Reborn to be without his father but with his son, the prince shouted, "I'm not dead!"

Chapter 196 This woman is hiding something from him!
Now that everything was out in the open, Shen Ziyan felt much better.

The emperor sneered, lifted up his clothes and sat down beside the couch.

"I said that the imperial concubine was arrogant. She entered the palace of her own free will. I did not force her. At that time, her Wei family had many unmarried girls. If you had married her, your family would not be at peace."

Shen Ziyan concealed his dejected expression, looked at the emperor quietly and said, "So the imperial concubine came to cause unrest in your house."

Seeing Shen Ziyan's unhappy expression, the emperor didn't tell him that the imperial concubine had secretly poisoned Princess Zhong. He was worried that if Shen Ziyan knew about it, he would lose control of himself and would go to the imperial concubine to settle the score immediately.

At present, the imperial concubine's faction has been entrenched in the court for many years, and it is not yet time to deal with them, and he needs to use them to contain other forces.

"Zi Yan, is it true what you just said that A Jing's wife is pregnant?"

"It's true."

"Well, I'll send someone to look for her too." The emperor thought to himself that it was a cruel fate. The empress had previously verbally promised Ji Xiuxu's daughter to be the crown princess, and after many twists and turns, it actually came true.

At this time, Eunuch Zhang stood outside the door and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has come to see you."

The emperor and Shen Ziyan looked at each other, and Shen Ziyan immediately carried Shen Jing on his back and left through the secret passage.

Shen Yuxian walked into the imperial study as usual and saluted the emperor skillfully. There was no emperor's voice above his head. Shen Yuxian began to reflect on whether he had offended the emperor recently.

The emperor looked at Shen Yuxian with cold eyes. Now, after careful examination, he found that Shen Yuxian was not like him or the queen in any way. He did not think much of it before and only comforted himself that Shen Yuxian was like an ancestor he had never met.

"Yuxian, come to me. I haven't seen you write for a long time. Come, write your name for me to see."

Shen Yuxian stood up in confusion, what was there to write about his name?

Although he was dissatisfied and doubtful, Shen Yuxian still picked up the pen and dipped it in ink to write.

The emperor watched Shen Yuxian write, and every stroke was very similar to his own way of writing. Once upon a time, when Shen Yuxian first started learning to write, it was he who personally taught him stroke by stroke.

Recalling the past, the emperor realized that Shen Jing had stood beside him a few times. At that time, Prince Zhong suggested that Shen Jing be Shen Yuxian's companion in study. Later, Shen Jing became playful and the matter was left unresolved.

The emperor was a little angry. His good brother was really good at hiding things. If his brother had not protected the imperial concubine, Shen Jing would not have become the prince of Prince Zhong's Mansion, and his studies would not have been delayed because of this.

He tried his best to teach other people's sons how to be emperor, but ended up making things difficult for others. Fortunately, his younger brother told him the truth in time, otherwise the country would have fallen into the hands of outsiders.

The emperor's face became darker and darker. When he saw Shen Yuxian, he found that he had really lost a lot! Fortunately, Prince Zhong ran away quickly, otherwise he would have to take out his anger on Prince Zhong.

As soon as Shen Yuxian finished writing, he looked up and saw the emperor's face gloomy. He couldn't help but put down his pen nervously, walked quickly to the table, lifted his clothes and knelt down.

"Father, what did I do wrong?"

Chen Yuxian felt that the emperor's attitude towards him today was different from before. He couldn't tell what was wrong, but he just felt anxious.

The emperor suppressed his anger and said, "You have done nothing wrong, get up."

The replacement of the dragon heir happened when Shen Yuxian was a baby, and Shen Yuxian didn't know about it. Moreover, Shen Yuxian had been raised by his side for many years and had some feelings for him. Especially the Queen, it was probably difficult for her to accept that Shen Yuxian was not her biological son.

"Yuxian, do you know how much thought I put into naming you?"

He was so happy at that time that he stayed up all night just to name his eldest son. Unfortunately, the name was given to someone else's son, so it was wasted.

