Translator: NovelMultiverse | Editor: NovelMultiverse
Huo Wei sent her godmother to Lou Ye’s mansion, and then followed Lou Ye into the palace. Before entering the palace, she suddenly wanted to take those pieces of evidence, so Lou Ye took her to the storage of the evidence to ask for them. Logically speaking, no evidence could be presented, but the emperor had given full authority to Lou Ye to investigate it. It was no problem for him to show it to the emperor.
The two of them came all of a sudden without informing anyone. When the person in charge took them to the room where the evidence was stored, they found that the door was not locked and there was someone inside!
Lou Ye solemnly motioned them to shut up. He bent down and quickly entered the room, only to see an official holding the evidence of Huo Wei and stuffing it into his sleeve! Lou Ye rushed over and caught him. “Who are you? Why did you steal the evidence? “
The person in charge rushed into the room and asked in surprise, “Mr. Liu? Why… Why are you here? “
Mr.Liu was shocked. He tried his best to calm himself down and said, “I’m here to take something and investigate the case. I’ve been ordered by the eldest prince. Please, King Qin, let me go!”
Looking at the jade pendant on the ground, Huo Wei asked in a low voice, “What kind of case do you need to take this evidence to investigate? The eldest prince also wants to investigate my background? Why didn’t I know? “
Mr.Liu was surprised. “What? Your family background? “He looked down at the jade pendant and explained, “I made a mistake. I’m here to take another jade pendant. I made a mistake. I’m sorry.”
Lou Ye snorted, “Whether you made a mistake or not, explain it to our majesty. Guards! Take him away! “
Two guards came in and took Mr.Liu away. Mr.Liu struggled to explain, but no one was willing to listen. No matter what excuse he had, he was highly suspicious since he was caught. Lou Ye was King Qin, not afraid of offending the eldest prince.
He put away the evidence and said to Huo Wei, “Let’s go into the palace and report the situation to our majesty.”
There were other people around, so it was not appropriate for Huo Wei and Lou Ye to talk nonsense. However, she guessed in her heart that the man just mentioned the eldest prince. According to her experience of reading so many scripts about palace-fighting, that person belonged to either the eldest prince or the eldest prince’s enemy.
What reason did the eldest prince have to harm her? The empress’ family had declined in recent years and could not get involved in the fight for the throne. Then who was the eldest prince’s opponent? Isn’t he the third prince? Did the third prince want to harm her?
Huo Wei was upset. This was not written in the book. Every world would be created with many details automatically to make everything harmonious, so every world had something that could be dug out. What was written in the book might not be the truth, but those were only stories from the perspective of the protagonist.
It was the first time that she had traveled back to ancient times. When she thought of the fight in the court and the fight between royal sons, she was not sure at all. She and Lou Ye sat opposite each other in the carriage. She opened the curtain, saw the guards outside were not approaching and moved to Lou Ye’s side. She whispered in his ear, “if I and the third prince were exchanged and the third prince was not the son of the empress, would the empress kill me to keep my mouth shut? She has only one son. “
Lou Ye meditated for a moment and said, “You must guard against others. I’ll tell our majesty to let you live in my mansion temporarily. It’s said that you’re in the palace so that outsiders won’t know the truth and talk nonsense. Don’t worry. my mansion is solid. No one can hurt you. “
Huo Wei nodded. “Okay, I’ll go to your house.”
In Lou Ye and this strange world, of course, she believed in Lou Ye. The imperial strife was not a joke. She couldn’t lose her life. She suddenly regretted that she hadn’t learned to do something useful in the modern age of the information explosion, so she could do more things in ancient times.
If she went to modern society next time, she must learn more. At the same time, she also thought of the characteristics of ancient times. She could learn embroidery, writing, painting, Chinese medicine, and many unique things in ancient times. She could also learn martial arts and the secret of hiding from Lou Ye’s Secret guards.
In the short period, the carriage was moving, Huo Wei had already filled her future schedule. As long as she could get through this crisis, she must go on a worthy trip and spend a full life in this world.
The emperor and empress had been waiting for them in the palace. Seeing them, Huo Wei bowed cautiously, much more reserved than before. However, before she could bend her legs, the empress quickly walked over and held her. Her eyes were glued to her face. “You’re finally here. I’ve been worried about your safety outside the palace.”
“Thank you for your concern, your majesty. I’m fine. King Qin sent someone to protect me.”
The empress held Huo Wei’s hand tightly, with complex emotions in her heart. But the emperor noticed that Huo Wei was overcautious, as if she had distanced herself from them, or was on guard.
He thought for a while and understood what was on her mind. If their guess was true, then this matter was too absurd. Not to mention anything else, the third prince was the legal successor, and also the only child of the empress. If he didn’t know the empress well, he might suspect that the child was changed by the empress herself. It was understandable that Huo Wei didn’t have a sense of security.
He said, “Don’t standstill. Sit down and talk. Yun Xiao, have you told Miss Huo everything? “
Lou Ye nodded and took his seat. “I’ve made it clear to her. Miss Huo wanted to take some evidence into the palace just now, but when we arrived, someone was hiding them in his sleeve. I’ve caught him. He said he was going to take a jade pendant under the order of the eldest prince, but he took it wrong. I don’t believe what he said. I think there is something wrong with it. “
“Oh? It seems that someone really doesn’t want miss Huo’s background to be found out. “The emperor’s face darkened as he thought of the eldest prince and the third prince.
The third prince had just been assassinated. As the emperor, he suspected the eldest prince for the first time and had sent someone to keep an eye on him. This time, the eldest prince came to destroy the evidence again. What did he want to do?
Was that man really instigated by the eldest prince, or was he trying to frame her? If he was framed, he couldn’t think of anyone else except the third prince.
This was a fight between the empress’s imperial concubine’s families. Now that Huo Wei appeared, there must be a significant change in the matter of seizing the throne. The emperor was really angry. No one could fool the royal family like this!
The empress patted Huo Wei’s hand to comfort her. “Don’t be afraid, Wei. You can stay in the side hall of my palace. No one dares to do anything to you.”
Huo Wei and Lou Ye looked at each other. Lou Ye said in a hurry, “Your Majesty, I want to take Miss Huo back to my mansion. Now that many people know Miss Huo is in the palace, those who want to harm her must keep an eye on the palace. “
The empress snorted, “What? Do they want to do something to me again?”
Huo Wei explained with a smile, “King Qin doesn’t mean that. He means that I’m staying in the palace on the surface, but in fact, I’m secretly hiding in his mansion. In this way, no matter who is watching me, I’m the safest. This method is absolutely correct.”
The emperor understood what the two kids were worried about. He smiled and said, “Okay, I’ll do as you say. Yun Xiao, you protect your future wife. Don’t make any mistake.”
“Yes, your majesty!” Seeing that they agreed, Lou Ye relaxed and smiled.
The empress also realized that the two children might not trust her. She felt empty in her heart. It was hard to tell whether it was because she didn’t trust her or because the prime minister, her father, might betray her. She recalled countless times the night when she gave birth to her children. At that time, everyone was either her confidant or someone sent by her father to protect her.
If the baby was really changed, it must be done by the people of her father!
But why did they do that? Even if she had a daughter, how could they know that she couldn’t have a baby later? If it wasn’t for dystocia, how could she not have another baby?
At the thought of the possibility that it might be her own family who did it, her mind was in a mess and she had an indescribable pain.
