The Grand Secretary’s Pampered Wife

Chapter 727: His Highness the Emperor's Grandson (Part 2)

After coming out of the Qilin Hall, the monarch went to find the little princess, and the crown prince bid farewell to the monarch and got on the carriage back to the government.

After the carriage walked a long way from the National Teacher's Hall, he changed his impulsive and irritable expression, and became serious and restrained.

Horse-drawn carriages travel the wide streets.

He said in a deep voice: "Do you know who I saw in the National Teacher Hall just now?"

On the bench next to him sat a man dressed in the official uniform of the Captain's Mansion, surnamed Shao, named Xueyi, who served as the Captain of Fengche and was in charge of all the guards of honor in the Palace of Great Yan.

The duties and powers of the captains are not static, and occasionally infiltrate each other.

Shao Xueyi was in charge of investigating the assassination case in the Prince's Mansion.

Everyone thought that he was the confidant of the Wang family, but they didn't know that he had already been used by the crown prince, and he even accompanied the crown prince Weifu on a private trip to Tianqiong Academy to watch the kick-off match.

"Who did His Highness see?" Shao Xueyi asked.

The prince said: "Gu saw the emperor's eldest grandson."

"The grandson of the emperor has returned to the capital?" Shao Xueyi asked in surprise.

The prince smiled faintly: "Surprised, aren't you? Gu didn't receive any news. Gu suspects that he is not the real Shangguan Qing, but Xiao Heng."

Shao Xueyi asked, "That...Xiao Liulang?"

The prince nodded: "It's him."

As the prince's confidant, Shao Xueyi naturally knew that Xiao Heng had come to Shengdu, he asked, "Did he reveal his identity, or was he pretending to be Shangguan Qing?"

"Pretend to be Shangguanqing." The prince frowned as he said, "I'm not sure about Gu."

Shao Xueyi looked at the prince puzzledly: "What are you not sure about, Your Highness?"

The crown prince sighed: "I'm not sure whether that person is Xiao Heng or Shangguan Qing, the two of them look so much alike, they are almost exactly the same, I can't tell them apart."

The crown prince and Shangguan Qing haven't seen each other for more than ten years. He just sneaked a glance around the National Teacher Hall when Shangguan Qing returned to Shengdu, or looked at the portraits. He didn't know much about Shangguan Qing when he grew up. It is impossible to distinguish from the behavior and voice of the two.

The prince said: "Father and emperor can't even recognize him, let alone lonely."

Shao Xueyi said: "This is the brilliance of the deposed princess. She keeps Shangguan Qing away from the capital and does not interact with anyone, which minimizes the identification features other than appearance. Once Shangguan Qing dies of illness, she will be able to use the When Xiao Heng took him back to his side, no one would know that he had changed."

The crown prince paused, and said: "Although there are rumors among the people, the emperor's father loves Shangguan Qing only because he is near the end of his life.

But if the eldest grandson of the emperor recovers from his illness, will the father still love him so much? Gu can't gamble on that just in case. "

Shao Xueyi said: "That's right, the monarch is getting older, and he is less ruthless than when he was young. He killed Queen Xuanyuan's family, and it is difficult to guarantee that he will not make up for the guilt on Queen Xuanyuan's descendants in his later years."

The prince's eyes sharpened: "So, Xiao Heng must die!"

Once Xiao Heng died, Shangguan Yan would definitely not be able to survive.

Shao Xueyi pondered for a moment, then said: "Actually, it is not difficult to identify whether the other party is Xiao Heng or not. There are two people who must have dealt with Shangguan Qing."

The prince thought for a while: "You mean the national teacher? He may not help me. That guy doesn't get in, and he won't be wooed by any force."

Shao Xueyi thought to himself, that's because there is no force that can override the National Teacher Hall. To put it bluntly, no one is qualified to win him over.

The crown prince shook his head: "What's more, he and Shangguan Qing have only met each other for two years, so we can't say that we know each other well. As for the subtle differences in voice, it can be said that they have changed their voices."

Xiao Heng is a man, can his voice be the same as it is now when he was a teenager?

Shao Xueyi pointed out otherwise: "Did Your Highness forget that there is another person?"

Prince: "Who?"

Shao Xueyi: "Wang Xu."

The prince was slightly stunned: "Him?"

"He has been stationed in the imperial mausoleum for several years and taught Shangguan Qing martial arts himself. If there is anyone who can tell the authenticity of Shangguan Qing, he is one!" Shao Xueyi said, "Your Majesty hates people who deceive him the most. The people His Highness met today If it is really Xiao Heng, then Xiao Heng has committed the crime of deceiving the emperor."

"You're right." The prince agreed deeply, "It's just that I can't figure it out, why didn't Xiao Heng directly recognize the monarch, but borrowed Shangguan Qing's identity?"

