After my rebirth, my whole family read my mind, and my father decided to usurp the throne.

"Ahem! Oh no! It's a smoke bomb!"

Prince An covered his mouth and nose and told everyone loudly.

The fog was getting thicker and thicker, and King Kang immediately gave orders without hesitation.

"Everyone, get out! Guard the doors and windows outside, don't let anyone escape!"

After saying that, everyone went outside.

And he also closed the door of the imperial study tightly.

The window of the imperial study was not open, and there were guards guarding outside.

As long as the counterfeit is not seen when everyone is running out, the slow-moving counterfeit is definitely still in the imperial study.

After Song Chengzhang coughed a few times to calm down, he looked at the closed door of the imperial study and felt a little uneasy.

"Jinming, send someone in to see if there's anyone else inside."

"Okay, Father, the impostor must still be in there. Even if he created a smoke bomb, he can't just disappear out of thin air in the imperial study."

As King Kang was talking, he asked the guards to go in and take a look.

But then, the guards ran out in a hurry.

"Oh no! Your Majesty, fellow princes, there's no one inside!"

Song Chengzhang's eyelids twitched, and the uneasiness in his heart just now was infinitely magnified.

By now the smoke in the imperial study had almost dissipated, and Prince Kang and his companions rushed in, and indeed, the counterfeit was no longer there.

Prince An searched the imperial study in disbelief and checked all the cabinets, but there was indeed no one!

"What's going on?! Where's the imposter?!

He was the one who threw the smoke bomb just now. Could it be that he took advantage of the smoke to sneak out while we were blinded by the smoke? !

But he was obviously unable to move and was out of breath after walking a few steps. How did he get out?!"

"Come here, give the order to seal off the entire palace and don't let anyone out!"

After giving instructions to his guards, King Kang looked at his father.

"Father, how do you think the impostor left?"

Song Chengzhang squinted his eyes, looked around the imperial study, and walked towards the dragon throne.

There were several black pills scattered on the dragon throne, and a small porcelain bottle containing pills rolled down under the throne.

Song Chengzhang picked up the small porcelain bottle and smelled it, then picked up the pill on the dragon throne and smelled it.

"It's a life-extending pill."

Prince An was puzzled. "The counterfeit treated this life-extending pill like a treasure and always took two pills. How could he have left it behind when he escaped?"

"What if the fake never ran away from the imperial study?"

King Jing suddenly spoke.

Song Chengzhang, Prince Kang and Prince An all looked at him.

“Fifth brother, do you mean that the counterfeit is still hiding here?

But where can I hide? It can't be under this dragon throne, right?"

Prince An seemed to have said it casually, but as soon as he finished speaking, the faces of the father and his son were all stunned at the same time.

Several people looked at each other and their eyes fell on the dragon throne.

"Come here, a few people, try to move the dragon throne away."

Song Chengzhang ordered.

Two guards came forward, one holding one of the handles, grimacing, and tried their best to lift the throne but failed.

The dragon throne seemed to be welded firmly in place.

The guard squatted down and reached out to touch the four legs of the dragon throne.

"Your Majesty, three princes, this throne seems to be stuck in the ground and cannot be pulled out at all."

Upon hearing this, Prince An also squatted down and felt around for a while.

“Tsk, if I’m not mistaken, there should be a secret passage under this dragon throne.

Not only were the four legs of the stool stuck into the ground, but the entire chair was connected to the ground.

It seems the counterfeit has been on guard for a long time."

Prince An gritted his teeth as he spoke.

Upon hearing this, King Kang and King Jing looked unhappy.

"This is the only possibility. Otherwise, there is no way to explain how a disabled imposter could escape right under our noses."

King Kang fumbled around on the dragon throne, trying to see if he could find some mechanism, but he couldn't find any.

King Jing and King An, who refused to believe in evil, also searched around, but they also found no mechanism.

"Father, Third Brother, Fifth Brother, why don't we just smash the throne? Maybe we can actually smash a tunnel!"

Prince An rolled up his sleeves and became a little annoyed.

"Then give it a try."

Everyone stood back, and two guards came over with axes and started smashing the dragon throne.

After hitting it for a while, I found that the bottom of the dragon throne was as hard as a rock and could not be opened at all!

