Quick Transmigration: Refusing to Be a Victim's Child

Meanwhile, inside the Hall of Diligent Governance.

Shao Linshen looked at the Imperial Clan Minister who had been summoned to the palace, ordered someone to bring over a bench for him to sit on, and said succinctly:

"I'm sure you heard about it when you came, but I can tell you now that the child could never be my offspring."

The King of Wu looked doubtful:

"But I heard from the eunuch who delivered the message that it is clearly recorded in His Majesty's daily records..."

"The daily records are nothing but inanimate objects. As long as they are used properly, who can tell if there is an extra page or a missing page?"

After Shao Linshen finished speaking, he clapped his hands lightly, and all the palace servants quietly withdrew from the hall. Only a few imperial physicians who had been waiting in the corner silently stepped forward, cupped their hands, and said to the King of Wu:

"We, your humble servants, have only discovered half a year ago that Your Majesty has been poisoned for many years. Moreover, this poison is extremely insidious; it not only renders the poisoned person infertile but also shortens their lifespan."

"what!!!"

Upon hearing this, the King of Wu was so shocked that his expression changed drastically, and he abruptly stood up from his stool.

He looked nervously at Shao Linshen, his feet involuntarily taking a few steps towards the imperial desk. Then he turned to stare at the imperial physicians, his lips trembling as he said:

Is there an antidote for this poison?

The head physician bowed and replied:

"Fortunately, Your Majesty is blessed with great fortune. We have found a way to detoxify Your Majesty and have already removed the toxins from your body."

"That's good, that's good!"

Upon hearing this, King Wu breathed a long sigh of relief, but when he thought of the poison that had been lurking in Emperor Yuankang's body for several years, the face of Empress Dowager Zhang involuntarily came to mind.

Now everyone knows that Emperor Yuankang was not born to Lady Zhang, yet the late emperor passed the throne to him. Given that woman's depraved behavior, she is very likely to secretly poison Emperor Yuankang, causing him to die without an heir, so that Prince Ning or his descendants can ascend the throne.

King Wu looked at Shao Linshen sitting on the dragon throne and felt sorry for him when he saw his dejected expression.

At the same time, he grew to hate Empress Zhang even more.

[Your Majesty has truly suffered these past years. That criminal Zhang has committed countless evil deeds, yet Your Majesty still shows consideration for past relationships, merely demoting the Zhang family to commoners and barring them from holding office for three generations.]

The King of Wu grew angrier the more he thought about it, and wished he could impeach Empress Zhang again at the court meeting the next day.

As for what Shaolin Shen just said, that the child outside the palace could not possibly be a prince, he believed most of it.

but--

"This matter concerns the royal bloodline, and I believe it should be handled with caution. Perhaps we should send the child to the palace for a blood test to verify kinship?"

The King of Wu bowed and offered his advice.

Shaolin nodded deeply and said:

“This matter naturally requires caution, but I feel that it has come too coincidentally, and I fear that it is a trap deliberately set for me by someone with ulterior motives.”

After saying that, he clapped his hands again, and immediately a palace servant brought in a tray.

Han Zhong, who was originally standing behind Shao Linshen, immediately stepped forward, picked up the dagger in the tray, and made a small cut on his fingertip. Blood dripped instantly into the jade bowl filled with water.

Seeing this, the King of Wu was puzzled and subconsciously turned his head to look at Shao Linshen.

"Han Banban entered the palace at the age of six and later came to my side by order of her father. She has been here for more than twenty years. Given her condition, she has no children."

If the child's blood can mix with it, it would prove that someone malicious is behind this.

After speaking deeply, Shao Lin gazed at a small black dog being carried in by a young eunuch. He gently stroked its head, then swiftly made a small cut on the dog's paw with a dagger. After wetting a handkerchief, he said in a cold voice:

"Just in case anything goes wrong, I will verify with the child again at that time."

Upon hearing this, the King of Wu opened his mouth, then stepped aside and waited for the Chu family member to enter the palace.

……

At that time, on the palace road.

Chu Boyu, who had just been awakened by the system, slowly opened his eyes and realized that he was being held in someone's arms. The group had already arrived outside the Hall of Diligent Governance.

The system in my brain kept shouting:

[Host, please be alert! You are about to reach your target. Please complete the mission with caution.]

Chu Boyu felt a wet and sticky sensation inside his pants, his body instantly stiffening, and he inwardly groaned:

[Ah! My innocence is gone! Damn system, explain yourself! I didn't do anything wrong, why did you shock me for no reason?]

The system paused for a moment, not wanting to reveal that it had been attacked, lest the naive young man become intimidated, and could only lower its head and say:

[Due to a system malfunction during dimensional travel, the host sustained minor damage during repairs. As compensation, the host is hereby given a one-time skill. The item has been placed in the inventory; please check it.]

