After traveling through time, I was spotted by the new emperor

When Ye Wuwei asked the Prince of Subei, Qi Wushuang replied with just one word: "Stupid."

"Yu Shen is quite smart. Is the Prince of Subei really stupid or is he just pretending?"

"That's really stupid."

Ye Wuwei did not question Qi Wushuang's judgment, which only showed that genetic inheritance was not that reliable.

"Did the emperor cause the deaths of your three brothers?"

“Father also suspected that the Emperor did it, but there was no evidence.

However, I also encountered many assassination and poisoning attempts when I was a child, but they were all stopped by the people my father and grandfather sent to my side."

Ye Wuwei secretly thought:

From the perspective of profit, the emperor is indeed the most suspicious, but in the absence of evidence, it is impossible for a father to kill his own son.

"The Ye family was destroyed. Is there some hidden reason behind this? Why wasn't the eldest prince demoted?"

"I was still young when the Ye family was destroyed, so I don't know much about what happened then. But I remember my father saying that Qi Yuli is a descendant of our Qi family, and the affairs of the Ye family have nothing to do with him."

"Then is the eldest prince considered a legitimate son?"

"Although Ye died before the Emperor ascended the throne, she was the Emperor's first wife and was not expelled from the Qi clan. Therefore, Qi Yuli is a legitimate child."

"So, according to the Qi Dynasty's rule of appointing the eldest son as the crown prince, Qi Yuli is the most qualified to be appointed crown prince?"

"Yes."

"The Emperor is not young anymore, why hasn't he appointed a crown prince yet?"

"Qi Yuli was qualified to be appointed Crown Prince, but the forces supporting him were too weak. Due to opposition from the Zhuang and Yuwen clans, he remained only the eldest prince.

As for the second prince, you have also seen him. Do you think the emperor will make him the crown prince?

The third prince was neither the legitimate nor the eldest, and with the Zhuang family blocking the way, he was still just the third prince.

But I think there’s another reason.”

"what reason?"

"The Emperor wishes to maintain the current situation."

Ye Wuwei understood:

Currently, the power of the Zhuang family and the Yuwen family is equal. Regardless of whether the second prince or the third prince is made the crown prince, the power of the side that is made the crown prince will increase, which will destroy the current balance.

Thinking of this, Ye Wuwei asked, "Did the Emperor tacitly approve the eldest prince's secret cultivation of power?"

"Yes".

After asking the questions he wanted to ask, Ye Wuwei said:

"Then I'll go to the First Prince's banquet. Perhaps if I show I'm on good terms with him, the Emperor will consider sparing me."

……

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Ye Wuwei went to the eldest prince's mansion.

Although the scale of the imperial palace far exceeds that of Prince Qi's Mansion, the eldest prince's mansion is just an ordinary residence, only one-third of the size of Prince Qi's Mansion, and is far less magnificent than Prince Qi's Mansion.

Ye Wuwei thought: I wonder what the residences of Master Zhuang and Prime Minister Yuwen are like?

Qi Yuli's affection for Ye Wuwei was beyond Ye Wuwei's imagination.

Ye Wuwei always felt that Qi Yuli had other purposes, and it was definitely not because Ye Wuwei had refined the iron.

After the banquet, Qi Yuli asked Ye Wuwei to stay: "Captain Ye, I want to show you something."

Ye Wuwei followed Qi Yuli to the study.

Qi Yuli handed a scroll of paintings to Ye Wuwei, "Open it and take a look."

The painting was a bit old. Ye Wuwei opened it and saw a woman wearing a general's uniform, holding a long sword and riding a white horse.

Ye Wuwei asked in confusion: "What is this?"

"Take a closer look at this woman's appearance."

Ye Wuwei looked at the painting carefully again. The woman in the painting looked about 50% like him.

Ye Wuwei raised his eyes and looked at Qi Yuli.

"The woman in the painting is called Ye Hongxia. She looks about 80% like you in real life."

Ye Wuwei remained silent, waiting for Qi Yuli to continue.

"Ye Hongxia was originally a maidservant of my uncle, General Ye. She followed General Ye since she was a child. Because of her outstanding martial arts skills, she obtained General Ye's permission to join the Ye Family Army and later became a general in the Ye Family Army."

"You mean I have a relationship with Ye Hongxia?"

"I don't know. I only know there are no such coincidences in the world.

I heard that you don't know who your parents are, so don't you want to know?"

Ye Wuwei's soul traveled from the modern era to this body. He has no memory of this body and indeed does not know the identity of this body.

If the original body were still alive, he would probably want to know who his parents were.

Since you have taken over this body, even if it was only after the original body died, you should do something for the original body.

Ye Wuwei said to Qi Yuli: "I understand, I will investigate."

Qi Yuli did not say that Ye Wuwei might be General Ye's son, because Qi Yuli could not produce any evidence at the moment, and saying so would make Ye Wuwei disgusted.

However, he had been observing Ye Wuwei's expression, but unfortunately Ye Wuwei did not care about his identity as much as he hoped.

Ye Wuwei brought Ye Hongxia's portrait back to Prince Qi's Mansion to find Qi Wushuang.

Qi Wushuang still works with Chu Fuchi as usual.

Chu Fuchi not only had to help Qi Wushuang deal with various military affairs, but also had to handle Andu government affairs for Qi Wushuang.

He is also Qi Wushuang’s intelligence chief.

If Andu is a small country, Chu Fuchi is the prime minister and defense minister of Andu.

Ye Wuwei did not avoid Chu Fuchi. He showed Qi Wushuang the portrait of Ye Hongxia and told him what Qi Yuli had said.

"I want you to investigate my relationship with Ye Hongxia for me."

"You really don't remember anything about your childhood?"

"Yes, I have been a beggar for as long as I can remember. I know nothing about my identity or my past. Yet, I do know a lot."

Ye Wuwei did not forget to make up for it, so that Qi Wushuang would not ask him again how he knew so many skills.

Qi Wushuang rolled up Ye Hongxia's portrait and said, "I will investigate for you and tell you when I have any news."

After Ye Wuwei left, Chu Fuchi said to Qi Wushuang:

"I do know a little about Ye Hongxia. Rumor has it that she and General Ye are close friends."

"You mean Ye Wuwei might be the son of General Ye and Ye Hongxia?"

“It’s not impossible.

When the Ye family was destroyed, General Ye's most trusted subordinates Luo Wenhua, Che Hongxing and Ye Hongxia were not among them.

If the truth is that Ye Hongxia is pregnant with General Ye's child, it makes sense for General Ye to send Luo Wenhua and Che Hongxing to escort Ye Hongxia away."

Qi Wushuang did not doubt Chu Fuchi's intelligence. "In that case, I'll leave Ye Wuwei's background to you to investigate."

"If Ye Wuwei is really General Ye's son, should we tell him?"

"nature."

"Aren't you worried that Ye Wuwei will turn to the Crown Prince after learning about his past?"

"Do you think Ye Wuwei is someone who would sell herself to Qi Yuli just because of her background?"

That's not true!

With Ye Wuwei's character, he would not accept it even if it was his father, and he would never surrender just because Qi Yuli was his "cousin".

Moreover, Qi Yuli couldn't control Ye Wuwei.

Chu Fuchi looked at Qi Wushuang:

Perhaps only someone like Qi Wushuang, who is capable, domineering, and extremely protective, can make Ye Wuwei willingly submit.