Chapter 587: The Hands of Fate

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Xiao Juan returned to the Langjun Imperial Palace.

He learned from the servants that Niaoniao was in the guest room.

When he pushed open the door and walked into the guest room, he saw Niaoniao sitting in a chair, quietly looking at the charred corpse lying on the bed.

He wondered how long she had been looking at the corpse like that.

Xiao Juan called out, “Niaoniao.”

Yu Niaoniao turned to look at him with a smile.

“You’re back.”

Xiao walked to her side and squatted down. He looked into her eyes and asked.

“What were you thinking just now?” Yu Niaoniao said, “I’m wondering what to do to make the truth come out.”

“You’ve thought of something?”

Yu Niaoniao nodded. “Yes.”

She looked at the charred corpse again with an unprecedented calm.

“It’s been many years since the incident. Many clues no longer exist, and none of the people in the know survived. A suicide note from Li Niang alone can’t convict Empress Dowager Deng. But it doesn’t matter. The dead can still speak. I once heard of an autopsy secret technique called Blood Examination. The method is very simple. Drop your blood into the dead person’s bones. As long as the blood can be absorbed by the bones, it means that this person is the closest relative of the dead.”

Xiao Juan quickly reacted. “You want to prove that this charred corpse is the emperor’s biological father in this way?

Yu Niaoniao nodded. “Yes.”

As long as it was proven that the old emperor was not the orthodox lineage of the royal family, he and Empress Dowager Deng would lose the protection of their privileges. When the truth came out, Empress Dowager Deng would also pay for her crimes.

Xiao Juan said, “The emperor won’t agree to a blood test.”

Yu Niaoniao said, “The day after tomorrow is the Empress Dowager’s birthday. If I expose this matter in public in front of the civil and military officials and foreign envoys. If the emperor wants to prove his innocence, he has to agree to a blood bone test. Otherwise, he will be guilty. How will the world look at him in the future?”

Xiao Juan was silent.

This was indeed a solution, but it was extremely dangerous to implement.

The other party was an emperor with the power to decide life and death. If one was not careful, one would lose his life.

Yu Niaoniao sensed Xiao Juan’s abnormality and took the initiative to ask. “Do you think my method is too risky?”

Xiao Juan thought for a moment and finally decided to tell the truth.

“In the current situation, if we want the truth to be revealed, we can only take risks. No matter what, I’m willing to accompany you. However, something happened in the morning court today. The Imperial Court received a battle report from Liaodong County.”

He told her that the Chen Nation’s army had attacked and that he had to set off immediately to escort the provisions to Liaodong to support them.

“The emperor wants to take this opportunity to take back Tang Guixi’s military power. I can’t let the emperor have his way. I’m going to Liaodong this time partly to escort the food and partly to tell Tang Guixi not to return to the capital. ”

Although the emperor had already issued a decree to order Tang Guixi to return to the capital, he would not obey the orders of the emperor.

As long as Tang Guixi insisted on not coming back, the emperor would not dare to force her.

After all, she still had 300,000 troops in her hands.

If he really forced her into a corner and caused the Eastern Expedition Army to defect, the internal and external problems might shake the foundation.

Yu Niaoniao did not expect a sudden battle at this juncture. She was very worried about Tang Guixi’s safety.

“Will Guixi be fine?”

Xiao Juan comforted her. “Don’t worry, she’s fine for the time being.”

Yu Niaoniao asked, “Why did the Chen Nation suddenly start a war at this time?”

Xiao Juan had previously sent someone to send a letter to Tang Guixi and told her about the situation in the Imperial Capital. As a form of courtesy, Tang Guixi also replied to him and explained the situation in Liaodong County in the letter.

The Chen Nation was adjacent to Liaodong County, so Tang Guixi had some understanding of the Chen Nation.

Xiao Juan told her everything he knew.

“I heard that it’s because the old emperor of the Chen Nation is seriously ill. Logically speaking, a crown prince should succeed him after he passes away, but the Ninth Prince also has the intention to fight for the throne. The Ninth Prince used a honey trap to coax the old emperor into agreeing to send troops to Dayan. As long as the Ninth Prince can break through the Dayan this time and successfully take down Liaodong County, the position of crown prince will be his.”

Yu Niaoniao had a good memory. When she heard him mention the Ninth Prince of the Chen Nation, she immediately remembered that long-lost name…

“Han Chengxi?”

Xiao Juan nodded slightly. “It’s him.”

Yu Niaoniao still remembered that when Han Chengxi fled the Dayan, he even took Princess Tao Ran away.

She couldn’t help but have a thought. “Could the honey trap the Ninth Prince used be Princess Tao Ran… Xiao Juan gave a positive answer.

“Yes.”

Yu Niaoniao was stunned.

Back then, Princess Tao Ran was sent to the Chen Nation to marry the emperor.

However, Princess Tao Ran was unwilling no matter what and almost killed Xiao Juan.

In the end, after going around in circles, she finally married the emperor of the Chen Nation.

Could this be fate?

Xiao Juan continued.

“I heard that Princess Tao Ran changed her identity in the Chen Nation. She’s no longer a princess, but a dancer raised in Han Chengxi’s residence. She was sent to the emperor of the Chen Nation by Han Chengxi. Although she was favored, she was not fated to be the empress because of her lowly background and only entered the palace to be a concubine.”

Xiao Juan knew this very well.

He knew that Princess Tao Ran had been raped by Han Chengxi. In addition, Han Chengxi’s scheme to collude with Shen Rui had been exposed, and the alliance between the two countries was ruined.

Princess Tao Ran’s identity as Princess Dayan could definitely not be used anymore. Han Chengxi had arranged a new identity for her. On the one hand, it was to make it easier to send her to the palace, and on the other hand, it was to completely cut off her contact with Dayan.

In this way, she was far away in the Chen Nation alone and had no one to help her. She could only rely on Han Chengxi.

Naturally, she had to do whatever Han Chengxi asked her to do.

Yu Niaoniao only hated Princess Tao Ran. She knew that she had fallen into such a situation, but she did not hit her when she was down, nor did she have any sympathy.

In the end, she deserved it. She could not blame anyone else.

Yu Niaoniao said, “Han Chengxi is definitely determined to get Liaodong County this time. You have to set off quickly. The sooner you send the food to

Liaodong, the sooner Guixi and the others can chase the enemy out of

Liaodong.”

Xiao Juan said, “But if I leave, I’ll miss the Empress Dowager’s birthday. Your matter will…

Yu Niaoniao looked like she did not care. She waved her hand and deliberately said in a relaxed tone.

“It’s fine. After the Empress Dowager’s birthday, there’s still the emperor’s birthday. Anyway, there’s still a long way to go. There’s no hurry. We’ll find another opportunity.”

Xiao Juan stroked her head. “I’m going to Liaodong to fight this time, so I can’t bring you there. Wait for me to come back at home and don’t go anywhere. When the situation in Liaodong stabilizes, I’ll rush back immediately to help you.”

Yu Niaoniao acted exceptionally obedient.

“Yes! I’ll listen to you.”

It had been a long time since Xiao Juan had seen her so obedient. His heart tightened and he could not help but lean over and kiss her forehead..