0p0 Chapter 113 Confrontation
Chapter 113 Confrontation
Su Heting took Qiao Xi's hand and walked before the emperor. They both bowed, "Su Heting/your humble servant greets His Majesty. Long live His Majesty."
The emperor raised his hand and said, "Get up quickly, everyone, get up quickly."
He looked at Su Heting excitedly, "You are my son, you should call yourself my subject."
Su Heting helped Qiao Xi stand up and said calmly, "I dare not."
"Your appearance is that of my biological mother, your grandmother. I will never make a mistake."
"Your Majesty, this concerns the royal bloodline, so it's best to have it tested."
Su Heting glanced at the people behind the emperor and said with a smile, "I haven't even traced my roots yet, and I've encountered several assassination attempts along the way. I'm really scared.
Who knows, someone might accuse me of pretending to be of royal blood and accuse me of deceiving the emperor. I would be truly wronged.”
The nobles valued respect the most and were always reserved in their speech. His straightforward words changed the expressions of the emperor and his men.
It really makes people who have such thoughts give up.
The emperor immediately said, "I'll see who dares. I'm already investigating the assassination and will definitely give you an explanation."
But in fact, the emperor knew very well who were involved in this matter. It was just a matter of reducing the number of people competing for the throne.
But how could he really punish other children just for the sake of a son who grew up outside?
If Su Heting has the ability, he can go and fight himself.
The sons around him have indeed been living in comfort for too long.
The purpose of his actions today was to provoke the Third Prince and the others and to see Su Heting's abilities.
If Su Heting can't even defeat the Third Prince and others, he is not qualified to be the knife in his hand.
Su Heting laughed again, "I grew up in the countryside, with the sky as my father and the earth as my mother. For many years, I was called a wild child. I really couldn't believe that I was the emperor's legitimate son. Now that I've been tested, I feel at ease."
"Thank you for your hard work. You are still so outstanding in such a situation. You can help me drive away the barbarians and protect me and bring peace."
The emperor sighed and patted his shoulder. "Well, I will obey you so that you can rest assured."
After he finished speaking, he turned around, glanced at the director of the Imperial Hospital, and called out, "Su Yang."
Su Yang understood and hurried forward with the medicine box.
He opened the medicine box and took out a jade bowl from it, and told the medicine boy, "Go get some water."
Eunuch Wu hurriedly took the bowl and said, "I'll go there myself."
This is the water that will be used to test the relationship between the Emperor and the King of Jiangbei, so he dare not be careless.
A group of imperial guards followed behind him.
Everyone sighed. The emperor actually wanted to publicly test his kinship by dropping blood. This was to confirm that the King of Jiangbei was the second prince and to publicly affirm his identity.
But some conspiracy theorists suspect that the emperor might have been afraid of Su Heting and deliberately brought him here.
It was then discovered that he was not the second prince, so they took the opportunity to punish Su Heting on the charge of impersonating a member of the royal family.
As for the evidence, we can find a few people to prove that the rumor that Su Heting is the second prince was spread by Su Heting himself.
It's not impossible.
However, Su Heting and Qiao Xi were calm. Knowing the emperor's purpose, they were not worried about the results of the marital test.
Because the emperor will definitely prove to everyone that Su Heting is the second prince.
Even if they guessed wrong and the emperor really wanted to use the marriage verification as an excuse to punish them, Su Heting had already made arrangements and was confident that he could escape from the capital.
As they expected, the result of the paternity test showed that the two people's blood was compatible.
The emperor excitedly hugged Su Heting in public, "I knew it, I will never admit my mistake, you are my son, the legitimate son of me and the queen. From now on, when you see me, you should call yourself your son and I. I am your father."
As soon as the word "legitimate son" was uttered, the Third Prince and other princes as well as their followers all changed their expressions.
According to the traditional rule of Dayou, the eldest son of the legitimate wife is the crown prince.
After the death of the previous crown prince, the position of heir to the throne has been vacant. Now that the second prince has returned, he is both the legitimate heir and the eldest son. How can they not be anxious?
The emperor seemed to be not thrilled enough and said to the third prince and his companions, "Come and pay your respects to your legitimate brother.
The second son has suffered for many years outside, and I owe him a lot. From now on, you must put him first in everything and respect him. Do you understand?"
The old man's lowered eyes were burning with anger. The dog emperor was trying to create enough hatred for his grandson, making him the public enemy of all the princes and using his grandson as a whetstone for the other princes. He was really vicious.
