The emperor's words were beyond Chu Mu's expectation, but he didn't show a little panic, and immediately said: "Uncle is a child brought back by my father, king and mother concubine from Wujin County in the epidemic area. Raise, you know these emperors."
The emperor looked at Chu Mu intently, and he didn't see anything wrong from Chu Mu's expression.
Ever since Chu Yan told him about his plan, he felt a little uneasy about it.
According to what Chu Yan said, after he knew that the Supreme Emperor was investigating the incident back then, he deliberately guided those investigating the incident to focus on Xing Minzhi, thus arranging this big game of chess.
He could trust Chu Yan's character and his methods, but regarding this matter, he felt intuitively uneasy. He had seen Xing Minzhi's appearance when he was a child. For a while, the phoenix eyes vaguely looked like Chu Yan, and there was a gust of wind in Beijing. Many people said that Xing Minzhi was actually Chu Yan's illegitimate son.
The speaker has no intention, the listener pays attention. Back then, the emperor just laughed off the rumor, but when Chu Yan told him about it, he suddenly thought of the rumor back then.
After all, Chu Yan's phoenix eyes followed King Jing, and although King Jing is a little distant from the Supreme Emperor's blood, their appearance is somewhat similar. In the emperor's memory, the Supreme Emperor also had a pair of phoenix eyes when he was young. .
Xing Minzhi's appearance did change after he grew up, and he lost his pair of phoenix eyes, but this matter has always taken root in his heart.
The emperor was suspicious, and he always took this matter to heart. At this critical moment, he must ask clearly.
He didn't want to have any quarrel with Chu Yan. He had been on the throne for more than ten years, and Chu Yan was the last person around him who could be called a friend. He didn't want his suspicion to ruin everything.
This is a problem, and it is also the emperor's responsibility to himself.
As long as Chu Mu can give him an affirmative answer, then he will choose to believe it.
He looked up at Chu Mu, looked at his young and handsome face, and slowly asked his own question: "Xing Minzhi, is it really not the emperor's legacy? Your father really values feelings. He raised Xing Minzhi so much." For many years, there are some people who are reluctant to say nonsense to me."
The emperor's question was too direct, but it was precisely in this way that he could see Chu Mu's most direct reaction.
After hearing this, Chu Mu gave the emperor a slightly surprised look, then bowed his head and said, "Don't worry, your majesty, if he is really the emperor's legacy from the past, the father will not betroth the minister's younger sister to him in the same way."
Chu Mu didn't explain too much, because he knew that talking too much about some things would be counterproductive, so it's better to just say a word to settle the matter.
Chu Mu's words made the emperor instantly relieved.
He nodded slightly, then got up from his seat and said to Chu Mu: "Okay, the time is almost up, I will go back to the palace first, and I will work hard on you for the rest."
Chu Mu was a little surprised: "The emperor won't listen to what father and ministers plan to do next?"
The emperor patted Chu Mu on the shoulder: "I trust you father and son."
Trustworthy, these three words sound ridiculous.
It's just that Chu Yan taught him since he was a child that as a minister, he should behave like a minister.
Therefore, Chu Mu didn't show anything on his face, and he laughed at all the doubts about the emperor just now, and respectfully sent the emperor out of the palace.
When he left, the emperor had a serious and cold face, and immediately recruited Jing Zhaoyin into the palace, ordering him to investigate the matter secretly.
Less than an hour after the emperor returned to the palace, the news of Chu Yan's assassination spread like wildfire, and the murderer vaguely pointed to the current emperor.
At the same time, a piece of news was also transmitted to the people under Chu Yan's command.
After another half an hour, a warrant was quietly sent out from within the palace, and a quarter of an hour later, countless people hid in various mansions in the capital at the same time.
The news of Chu Yan's assassination and death was like a gust of wind, blowing across the entire capital in an instant. Except for the ordinary people in the market, everyone in the mansion basically received the news.
When the news spread to Xu's residence, Princess Rongyang couldn't accept the matter the first moment she heard the news, and she fell to the ground as soon as her legs gave way.
At that time, Princess Rongyang was teaching Xu Lu a lesson, and when she saw her mother fall, instead of helping her immediately, Xu Lu grabbed the boy who sent the message and asked, "What did you just say? My uncle was assassinated to death." gone?"
The boy was taken aback by Xu Lu's attitude, but nodded subconsciously.
Xu Lu froze in place when she heard the words, the resentment towards her uncle's family in her heart completely disappeared at this moment. No matter how much she thought about it, she was still just a young girl. When she heard the sudden news of her death, she was completely stunned.
"Come here! Prepare the sedan chair!" Eldest Princess Rong Yang also stood up with the help of the maid at this time. She ran out the door while giving orders while holding the hem of her skirt. Her mind was buzzing, and she couldn't believe it at all. This thing turned out to be true.
Obviously, everything is fine today during the day...
Xu Lu narrowed her eyes, thought for a while, and then followed closely, but the woman who was guarding the door stopped her, and Xu Lu was so angry that she yelled at the woman.
The mother-in-law seemed to have never heard of this, and after Xu Lu got tired of scolding, she stopped scolding and sat down to think about it instead.
If her uncle is really gone, then Chu Han will definitely not be as arrogant as before, and she will not be affected at all. After all, her mother is the eldest princess, and Chu Han's mother's natal family is Cheng En Hou Mansion .
In the future, I'm afraid Chu Han won't be favored like before in Beijing, and she...
Speaking of which, Xu Lu is actually very jealous of Chu Han, she is one year younger than Chu Han, and almost grew up with Chu Han.
Xu Lu's family background is very good, her mother is the most honorable eldest princess, her grandfather is a prince who can cover the sky with one hand, and although her father is not an official in the court, he is rich and enemy. It can be said that Xu Lu has everything since she was a child.
Xu Lu is good-looking and sensible since she was a child. Logically speaking, she should be the most favored girl in the family, but unfortunately, there is Chu Han in front of her.
Since she was a child, Xu Lu grew up listening to the voices of others praising Chu Han, as if wherever Chu Han was, she was the only one shining. Xu Lu was unconvinced when she was a child, and she would often deliberately show off her talents in front of others, but often all she got was a perfunctory compliment from people, and in a blink of an eye, they all rushed to praise Chu Han again.
When she was young, Xu Lu didn't understand why everyone liked Chu Han, but when she grew up, she understood that maybe people didn't like Chu Han, but Chu Yan and Su Yan behind her.
Later, Xu Lu gradually stopped arguing with Chu Han, and she worked hard to make friends with Chu Han, just for people's compliments.
But now, no, later.
In the future, Chu Han might fall from the clouds, right? Without her uncle, according to Chu Han's simple and reckless temperament, would anyone still like her
The corners of Xu Lu's mouth could not help but curl up slightly.