Daughter of aristocratic family

Chapter 507 Portrait
Yun Hao winked at Wang Cheng, then said to everyone: "My fellow colleagues, today's matter is of great importance. Please withdraw first. Once His Majesty has made a decision, he will reward you according to your merits."

"Your Majesty." Concubine Li called anxiously and gently pushed the Eleventh Prince.

The eleventh prince understood and shouted, "Father."

The emperor stopped, turned around slowly and said, "You all should leave."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Concubine Li took the eleventh prince away.

Yun Hao escorted Prince Zuo into the palace, and Hao Bai and Wang Cheng were responsible for taking away the soldiers who followed Prince Zuo to besiege the Yangxin Palace.

As the palace door slowly closed, there were a total of ten people in the hall, including the Emperor, Imperial Concubine Jing, Imperial Concubine Chun, Prince Zuo, Yun Hao, the Court Judge, the Imperial Physician and the Chief Eunuch, as well as Ling Ze and Yao Bin who had just arrived.

The atmosphere in the palace was heavy. The emperor sat upright on the dragon throne with cold eyes, staring straight at Concubine Chun.

Concubine Jing lowered her head, twisting an embroidered handkerchief in her hand, with the corners of her lips slightly raised. She didn't expect it would be so easy to encourage Prince Zuo to take this step, and she didn't expect that Concubine Chun would tell the old story in public.

Even though Concubine Chun confirmed that Prince Zuo was the emperor's biological son, his action of leading his troops to besiege the Yangxin Palace and almost killing the emperor undoubtedly pushed him into an abyss of no return.

"Your Majesty, everything I said is true. Prince Zuo is indeed your biological son. He does not look like his cousin, but like his great-grandmother." Concubine Chun was an old resident of the emperor's palace. When she entered the palace, she had an affair with her cousin from her mother's family.

But for some reason, the two families were unwilling to get married and separated the two. Concubine Chun became the concubine of Prince Jin at that time, and her cousin married someone else.

During the time when Concubine Chun was pregnant with Prince Zuo, she had met her cousin, which was also the reason why the emperor suspected that Prince Zuo was not his son.

"Your Majesty, ever since I entered the palace, I have strictly followed the code of conduct for women and have been loyal to Your Majesty. My cousin and I have never transgressed the rule in the slightest. The birth of Yier is a precious gift bestowed by God on Your Majesty and me. His bloodline is pure, and there is no doubt about it." Concubine Chun looked at the emperor, tears of pleading in her eyes.

Prince Zuo's face was filled with shock, and he looked at Concubine Chun with complicated eyes. He had never thought that he would be caught up in such a mystery about his life experience.

There were reasons why his father treated him so poorly.

Inside the hall, there was silence.

The emperor sat on the dragon throne with an uncertain expression. He stared at Concubine Chun, trying to find a hint of deception in her eyes, but he only saw determination and sincerity.

Could it be that he really had misunderstood her all these years?
"You said that he looks like his great-grandmother?" The emperor's voice was low and majestic, and every word revealed his inner struggle and the decision after the struggle. "I need evidence."

A glimmer of hope flashed in Concubine Chun's eyes, "Your Majesty, this painting is a portrait of my great-grandmother."

As she spoke, she unfolded the yellowed scroll in her hand.

In the scroll, a gentle woman stood with a smile on her face, and her eyes and eyebrows were surprisingly similar to those of Prince Zuo.

The emperor looked at the scroll, then at Prince Zuo, and seemed to be having a fierce struggle in his heart.

After a long while, the emperor said: "They are indeed very good."

"Your Majesty, Concubine Chun didn't take out this scroll earlier or later. It's really hard to convince people that she took it out now." Concubine Jing always liked to instigate others to take the lead behind the scenes.

But at this moment, no one in the hall was willing to take the lead, so she had to interrupt.

Prince Zuo looked at Concubine Jing with a sharp gaze. He and Concubine Jing were allies, but Concubine Jing's words were full of malice. Concubine Jing didn't care about Prince Zuo's gaze at all, and continued: "I have heard that some antique dealers deliberately make antiques look old in order to sell them at antique prices. Oh."

