Closeness, unexplained closeness.

Emperor Xingyuan's eyes were eager, and it took a while to regain his composure: "No courtesy." ”

Xinyu stood up.

"Xinmu, good name. Empress she-" Emperor Xingyuan opened his mouth, and suddenly didn't know how to say it.

Could it be that the queen is his mother, he is his father.

This kid must have known that he had given birth to a bunch of children behind the queen's back.

Emperor Xingyuan rarely felt embarrassed.

"Did Your Majesty ask my adoptive mother?" Xin Yu asked.

"Adoptive mother?" Emperor Xingyuan's face changed, and he immediately went to see He Qingxiao.

He Qingxiao bowed his head slightly, waiting for the emperor to inquire.

Emperor Xingyuan retracted his gaze and looked at the young man in front of him intently: "You said that the queen is your adoptive mother?" ”

"Yes. The mother of the grass people was the maid next to the adoptive mother, and after giving birth to the grass people, she had a difficult birth, and the adoptive mother took pity on the grass people and adopted the grass people. ”

Emperor Xingyuan didn't believe it at all: "He Zhenfu sent an envoy to Wanyang to investigate, and people who have seen you say that you are the son of the master of the valley." ”

Xin Yu explained: "When Caomin was a child, he didn't know that his adoptive mother was the queen, and he kept calling his adoptive mother his mother, thinking that it was misunderstood by people outside. ”

"Impossible!"

Emperor Xingyuan couldn't accept it at all, met the young man's calm eyebrows, and suddenly reacted: This kid obviously has a grudge in his heart and doesn't want to recognize him.

Shin Shin was more than three months pregnant when she left the palace, in short, he and Shin Shin's child must still be alive!

"The grass people dare not deceive Your Majesty." Xin Yu knelt down.

Not admitting to being the son of the queen is not out of willfulness and resentment, but a choice based on trade-offs.

For hundreds of officials and nobles, the emperor can favor a person and value a person, even if he praises a small person into a high-ranking magnatate, he can accept it, after all, which court does not have a favored minister.

But the prince is different, this is a major event related to the inheritance of the country, and a random person will say that he is the son of the queen?

The queen and the people she took away are all dead, and there is only such a teenager left, even if the mountain people outside say that this young man is the son of the queen, isn't it ridiculous that they can identify the prince just based on the words of the villagers in the mountains and fields?

There will even be people who suspect in their hearts, even if this young man is the son of the queen, but the queen was born in the people, how can he guarantee that he must be the emperor's child?

Xin Yu's purpose in appearing as Xin Gongzi is to fight against the unknown forces that killed his mother, not to get involved in endless doubts about his life experience, which will undoubtedly set up more enemies in vain.

She only admits that she is the adopted son of the queen and is Mr. Songling. Baiguan Xungui guessed in his heart that she might be the queen's own son, but he didn't dare to offend easily.

Of course, the premise of all this is that the person in front of him still thinks that she is their son.

Xin Yu knelt on the cold gold brick and pursed her lips tightly, anyone who saw it felt that this was a stubborn young man who was angry.

Emperor Xingyuan has been looking forward to it since he knew that he and the queen had a son, and no one was willing to accept that the extremely expected thing was disappointed, so when he saw Xin Yu's appearance, his reason and emotion made him judge for the first time: this child was telling a lie and was unwilling to admit him.

Emperor Xingyuan opened his mouth to question Xin Yu's denial, but when the words came to his mouth, his heart moved.

It may be better to slowly recognize this child.

He knew those courtiers too well, and suddenly declared that this child was the prince, and he would definitely jump up and down with all kinds of doubts, and maybe he would have to move out of the blood to recognize his relatives.

Xinxin has long said that it is not accurate to recognize relatives by dripping blood!

Although Emperor Xingyuan is a relatively strong emperor, confusing the royal bloodline is a fundamental matter that shakes the dynasty, which is enough to make some courtiers die, not to mention the queen mother's side.

Put this child by your side first, give the civil and military officials and even the queen mother a habit process, and then find an opportunity to determine his identity.

With a decision, Emperor Xingyuan said warmly: "Don't kneel at every turn, get up and speak." ”

Xinyu stood up.

"Is it Mr. Songling who wrote "Painted Skin" and "Journey to the West" to you?"

""Painted Skin" and "Journey to the West" are stories told by the grass people listening to their adoptive mother, and the adoptive mother said that it was Mr. Songling who wrote these stories, and the grass people just retold the story of Mr. Songling."

Xin Yu's answer was both unexpected and reasonable for Emperor Xingyuan.

Now that Mr. Songling is famous, and his talent is admired and sought after by countless people, it is indeed surprising that he can resist the temptation of such a huge fame at such a young age. And Emperor Xingyuan felt reasonable, because he had read "Journey to the West" and "Painted Skin" many times, and from that word, the people's hearts were grasped, and the waves were magnificent, and it was hard to believe that a teenager could write it.

In his opinion, the person who can write such a work must at least reach middle age, or even old age.

Emperor Xingyuan's eyes became more and more gentle when he looked at Xin Yu.

is not greedy for fame, does not want profit, and is worthy of being the child of him and the queen.

Even Sun Yan, who was standing behind Emperor Xingyuan and pretending to be an invisible person, couldn't help but look at Xin Yu a few more times, and his expression changed slightly.

"Changle Hou."

"The minister is here."

"You step down first, I want to ask Xin Mu about the queen."

"The minister retired." He Qingxiao gave up his hand and glanced at Xin Yu as he stepped back and went out.

He could only see her back, like a green pine, standing in the wind and snow.

There were no outsiders in the hall, and Emperor Xingyuan instructed Sun Yan: "Give Xin Mu a seat." ”

Sun Yan immediately moved the brocade stool and placed it next to Xin Yu: "Xin Gongzi, please take a seat." ”

Xin Yu didn't sit: "The grass people don't dare." ”

"I let you sit, and you sit." After saying this, Emperor Xingyuan felt a little stiff, and coughed lightly to soften his tone, "You are the adopted son of the queen, that is my adopted son, don't see me outside." ”

Sun Yan listened silently, and his heart was shocked.

The emperor values this child more than he imagined.

He couldn't help but glance at Xin Yu quietly, and he really couldn't see anything similar to Emperor Xingyuan.

Maybe it looks like the queen?

Sun Yan went to Beijing many years ago to make a living, but unexpectedly he was exhausted by a serious illness, and he took the initiative to become a eunuch in a desperate situation. At that time, Queen Xin had already left the palace, and she had never seen this famous queen mother.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xin Yu sat down.

"I want to hear you talk about the Queen."

"What does Your Majesty want to know?"

"Have you always lived in that valley? What do you do for a living and where have you been over the years......"

Emperor Xingyuan had a lot of questions, as if he wanted to ask the questions that he had held in his heart for more than ten years.

"For as long as the grass people can remember, it's been in the valley......" Xin Yu replied one by one.

Emperor Xingyuan listened carefully, not only to understand the life of the queen in these years, but also to further confirm the identity of the young man in front of him through these questions.

After a long time of questions and answers, Emperor Xingyuan made a decision: "You have a belly full of stories, which can allow me to relax in addition to the busy government affairs, so I will enter the Hanlin Academy to wait for the edict and listen to the edict at any time." ”

Those who are outstanding in literary rhetoric, medical skills, calligraphy and painting, divination, and monk Taoism can be appointed to this position, and they are on duty in the Hanlin Academy for the emperor to summon them.

To put it bluntly, it is an official position with a low status, but the emperor can see it when he wants to. (End of chapter)