Dongling Imperial Palace, Kunning Palace.

Queen Meng's words did not change Ling Xuan's expression at all. He had heard his disciples mention this matter, but he was confident that there were few people in this world who could surpass him in Taoism. He had indeed calculated that Jiang Muxue's daughter was dead that year, so he had never paid attention to this matter.

But now Queen Meng had brought this up specifically. What was her intention? Was she questioning him? Ling Xuan felt slightly displeased.

He said calmly, "Oh? That's true! I wonder who is pretending to be Jiang Muxue's daughter?"

Queen Meng said gently, "I originally thought it was a fake, but this morning some ladies who attended the banquet came into the palace and said that the girl looked exactly like Jiang Muxue. It was obvious at first glance that they were mother and daughter."

She paused and said worriedly, "If Jiang Muxue's daughter is really not dead, then Zhou'er..."

When Ling Xuan first arrived in Shengjing City, he was young, full of energy, and ambitious, vowing to achieve great things. He chose to ally with Queen Meng because, firstly, Queen Meng was a highly capable empress, and her family was quite influential; secondly, the Second Prince, Chu Yunzhou, was extremely diligent and studious, and was the most likely of the other princes to defeat Crown Prince Chu Yuncang and win the battle for the throne.

But now, the second prince spends all day hanging out with the singers and dancers of the Music Bureau, indulging in pleasure and depravity. Only Queen Meng is still planning for him all day long. It is simply a fantasy.

But even so, Lingxuan and Queen Meng had done so many dirty things together over the years that he still had to support the Second Prince in front of Queen Meng!

Ling Xuan's eyes were calm and he said calmly, "Since the queen is worried, I will count it as one more time!"

Queen Meng hurriedly handed over the birth date of Jiang Muxue's daughter. Lingxuan took it and glanced at it lightly, then closed his eyes slightly and began to calculate carefully.

But after a moment, Lingxuan suddenly opened his eyes, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He was not dead!

Queen Meng had been staring at Ling Xuan's face nervously, so she naturally didn't miss his expression. She asked anxiously, "Master Imperial Master, is she really still alive?"

Ling Xuan had already suppressed his surprise and regained his composure. He nodded slightly and murmured, "She's not dead. Either that ant is lying, or she didn't kill Jiang Muxue's daughter..."

He suddenly paused, and after a long while, he continued to murmur, "No, I was not wrong in my calculations at that time. She is indeed dead, unless someone has deceived the heavens..."

Lingxuan seemed to have thought of something. He suddenly opened his eyes wide, and hatred burst out from his eyes. The person who obscured the secret must be his senior brother, the person he hated most in his life - Lingxu, damn it!!!

Queen Meng had never seen Ling Xuan lose his composure like this. She asked nervously, "Master Imperial Master, who is interfering with this? Will this affect Zhou Er's cause?"

Queen Meng was extremely worried!

Back then, Ling Xuan calculated that Jiang Muxue's unborn daughter would be born with the Phoenix destiny, but her destiny was in conflict with the Second Prince's, making her an unlucky star in his fate. In order to smoothly support the Second Prince to ascend the throne, Queen Meng naturally had to clear all obstacles for him.

Therefore, on the day Jiang Muxue gave birth, Queen Meng could not wait to send someone to kill Jiang Muxue's daughter.

Over the years, no new phoenix life has been born. Lingxuan and Queen Meng are extremely puzzled, but they have never doubted what happened that year. They didn't expect that Jiang Muxue's daughter was not dead!

Queen Meng's eyes flashed with ruthlessness, and she said in a deep voice, "How about I summon her into the palace and find a reason to execute her directly?"

Lingxuan glanced at Queen Meng. Even the most powerful woman could easily be emotional and care about others, leading her to come up with such a stupid idea!

He said calmly, "Your Majesty, please be patient. The entire Shengjing City is watching the Jing'an Marquis' Mansion right now. This is not a good time to act. Wait until this storm has passed before taking action!"

Just as Queen Meng was about to say something else, she heard cheerful footsteps outside the door, and the Second Prince's excited voice: "Mother, Mother, I stumbled upon a good poem today..."