The empress didn’t blame Huo Wei for defending her. Instead, she said in a gratified tone, “It’s good that you have your own plans. No matter what, you have to live a peaceful life in the city. When the truth comes out, you can live a peaceful life.”
In fact, the atmosphere was a little heavy, because the matter was not clear, but there were all kinds of signs indicating that Huo Wei might be their daughter. They loved each other very much. After the empress entered the palace, the emperor had never accepted any concubines. He loved the third prince because he was their only child. How could they calm down when they heard that she might be their daughter?
But it was not appropriate to be close. What if it was just a misunderstanding? They had mixed feelings.
Huo Wei was more cautious, afraid that she would die in the palace politics struggle. However, she had never been disappointed in her luck. The atmosphere between them was a little stiff. The chief eunuch came in in a hurry and reported that there was a man called Wang Liu in the Wang village. He said that he had eavesdropped on the two people when the empress was giving birth.
Lou Ye immediately stood up and asked, “What did he eavesdrop on?”
The eunuch took out a piece of paper to record the confession in his hand and handed it to Lou Ye. Lou Ye finished reading it quickly and said, “Wang Liu didn’t know that it was the empress who gave birth to the baby at that time. He just happened to be drunk. When he went back to the village, he passed by the house. Seeing that guards were guarding outside, he became curious and went around the room to peep. As a result, two people passed by, and he hid in the firewood pier. “
He raised his head to look at Huo Wei and continued, “He heard from the two people:
Has the baby been born?
Three girls and two boys. I picked up the crying boy and brought him here.
The one inside hadn’t been born yet, so we would change him as soon as the baby was born. Just wait here and quietly dispose of it. Don’t leave any alive.
He was freaked out when he heard that. He didn’t dare to move. Not long after, a child was hurriedly sent out, saying that it was a girl. However, a woman rushed out and shouted to grab the child. The two people covered the woman’s mouth and beat her to death. He thought the woman was at her last gasp, but she suddenly ran away after grabbing the child. After the two men ran out, he quickly ran away.
He didn’t tell anyone about it. Recently, he had owed a gambling debt, but he couldn’t pay it back. Besides, Huo Wei had raised the reward for clues to fifty tales of silver, so he came to try. He felt that the Wang Village and the Li village were not far away from each other. The origin of Huo Wei might have something to do with what happened in the past. “
The carriage of the empress was broken, and the empress was a child born in the Wang village nearby.
This man’s statement almost confirmed that the child was really changed. The third prince had actually been the son of the royal family for more than ten years!
The empress felt dizzy. Startled, Huo Wei hurriedly held her up and said, “Your majesty! Are you okay? “
“Call the imperial physician!” The emperor picked up the empress nervously and put her on the bench. He held her hand and said, “Don’t think too much. The matter has not been found out yet…”
“That’s enough!” The empress held the emperor’s hand tightly and stared at him, “Investigate! Don’t worry about me. If it’s really my father or my family, I’d like to ask them why they did this to me? I have lost my mother since I was a child. When I become a mother, they will separate my flesh and blood again. How dare they! Your majesty, you must find out everything. Don’t let anyone get away with it! “
The emperor was silent for a moment, looked into her eyes, and said, “Okay, I’ll find it out.”
The empress was relieved. She looked at Huo Wei, tears streaming down her face. The emperor said, “Yunxiao, take Miss Huo to your mansion to protect her. The empress was not feeling well and should not be too excited. Let’s wait until the truth comes out. “
He looked at her and didn’t want her to leave anymore, because he was almost sure that she was his child and she had suffered so much that she almost was killed by Lus and Lis. As long as he thought of those things, he didn’t want her to leave the palace anymore.
But Lou Ye was right. King Qin’s mansion was the safest place now. He also had something to consider, the empress’s mood, the empress’s family, the truth, and the third prince. He had to calm down and think about it. Then let Lou Ye take care of her.
Lou Ye was eager to leave at this time, so he immediately agreed. He asked Huo Wei to change into the clothes of eunuchs, and then went back to his mansion with the reward given by the emperor with the other eunuchs. He said to Huo Wei, “It’s safe now.”
Compared with before entering the palace, Huo Wei was much more relaxed. She was surprised to find that the relationship between the emperor and the empress was really good, and it was true. It was not as she thought that power was the first priority. In other words, their power was stable. The empress had never relied on her family and children to get the throne, but on the emperor’s love for her. Therefore, the empress did not hesitate to ask the emperor to investigate it.
Thinking that this was the world in the book, this couple who posed no threat to the original main characters, she understood. After all, this book was not mainly about the palace politics struggle, so there were not so many intrigues in the palace. The empress was so warm. She didn’t have to be so reserved before.
Huo Wei breathed a sigh of relief. In addition, King Qin’s mansion was under Lou Ye’s control, and there was nothing to worry about. So she was relieved.
She hid in Lou Ye’s mansion and couldn’t go out to see a shop, so she practices embroidery and calligraphy. Every day Lou Ye came back, he would tell her the latest progress of the investigation.
She was so lucky that even God was helping her. A woman took her sixteen-year-old son to the gate of the prime minister’s mansion and said that her son was the son of Xie Qing, the eldest son of the prime minister. They had lived in the south of the Yangtze River for so many years. In the first few years, they had been fine and didn’t worry about food and clothing. But in the past few years, Xie Qing hadn’t cared about them. They had gone through a lot of hardships to return to the capital. They must ask Xie Qing to take care of their son.
The mother and son were in rags. It was obvious that they had a hard time on the road. The emperor and Lou Ye were both keeping an eye on the prime minister’s mansion. Before he could deal with this matter, Lou Ye had already taken her into the prison and interrogated her harshly about what had happened in the past.
The woman was frightened. She had been frightened by all kinds of things on the way. She had no choice but to go to Xie Qing’s mansion to make trouble. Now that she was in prison, she only felt that everything was over and told him everything she knew.
When her family died of illness, a lonely girl was bullied and saved by Xie Qing. Of course, at first, she didn’t know who he was. She thought he was just an ordinary scholar. They loved each other sincerely. Later when she went shopping, she accidentally saw Xie Qing. She followed him secretly and knew that he was from the prime minister’s mansion. Then she paid attention to him and knew that Xie Qing was the eldest son of the prime minister, married, and had children.
She was not reconciled to be a secret lover but was found to be pregnant.
She remembered that at that time, Xie Qing was in a bad mood and seldom looked for her. She didn’t feel happy even if she knew that she was pregnant. She only said that she would give her a large sum of money and take good care of her. She had no one to rely on and finally followed such an arrangement.
Then she was just seven months pregnant when she was suddenly taken to a cave in the mountain behind the Wang village. There were four pregnant women with her. Listening to their conversation, they should have the same man, that is, Xie Qing!
Their babies were nine months old, eight months old, and almost delivered. She was frightened at that time, but the guards didn’t give them a chance to ask. They each took a bowl of medicine and began to give birth. They had three daughters and two sons in total.
Her child was only seven months old and was a little weak. The guard compared the two boys, put her son down, and left with the other one. After that, they were all taken away. She vaguely heard that the mother and daughter were all taken away. Was she taken away alone, or was Xie Qing sent her to the outside of the capital in person. He told her that they would live well in the south of the Yangtze River.
She had never asked who Xie Qing was, so Xie Qing had no idea that she had known his identity.
She was so scared at that time that she immediately followed the bodyguard to the south of the Yangtze River with the money. If she could not live on, she would not come back. After so many years, she was no longer afraid of what had happened in the past. She just thought that if her son could be recognized by his family, then he would have nothing to worry about in the future.
