Chapter 134 Inspection
The emperor looked at the ministers in front of him with a serious face. The right prime minister and the left prime minister have always had a bad relationship.
Now that they are here together, I guess what happened today must be quite serious.
After getting the emperor's permission, He Yuan bowed to the emperor again.
"Your Majesty, the current crown prince in the East Palace... is a fake."
"What?" The emperor stood up in shock.
He stared at He Yuan in front of him in disbelief, wanting to confirm whether what he had just heard was true.
He then looked at the other ministers inquiringly, but they all lowered their heads and remained silent. They had all heard about this from the Right Prime Minister.
The reason I came here was because I was worried that this was true. After all, the prince's affairs were of great importance and had to be clarified.
As for other matters, they did not want to get involved, especially the left prime minister's party, who came here today just to be spectators.
In fact, He Yuan asked them to come over, not expecting them to say anything. He just wanted them to be witnesses.
Let them see with their own eyes that the prince is fake, and then the real prince will surely show up.
Then the fact that he was poisoned and was about to die would be revealed.
"Your Majesty, you heard it right. The crown prince of the Eastern Palace is indeed a fake, and his whereabouts are unknown.
We are very worried, so we hereby ask His Majesty to find the prince as soon as possible to prevent him from being in any danger."
He Yuan spoke with an anxious look on his face. If you didn't know him, you would think he was really worried about the prince's safety.
As soon as he finished speaking, his confidants behind him also echoed him.
"Your Majesty, please find the prince as soon as possible."
“……………………”The emperor was stunned.
The whole person felt like being struck by lightning. He stood there for a long time like a sculpture. He was truly shocked.
It took him a long while to regain some sanity and he looked at He Yuan with difficulty.
"Is this true?"
He still didn't quite believe that this was true. After all, he had visited Chen'er a few days ago and didn't notice anything wrong.
"Your Majesty, this is absolutely true. A eunuch in the prince's palace saw with his own eyes that the prince tore off a mask from his face. The current prince is a fake."
He Yuan hit his head heavily on the ground again, and the emperor's body stiffened again.
In a moment, a hint of cruelty flashed in his eyes.
"My dear ministers, follow me to have a look."
Although I still don't quite believe it in my heart, but since the Right Prime Minister has said so, I think it is not groundless.
Moreover, this matter is of great importance and concerns the crown prince and the country, so he cannot but take it seriously.
"Yes." The ministers bowed and then stood up.
The emperor, along with a dozen ministers, headed straight for the prince's eastern palace, but found nothing.
Hearing that the prince was having breakfast with the queen at that moment, the emperor led everyone directly to the queen's bedroom.
In order to avoid alerting the enemy, he led his men straight in without passing on the message.
What we see is a heartwarming scene of Shang Zhanchen serving food to the queen, a loving mother and a filial son.
"Mother, you have lost weight recently. Eat more."
As Shang Zhanchen spoke, he scooped a spoonful of egg custard for the queen, which made the queen smile.
"Mother has eaten enough today."
Today's meal is the largest I've had in all these years, and it's also the happiest.
When they turned around, they saw the emperor rushing in with his ministers. The queen and Shang Zhanchen were both stunned.
"emperor!"
"Father!"
Both of them stood up in shock, looking at everything in front of them in confusion.
"Well, it turns out that I am here too." The emperor agreed.
He suppressed the doubts in his heart, walked slowly up to him, but his eyes were fixed on Shang Zhanchen.
"……………………"
According to the right prime minister, the Chen'er in front of him should be fake, but he looked at this face that was so familiar.
It doesn't look fake at all. Are disguise techniques so realistic nowadays?
He was standing so close, but he didn't notice any difference.
Seeing his father staring at him, Shang Zhanchen acted confused.
"Father, why are you looking at me like this?" He touched his cheek in a pretentious manner.
He looked as if he hadn't touched anything, and the queen beside him agreed.
"Yes, Your Majesty, why are you looking at Chen'er like that?" He glanced at the ministers standing at the door.
He was so impatient that he couldn't even wait for the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven.
"Oh, nothing......" The emperor was about to say something perfunctorily when he was interrupted by He Yuan.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince's safety is of utmost importance. Please consider the overall situation."
He Yuan looked like he was completely concerned about the prince's safety and was determined to uncover the fake prince's identity today.
Immediately afterwards, the confidants behind him also echoed.
"Your Majesty, please put the safety of the Crown Prince first."
"Father, what does this mean?" Shang Zhanchen still looked confused.
The emperor looked at his son in front of him, then looked at the ministers, and after a little hesitation, he finally made up his mind.
"Someone is coming."
Since the Right Prime Minister said so, and he still came here, we have to confirm it.
Firstly, it is for Chen'er's safety, and secondly, it can also shut up the public and prevent any bad gossip from spreading about the prince.
Soon, the imperial physician came in carrying a medicine box, came in front of Shang Zhanchen, and saluted him respectfully.
"Prince, I'm sorry." As soon as he finished saying that, he stretched out his hand towards Shang Zhanchen's face, and Shang Zhanchen quickly took a step back.
"Father, what does this mean?" He still pretended to be confused, and even the queen opposite him followed suit.
"Yes, Your Majesty, what is this for?"
As the queen spoke, she looked at the ministers standing there and pretended to be very confused.
The emperor glanced at the queen, then his eyes fell on Shang Zhanchen again, his tone was unusually gentle.
"Excuse me for a moment." Then he turned to look at the imperial physician, signaling him that he could start the examination.
Shang Zhanchen still looked confused, but this time he didn't dodge or ask any more questions.
He let the imperial physician carefully examine his face, because he had received news in advance that the prince in front of him was a fake.
So Doctor Gong examined the patient very carefully and seriously, and checked him several times.
He did not find any signs of wearing a mask, so he secretly glanced at the right prime minister, indicating that he did not find anything unusual.
“……………………”He Yuan frowned.
impossible!
Lan'er clearly said that the eunuch saw it with his own eyes that the prince in front of him was a fake, how could he not see it?
Seeing that the imperial physician remained silent for a long time, the emperor frowned.
"how?"
I've been checking for such a long time, but you still can't tell me anything.
"Your Majesty, the prince is real." The imperial physician did not dare to hide it.
He had checked several times and confirmed that there was no mask on this person's face, so he thought it must be the real prince.
"……………………"emperor.
He breathed a long sigh of relief, and the worry and tension he had when he came here suddenly dissipated, and he finally felt at ease.
Fortunately, it was a false alarm.
But after hearing this, the queen's face immediately darkened.
"What does this mean, Your Majesty?"