After the marriage, the abstinent prince turned me on

Xie Mishuang pursed her lips, her eyes darkening a little.

She said nothing, turned and walked into the inner room, ready to take off her outer robe and go to bed.

Ouyang Jing looked at her back and sneered in his heart.

"Don't waste your time," he said, his tone cold, "I won't touch you."

Xie Mishuang stopped and turned her back to him, her tone much colder: "I just want to rest, Your Majesty, please do as you please."

Ouyang Jing ignored her, walked to the table and sat down, supporting his head and squinting his eyes.

Xie Mishuang lay on the bed on his side with his eyes closed.

But after a while, steady breathing sounds were heard, and she seemed to have really fallen asleep.

Ouyang Jing opened his eyes and looked at Xie Mishuang's sleeping face.

When she closed her eyes, she looked even more like Shuang'er.

Shuang'er...is it really you?

He walked to the bedside as if possessed by a ghost, lifted the quilt, and gently took out Xie Mishuang's wrist.

The wrist was white and smooth, but without the familiar cinnabar mole.

Ouyang Jing then put her hand back. Xie Mishuang pretended to continue sleeping, turned over and faced away from him.

Ouyang Jing stood there for a while and finally left Yilan Palace.

After he left, Xie Mishuang opened her eyes and touched her wrist.

Is he doubting her?

The next morning, at the door of the imperial study, a little boy in white brocade clothes was sitting on the steps, fiddling with a Bagua plate.

This was the Xiao Shunzi who boasted yesterday in Yilan Palace that he wanted to help Ouyang Jing.

The two guards at the door looked at him curiously.

"Is this the eunuch who dressed as a woman yesterday?" a guard asked in a low voice. "Why does he look a bit like the emperor after changing his clothes?"

Another guard quickly stopped him, "Don't talk nonsense! The Emperor has never been interested in women. He's only been visiting Concubine Shu quite a bit lately, so the heir should be in Concubine Shu's belly."

Their conversation happened to be overheard by Eunuch Yu who was passing by.

Eunuch Yu also looked at Xiao Shunzi curiously. Apart from his lively eyes, he did resemble the emperor in other respects.

Plus, the child is three years old...

Eunuch Yu's heart moved, as if he had discovered something extraordinary. He quickly asked the eunuch beside him to take out the portrait of the former Crown Princess that the Emperor had treasured.

The woman in the portrait has picturesque eyebrows and eyes that are particularly lively, they are exactly the same!

Could it be that... this little boy is really the child of the former Crown Princess and the Emperor?

"Eunuch, what did you discover?" The young eunuch couldn't help but ask when he saw Eunuch Yu's happy face. "You are laughing so happily."

"We have discovered something incredible!" Eunuch Yu said mysteriously to the young eunuch beside him, with uncontrollable excitement on his face, as if he had discovered some shocking secret.

When the young eunuch heard this, his curiosity was instantly piqued, and he quickly came closer and asked, "Eunuch, what's going on? You're so mysterious."

Eunuch Yu lowered his voice and pointed at Xiao Shunzi, who was fiddling with the Bagua plate not far away, and said, "That little boy is very likely... the emperor's child!"

Upon hearing this, the young eunuch gasped in fear and quickly covered Eunuch Yu's mouth. He looked around in fear, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he was sure no one was noticing them. He said in a trembling voice, "Eunuch! You can't say that! If you admit your mistake, it's a heinous crime that will result in the death of all nine generations of your family!"

Eunuch Yu yanked the young eunuch's hand away and glared at him with some displeasure. "Of course we know the seriousness of the matter! We just have some suspicions, and we need to investigate further." He paused, then resumed his mysterious demeanor. "Go and investigate this child's background. The more detailed the better. Do you understand?"

The young eunuch nodded quickly and ran away.

Eunuch Yu watched the young eunuch's back as he walked away. He straightened his clothes, walked slowly to Xiao Shunzi, bent down, and asked amiably, "Child, what's your name?"

Xiao Shunzi raised his head, his big black eyes rolling around, as if he was thinking about something important.

He bit his finger. "My mother said I shouldn't tell anyone my real name when I'm out..." He thought, his eyes lighting up as an idea struck him. "I got it! My name is Xiaoshuang!"

"Xiao Shuang?" When Eunuch Yu heard this name, he became more certain of his guess.

The former Crown Princess’ maiden name contained the character “Shuang”, so is it just a coincidence that the child was named Xiaoshuang?

He suppressed his excitement and casually reminded her, "The word 'shuang' is taboo in this palace...would you like to change the name?"

Xiao Shunzi tilted his head and thought for a while, and seemed to think that what Eunuch Yu said made sense, so he said, "Then just call me A Le!" He scratched his head, thinking that changing a word would be fine, after all, his vocabulary was really limited.

"Ah Le." Eunuch Yu nodded and smiled kindly. "What a nice name. What are you doing?"

"Help the emperor uncle find someone!" A Le answered seriously.

"Oh? Is this what you rely on?" Eunuch Yu pointed at the Bagua plate on the ground and asked curiously.

Ah Le nodded seriously: "Yes! My master taught me this, and it works!"

"Have you found it?" Eunuch Yu continued to ask.

Ah Le shook his head and said in frustration, "How can it be that fast? I still need to set up the formation! It should be quick once I'm done."

"Set up the formation? How many days will that take?" Eunuch Yu asked with interest.

"About three or four days." Ah Le counted on his fingers, then suddenly jumped up and asked nervously, "The Emperor didn't set a time limit, did he?"

Eunuch Yu smiled and shook his head: "No."

"That's good!" Ah Le patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief. "Then I can set up the formation without any worries! But... I'm a little hungry now. I haven't had breakfast yet. Can you take me to have breakfast?"

Eunuch Yu looked at the innocent child in front of him, and an inexplicable feeling of pity welled up in his heart. He touched Ah Le's head and said softly, "Okay, Eunuch Yu will have someone send something to your room right away."

"Great! Finally there is something to eat!" Ale jumped up excitedly and ran back to his room cheering.

In the imperial study, Ouyang Jing was reviewing memorials when a guard knelt on one knee and reported, "Your Majesty, the Empress Shu's original name was Chi Chunchun. She is the legitimate daughter of the Chi family. Her identity is confirmed."

Ouyang Jing put down the red brush, rubbed his eyebrows, and said lightly: "I understand, go down."

It seems that there is nothing wrong with this Concubine Shu. Since Prince Consort Chi and Concubine Shu are siblings, we can arrange for them to meet and test the waters.

The guards withdrew as ordered. Eunuch Yu stepped forward and asked cautiously, "Does the Emperor still doubt Consort Shu?"

Ouyang Jing glanced at him and did not answer directly. Instead, he said, "Prince Consort Chi and Consort Shu are siblings. They haven't seen each other for many years. I want them to be reunited."