After saying that, the system ignored Chu Boyu's curses and remained silent.

Since entering the palace grounds, the system has sensed a mysterious force suppressing it. To avoid alerting the other party, it can only hide in the host's mind and pretend it doesn't exist.

Chu Boyu called out for a long time, but even after arriving at the Hall of Diligent Governance, he still did not receive a reply from the system.

He was already in a bad mood, and to make matters worse, a dead eunuch complained that he was dirty and that he might tarnish the emperor's holy countenance, so he was led to wash and change.

He glanced discreetly at the skill in his backpack. It was a skill that could make the target feel 100% familiar. Unfortunately, it was only a one-time use skill. Otherwise, he would have completed the task issued by the system in no time.

but--

Chu Boyu stared at the slowly opening palace doors, a surge of fervor welling up within him:

'Once this play ends today, he will be one of only two truly honorable people in the world.'

The Great Qi empire will belong to him from now on!

……

With a mix of trepidation and excitement, Chu Boyu was carried into the main hall. The first thing he saw was a majestic and solemn man sitting on the dragon throne, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and a nine-dragon crown. While feeling uneasy, Chu Boyu also felt a surge of ambition.

He immediately struggled to get down from Old Man Chu's arms, wriggling his short legs, trying his best to show his filial piety towards the emperor, stretching out his hands and calling out in a childish voice:

"Daddy!"

The palace servants standing nearby were stunned when they saw the resemblance to their emperor. Chu Boyu seized the opportunity to get close to the emperor, pounced on him, and hugged his leg tightly.

"Waaah, Father, Yu'er has finally found you."

Tears streamed down Chu Boyu's chubby little face as he looked up at the man above him, his eyes filled with affection and joy.

Looking at the little dumpling's round, big eyes and soft, adorable expression, if Shao Linshen didn't know that inside this body was actually a tall, burly man with shaggy feet, he would really want to reach out and pinch the child's cheeks.

But the fact that he could restrain himself from kicking the other person away whenever he thought about their true identity was a testament to his excellent self-control.

Chu Boyu thought he had performed flawlessly and was secretly pleased with himself. At the same time, he did not forget to activate the skill in his backpack and cast it on Shao Linshen.

Immediately, a "mist" emitting a scarlet light rushed towards Shao Linshen's face, but it dissipated instantly before it could get close.

The system hiding in my mind flickered slightly, as if sensing the approaching danger, and immediately concealed itself deeper.

Chu Boyu, completely unaware of this, was eagerly anticipating the skill's effects, looking up to receive Shao Linshen's affection and doting attention.

result--

What he received in return was a heartless push away.

"Dengdengdeng..."

The three-year-old's short legs struggled to maintain their balance, barely managing to avoid falling. Before Chu Boyu could even show a wronged expression, making the emperor on the dragon throne feel guilty, he was sternly rebuked by an old eunuch:

"You audacious commoner, how dare you not kneel before His Majesty! Kneel down!"

"boom!"

Chu Boyu realized for the first time how weak he was; he was involuntarily forced to kneel down by the mere look of a eunuch.

He lowered his head, trying his best to suppress his anger and shame:

[You despicable eunuch! When I become a prince, I will tear you to pieces!]

[System, what's wrong with you? Wasn't this skill supposed to make the target feel more friendly towards the user? Why is this emperor not reacting at all?]

Chu Boyu roared inwardly, but received no response from the system.

Just as he was feeling uneasy, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became heavy.

When he came to his senses, Old Man Chu had already carried him to a jade bowl.

There was now a drop of blood in the bowl. He rolled his eyes, secretly pleased with himself.

My body has been specially modified by the system, so my blood can be compatible with the other person's blood type.

as predicted--

As a palace maid pierced Chu Boyu's fingertip with a silver needle, a drop of bright red blood fell into a jade bowl. Under the gaze of everyone, the two drops of blood gradually merged and eventually became one.

"hiss--"

The one inhaling was a middle-aged man with graying temples, wearing a python robe.

He stared intently at Chu Boyu, scrutinizing him from head to toe, before shifting his gaze to a short, stout eunuch beside him, making a series of ambiguous clicking sounds.

Chu Boyu was annoyed by what he saw.

What are they doing?

Can't you see their blood has already mixed? Hurry up and announce his identity.

Although Prefect Qian and Registrar Liu, who accompanied the Prince of Wu and his entourage, were also unaware of the situation, they immediately guessed that there must be some unknown development when they saw that the Prince of Wu and his entourage showed no joy.

Moreover, this child is very likely not some hidden gem.

