Over the years, Emperor Youning did not dare to mention this child because he did not want to recall how he was selfish and lost himself in power when he killed his brother to seize the throne. He thought that the empress dowager was the child's grandmother after all, and he could not kill her no matter what.
This is also the reason why Shen Xihe brought out the real Qilang when His Majesty pretended to be sick and insisted on meeting Xiao Juesong.
Let Your Majesty suspect the Queen Mother. At that time, Shen Xihe already knew that the Queen Mother was the most suspicious person, so what the Queen Mother said to Xiao Huayong must be untrue. She specially went to the imperial mausoleum to pay homage to the Queen.
According to legend, Princess Qian's "daughter" died young and was not buried in the imperial mausoleum. However, the Queen Mother and His Majesty knew that this "daughter" was born to the Queen, and they believed that the child should have a grave no matter what. Even if she was not next to the Queen, there should have been something unusual during the memorial service. However, Shen Xihe did not notice anything unusual.
She asked Zi Yu to find out, and found out that the palace maids who were ordered to offer sacrifices would not prepare extra sacrifices, so Shen Xihe guessed that the real "daughter" did not die young. But if it was just a princess, she could have been the daughter of Princess Qian through a transplant, and she would not be a problem to anyone if she was alive. Why would she need to find a substitute, let her die young, and then send the real one away
From this, Shen Xihe made a bold guess that there was no princess at all. It was just a statement made to the world that both Princess Qian and the Queen gave birth to baby boys.
If the Queen Mother was really the mastermind of everything, she would not even sacrifice her own son, let alone a grandson who was one level older than her? If this grandson was alive, there would be too many variables, and she would definitely kill him.
The people sent to silence the witnesses will definitely be silenced by her again, so that the secret can be buried forever.
It was precisely because of such bold speculation that Shen Xihe took the risk without any evidence and got Xiao Juesong to raise the real prince, instilled hatred for being sacrificed, and came back to seek revenge on His Majesty.
Because the real prince appeared, even the queen mother was not sure whether it was true or not.
It was impossible for the Queen Mother to see the Queen's son being killed, otherwise it would be difficult to hide it from Your Majesty. The people sent must be loyal, but if this kind of thing fails, he will be kidnapped by Xiao Juesong. He really dares to come back and tell the truth? Isn't it courting death
It is these changes in human nature that make Shen Xihe's plan seamless.
She verified everything that needed to be verified clearly.
Everyone's eyes fell on the Queen Mother. As Shen Xihe had expected, the Queen Mother gradually regained her composure: "I don't know either."
She really didn’t want the child to live. The people she sent out to kill him did report back to her that he had been killed. She also killed the people who did it. The appearance of the child at the sacrifice last year…
Just as Shen Xihe had expected, the Queen Mother was not sure about what happened that year.
Emperor Youning turned his gaze to the cold-faced Shen Xihe: "What do you think, Crown Princess?"
"The Empress Dowager doesn't know yet, so how can I know?" His Majesty was indeed suspicious of the person who prayed last year. However, even if he was suspicious, he would rather make a mistake than let him go. He still buried the person in the imperial mausoleum and confirmed the other party's identity.
I don’t know whether it is guilt towards King Qian, guilt towards his own son, or both.
Emperor Youning gave Shen Xihe a serious look and said, "That's it. Stop it now."