Chapter 139: Not of the Imperial Bloodline
Xie Qiang clenched her fists, her entire body beginning to tremble.
“Xie Qiang.” Seeing her shaking with rage, Sen Ji wrapped his hand over hers, comforting her. “Don’t worry, I am here”.
Regardless of whether she was the Imperial Daughter or not, he was her Sentinel and would stand by her side.
“Mm.” Coming back to her senses, Xie Qiang let out a soft breath, her gaze flickering over the folder in Wanyan Jin’s hand as her brain began to race.
This part of the plot had never been written in the original novel, but if it was appearing now… did it mean the author would write a “True and False Imperial Daughter” arc in the future?
Would a “real” Princess show up later?
Emperor Xie narrowed his eyes, his gaze turning icy as he looked at Wanyan Jin below the dais. “Do you know what you are saying?”
“This official knows.” Wanyan Jin tilted his head slightly, his gaze carrying a hint of forceful light. “If Your Majesty does not believe it, you may conduct a fresh identification, which would also give the public an explanation”.
[Maybe we should conduct another test. What if it’s a misunderstanding?]
[The stories are coming to life! The true and false Guide Princess… hiss, I wonder if it was an accident or if someone swapped them on purpose.]
[Just saying, is there a possibility that the real Princess is an A-class Guide, so the Imperial family intentionally swapped her for an S-class Guide for the sake of appearances?]
[Upstairs, is your brain full of mush? Guides only differentiate at eighteen! Who would know if they were an A or an S when they were swapped as infants!]
Emperor Xie remained silent, but Xie Kong stood up at this moment and said, “How could Imperial Sister be a fake? This Prince shares several facial similarities with her; that alone is enough to prove she is true Imperial blood”.
[True, the First Prince and the Princess do look a bit alike.]
[Not necessarily. What if their ancestors had some distant kinship?]
[In this day and age, as long as you get a few gene fragments, it’s not hard to look alike, right?]
“Financial Officer, stop talking nonsense!” Xie Kong said righteously. “This paternity test must be a forgery!”
“Whether it is true or false can be determined with a single test. Confusing the Imperial bloodline and allowing those with ulterior motives to find an opportunity is the true crime,” Wanyan Jin said with an indifferent expression. “If the Princess is real, then regarding her regency and control of military power, this official shall naturally have nothing more to say”.
“But you have questioned the Imperial family. If the final result proves the Princess is of Imperial blood, what then?” Xie Kong asked.
“This official is willing to accept punishment”.
“Good!” Xie Kong immediately looked at Emperor Xie, his voice resonant and powerful. “Father, let us test it! Let the Financial Officer thoroughly realize his mistake, and give the public an explanation!”
Xie Qiang narrowed her cat-like eyes. She felt something was off.
Emperor Xie hadn’t even spoken yet, so why was this brainwashing man jumping around so urgently?
Could it be that today’s performance was something Xie Kong had meticulously prepared?
“Father,” she spoke up. “Then let us test”.
If this was Xie Kong’s elaborate trap, she couldn’t escape it. It was better to follow his lead for now and find a chance to uncover the truth later.
In any case, she was an S-class Guide. Even if she lost her status as the Princess, her position was not something a mere Prince could shake.
“Since Her Highness the Princess has agreed, then His Majesty surely won’t block it anymore, will he?”
Wanyan Jin’s spine was straight. His tall and lean figure stood among the crowd like a crane among a flock of chickens. He enunciated clearly, “If the Princess is indeed of Imperial blood, no one will ever have doubts again”.
The various nobles and ministers began to chime in one after another.
“Yes. If it isn’t verified on the spot, the media will certainly make a big deal out of it, affecting the Imperial family’s reputation”.
“Doing a paternity test only takes a few minutes. If the Imperial family refuses, then there really is something fishy”.
“Back then, the Second Princess was brought back from outside. His Majesty is a Sentinel and needed to leave his seed with other families, but who’s to say that family didn’t have ill intentions and swapped the Princess?”
Everyone offered their opinions, each one as excited as if it were their own family matter.
Indeed, if she had been swapped, someone should have contacted her to make her work for their family.