The two exchanged a glance and, as if on cue, retreated to a corner, hunching their shoulders to avoid drawing attention.

The atmosphere in the hall was unusually heavy.

Chu Boyu grew increasingly restless, squirming and struggling in Old Man Chu's arms, deliberately raising his pricked finger and wailing:

"Ouch, Yu'er's hands hurt so much!"

【vomit!】

Pangu Banner, who was watching the show from behind the screen, almost vomited up everything he had eaten earlier.

He touched his arm and urged hastily:

[Brother Shen, I can't take it anymore, hurry up and pin this bastard down.]

Shao Linshen slowly stood up, meeting everyone's gaze, and gave Han Zhong a wink. Han Zhong then instructed a palace maid to bring a new jade bowl filled with water.

Just as Han Zhong was about to approach Shao Linshen with the silver needles, the King of Wu quickly stepped forward, snatched the needles, and blocked the view of the three members of the Chu family, saying:

"You may step back; I will handle this matter."

After saying that, he picked up the bowl and pretended to touch Shaolin Shen's fingertip with a silver needle. Then he wrung out a drop of blood from the blood-stained handkerchief and dripped it into the jade bowl.

Meeting the questioning gazes of the Chu family, the King of Wu said with a solemn expression:

"This concerns the royal bloodline, so we must confirm it repeatedly. Please drip this baby's blood into the bowl again so we can see it."

The elderly couple from the Chu family readily agreed. Before today, they could never have imagined that they would be able to come to the palace and speak with such noble people.

The only reason the two of them were able to stay upright and not collapse to the ground was because they were thinking about their grandson in their arms.

However, how did they come to have this grandson, and why are their past memories of spending time with the child so vague?

In the moment of confusion, a flash of red light appeared in the couple's mind, and they quickly put their doubts aside.

Following the King of Wu's instructions, they coaxed the child into undergoing another blood test to verify kinship...

Gazing at the still-mixed blood in the bowl, the King of Wu fell completely silent.

When he first saw Chu Boyu's familiar face, the joy and sense of closeness he felt vanished instantly, replaced by anger at being mocked.

[What a 'prince' living among the common people! What a wicked woman! It seems she's determined to turn the royal family upside down.]

King Wu was so angry that his face darkened, and he threw the jade bowl at the Chu family members.

Because Chu Boyu was being held in the arms of the elderly Chu couple, he was the first to be splashed with dirty water, and even his head was hit.

"Yu'er!!!"

The elderly couple from Chu stood protectively around their child, glaring angrily at the King of Wu.

Their grandson is the emperor's own son! How dare this old man beat a prince in front of the emperor?!

"Uuuuuu——"

Chu Boyu immediately burst into tears, but his eyes involuntarily turned to the one still sitting upright on the dragon throne, his little face wrinkled with grievance, looking pitiful.

Upon seeing this, the elderly Chu couple immediately realized what was happening, and simultaneously knelt down, weeping as they pleaded with Shao Linshen:

"Your Majesty, you must stand up for Yu'er! This prince beat up a prince for no reason; he simply doesn't respect you."

"Look at the child's forehead; it's already bruised in just a short time."

"presumptuous!"

Upon hearing this, the King of Wu was so enraged that he kicked the elderly couple once each and pointed at their noses, angrily rebuking them:

"You unruly commoners, how dare you bring a bastard of unknown origin into the palace and even impersonate a prince?"

"Those two bowls just now clearly contained the blood of a eunuch and a black dog. Could it be that your child's biological father was a eunuch? Or a black dog?"

Upon hearing this, the three members of the Chu family immediately widened their eyes, never expecting that these people would pull such a trick in secret.

【It's over! It's all over now!】

Chu Boyu felt a chill run through him, as if a murderous gaze was fixed on him, making him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar...

"Knock Knock-"

Shao Linshen lightly tapped the table with his fingers, producing a series of crisp sounds in the deathly silent hall. Each tap seemed to strike the hearts of everyone present.

Chu Boyu, who was slumped in the arms of the elderly couple, was so frightened that he turned pale and couldn't speak. His body was trembling uncontrollably, and his clothes were soaked with cold sweat.

In an instant, all the familiar extreme punishments, such as slow slicing, dismemberment by chariot, waist-cutting, and skinning, involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

[System! System Master! System Grandpa! Help! Didn't you say that as long as I enter the palace, everything will be foolproof?]

I'm practically dead right now, and you're still pretending to be dead? System, say something!

Chu Boyu appeared obsequious on the surface, but inwardly he was cursing the system like a madman.

But no matter how he called out, he received no response. Even the panel and backpack that he could previously access had vanished without a trace.

If Chu Boyu weren't currently in the body of a three-year-old child, he probably would have thought it was all just a nightmare.