After exchanging lives, I can't get rid of the binding cp

Chapter 351 Night Banquet in Qianjiao Garden (16)

The moment Xiang Heng announced Shangguan Jie's true identity in public, the whole room was shocked.

"Your Majesty, this, this is impossible! His Highness the Fifth Prince disappeared in Suizhou more than ten years ago. The war was raging back then. After so many years, the Fifth Prince..." Some ministers questioned:
"This matter concerns the royal bloodline. Please be careful, Your Majesty! If you are not completely sure, you should not reveal the identity of the fifth prince to the world hastily!"

"Yes, please think twice, Your Majesty!"

All the ministers knelt down and shouted: "Please, Your Majesty, think twice!"

Seeing that Xiang Heng was being questioned by the ministers, he was not angry. He just smiled lightly and said confidently: "The reason why I summoned all my beloved ladies to the palace is that I have sufficient evidence and confidence."

Xiang Heng said: "You all know that the fifth prince was previously the Secretary of Dali Temple, named Shangguan Jie. I used to be in poor health and was bedridden. I didn't know that Dali Temple had an additional Secretary.

"It was not until half a month ago when Prince Xuanping entered the palace with the Fifth Prince to report the Crown Prince that I saw him. As soon as I saw him, I had doubts in my heart - didn't you see that my Fifth Prince looks quite similar to me?"

"This..." All the officials looked hesitant.

In fact, they had already discovered that Shangguan Jie not only had similar eyebrows and eyes to Prince Xiang Feng, but there were even shadows of Xiang Heng in his facial features and outline.

If you don't look closely, Shangguan Jie looks like Xiang Heng in his youth.

But they never thought about it deeply and just regarded it as a coincidence - there are so many people with similar looks in the world, is there still one Shangguan Jie left?

Unfortunately, Mr. Zhao and Shangguan Jie were trapped in this city at that time and were not allowed to leave. At the same time, news of the disappearance and death of Xiang Heng's fifth son also spread to the border between Xuan and Rong.

Unfortunately, God failed to fulfill his wish. Not long after Shangguan Jie recovered from his illness, another war broke out between Daxuan and Rongguo. This war ended with Daxuan's failure, and Rongguo invaded and occupied a city in Daxuan.

Shangguan Jie nodded and smiled, and then explained: "My father is very thoughtful and specially ordered people to search for the traces of Mr. Zhao along the way in Suizhou. Mr. Zhao has been serving me since he was a child. There was a chaos in Suizhou that year, and it was Mr. Zhao who fought to the death. I was rescued from the enemy.

This is incredible, even more unbelievable.

After Mr. Zhao took Shangguan Jie out of Suizhou, he thought about sending him back to Xiang Heng. However, Shangguan Jie was not accustomed to the climate and climate during his escape, and suddenly got cold.

They left in a hurry and didn't bring many valuable things with them, so the little silver they had was quickly spent. In order to make a living, Mr. Zhao could only find ways to make money and pay for his expenses while on the road.

Xiang Heng continued: "From the moment I saw him, I suspected that my fifth prince was not dead, so I sent people to investigate secretly. The emperor paid off, and I finally found some clues three days ago."

As he said that, Xiang Heng glanced at Shangguan Jie beside him.

"At that time, the officers and soldiers of Suizhou had already evacuated outside Suizhou City, and the Xuan and Rong armies were facing each other. Mr. Zhao had to take me to avoid the battle circle and take a detour southward..."

Because of his illness, Mr. Zhao had to stop.

What follows is a rather bizarre story.

But they really didn't expect that Shangguan Jie might actually be the lost prince of the royal family.

Grandpa Zhao had no choice but to take Shangguan Jie to live anonymously in the border city for the time being.

"Later, by chance, Mr. Zhao got a chance to escape and took me to join a caravan, and then returned to Daxuan." Shangguan explained:
"But at that time, Grandpa Zhao was old and suffering from illness, so it was not suitable for him to travel long distances. In addition, I was still young and could not return to the capital. I remember that when I was very young, Grandpa Zhao asked me to study hard and be literate. Get fame."

