Lu Jinnian felt a sudden surge of sadness in his heart. The old tutor had never told him about this. It turned out that the old tutor had been teaching him so hard for so many years. Was this also arranged by his grandfather?

Tang Kun was somewhat skeptical about the authenticity of this so-called will, and subconsciously stood up and walked to the front to check it. He thought that there were probably only a few people in the entire hall who could recognize the handwriting of the retired emperor, and he happened to be one of them.

But after checking it for a long time, his face changed slightly. This will was most likely authentic. The handwriting on it was also the handwriting of the retired emperor, and there were even traces of the ink of the jade seal made when he was emperor.

There were several old tutors in the court who came over curiously to check, and soon confirmed that the will was authentic, but they were still very confused.

"How could the Emperor, after so many years, have left behind a will? Old Grand Tutor, you hid such an important matter for so many years and never brought it out. What exactly do you mean by that?"

"Yes, it is clearly written in the will that Prince Renxiu's family may not have died of illness. If their bloodline is still alive, the throne will be inherited by Prince Renxiu's bloodline. However, Prince Renxiu did not leave any bloodline."

"Yes, Prince Renxiu has no bloodline left in the world, so what's the point of you taking this out now? What on earth are you trying to do, you old fool?"

Old Grand Tutor Gu slowly put away the will, with a look of pride evident between his eyebrows.

"Back then, I wasn't the most capable person around the retired emperor, but he had a keen eye for talent and knew that I, the Grand Tutor, was the most trustworthy. As soon as Crown Prince Renxiu got into trouble, he immediately entrusted this edict to me to hide.

It comes in handy now. Who told you that Prince Renxiu has no living descendants?

When these words were spoken, the whole government was shocked. The civil and military officials gasped in surprise. Some were so excited that they almost pulled out their beards.

"Is this true? Prince Renxiu has been dead for many years. How could his bloodline still be alive? Old Master, this is a matter of great importance to the country. Please don't be confused."

"Yeah, yeah, what else are you not telling us? You've been hiding so many secrets from your colleagues for so many years! You're way too tight-lipped!"

"That's right, you said that Prince Renxiu's bloodline is still alive, but what about the others?"

Concubine An and Prince An were caught off guard. They had never expected that the old Grand Tutor had the late emperor's will in his hand.

At present, they have not yet obtained the real imperial edict. If a descendant of Prince Renxiu appears and is accompanied by the late emperor's will, what hope do they have?

Old Master Gu had already noticed Lu Jinnian standing behind the crowd. A smile appeared on his energetic face, and he raised his hand to invite him over.

"The current Seventh Prince is the only bloodline that Crown Princess Renxiu risked her life to preserve for the Crown Prince. Over the years, this old minister has always kept in mind the arrangements of the Retired Emperor and the old friendship between Crown Prince Renxiu and has taught him privately. Today, the young prince has become a leader among the young people.

"I have fulfilled the Emperor's last wishes and the friendship we shared with Crown Prince Renxiu. Now that His Majesty has been poisoned and is nearing death, the throne should naturally be returned to the hands of Crown Prince Renxiu."

Lu Jinnian also stood up at this time. He first bowed to the old master, and then stood side by side with the old master.

"That's right, Concubine Yin was indeed pregnant with the Emperor's child, but for some reason the child died before delivery. The Crown Princess was hidden in the cold palace at the time and died of heavy bleeding during childbirth.

It was also from that time that I became the seventh prince of this palace. I have been hiding my identity and living in misery for so many years. Now everything should be back on track!

This is the Emperor's newly written edict of apology. He has admitted to poisoning Crown Prince Renxiu and destroying my mother's bloodline, and has passed the throne to me. You gentlemen can also take a look."

The master and disciple's actions caught everyone off guard. Concubine An and Prince An could not accept the pain of losing the throne that they were about to obtain.

"Impossible, all of this is fake! Prince Renxiu has been dead for many years, how could he still have his own bloodline? You are all lying, the Gu family must have been in cahoots with you a long time ago!"

Prince An also didn't believe this and looked at him in shock, as if he had never known his brother before.

"Yes, these are all false. How could it be possible that Seventh Brother is not the Emperor's child? You were born by Concubine Yin in the cold palace!"

At this point, Lu Jinnian no longer hid anything and just sneered.

"How could a man like him, who murdered his father and brother, be worthy of giving birth to a child like this? Concubine Yin's child was stillborn. If you don't believe me, you can go find the imperial physician who collected her body and you will naturally find out the truth.

And Doctor Chen, the doctor who was bribed by the emperor to poison my father, is still alive. You can even re-examine my father's remains and find out that he died of poisoning!"

If his mother had not been on guard back then, he would have been poisoned to death like his father. How could he have survived by chance?

He looked at Prince An not far away and smiled, "Your Highness Prince An is truly worthy of being his blood, just as cruel and ruthless as he is! Prince Ting has already been imprisoned in the clan residence, yet you still didn't let him go, causing him to die of poisoning!"

The sudden big news caught the court officials off guard. Shocking news came one after another, and they were almost confused.

Tang Kun was also shocked, but he was not surprised. After all, the news that Prince An hated Prince Ting to the core was no longer a secret in Beijing and the court. He was just surprised that he had not received such news.

Mu Qingli also heard that Prince Ting was forced to take poison and died painfully in prison. After hearing this, he was silent for a rare moment.

She had thought of many possible death outcomes for that person but was really surprised by this outcome. It was not uncommon for brothers to quarrel with each other in the deep palace. However, Prince An acted so quickly that it might not be because he hated Lu Tingqi very much. It seemed that Song Yuhan had made a good move.

Seeing that she hadn't spoken for a long time, Qiu Jin looked up at her worriedly, and her tone became much gentler.

"Miss, now that His Majesty the Seventh Prince has appeared in the Former Court, our people and those he has arranged over the years will actively assist. Is there anything else we need to do?"

"...No need. He's not someone you can easily get along with. He's been patient for so many years, so he wouldn't have no plans at all. We've already provided timely assistance and added icing on the cake. Let him make the rest of the arrangements himself."

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