The male lead, who had been silent all this time, swept his sharp gaze over Shi Sheng and broke the silence. "As far as we know, the Third Imperial Uncle only had one son. He never had a daughter."
"That's right. How could the Third Prince have a daughter? Lord Zhuang, don't spout nonsense."
"The Third Prince's child died a long time ago. We saw him being buried with our own eyes. How could he still be alive and become a woman?"
Wave after wave of questions flooded the room.
However, Zhuang-fu remained calm. "The Third Princess Consort raised Xiao Qiong as a boy. Naturally, outsiders didn't know she was a girl."
Alright, that was a reasonable explanation.
"Then how do you explain coming back from the dead?"
Zhuang-fu cleared his throat. "If the Third Prince hadn't done that, do you think he would have been able to keep his only child?"
Everyone looked at each other.
"This is the Princess Consort's jade pendant. I'm sure everyone recognizes it."
Zhuang-fu took out another object. It was similar in appearance to the jade pendant Shi Sheng had received from Ming Jin, but the patterns were different.
Some people passed it around to look at it, and there was another round of whispers.
Every prince had two special jade pendants. After a prince got married, one of them was given to his first wife as a symbol of her status.
"Anyone could have gotten this jade pendant …"
It was possible that someone had taken advantage of the chaos to get the jade pendant.
"Don't you know what this jade pendant represents? No prince or princess has ever lost it. If the jade exists, the person lives. If the jade is destroyed, the person dies. "
"Do you have any other evidence besides this, Lord Zhuang? Do you expect us to believe your one-sided story and a jade pendant? "
Shi Sheng looked at the group of people debating with an amused expression.
However, this also explained why Zhuang-fu was so insistent on her giving birth to a child.
She was a girl, so there was no way she could inherit the throne. Only by giving birth to a boy could Zhuang-fu push the boy onto the throne.
Zhuang-fu had probably started this coup because he had fallen out with Yuwen Xun and had no other choice.
The Third Prince and the late emperor didn't have the same mother. In Yuwen Xun's generation, their blood relationship was even weaker. It should be possible for the Third Prince to have a child with Yuwen Xun.
"I have a witness," Zhuang-fu shouted.
The argument immediately stopped.
Zhuang-fu ordered someone to bring in a witness.
There were two of them in total. One of them was the nanny who had delivered the baby, and the other was the maid who accompanied the Third Princess Consort when she was married. Later, she was chased out of the Prince's Mansion for stealing and escaped.
The midwife confirmed that it was indeed a girl back then. Because Wangfei was afraid of losing favor with a girl, she deliberately hid the fact that it was a boy from Third Wangye.
The dowry maidservant was chased out of the Wang Fu. Wang Fei asked her to find someone to dig up the child after the burial and take the child away from here.
However, she did not expect that by the time she arrived, the child was already gone.
Recently, Zhuang-fu came to find her. Only then did she know that the Third Prince had also secretly looked for Zhuang-fu to ask for his help.
The truth behind her departure was known by all the people who served Third Wangye and Wangfei. Third Wangye was probably afraid that someone would leak the secret, so he went to Zhuang Fu.
She was originally a woman disguised as a man. Zhuang-fu only needed to restore her to her female form and raise her at home for a few years.
Girls in ancient times were rarely seen by outsiders, so naturally, no one suspected anything.
"Back then, Third Wangye had no intention of rebelling at all. It was the late emperor who forced Third Wangye into a dead end. In the end, he even labeled Third Wangye a traitor. Old officials back then, don't you know what kind of person Third Wangye was?"
As soon as Zhuang-fu said this, some of the old officials wavered.
These people were all neutral back then, but they were wise to protect themselves.
If they really had to choose, Third Wangye was naturally more suitable for the throne.
"We can help reverse the verdict regarding Third Imperial Uncle's matter." Yuwen Xun took a step back. "If what Lord Zhuang says is true, we can make Zhuang Qiong empress, and we will not pursue Lord Zhuang's matter today."
"Hmph, the throne should have been Third Wangye's. What right do you have to sit there? Today, I'm taking back what belongs to Third Wangye." Zhuang-fu was clearly unwilling to back down.
Zhuang-fu only had a proper title. To put it bluntly, he was still forcing the emperor to abdicate.
Today, he was going to drag Yuwen Xun down.
Yuwen Xun narrowed his eyes, a dangerous glint in them.
Shi Sheng pursed his lips. Zhuang-fu, you're still too naive.
Would the male lead let you jump around so easily?
The male lead was clearly stalling for time.
"Father, why don't you kill him first?" Shi Sheng egged Zhuang-fu on.
Everyone: "…"
What are you trying to do?
Is the emperor someone you can kill just because you want to?
Yuwen Xun glared at Shi Sheng. This woman was indeed on their side.
Zhuang-fu looked at Shi Sheng in confusion. Shi Sheng kindly explained, "If you wait any longer, his men will come. When that time comes, you'll be the one in jail."
Zhuang-fu was enlightened by Shi Sheng. He waved his hand. "Kill!"
Anyway, he had a name. As for how these people died, he just needed to find a reason.
The imperial guards surrounding Yuwen Xun immediately rushed over. However, halfway through, they suddenly turned around and attacked Zhuang-fu's group together with Yuwen Xun's men.
Shi Sheng shook his head. He knew it would be like this.
If you can instigate a rebellion, so can others.
However, Zhuang-fu's reaction was a little unexpected. He didn't panic at all.
The tightly shut palace windows were forcefully broken open. Countless men in black jumped in and joined the battle.
Zhuang-fu looked at Yuwen Xun through the chaotic crowd and sneered. "Your Majesty, you underestimate me too much. How could I trust them?"
Yuwen Xun clenched his fists. He glared at Zhuang-fu with reddened eyes, a raging fire burning in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, let's retreat. We can't hold them off." De-gonggong pulled Yuwen Xun back. "Why isn't General Wei here yet?"
"Your Majesty, there's no need to wait for General Wei. I've blocked him five kilometers away." Zhuang-fu quickly dispelled De-gonggong's confusion.
If he hadn't made sufficient preparations today, how could he have forced the emperor to abdicate?
"Your Majesty … let's go!"
"Your Majesty …"
"Ah!"
The scene grew more and more chaotic.
Ming Jin forcefully escorted Shi Sheng to the edge of the battlefield.
"Girls shouldn't fight and kill." Ming Jin firmly held Shi Sheng in place. "Who do you want to kill? I'll help you."
"I don't want to kill anyone." Shi Sheng glared at him.
Do you think I'm such a rude person?
[You are.]
Who allowed you to speak? Do you want to be torn apart?
[…] Sob sob sob, I'm scared.
Faint ripples appeared in Ming Jin's eyes. "You look like you're going to eat someone alive. You still don't want to kill anyone?"
"… I really don't want to kill anyone." Shi Sheng weakly defended himself.
Although she did have that thought earlier, when she thought about the male and female leads' powerful 'immortality' buff, she cowered.
Although she'd been trying to kill the male and female leads, reality had proven that this buff was invincible.
She hadn't found a bug yet.
*
Ming Jin: Who do you want to kill? I'll help you.
Shi Sheng: You.
Ming Jin: … The weather's so nice today. I'll take you to see the stars.
Shi Sheng: Didn't you say you were willing to die for me?
Ming Jin: When did I say that?
Shi Sheng: Haha.
Ming Jin: You'd be so upset if I died. I'd rather not die.
Shi Sheng: Haha.
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