I died tragically in my previous life, and I want to be an empress in my next life

Pei Zhiyan's wine glass shook gently, and ripples appeared in the glass. She took a sip calmly, then gestured to Xuanyuan Ping.

Xuanyuan Ping took a step forward, took a deep breath, and then said, "Father, if you want to prove the innocence of the second brother, you may have to trouble your father to do a blood test with the second brother."

The emperor's eyes became complicated and a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes, but in the end, he nodded.

At this time, Eunuch Fu, who was beside the emperor, hurriedly left the hall, and soon came in with a bowl of water and two pieces of white silk. He carefully dipped the white silk into the water, and then handed them to the emperor and Xuanyuan Si respectively.

Xuanyuan Si's hands trembled slightly, and he looked up at the emperor, his eyes full of expectation and anxiety. The emperor's eyes were deep, as if he was thinking about something.

The blood drops slowly fell into the water, and everyone stared at the bowl of water nervously. On the surface of the water, the two drops of blood slowly approached each other, but did not merge.

This scene shocked everyone present. They looked at each other with disbelief in their eyes.

Xuanyuan Si had a complicated expression on his face, and he muttered to himself, "How...how is this possible?"

The princess stepped forward and said, "This kind of blood test is just a folk legend and may not be credible. How can the purity of the royal blood be proved by such a simple method?"

Xuanyuan Ping also stepped forward with a meaningful look on his face, "Since my Sixth Brother and I are both here, why don't we verify it together to prove our innocence."

He cut his fingertip without hesitation, and a drop of blood fell into the bowl and quickly mixed with the emperor's blood.

Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Che also stepped forward and dropped a drop of blood into the bowl, which soon merged with the blood of Xuanyuan Ping and the emperor.

At this moment, Xuanyuan Si completely collapsed. He sat on the ground decadently, his face pale. He had lived for twenty years, but it turned out that he was just a fake!

The emperor had a gloomy face and looked at the eldest princess in silence.

It was the eldest princess who brought the newborn Xuanyuan Si back to Prince Ning's Mansion.

"This is impossible. I clearly found the Second Prince next to Concubine Hua." The Princess said calmly. She then pointed at Cuiyun and angrily scolded, "You are talking nonsense. Who is behind you doing this?!"

Cuiyun raised her head, a firm look flashed in her eyes, "I just want to redress the grievances of Concubine Hua and the real Second Prince, and I am not being instructed by anyone!"

"When Concubine Hua was about to give birth, the Princess suddenly sent her personal maid Zhuyu to come over and said that the emperor was attacked and his life or death was unknown. Only by going up the mountain to pray for the emperor could he be saved."

"Concubine Hua was concerned about His Majesty, and despite her heavy belly, she insisted on going up the mountain. That's when she encountered bandits and died during childbirth."

The emperor's face became more and more gloomy. Back then, he was only leading troops to the battle and was not in danger. Why did the eldest princess say this to Concubine Hua?

"You! You are talking nonsense!" The eldest princess was furious, her face turned blue and her hands clenched into fists.

"If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can let Zhuyu come over to confront me!" Cuiyun said.

She had been serving Concubine Hua since she was a child, and Concubine Hua treated her like a sister. She could not bear to see Concubine Hua die in vain, nor could she bear to see the Second Prince end up living among the common people.

"Zhu Yu?" The princess sneered, "Zhu Yu accidentally fell off a cliff and died a few years ago. You know everything about it and you're looking for a dead person to confront her!"

At this time, a woman dressed as a palace maid appeared at the door.

When the eldest princess saw this person, her face changed suddenly, as if she had seen a ghost. She took a step back, but was firmly supported by the palace maid behind her.

This woman was none other than Zhuyu, who the eldest princess had just mentioned had passed away due to illness.

Zhu Yu knelt on the ground, her voice trembling: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

The emperor and the empress dowager looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes. Zhu Yu had served the eldest princess for many years, so the emperor and the empress dowager naturally knew her.

"You? Why are you here?" the eldest princess asked in horror, her face pale.

"Princess, do you think I have already died?" Zhu Yu said calmly, "I am lucky. After I fell off the cliff, I was rescued by a family at the foot of the mountain."

"Then why don't you come back to see me?" asked the eldest princess.

"I want to live a simple life." Zhu Yu said lightly.

"Aunt Zhuyu, tell me, were you the one who conveyed the message to Concubine Hua on behalf of the eldest princess?" Cuiyun looked at Zhuyu and asked.

Zhu Yu burst into tears when she heard this. Her shoulders trembled as she looked up at the princess. "Yes, it was the princess who asked me to tell Concubine Hua."

Not only did she deliver the message for the eldest princess, she also handled many things for her. The second prince Xuanyuan Si in front of her was also brought back to Prince Ning's Mansion by her.

“Zhu Yu, I treated you well in the past, why did you frame me like this?!” The eldest princess’ voice was filled with anger that was hard to conceal, and her beautiful face was terribly distorted at this moment.

Zhu Yu raised the corners of her lips slightly, and that smile was filled with endless bitterness and sarcasm. "Not too harsh? Princess, what you mean by 'not too harsh' is that you tricked me into a deserted mountain, pushed me off a cliff, and left me to my own death?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?!" the eldest princess said angrily.

Zhu Yu had a sneer on her face and ignored the eldest princess' accusations. For many years, she had been loyal to the eldest princess, but who would have thought that the eldest princess would want to put her to death in order to cover up a huge lie.

She remembered the despair she felt when she was tricked by the princess into going to a barren mountain outside Beijing and was pushed off a cliff. Fortunately, she survived.

However, when she returned to the capital, she found that her entire family had been murdered. She knew without a doubt who was responsible for the murder. She had never expected that the murderer was so cruel that she even spared her five-year-old nephew.

Now, she is alone and has nothing to worry about in this world. Today she ventured into the palace to reveal a bigger secret.

She took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, I have a secret to tell you!"

As these words fell, the atmosphere in the entire palace instantly became tense. The eldest princess turned pale, knowing that the secret she had hidden for many years was about to be revealed.

"Shut up! You crazy woman, I only criticized you a few words in the princess's mansion that year, but you held a grudge against me. I let you go and let you escape at that time, but I didn't expect that you would come back today and bite me back!" The eldest princess scolded.

"Aunt, please listen to what Zhuyu has to say." Xuanyuan said calmly.

At this point, the eldest princess understood that Zhuyu and Cuiyun must have been brought here by Xuanyuan Ping in order to bring down herself and Xuanyuan Si.

She looked at Xuanyuan Ping coldly, "It's not your turn to make the decision here!"

At this time, the emperor said to Zhu Yu, "Tell me what you want to hear."

"Your Majesty, the second prince in front of us is actually the eldest princess's son!" Zhu Yu took a deep breath and said word by word.