Chapter 722: Mother and Son
In a blink of an eye, I arrived at Luoyang Palace.
After the announcement, Chen Yixing and Chen Kaizhi entered one after another.
I still step on this familiar bluestone slab, but today, my mood is very different.
If nothing unexpected happens, today, Chen Kaizhi will have a mother in this world.
I am afraid that my burden will be heavy in the future. If the Empress Dowager recognizes herself, then she will no longer be Chen Kaizhi of the past, and he will be the real prince.
In fact, Chen Kaizhi himself couldn't accept why he had such a birthmark with the Crown Prince.
But are these still important now?
It doesn't matter anymore!
Chen Kaizhi strides wide and leads it to Kunning Palace by eunuchs. When he arrives outside the palace, Chen Kaizhi and Chen Yixing stop. Chen Yixing glances at Chen Kaizhi and says calmly: "Lord, you are waiting here."
Chen Kaizhi nodded, then smiled at Chen Yixing and said, "I'm working."
Chen Yixing went in first. Queen Mother Mu had heard the report and had already changed into a regular dress at this time, but she was still wearing a Zhu Guan who had not taken off her head, and she sat gracefully behind the desk.
Chen Yixing bowed, and Empress Dowager Mu said he was exempted from the gift, and Chen Yixing looked around.
This means, Empress, I have important things to report to me, and I ask the Empress to hold her back.
Queen Mother Mu smiled, only Zhang Jing and another palace maid in the hall. Queen Mother Mu said lightly: "Qi'er, go and get the ginseng soup from Ai's family. King Jing is in bad health. Give him a taste. This is the old ginseng from the Northern Yan Kingdom, which is the most nourishing."
The palace maid bowed and retreated.
It seemed that Empress Dowager Mu also felt that today's audience was unusual, so she smiled and asked lightly: "Why, Kaizhi didn't come?"
"Waiting for news outside." Chen Yixing said.
Queen Mother Mu frowned slightly: "What news is waiting for?"
Chen Yixing hesitated again and looked at Zhang Jing.
Queen Mother Mu smiled and said, "It's okay, you can say anything to Zhang Jing."
Chen Yixing still felt worried. Looking at the open window coffin and the hall door, he couldn't help but say again: "Empress, can you borrow a step..."
"No need." Queen Mother Mu had no expression on her face. Instead, she said to Zhang Jing: "Zhang Jing, the light here is too weak. Let's talk about those windows opening."
Zhang Jing bowed and went toward several closed windows and doors.
Queen Mother Mu looked at Chen Yixing with a glance, then said lightly: "Lao Qi, the more he wants to open the window and walk on the bright road. Otherwise, there will be no secret and it will become a secret. There will be no outsiders here, so it won't be a big deal."
Chen Yixing nodded and then took an ancient book from his sleeve, saying, "This is the piano score of the Duke of the People's Republic of China. Please ask the Empress to correct it."
Queen Mother Mu took it and her eyes flashed. There was no piano score here, it was clearly a book.
She touched her eyebrows and was obviously a little nervous, but she still smiled.
"It's rare for Kaizhi to know that the Ai family likes piano music. Is this the song he composed?"
She turned over page by page, and saw the secret file sealed. The more she looked, the more she became more shocked, but she didn't show any expression on her face, and said lightly: "It's really what he... wrote by himself."
"Empress..." Chen Yixing stared at Empress Dowager Mu: "Does Empress still remember Concubine Yu?"
Queen Mother Mu closed her eyes: "Yes, the Ai family remembers that she also has a child, but soon, she and the child are not sure where to end. But at that time, Wuji was gone, and the Ai family didn't want to eat and had no intention of taking care of this. Later, I found out that this woman was a remnant of the sons? The Ai family remembers that when the Mingjingsi came up, the late emperor was furious. There were rioters in Luoyang Palace and even returned..."
As Empress Dowager Mu said, she sighed deeply: "Since then, the palace has banned the mouth, and no one has mentioned that woman and that child again."
Queen Mother Mu couldn't help but be shocked, and her eyes flashed with surprise.
"In this way, Wuji is not Wuji. In this book, the other child is the flesh and blood of the Ai family?"
Chen Yixing nodded and spoke solemnly: "This matter was recorded by a eunuch. He received a strange order, which was to tamper with the jade butterfly and try to want Li Daitao Zombie."
Queen Mother Mu weighed and pondered without saying a word. At this time, Zhang Jing had already opened several windows. The light from outside shone in. The bright light made Queen Mother Mu's eyes blur. She suddenly stood up, her eyes opened rapidly, and she looked at Chen Yixing with a serious look: "You are here just to tell the Ai family this?"
Chen Yixing looked at Empress Dowager Mu and then said word by word: "No, I am here to tell the Empress that this child is Chen Kaizhi."
Queen Mother Mu's body shook, obviously she was overly excited and said in a trembling voice.
"If so, then... no, isn't he... not Wuji?"
Chen Yixing was stunned for a moment, and immediately corrected Empress Dowager Mu: "No, Wuji has someone else." Chen Yixing hesitated for a moment before saying lightly: "Chen Kaizhi is waiting outside the hall."
