Xiao Yan said: "This governor is just guessing."
"But..." The Fourth Prince frowned: "The Lu family's aunts were not pregnant when Xie Yin was born..."
Xiao Yan said calmly: "Who told Your Highness that Xie Yin must be the son of Prince Cheng?"
The Fourth Prince suddenly opened his mouth in extreme shock.
Xiao Yan looked at him, "Prince Cheng has been in prison for such a long time, and he has never mentioned Xie Yin, let alone cared whether Xie Yin was still alive. Just now you said you would plead for Xie Yin, and even if you offered his only son's safety in exchange for him speaking, he was unmoved. Your Highness, do you think this is normal?"
The Fourth Prince shook his head reflexively, which was certainly not normal.
Xiao Yan laughed: "I have interrogated countless people. No matter how vicious or evil they are, they always have weaknesses. King Chen only has one son, Xie Yin, but he doesn't care about Xie Yin's life or death."
"His collusion with the Lu family has long been exposed, but he still refused to confess to the person who had an affair with him. It can't be that he is really loyal to love until death."
The Fourth Prince frowned a little, and subconsciously felt that it was impossible.
He himself was a member of the royal family and knew that royal family members were always cold and indifferent. Moreover, Prince Cheng could just hit Princess Cheng, with whom he had been married for nearly twenty years, without any hesitation. How could he be a passionate person?
Xie Tianyu has fallen to this point, but she still refuses to involve the Lu family. It is impossible for her to do so because of love, or maybe it is because there is some reason that she absolutely cannot tell.
If Xie Yin was not the son of Prince Cheng, then the child that Princess Cheng was pregnant with a few days ago was the only bloodline of Prince Cheng. However, he treated her like a worn-out shoe and killed her without hesitation. He was so indifferent, unless he already had bloodline. However, he had his own child, but he let a bastard with no bloodline occupy the position of the prince of the palace for many years...
The Fourth Prince narrowed his eyes slightly. Unless there was something more noble than the status of a prince from a royal palace.
The fourth prince paused and blurted out, "Prince Cheng's son is being raised in the Lu family?"
In fact, all the clues Xiao Yan gave him pointed to the Lu family.
In his opinion, Prince Cheng is destined to have no chance of inheriting the throne, and his son will only be an idle prince all his life. His father is afraid of Prince Cheng and deliberately excludes him from the court. When the new emperor ascends the throne in the future, Prince Cheng's son will become more and more distant from the court, and his title will be diluted from generation to generation.
But if the son of Prince Cheng became the son of the Lu family, things would be different.
The power of the aristocratic family once overwhelmed the imperial power. When the Lu family was at its peak, even the emperor was afraid of it. If this son could be raised in the Lu family, or even be the legitimate son of the Lu family, and inherit the entire Lu family in the future, his status and position would be far higher than that of a mere prince of a royal palace. Moreover, if the position of the prince of the Cheng Palace could be "occupied" by a Lu family heir, when the bloodline of the Cheng Prince inherits the Lu family, the Cheng Palace can also become a helper for his son.
The Fourth Prince almost guessed most of the truth, but because he was misled by Xiao Yan from the very beginning, the "truth" was distorted to the point where it was difficult to reverse.
Xiao Yan said calmly, "Prince Cheng had been having an affair with that woman long before he married Princess Cheng. If he had a child, he would probably be twenty years old..."
The fourth prince's heart skipped a beat. A female member of the Lu family, a legitimate son, twenty years old...
A figure instantly flashed through his mind: "Lu Zhinian?!"
The next moment, I lost my voice:
"Mrs. Lu?!"
Xiao Yan raised his lips: "Your Highness is wise."
Tang Ning: "…"
I always feel that my brother's ability to deceive people is getting better and better.
Seeing the Fourth Prince's expression of disbelief at discovering the truth, she widened her eyes and looked shocked: "How is it possible? Your Highness, could it be that you are mistaken? How could Lu Zhinian be the son of Prince Chen?"
She seemed to have thought of something and said in a lost voice: "No, could it really be..."
Tang Ning murmured in a low voice: "No wonder, no wonder he refused to agree to anything I wanted to break off the engagement with the Lu family, and even went so far as to argue with my aunt."
The fourth prince looked over and asked, "He doesn't want you to break off the engagement with the Lu family?"
Tang Ning nodded: "He kept trying to stop us and quarreled with my aunt about this matter. It was because of his wrong attitude that my aunt and I discovered the clues and realized that he was lying for the Song family..."
"That's it!"
The Fourth Prince seemed to have found evidence and clapped his hands fiercely: "That's his own son. How could he bear to let you break off the engagement with him and let him lose the benefits brought by the Rong family!"