If she knew that she would be caught as soon as she entered the city, she would never come!
There was one more witness, and the truth was clearer. But the emperor and the empress didn’t expect that the third prince was Xie Qing’s son! Xie Qing even had sex with so many women to change their children. There were five pregnant women, and how many were not pregnant?
At first, the empress guessed that the birth of the eldest prince and the second prince put too much pressure on the prime minister. The prime minister thought she gave birth to a daughter, so he used a boy to ensure her lifetime glory, or to say, to ensure that her father’s family would be invincible.
But the more she investigated, the less she thought so. She always felt that in the past, regardless of whether she gave birth to a man or a woman, Xie Qing had to change her child.
After all, according to the confession of Prince six, the third prince was directly taken in, and they said that they had to change the one to be killed. They never said that the baby wouldn’t be changed if it was a boy. Besides, if it was just a boy, it would be better to find a pregnant woman. Why did he have to make so many women?
The empress, who was about to question her family, fell silent. She had an intuition that there was a more terrible plot.
The appearance of the mother and son panicked Xie Qing. He went to the prime minister in a hurry to make a decision. The prime minister kicked him hard and scolded angrily, “You can’t do anything right! You can’t even deal with a woman. What’s the use of you! “
Sweat broke out on Xie Qing’s forehead. “Father, I…I really liked her at that time, so I didn’t have the heart to kill her and wanted to send her to the south. I didn’t expect that the servants had taken the money I gave them and ended up like this.”
“You didn’t expect that! You didn’t expect that! What can you think of? You ruined my plan! “The prime minister was so angry that his face was shaking.
He wasn’t sure whether the emperor suspected him before, but now that Lou Ye had caught the mother and son directly, he must have found out something. The prime minister didn’t dare to bet or wait. He took a huge risk and mobilized all the secret forces, trying to put the disaster on imperial concubine, Madam Jing, the second prince’s biological mother.
When the second prince died at that time, the mother of the eldest prince was the most suspicious one. But no one had evidence and the matter ended up with nothing. Madam Jing hated the mother of the eldest prince and didn’t show any kindness to the empress too. Wasn’t it reasonable for her to change a son for the empress to support the empress against Madam Jing?
As for the mother and son, as long as Xie Qing didn’t admit it, how could they prove their relationship? He could also say that they were bribed by Madam Jing!
Madam Jing had worshiped Buddha for many years, but she was suddenly involved in this vortex. Lou Ye found out that much evidence was directed at Madam Jing. He calmed down and set up a series of traps, successfully attracting several officials who were stirring up trouble. He was patient and didn’t alert the enemy. Instead, he asked the emperor to keep an eye on them.
The whole city was in chaos. Although it seemed peaceful on the surface, it was actually very dangerous.
The emperor and Lou Ye kept the investigation of Huo Wei’s identity a secret. Outsiders didn’t know how much evidence they had, but the officials still couldn’t find anything. So the eldest prince and the third prince were also confused about the chaos in the imperial city. Why did the situation get tense before they fight? Even Madam Jing, who had no son, seemed to be restless?
Chaotic times were the best time to attack.
The third prince still remembered that he was assassinated by the eldest prince. When he recovered, he couldn’t wait to go to the prime minister and discuss how to fight back. Now the prince minister was busy protecting himself and couldn’t be distracted to deal with the eldest prince. However, the third prince couldn’t understand what he was worried about but suspected that he was not doing his best.
The third prince and his grandson had a bad time. He said angrily, “Madam Jing has a grudge against the eldest prince’s mother. Now there is something wrong with her. Isn’t it a good time to attack the eldest prince? We can blame everything on Madam Jing. If we miss this time, it will be difficult to clear my suspicion! “
The prime minister took a deep breath, calmed down, and thought carefully. After a long time, he nodded and said, “You are right. I will arrange it. You can go back to the palace. You are about to leave the palace. You should be busy. Don’t come here all the time. “
The third prince keenly sensed something wrong with him and asked, “Why? But what’s wrong? “
The prime minister couldn’t tell her the truth. He frowned and shook his head. “It’s troublesome. You’d better be careful.”
Although he was right, the third prince still felt that he had something to hide from him.
He was going to be the emperor, so he couldn’t trust the prime minister without reservation. He had also placed two spies in his mansion. Usually, he didn’t have to do that in case of exposure. This time, he asked the two spies to act at the same time to inquire about what happened to the prime minister.
All the officials were very nervous. They didn’t know what had happened at all. They just felt that a storm was coming!
The prime minister had been fighting against Madam Jing for so many years, so he had collected a lot of evidence that was disadvantageous to the eldest prince. The most serious thing was the assassination of the third prince. He had already known the plan, so he had prepared in advance and prepared enough evidence.
This time, he sent the evidence to Madam Jing.
Madam Jing really hated the eldest prince’s mother and her family. Madam Jing’s family hadn’t shown up for so many years. Naturally, they also hated the eldest prince’s mother. If the second prince was still alive, they must be prosperous now. So once they found the evidence, they decided not to let the eldest prince dead.
But they were not idiots. Madam Jing was eager to avenge herself, so she didn’t want to delay. She went straight to the back of the emperor to prove that this evidence suddenly appeared for no reason. Her mother’s family didn’t investigate, but they were all evidence found by accident.
Someone must have done it on purpose. It was a serious matter. She didn’t dare to hide it, so she immediately came to report it to the emperor and the empress.
It was reasonable for Madam Jing to report to the emperor and the empress that the eldest prince had assassinated the third prince. Although no one would expose it in person like her, the emperor and empress were suspecting the prime minister, so what Madam Jing did was reasonable. She had to protect herself.
At this time, the emperor and the empress had confirmed that the third prince was not their son. They had a complicated feeling for the third prince. Even if he was not their own son, they had raised him sincerely for sixteen years. How could they say that it didn’t hurt?
So when they knew that it was the eldest prince who had assassinated the third prince, they were all very angry. Especially emperor, he had suspected that the eldest prince’s mother had killed the second prince, and now the eldest prince was going to kill the third prince. They were too bold!
How vicious he is to hurt his brother! The emperor couldn’t tolerate the eldest prince and his mother anymore, but now the eldest prince was his only son. He couldn’t do anything to the eldest prince. In the end, he could only remove all the ranks of his mother and deprive her father and brother of the officials. The eldest prince was temporarily grounded in the mansion to reflect on himself.
In everyone’s eyes, he had done, completely! Although he was temporarily grounded in the mansion. After he came out, he would no longer have any power. The world belongs to the third prince!
The third prince was surprised that things went so smoothly, but he was very happy. As soon as he returned to his yard, he couldn’t help drinking to celebrate.
Lu Jingyun was already his concubine. She found an opportunity to serve him and took him to her room, trying to get pregnant as soon as possible.
Although the eldest prince died much earlier than his previous life, many things had changed in this life. She was used to it. Now all she wanted was to get pregnant with the third prince’s child as soon as possible. The baby would be the prince in the future. She was the Savior of the future emperor. With a prince by her side, perhaps… She could be the empress in decades!
Lu Jingyun felt happy at the thought of it. He felt lucky that he had made the right choice. She should have found the third prince and shouldn’t have dealt with Huo Wei. When she became an imperial concubine in the palace, Huo Wei would kneel down to see her. At that time, she would do whatever she wanted?
Lu Jingyun thought with a smile in the third prince’s arms. It was not too late. The eldest prince fell down ahead of time, and the third prince would also ascend the throne in advance. She was going to be an imperial concubine. She wanted everyone who looked down upon her to kneel down in front of her to greet her!