……

At the same time, the imperial study was filled with smoke and the fragrance of tea, and the room was quiet.

Emperor Yingtian and Chu Yuncang sat opposite each other, both of them silent, only their fingers dancing between the black and white chess pieces. From afar, it was a picture of peaceful times and a loving father and filial son.

In fact, the black and white chess pieces are crisscrossed on the chessboard, just like two armies fighting each other hard.

Emperor Yingtian was holding the white pieces, and seemed to be forced to retreat step by step by the aggressive black pieces, but in a place where Chu Yuncang didn't notice, Emperor Yingtian had already woven a big net, waiting for Chu Yuncang to take the bait.

Chu Yuncang's long eyelashes drooped, covering up the light flowing in his eyes. His father was becoming more and more confused. He liked to use this method to prove that he was still the chess master and everyone was a chess piece being played at his will.

Chu Yuncang seemed unaware of Emperor Yingtian's intention and stepped into Yingtian's trap. The situation was reversed and Chu Yuncang lost the game in an instant.

Emperor Yingtian was very happy. He still liked playing chess with Cang'er the most. The other sons were either timid and dared not play chess, or were cautious for fear of winning against him. Only Cang'er dared to fight with him, which made him feel a refreshing pleasure.

Emperor Yingtian patted Chu Yuncang on the shoulder and nodded with satisfaction: "Cang'er has become much calmer and more mature since going to Jiazhou. You have made great progress! But you still need to keep working hard. I am waiting for the day when you defeat me!"

If it were any other prince, he would certainly nervously say something flattering like "Father is so wise and powerful, and his son can't even compare to him." However, Chu Yuncang said calmly, "Thank you for the compliment, father. I will continue to work hard!"

Emperor Yingtian laughed out loud and took a sip of tea with satisfaction.

But he suddenly remembered the news he heard this morning, and felt a little disappointed, so he asked calmly, "Cang'er has been absent from court for the past two days, claiming to be ill, but he has the leisure to attend a banquet at the Jiang Mansion. I remember that Cang'er never liked attending banquets. Is there something so special about the Jiang Mansion's banquets?"

Chu Yuncang's expression remained unchanged as he spoke calmly, "I was poisoned while in Jiazhou. Fortunately, I took a life-saving elixir and escaped. Recently, I found a miracle doctor who removed the remaining poison for me, so I have not been attending court."

Emperor Yingtian's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly asked, "What kind of poison was Cang'er poisoned with? You've been back in Shengjing City for so many days, why haven't you mentioned it to me?" He said to the eunuch Deshun who was waiting at the door, "Quickly, go and call the imperial physician!"

Chu Yuncang shook his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. That miracle medicine has protected my heart, and I'm fine for now. And that miracle doctor is so skilled, I'll be fully recovered in no time."

He paused slightly and said in a deep voice, "As for going to the banquet at the Jiang Mansion, it was only to support Aunt Jiang! Back then, Aunt Jiang and the Queen Mother were like sisters. When the Queen Mother was alive, she took great care of her. Now that Aunt Jiang has found her long-lost daughter, if the Queen Mother were still alive, she would definitely be there to congratulate her in person. I'm just doing what she wanted on her behalf!"

Emperor Yingtian's expression froze. Chu Yuncang resented Qin'er's unjust death and never mentioned her in front of him. Feeling somewhat down, he said dryly, "Jiang Muxue has the Jiang family's backing, so she naturally has the Jiang family's support."

Chu Yuncang said in a deep voice, "General Jiang, as the God of War of Dongling, has always upheld the ways of a gentleman and lived an upright life, disdaining those despicable tactics. But that's also why villains took advantage of him, just like when he was forced to marry Aunt Jiang to that scumbag Xie Jingyuan..."

Emperor Yingtian's face changed drastically when he heard this. Back then, Qin'er had a quarrel with him for a while after learning that Jiang Muxue was forced to marry Xie Jingyuan, and that he was behind the scenes. Now that Cang'er brought up this matter, could it be that Cang'er also knew something...

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