20demayo Chapter 631 Recognition of relatives with blood
Chapter 631 Recognition of relatives with blood
After her sister went through the hardships of the Ministry of Punishment, Zhen Huan hated that dark place deeply.
She stepped forward hastily.
"Your Majesty, the Zhen and Wen families do have a deep connection. Wen Shichu has recently become engaged to my younger sister, Zhen Yurao."
Wen Shichu quickly agreed.
"Your Majesty, I have long admired Miss Zhen Er, and so I shamelessly proposed marriage. Madam Zhen, moved by my years of infatuation, finally agreed to the marriage."
"I am overwhelmed with joy and fearful of any complications, so I hastily asked for leave from the Imperial Hospital and returned home to prepare for the engagement."
"Your Majesty, I beg for your understanding. Since I am deeply attracted to the Second Young Lady, how could I have been so foolish as to become entangled with Consort Zhen?"
The Zhen family really knew how to take advantage of loopholes, and Wen Shichu actually came forward to marry Zhen Yurao.
If someone said that Concubine Zhen had no hand in this, the emperor would not believe it at all.
He looked at Zhen Huan deeply. Now, looking in this direction, he found that apart from some similarities between her features and those of his old friend, her personality was no different.
Guarjia Wen Yuan saw that the emperor's eyes fell on Zhen Huan and took the opportunity to fan the flames.
"Doctor Wen, throughout history, how often has a brother-in-law cared about his elder sister, and vice versa?"
"Your Majesty, the Eleventh Prince is a prince, and Your Majesty has high hopes for him. This is a matter of great importance to future generations, so we must be careful."
Upon hearing this, the emperor's face instantly turned gloomy and a cold air emanated from his whole body.
His dark eyes stared at Guaerjia Wenyuan motionlessly, as if he wanted to shoot her through.
"Then tell me what it means to be careful?"
Guwaljia Wen Yuan gave a loud answer.
"I'm afraid it's going to be a blood test!"
"I have heard from the imperial physician before that the so-called blood test involves drawing the blood of two people into the same container to see if they merge. If they do, then they are related; otherwise, there is no blood relationship."
The emperor pondered for a moment and nodded.
"This method sounds reasonable. Let's use this to verify it."
"Your Majesty, this method requires blood, which is really harmful to the dragon's body."
Zhen Huan quickly spoke out to stop him.
"I thought my relationship with His Majesty was deep, but who could have imagined it would reach this point? If I had known His Majesty would be so suspicious of me, I would have preferred to have lived my entire life in solitude at Lingyun Peak!"
A beautiful woman shedding tears is indeed endearing.
But with Shen Meizhuang's words in mind and some things the emperor had found out himself, he was already on guard against Zhen Huan.
"Concubine Zhen, just one try will clear your name and that of your child."
Zhen Huan looked sad and looked at the emperor in disbelief.
"If Your Majesty wants to test me, it means he truly doubts me. Since Your Majesty suspects that I have an affair with Doctor Wen, Lingxi can simply do a blood test with Doctor Wen. This will not harm Your Majesty's health, and it will also clear my name and that of the child."
An Lingrong interjected doubtfully.
"Empress Zhen, Lingxi is obviously your younger sister, why don't you bring Hongyang over?"
Zhen Huan explained with red eyes.
"Your Highness, you may not know that Hongyang is a very loud child. I was afraid that he would cry loudly during the bleeding, so I suggested that Lingxi, who is more well-behaved, come instead."
"Since Lingxi has to suffer, then use my blood."
The emperor waved his hand impatiently.
"Su Peisheng, go and bring Lingxi here."
If the two people's blood really cannot mix, then the word "telepathy" will be a great irony.
The emperor sat at the top of the table in silence, with countless thoughts running through his mind.
When Su Peisheng walked out of the hall, he saw a little head leaning against the door.
He quickly stepped forward and pulled the man back, "Ouch! Your servant, Seventh Prince, shouldn't you be in the Shangshufang at this time? Why are you running to Yongshou Palace?"
Hongxia glanced at him without saying anything and continued squatting by the door.
Xiao Linzi gave a helpless smile. The Seventh Prince came in alone from outside.
When he came, he didn't say anything. He just squatted outside the store and listened to the movements in the house with his ears perked up.
As palace servants serving their master, it was not easy for them to chase people away.
Su Peisheng was afraid of making mistakes, so he didn't dare to stay for too long and had to let the Seventh Prince continue to guard outside the door.
When he returned with Princess Lingxi, Hongxia was no longer in front of the palace.
When he entered the main hall, he did not report this little incident, so he was later given a severe beating with a stick.
The wet nurse stood aside holding the child, and the emperor spoke to An Lingrong again.
"Go prepare the things for the blood test."
An Lingrong stood up, bowed, and politely declined.
"Your Majesty, I think it's better not to have two masters for one thing. It's more reassuring to let Eunuch Su handle this matter."
"It's not that I'm unwilling to help Your Majesty, but I've also given birth to twins, a boy and a girl."
"No matter what the outcome of today's incident is, it will easily attract criticism."
Concubine Jinghua understood An Lingrong's concerns and advised her from the side.
"Your Majesty, this matter concerns the royal bloodline. Eunuch Su has served you for many years, so it would be most appropriate for him to handle it."
The emperor nodded sullenly.
Su Peisheng quickly agreed. He gritted his teeth, licked his face, and went to Yiku Palace to ask for a copper basin of clean water.
Seeing Su Peisheng approaching Lingxi with an embroidery needle, Zhen Huan looked at the emperor with dismay.
"If you take this action, even if you confirm that Lingxi is your biological child, people will criticize her one day as a child whose bloodline the Emperor suspects. How will Hongyang and Lingxi gain a foothold among siblings in the future?"
The emperor raised his eyelids and questioned in a deep voice.
"All those present today are from the imperial harem, and there are no outsiders. How could we be criticized by the world?"
"Concubine Zhen, it is precisely because some people are questioning it that we need to resolve the issue as quickly as possible."
"Su Peisheng, do it!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Su Peisheng's needle steadily pierced Princess Lingxi's white and tender fingers, and the princess burst into tears instantly.
The wet nurse was afraid that the princess would suffer, so she squeezed Lingxi's punctured finger and pressed it into the copper basin, causing a drop of blood to drip out.
Lingxi's movement was so big that the wet nurse's hand was forced into the copper basin.
An Lingrong saw that the emperor was staring at the copper basin without blinking, so she didn't say anything to remind him.
The emperor has already announced that there are no outsiders in the hall, so the outcome is already decided.
On the surface, Hongyang and Lingxi must be his children.
As soon as the copper basin was handed to the emperor, he pricked his finger without hesitation.
Round beads of blood dripped into the copper basin under everyone's eyes, and slowly merged with Lingxi's blood.
Guarjia Wen Yuan exclaimed, "No... This is impossible..."
The emperor wrapped his fingers with a snow-white handkerchief and looked over coldly.
"Lady Qi, now that things have come to this, what else do you have to say?"