Shangguan laughed and said, "I thought that my father wanted me to shine on my family, but I didn't expect that he actually wanted to gain fame through examinations so that I could recognize my father. This is all my fault. Be careful." Xiang Heng smiled and stroked his beard: "Thanks to Zhao Sinian, I was able to find you again. It's been a hard work for him for so many years." He turned to look at the ministers:
"The people I sent found Zhao Sinian, who rescued the fifth prince, and got from him the old clothes that the fifth prince wore when he was a child. Not only that, I also got a token."

While speaking, Xiang Heng stretched out his hand, and Shangguan Jie immediately placed a jade pendant he carried with him on Xiang Heng's palm.

"This is the Hotan jade pendant given to me by the late emperor. The word 'Jie' on it was carved by me myself. And this jade pendant has always been worn by the fifth prince." Xiang Heng said:
"Various evidences show that Shangguan Jie is my lost fifth prince. Do you, my dear friends, still have any doubts?"

At this point, the situation is very clear - Xiang Heng has determined that Shangguan Jie is his son, and it is true.

Seeing this, the ministers had nothing to say.

They all congratulated the emperor: "Congratulations, Your Majesty! I have found the fifth prince after more than ten years. This is God's blessing on Your Majesty and my Daxuan. It is Daxuan's great fortune!"

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Xiang Heng raised his head and laughed loudly: "I told you, no need to be too polite, just stay on your feet - apart from this, I also have a happy event to tell you all, dear friends." He said:
"Xiang Jie is young and promising. When he was the Secretary of Dali Temple, he already fulfilled his duties and acted impartially. Even when faced with a powerful and vicious person like the deposed prince, he was not afraid to speak out. He is truly worthy of being my beloved son.

"I have decided to establish the title of crown prince, and the imperial edict to establish the crown prince has been drawn up. I am just waiting to announce it to the world tomorrow. From now on, I also ask all my beloved ministers to assist the prince and teach him how to be a qualified prince, so that he will be strong in the future. I will declare my kingdom!”

The moment the words fell, all the civil and military officials present were shocked.

Everyone's heart skipped a beat, and they hurriedly knelt down and shouted: "I obey my command! I have seen His Highness the Crown Prince, and His Highness is a thousand years old! -"

Xiang Heng announced the opening of the banquet amidst the shouts of all the ministers, and officials of all sizes also congratulated and greeted Xiang Jie.

A banquet can be said to be a feast for both the guest and the host.

Only Lou Xiyue and Fu Guan were worried.

The two of them communicated silently with their eyes, appearing calm and calm on their faces, but in their hearts they were puzzled.

Lou Xiyue calmly looked at Xiang Heng and Xiang Jie, who were in high positions, and thought to herself: There is something wrong. Xiang Heng definitely didn't know Xiang Jie until recently.

There has been no whereabouts of the "Fifth Prince" for more than ten years. How could Xiang Heng find "Grandpa Zhao" in just half a month?
And Xiang Heng discovered Xiang Jie's true identity and concealed it so quietly that there was no trace of it.

This is too weird.

In the past few days, because of Xiang Feng's incident, there were countless pairs of eyes staring at him inside and outside the capital. Fu Guan never slackened off and sent out manpower almost all over the streets and alleys of the capital.

If the emperor took advantage of this moment to send someone out of the capital, Fu Guan would not have known about it.

Fu Guan didn't notice it. The only possibility is that there was really no special movement in the capital during this period.

In this case, the only explanation is that Xiang Heng actually knew Shangguan Jie's identity early on. They had already planned it, and they planned to make everything public at the moment of Xiang Feng's downfall.

From recognizing the ancestors and returning to the clan to appointing the crown prince, every step was a matter of course.

The more Lou Xiyue thought about it, the more frightened he became - Xiang Heng and Xiang Jie really played a big game of chess!