The daughter of a general is reborn to save the whole family of the marquis

Why is Xie Lin still so obsessed with his life experience?

The emperor thought that Xie Lin must be trying to seize power legitimately.

The emperor didn't want to answer.

However, he didn't actually need to answer this question.

The queen, who was captured by him, spoke almost immediately: "Yes, you are my child, and you and Ye'er are twins! You have a white jade pendant on your body, which I personally put on you when you were born!

"I am not able to raise you myself, and I feel guilty about it, so I hope that the jade pendant can accompany you.

"I have also told the old lady of the Xie family that when you grow up and marry, I will give this jade pendant to the woman as a token of love. It is a blessing from me as a mother to my son and daughter-in-law who cannot recognize each other."

The Queen burst into tears.

She was once extremely reluctant and heartbroken.

She also hoped that Xie Lin could grow up smoothly, get married and have children.

But everything that happened afterwards was completely out of her control.

She was also really afraid of what she would do if Xie Lin had a healthy body and appeared in the sight of the emperor and his court officials one day.

That’s why there are poisons that destroy the body in the cradle, and there are repeated assassinations after adulthood.

In fact, she didn't want to kill Xie Lin at first, she just wanted to destroy his appearance...

If Crown Prince Dongfang Ye had not died, if her assassination attempt on the emperor had not failed, if Xie Lin had not led his men to rebel, she would have taken those things into her coffin and grave and never told them in her lifetime.

Xie Lin was shocked and subconsciously looked at the queen.

The jade pendant had been with him since he could remember, and Mrs. Xie had indeed told him, "You must protect it well and give it to your sweetheart someday."

The jade pendant was made of top-grade mutton-fat white jade and the carving was also top-grade, so it could definitely be a family heirloom. So when Mrs. Xie said that she would give the jade pendant to her future daughter-in-law, he never doubted it.

But he never knew that this jade pendant was not given to him by Old Lady Xie, but by the Queen.

Chu Heyi subconsciously touched the jade pendant hanging around her waist. It turned out to be a gift from the Queen, her biological mother, to Xie Lin.

Chu Heyi was in a trance for only a moment, then he let go of the jade pendant and held Xie Lin's hand instead, "Focus your mind!"

Xie Lin suddenly came back to his senses, and heard the queen continue to say: "Madame An, Old Madam Xie, and Madame Ji beside Old Madam Xie can all testify to this matter!"

Grand Tutor Yuan Guanyu stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I know this as well. Prime Minister Xie is indeed of royal blood, and he is the twin son of the deceased prince!"

Wen Tingshen suddenly spoke up: "No wonder when I first met Prime Minister Xie, I felt that he looked very similar to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. It turns out that they are twins!"

The court officials then realized that Xie Lin and the prince really looked alike. Some people had thought so before, but they did not dare to say it out loud, let alone discuss it.

Of course, some people don’t think Xie Lin and Dongfang Ye look alike, so they feel very surprised now.

However, with all the evidence and witnesses, it is undeniable that Xie Lin is of royal blood.

Xie Lin's cold gaze fell on Concubine Zhen: "Let me ask Concubine Zhen, did you know from the beginning that the Crown Prince and I are the twins born to the Queen?"

With the sword at her side, Concubine Zhen dared not lie and spoke desperately, "Yes, when Prime Minister Xie went to see Concubine Xie off, I heard what you said. According to the investigation of Prince Cheng and his wife, it was finally confirmed that Prime Minister Xie and the Crown Prince are twins born to the Queen."

Others only knew that Dongfang Lan's appearance in the cold palace that day was an accident. In fact, she arranged for Dongfang Lan to go there according to Runxue's orders.

I didn't expect to hear such a secret.

From then on, Concubine Zhen could not sleep at night, knowing that danger was coming. Sure enough, the huge danger really came tonight.

It was all her fault that Runxue had the evidence against her, and she had implicated her own child.

Concubine Zhen closed her eyes and tears rolled down her cheeks.

The emperor was silent, the ministers were silent, and the guards were quiet.

Xie Lin said, "As Concubine Zhen said, the Cheng King and his wife knew from the beginning that the Crown Prince and I were twins. So tonight, the Cheng King and his wife took advantage of my wedding to lure the Crown Prince to the backyard of my Xie Mansion, brutally killed him, and then pinned the blame on me."

One of the officials said, "How is that possible? The Crown Prince died at night, and before dark, Princess Cheng was found to be pregnant. They had already left the Prime Minister's Mansion in advance."

Xie Lin said, "Princess Cheng was pregnant, but why didn't they find out earlier or later, but when my wife and I were getting married? They just wanted to let everyone present know that she was pregnant. His Royal Highness Prince Cheng took her away. This was just a deliberate attempt by the couple to create an alibi for the Crown Prince's death."

Xie Lin swept his eyes over the crowd and continued, "After the Cheng King and his wife learned of my true identity, they deliberately killed the Crown Prince and framed me, just to echo the ancient saying that 'twins of the royal family will inevitably kill each other, and the fight for the throne will cause bloodshed and shake the country.'

"If this is accomplished, King Cheng will be able to reap the benefits and be appointed as the crown prince."

Someone from King Cheng's party said, "Where is the evidence? We can't just convict King Cheng based on the Prime Minister's inference alone, right?"

Chu Heyi immediately shouted: "Fourth brother, present the evidence!"

Chu Ren and Zhou Mochi came forward with four people. They were Nanny Liu and two maids who tricked the prince into returning to Xie Mansion. The remaining one was the murderer who killed the prince.

The four men were brought forward, knelt before the emperor, and tremblingly told the whole story.

Madam Liu cried and said, "I have been an old man in the Xie Mansion for decades. As long as the Xie Mansion does not drive me away, I will die in the Xie Mansion. But, Princess Cheng sent people to arrest my son, daughter-in-law, and my half-grown grandson. I have no choice but to listen to her."

The emperor had always believed that it was Xie Lin and Chu Heyi who murdered the crown prince and forced the emperor to abdicate in rebellion, and that the claim of arresting the Cheng prince and his wife who were plotting rebellion was just an excuse.

But now, after listening to Xie Lin's inference, understanding the reasons and purposes of the Cheng prince and his wife's murder of the prince, and then listening to the testimonies of the four people, the emperor realized that it was the Cheng prince and his wife who planned everything.

The emperor had few sons, and none of them had any heirs. When the crown prince died, Princess Cheng was found to be pregnant, which greatly increased the chances of Dongfang Shuo being named crown prince.

By murdering the crown prince and framing Xie Lin, Prince Cheng and his wife killed two birds with one stone.

By finding out that she was pregnant, creating an alibi, and competing for the position of crown prince, King Cheng and his wife killed two birds with one stone.

Anger appeared in the emperor's eyes. If it weren't for the behavior of Prince Cheng and his wife, why would he, the emperor, be forced into such a situation by Xie Lin and Chu Heyi?

No, if King Cheng and his wife were planning a rebellion, and Xie Lin and Chu Heyi were really here to suppress it, then... his throne and life should still be saved!

Thinking of this, the emperor unconsciously felt hope in his heart.

He said tentatively, "Prince Cheng and his wife are truly guilty of a crime that deserves death. The Prime Minister has already sent General Shu Xiao to arrest them. What do you think we should do next?"