The audience in the live broadcast room and Xiao Zhixing were waiting for Zhao Lin's answer.

I wonder what he is willing to do for Concubine Zhang?

Zhao Lin clenched his fists slightly, his face turned pale, "You really know everything."

This was a secret that he hid tightly, a secret he dared not reveal even in his dreams.

In order to keep this secret, he made himself withdrawn, cowardly and unsociable. Even after getting married, he did not dare to sleep with the Crown Princess Xu.

There were only two eunuchs who could get close to him.

He was afraid that if the truth was exposed, his mother and the Zhang family would be doomed.

Xiao Zhixing nodded, "This prince also knows that your biological father is Luo Wei from Xiazhou and the fugitive Luo Dishi from the Northern Frontier."

Zhao Lin's back collapsed, his face turned pale and his eyes were blank.

After a long while, he finally said in a trembling voice: "What does the prince want me to do?"

Xiao Zhixing smiled slightly, "Do you want to protect your mother or the Zhang family?"

Zhao Lin's eyes were struggling, he knew that he had to give up one side.

Finally, he said with red eyes: "I want to protect my mother!"

Compared to the Zhang family, his mother is the one who cherishes him the most. He is unfilial and cannot give her wealth and glory, so he must save her life.

Xiao Zhixing tapped the table lightly, "You personally write to His Majesty and sue the Zhang family for confusing the royal bloodline. I will take care of the rest."

Since Concubine Zhang is already dead, there is no need to convict her. She can just be turned into a living dead and handed over to Zhao Lin.

That would actually be a good thing for Concubine Zhang and Zhao Lin. He probably doesn't want Concubine Zhang to fall into pain again after waking up. It would be good for her to just sleep like that until she grows old.

Besides, since she had harmed Xiao Yan, it was impossible for Xiao Zhixing to be so generous as to let her continue to live happily.

Zhao Lin was stunned and speechless. Finally, he bowed deeply, turned his wheelchair and left. Mo Mei appeared and took him out.

[Yellow barrage: Alas, Zhao Lin is actually a pitiful person. He cut off his legs and stopped having children, all of which were to save himself. ]

Xiao Zhixing thought, no matter whether he was pitiful or not, and whether he had the ambition in the past, he could only be an ordinary civilian in the future.

A new day has come.

The city of Shengjing was still reeling from the afterglow of the military parade, with people in the streets and alleys talking about the excitement and bustle of that day.

Even the Emperor System was rarely free of sarcasm, and said that more could be done in the future.

But, it was in a daze for a moment. This military parade sounded familiar. Could it be that it had heard it somewhere before?

It's very lively outside.

However, the harem and Shengde Hall were completely silent.

More than ten ministers were present, with the emperor and the empress dowager sitting at the top, and the clan leader Zhao Zhong also showed up.

At first, everyone didn't know why the emperor summoned them. When the eldest prince's wife pushed the eldest prince into the hall, the couple knelt below.

Then Fulu explained the reason with a bitter face.

Zhang Rengui knelt down, sweating profusely, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, no, I don't know, I really don't know!"

He was filled with anger and bewilderment at being deceived by Zhang Fei and the eldest prince. He kowtowed desperately, tears and snot streaming down his face. "Your Majesty, please understand! No matter how brave I am, I will never protect Zhang Fei and confuse the royal bloodline!!"

Zhao Lin said calmly, "Master Zhang knows. When I was five years old, you and my mother had a quarrel over this. I heard it. You asked my mother to keep it secret and even destroyed her favorite Buddha statue."

Zhang Rengui stood there frozen, as if he had lost his parents.

Zhao Lin added: "You were the one who communicated with my mother through letters. You were reluctant to give up the conveniences and treasures he provided, and you didn't want me to lose the title of the eldest prince."

Zhang Rengui's expression changed drastically, and he suddenly rushed over with a ferocious look on his face, trying to slap him, "You bastard, you unfilial son!"

Unexpectedly, Xu Zhen'er stopped him and pushed him away, "Get out of here, don't hurt my husband!"

Two eunuchs ran over, pulled Zhang Rengui away and pinned him down.

Shengde Hall was completely silent, with only the sound of Zhang Rengui's rough breathing and struggling.

