Looking at Tai'an from the full moon

The miscarriage was suppressed that day. Bai Qingning hadn't intended to use it to do anything. Seeing that she didn't cry or make a fuss, Xiao Zuoming never came to see her again, so Bai Qingning was happy to be left alone.

The strange thing is that recently there seems to be some strange disease in Tai'an City, and several ministers in the court have asked for leave to stay at home. At first, Xiao Zuoming thought that Prince Yun and his party were secretly plotting something, but later, when the people of the Third Prince's party also began to ask for leave, Xiao Zuoming was relieved about the matter.

......

"Your Highness Prince Yun! Please listen to what I have to say!"

At this time, Master Baili, who had asked for leave from the morning court, unexpectedly appeared in the Buddhist hall. Of course, he was accompanied by Master Wei and Master Zhen.

"Yes, Your Highness Prince Yun, the old ministers have already contacted those loyal ministers, and everyone is ready. As long as you give the order, we will immediately enter the palace and force Xiao Zuoming to give up the throne!"

After Master Baili and Guardian Wei finished speaking, they looked at Zhen Yingqing and asked him to express his opinion as well.

Zhen Yingqing was somewhat helpless. His presence had already made his position clear, but these two old guys insisted that he speak. He saluted Xiao Zuochen and spoke.

"Your Highness Prince Yun, although Zhen Luo is now crowned as the Queen, I am not someone who cannot distinguish between public and private matters, and I will not side with Xiao Zuoming because of this. Moreover, my daughter has also sent someone back to the Zhen Mansion to tell them that the Emperor seems to be a little strange..."

Zhen Yingqing paused and spoke again in a low voice.

"She said that when Xiao Zuoming was under house arrest by Concubine Yun, he woke up from a coma and wanted to have sex with her..."

"?"

The Grand Tutor and the Governor looked at Zhen Yingqing in shock and confusion. Zhen Yingqing noticed their gazes and explained awkwardly.

"Because they never slept together... Hey! But that's not the point. The point is that Xiao Zuoming was like a different person that time. He knew Luo'er's identity, but he didn't know the private affairs between Luo'er and Xiao Zuoming, so he missed the trap.

Some time ago, Luo'er found a secret passage in her house, which led to the South Study. When she ran into Xiao Zuoming in the South Study, he hit his head and became a different person in an instant, but soon returned to normal and forgot what happened in between.

She thought these things were too strange and wanted to tell Prince Yun about them, but the people around her were sent by Xiao Zuoming to monitor her, so she couldn't leave her palace. It was when I wanted to see my daughter after the morning court session that I secretly bribed a few palace maids to take me in secretly, and that's when I learned about these things."

After Zhen Yingqing finished speaking, he put his hands in his pockets to hide his embarrassment.

After listening to this, Xiao Zuochen took over his words.

"He is not Xiao Zuoming."

"What!?"

Now it was the other three's turn to be shocked.

Xiao Zuochen was very calm.

"Bai Qingning has already told this matter to the king."

"Queen!?"

Xiao Zuochen took a sip of tea and continued speaking.

"She is no longer the queen. It was Xiao Zuoming who admitted to her personally that he only occupied Xiao Zuoming's body. In fact, he is Emperor Mingren."

"Emperor Akihito!?"

The three people were even more confused. After all this, it turned out that Emperor Mingren was still the emperor, but they didn't understand why Xiao Zuoming was Emperor Mingren? And how could Emperor Mingren become Xiao Zuoming?

Xiao Zuochen also knew that they didn't know about the altar incident, so he told them the whole cause and effect.

"...I didn't expect so many things to happen this year..."

Wei Taibao couldn't help but sigh.

"I thought that His Royal Highness Prince Yun was under house arrest in the Buddhist temple and was being monitored by the Emperor's men. He was restricted everywhere and had little information. But I didn't expect that His Royal Highness Prince Yun was so powerful and knew everything clearly."

"That secret passage..."

Zhen Yingqing reminded them, fearing that they hadn’t heard it just now.

"Qingya, bring the map."

Qingya understood what Xiao Zuochen meant and took the secret passage map that Yanluo had sent a few days ago. Xiao Zuochen spread out the map, and the four people gathered around the table to look at it. The map marked the South Study, Fengqi Palace, and another palace, with three secret passages intersecting each other.

"This is..."

"There are three secret passages in the palace. Liuli accidentally discovered that the markings on the blueprint were a bit strange. Later, we confirmed that there were indeed secret passages in Fengqi Palace, so I sent Yanluo to find out the situation. This is the map Yanluo brought back. You can take a look at it."

"I didn't expect that His Highness Prince Yun has such great connections!"

"Great! Although the secret passage does not lead outside the palace, our people can hide inside and avoid Xiao Zuoming... no, Emperor Mingren. Just follow the plan we mentioned earlier. With the secret passage, we can send people to hide inside in advance in case of emergency."

"I still don't recommend you do this. The people won't accept it because you have no legitimate reason to do so."

"But the emperor will suppress you and Prince Qing after he ascends the throne. I am afraid..."

"What are you afraid of? He didn't do anything that would cause any real harm. I know you must have been bullied in the previous dynasty, but for the people, he really did nothing wrong. If you start a mutiny, you will probably be cursed for eternity."

"What if the fact that Emperor Akihito was at the altar was made public? Would the people still be able to worship him as an emperor?"

Wei Taibao put forward his own opinion.

"No! The previous incident with Concubine Yun has spread. If the news that Xiao Zuoming is Emperor Mingren is also spread, the people will fall into complete panic. After all, this kind of witchcraft should not exist in the world, and the royal family should put an end to it. But the incident with Concubine Yun not only caused the death of innocent people, but now that the news that Xiao Zuoming is Emperor Mingren has spread, I am afraid that the people will also lose their trust in the royal family."

"Then what should we do? We can't just let him get away with it, right? Even though he didn't do anything right now, there's no guarantee that he won't do something outrageous in the future. Besides, Emperor Mingren took over Xiao Zuoming's body this time, so what about next time? Who will it be next time?"

"..."

They fell silent again and looked at King Yun, waiting for him to nod.

"This is still not a good idea. Don't think about it for now."

"Hey, my Lord!"

Wei Taibao was a little annoyed, not knowing what his grandson-in-law was worried about.

"Regarding my escape, we need to think about it again. We must have a suitable excuse so as not to leave any evidence for Xiao Zuoming."

"Your Highness, as long as you run away, no matter what the reason is, it is up to the Emperor to decide! If you want me to say so, don't worry about it, just run away, and I will cover you!"

"No!"

Xiao Zuochen sighed. He knew that this matter had been delayed for too long. He was not afraid of being blamed, but he did not want anyone to be implicated in this matter. Besides, Qingya wanted to escape with him. Since Bai Qingning was cooperating with her, she had to keep her word. Besides, Concubine Yun also...

"After I have made all the arrangements here, I will find a way to contact you. You should take care of the affairs of the previous dynasty first. Don't let these trivial matters delay the major affairs of the country!"

"This...Alas~ I know."

"Hey, I know..."

The three of them sighed. They felt sorry that Prince Yun had the ability but no lofty ambitions.

"Don't sigh, elders. Xiao Zuoming, or Emperor Mingren, I will definitely make him pay the price he deserves!"