She covered her mouth in a pretentious manner, "I'm not saying that this painting of Concubine Chun is a new one made to look old, but the palace has strict rules and regulations, and everything must be based on solid evidence to avoid being criticized and hurting your majesty's wisdom."

Concubine Chun's hands trembled slightly as she held the scroll tightly. She knew very well that although the scroll could prove something, it could not stop the gossips. But Concubine Jing's betrayal made her want to strangle her to death.

She took a deep breath and tried to calm her anger and anxiety. "Your Majesty, this painting was painted by my grandfather and has been passed down for three generations. The traces of time on it cannot be forged by human power. I know that it is difficult to completely clear my innocence with just this painting, but I am willing to swear on the honor of my family that everything I say is true. Furthermore, I ask Your Majesty to invite a master painter to verify the authenticity of this painting in public to prove my heart."

"Your Majesty." Ling Ze suddenly spoke up, "I think that although what the Imperial Concubine said makes sense, evidence should be sought for everything. Since the Imperial Concubine Chun has made this suggestion, why not give it a try? This will not only give the Imperial Concubine Chun justice, but also show your Majesty's wisdom."

"I remember." The emperor didn't finish his words before he fell back and fainted again.

He was poisoned, and although the judge and the imperial physician tried their best to treat him, they could only keep him conscious for a short while.

The court judge and the imperial physician had thought that the emperor, who had been awake for a while, would be able to deal with the matter of Prince Zuo besieging the Yangxin Palace. However, who knew that the mystery of Prince Zuo's life experience was suddenly involved.

The emperor hadn't dealt with anything yet and fainted again. Amid the cries of Concubine Jing and Concubine Chun, the court judge and the imperial physician asked the eunuch to arrange for people to carry the emperor to the bedroom while they continued to rescue people.

Prince Zuo curled the corners of his lips slightly. Without the emperor's order, his siege of the Yangxin Palace and forcing the emperor to abdicate would be left unresolved as he ascended the throne.

His eyes swept over Yun Hao. Long Tingwei was only loyal to the emperor. When he became emperor, it would be very interesting to see Yun Hao being obedient in front of him.

Thinking of this, he smiled with pleasure. Yun Hao and the other two saw it and felt that he was too cold and indifferent.

However, it is normal for a person who leads troops to besiege his biological father and force him to abdicate to be so cruel and cold-hearted.

"Lord Yun." Prince Zuo walked up to Yun Hao and said, "The Dragon Court Guards are the emperor's personal guards, and their loyalty belongs only to the imperial power. Now, the imperial power is about to change hands, how should you deal with it?"

"Prince Zuo, it's too early to ask this question. The court judge and the imperial physician are very skilled in medicine. Your Majesty will surely be out of danger." Yun Hao said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Lord Yun is still as stubborn as ever." Prince Zuo sneered, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

He gave Yun Hao one last chance, but Yun Hao refused. So he didn't need a commander of the Dragon Court Guard who was disloyal to him.

Yun Hao cannot be kept. When he ascends the throne, he must kill Yun Hao before he can feel at ease.

Just as he was daydreaming, the eunuch came out and said, "Your Majesty has awakened. Please come in, gentlemen."

As soon as everyone entered, the emperor ordered, "Jingyao, put this rebellious son in prison."

"Your Majesty, Yier is really your son." Concubine Chun cried.

The emperor stared at her and shouted at her neck, "Even if he is my son, he led the troops to besiege the Yangxin Palace, which is disrespectful and he is also guilty."

Yun Hao called the guards outside to come in and prepare to take Prince Zuo away. A eunuch stumbled over and said, "Eunuch, eunuch, something bad has happened. The eleventh prince, the eleventh prince..."

　I was a little tired after helping my mother take a bath, so I wanted to take a nap. When the alarm rang, I got up to update the article, but the alarm rang and I didn't wake up. When I woke up, I had missed the time.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)