Xiao Zhixing stood there with his hands in his pockets, looking as if it had nothing to do with him.

Above, the Queen Mother rubbed her forehead, her face full of disgust and fatigue, "Emperor, you handle this matter, I don't want to hear it."

Zhao Yunqi stood up and sent the Queen Mother away. He slowly walked to Zhao Lin and looked down at him. "You cut off your own legs and cut off your own offspring. I am very curious, have you really never thought about my throne?"

For the first time, Zhao Lin looked back at the emperor boldly. "When I was old enough to think, I already knew my life experience. At that time, I was still fantasizing about your father-son relationship. Later, I realized that you must have known my life experience long ago."

That's why he was so cold and distant to me. It took him two years to go from resentment to unwillingness and finally to resignation.

"How dare I think about something that doesn't belong to me?"

If he dared to have any ideas, the first person who would not let him go would be the emperor.

Zhao Yunqi sighed, "You have a clear mind."

Luo Wei, Zhang Bin, and Zhang Rengui took turns brainwashing him but failed to arouse his ambition.

As expected of Lovey's son, he has an extraordinary mind.

Zhao Lin smiled calmly, "If I try to take something that doesn't belong to me, it will be nothing but a mirage."

He also knew that he had no ambition and could not shoulder the responsibility of the world. If that was the case, why should he worry about it?

Zhao Yunqi turned around and glanced at everyone. "Gentlemen, the facts are before our eyes. How should I deal with them?"

Everyone hasn't come to their senses yet.

Zhao Lin is not the emperor's son? ! !

Doesn't that mean the emperor has no descendants?

Zhao Zhong had difficulty breathing and almost lost his balance.

Could it be that the Emperor...

Everyone was sweating profusely and knelt down involuntarily.

Finally, only Xiao Zhixing was left standing there, standing out from the crowd.

Zhao Yunqi pointed at her calmly, "Yuan Sheng, how do you think I should deal with them?"

Xiao Zhixing bowed and said, "I don't care what His Majesty wants to do with the Zhang family, but Zhao Lin and Zhang Zhong are from the Junziyuan. They helped me a lot the other day, so I want to protect them."

Everyone looked up. Wow, Prince Yuansheng was still so brave.

Then their hearts trembled, thinking of their previous speculation: Could Xiao Zhixing really be the emperor's daughter?

They suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the emperor disliked Zhao Lin and favored Xiao Zhi so much.

Even though he was cuckolded, he remained calm because there was a better offspring here who quenched his anger.

At this time they heard the emperor say: "You are protecting your shortcomings, aren't you afraid of my blame?"

Xiao Zhixing smiled, "Your Majesty is a wise ruler, and you have your own conclusions in mind. I am just following the trend."

Zhao Yunqi smiled and was silent for a few breaths before he said, "The Zhang family's property will be confiscated and the entire family will be exiled to the northern border. Zhang Zhong's merits and demerits offset each other, so he will be exempted from punishment. Zhao Lin will change his surname to Zhang. The eldest prince will be reported dead. Xu will return home and remarry freely."

Zhao Lin, no, Zhang Lin kowtowed, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

Xu Zhener shed tears silently.

Zhang Rengui's eyes rolled back and he fainted.

The Emperor System said: "I don't believe that Xiao Zhixing didn't intervene in this matter. Zhang Lin went to see her."

Zhao Yunqi didn't care. "It just happened that Zhao Lin's identity was resolved. Wouldn't the prince's plan be more legitimate?"

The Emperor System snorted, "You just want Xiao Zhixing to take the throne as soon as possible."

Zhao Yunqi sighed, "Yes, I wish I could hand over the heavy burden early and relax for two days."

Xiao Zhixing reserved his opinion on the conversation between the two.

On that day, the news of the eldest prince's death successfully dominated the Shengjing hot searches.

What was strange was that no one in the court discussed it. Some people who were curious about the news were evaded and given the answer.

The eldest prince's funeral gifts were simple and humble, and he was finally buried together with Concubine Zhang.

In a courtyard in the northern district of Shengjing, Zhang Lin personally welcomed Xiao Zhixing's men.

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