The empress was afraid that the hird prince would find it hard to bear the truth, so she sent someone to keep an eye on the third prince. Unexpectedly, she found Lu Jingyun!
Who is Lu Jingyun? It was because of her that all the people in the capital disliked Huo Wei and saw her as a jinx! She was who almost made Huo Wei dead!
How could the third prince take Lu Jingyun as a concubine? The empress felt very uncomfortable, and the feeling of disgust made her angry with the third prince. There were thousands of ways to repay him. Why did he keep such a woman by his side? Did she teach him this?
Thinking of this, the empress suddenly froze. It occurred to her that the third prince spent most of his time at school and went to the prince minister’s mansion to play after he began to study. The third prince was very close to her father. Did the third prince know the truth?
The empress suddenly felt cold. Why couldn’t she trust any of her relatives? Everyone said that the emperor would dislike her sooner or later and let her use all kinds of methods to win his favor. She had never done it. In the end, the most ridiculous thing was that those who cared about her were separated from her. The only one who really loved her was the emperor!
The empress had planned to slowly explain the truth to the third prince, but now she suspected that the third prince had colluded with her father, so she didn’t say anything and asked the emperor to be more cautious.
The emperor was not afraid. The bigger the move, the more likely it would be exposed. Madam Jing’s confession let him know who got the evidence and asked Lou Ye to investigate it immediately.
Lou Ye had been keeping an eye on some officials. In addition, the previous incident between Mr.Liu and Madam Jing finally exposed their relationship with the prime minister!
The prime minister and third prince were right. The more chaotic the situation was, the easier it was for them to attack. Because no one could do it perfectly, so did Lou Ye. Taking advantage of their chaos, Lou Ye seized the hand of the prime minister and continued to investigate further.
What a coincidence! Lou Ye had grown up at the frontier. He knew some of the habits and characteristics of the enemy state. When he was investigating the prime minister and his son, he was surprised to find that wing had these little habits and characteristics.
He never let go of any suspicious points, so he began to investigate from this line. According to what had happened at the frontier these years, the prime minister’s original wife was from the enemy state! In other words, the prime minister was the son-in-law of the enemy state. Their son, Xie Qing, had half of the bloodline of the Qin State, and also half of the bloodline of the enemy.
This was even more important. Lou Ye immediately reported to the emperor for further investigation. Whoever the emperor wanted to investigate, he would find it out sooner or later. What’s more, the emperor was not a fool. He just didn’t find such a ridiculous thing before.
In the end, a spy sent by Lou Ye to the enemy state found out that the battle when his father died in the war was because the prime minister colluded with the enemy, resulting in a loss in the battle. His father might have noticed something wrong, so he suspected that the emperor didn’t allow the Lou Ye to be alive and to change his name. But he was afraid that Lou Ye would take revenge, so he concealed his suspicion.
After finding out the truth, Lou Ye locked himself in the room for a day and a night without any water or food. As a result, the third prince happened to find out the truth about Huo Wei and the child exchange. While the third prince was shocked, the first thought that came to his mind was to kill Huo Wei and then secretly kill the “Huo Wei” in the side hall of the empress!
To protect Huo Wei, the empress had specially arranged a maid in the side hall to dress as Huo Wei, but the maid was poisoned to death!
The empress was frightened to death. She ordered her servants to look into it, but it turned out that the clue that was hard to find out pointed to the third prince! The empress passed out immediately, and the emperor was furious and ordered people to surround the yard of the third prince, forbidding anyone to come in and out. Lou Ye also woke up. He didn’t dare to delay and tried his best to assist the emperor in dealing with the prime minister.
The prime minister, Mr.Xie, had done a lot of harm to Lou Ye’s father, cause Huo Wei to exile out of the palace, cause the emperor and empress’s separate from their real child, and killed the women and daughters of Xie Qing. Many other innocent people were involved in it. He was unforgivable!
The emperor was furious. He arrested the prime minister and put all the members of the Xie’s into prison, waiting for his execution!
The whole court was shocked. The first wife of the prime minister was a woman from the enemy state! What was more shocking was that he was actually persuaded by that woman to help the enemy state destroy the Qin State, and even to change the child of his own daughter.
However, even if he replaced the prince, he would still use his own grandson. In the future, when the third prince ascended the throne, he would be the emperor with the blood of the Qin State and the enemy state. As long as the prime minister could control him, he would do anything as he wishes. He could help the enemy take over the state!
The officials took a deep breath and didn’t dare to say a word. They only felt that the sky would change in the future, completely changed.
The third prince, who was grounded, was now in a daze. The imperial edict announced by the eunuch kept ringing in his mind, “to confuse the Royal bloodline”. He knew the words separately, but why didn’t he understand when they were together?
How did the emperor find it out? The prime minister was so thoughtful. How could he be found out? He was the son of the emperor. How could he be the son of Xie Qing? Xie Qing is just a loser! He was still the only son of his mother. Didn’t she want to be the mother of the next emperor? Don’t you want to be invincible in the imperial household forever?
All his thoughts were taught by the prime minister. He thought he should get rid of those who were threatening him. No matter who they were, he believed that the empress would not expose it, because he was the only son of the empress. However, everything he had thought about didn’t work. The empress really cared about that daughter, a daughter she hadn’t seen for sixteen years. Was she crazy?!
The third prince couldn’t accept it at all, also did Lu Jingyun. The third prince would be the emperor in the future, which happened in her previous life. How could he be a fake prince? He couldn’t be a fake prince! Besides, Huo Wei was the daughter of the Lis. How could she become a princess?
Previous life… She remembered that in her previous life, Huo Wei didn’t go back to the Lis, so the Lis didn’t have the chance to say that she wasn’t a member of them. At that time, Huo Wei married Fang Qingze and had two sons. Her status was stable and she gained a lot of weight. Her life was smooth, and there was no mystery of her birth.
Lu Jingyun said, “It’s impossible. I don’t believe it.” the previous life was more unwilling to believe it, nor was he willing to go out of the palace like this. Once he left the palace, he would never come back!
He pushed away from the guards and ran to the palace of the empress. If he went to beg his mother, she would be softhearted. She had always loved him, and he didn’t believe that she would give him up. And emperor, the eldest prince has been disabled. He is the most capable person to take over the throne. Even if he is really not their bloodline, he is also their closest son that they have raised for sixteen years!
The guard didn’t stop him, so Lu Jingyun ran after him. She felt that it was like a dream. She didn’t believe it. She wanted to prove it with her own eyes.
God seemed to have heard her heart. As soon as she ran to the door of the empress’s palace, she saw Huo Wei get out of the carriage with the help of a maid. She was dressed up so that no one could take their eyes off her.
A dozen maids at the gate of the palace bowed at the same time and said in unison, “Your Highness!”
Lu Jingyun’s head was buzzing. She looked into Huo Wei’s eyes. Huo Wei smiled at her, just like when Huo Wei left the Lus, she didn’t take her seriously at all.
It was all her fault. If she didn’t destroy the marriage, she would be an imperial concubine in the future.
Her legs went limp and she knelt down.
It turned out that it was just a dream. She didn’t wait for Huo Wei to kneel down to her. Instead, she was going to kneel down to her.
Note: So, the emperor had 3 wives: the empress, who gave birth to the third prince, was the most powerful. Nameless woman, who gave birth to the eldest prince, was second only to the empress. And Madam Liu, who gave birth to the second prince.
