These things really happened. Just like what Song Xiangyu said, only when there is 70% truth in a lie can people not tell the difference. Princess Yongning wiped the tears from her face, bit her lip and closed her eyes: "As we raised them, there were more and more children like this, so we built a house and hired people to teach these children. When they grow up, we let them join the army and give them a way to live. But that's all. I swear to heaven that I am not afraid of investigation."
Young Master Li was a little anxious. Su Rong could not be relied on. Princess Yongning was about to shirk all responsibility for this matter. He did not care about anything else and quickly refuted: "You are clearly making excuses! What I am asking you now is not about you adopting those children, but about you raising the remnants of the former chieftain. Do you dare to say that you didn't?! After Miss Mu San came to the capital, she was very close to you and often came in and out of your mansion... .. Wasn't it to find this child that she didn't give any benefits to your princess's mansion? You are clearly deceiving the emperor!"
Emperor Yuanfeng glanced at Master Li Xiaojue with a half-smile: "Jia Min knows it very clearly, unlike what you said just now, that you discovered it by accident."
As for Su Rong, he didn't look like an insider at all. He stood aside with a completely confused look on his face.
It looked more like Young Master Li had brought it in to make up the number and increase the portion.
Prince Consort Tang lay prostrate, not daring to move or say a word.
After Emperor Yuanfeng finished talking about Young Master Li, he called out Prince Consort Tang's name: "Tang Yuan, why don't you say anything?"
Tang Yuan gave a trembling smile: "Your Majesty, I dare not... I am terrified!"
This couple are indeed the most honest people in the royal family.
Seeing Tang Yuan like this, Emperor Yuanfeng couldn't help but think of the old story when Princess Mingchang refused the marriage proposal.
When the late emperor was still alive, he doted on Princess Mingchang the most. At that time, Princess Mingchang refused to marry Tang Yuan, so he refused to do so and cancelled the marriage, making the Tang family a laughing stock in the entire capital and even in the Great Zhou.
Later, the matter was settled after Princess Yongning married him.
In fact, this couple really was just as Princess Yongning herself said, they were bullied by Princess Mingchang all their lives.
He snorted and asked in a deep voice, "What are you afraid to say? Will I eat people? Or will I chop off your heads without any reason?"
"Your Majesty is so wise, I dare not think so!" Tang Yuan pursed his lips and couldn't help sighing: "But I am an outsider after all. This is Your Majesty's family affair, I dare not interfere"
"Family affairs?" Emperor Yuanfeng sneered, "If what Jiamin said is true, then this is not a family matter."
Tang Yuan said immediately, "Your Majesty! I dare to guarantee with my life that I will never do anything disloyal to Your Majesty. As for Jiamin's words, I believe Your Majesty will make a fair judgment. Besides, if you want to prove whether what my husband and I said is true or false, it is also very simple. We have brought the message on behalf of Miss Mu San. Your Majesty can ask Miss Mu San when summoning her whether the so-called son of the former chieftain is our adopted son. We do have many adopted sons, and the ones we brought to the capital are the two closest to us. But we took these two children to visit relatives and friends everywhere. Let alone other things, we have also been to Princess Mingchang's mansion. When the time comes, you can let Miss Mu San recognize them, and you can also let Princess Mingchang and Jiamin recognize them. Which of these two children is the son of the traitor in their mouths!"
Princess Yongning also started to cry: "Your Majesty, please give me justice!"
Master Li Xiaojue was already confused by the couple's righteous words.
From what they said, it seemed like they had suffered a great injustice.
... ...
No!
He shuddered suddenly, and then he realized belatedly that they had been asking Emperor Yuanfeng to meet Miss Mu San!
That is to say... ..
In other words, they are not afraid of being discovered at all.
In other words, they had been prepared for this and were confident that they could get away with it.
Then... the biggest possibility is that they have reached an agreement with Miss Mu San, and Miss Mu San is on their side...
But how did they do it
It was clear that Miss Mu San had been hiding since she returned to the capital with Duke Chengguo's Mansion. She was extremely alert and looked like she didn't want to have any contact with people in the capital.
Even if the child was raised in Princess Yongning's Mansion, it would still take time for Miss Mu San to verify everything.
After checking, how can Miss Mu San believe that Princess Yongning has no other intentions
From another perspective, how could Princess Yongning dare to believe Miss Mu San and acknowledge the child's true identity
There was no way these two parties should be able to reach an agreement.
He was stunned, but couldn't find a way to interrupt.
Emperor Yuanfeng hummed softly, "Originally, I was planning to wait until after the Chinese New Year to see you. Jiamin made such a fuss. If we don't sort it out first, it looks like this Chinese New Year won't be so easy. In that case, let's summon Miss Mu San."
Su Rong felt a little uneasy, he even moved his steps in a daze.
Lord Li saw this and felt even more shocked.
Princess Yongning's residence was in the imperial city. Miss Mu San arrived in less than half an hour.
Young Master Li had been looking for her for several months, wishing he could dig up the entire capital to find her. But now that this person was really in front of him, he wished she would disappear from this world.
Emperor Yuanfeng didn't care what he was thinking. He waited until Miss Mu San finished bowing before asking calmly, "Are you from the Mu Mansion in Yunnan?"
Miss Mu San responded in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "I am the daughter of the old chieftain, the younger sister of the previous chieftain."
"Oh?" Emperor Yuanfeng glanced at her unhurriedly: "Then why did you come to the capital, and why did you get involved with those rebellious natives?"
"I was brought to the capital by Duke Chengguo." Miss Mu San answered calmly, "When Duke Chengguo was suppressing the rebellion in Yunnan, he discovered our backgrounds and knew that we were the legitimate descendants of the Mu Mansion. He agreed to bring me to the capital to meet the emperor and regain the title for my nephew. In exchange, we submitted to the court, restrained the natives, and did not oppose the court."
Duke Chengguo Xu Yonghong did suppress the rebellion in Yunnan, and he had mentioned this in his memorials to the emperor.
Emperor Yuanfeng recalled the past, frowned and then relaxed: "Then why did you suddenly disappear again? Why haven't you heard from you for so long? Instead, you are running around the capital? Connecting with the rich and powerful?"
"I dare not collude with the rich and powerful." Miss Mu San pursed her lips, her expression firm: "It's just that Duke Cheng got into trouble, and he didn't have time to deal with my matter. At that time, the current Tusi of the Mu Mansion heard the news and sent people to hunt me down. I had no choice but to hide everywhere..."