Marrying Wife and Concubine Together: After Rebirth, I Remarried the Scumbag's Father on the Sp

Just when she was feeling anxious, Emperor Sheng An had already let Li Delu take the brocade box in his hands.

Concubine Zhan spoke at the right moment: "Your Majesty, this matter involves Marquis Zhan Yi. Since it is a token of his life experience, he and his wife should naturally be present!"

Emperor Sheng An glanced at her inconspicuously: "You are right, I forgot that we should invite Zhan Yan and Lin Yiwan!"

After receiving his order, Li Delu immediately sent someone to invite him.

Soon, Zhan and Yan hurried to the imperial study.

After the two of them bowed respectfully, Emperor Sheng An spoke calmly, "Zhan Yan, I called you here because several elders in the palace and Earl Cheng En questioned your background, saying that your biological mother was a woman from the Li Kingdom!"

Zhan Yan replied calmly, "I refuse to accept this. My mother is already dead. She was strangled to death by Madam Zhan herself and thrown into a mass grave. Her true identity has nothing to do with me or the Marquis' Mansion!"

Han Yushi was the first to question: "Zhan Yan, you say it doesn't matter, so it doesn't matter? Even if your parents are dead, you still have her blood flowing in your body, you are half Li countryman!"

Zhan Yan interrupted without hesitation: "Censor Han, be careful, how do you know that I am the blood of the Li Kingdom?"

Han Yushi pointed at Lord Cheng'en and said, "Marquis Zhan Yi, do you think I am wrongly accusing you? Lord Cheng'en has already brought the evidence before you, and you still want to deny it? If you know what's good for you, surrender your military power immediately and apologize to the Emperor!"

Zhan Yan turned to look at Cheng Enbo: "The evidence is in your hands?"

Cheng Enbo nodded with a complicated expression: "Yes!"

Concubine Zhan hastily argued, "The token was snatched away from me by King Zhongyong. I have nothing to do with this matter!"

Zhan Yan took a deep breath and said, "Alright, Your Majesty, please show me the evidence. I want to see what kind of mother the Loyal and Brave King has found for me!"

Emperor Sheng An opened the box, revealing the exquisite and beautiful gold hairpin.

The pupils of Han Yushi and the others contracted violently. He quickly said, "Your Majesty, this hairpin is in the shape of the Li Kingdom's divine bird!"

Emperor Sheng An asked in surprise, "Are you sure this is a bird? Why does it look like a chicken to me?"

Lin Yiwan burst out laughing. Although she knew she shouldn't laugh in this situation, she really couldn't help it.

Your Majesty, he has such a unique vision.

Han Yushi glared at Lin Yiwan in dissatisfaction and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, you don't know that the sacred bird of Li Kingdom is called Bai Nue. It is said that it once saved the king of Li Kingdom, so it was named a sacred bird and is respected and worshipped by the people!"

He paused and continued, "Since this was left by Zhan Yan's biological mother, then she must be a woman from the Li Kingdom, because only they would wear ornaments in the shape of a divine bird!"

Cheng Enbo immediately knelt down and shouted in a low voice: "Your Majesty, for the sake of our people, please remove Zhan Yan's military power and revoke his title of Marquis Zhan Yi!"

Han Yushi and the others also knelt on the ground: "Now the evidence is irrefutable, Your Majesty, you must not hesitate any longer!"

A gloomy look flashed in Emperor Sheng An's eyes. He held the golden hairpin tightly, and the anger on his face was not concealed at all.

Just as he was about to lose his temper, Lin Yiwan suddenly spoke up, "You all seem very familiar with the Li Kingdom's divine bird, but aren't the real Li Kingdom people in Tingyu Pavilion? Why not have them come and identify it?"

Emperor Sheng An quickly suppressed his anger and said, "Madam Hou is right. I always feel that this is just a chicken. How can it be a bird?"

Soon, Liguo Prime Minister Min Ao was invited into the imperial study.

Emperor Sheng An asked directly, "Minister Min, can you identify this golden hairpin? Is it from your country of Li?"

Min Ao took it in his hand and examined it carefully for a moment. He lowered his eyes and smiled, "Your Majesty, you might be wondering if the bird on this hairpin is one of our sacred sacred birds?"

Emperor Sheng An glared: "I just think it's a chicken!"

Min Ao nodded. "You're right. It's a golden pheasant that looks very similar to a divine bird. Its tail is very short, so you might think it looks like a divine bird, but it's not at all. Moreover, women in our dynasty never dare to use divine birds as headdresses to show their reverence for sacred objects!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Han Yushi and others all changed their expressions.

Especially Cheng Enbo, he felt as if he was falling into an ice cellar.

He murmured in a trembling voice, "How is that possible? Min Xiang, did you remember it wrongly?"

Min Ao sarcastically said, "How could I be wrong? The divine bird is a sacred object. Anyone who dares to wear such jewelry has committed a heinous crime and will be beheaded!"

Cheng Enbo's eyes widened in disbelief: "It's actually fake?"

Min Ao said in confusion: "Isn't this just an ordinary gold hairpin? You guys sell them in the gold shops in the capital. I saw one when I was shopping before!"

Emperor Sheng An ordered without hesitation: "Li Delu, order someone to go to the Jingcheng Jinlou and buy any similar ones. I want to see if this golden pheasant hairpin is from our Jingcheng Jinlou!"

Li Delu went there in person, and about half an hour later, he came back holding a big box.

He raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead and said, "Your Majesty, I have bought all the similar gold hairpins in the Golden Tower, spending a total of ten thousand taels of silver!"

Emperor Sheng An patted his shoulder and said, "You won't take the silver for nothing. Those old gentlemen will make up for it for you!"

Li Delu quickly bowed and thanked: "Thank you very much, elders!"

Han Yushi and the others blushed, and they loudly refused: "Your Majesty? Why?"

The smile on Emperor Sheng An's face disappeared in an instant. He threw all the golden hairpins to the ground and said, "Just because you slandered Zhan Yan and believed everything you heard, don't you feel guilty for framing loyal ministers and generals like this?"

Several people were so frightened that they immediately knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, please calm down!"

Emperor Sheng An ignored them, and his sinister eyes fell on Earl Cheng En.

He said coldly, "Lord Cheng En? Did you see that? This golden hairpin can be bought anywhere in our dynasty. It's not the Li Kingdom's divine bird at all, it's just a chicken!"

Cheng Enbo was so frightened that his face turned pale and ugly. He nodded quickly: "Your Majesty is right, it is a chicken, it is indeed a chicken!"

Emperor Sheng An breathed a sigh of relief without leaving any trace. He looked around at everyone and asked, "You have slandered Zhan Yan with all your might. Have you all admitted your mistakes and confessed your crimes?"

Concubine Zhan argued loudly: "I didn't do that. I am the victim. King Zhongyong took my hairpin and forced me to say that it was the Li Kingdom's sacred bird. But I didn't want to slander my brother, so I didn't dare to speak!"

Emperor Sheng An interrupted impatiently: "Come, drag her away!"

Concubine Zhan cried anxiously, "Your Majesty, please let me go. I know I am wrong. I want to go home!"