Translator: NovelMultiverse | Editor: NovelMultiverse
Huo Wei sent her godmother to Lou Ye’s mansion, and then followed Lou Ye into the palace. Before entering the palace, she suddenly wanted to take those pieces of evidence, so Lou Ye took her to the storage of the evidence to ask for them. Logically speaking, no evidence could be presented, but the emperor had given full authority to Lou Ye to investigate it. It was no problem for him to show it to the emperor.
The two of them came all of a sudden without informing anyone. When the person in charge took them to the room where the evidence was stored, they found that the door was not locked and there was someone inside!
Lou Ye solemnly motioned them to shut up. He bent down and quickly entered the room, only to see an official holding the evidence of Huo Wei and stuffing it into his sleeve! Lou Ye rushed over and caught him. “Who are you? Why did you steal the evidence? “
The person in charge rushed into the room and asked in surprise, “Mr. Liu? Why… Why are you here? “
Mr.Liu was shocked. He tried his best to calm himself down and said, “I’m here to take something and investigate the case. I’ve been ordered by the eldest prince. Please, King Qin, let me go!”
Looking at the jade pendant on the ground, Huo Wei asked in a low voice, “What kind of case do you need to take this evidence to investigate? The eldest prince also wants to investigate my background? Why didn’t I know? “
Mr.Liu was surprised. “What? Your family background? “He looked down at the jade pendant and explained, “I made a mistake. I’m here to take another jade pendant. I made a mistake. I’m sorry.”
Lou Ye snorted, “Whether you made a mistake or not, explain it to our majesty. Guards! Take him away! “
Two guards came in and took Mr.Liu away. Mr.Liu struggled to explain, but no one was willing to listen. No matter what excuse he had, he was highly suspicious since he was caught. Lou Ye was King Qin, not afraid of offending the eldest prince.
He put away the evidence and said to Huo Wei, “Let’s go into the palace and report the situation to our majesty.”
There were other people around, so it was not appropriate for Huo Wei and Lou Ye to talk nonsense. However, she guessed in her heart that the man just mentioned the eldest prince. According to her experience of reading so many scripts about palace-fighting, that person belonged to either the eldest prince or the eldest prince’s enemy.
What reason did the eldest prince have to harm her? The empress’ family had declined in recent years and could not get involved in the fight for the throne. Then who was the eldest prince’s opponent? Isn’t he the third prince? Did the third prince want to harm her?
Huo Wei was upset. This was not written in the book. Every world would be created with many details automatically to make everything harmonious, so every world had something that could be dug out. What was written in the book might not be the truth, but those were only stories from the perspective of the protagonist.
It was the first time that she had traveled back to ancient times. When she thought of the fight in the court and the fight between royal sons, she was not sure at all. She and Lou Ye sat opposite each other in the carriage. She opened the curtain, saw the guards outside were not approaching and moved to Lou Ye’s side. She whispered in his ear, “if I and the third prince were exchanged and the third prince was not the son of the empress, would the empress kill me to keep my mouth shut? She has only one son. “
Lou Ye meditated for a moment and said, “You must guard against others. I’ll tell our majesty to let you live in my mansion temporarily. It’s said that you’re in the palace so that outsiders won’t know the truth and talk nonsense. Don’t worry. my mansion is solid. No one can hurt you. “
Huo Wei nodded. “Okay, I’ll go to your house.”
In Lou Ye and this strange world, of course, she believed in Lou Ye. The imperial strife was not a joke. She couldn’t lose her life. She suddenly regretted that she hadn’t learned to do something useful in the modern age of the information explosion, so she could do more things in ancient times.
If she went to modern society next time, she must learn more. At the same time, she also thought of the characteristics of ancient times. She could learn embroidery, writing, painting, Chinese medicine, and many unique things in ancient times. She could also learn martial arts and the secret of hiding from Lou Ye’s Secret guards.
In the short period, the carriage was moving, Huo Wei had already filled her future schedule. As long as she could get through this crisis, she must go on a worthy trip and spend a full life in this world.
The emperor and empress had been waiting for them in the palace. Seeing them, Huo Wei bowed cautiously, much more reserved than before. However, before she could bend her legs, the empress quickly walked over and held her. Her eyes were glued to her face. “You’re finally here. I’ve been worried about your safety outside the palace.”
“Thank you for your concern, your majesty. I’m fine. King Qin sent someone to protect me.”
The empress held Huo Wei’s hand tightly, with complex emotions in her heart. But the emperor noticed that Huo Wei was overcautious, as if she had distanced herself from them, or was on guard.
He thought for a while and understood what was on her mind. If their guess was true, then this matter was too absurd. Not to mention anything else, the third prince was the legal successor, and also the only child of the empress. If he didn’t know the empress well, he might suspect that the child was changed by the empress herself. It was understandable that Huo Wei didn’t have a sense of security.
He said, “Don’t standstill. Sit down and talk. Yun Xiao, have you told Miss Huo everything? “
Lou Ye nodded and took his seat. “I’ve made it clear to her. Miss Huo wanted to take some evidence into the palace just now, but when we arrived, someone was hiding them in his sleeve. I’ve caught him. He said he was going to take a jade pendant under the order of the eldest prince, but he took it wrong. I don’t believe what he said. I think there is something wrong with it. “
“Oh? It seems that someone really doesn’t want miss Huo’s background to be found out. “The emperor’s face darkened as he thought of the eldest prince and the third prince.
The third prince had just been assassinated. As the emperor, he suspected the eldest prince for the first time and had sent someone to keep an eye on him. This time, the eldest prince came to destroy the evidence again. What did he want to do?
Was that man really instigated by the eldest prince, or was he trying to frame her? If he was framed, he couldn’t think of anyone else except the third prince.
This was a fight between the empress’s imperial concubine’s families. Now that Huo Wei appeared, there must be a significant change in the matter of seizing the throne. The emperor was really angry. No one could fool the royal family like this!
The empress patted Huo Wei’s hand to comfort her. “Don’t be afraid, Wei. You can stay in the side hall of my palace. No one dares to do anything to you.”
Huo Wei and Lou Ye looked at each other. Lou Ye said in a hurry, “Your Majesty, I want to take Miss Huo back to my mansion. Now that many people know Miss Huo is in the palace, those who want to harm her must keep an eye on the palace. “
The empress snorted, “What? Do they want to do something to me again?”
Huo Wei explained with a smile, “King Qin doesn’t mean that. He means that I’m staying in the palace on the surface, but in fact, I’m secretly hiding in his mansion. In this way, no matter who is watching me, I’m the safest. This method is absolutely correct.”
The emperor understood what the two kids were worried about. He smiled and said, “Okay, I’ll do as you say. Yun Xiao, you protect your future wife. Don’t make any mistake.”
“Yes, your majesty!” Seeing that they agreed, Lou Ye relaxed and smiled.
The empress also realized that the two children might not trust her. She felt empty in her heart. It was hard to tell whether it was because she didn’t trust her or because the prime minister, her father, might betray her. She recalled countless times the night when she gave birth to her children. At that time, everyone was either her confidant or someone sent by her father to protect her.
If the baby was really changed, it must be done by the people of her father!
But why did they do that? Even if she had a daughter, how could they know that she couldn’t have a baby later? If it wasn’t for dystocia, how could she not have another baby?
At the thought of the possibility that it might be her own family who did it, her mind was in a mess and she had an indescribable pain.
