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  Ming Xuan leaned down, smiling as she took Xu Er's hand and placed it on her face. She didn't say a word, nor did she know what to say, but simply gazed at him with a warm, gentle smile. Perhaps due to his long absence from sunlight, his complexion was unnaturally pale, but on that delicate, jade-like face, a pair of extremely captivating eyes shone brightly, their dark pupils sparkling with an otherworldly light.

  Anyone who has seen this child will not doubt his identity, because he is too similar to the emperor, and it's as if they were carved from the same mold.

  At noon, Xiaohui gently stroked Mingxuan's cheek with a mixture of excitement and shyness, "So soft, just like the glutinous rice balls we had at noon."

  Yu Zhen Shifu burst out laughing and beckoned to Xiao Yu, "Xiao Yu, come here to your ancestor's place."

  At noon, he listened and returned to Yu Zhen's side with a three-step return, his dark eyes staring at Ming Xuan with some lingering thoughts.

  Yu Zhen held the little person in her arms and smiled, "It's getting late, we should go to sleep. Auntie will stay here for a while, tomorrow when you wake up, she'll play with you again. She's still pregnant with a little treasure in her belly, she must be very tired too, she needs to rest."

  Although he was very curious about Ming Huan's belly, he lay down obediently and soon fell asleep under the gentle pats of his master. Before long, the room was filled with his even breathing sounds.

  The mistress then pulled Ming Huan's hand and quietly closed the door, walking out to the corridor while saying, "Let's go to the medicine room to talk, I've asked Yuan Hui to prepare dinner, once it's ready she'll naturally send it over."

  The medicine room of Shifu has two rooms, the outer room is decorated as a study, with many medical classics and some calligraphy and painting books. The inner room is the pharmacy, where Shifu refines and makes medicines. It was here that she treated Pei Jingzhen's poisoning.

  The original master's Zen room was actually a good place to talk, but now the house is sleeping in the daytime. Although he is only three years old, the child born and raised in the underground palace is not ordinary, he must be more mature than other children, and now they are discussing the current situation in the Zhou Palace, it's not convenient for him to know, so the master took Ming Xuan to the medicine room.

  Ming Xuan didn't hide anything from Shifu, telling her about his recent situation and what he had seen on the way, but only hid the fact that he had met Han Xiuzhu. However, he mentioned through someone else's mouth that Han was going west to borrow troops, then sighed softly, "When I came, the inner city of Jingjing sounded an alarm, it seems that they have encountered an emergency battle situation. If Ah Chen's speculation is correct, I'm afraid that at this time, inside the Zhou Palace, there will be a fierce battle. It's unknown how long this war will last, and who will win or lose in the end."

  She paused and frowned, saying, "It's been over a dozen days since Ah Chen left home, but I haven't received a single letter from him, nor do I know how things are going on his end."

  The mistress smiled and took out a stack of letters from the drawer, handing them over. "Brother Zhen thought he had arrived at my place early, so he sent all the letters to me here. I was prepared to come, but didn't see any sign of him for a long time, so I ordered Biqiu Ni to go out and investigate. It wasn't until then that I found out he was temporarily trapped. However, I had always been very confident and expected that these few days would be enough for him to break free. Indeed, he didn't disappoint me."

  She smiled and said, "Don't worry, Zhen Ge is fine. The Duke of Wuding has taken away the elite troops, and his strength is already exhausted, barely holding on, just struggling to survive."

  "Actually, Chen Ge had already captured Wu Ding Hou a few days ago and controlled the North Ridge Army. However, he kept it secret and continued to fight against the enemy in the northern suburbs with the North Ridge Army. It would take about a few more days of mopping up before they could enter the capital. You can rest assured and stay here for now. Once everything settles down, he will come to pick you up."

  The garrison troops of the King of Lin Nan are far away in the southern border, and it is impossible to secretly transport so many soldiers and grain under the emperor's nose to Shengjing. In connection with Gu Yuanjing's reconnaissance report, it should be known that the King of Lin Nan has privately recruited soldiers in various prefectures and states. However, this kind of covert operation limits the scale of the army, and the number of these private soldiers will not be too many. Scattered soldiers are difficult to form a force.

  So, it can almost be certain that the reliance of King Lin Nan is only the Northern Ridge Army of Marquis Wu Ding and the guard brought into the capital by the Crown Prince of King Lin Nan at that time. His goal is to launch a surprise attack rather than a hard fight. If he really can change the dynasty without bloodshed, then when others react, everything will be settled. They are all descendants of the Zhou Dynasty, as long as they are promised benefits, the imperial clan and these idle kings may not dare to resist.

  This idea is great and originally had a good chance of success.

  However, the King of Lin Nan did not expect that the Emperor would propose to withdraw the vassals in advance and also win over Pei Jingchen, who could command the Northern Army. As a result, the elite troops of the Northern Army had been ambushing outside the northern suburbs of Shengjing City, causing Wu Dinghou's army to be defeated. If there was no Northern Army, the King of Lin Nan would have almost won the battle, let alone the fact that the previous emperor had left behind an elite troop in Anzhou to prevent the King of Lin Nan from rebelling. But after the death of his two sons, this matter became a secret, and the Emperor did not know about it. Therefore, this coup d'etat was almost a sure win, with no suspense at all.

