the trump card left by his mother, so he can afford this gamble!

Thinking of this, the second prince stretched out his hand and pointed to the bowl of water that Huang Pei took out for the second time, which was the one on the far right.

When he made this move, he quickly glanced at Doctor Zou.

At that moment, he saw Doctor Zou's tightly furrowed brows relax slightly, in an extremely subtle way.

The Second Prince remained calm, tilted his head to look at the Crown Prince, and said in a deep voice: "Royal brother, how about you check it with me first?"

The prince nodded without any extra expression.

"Then let's get started."

Zou Qi hurriedly held up a cloth bag with many silver needles on it for easy blood drawing.

The second prince no longer hesitated since he had made up his mind. He took the silver needle and pierced the tip of his left index finger.

After the blood oozed out, the second prince squeezed it gently, and a drop of blood fell into the bowl of water in the middle.

He smiled faintly at the prince, "Brother, I just thought of it and changed it to a second bowl."

The prince said nothing. He immediately took the silver needle, shook his head nonchalantly, and pierced the tip of his left index finger in the same way.

He squeezed slightly, and the blood fell into the second bowl of water.

At this moment, Emperor Yong's heart trembled slightly, his hands pressed on the edge of the table, and the veins on the back of his hands bulged.

Huang Pei was so frightened that his teeth were almost broken. He stood beside Emperor Yong with his legs shaking!

Qiao Zhongguo was not far away. At this moment, he leaned his head forward, so nervous that he almost forgot to breathe.

His eyes widened, and at this moment he saw very clearly that the two drops of blood fell into the bowl of water and then spread out faintly, but they were clearly separate and never mixed!