The empress didn’t blame Huo Wei for defending her. Instead, she said in a gratified tone, “It’s good that you have your own plans. No matter what, you have to live a peaceful life in the city. When the truth comes out, you can live a peaceful life.”
In fact, the atmosphere was a little heavy, because the matter was not clear, but there were all kinds of signs indicating that Huo Wei might be their daughter. They loved each other very much. After the empress entered the palace, the emperor had never accepted any concubines. He loved the third prince because he was their only child. How could they calm down when they heard that she might be their daughter?
But it was not appropriate to be close. What if it was just a misunderstanding? They had mixed feelings.
Huo Wei was more cautious, afraid that she would die in the palace politics struggle. However, she had never been disappointed in her luck. The atmosphere between them was a little stiff. The chief eunuch came in in a hurry and reported that there was a man called Wang Liu in the Wang village. He said that he had eavesdropped on the two people when the empress was giving birth.
Lou Ye immediately stood up and asked, “What did he eavesdrop on?”
The eunuch took out a piece of paper to record the confession in his hand and handed it to Lou Ye. Lou Ye finished reading it quickly and said, “Wang Liu didn’t know that it was the empress who gave birth to the baby at that time. He just happened to be drunk. When he went back to the village, he passed by the house. Seeing that guards were guarding outside, he became curious and went around the room to peep. As a result, two people passed by, and he hid in the firewood pier. “
He raised his head to look at Huo Wei and continued, “He heard from the two people:
Has the baby been born?
Three girls and two boys. I picked up the crying boy and brought him here.
The one inside hadn’t been born yet, so we would change him as soon as the baby was born. Just wait here and quietly dispose of it. Don’t leave any alive.
He was freaked out when he heard that. He didn’t dare to move. Not long after, a child was hurriedly sent out, saying that it was a girl. However, a woman rushed out and shouted to grab the child. The two people covered the woman’s mouth and beat her to death. He thought the woman was at her last gasp, but she suddenly ran away after grabbing the child. After the two men ran out, he quickly ran away.
He didn’t tell anyone about it. Recently, he had owed a gambling debt, but he couldn’t pay it back. Besides, Huo Wei had raised the reward for clues to fifty tales of silver, so he came to try. He felt that the Wang Village and the Li village were not far away from each other. The origin of Huo Wei might have something to do with what happened in the past. “
The carriage of the empress was broken, and the empress was a child born in the Wang village nearby.
This man’s statement almost confirmed that the child was really changed. The third prince had actually been the son of the royal family for more than ten years!
The empress felt dizzy. Startled, Huo Wei hurriedly held her up and said, “Your majesty! Are you okay? “
“Call the imperial physician!” The emperor picked up the empress nervously and put her on the bench. He held her hand and said, “Don’t think too much. The matter has not been found out yet…”
“That’s enough!” The empress held the emperor’s hand tightly and stared at him, “Investigate! Don’t worry about me. If it’s really my father or my family, I’d like to ask them why they did this to me? I have lost my mother since I was a child. When I become a mother, they will separate my flesh and blood again. How dare they! Your majesty, you must find out everything. Don’t let anyone get away with it! “
The emperor was silent for a moment, looked into her eyes, and said, “Okay, I’ll find it out.”
The empress was relieved. She looked at Huo Wei, tears streaming down her face. The emperor said, “Yunxiao, take Miss Huo to your mansion to protect her. The empress was not feeling well and should not be too excited. Let’s wait until the truth comes out. “
He looked at her and didn’t want her to leave anymore, because he was almost sure that she was his child and she had suffered so much that she almost was killed by Lus and Lis. As long as he thought of those things, he didn’t want her to leave the palace anymore.
But Lou Ye was right. King Qin’s mansion was the safest place now. He also had something to consider, the empress’s mood, the empress’s family, the truth, and the third prince. He had to calm down and think about it. Then let Lou Ye take care of her.
Lou Ye was eager to leave at this time, so he immediately agreed. He asked Huo Wei to change into the clothes of eunuchs, and then went back to his mansion with the reward given by the emperor with the other eunuchs. He said to Huo Wei, “It’s safe now.”
Compared with before entering the palace, Huo Wei was much more relaxed. She was surprised to find that the relationship between the emperor and the empress was really good, and it was true. It was not as she thought that power was the first priority. In other words, their power was stable. The empress had never relied on her family and children to get the throne, but on the emperor’s love for her. Therefore, the empress did not hesitate to ask the emperor to investigate it.
Thinking that this was the world in the book, this couple who posed no threat to the original main characters, she understood. After all, this book was not mainly about the palace politics struggle, so there were not so many intrigues in the palace. The empress was so warm. She didn’t have to be so reserved before.
Huo Wei breathed a sigh of relief. In addition, King Qin’s mansion was under Lou Ye’s control, and there was nothing to worry about. So she was relieved.
She hid in Lou Ye’s mansion and couldn’t go out to see a shop, so she practices embroidery and calligraphy. Every day Lou Ye came back, he would tell her the latest progress of the investigation.
She was so lucky that even God was helping her. A woman took her sixteen-year-old son to the gate of the prime minister’s mansion and said that her son was the son of Xie Qing, the eldest son of the prime minister. They had lived in the south of the Yangtze River for so many years. In the first few years, they had been fine and didn’t worry about food and clothing. But in the past few years, Xie Qing hadn’t cared about them. They had gone through a lot of hardships to return to the capital. They must ask Xie Qing to take care of their son.
The mother and son were in rags. It was obvious that they had a hard time on the road. The emperor and Lou Ye were both keeping an eye on the prime minister’s mansion. Before he could deal with this matter, Lou Ye had already taken her into the prison and interrogated her harshly about what had happened in the past.
The woman was frightened. She had been frightened by all kinds of things on the way. She had no choice but to go to Xie Qing’s mansion to make trouble. Now that she was in prison, she only felt that everything was over and told him everything she knew.
When her family died of illness, a lonely girl was bullied and saved by Xie Qing. Of course, at first, she didn’t know who he was. She thought he was just an ordinary scholar. They loved each other sincerely. Later when she went shopping, she accidentally saw Xie Qing. She followed him secretly and knew that he was from the prime minister’s mansion. Then she paid attention to him and knew that Xie Qing was the eldest son of the prime minister, married, and had children.
She was not reconciled to be a secret lover but was found to be pregnant.
She remembered that at that time, Xie Qing was in a bad mood and seldom looked for her. She didn’t feel happy even if she knew that she was pregnant. She only said that she would give her a large sum of money and take good care of her. She had no one to rely on and finally followed such an arrangement.
Then she was just seven months pregnant when she was suddenly taken to a cave in the mountain behind the Wang village. There were four pregnant women with her. Listening to their conversation, they should have the same man, that is, Xie Qing!
Their babies were nine months old, eight months old, and almost delivered. She was frightened at that time, but the guards didn’t give them a chance to ask. They each took a bowl of medicine and began to give birth. They had three daughters and two sons in total.
Her child was only seven months old and was a little weak. The guard compared the two boys, put her son down, and left with the other one. After that, they were all taken away. She vaguely heard that the mother and daughter were all taken away. Was she taken away alone, or was Xie Qing sent her to the outside of the capital in person. He told her that they would live well in the south of the Yangtze River.
She had never asked who Xie Qing was, so Xie Qing had no idea that she had known his identity.
She was so scared at that time that she immediately followed the bodyguard to the south of the Yangtze River with the money. If she could not live on, she would not come back. After so many years, she was no longer afraid of what had happened in the past. She just thought that if her son could be recognized by his family, then he would have nothing to worry about in the future.
