The Queen Mother gestured to the woman herself and said, "I, Liu E, have lived in northern Chu since childhood. Some time ago, I came to the capital to seek refuge with a relative. My relative's daughter-in-law is the niece of Concubine Liu, so I came to the palace to visit her. This is my son, who is four years old this year."

Ye Youlan wondered where she had found these distant relatives. Concubine Liu had been so confused for years that no relatives had come to visit her. This girl, who lived thousands of miles away, was truly filial.

Ye Youlan looked at the Queen Mother. She knew that the Queen Mother was going to send another woman to the prince, and this time a son.

The Queen Mother smiled and asked the Emperor if he thought the child looked like someone.

The Emperor understood that the Empress Dowager was putting on a show. He looked at Ye Youlan and saw that her face was calm and she seemed to be smiling. He shook his head and said he didn't see it.

"Just now someone said he looked like the seventh brother, and the seventh brother's family said he looked like you, the emperor."

The emperor was surprised. Ye Youlan was really capable. She blamed everything on him.

The emperor asked Liu E, who is the father of this child? Could it be the prince left by the late emperor among the people?

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, someone snickered. The empress dowager became angry and glared at the emperor. She asked Liu E, who is the father of this child, and whether she would like to come to the capital together?

Upon hearing this, Liu E fell to her knees and begged the Empress Dowager and the Emperor to make the decision for her.

Ye Youlan whispered to Chen Xiaoling, "The show is about to begin."

Chen Xiaoling glanced at her and said, "You're still watching the show? They're here just for the Seventh Prince."

So Liu E cried and talked about her bitter and sweet past.

She was the daughter of a small family in Chubei, and her parents doted on her. One day, her house was requisitioned by the military to provide space for an injured adult to recuperate. Her parents vacated the best room in the house, and she was assigned to take care of the adult.

Unexpectedly, the adult was a young and handsome general. She fell in love with him while taking care of him, and they had physical contact. However, after the general recovered from his injury, he left a few hundred taels of silver and disappeared. She gave birth to the child, and her parents were so angry that they died. She could not survive in Chubei, so she had to come to the capital to try her luck and find the general. She did not need any status, but only hoped that the child would recognize his ancestors.

General Chu Bei, four years ago, this clue was too easy to guess, of course it was the Seventh Prince, everyone looked at Ye Youlan.

Ye Youlan sighed. She walked over, helped Liu E to her feet, and touched the little boy's head with her hand: "How cute."

The Queen Mother sighed, "I never thought it was really the Seventh Prince's child."

Ye Youlan was displeased and asked the Queen Mother, "Mother, what you said is wrong. How can you throw dirty water on the Seventh Prince without any evidence?"

The Queen Mother's eyes were sharp: "Needless to say, wasn't the Seventh Prince serving as a general in Chubei four years ago?"

"There are so many scammers in this world, and their tricks are so varied. We can't just listen to rumors and believe them."

"Then call Old Seven over to confront him."

Ye Youlan waved her hand: "No need, I will just ask Miss Liu a few questions. If she answers correctly, I will take them home."

Liu E looked at the Queen Mother nervously, and the Queen Mother nodded slightly.

Ye Youlan asked Liu E to turn around and face away from the emperor and the empress dowager.

"First question, what is the name of the guard beside the Seventh Prince?"

"His name is Li Zhi, he's about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, and of medium height."

"That's right. This question is a free one. Anyone with a little knowledge can answer it. Second question, what does the prince eat that makes him vomit?"

The Queen Mother interrupted, "The prince has always been in good health. I have never heard of him vomiting after eating anything."

"Queen Dowager Moji, let's hear the answer first, and then have someone call Li Zhi to ask him. I can't get the answer from him anyway, right?" Ye Youlan looked at Liu E, "Miss Liu serves the Seventh Prince personally, she will definitely know."

"The pears in Chubei are very sour, and the prince doesn't like them."

"In fact, the prince doesn't like to eat mutton, not even the soup. He has a very light diet."

"When I was taking care of the general and he was recovering from his injuries, I always made chicken soup for him."

"Okay, this question doesn't count. Let's change to another one. Ladies here, please step aside. It's not appropriate for you to listen."

When the girls heard this, they left quickly for fear of polluting their ears, while the married women were looking forward to the exciting moment.

After Ye Youlan and the other ladies left, she said, "Your Highness has a red birthmark under his armpit. Is it the left or right armpit?"

The Queen Mother said, "Nonsense, the prince doesn't have any red birthmark on his body."

Ye Youlan smiled: "Mother, although you gave birth to the prince, the daily care was taken care of by the wet nurse and the nanny. I sleep with the prince every day, how could I not know better than you?"

"Miss Liu, you've even given birth to a child, you wouldn't be able to see such an obvious mark, right?"

Liu E's face flushed, and she was very embarrassed. She whispered, "It's on the left."

"Are you sure it's the left?"

"Is it the left?"

Ye Youlan chuckled twice: "Everyone heard it clearly. She said it was on the left side. Let me tell you, the Queen Mother is actually right. The prince does not have any marks on his body, only scars. There are scars on his arms, chest, and back."

The Queen Mother was furious: "Ye Youlan, how dare you fool me."

"Mother, I'm proving your son's innocence, why aren't you happy at all? Did you bring this Miss Liu and this child here?"

At this time, a palace maid came to report that Guard Li had arrived.

The emperor let him in.

When Ye Youlan saw three guards coming in, she asked Liu E with a smile, "Which one of the three is Guard Li?"

Liu E was filled with shame and anger. She looked at the guards in front of her and shook her head, saying, "They are not."

Li Zhi stepped forward and said, "I am Li Zhi, and I have always followed the prince. When the prince was in Chubei, he always lived in the military camp. You can check it from the military doctor's records in the camp."

The emperor clapped his hands: "Excellent."

After saying that, he took Concubine Ren away.

Ye Youlan winked at Chen Xiaoling, and Chen Xiaoling gave her a thumbs up.

Seeing that something was wrong, everyone left quickly.

Princess Yong'an and Chen Xiaoling got into the carriage, and she breathed a sigh of relief: "This Queen Mother is interesting."

"Mother, why do you think the Queen Mother wants to throw dirty water on her own son?"

Princess Yong'an whispered, "I heard that the Seventh Prince is not her biological son, and that his mother is someone else."

Chen Xiaoling's eyes opened wide. Is it so exciting?

"Youlan has had it really hard. If it were another woman, she would probably cry and commit suicide."

"But that child really looks like the Seventh Prince."

Princess Yong'an smiled. She thought of someone, the fifth prince who had been demoted to a commoner.

"There are so many royal bloodlines, and they all look similar."

The Seventh Prince was sitting at home when disaster struck.

Li Zhi returned to the palace first and briefly recounted what had happened in the palace, reminding the prince that the princess would probably be very angry because the child did look like him.

"Find someone to check the details of this Liu E."

Ye Youlan returned home, looking happy as if nothing had happened.

She asked Dingxiang to go to the kitchen and tell her that she wanted roasted lamb, grilled lamb, and to add more cumin.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like