Prince Cheng had benefited greatly from the Rong family. Even if Rong Qian'an died, the things he left behind and the good reputation of the Rong family would be beneficial to the Lu family.
How could Prince Cheng bear to cancel the engagement?
The fourth prince looked gloomy and said, "So that's how it is. Prince Chen is keeping it a secret!"
Tang Ning frowned: "But Lu Zhinian has disappeared long ago, and Madam Lu will probably deny it..."
"If there is contact, there will be no traces."
Xiao Yan said, "When King Cheng was imprisoned, I found a lot of things from him. Many of them looked like gifts from women. If it is really Madam Lu, I think she must have some too."
The fourth prince's mind raced, and he replied, "If it is really the Madam, then we should go over there right now. She won't have time to destroy it, and we will definitely catch her red-handed!"
Cheng Ping was shocked when he heard this. He turned around and said in a hurry: "Your Highness, think twice and go directly to the Lu family. In case you can't find evidence..."
The fourth prince hesitated for a moment.
Xiao Yan said calmly, "It would be best if we can catch the perpetrators red-handed. Even if we can't, it is a fact that the women of the Lu family had an affair with Prince Cheng. Your Highness has followed His Majesty's order to investigate this matter, and it is only natural to ask the ladies to come back for questioning."
"Prince Cheng has been in prison for a long time, and the news of the imperial prison may not be kept secret. If the Lu family knew that the prince had come to see him, they would definitely be on guard..."
The fourth prince was so happy that his expression turned fierce: "Superintendent Xiao is right, speed is of the essence in war."
Since the Lu family was unkind to him, it's no wonder that he was ungrateful.
"Please lend me some people, Governor Xiao. I'll go to the Lu family right away!"
Xiao Yan nodded: "That's easy. Canglang, take the Black Armor Guards and go with the Fourth Prince. Protect the Fourth Prince well and don't let the people from the Lu family bump into him."
"Lord Governor Xiao won't go with me?" asked the Fourth Prince.
"Your Highness, do you want to go with me?" Xiao Yan said calmly, "I don't mind going with you, but you are going alone to do errands for His Majesty. If I go with you, others might think too much."
"If Your Highness does not mind, I will go with you..."
"No need!!"
The Fourth Prince shuddered when he heard this, remembering that Xiao Yan had made enemies in the court and was at war with the aristocratic families. He gave up the Lu family, but not others.
The fourth prince said quickly, "Lord Xiao, just lend me the man."
The Fourth Prince led Cang Lang and the others away quickly, with a hint of revenge on his face. Tang Ning watched him disappear in front of the Imperial Prison, then turned his head and thought: "What did my brother do to him that made him suddenly hate the Lu family so much?"
Xiao Yan raised his lips: "Nothing serious, just sending Lu Chongyuan a girl to his mansion, intending to keep the offspring, and then letting him know about the matter of getting rid of the father and keeping the son."
Tang Ning was shocked: "Is it true?"
Xiao Yan said, "Half and half. The Queen sold out the Lu family last time, and Lu Chongyuan started to have ideas."
The person was sent and the medicine was given, but the pregnancy was not yet confirmed, and Lu Chongyuan had not yet made up his mind to depose the queen and her child.
Tang Ning: "…"
I have to say that people from aristocratic families are really inhumane. They can give up their own grandson without authorization, and they can leave the grandson they have supported for many years without authorization. It is no wonder that the Fourth Prince is so cruel to the Lu family.
"Do you want to go to the Lu family to watch the fun?" Xiao Yan asked.
Tang Ning's heart was moved: "Now?" She whispered: "Can we go?"
Xiao Yan raised his lips: "There is no place in the capital that you cannot go." He asked: "Do you want to go?"
Tang Ning nodded frantically. It was a dog-eat-dog scene, and it was a waste not to watch it! Although Canglang could bring back the news, it was not as refreshing as seeing it with one's own eyes.
Xiao Yan had a smile in his eyes and knocked on the car wall: "Let's go to Lu's house."
The carriage went straight to the Lu family. Tang Ning was still thinking about how her brother would take her to see the fun. It was impossible for her brother to say he didn't want to go and then walk into the Lu family openly.
When the carriage stopped in the alley next to the Lu family's house, she realized how shocking the excitement was. Xiao Yan carried her onto the roof of the Lu family's house and she entered the Lu family as if they were in an empty house.
Tang Ning felt himself flying into the air, and when he landed, he was standing in a blind spot on the roof.
Xiao Yancai lowered his head: "Is it fun?"
Tang Ning grabbed Xiao Yan's waist tightly, her lips trembling and her little face flushed.
So...so exciting!