  Ming Xuan heard the four words "secret and not announced", her heart moved, thinking that Pei Jing Chen was indeed one of them. The Northern Army had won a great victory early in the morning, capturing Wu Ding Hou alive, and this battle could be considered over. However, he still stationed his troops in the northern suburbs, just to delay. He was waiting, waiting for news from Shengjing City, once Lin Nan Wang ascended to the throne, he could lead the Northern Army to turn their guns back to the capital and capture the king.

  It seems that the emperor is bound to die, then what about Xiao Yu...

  Ming Xuan thought for a moment, and also didn't engage in guessing with Shi Tai. She asked straightforwardly, "Now that the imperial court is controlled by people from Cheng En Hou Fu and Ding Guo Gong Fu, if something were to happen to the Emperor, they would surely support Yu Hui Fei's eldest son to ascend to the throne. Then what about Yu Er...?"

  If the Emperor were to die, and Yu Hui Fei's son ascended to the throne, the situation of the Anping Wang Fu would remain unchanged from before, not a single thread or hair different. Therefore, only if Yu Er ascends to the throne can this situation be changed. However, although Yu Er is the Emperor's eldest son, there is no record in the Nei Shi Jian, and his identity is difficult to confirm. Even if he were born with a face identical to the Emperor's, it would still give Yu Hui Fei and the Ding Guo Gong Fu a handle to criticize him.

  So how to reasonably and lawfully bring the case to the Golden Hall is the key point.

  Yu Zhen Shitai smiled carelessly, "The Dingguo Gongfu and the Yuxia of Lin Nan Wangfu are relatives by marriage, they have always been close. How can the Dingguo Gongfu be unrelated to the rebellion of Lin Nan Wang? The son of Empress Hui has such a maternal family, how can the officials tolerate him ascending to the throne? Although the imperial court is controlled by Dingguo Gong and Cheng En Hou, but establishing a new emperor requires the approval of the royal family. It's not that easy."

  Suddenly, her gaze softened, and the smile at the corner of her mouth became gentle. "We were born so similar to the Emperor that anyone who has seen him would not doubt his identity. Moreover, who said that the Imperial Household Department does not have records of the Emperor's visit to the palace maid Yuehe? If someone has doubts, please ask the Imperial Household Department to bring out the records and let them investigate. The child's identity is clear and certain; it was only kept secret in the past to protect him."

  Ming Xuan's heart was slightly surprised, the emperor got drunk and favored Yuehe, but did not record it in the Nei Shi Jian's book, this is what Xing Yi said, which roughly also conforms to the emperor's usual mindset.

  Since he understood the deep feelings, of course, he couldn't let people know that he had visited her maid not long after the death of Yuanyuan. Otherwise, if it was spread out, wouldn't his so-called deep feelings become a joke? Not to mention that this is something that happened when he was drunk, he may not even be aware of it, and even if he knew, how could he possibly let the palace servants record it, making it evidence for future criticism?

  Ke Shi Tai said, however, that the record of this transaction had been entered into the ledger by the Imperial Steward.

  She spoke with such conviction, it couldn't be false.

  Suddenly, Ming Xuan's eyes lit up, and she asked in a low voice, "Is it Duke Jian'an?"

  The mistress nodded, "Qiong's brother is also to prevent any unexpected events, if... we must be stronger than the one born by Yu Hui Fei."

  Jian'an Bo Liang Kun grew up with the current emperor since childhood, and their feelings are naturally deep. However, he is not a foolishly loyal person. Although he doesn't want to see the emperor in trouble, if the emperor were to encounter problems, he would also have to plan for his own future. Whether it's for the benefit of the Zhou Dynasty or his personal interests as Jian'an Bo, without the Empress Dowager's son, he is more suitable for the throne than the child born to Yu Hui Fei. That's why he used his control over the palace guards, which he had accumulated over the years, to alter a record from four years ago when he was the eunuch supervisor.

  Ming Xuan let out a sigh of relief, and Liang Jun's move was indeed wise, also a kind of self-protection.

  She suddenly thought of Han Xiu, since he had always known about the emperor's strange army in Anzhou, he must have guessed the trend of this war, so he should have brought the strange army back earlier. But he insisted on waiting until Lin Nan Wang broke into Zhou Palace before going out to ask for help, wasn't this also the same intention as Pei Jingxuan? But Pei Jingxuan did it not only to avenge the Yue family but also to protect himself, Han Xiu did it, what was his purpose?

  He assisted the emperor for four years and had already become the emperor's most trusted confidant, ranking alongside the prime minister. He was second only to one person and superior to everyone else, and no one could shake his position. As the saying goes, "one day a king, one day a minister," regardless of who became the new emperor, it was not certain that they would be able to tolerate him.

  If the Emperor were to pass away, and Empress Yu's child were to ascend to the throne, naturally the people of Dingguo Gongfu would hold high positions, what would he, Han Xiu, have to do with it? If it were for power and influence, he had already reached the pinnacle. If it were for the sake of the common people, although the current Emperor was not a wise ruler, in the past four years, he had a good reputation among the people, neither cruel nor tyrannical, what's the point of overthrowing him? What exactly is he after?

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