Emperor Deyuan and the Six Ministers of the Six Ministries were shaken to their cores: !!??
!!?? (A thousand words of shock omitted.)
After reeling over the Light Screen above the little cutie's head, they reeled over the Third Prince's treasure hunt, then reeled again over the Third Prince secretly discussing a marriage alliance with the Heir of the Prince of the Southwest behind the emperor's back??!!
One shocking thing after another sent them spinning in circles!
Most shocking of all, the little cutie knew the Third Prince was going treasure hunting, yet she remained completely unmoved.
The Six Ministers of the Six Ministries: Little Treasure of house raids, your money-grubbing persona has crumbled!!
Emperor Deyuan flew into a rage and immediately hurled down the memorial in his hand.
"Someone, summon my third son!"
Wei Liren said, "Yes, Your Majesty!"
Jian Ruonan looked up to find Emperor Deyuan's face radiating imperial fury.
??
What happened?
She had only taken a moment to eat a snack. Why was he suddenly furious?
Is the old emperor going through menopause?
The Minister of War considerately leaned closer and explained in a whisper, "I don't know what the Embroidered Uniform Guard discovered, but His Majesty suspects something is amiss with the Third Prince's parentage."
!!
Jian Ruonan hurriedly ate another snack to steady her nerves.
Emperor Deyuan instructed Cao Degui, "Prepare a bowl of clean water. I shall perform a blood test with the Third Prince to verify our kinship."
Jian Ruonan held her tea and took a sip.
Blood tests like that don't work.
Great Xia had two methods of verifying kinship through blood. One was the Bone-Drop Method: blood was dripped onto a dead person's bones, and if it seeped into them, that was considered proof of a biological relationship.
The other