The prince was stunned for a moment before he remembered that King Yongxi was Yang Xiaosan's short-lived biological father and the eldest grandson of the former emperor.
So the Princess Yongxi that the old woman is talking about is Yang Xiaosan’s biological mother?
The prince had met Princess Yongxi in his early years, but he was too young at that time and only vaguely remembered that she was a beauty.
Later, when Concubine Pei entered the palace, he heard that she was actually the second wife of the Yang family. Because the second master Yang died a widow, she somehow hooked up with his father and became the new emperor's favorite concubine.
The second wife of the Yang family and Princess Yongxi were biological sisters. They had similar looks, and the women looked alike when they wore makeup. He didn't think about it at all.
Now that the old woman said this, it aroused his suspicion.
"Why do you say she is Princess Yongxi? Aren't they sisters? It's normal to look like her."
Ruan Po replied with a trembling voice: "When I was young, I served Princess Yongxi closely when she came to the palace for a short stay. I remember that she had a mole on her wrist. Just now... I just entered the house and happened to see the imperial concubine.
The empress's sleeves slid open, and there was a mole inside..."
The prince's heart skipped a beat and he asked her, "Is there Mrs. Yang from the Bolinghou Mansion?"
Ruan Po replied: "Even if we are sisters, moles cannot grow in the same place."
The prince's face turned pale, and his heart was filled with turmoil.
In the past, he thought that Concubine Pei was the second wife of Yang. Although it would be a family scandal to reveal this matter, it would also be the emperor's personal affair.
Now that I know that Concubine Pei is actually Princess Yongxi, a big drama is almost going on in my mind.
Starting from this known truth, he found that everything was natural.
Yang Sanyuan was the heir of Prince Sihuai. He was still in his mother's womb at that time. The fact that he was able to escape the disaster means that his mother was also alive at that time!
Why didn't I think of this problem before? Thinking about it carefully, the emperor's words in the imperial edict were full of hints - only Yang San survived, and no one else.
Since Princess Yongxi was still alive when she gave birth to her child, where did she go after that?
Concubine Pei is not Mrs. Yang Er, so the real Mrs. Yang did die of postpartum hemorrhage?
The original Princess Yongxi took over the identity of Mrs. Yang at this time, and after some operations, she entered the palace as the daughter of the Pei family.
On the surface, she is just the daughter of the Pei family. People who know the inside story think she is Mrs. Yang Er. No one thinks that she is actually Princess Yongxi.
No wonder she kept a low profile after entering the palace and rarely appeared in public.
When he was young, he thought that it was his mother who suppressed Concubine Pei, but in fact it was she who did not dare to show up.
Later, the queen mother died of illness, and she only appeared occasionally after she had been in the palace for some years.
But over the past ten years, her appearance has changed, and due to the makeup, others think that sisters from the same family naturally look similar, and they are easily misled.
No wonder the Pei family never got close to the imperial concubine.
Concubines from other families, whoever is capable from the mother's family will not send messages to the palace, and occasionally the female family members will come to the palace to visit.
But in his memory, this has never happened.
No wonder my father was so kind to Bolinghou Mansion.
Even though they have no one to inherit the achievements of their ancestors, every reward will never be missed.
Because they took the blame for their father.
No wonder my father was always so tolerant to Yang San.
Because his mother is right next to his father!
The prince was like an enlightenment. Many details that he knew before but had never paid attention to were clearly listed in his mind.
He had never felt so clear-headed before. He was able to deduce such a big secret just by relying on the old woman's words. This gave the prince a wonderful sense of satisfaction, and he believed in the result.
This must be the truth!
"Your Highness?"
The guard's voice brought back his thoughts.
The prince composed himself and looked at the old woman, hesitant in his heart.
Of course, such a secret can be discovered by others. What should this old woman do? Silence her?
Wait, this is a good handle, and it might be useful. In this case, this old woman is an extremely important witness, so she must be protected.
The prince's eyes gradually became warmer and he asked the Ruan Po: "Where do you live?"
Ruan Po replied in a whisper: "The old slave is responsible for the cleaning of Taiyuan Palace, and he lives in the back."
The prince nodded and said to his bodyguard: "Send her back, don't let anyone disturb you."
The guard understood this and asked Ruan Po back half-forcedly.
The prince thought that after the ceremony was over, he would have to find a way to get the old woman out of the palace and find a place to hide her in case of emergency.
It's just that right now, Concubine Pei is in charge of the Sixth Palace, so it's not easy to find loopholes.
Because of this incident, the prince was restless in the afternoon.
King Xin always paid attention and saw that he had done your ritual wrong several times, so he lowered his head to hide the smile on his lips.
Yang Shu and Wang An have come back, and they finished the afternoon as usual.
Xuanfei knocked on the chime to end today's ritual.
The tired princes and grandsons went to rest and eat.
King An leaned over and asked, "Hey, do you want to meet that person? Now is the perfect time to make an appointment."
Yang Shu was a little moved, but when he thought about it, it was during the religious ceremony. Not to mention things between men and women, even sex was forbidden. If someone discovered that they were having a tryst, even if they just met and said a few words, it would be easy to make a fuss out of it.
The status has been decided, and you can do whatever you want outside the palace, so why rush to create hidden dangers at this moment? You'd better be patient, there are only two days anyway.
Being rejected by him, King An was disappointed: "You are so timid."
Yang Shu said: "Do you think I'm your coward? If you have the guts, go find your princess!"
King An immediately shrank and muttered: "You only scare me with the princess!"
Yang Shu didn't want to talk to him and decided to go to dinner.
King An immediately followed him: "Hey, wait!"
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When Yang Shu said that, his heart felt really itchy.
But he was not ready to implement it, so he just wanted to stand over and take a look.
He knew that Mingwei had dinner with the imperial concubine every day, so he stood nearby and took a look.
After Mrs. Lu had eaten, she took her maid for a walk in Taiyuan Palace.
During the ritual, men and women are separated. But if you take a walk, you can occasionally see people in the garden.
This is how Lu saw Yang Shu.
She was walking in this half of the garden and found Yang Shu sitting on a tree on the other side, looking in the direction of the apse, motionless.
Lu asked the maid: "Who is the third child?"
The maid replied: "That is His Royal Highness the King of Yue."
Mrs. Lu rolled her eyes: "You think I don't know he has been knighted!"
While she was walking around, she looked towards Yang Shu.
After a while, I saw Mingwei coming out of the back hall and passing by the garden.
"Hey!" Mrs. Lu became excited, "They want to have a tryst?!"
Mrs. Lu thought to herself, this boy really couldn't help it, he wanted to have a tryst during the ceremony. Huh! If this matter is discovered, the Holy Emperor will definitely be furious.
Thinking that Mingwei deliberately disgusted her today, Lu felt extremely hot in her heart. She waited for them to find a place to meet, and then tried her best to find someone to expose it.
Even if it just disgusts them, it can be regarded as revenge for today!
However, Yang Shu did not call her, and just watched Mingwei walk over.
Lu was surprised: "Aren't they going to meet?"
The maid replied: "I think His Royal Highness the King of Yue has some sense of propriety."
He was measured, but Mrs. Lu was not happy. She thought she had seized the opportunity to take revenge, but she missed it like this.
After much deliberation, Lu came up with a plan: "Go and stop her!" (To be continued)