activa-t Chapter 203 The Prince's Identity Revealed
Chapter 203 The Prince's Identity Revealed
In the following days, Gu Jinyun recuperated at home, while Liu Tianshu spent her time constantly testing him.
Just when Liu Tianshu and Gu Jinyun were fighting each other in a battle of wits and courage, someone leaked the news that the emperor had an eldest son, who was of noble status. If he had not been raised outside the palace since childhood, the position of crown prince would have belonged to him.
Emperor Chengxuan has been the emperor for eighteen years and has had more than a dozen princes, ten of whom are still alive. No matter how many times the throne is passed on, it will not be the turn of a wild prince who grew up outside the palace.
At the same time, everyone had only heard about it, and no one had ever seen the eldest prince in person, so many people were skeptical about the rumor.
In contrast, the old people in the harem began to fight openly and secretly, and even started to look for suspicious people in the capital. Many young talents who were older than the eldest prince in the palace were targeted by the princes.
Gu Jinyun was injured twice, which alarmed the Empress Dowager, Concubine Lan and the Emperor, and attracted more attention. In particular, Empress Cheng knew that the wife of the former Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery had once had a relationship with Emperor Chengxuan, so she directly set her target on him.
The battle for the crown prince has always been cruel. You can tell whether there is a snake or not just by hitting it with a stick.
Of course, Queen Cheng was not stupid and would not do it herself. Instead, she asked people in the palace to secretly pass the news to other concubines who had princes.
Concubines who can survive in the harem and successfully raise princes are not fools.
Queen Cheng wanted to hide behind the scenes and reap the benefits, and those people also had the same idea.
In just three days, the news that Gu Jinyun was the eldest son of Emperor Chengxuan who was exiled to the outer palace spread throughout the palace.
By the time Emperor Chengxuan, the Empress Dowager and others received the news, Gu Jinyun had already experienced an assassination attempt.
It was just that the man had someone put a laxative in Gu Jinyun's medicine, intending to help him relieve his internal heat, but he didn't expect that it would conflict with one of the ingredients in his medicine, and almost cost him half his life.
After catching the maid who poisoned the prince and conducting a rigorous interrogation, they learned that everyone already knew that Gu Jinyun was the prince.
The Queen Mother thought that because of the relationship of the previous generation, no one would suspect Gu Jinyun if she showed concern for him. She never expected that everyone had sharp eyes, and Gu Jinyun really looked a bit like Emperor Chengxuan.
Faced with everyone's suspicious gaze, Gu Jinyun's identity as a prince could not be concealed.
Since everyone already knew about it, the Queen Mother no longer concealed it and simply acknowledged his identity at the palace banquet on New Year's Eve.
However, although his identity as a prince was confirmed, because his mother was not a royal consort, he was only recognized as the eldest prince and was not directly made a king. He still held the title of Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery.
Of course, everyone knew that his title of marquis was only temporary. When the emperor finally chose a crown prince, he would at least be a prince.
Liu Tianshu jumped from a marquis's wife to a prince's consort. Countless young girls envied her to death. Even Liu Tian'ai, who originally despised her for not loving herself, began to envy her.
However, everyone was envious and sighing at the same time. If she hadn't done so many things, her status would be truly invaluable.
Liu Lanqi had never expected that this son-in-law whom he least favored would actually become a prince. Thinking that he could gain the merit of following the emperor without having to rely on other princes, his hands were shaking with excitement.
He became even more excited when he thought that the person who beat Gu Jinyun in public on the street was his immediate superior, the Sixteenth Master.
Ever since he became the Minister of Personnel, Liu Lanqi has been thinking all the time about getting rid of his immediate superior, the Sixteenth Master, so that he can regain the position.
Now is a great opportunity. The more he thought about it, the happier he became. He walked out of the crowd and knelt down on the ground, ignoring all the dancers who were still dancing.
"Your Majesty, I have a report to make."
As Liu Lanqi's voice fell, all the dancers in the hall stood on both sides and looked at Emperor Chengxuan for help.
The singing and dancing had actually stopped. Emperor Chengxuan stopped all the music as well. He looked unhappily at Liu Lanqi who was kneeling in the center of the hall.
"Lord Liu, it's a palace banquet now, can't you wait until next year to play?"
As soon as Emperor Chengxuan finished speaking, Liu Lanqi said loudly: "Your Majesty, this is about the eldest prince being beaten in the street a few years ago..."
His son was beaten seriously on the street, and the murderer has not been found until now. Emperor Chengxuan is also very curious about who the madman is.
When he heard Liu Lanqi say that he knew who that person was, he immediately asked, "Lord Liu, please tell me the truth. I will definitely make the decision for Yun'er..."