Shao Xueyi said: "Because it will be much easier to use Shangguan Qing's identity."

If Xiao Heng's own identity is used, it will involve who Shangguan Qing is, what the empress dowager's intentions are, and how much the monarch has been deceived over the years.

Of course the princess can say that she did this because someone wanted to harm Xiao Heng, but the problem is that she has no evidence at all, empty words, will the king believe her?

With the monarch's suspicious nature, he would only think that the mother and son were planning something behind the scenes.

So to be on the safe side, it is safest for Xiao Heng to directly incarnate Shangguan Qing.

Not only do you not need extra problems, but you can also accept all the favor from the monarch.

Another point is that Shao Xueyi faintly felt that maybe Xiao Heng didn't want to be part of the Dayan royal family, but if he used Shangguan Qing's identity, he could leave without any burden after he was done.

But soon, Shao Xueyi denied this guess.

That is the emperor's eldest grandson of the strongest Shang Kingdom, who wouldn't want such an identity?

Don't overestimate Xiao Heng's temperament, he is not so indifferent to fame and fortune, everything is just weighing the pros and cons.

The prince was helpless: "You are right, but what if he is really Shangguan Qing?"

Shao Xueyi sneered: "That would be easier. It is much easier to expose Shangguan Qing than Xiao Heng. In the past, we didn't expose it because it was unnecessary. Anyway, Shangguan Qing lived not long, and he didn't act as a demon in Shengdu. Staying peacefully in the Imperial Mausoleum, we can treat him as if we didn't have him. The one we want to get rid of is Xiao Heng from the beginning to the end. But if... Shangguan Qing is not afraid of death and comes to Shengdu to disrupt the situation, then don't blame us for being rude! "

The prince smiled appreciatively: "Gu can't live without you."

Shao Xueyi cupped his hands: "Your Highness is absurd."

Can the prince not understand these principles? He just said it through his mouth.

The prince seems to have no plans, but in fact the city is deeper than anyone else.

The prince said: "There is another problem. The Wang family is only loyal to Gu's father. If Gu wants to ask Wang Xu to work for Gu, Wang Xu may not agree."

Shao Xueyi smiled: "Your Highness, just do what you like. I heard that Wang Xu has taken a fancy to an antique, and that antique is now in the hands of the old man of the Han family."

The prince smiled and said: "In the hands of the lonely uncle, it will be much easier."

...

In the wards of the National Teacher Hall and Qilin Hall, Xiao Heng took out the portrait of Shangguan Qing and looked at it carefully.

Gu Chengfeng used lightness kung fu to come to the courtyard, pulled the window to the maximum, and turned in from the window sill.

"How's it going? Didn't you tell me?"

"No." Xiao Heng said.

Gu Chengfeng came to sit down beside Xiao Heng, looked at the sleepy Shangguan Yan, then at the sleeping Gu Jiao, and stretched out his hand to Xiao Heng.

Xiao Heng gave him a strange look: "What?"

Gu Chengfeng raised his hand: "Two taels of silver, I bought the clothes on your body for nothing? One tael of silver is the clothes, and one tael of silver is the travel expenses. You don't even think about how much credit you have for your success? People depend on clothes, Buddha depends on gold clothes, you are an opera singer today, without this costume you can’t set up a stage! Do you know how difficult it is to find clothes similar to those in the portrait?"

Xiao Heng said: "I didn't bring any money with me, and when Jiaojiao wakes up, I'll ask her to give it to you."

Gu Chengfeng choked: "Then, forget it."

Letting that girl pay for the money, isn't that killing that girl? It would be nice if he didn't get emptied of his wallet.

Gu Chengfeng's eyes fell on the portrait: "Is the person in this portrait really the eldest grandson of the emperor? Why do I feel more and more like you the more I look at it? Are you twins?"

"No." Xiao Heng said.

"How do you know it's not?" Gu Chengfeng asked.

"Birthdates are different, his birthday is about ten days earlier than mine." He asked Ye Qing in Library Pavilion.

Gu Chengfeng said: "Birthdates can be faked. Isn't the king of Mingjun the same age as Shangguanqing? I guess, if he is more than ten days older, he can just surpass the king of Mingjun and become the eldest grandson of the emperor?"

Xiao Heng looked confused: "Is that so?"

"Yeah!" Gu Chengfeng said so much that he believed it.

"Let's not worry about this for now." When Shangguan Yan woke up, the truth would come to light, and they had more important things to do right now.

Xiao Heng said: "One person may see through that I am not Shangguan Qing."

Gu Chengfeng stopped pouring tea: "Who?"

Xiao Heng looked at a green leaf on a tree branch outside the window, and said coldly, "Guan Duwei, Wang Xu."