Chapter 121 Recognition of relatives with blood
As soon as the emperor's words came out, Cui Xiu's face immediately showed a sense of self-deprecation. There was disappointment in her eyebrows. She withdrew her eyes from questioning the emperor and turned her head to one side. He paused for a moment without speaking.
Cui Xiu's actions completely fell into the eyes of the emperor. His eyes were a little dazed, and his heart felt inexplicably depressed and painful, as if he had done something wrong.
At this moment, the emperor also had a trace of self-doubt. Could it be that he had really misunderstood Cui Xiu? He should not have allowed the mother and son to come, and should not have recognized Xiao Wudixue.
The emperor remembered what Cui Xiu had just said, and his eyes immediately looked at the fifth prince. The expression on the fifth prince's face was different from Cui Xiu's. He was a child, and all his thoughts were written on his face.
There was only one expression on the fifth prince's face now, and that was panic.
He is only a five-year-old child, but he has to bear the risk that his mother may be having trouble with others, and that he may not be his father's son.
He couldn't accept it.
Even if the subsequent results negate this risk, the matter of blood recognition will make him unable to hold his head high in front of his brothers.
They will all call him a bastard.
Just as the fifth prince fell into panic, Cui Xiu said coldly: "Since Your Majesty doesn't believe me, I have nothing to say."
"Then let's test it. ”
Cui Xiu knew that the emperor did not believe her, so no matter what she said, it was useless to tell her off.
The emperor can doubt Princess Wanning because of an anonymous letter she received. This shows that her credibility with the emperor is not as good as that of an unknown outsider.
Cui Xiu didn't feel anything in her heart, because she had already accepted this reality, and she had already seen the emperor's true face.
But she still had to act according to the script handed over by the emperor and Wan Ning. The more she showed resentment, grievance, and helplessness, then when the results came out, the emperor would feel guilty and ashamed, and he would want to do something to her. compensated.
Maybe she can still get a little trust from the emperor.
But the other party involved in this matter, the fifth prince who was kept in the dark, heard Cui Xiu's words and reacted greatly and said:
"Father, I don't want it!"
"My son is my father's child, my son is my father's child!"
As the fifth prince said, he held Cui Xiu's hand. The five-year-old child's face was full of panic and he was about to cry.
"Mother Concubine." The fifth prince knew very well how the people in the palace were able to adapt to the changing circumstances, and none of the other princes had ever been suspected.
None of them have ever confessed their blood to the emperor, but if he wanted to, he would be ridiculed to death by those people.
Hearing the sound, Cui Xiu turned her gaze to the fifth prince. She could see the expression on the fifth prince's face and the tears in his eyes. She knew that Xiao Wu was panicking.
It's normal. The fifth prince is a child after all. Five-year-old is supposed to be an age where he doesn't know anything, but five-year-old Li Ruoyan knows that he doesn't want to be laughed at by his brothers.
The fifth prince's determination to win is too strong, and he is only five years old.
Cui Xiu thought, it seems that Ning Bin has always instilled those "competitive and competitive" principles into the fifth prince. To teach such a child to be so snobbish, Xiao Wu will not have a good life in the future. ah.
If in the last life, Xiao Wu was competitive and willing to fight, his life would still be very easy, because Cui Xiu once trained the fifth prince as a prince, even if Xiao Wu had some minor problems, But in general it's no problem.
But today is different from the past. In this life, Xiao Wu can only be an ordinary prince who cannot be more ordinary. A prince who has nothing but is not pure in mind has never had a good ending since ancient times.
The emperor originally felt a little guilty, but when he saw the fifth prince acting like this, the little guilt in his heart was overshadowed by the fifth prince's "guilty" reaction. The emperor directly sent people to announce that the imperial doctor had arrived. Today's blood recognition was a confirmation. When the king of heaven comes, everyone must recognize him.
While waiting for the imperial doctor to arrive, Princess Wanning also had a few words with Cui Xiu and the fifth prince.
"There is no need to worry, everything has a cause and effect."
"Since the cause has been sown, what kind of fruit will it bear?"
Princess Wanning He deliberately said something to add insult to injury, and he did not forget to glance at Cui Xiu. Upon hearing this, Cui Xiu raised his eyes and looked at Wan Ning.
Cui Xiu didn't show any signs of weakness. Her eyes were calm. Although she didn't speak, she expressed her innocence to Wan Ning.
Cui Xiu is not afraid that Wan Ning will know that she has indeed cuckolded the emperor, because she knows that she will win today's game.
The emperor doesn’t believe her Cui Xiu, but he doesn’t necessarily believe 100% in Princess Wanning. Even though the princess is the emperor’s biological sister, the emperor was not involved in the affairs of the princess’ mansion back then. He was cruel and sent the person away.
It can be seen from this that in the eyes of the emperor, no one is worthy of his trust. The only person he trusts is himself.
Doctor Zhang came in with a medicine box. When he saw Cui Xiu and the fifth prince present, his face looked a little unhappy.
Although the father-in-law who told him to come did not tell him what to do.
But Doctor Zhang had already guessed it when he saw Cui Xiu, the Fifth Prince and Princess Wanning.
A few years ago, when Princess Wanning pointed at Concubine Jia’s child and called her a bastard, he was worried that this day would come, but sure enough, this day came.
Doctor Zhang is not worried about whether the child is the emperor. What he is worried about is that everyone is always paying attention to the fifth prince. Will someone check the fifth prince and follow the clues to find out what he did with Ning Bin? matter.
Five years have passed since the civet cat was exchanged for the prince. He had no choice but to do it. If it wasn't to save his son, who would be willing to do the job of losing his head.
But unfortunately, five years have passed, and there is no sign of his son coming back.
Mr. Zhang went to ask Ning Bin several times, but Ning Bin told him that the people in Jiangnan had been released a long time ago, and Mr. Zhang had already left Jiangnan.
She has no control over this matter.
After Dr. Zhang arrived, they moved to the side hall. The emperor had people block the news. After all, family scandals should not be made public. He did not want the world to know that he was cuckolded by his concubine. .
The emperor was sitting in the upper seat, Cui Xiu and the fifth prince were sitting aside, and Princess Wanning was sitting opposite. The imperial doctor began to prepare a liquid for identifying relatives by dripping blood.
Cui Xiu held the fifth prince's hand. She could feel the fifth prince's nervousness. She raised her hand and patted Xiao Wu to comfort him.
The fifth prince didn't look good. He was just scared, but he didn't know anything. He felt that he couldn't be the child of someone other than his father.
He is a prince, and he can only be a prince.
Concubine Ning said that he can be an emperor in the future, because his father is an emperor, so he can too.
"Your Majesty, I am ready."
When the imperial doctor was ready, he reported back to the emperor. The emperor released his hand from holding his brow, lowered his hand and motioned for the imperial doctor Zhang to come over.