Shen Yuxian didn't understand why the emperor suddenly brought up this matter. He knew that the emperor had high hopes for him, but his father liked the second son more and more, and sometimes he even thought he was an eyesore.

He thought for a moment and said, "Father, I heard Mother mention it before."

The emperor's eyes flashed instantly. How should he explain to the queen?

"I am tired, please go back to the East Palace."

Shen Yuxian originally came to play chess with the emperor to enhance their relationship, but when he saw that the emperor was in a bad mood, he quickly left.

When Zhusha saw Shen Yuxian coming out, he bowed his head and saluted. He knew that Shen Yuxian was a fake and his son was the real prince. The current situation was unclear, so he pretended to know nothing. Shen Yuxian felt that Zhusha looked familiar. When he was about to pass by Zhusha, he remembered that Wei Luoyan was not in harmony with the Zhongwang Mansion, so he stopped.

"I remember you were with Master Shen. Since you're back in the capital, has Master Shen's body been brought back?"

Zhusha frowned when he heard this, the prince was not dead!

He concealed his dissatisfaction and said in a respectful and gentle tone, "I have not seen the body of the prince."

Shen Yuxian secretly thought it was a pity for Shen Jing. He mistakenly believed that Shen Jing's body was gone and he could only be buried in a cenotaph.

After Shen Yuxian left, Eunuch Zhang approached the bamboo temple.

"The Emperor said that Prince Zhong and the Crown Prince have already left. You can see them when you return to Prince Zhong's mansion."

Zhusha immediately understood that the prince and the prince had left through the secret passage. He happily bowed to thank them and left the palace.

……

Shen Ziyan took Shen Jing to the entrance of the secret passage in the suburbs and ordered someone to pass a message to Kong Zichen. Then he returned to Prince Zhong's Mansion. Everyone was delighted to hear the news.

Kong Zichen received the message, smiled and looked at the city wall of Beijing.

Since Shen Jing's life is not in danger, he will return to his father.

"Pass the order down, set off immediately and return to the border!"

Prince Zhong swaggered into the city, and the news of his return to the capital quickly spread throughout the capital.

The imperial concubine was so shocked that she couldn't hold the bird's nest firmly in her hand.

"He actually came back. How did you do it? Why didn't you kill him on the way?"

"Your Majesty, please calm down. We have lost a lot of spies during this period, so we didn't find Prince Zhong. Your Majesty, don't worry. Even if Prince Zhong comes back, Shen Jing is already dead."

Yes, Shen Jing is dead, and it is too late for Shen Ziyan to come back now.

"Hahaha..." The imperial concubine laughed crazily. She hadn't seen Shen Ziyan for a long time and she almost forgot what Shen Ziyan looked like.

In Prince Zhong's mansion, the butler told Prince Zhong everything that had happened in the mansion.

Prince Zhong was surprised to hear that his daughter-in-law had imprisoned her adoptive mother, "Why would the Crown Princess imprison her?"

"I don't know, but when the Crown Princess first married into Prince Zhong's mansion, her adoptive mother also came with her."

"Bring her here."

Lin Yunfang was having dinner when she was suddenly dragged out by a servant. She had heard the servants say that the prince was dead, and there was a commotion in the mansion today, so she mistakenly thought that Ji Anyu had returned.

She was dissatisfied and stopped. Ji Anyu's husband had died, so why was she still showing off? She was a widow like her, but she was much better off than Ji Anyu. At least she had a son.

The servant impatiently pulled Lin Yunfang, "The prince wants to see you, you'd better obey, otherwise you will suffer a lot!"

Lin Yunfang was stunned. Prince Zhong is back?

The servant took advantage of Lin Yunfang's distraction and pulled her away.

When Shen Ziyan saw Lin Yunfang's evasive gaze, his heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Lin Yunfang knew him?

"I heard that you used to work for the Imperial Concubine. Have you ever met this prince?"

Lin Yunfang stammered, "I've seen it a few times."

Seeing Lin Yunfang lowering her head guiltily, Shen Ziyan's eyes narrowed slightly. This woman was hiding something from him!
(End of this chapter)