If she knew that she would be caught as soon as she entered the city, she would never come!
There was one more witness, and the truth was clearer. But the emperor and the empress didn’t expect that the third prince was Xie Qing’s son! Xie Qing even had sex with so many women to change their children. There were five pregnant women, and how many were not pregnant?
At first, the empress guessed that the birth of the eldest prince and the second prince put too much pressure on the prime minister. The prime minister thought she gave birth to a daughter, so he used a boy to ensure her lifetime glory, or to say, to ensure that her father’s family would be invincible.
But the more she investigated, the less she thought so. She always felt that in the past, regardless of whether she gave birth to a man or a woman, Xie Qing had to change her child.
After all, according to the confession of Prince six, the third prince was directly taken in, and they said that they had to change the one to be killed. They never said that the baby wouldn’t be changed if it was a boy. Besides, if it was just a boy, it would be better to find a pregnant woman. Why did he have to make so many women?
The empress, who was about to question her family, fell silent. She had an intuition that there was a more terrible plot.
The appearance of the mother and son panicked Xie Qing. He went to the prime minister in a hurry to make a decision. The prime minister kicked him hard and scolded angrily, “You can’t do anything right! You can’t even deal with a woman. What’s the use of you! “
Sweat broke out on Xie Qing’s forehead. “Father, I…I really liked her at that time, so I didn’t have the heart to kill her and wanted to send her to the south. I didn’t expect that the servants had taken the money I gave them and ended up like this.”
“You didn’t expect that! You didn’t expect that! What can you think of? You ruined my plan! “The prime minister was so angry that his face was shaking.
He wasn’t sure whether the emperor suspected him before, but now that Lou Ye had caught the mother and son directly, he must have found out something. The prime minister didn’t dare to bet or wait. He took a huge risk and mobilized all the secret forces, trying to put the disaster on imperial concubine, Madam Jing, the second prince’s biological mother.
When the second prince died at that time, the mother of the eldest prince was the most suspicious one. But no one had evidence and the matter ended up with nothing. Madam Jing hated the mother of the eldest prince and didn’t show any kindness to the empress too. Wasn’t it reasonable for her to change a son for the empress to support the empress against Madam Jing?
As for the mother and son, as long as Xie Qing didn’t admit it, how could they prove their relationship? He could also say that they were bribed by Madam Jing!
Madam Jing had worshiped Buddha for many years, but she was suddenly involved in this vortex. Lou Ye found out that much evidence was directed at Madam Jing. He calmed down and set up a series of traps, successfully attracting several officials who were stirring up trouble. He was patient and didn’t alert the enemy. Instead, he asked the emperor to keep an eye on them.
The whole city was in chaos. Although it seemed peaceful on the surface, it was actually very dangerous.
The emperor and Lou Ye kept the investigation of Huo Wei’s identity a secret. Outsiders didn’t know how much evidence they had, but the officials still couldn’t find anything. So the eldest prince and the third prince were also confused about the chaos in the imperial city. Why did the situation get tense before they fight? Even Madam Jing, who had no son, seemed to be restless?
Chaotic times were the best time to attack.
The third prince still remembered that he was assassinated by the eldest prince. When he recovered, he couldn’t wait to go to the prime minister and discuss how to fight back. Now the prince minister was busy protecting himself and couldn’t be distracted to deal with the eldest prince. However, the third prince couldn’t understand what he was worried about but suspected that he was not doing his best.
The third prince and his grandson had a bad time. He said angrily, “Madam Jing has a grudge against the eldest prince’s mother. Now there is something wrong with her. Isn’t it a good time to attack the eldest prince? We can blame everything on Madam Jing. If we miss this time, it will be difficult to clear my suspicion! “
The prime minister took a deep breath, calmed down, and thought carefully. After a long time, he nodded and said, “You are right. I will arrange it. You can go back to the palace. You are about to leave the palace. You should be busy. Don’t come here all the time. “
The third prince keenly sensed something wrong with him and asked, “Why? But what’s wrong? “
The prime minister couldn’t tell her the truth. He frowned and shook his head. “It’s troublesome. You’d better be careful.”
Although he was right, the third prince still felt that he had something to hide from him.
He was going to be the emperor, so he couldn’t trust the prime minister without reservation. He had also placed two spies in his mansion. Usually, he didn’t have to do that in case of exposure. This time, he asked the two spies to act at the same time to inquire about what happened to the prime minister.
All the officials were very nervous. They didn’t know what had happened at all. They just felt that a storm was coming!
The prime minister had been fighting against Madam Jing for so many years, so he had collected a lot of evidence that was disadvantageous to the eldest prince. The most serious thing was the assassination of the third prince. He had already known the plan, so he had prepared in advance and prepared enough evidence.
This time, he sent the evidence to Madam Jing.
Madam Jing really hated the eldest prince’s mother and her family. Madam Jing’s family hadn’t shown up for so many years. Naturally, they also hated the eldest prince’s mother. If the second prince was still alive, they must be prosperous now. So once they found the evidence, they decided not to let the eldest prince dead.
But they were not idiots. Madam Jing was eager to avenge herself, so she didn’t want to delay. She went straight to the back of the emperor to prove that this evidence suddenly appeared for no reason. Her mother’s family didn’t investigate, but they were all evidence found by accident.
Someone must have done it on purpose. It was a serious matter. She didn’t dare to hide it, so she immediately came to report it to the emperor and the empress.
It was reasonable for Madam Jing to report to the emperor and the empress that the eldest prince had assassinated the third prince. Although no one would expose it in person like her, the emperor and empress were suspecting the prime minister, so what Madam Jing did was reasonable. She had to protect herself.
At this time, the emperor and the empress had confirmed that the third prince was not their son. They had a complicated feeling for the third prince. Even if he was not their own son, they had raised him sincerely for sixteen years. How could they say that it didn’t hurt?
So when they knew that it was the eldest prince who had assassinated the third prince, they were all very angry. Especially emperor, he had suspected that the eldest prince’s mother had killed the second prince, and now the eldest prince was going to kill the third prince. They were too bold!
How vicious he is to hurt his brother! The emperor couldn’t tolerate the eldest prince and his mother anymore, but now the eldest prince was his only son. He couldn’t do anything to the eldest prince. In the end, he could only remove all the ranks of his mother and deprive her father and brother of the officials. The eldest prince was temporarily grounded in the mansion to reflect on himself.
In everyone’s eyes, he had done, completely! Although he was temporarily grounded in the mansion. After he came out, he would no longer have any power. The world belongs to the third prince!
The third prince was surprised that things went so smoothly, but he was very happy. As soon as he returned to his yard, he couldn’t help drinking to celebrate.
Lu Jingyun was already his concubine. She found an opportunity to serve him and took him to her room, trying to get pregnant as soon as possible.
Although the eldest prince died much earlier than his previous life, many things had changed in this life. She was used to it. Now all she wanted was to get pregnant with the third prince’s child as soon as possible. The baby would be the prince in the future. She was the Savior of the future emperor. With a prince by her side, perhaps… She could be the empress in decades!
Lu Jingyun felt happy at the thought of it. He felt lucky that he had made the right choice. She should have found the third prince and shouldn’t have dealt with Huo Wei. When she became an imperial concubine in the palace, Huo Wei would kneel down to see her. At that time, she would do whatever she wanted?
Lu Jingyun thought with a smile in the third prince’s arms. It was not too late. The eldest prince fell down ahead of time, and the third prince would also ascend the throne in advance. She was going to be an imperial concubine. She wanted everyone who looked down upon her to kneel down in front of her to greet her!
