"When Xiao Shaoxing ordered Xiao Yuzhi to poison the slaves and the cook, he thought he had to save me even if he had to carry out the order. I didn't tell you his true identity. Firstly, I wanted to repay him for the favor, and secondly, I had lost my memory at the time. Compared to him, you are a stranger, while he and I have some friendship, so there's no reason for me to tell you his true identity."
And because she had lost her memory at that time, her purpose in exposing the matter of the Xishan mine to Li Yingfeng was just to save Aunt Sang and A Xiu. As for other things, such as the fight between Prince Chun and Prince Ning, what did it have to do with her?
Su Li continued, "He is now the heir of the Qingping Marquis's mansion and the future Qingping Marquis. If he still chooses to help Prince Ning and oppose us, then he will be my enemy..."
Prince Ning wanted to put her to death. If she stood with Prince Ning and worked for him, she would be hindering her from overthrowing Prince Ning, and naturally she would be her enemy.
Ji Tinglan was delighted when he heard this, and all his shame, anger, and jealousy disappeared, leaving only a smile on his face.
Is Ali explaining to her that she has him in her heart and she cares about his feelings?
"Oh, by the way, I have something to tell you." Su Li said, "Let's go to the study."
As he said this, he walked towards the study first, and Ji Tinglan followed.
In the study, the two sat opposite each other in front of the desk.
"Before, I was chased by the Golden-Faced Man in Zhaoming Temple. When I escaped, I passed by the Mingying Taoist Temple. There lived a woman named Yinhua. Her godmother was the adopted daughter of the late Empress Renxuan's aunt who was in charge of the affairs. Back then..."
Su Li told Ji Tinglan everything Yinhua had said, and Ji Tinglan was also very shocked. Some things that he had previously found puzzling seemed to have answers.
No wonder Concubine Xiao had such different attitudes towards Prince Ning and Prince Chun, who were both her biological sons. It turned out that Prince Chun was not her biological son at all.
Su Li immediately took off the bracelet on her wrist and said, "Yinhua said that there is a letter written in blood by Aunt Youlan hidden inside this bracelet, but I can't open it no matter what. Can you see if this bracelet can be opened?"
Ji Tinglan took the bracelet, looked at it for a while, and said, "This is the Bingyi bracelet."
"Bingyi Bracelet? What's the meaning?"
"The Bingyi bracelet is made using a secret method unique to a family of artisans within the palace. Bracelets are typically made of gold and silver. The bracelet is hollow, capable of storing objects, and its entirety is smooth and flawless. From the surface, it's impossible to tell where it would be undone..."
As Ji Tinglan spoke, he was groping for something on the inside of the bracelet with his fingers. As soon as he finished speaking, he used his hands to forcefully bend it forward and backward. With a slight "click" sound, the bracelet broke into two semicircular parts.
Su Li was amazed. The Great Jin Kingdom was indeed a vast country with abundant resources and many talented people. It could even develop such rare things.
A silk strip was exposed on one end of the bracelet, and Ji Tinglan carefully removed the strip.
When the cloth was spread out, there were several lines of crimson writing on it.
The Queen gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. Concubine Xiao bribed the palace maids around the Queen and exchanged her newborn princess for the twins. The prince became Concubine Xiao's child, and the princess disappeared.
Both the twins, a boy and a girl, have a red birthmark in the shape of a auspicious cloud on their backs.
Perhaps because time was urgent, the handwriting in the last sentence was obviously messy.
Su Li looked at the other end of the bracelet and found it was empty. So there was only this handwritten blood letter in the bracelet?
"Can you identify Concubine Xiao based on a blood-written letter from a housekeeper? Even if you can, after all these years, who can recognize that this is Aunt Youlan's handwriting?"
How could Aunt Youlan be so sure that the emperor would believe her after reading the blood letter?
In other words, she didn't want the emperor to believe her at all, but wanted him to conduct a thorough investigation.
After so many years, is this handwritten blood letter still valid?
As for the birthmark, Concubine Xiao could also say that her son, Prince Chun, had a birthmark since she was born?
Could a birthmark prove that she was the child of Empress Renxuan? This is totally unconvincing.
But it seems that blood testing is possible, right? I just don't know if it is reliable here.
As he was thinking this, he heard Ji Tinglan say, "Wouldn't it be enough to just drop blood to prove kinship?"
Huh?
Su Li was surprised. Is it really possible? Then she felt relieved.
"There's something else I need to tell you."
Ji Tinglan raised his eyebrows. It seemed that during the time when he went to Yifeng, A Li did a lot of things and knew a lot of things, so that he seemed to know nothing.
"What else?"
"Didn't Aunt Youlan say that twin boys and girls have a red birthmark on their backs that looks like a lucky cloud? Uh, I have one on my back..."
Ji Tinglan was really surprised. "I've never heard my father-in-law and mother-in-law say that you are not their biological son."
He originally thought that given Concubine Xiao's cruelty, she should have killed the princess long ago.
"Yeah, that's why I find it strange. I don't know if this is a coincidence. I want to find time to go back to Guangning and ask my parents what's going on."
After all, if she told the emperor directly, it would be very embarrassing if she found out through the blood test that she was not the princess. The emperor might get angry and accuse her of deceiving the emperor, which would not be good.
It would be safer to ask your parents first.
"Okay, I'll go back with you then."
"So what are your plans for this handwritten letter in blood? Do you want to present it to the Emperor now?"
Speaking of which, once it was confirmed that Prince Chun was the biological son of Empress Xuan, according to the rule of the Jin Dynasty that the legitimate heir was appointed, and given that the empress was surrounded by purple aura and had a lucky star, Prince Chun would most likely be appointed as the crown prince.
Once it is confirmed that Concubine Xiao was the one who replaced the prince with a cat, she will definitely not be able to escape.
As for Prince Ning, although he would not be implicated by her, it would be difficult for him to survive without her always speaking well of him and seeking benefits for him by the emperor's side.
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