Hou Ye's palm heart is a black lotus

Chapter 810 Ye Ziqi!
Shen Yanchuan remained calm.

Xiao Chengqi immediately realized, "It really is him? You knew all along, didn't you!?"

"I haven't seen him. Like Your Majesty, I'm just guessing." Shen Yanchuan smiled. "Since the rebels started their uprising, their crown prince has been wearing a mask, and no one knows his true face."

Xiao Chengqi snorted.

"Do I not know you? I would never say such a thing if I were not absolutely certain."

If Shen Yanchuan says this, it's probably pretty much true.

It took Xiao Chengqi a while to accept this shocking secret.

"It's unbelievable... He grew up in the palace since he was a child, how did he get involved with the previous dynasty?"

Xiao Chengqi and he had been brothers for over a decade. Suddenly, he was told that the emperor who almost usurped his throne was actually a descendant of the previous dynasty. Who could accept that?
"There are many secrets in the palace, and it's not impossible for a story like 'the prince being replaced by a cat' to happen," Shen Yanchuan said.

"I found it strange at first, how exactly did he escape from the secret passage of the imperial prison? Now, it all makes sense!"

The palace and the imperial prison were built by the previous dynasty. If Xiao Chenglin is really the crown prince, it is perfectly normal for him to know these secrets.

Xiao Chengqi found it laughable.

"He really hid it well... If the late emperor had passed the throne to him back then, wouldn't the world have rightfully become the Great Zhou again?"

Shen Yanchuan, however, thought it was impossible.

"The late emperor was wise and had his own scales in his heart."

At that time, Xiao Chenglin was just a weak prince with a disability, and the late emperor would never have considered him.

Xiao Chengqi stroked his chin. "Tell me, what would happen if the whole world saw his face and knew about his dual identity, both past and present?"

Shen Yanchuan slowly spoke, "Suspicion."

"Oh? Why did you say that?"

Shen Yanchuan's gaze fell on the thick stack of testimonies.

Once people's hearts are shaken, it will be incredibly difficult to repair them. "Everyone knows who the Fourth Prince Xiao Chenglin is, but very few know who the Crown Prince of Great Zhou is. He has lived as Xiao Chenglin for so many years, can he really become someone else?"

"Whether he is Xiao Chenglin or the former crown prince, I'm afraid even he himself can't tell."

……

Ye family.

Ye Chutang was sitting in the courtyard drinking tea, with Xiao Wu sitting beside her, holding a thick stack of letters in one hand and fiddling with an abacus in the other.

Tea sells exceptionally well in Vajrasana; it sold out as soon as it was delivered, and we need to restock as soon as possible!

Su Peier sent over the account list, and Xiao Wu immediately started to figure out which item sold best and which had the highest profit.

"Didn't my sister say that in business, you have to do it well, very well..." Xiao Wu tilted his head and thought for a moment, "Vertical segmentation! Right! Only by segmenting and refining, and calculating every single expense, can we maximize profits, right?"

Ye Chutang: "..."

She just said it casually, but the little girl remembered it clearly.

"Sister!"

Ye Jingyan strode in, his expression unusually excited.

News has arrived from the southwestern border!

Ye Chutang's heart stirred, and Xiao Wu even threw down the abacus and looked at him expectantly.

"Third Brother, what news? What news?"

Judging from his reaction, could it be... Fourth Brother?
Sure enough, Ye Jingyan came to the two of them, took a deep breath, but still could not suppress the excitement in his heart.

"Breaking news from the Southwest! Our army launched a night raid on the Southern Hu border, capturing three cities in half a month! The Southern Hu are routed and retreating in disarray! We hear that the commander—"

He held his breath, speaking each word carefully.

“Surprisingly, flags bearing the character ‘Ye’ were planted above every single city!”