Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 105

Chapter 105 Switch The Baby Back
‘”Follow the decree.” The guard bowed and retreated. Not long after, he saw Fu Tianchen and Duanmu Jing bring a young woman in. Everyone couldn’t help but wonder what was going on with General Fu and Prince Jing. Why did they bring a woman into the palace? Who was this woman? Why did Prince Jing and the others bring her in?

However, no matter how puzzled everyone was, after the three of them entered the main hall, they directly walked in front of the Great Wei Emperor and said, “This official greets the Emperor. Long live the emperor.” Although his mouth was full of etiquette, his body stood upright and he had no intention of saluting at all.

When the Emperor saw this, he was about to explode when he suddenly heard Imperial Concubine Shu anxiously stand up from her chair. She ordered the guards outside the door, “Come, drive this village woman out of the main hall. This is the meeting place of the officials, not a place where anyone can come.”

Ever since Sun Shuyi saw Madam Cui, His heart was already in a state of chaos. Because she knew, As soon as Madam Cui opened her mouth, She’s finished, So she wanted to rush before she could say anything, As long as Madam Cui left the palace, she believed that her cousin, Mu Lingfeng, would have a way to deal with her. Not to mention whether they had feelings for each other, even if it was to enable Nanjiang to obtain all the resources of the Great Wei Kingdom, he would need to help her and make her stand firmly in the Great Wei Imperial Palace.

But who knew that just as Imperial Concubine Shu finished speaking, Duanmu Jing pulled Madam Cui behind him without saying a word. With a serious expression, he said, “This prince, who dares to touch a single hair of her? How long has this prince left? I wonder how long it has been since this prince left? It’s actually a woman’s turn to give orders in the court of our Great Wei Kingdom.”

Then, he turned to Madam Cui behind him and said, “Don’t worry. With this king here, no one can touch you. If you have any grievances, just say it. The people here are all people with high authority in our Great Wei Kingdom. They will naturally give you justice. Now, tell everyone who you are.” Just as he finished speaking, Fu Tianchen also took a step forward and arrived beside Madam Cui, silently protecting Madam Cui.

After all, this Cui clan was related to the life and death of the Great Wei Empire. Before she could tell the truth, she absolutely could not make any mistakes. Otherwise, not only would her life be in danger, even the great rivers and mountains of the Great Wei Empire would have to change hands with others.

Madam Cui saw the two of them protecting her like this. He was grateful in his heart. He immediately bowed to the two of them. He then took two steps forward, She walked in front of everyone and slowly said, “Imperial Concubine Shu is really a noble woman who forgets things. Although this servant family is only a concubine of the Sun family and is not Imperial Concubine’s sister-in-law, this servant family has at least given birth to a son for the Sun family. Besides, before Imperial Concubine entered the palace, this servant family had already entered the Left Prime Minister’s Mansion. How could Imperial Concubine not recognize this servant family?”

Hearing her words, Sun Shuyi’s heart was in a state of chaos. Her face instantly turned pale. However, she still forced herself to calmly say, “What nonsense is this woman talking about? This palace doesn’t know you, and this isn’t a place for you to act recklessly. This palace thinks you’re ignorant, so it’s better for you to leave quickly.”

Unexpectedly, Madam Cui suddenly knelt in the middle of the hall and said with tears in her eyes, “Since this servant has entered this place today, there is nothing to be afraid of. As long as the Consort returns my son to me, I will immediately take him away from the Great Wei and will never appear again.”

At this moment, when the Great Wei Emperor saw Madam Cui kneeling on the ground crying, he couldn’t help but feel irritated. He said impatiently, “You woman, if you want to find your son, just find it yourself. Why did you ask the noble consort to return your son? Stop messing around and quickly retreat.”

Hearing the Emperor’s words, Cui shed even more tears. She kowtowed to the Emperor and continued, “Reporting to the Emperor, two years ago, on the day Imperial Concubine Shu gave birth, this servant also gave birth to a son. At that time, because this servant was weak, she fell asleep, but when this servant woke up, the son beside her became a daughter.”

This servant can swear to the heavens that before I fell asleep, this servant personally saw my son and saw a birthmark on his right leg. On that day, Imperial Concubine Shu also gave birth to a son. This servant was confused at that time. How could this happen? Imperial Concubine Shu gave birth to a second prince the moment my son was replaced. Thus, this servant suspects that the Sun family has changed my son to Imperial Concubine Shu so that she can stand firmly in the palace.

So this servant ordered people to send the baby girl to my sister’s house and let her take care of her. Afterwards, this servant begged the eldest young master of the Sun family to bring this servant to the palace to visit Concubine Shu and the little prince. Fortunately, the eldest young master did not make things difficult for him and brought this servant to the palace to visit Empress Concubine Shu and the little prince.

When you saw the little prince, you thought that he changed his diaper and took off the little prince’s pants. Sure enough, this servant found the same birthmark on the little prince’s right leg. Moreover, the little prince’s appearance is similar to this servant’s. If the emperor doesn’t believe me, you can identify her carefully. “She raised her head so that the emperor can see her appearance clearly.

As Madam Cui raised her head, everyone in the hall looked at her in unison. Everyone was shocked. Indeed, as the woman had said, the Second Prince’s appearance was indeed very similar to the woman’s in terms of facial features.

