"Could it be that they were switched at birth?" Finally, one of the ministers couldn't help but ask.
If the Empress Dowager is suspected of having an affair and cuckolding the old emperor, that would be too tragic...
After all... everyone knows that the old emperor was killed by the Empress Dowager.
Otherwise, how did the Tiger Tally end up in Gu Mu's hands?
They're all involved in political maneuvering; how could they not understand these subtleties?
If the young emperor is not the old emperor's son, then wouldn't that mean... the old emperor was not only cuckolded by the woman he loved most, but was also killed by her, and the throne was given to someone who was not his son?
Suspecting that the baby was switched at birth was already the greatest mercy one could show to the deceased emperor.
Upon hearing this, the young emperor immediately became agitated, a look of panic appearing on his face: "You're talking nonsense! How could I not be Father's child?!"
"Isn't it enough to just use a blood test to prove kinship?" Now that someone had spoken first, the prime minister could finally calmly say what His Highness wanted to say.
Soon, someone brought over a bowl.
At Gu Mu's instruction, someone used silver needles to prick the hands of the young emperor and the person kneeling on the ground.
Two drops of blood mingled in the bowl.
Of course, this is all Gu Mu's way of fooling the ancients.
After all, there was no paternity test in ancient times, so they could only rely on these clumsy methods. If they could fool people now, it would save them time and effort.
If he can't fool me, he has other evidence.
In the imperial court, a collective gasp was soon heard from the ministers.
In ancient times, ministers often had a strong bias towards certain subjects. Unless they were specifically engaged in that field and had achieved considerable success, they generally had no way of knowing that blood-drop kinship testing was unreliable.
But at this moment, someone stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, I think the method of blood-drop kinship testing is inappropriate."
Gu Mu looked in the direction of the voice.
The speaker was a young man, Su Linle, the head of the Imperial Medical Academy.
He was only about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, but because of his extraordinary talent, he became the most powerful person in the Imperial Medical Academy at a young age.
He was not afraid of offending Gu Mu at all, and stepped forward from the crowd: "Your Highness, I believe that the method of blood-drop kinship testing is really inappropriate!"
"After all, even if they are not biological father and son, the blood of outsiders can still mix. Moreover, if it is warm water, or if alum is added to the water, it is also possible for them to mix."
"If Your Highness does not believe me, you can have my blood tested against the blood of the person kneeling on the ground. After all, the young emperor is of noble birth and his body should not be harmed casually."
As Su Linle spoke, she glanced at the young emperor in the court and smiled slightly.
For some reason, this smile calmed the young emperor down, and he stopped shouting and yelling.
Su Linle gives the impression of being a very calm and reliable person.
This is also why he was given important responsibilities.
No matter what it is, as long as Su Linle takes charge, people will feel that he can definitely get it done.
Moreover, the Imperial Medical Academy had the power to decide life and death in certain areas, which is why Su Linle was highly respected among the ministers.
As soon as Su Linle spoke, everyone's attention shifted from the young emperor to him.
One minister asked in bewilderment, "Is that really so? Then Doctor Su should try it immediately?"
After all, this concerns the royal bloodline, and cannot be taken lightly.
Gu Mu smiled slightly in the court, his expression casual.
He had already collected enough evidence long before bringing the young emperor's biological father up.
Presenting all this evidence one by one might be troublesome, and it's not as straightforward as using a blood test to sentence the young emperor to death.
The fact that someone in the court stood up to testify was unexpected, but also reasonable. Gu Mu was not entirely unprepared.
On the contrary... it was a pleasant surprise.
This Su Linle might be connected to the big fish in the capital.
If he uses the claim that the young emperor was not born to the previous emperor to overthrow the young emperor, he can rightfully take the throne.
At that time, he will have absolute power, and it will be perfectly legitimate.
For a big fish in the capital to suddenly become a dragon, the difficulty is even greater.
Therefore, at this moment, they will definitely stand up to stop it.
"The blood test method is indeed inappropriate; there's no need to try it again." Gu Mu knew the outcome, of course, and saw no need to waste time.
“I brought him here because I have other evidence.” Gu Mu coldly glanced at the young emperor’s biological father and asked in a cold voice, “Tell me your story with the Empress Dowager.”
The young emperor's biological father, kneeling on the ground, timidly glanced at the regent.
If he doesn't say it...
He would be executed.
He had already experienced this extreme form of torture before he was brought up here; it was a living hell that made him wish he could die quickly and be freed from suffering.
Only if he tells the truth will he experience the pleasure of a quick and painless death.
The young emperor's biological father looked at Gu Mu sitting in the court. The man in front of him was clearly so handsome, but in his eyes, he was like a devil.
"I...I'll talk..."
The young emperor's biological father slowly told a story.
This story sent chills down the spines of the court officials.
The young emperor's biological father was named Liu Ping. He was originally just an ordinary young man who was unwilling to farm in the countryside and came to the capital to work as a shop assistant in a cloth shop.
However, one day, a very beautiful noblewoman came to the cloth shop where he worked.
It was around that time that he came into contact with the then-empress, now the deceased empress dowager.
Long ago, the Empress Dowager dug a secret passage in the palace, originally intended for escape during wartime.
This secret passage, by a twist of fate, became the route for her and Liu Ping's secret rendezvous.
At this point, Liu Ping wiped away a tear and said with a heavy heart, "It's not that I was so audacious as to want to cuckold the late emperor. At that time, I didn't even know she was the current empress."
"All I know is that she's very rich. After all, who could resist such a beautiful and wealthy woman?"
"Those days, the experience of being a gigolo still moves me to tears whenever I think back on it. I can only say that being a gigolo is so sweet, especially being the gigolo of such a beautiful and rich woman."
Therefore, relying on the Empress Dowager,
Liu Ping transformed from an ordinary young shop assistant into the owner of the largest cloth shop in Beijing.
The Empress Dowager also gave birth to a son for him.
At this moment, Liu Ping said again, "After she gave birth to my son, I learned that she was the Empress."
"If it were an ordinary person being cuckolded, that would be one thing, but I'm cuckolding the current emperor!"
"To be honest, I chickened out at the time and wanted to break up with the rich woman. After all, who could bear the consequences of offending the emperor?"
"But she had real feelings for me. She begged me, saying she couldn't live without me, didn't want to break up with me, and was willing to give me everything she could."
Hearing this, Gu Mu sighed.
He always thought the Empress Dowager was a vicious person.
I never expected that I would have such a humble side in front of the person I like.
Sometimes, when you feel that a woman is cruel and heartless to you, it may just be that she doesn't love you.
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