When King Wen woke up, he felt very regretful. He shouldn't have drunk with his son yesterday. Now he felt unwell all over.

After he stood up, he ignored the gossip in the mansion and secretly left the Fifth Prince's Mansion and headed straight for the soldiers' hiding place.

Looking at the soldiers who were ready to go, he felt much better in an instant. This time he caught the emperor off guard, and the throne would eventually belong to him.

Zhang Yu, who had been following King Wen, walked in quickly and saluted respectfully with his fists clasped.

"Your Majesty, some of our troops are still outside. Do we need to wait a little longer? I'm worried that these troops are not enough to support the capture of the palace."

King Wen was also worried, but he had waited long enough and didn't want to wait any longer.

"It's okay. There is a young master in the palace to cooperate with us. When the time comes, we just need to attack directly."

The Fifth Prince and An Boya were actually invited to attend the Dowager Concubine's birthday banquet today. This was something that neither the Crown Prince nor Meng Zhenzhen had expected. Could it be that the grandparents and grandchildren have already recognized each other?

The prince looked at the information in his hand and thought that if these forbidden industries were not completely eradicated, there would never be peace.

"How well do you know this woman, Concubine Xian? She seems too calm this time, as if this had always been within her expectations."

The prince recalled that Concubine Xian was just like her title, a very gentle woman, but he really thought of something special.

"Being indifferent to family members is not a special thing."

This incident made something flash through her mind, but she didn't catch it, "Is he more indifferent before entering the palace, or after entering the palace?"

The prince recalled that scene, which was a conversation he overheard by accident, in which Concubine Xian's brother Wen Erya asked his father.

"Father, how come my sister has changed so much? She was not like this in the mansion, but now she has turned against me and ignored me. She wanted to come to the palace of her own accord."

Wen Qi's face was filled with sorrow, and he sighed, "Father doesn't know what's going on. We haven't done anything to let her down. I guess she has higher standards after entering the palace, and she looks down on us."

The prince suddenly thought of something. "All of Concubine Xian's family members died in just one year, as if they were deliberately poisoned. But she still gave birth to the fifth prince safely in the palace."

Meng Zhenzhen started a conspiracy theory, saying that this incident was very similar to a scene in a novel she had read before.

Other countries would use the exchange of identities of other officials' children to achieve their goals, or even change a royal family to become a vassal state of another country.

She looked at the prince and asked in a low voice, "Do you think this virtuous concubine is not the original daughter of the Wen family, but just looks very similar.

After all, Concubine Xian had just entered the palace for a year and had not seen her parents, so no one knew if she was replaced.

Otherwise, why would you, the favored daughter of the family, ignore your family members?"

The prince broke out in a cold sweat when he thought of this. What on earth was there in the Southern Kingdom that was so worthy of their covetousness that they had even been planning for it for decades?

"I'll ask some old people in the palace, or servants who used to work in the Wen Mansion. It's like this, and it's hard to tell if it's fake! Unless they are personal servants."

Meng Zhenzhen thought of a most primitive method, but she didn't know if it would work now.

He whispered something into the prince's ear, looked at his surprised look, and nodded.

"As long as you can find it, I can verify whether it is the same person."

The prince also knew the urgency of time, so he split his forces into two groups.

At 5 p.m., the palace began to get busy, and Meng Zhenzhen was ready to change clothes and accompany her mother into the palace.

For safety reasons today, she had to keep her family under her nose, otherwise she would not feel at ease.

She carried her younger brother and sister into the carriage, helped her mother up, and after they sat down, she looked at the two children.

"Mother, just stay with Pingwan and Haitang tonight. Don't leave their side no matter who asks you to. Things will change tonight."

Dong Yuwei tightened her arms around the child and said, "Then why don't I take the child with me in the mansion? This way you won't be restrained. Will we be safer?"

She smiled sweetly and kissed her sister in her arms, "I feel relieved when I see you are safe. Just eat and drink well, and we will go home together when the time comes."

Now that things have come to this, Dong Yuwei will not say anything more. After all, she has experienced palace coups before, and there are many picture books about them. It is really terrifying to hear about them.

Before the banquet begins, she will follow her mother to pay respects to the Queen, as a rule.

The queen was so happy to see the two children that she held her hand tightly and refused to let go.

"When Zhenzhen and the prince get married, don't give birth too early. I gave birth too early and my body is very weak. Thanks to Zhenzhen for taking care of me, otherwise I wouldn't be in such a good condition."

Dong Yuwei was also deeply touched, but as a woman she was not someone who could speak casually about royal affairs.

Meng Zhenzhen knew what the queen meant and chuckled, "Aunt Wan, I'm in very good health. Getting married next year is the best time to conceive. I promise to give you a big fat boy next year."

Dong Yuwei patted her and said, "You are such a shameless girl. The queen should laugh at you.

There was disdain in her eyes. It wasn't because she was afraid of being laughed at by the Queen, but because she simply looked down on her daughter.

The queen waved her hand, looking nonchalant, "Zhenzhen, that's fine. You don't need to feel restrained here. It's very quiet here. It will only become more lively if you come more often."

The queen looked at the twins as if she were seeing her grandchildren. She was extremely excited and really hoped that they would get married tomorrow and have children the next second.

When I saw Nanny Su come in to deliver the message, I knew the time was almost up.

They left Kunning Palace first and entered the venue.

This time the banquet hall was actually in the council hall. She didn't know if it was intentional on the part of the emperor. She felt it was more ironic.

After all, since ancient times, if the emperor wanted to know something, there was nothing he didn't know. If he didn't say it, it was because he thought that this matter would not pose a threat to him.

The art of ruling is not something that anyone can learn.

Government Hall

As soon as she entered, she received a lot of stares, some even malicious ones.

This is not Lin from the Left Minister’s house. She has been staring at what she is doing, but she has not done anything to let her down.

She sat next to the Regent Princess holding her younger brother and sister's hands, looking at the fat kid next to her, who was the child she delivered herself.

"Hello, sister Princess. They both look healthy. It seems you are taking good care of them."

Speaking of children, the princess's whole body glowed, "Don't mention it, they have been running around in the mansion recently, and they are very afraid of the heat, so they dare not let them enjoy the coolness."

The two children often saw her, so they were not unfamiliar with her. They stretched out their hands to feel her pulse and felt that she was recovering well.

"Just pay attention to your diet. I'll teach the chef some cold drinks that children can drink in moderation."

"Next year, we can ask the prince to teach them martial arts. This will increase their resistance. It's good for children to be more lively."

Four little kids were playing together with their heads touching each other. There was only a few months difference between them, so there was no generation gap.

The banquet hall suddenly became quiet. It turned out that the Fifth Prince and An Boya came in.

Many noble ladies and young ladies started chatting, "Why is the Fifth Prince getting thinner and thinner? This concubine is very beautiful. It can't be that she has been used too much and is no longer useful."

The people around laughed, and some even echoed, "I heard that they do those things in bed every day in the mansion. How can the fifth prince stand it?"

The fifth prince suppressed his anger and looked at those ladies, remembering their appearances so that he could kill them immediately when he ascended the throne.

An Boya held her belly and looked in the direction of Meng Zhenzhen, as if she was showing off something.

Sitting on the prince's seat, she didn't care at all about the ridicule from others. After all, from today on, she was the most noble woman.

"Some people are just jealous when they can't get what they want. All they can do is talk about it. Do they really think they are easy to mess with?"

After she finished speaking, the noise around her became louder and no one paid any attention to her.

The fifth prince glanced at him and lowered his eyes. "Just stay here and don't cause any trouble for me."

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