Emperor Wei was also suspicious after seeing Madam Cui’s appearance. However, he still couldn’t believe that Sun Shuyi would do such a thing. So he asked, “If what you said was true, then why didn’t you reveal it in time? Instead, you waited until everything was settled before coming out to expose this matter.” Is there some sort of conspiracy in the middle? ”

It wasn’t that the Great Wei Emperor was stubborn, but that the Cui Clan was brought here by Fu Tianchen and Duanmu Jing. What was her motive for doing this? It was worth pondering.

After listening to the emperor’s words, Cui was so anxious that tears flowed down his face. He could only shed tears as he choked up, “This servant was about to leave with the child in his arms. I was just about to find the emperor to make the decision for this servant, but who would have thought that the people of the Sun Family would knock this servant unconscious and sell it directly to a small village on the border with Ye Lan?”

Later, by chance, This servant entered Eldest Princess Jing Xian’s manor in Ye Lan, I was fortunate enough to receive the Eldest Princess’s help, and Prince Jing and General Fu sent each other off along the way, so I was able to enter the palace. I saw the Emperor and all the adults and spoke of the grievances in my heart. I, a village woman, also had no other requests. I only hope that Your Highness can exchange my child for our sake as mothers.

Before I entered the palace, I had already made plans to advance and retreat with my children. Therefore, I gave the baby girl to my younger sister so that she could take good care of her. I think my younger sister will do the same. This servant will immediately ask her to bring the girl back to the Consort. I only hope that the Consort can return the son of this servant to this servant. ”

Madam Cui’s face was full of tears as she told me the whole story. At this time, the Emperor, after listening to Madam Cui’s words, might have been furious and attacked his heart. Instead, it gave him a brief sobriety. Immediately, he said, “Get up and tell me where your sister lives. I will send someone to fetch the child and have a blood test on the spot.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.” Mrs. Cui then stood up and asked the eunuch in the hall for a pen and paper. She wrote down her sister’s residence on the paper and handed it to the commander of the Guards Legion who went to pick her up.

Most of the people in the court were Imperial Concubine Shu’s subordinates. If she directly gave out the address, she would probably bring disaster to her younger sister’s family. As for the child, it was likely that his life would be in danger. Therefore, she had no choice but to proceed with caution.

The Guards Leader glanced at the address. He didn’t reach out and didn’t take the paper. Instead, he turned around and left. They had been working in a mixed place like the Imperial Palace for a long time, and they had seen many different situations. Of course, they could understand the Cui Clan’s worries. Thus, they only glanced at the address and left without saying another word.

At this time, the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, After hearing Madam Cui’s words, they were all shocked. They thought that if Imperial Concubine Shu really did this, then she would not have the qualifications to sit in the position of Imperial Concubine. It was even doubtful whether she could save her life. As a result, everyone’s gazes at her were different, and they had already become filled with disgust and unshakeable.

At this moment, the Emperor was sitting on the dragon chair without saying a word. He did not shout to retreat. The crowd did not dare to leave, so they could only stand quietly in the main hall and wait. At this moment, the crowd did not dare to breathe. They could only hear the sounds of their breathing and heartbeats.

Suddenly, a guard ran in panicked. As soon as he entered, he said, “Reporting to Your Majesty, something bad has happened. Ye Lan Kingdom’s Young General Mu Hai, with 30,000 troops, is heading straight for our Great Wei Kingdom. He has already broken through three cities in a row. Now, it is less than five hundred miles from the capital. Your Majesty, please make your decision quickly.”

“What? Say it again.” After the Emperor heard the guard’s words, he directly stood up from his chair and said, “Ye Lan and my Great Wei Kingdom are related by marriage. Their Crown Princess is still my royal sister and the eldest princess of the Great Wei Kingdom, Jing Xian. How could they attack Great Wei?”

After hearing this, Fu Tianchen looked up at him and said, “Your Majesty seems to have forgotten that Princess Jingxian is called Fu Yingran. She is the first daughter of my Duanwang Manor and my direct sister.”

The meaning is very obvious. Since you can indulge Imperial Concubine Shu in this way and suppress Prince Duan’s Manor by any means, Fu Yingran can naturally ask Yelan to send troops to attack Great Wei and avenge her father and brother.

The Emperor was immediately silent when he heard this. That’s right, why did he forget that Fu Yingran was Fu Tianchen and his sister? He and Concubine Shu could suppress him like this, so why couldn’t she attack Great Wei in order to vent her anger for her brother?

Emperor Wei swept his gaze across the hall. There was actually no one in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty who could lead troops to battle. In the entire Great Wei Kingdom, only Prince Duan and his son and Prince Jing Duanmu Jing were capable of fighting against the Ye Lan army. However, it was impossible for these people to listen to his orders now. As for the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, there was actually not a single person who could be used.

The Great Wei Emperor was so anxious that he was covered in cold sweat. Because he knew very well that, Because of Tian Yizhuang’s sudden withdrawal, the economy of Great Wei had already declined, and the national treasury was already unable to make ends meet. If this war ended, Great Wei would really be broke. However, they had already arrived at the gate, so it was impossible not to fight. Thus, he sighed helplessly and asked, “Ai Qing, who would be willing to lead the troops to retreat?”

Who knew that after the Emperor finished speaking, the hall became even more silent. At this moment, the Guards Legion Corps, who had been ordered to bring the child into the palace, also happened to bring a two-year-old girl and a woman into the hall. Everyone couldn’t help but look at the child. The child looked like Concubine Shu, but there wasn’t a trace of the Emperor.

The Emperor also looked at the girl and then expressionlessly instructed, “Someone, bring the Second Prince Fu Zitao over and fetch another two bowls of water. Drop blood to test your marriage.”