Empress Dowager Mu was excited. She was silent for a moment, picked up the ancient books and read them again, and finally let out a sigh: "Some people hope that the Ai family mistakenly believed that Wuji was the crown prince. What is her purpose? Is she trying to let Wuji succeed to the Grand Duong? Wuji is the descendant of the remnants of the sons, and let the descendant of the remnants of the sons succeed to the Grand Duong of the Chen and Li Daidaozao? What are these people's ideas?"
"You can change the prince in the palace, and you can erase so many traces, and even tamper with the jade butterfly. So... how much energy does this person have in the palace? Even, maybe that Yufei Concubine was arranged to enter the palace by this person. Is it possible?"
Queen Mother Mu curled her hand into a fist, her eyes shining brightly, and her face twitched slightly. Then she sneered: "A person with such energy cannot even be a King of Zhao, and the late emperor naturally would not do this. The only person who can do this is..."
Chen Yixing lowered his head and reminded carefully: "Empress, be careful of his words."
Queen Mother Mu narrowed her eyes slightly and said strangely: "But why did she do this? What are the benefits of doing this? Or..."
She took a deep breath and said suddenly: "Please come in."
She closed her eyes, and when the eyes were hanging down, tears faintly appeared at the corners of her eyes.
Too many surprising things happened, but no matter how many conspiracies and puzzles there were, at least one thing was not necessary to find, that is, his own son was outside the palace.
And he was right next to him, and God really gave her mercy and did not let her recognize the wrong person.
Chen Yixing couldn't help but say, "Don't the Empress need to be proved..."
"No need." Empress Dowager Mu smiled bitterly: "In fact, when the mother said that she had Wuji's whereabouts, the Ai family knew that Wuji's identity was problematic. Wuji must not be the child of the Ai family. Lao Qi, the Ai family has been in the palace for so many years. Do you not understand that the child that the Ai family has been searching for will be sent to the door so easily by the mother, and the Ai family can notice that there must be something tricky here."
She said sadly and with a little excitement, "If there is something bad in this palace, it will be a matter of course, but if there is a sudden surprise, then you must be careful. Because in this palace, people who believe in luck or are merciful to God have long known how many times should die."
"The most important thing is..." Empress Dowager Mu suddenly calmed down, pursed her lips gently, and then smiled faintly: "No one in the royal family dares to believe it, but she still has some trust in you, the seventh child. Please come."
She sat upright and tried her best to make herself look more dignified.
Although she had met Chen Kaizhi many times, this time she felt that it was different from other times.
Zhang Jing had already hurried out of the hall and faced him. Seeing a female official wandering around outside, Zhang Jing smiled and said hello: "Yun'er, what's wrong?"
"It's okay." Yun'er saluted him: "I heard that the Duke of the National Guard is coming to see the Queen and present the piano score. I also love the piano, so I'm bold and want to..."
Zhang Jing looked straight: "It's so unruly. If the Empress knows, she will beat you to death."
Yun'er was so busy that she begged for mercy in fear: "Please give mercy to Eunuch Zhang."
"Forget it." Zhang Jing said lightly: "Be careful."
As he said that, he glanced at Yun'er with a meaningful look, hurried to the outside of Kunning Palace, and led Chen Kaizhi into the bedroom.
After Chen Kaizhi entered the hall, he said seriously: "I... Chen Kaizhi, I have met the Empress."
There was no sound, the hall was silent, and almost everyone's heartbeat could be heard.
Empress Dowager Mu raised her eyes and looked at him intently, as if she was crazy, and she subconsciously said: "Are you Chen Kaizhi or Chen Wuji."
"Chen Kaizhi." Chen Kaizhi raised his head and was a little nervous. He looked at Empress Dowager Mu, and seemed to be unable to stand the heat in Empress Dowager Mu's eyes, so he lowered: "I have a birthmark here. The Empress can tell at a glance that I think the jade butterfly in the palace, and the birthmark of another prince is like this."
Chen Kaizhi wanted to roll up his breeches, but he felt a little embarrassed. The location of this birthmark was a bit awkward.
However, tears were already shining in Queen Mother's eyes, and she was choked with a little sob: "Do you still remember what happened in the past?"
"I don't remember anything." Chen Kaizhi said very realistically.
Queen Mother Mu sighed quietly: "You don't remember, but the Ai family remembered that you were too young at that time. The Ai family remembered too many things, you... came closer."
Chen Kaizhi took a deep breath and couldn't help looking at Chen Yixing.
Chen Yixing nodded to him.
Chen Kaizhi was a little disgusted just now and slowly arrived in front of Empress Dowager Mu.
At this time, the hall gate and the windows of the main hall were both opened, which made Chen Kaizhi a little hesitant, but when he arrived in front of Empress Dowager Mu, Empress Dowager Mu approached him and looked at him, and was so excited that he was about to burst into tears: "No, not bad, it's you."
Chen Kaizhi was stunned, looked at Empress Dowager Mu with confusion, and said lightly: "The Empress has not read the birthmark yet."
Chapter completed!