"No need to smash it, just leave it as it is."

Song Chengzhang spoke out to stop him and then sighed.

“His body is already failing, and even if he escapes he won’t live long.

What's more, Miss Gu can still control his life.

Jinming, when you return home later, tell Miss Gu so that she can end his life."

King Kang nodded, "Okay, Father."

"Father, what should we do next? Should we spread the news that you and the imposter are twins?"

Prince An then asked.

Song Chengzhang shook his head and looked at the dozen or so officials still in the imperial study.

"Everyone, I want to tell you that I am back.

But there is no need to publicize my return.

If the people knew that the emperor sitting on the throne for the past twenty years was a fake, it would cause panic among everyone.

The same goes for the twins.

Now we are the only ones who know about this matter, and I hope you can keep this secret for me.

What we are protecting is the country of Fufeng and the people's peace and happiness. Everything should remain the same."

The officials were all Song Chengzhang's confidants, and they all agreed firmly upon hearing this.

Upon hearing this, Prince Kang finally understood why his father chose to expose the counterfeit's true identity in the imperial study instead of in public outside the palace.

After a while, Ye Weiguo came to report.

"Your Majesty, we have been guarding outside the entire palace and have not seen anyone leave."

Song Chengzhang had a complicated expression, "Please trouble General Ye, General Ye, please leave some soldiers to continue guarding the palace, and let the other soldiers rest first.

General Ye has been busy these days, so he will go back home early to rest today."

Ye Weiguo had some doubts in his heart but was not sure how to ask, so he agreed and left first.

Song Chengzhang asked more than a dozen ministers to leave, and finally only the four of them, father and son, and Eunuch Fuquan were left in the imperial study.

Eunuch Fuquan kept his head down, looking at his nose and his heart to reduce his presence.

Although he betrayed the impostor emperor, he was also worried that the real emperor would doubt his loyalty because he had served the impostor and would kill him.

"Fuquan, how many years have you followed him?"

Whatever Eunuch Fuquan feared came true. When he heard Song Chengzhang's question, his body trembled and he knelt on the ground with a plop.

"Your Majesty, I have been following him for ten years."

"Ten years, that's a long time."

"Your Majesty, my loyalty to the royal family and Fufeng State is evident to all!

When I found out that he was a fake, I resolutely joined your camp!

I can swear that I will never betray you, the true emperor!

If I lie, I will be struck by lightning!"

Eunuch Fuquan, with tears in his eyes, first expressed his loyalty and swore an oath.

The word "fear of death" is perfectly reflected.

Song Chengzhang couldn't help laughing, "Fuquan, I've seen your loyalty, so please continue to serve me."

"Yes! Thank you, Your Majesty, for sparing my life! Long live the emperor!"

Eunuch Fuquan shouted loudly and kowtowed three times.

"Get up, and tell everyone that I am seriously ill and need to rest for a while. The morning court will also be temporarily suspended."

Song Chengzhang ordered.

"Yes! I'll do it right away!"

After Eunuch Fuquan left, Song Chengzhang picked up the memorial on the desk and casually flipped through it.

"The mess he left behind will probably take some time to sort out.

All three of you come and help me deal with it."

King Kang: "??"

King Jing: “….”

Prince An: “!!!”

"Father, now that you are back, why don't you make my third brother the crown prince and let him help you handle government affairs.

I just want to be a happy and idle prince, I can't handle these political affairs."

Prince An said this immediately.

King Jing also followed suit.

"That's right, Father. I have been in the capital for a long time. Now that you are back, the matter has come to an end.

It is time for me, your son, to take my wife and children back to my fiefdom.

At present, the only one who can help you is Brother Three."

King Kang: "??"

"Father, I am willing to help you do what I can.

But you know, I am not interested in power. If you want to appoint a crown prince, your father won't have to consider me.

My fifth and seventh brothers are both smarter than me, so you can consider them, Father."

It was not easy to get such an opportunity, King Kang spoke hurriedly and pushed King Jing and King An out as well.

King Jing: “???”

King An: "??"

Song Chengzhang was helpless, "You three are the only sons I have now, but none of you three are interested in the throne?

Then when I am old, who can I pass on the throne to?"