Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 102

Chapter 102 Who Is Your Majesty’s Birth Mother
“En, that’s good. After we discuss it, we’ll send someone to Tianyi Village to inform them. I will also send someone to prepare the necessary supplies as soon as possible. Don’t worry, when the army leaves, my supplies will be in place. At that time, I will order someone to escort the supplies first. I will definitely not delay His Highness the Crown Prince’s dispatch of troops.” Since Fu Yingran had promised Huyan Mingshuo, Duanmu Yuan naturally wanted to fulfill it.

“Alright, thank you father-in-law …” At this moment, The door was suddenly pushed open with a “bang”. Before Huyan Mingshuo could finish his words, he saw Nalan Jinhong rushing in angrily. He poured himself a cup of tea and drank it. After that, he said angrily, “This Prince Nanjiang is too much of a gift. He didn’t even let go of a child. When are you going to clean up the Southern Region?” “If you don’t make a move, I’ll send someone to sneak into the Southern Jiang Palace to finish off Prince Nanjiang.”

Huyan Mingshuo was puzzled when he saw him like this. He had never seen him so angry before, so he raised his eyebrows and asked, “What’s wrong with you? Then Prince Nanjiang dug your ancestral grave. Are you so angry?”

Seeing his indifferent expression, Nalan Jinhong immediately glared at him and said, “It sounds like my ancestral grave has nothing to do with you. However, this time, they didn’t dig my ancestral grave. They just ordered someone to let your wife give birth prematurely and then plant a loyalty gu on your son so that he can only serve the Southern Imperial Family for the rest of his life.” Nalan Jinhong immediately told Huyan Mingshuo what the midwife said.

After he finished speaking, he sat quietly in his chair and watched Huyan Mingshuo’s reaction. He wanted to see what kind of expression he, a father, would have when he heard this, and whether he would be even angrier than his cousin uncle.

Sure enough, just as Nalan Jinhong finished speaking, he heard the sound of two teacups being crushed. Duanmu Yuan was an old man. After all, he was someone who had experienced storms and hardships. He was able to hold his breath. He let go of the tea stains on his body slowly and had a calm expression on his face.

However, Huyan Mingshuo was not like this. After all, he was his wife and son. Thus, he ignored his image and shouted, “This old man actually plotted against my wife and children. It is truly unbearable for a scholar. I, Huyan Mingshuo, will not step on the Southern Region in this lifetime. I swear that I am not a human being.”

When Nalan Jinhong heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched. He no longer suspected that he and Huyan Mingshuo were brothers. Look, even the words he said when he was angry were so similar.

At this moment, Duanmu Yuan suddenly stood up and placed the teacup fragments in his hand on the table. He brushed off the tea stains on his body and then said to Huyan Mingshuo, “Alright, Your Highness the Crown Prince, arrange the dispatch of troops as soon as possible. I, Tian Yizhuang, will definitely give you my full support. There are still some matters to attend to. I won’t disturb you anymore. I’ll take my leave first.” As he spoke, he opened the door and walked out. After taking a look at Fu Yingran at Jingxian Residence, he brought Madame Duanmu back to Tianyi Manor.

After Huyan Mingshuo sent Duanmu Yuan and his wife away, She returned to Jingxian Residence, As Fu Yingran had just given birth, His body was already weak. After accompanying Madam Duanmu for so long, his body could no longer hold on. He closed his eyes and fell asleep. Huyan Mingshuo saw it and felt pain in his heart. Therefore, he immediately decided that he should hide it from her and lead the troops on the expedition to let her cultivate properly in the Imperial Capital for a period of time.

After tucking her in, Huyan Mingshuo lightly kissed her on the forehead and said, “You can rest well in the manor. You should take the first step for your husband.” After saying that, he stood up and left the Crown Prince’s Mansion without looking back. He went into the palace to discuss with the Emperor about sending troops.

Huyan Mingshuo also asked someone to invite Prince Youxian and a few important officials of the court, He directly went into the palace to look for the Emperor. As Little Haze was brought into the palace and raised in the Empress’ palace, He wanted to make up for his years of debt to the Empress, Therefore, the Emperor was currently taking care of his grandson with him in the Empress’ Yu Kun Palace. Just as he was about to report the child, a young eunuch hurriedly ran in and reported, “Report to the Emperor, Empress, His Highness the Crown Prince has brought the Right Virtuous King and a few ministers into the palace. He said that he has something to discuss with the Emperor. Please go to the Imperial Study immediately.”

When the Emperor heard this, he immediately retracted his hand and said straightforwardly, “Alright, bring them over first. I will arrive immediately.”

Hearing Huyan Mingshuo bring all the ministers into the palace and say that he had something to discuss with him, the Emperor immediately knew that Huyan Mingshuo was probably looking for him to discuss the matter of sending troops, so he did not dare to delay. After all, that was a matter of life and death for Ye Lan.

Thus, he walked to the Empress’ side and said to her, “Rou’er, I have something to deal with. Take care of Hao Ze first. I’ll be right back.” The Empress’ maiden name is Xiao, A single name with a soft word, The Emperor used to call her that, However, ever since he and Mu Nishang got married, He had never called her that before. When the Emperor recalled this, he felt extremely regretful in his heart. If he had been a bit more determined, Mu Nishang would not have entered the manor. Rou’er would not have endured so many years of grievances. They would not have become so unfamiliar with each other, and Ye Lan would not have become like this.

Thinking of this, He raised both of his hands to hold the Empress in his arms. The Empress tried her best to make up for her, but she cleverly turned around and avoided his contact. She said calmly, “The Emperor should hurry up and go to the Imperial Study. Something big must have happened when Ming Shuo brought all the officials into the palace. As for Hao Ze, he is my direct grandson. This palace will take good care of him.”