Why had she never received anything of the sort?
She couldn’t help but nudge Jiang Qingwan. “Consultant Jiang, what do you think?”
Jiang Qingwan paused. She looked at Xie Qiang helplessly. “Princess, if you are not the Princess, you will lose your inheritance rights”.
Losing inheritance rights meant the noble ministers would either immediately turn to support the First Prince or waste their energy searching for the “true” Princess.
Realizing this, Xie Qiang looked at Emperor Xie, a pensive look in her eyes.
Wouldn’t that mean the nobles would have no time to manage the affairs of the war zones? If someone were to secretly destroy the wormholes in every war zone during this time and covertly reclaim military power…
Ha. Could it be that the Emperor also had a hand in this?
The nobles and ministers were talking all at once, giving Emperor Xie a massive headache. He massaged his temples wearily and raised a hand to signal for silence. “Since the Princess has spoken, it would be pointless for me to refuse. It just so happens the Chairperson of the Xinghu Medical Group is present. Let them conduct the paternity test; the result will be more authoritative”.
As soon as Emperor Xie finished speaking, a middle-aged woman with a neutral appearance walked out with a brisk pace. “Yes, Your Majesty. I will send people to take samples immediately”.
“Good. Test the First Prince’s bloodline as well. Lest such a thing happens again in the future and makes the public look at our Imperial family as a joke,” Emperor Xie added coldly.
“Father?” Xie Kong was instantly dumbfounded. “I have to be tested too?”
“It’s just convenient. Don’t worry, Kong’er. Just like Qiang’er, you are my blood.” Seeing Xie Kong’s panic, Emperor Xie patted his shoulder affectionately. “What is real cannot be fake, and what is fake cannot be real”.
Xie Kong’s scalp felt a bit numb. He clenched his fists and could only watch as the people from the Xinghu Group finished taking Xie Qiang’s blood and then came for his.
After a tense thirty minutes of waiting, the Chairperson of the Xinghu Group finally returned to the palace with the results in hand.
“Your Majesty!”
The Chairperson looked grave as she adjusted her glasses. “The results are out. The First Prince is of Imperial blood, but the Princess is not your biological child!”
The moment those words were uttered, the entire network went into an uproar. The nobles and ministers present wore varying expressions—some were shocked, some incredulous, some pensive, and some secretly ecstatic.
If the Princess was abandoned by the Imperial family, she likely wouldn’t return to the battlefield. Even if she did, she wouldn’t be as dedicated as before. By then, if the Imperial family couldn’t reclaim military power, they would still have to serve these nobles like lapdogs.
Immediately, someone stepped forward. “Your Majesty! You should immediately abolish the Princess!”
“The person who swapped the Princess has a heart that deserves execution! Your Majesty must not let the Princess stay in the palace any longer, or the future troubles will be endless!”
“The urgent matter is to find the real Princess who is lost outside as soon as possible!”
“If she isn’t the real Princess, shouldn’t her Imperial Consort trials and betrothals be immediately dissolved?”
Hong Que didn’t like the sound of that at all.
“I took a fancy to Xie Qiang, not some ‘Princess’! On what grounds should the betrothal be dissolved?” Hong Que cursed loudly, completely uncaring that his irritable behavior was being broadcast live to the whole network. He pointed straight at that minister’s nose and started shouting. “You thing with a long beard and a tiny brain! In public, if you’re going to fart, keep your cheeks tight! Don’t come out here and make a fool of yourself, alright?”
“You—I am doing this for the sake of the Imperial family! These gentlemen are the heirs of the three great noble families; they were meant to be allied with the Imperial family through marriage!”
“Noisy.” Mo Yin’s ears hurt from the shouting. He reflexively reached for his waist. “Where is my sword?”
Ah, his sword had been taken away when he entered.
“Brother, don’t be impulsive.” Hong Que hurried to press down Mo Yin’s arm. “Let’s talk things out”.
Mo Yin: ?
Brother, you weren’t exactly talking nicely just now.
Not quite sure if he could kill this person, Mo Yin looked up at the dais, wanting to judge from the girl’s expression if she was angry.
If she was angry, he would kill.
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