The empress was afraid that the hird prince would find it hard to bear the truth, so she sent someone to keep an eye on the third prince. Unexpectedly, she found Lu Jingyun!
Who is Lu Jingyun? It was because of her that all the people in the capital disliked Huo Wei and saw her as a jinx! She was who almost made Huo Wei dead!
How could the third prince take Lu Jingyun as a concubine? The empress felt very uncomfortable, and the feeling of disgust made her angry with the third prince. There were thousands of ways to repay him. Why did he keep such a woman by his side? Did she teach him this?
Thinking of this, the empress suddenly froze. It occurred to her that the third prince spent most of his time at school and went to the prince minister’s mansion to play after he began to study. The third prince was very close to her father. Did the third prince know the truth?
The empress suddenly felt cold. Why couldn’t she trust any of her relatives? Everyone said that the emperor would dislike her sooner or later and let her use all kinds of methods to win his favor. She had never done it. In the end, the most ridiculous thing was that those who cared about her were separated from her. The only one who really loved her was the emperor!
The empress had planned to slowly explain the truth to the third prince, but now she suspected that the third prince had colluded with her father, so she didn’t say anything and asked the emperor to be more cautious.
The emperor was not afraid. The bigger the move, the more likely it would be exposed. Madam Jing’s confession let him know who got the evidence and asked Lou Ye to investigate it immediately.
Lou Ye had been keeping an eye on some officials. In addition, the previous incident between Mr.Liu and Madam Jing finally exposed their relationship with the prime minister!
The prime minister and third prince were right. The more chaotic the situation was, the easier it was for them to attack. Because no one could do it perfectly, so did Lou Ye. Taking advantage of their chaos, Lou Ye seized the hand of the prime minister and continued to investigate further.
What a coincidence! Lou Ye had grown up at the frontier. He knew some of the habits and characteristics of the enemy state. When he was investigating the prime minister and his son, he was surprised to find that wing had these little habits and characteristics.
He never let go of any suspicious points, so he began to investigate from this line. According to what had happened at the frontier these years, the prime minister’s original wife was from the enemy state! In other words, the prime minister was the son-in-law of the enemy state. Their son, Xie Qing, had half of the bloodline of the Qin State, and also half of the bloodline of the enemy.
This was even more important. Lou Ye immediately reported to the emperor for further investigation. Whoever the emperor wanted to investigate, he would find it out sooner or later. What’s more, the emperor was not a fool. He just didn’t find such a ridiculous thing before.
In the end, a spy sent by Lou Ye to the enemy state found out that the battle when his father died in the war was because the prime minister colluded with the enemy, resulting in a loss in the battle. His father might have noticed something wrong, so he suspected that the emperor didn’t allow the Lou Ye to be alive and to change his name. But he was afraid that Lou Ye would take revenge, so he concealed his suspicion.
After finding out the truth, Lou Ye locked himself in the room for a day and a night without any water or food. As a result, the third prince happened to find out the truth about Huo Wei and the child exchange. While the third prince was shocked, the first thought that came to his mind was to kill Huo Wei and then secretly kill the “Huo Wei” in the side hall of the empress!
To protect Huo Wei, the empress had specially arranged a maid in the side hall to dress as Huo Wei, but the maid was poisoned to death!
The empress was frightened to death. She ordered her servants to look into it, but it turned out that the clue that was hard to find out pointed to the third prince! The empress passed out immediately, and the emperor was furious and ordered people to surround the yard of the third prince, forbidding anyone to come in and out. Lou Ye also woke up. He didn’t dare to delay and tried his best to assist the emperor in dealing with the prime minister.
The prime minister, Mr.Xie, had done a lot of harm to Lou Ye’s father, cause Huo Wei to exile out of the palace, cause the emperor and empress’s separate from their real child, and killed the women and daughters of Xie Qing. Many other innocent people were involved in it. He was unforgivable!
The emperor was furious. He arrested the prime minister and put all the members of the Xie’s into prison, waiting for his execution!
The whole court was shocked. The first wife of the prime minister was a woman from the enemy state! What was more shocking was that he was actually persuaded by that woman to help the enemy state destroy the Qin State, and even to change the child of his own daughter.
However, even if he replaced the prince, he would still use his own grandson. In the future, when the third prince ascended the throne, he would be the emperor with the blood of the Qin State and the enemy state. As long as the prime minister could control him, he would do anything as he wishes. He could help the enemy take over the state!
The officials took a deep breath and didn’t dare to say a word. They only felt that the sky would change in the future, completely changed.
The third prince, who was grounded, was now in a daze. The imperial edict announced by the eunuch kept ringing in his mind, “to confuse the Royal bloodline”. He knew the words separately, but why didn’t he understand when they were together?
How did the emperor find it out? The prime minister was so thoughtful. How could he be found out? He was the son of the emperor. How could he be the son of Xie Qing? Xie Qing is just a loser! He was still the only son of his mother. Didn’t she want to be the mother of the next emperor? Don’t you want to be invincible in the imperial household forever?
All his thoughts were taught by the prime minister. He thought he should get rid of those who were threatening him. No matter who they were, he believed that the empress would not expose it, because he was the only son of the empress. However, everything he had thought about didn’t work. The empress really cared about that daughter, a daughter she hadn’t seen for sixteen years. Was she crazy?!
The third prince couldn’t accept it at all, also did Lu Jingyun. The third prince would be the emperor in the future, which happened in her previous life. How could he be a fake prince? He couldn’t be a fake prince! Besides, Huo Wei was the daughter of the Lis. How could she become a princess?
Previous life… She remembered that in her previous life, Huo Wei didn’t go back to the Lis, so the Lis didn’t have the chance to say that she wasn’t a member of them. At that time, Huo Wei married Fang Qingze and had two sons. Her status was stable and she gained a lot of weight. Her life was smooth, and there was no mystery of her birth.
Lu Jingyun said, “It’s impossible. I don’t believe it.” the previous life was more unwilling to believe it, nor was he willing to go out of the palace like this. Once he left the palace, he would never come back!
He pushed away from the guards and ran to the palace of the empress. If he went to beg his mother, she would be softhearted. She had always loved him, and he didn’t believe that she would give him up. And emperor, the eldest prince has been disabled. He is the most capable person to take over the throne. Even if he is really not their bloodline, he is also their closest son that they have raised for sixteen years!
The guard didn’t stop him, so Lu Jingyun ran after him. She felt that it was like a dream. She didn’t believe it. She wanted to prove it with her own eyes.
God seemed to have heard her heart. As soon as she ran to the door of the empress’s palace, she saw Huo Wei get out of the carriage with the help of a maid. She was dressed up so that no one could take their eyes off her.
A dozen maids at the gate of the palace bowed at the same time and said in unison, “Your Highness!”
Lu Jingyun’s head was buzzing. She looked into Huo Wei’s eyes. Huo Wei smiled at her, just like when Huo Wei left the Lus, she didn’t take her seriously at all.
It was all her fault. If she didn’t destroy the marriage, she would be an imperial concubine in the future.
Her legs went limp and she knelt down.
It turned out that it was just a dream. She didn’t wait for Huo Wei to kneel down to her. Instead, she was going to kneel down to her.
Note: So, the emperor had 3 wives: the empress, who gave birth to the third prince, was the most powerful. Nameless woman, who gave birth to the eldest prince, was second only to the empress. And Madam Liu, who gave birth to the second prince.