Rou’er said, The queen’s heart ached. After so many years, no one had called this name again. She had long forgotten that she had such a name. In fact, she could more or less understand the Emperor’s thoughts in the face of the Emperor’s idle attentions these past few days. However, the broken mirror was still difficult to reconcile. She was not sure if she could still have such feelings, so she avoided the Emperor’s touch.

The Emperor looked at the hand that was parked in midair. It was as if a thousand needles had been stabbed into his heart. This was his wife. They had once truly loved each other. They never thought that they would end up in such a situation. And all of this was a conspiracy in Nanjiang. If not for Mother’s insistence that he marry Mu Nishang as his wife, how could he have wronged Rou’er and become a concubine? How did they end up like this? Therefore, the thing he wanted to do the most now was to exterminate Nanjiang in order to dispel the hatred in his heart.

Thus, he silently withdrew his hand and looked at the Empress. Without turning his head, he left Yu Kun Palace and headed straight for the Imperial Study Room. When he entered the Imperial Study Room, Huyan Mingshuo and the others were already waiting for him. When everyone saw him enter, they quickly stood up and saluted, “Greetings to the Emperor (Royal Father).”

“Everyone, stand up. Everyone, love Qing is entering the palace right now. What is the so-called matter? Is it for the sake of sending troops to Great Wei?” The entire Yelan Kingdom had been in a commotion. As the emperor of the Yelan Kingdom, how could he not know about this? Anyway, this was exactly what he was thinking. As long as it was about suppressing the southern border, he would unconditionally approve of it.

Everyone heard the Emperor ask himself, He no longer cared about anything, Right now, the Virtuous King stood up and said, “Reporting to Your Majesty, Nanjiang has used all kinds of methods to stir up trouble in the imperial families of other countries. Our Ye Lan Kingdom has also suffered greatly. I even suspected that the death of the previous Emperor was also related to Ye Lan. Although the Empress Dowager was the Emperor’s biological mother, it was indeed unfilial for the Emperor to investigate this matter, but the death of the previous Emperor was indeed strange.”

Right Virtuous King’s words suddenly evoked everyone’s memories. Back then, the previous emperor had suddenly died without warning. At that time, some people had raised doubts, but due to the Empress Dowager’s intervention, it was not settled in the end.

After listening to Prince Youxian’s words, Great General Mu Feng also stood up and said, “Yes, Nanjiang’s plot is too deep, I didn’t want to talk too much, However, when this old official saw the Soul Devouring Gu raised by Concubine Ni, Suddenly, I remembered that when I was young, I followed my father into the palace and saw this thing in the Empress Dowager’s bedroom. Therefore, when I heard about Ni Fei and the Second Prince, I wanted to remind the Emperor that the Empress Dowager was pregnant at the same time as the previous Emperor. I suggest that the Emperor send someone to investigate. ”

Once the seed of suspicion was planted, it would wirelessly amplify over time. Mu Feng also held it in for a long time. In the end, he couldn’t help but express his suspicions. After all, this was related to the purity of the royal bloodline, so he had to pay attention to it.

As soon as Mu Feng finished speaking, the Emperor and Huyan Mingshuo both crushed the armrest of the chair at the same time. Due to their anger, Huyan Mingshuo directly ignored the Emperor’s existence. Immediately, he stood up at a row of tables and took out the Crown Prince’s token and shouted, “Where is the royal hidden guard?”

Suddenly, four Dark Guard Commanders hiding around the palace appeared in front of him at the same time. All of them knelt in front of Huyan Mingshuo and respectfully asked, “What orders does His Highness the Crown Prince have?”

“Investigate, investigate the birth of Emperor Yuan and Empress Dowager back then. I want to determine who is the grandmother of this palace. The bloodline of the Ye Lan royal family cannot be confused.” The Ye Lan royal family had a rule. Once every prince or daughter was born, the imperial physician would ask the emperor for a drop of dragon blood to test their relationship with the child. Only after confirming that they were indeed the emperor’s descendants could they be recorded in the royal genealogy. Therefore, the emperor must be the son of the previous emperor. Now, it was only necessary to confirm who the emperor’s birth mother was.

He had also heard that the first Emperor Yuan had passed away during childbirth. It was said that even the child had died. At that time, Imperial Concubine Yan, the late Empress Dowager, gave birth to a son that day. Even the current Emperor had Huyan Mingjing as a precedent. Everyone had doubts about the Emperor’s life.

After hearing Huyan Mingshuo’s words, the leader of the hidden guards did not immediately leave to look for evidence. Instead, he continued to kneel on the ground and said, “Reporting to His Highness the Crown Prince, the royal hidden guards, as guards to ensure the safety of the royal family, are responsible for maintaining the comfort of the royal family.”

Therefore, every year, the royal hidden guards will record everything that happens in the palace, so that the royal family can consult it at any time. We only need to find the records of the day the emperor was born, and everything will be revealed to the world. ”

After Huyan Mingshuo heard this, he also agreed with the way the royal hidden guards handled things. Thus, he nodded and said, “This is the best way. This palace will give you an incense stick of time to find out what happened back then.” Although Huyan Mingshuo was angry that the hidden guard didn’t report it, he also knew that without the orders of the palace master, the duty of the hidden guard was only to protect the palace’s safety, and he didn’t have the right to interfere in the development of anything in the palace.

After listening to Huyan Mingshuo’s orders, the Dark Guard Commander immediately bowed to him and replied, “Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince, this subordinate will investigate immediately.” After saying that, the Dark Guard Commander floated away. Everyone stopped talking and sat quietly waiting for the Dark Guard to report the results.