How come he didn't realize before that he was such a person?
The old man touched his beard, which had not been shaved along the way and almost covered half of his face. He turned around and jumped to Su Heting's side.
"My dear grandson, you promised me that after you meet your biological father, we will return to northern Xinjiang."
Without Su Heting saying anything, he glared at the emperor again and said, "You have so many sons, why are you competing with me for my grandson?"
"Bold."
Eunuch Wu shouted, "How dare you disrespect Your Majesty? Take this troublemaker away."
"Ugh!"
The old man sat on the ground, kicked his legs, wiped his eyes, and cried loudly, "Bad guys, you stole my grandson and bullied me, it's so unfair.
It was not easy for the old man to raise him. He is the old man's only grandson. The emperor can bully the people and take advantage of the ready-made things. This is too much."
He cried miserably and looked at Su Heting, "His family has the throne to inherit. The more he likes you, the more others will be jealous of you and target you. It's too dangerous here.
The old man likes you, and neither the red fox nor the green snake will be jealous, let alone harm you. My dear grandson, go home with the old man."
He actually compared a kind of prince to a snake or a fox.
His voice was very loud, and what he said was not only heard clearly by the emperor and his people, but also by the people around him.
Some people can only understand the literal meaning and think that this is a pitiful and audacious old man who is reluctant to give up the child he raised.
But most people thought of the deeper meaning in it. Even a crazy old man knew that the more the emperor praised the King of Xinjiang North, the more the other princes and the forces behind them would not tolerate the King of Xinjiang North.
Does the emperor really care about the King of Jiangbei?
Even several princes couldn't help but think deeply. If the emperor didn't value the King of Jiangbei as much as he seemed to think, then the King of Jiangbei would not be their number one opponent.
Su Heting took in everyone's expressions and pleaded for the old man at the right time, "Father, please forgive me. Grandfather is confused. We have depended on each other for these years. He cares about his son.
He was frightened by the assassinations along the way and was worried about his son's safety, so he offended the emperor. I beg the emperor to forgive him this time."
The emperor clenched his hands tightly under his sleeves, almost unable to hide his facial expression.
A madman actually dared to speak out his plans so carelessly and even called his son his grandson. Isn't he taking advantage of him, the emperor? He deserves to die.
But it was this madman who adopted Su Heting. He just played the role of a kind father, so how could he punish the person who had done Su Heting a favor in public for such a small matter?
I could only say, "It's okay. I lost you and found you again. I can't help but feel emotional. I won't argue with the old man. On the contrary, I will reward him for raising you."
After saying that, he rewarded the old man in public.
"Your son thanks the Emperor on behalf of your grandfather."
After Su Heting thanked him, he helped the old man up, brushed the dust off him, and warned him, "Your Majesty, I will forgive you and will not hold it against you, but Grandfather, please do not be rude to Your Majesty again."
The old man nodded and asked eagerly, "Then shall we return to Xinjiang North in the future?"
Su Heting was silent for a moment, then knelt down as if he had made a great decision and said, "Father, I have something to report to you."
The emperor didn't know what he was going to do, but his eyebrows twitched subconsciously, and he had a bad feeling.
But he couldn't stop Su Heting from speaking, "What's the matter?"
Su Heting said loudly, "This son has been carrying a deadly poison since he was young, and has stepped into the gates of hell several times.
I am able to return to the capital alive today, thanks to the blessing of my ancestors, and also fortunately, thanks to the good doctors who have tried their best to treat me."
He paused and exhaled, "However, this poison is too overbearing and has corroded my body for many years.
Although the poison has been cured now, my son's life span has been affected and it will be difficult for him to have children.
"I grew up in the north of the jiangxi region and have become accustomed to it. I hope to return to the north of the jiangxi region in the remaining days of my life. I hope that your Majesty will grant my wish."
The emperor's face suddenly turned dark.
Even if other princes really have some hidden illness, they will hide it for the sake of that position, for fear of losing the qualification to compete for the throne.
He never thought that Su Heting would reveal his weakness in public, causing his plan to fail.
Did Su Heting grow up in the countryside without anyone teaching him, so he didn't understand the consequences of saying these things, or did he really not care?
No matter what it is, he really needs to know what Su Heting's current physical condition is.
Then he said to Su Yang, "Take a look for the Second Prince."