The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

An hour later, Prince Yongle, the uncle of Emperor Mingde, arrived.

This man was only a few years older than Emperor Mingde, and lived in Yongle County. Perhaps because of his rich fiefdom, he was generous and fat, and he gained a lot of weight.

Prince Yongle was wearing an exquisite brocade robe with elegant landscape patterns embroidered on it. As soon as he entered the imperial study, he knelt down and bowed with great trepidation, "Your Majesty, I kowtow to you. Long live the emperor."

In previous years, when he, as the uncle of the king, met the emperor privately, he generally did not need to perform such a great ceremony. But how could this year be compared with previous years?

There were already several princes in prison waiting for their life or death decisions, and he felt that he was probably not far from death.

When the emperor summoned him to the capital half a month ago, he was terrified all day. Now that he was summoned to the palace to meet the emperor in the middle of the night, he felt even more uneasy.

King Yongle knelt on the ground, not daring to look up, only to feel the changes in the world.

When he met with the emperor, Emperor Mingde would stand up to greet him, and sometimes even personally helped him up and gave him a seat for a detailed conversation.

At that time, their relationship was so close and harmonious.

However, times have changed, and now Emperor Mingde's eyes are as sharp as a torch, revealing an indescribable coldness and distance.

Emperor Mingde glanced coldly at Prince Yongle, as if he was looking at an insignificant stranger, and had no intention of asking him to stand up or take a seat.

"Uncle Wang," Emperor Mingde said in a dignified voice, "Do you know why I summoned you to the palace so late at night?"

Prince Yongle's heart tightened, and he quickly replied: "I am ignorant, and I hope the emperor will explain it clearly."

Emperor Mingde said calmly, "I heard that you and Concubine Jing were old friends in your early years."

Prince Yongle was shocked and kowtowed in defense: "Your Majesty, I did have some contact with the Xu family in my early years. But, but, I was only familiar with Xu Zhang."

Xu Zhang was Concubine Jing's brother.

"But why did I hear that you and Concubine Jing are in love?"

"Who is talking nonsense? Your Highness and I have been childhood sweethearts. How could we possibly be entangled with someone else?"

Standing behind the screen, Concubine Jing felt heartbroken as she listened to Prince Yongle's firm words. Although she was sure that the other party was afraid of Emperor Mingde and that's why he answered like that, she still couldn't let it go.

Emperor Mingde said nothing more, but just stared at Prince Yongle quietly with his deep eyes.

This person is not only Xiao Yong's biological father, but also the person that Concubine Jing has been thinking about all her life.

But King Yongle denied everything.

Emperor Mingde asked again, "So you are not familiar with Concubine Jing?"

"Minister, not only am I unfamiliar with him, I can't even remember who he is."

"Really?" Emperor Mingde sneered, "Did Xiao Yong jump out from a crack in the rock?"

Prince Yongle's pupils suddenly dilated as if he was struck by lightning.

The thing he was most worried about in his life was finally exposed.

He prostrated himself on the ground with a loud bang, "Your Majesty! I…"

He didn't know how to defend himself for a moment.

This is the crime of deceiving the emperor!

Just imagine, his woman entered the palace and gave birth to a son who was his...if this is not rebellion and usurpation of the throne, what is it?

God knows, even if he was given a hundred more courage, he would not covet that position!

Emperor Mingde's expression remained unchanged. "So, Uncle Wang, do you want to explain it to me again?"

Prince Yongle cried and shed tears. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, spare me! I was confused in my early years. I got drunk at Xu's house and did something shameless with that... I was confused! I was confused! After I sobered up, I went to ask for forgiveness from the princess. This, this, my princess also knows about it."

Emperor Mingde raised his eyes and looked at the uncle who was about the same age as him. "You mean, Princess Yongle also knows that Xiao Yong is your son?"

"Your Majesty, the princess, like me, only found out about it later. At the time, she only knew that I was drunk and doing something ridiculous." Prince Yongle replied hurriedly, "After the incident, I was planning to marry, marry, marry that person as a concubine, but who knew that the Xu family sent her into the palace."

He did intend to take her as a concubine at that time, so he acted unrestrained and had an affair with her without any matchmaking when he was a guest at Xu's house.

He thought that it was just like the wedding night was brought forward. But who knew that the Xu family looked down on him as a prince and had great ambitions.

"I originally thought that she was no longer a virgin and would definitely not be able to enter the palace. Who knew that the Xu family was so powerful and could conceal the truth? I have been terrified every day for these years..."

It was like a knife hanging over his head, ready to fall and chop off his head at any moment. Fortunately, the princess had counseled him and made decisions for him over the years, otherwise Prince Yongle would no longer be Prince Yongle and would have been a prisoner long ago.

Emperor Mingde asked, "When did you know that Xiao Yong was your son?"

Prince Yongle said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I was invited by Xu Zhang to visit the Xu family one year. When Xu Zhang told me the truth, I almost, almost..."

In fact, it wasn't that he almost fainted, but he actually fainted. This could cost him his life!

Prince Yongle cried again, "Xu Zhang tried to win me over to the Queen Mother's camp, but I only pretended to be friendly with him, but we never had any real contact. I beg the emperor to understand."

Emperor Mingde was well aware of this. It was true that Prince Yongle was a playboy, but it was also true that he was timid.

Upon investigation, it was found that Prince Yongle did use various excuses to distance himself from the Empress Dowager and her party, and managed his fiefdom well.

The Xu family made a mistake in their early years, and Emperor Mingde found out and severely suppressed them, and they never recovered. The decline of the Xu family also gradually faded from the Empress Dowager's sight.

This made Prince Yongle feel relieved. In recent years, he refused to leave his fiefdom on the pretext of being ill, making it impossible for the Empress Dowager to do anything about him.

Prince Yongle knew that some things should be cleared up as soon as possible, so he said, "Second, when the Second Prince came to Huaizhou, he stopped by my fiefdom and persuaded me... to help him one day. I refused him at that time. My heart is with the emperor! I beg the emperor to understand! I beg the emperor to understand."

Emperor Mingde said calmly, "If I didn't know that you refused to participate, do you think you would still be able to kneel here and talk to me?"

When Prince Yongle heard this, he broke out in a sweat. He knew that there must be someone from Emperor Mingde around him.

You really can't take a wrong step! Fortunately, he listened to the princess and rejected the second prince. Otherwise, he, Prince Yongle, would be like Prince Changping and Prince Anping, with his property confiscated and his family executed, and he would be destroyed overnight.

Concubine Jing was disappointed. In order to clear himself, this man betrayed Yong'er without a second thought.

He is Yong'er's biological father! Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs.

Little did she know that Prince Yongle cared about his legitimate children and it was impossible for him to sacrifice the entire Yongle Palace for an ignorant illegitimate son.

Prince Yongle prostrated himself on the ground. "I only wish to share the worries of the emperor. I will never do anything to alienate the emperor. I have never had any involvement with that person over the years."

His position was very clear. What happened with Concubine Jing in his early years was just a one-night stand between a man and a woman, and had absolutely nothing to do with his deliberate attempt to seize power.