The minds of the Marquis of Xuanwu and his family exploded with a 'boom'.

"Insolence! What nonsense are you spouting?"

The old Marquis Xuanwu slammed his hand on the table and stood up, his large, fan-like hand nearly causing the chair to fall apart.

His eyes were like copper bells, and his face was full of anger.

But his heart turned cold at that moment.

Lady Xuanwu, who was also sitting to the side, nearly fainted as her vision blurred.

Lu Changshen glanced at the old marquis with fear and said, "How dare I falsely accuse Prince Zhong? It is true. If you don't believe me, you can ask him yourself."

The old Marquis Xuanwu froze on the spot because he saw the guilty look in his grandson's eyes.

"Grandfather, he's lying. I didn't, I really didn't."

Zhong Xingchu vehemently denied it.

Zhong Kang blinked, somewhat incredulous at his ears. He looked at Lord Feng and said, "Lord Feng, this is highly unlikely, isn't it? My son may be a playboy, but he wouldn't have such a penchant, would he?"

He clearly couldn't believe it.

"Yes, Lord Feng, if he really has such a fetish, as his own mother, I should have noticed it!"

"Even we, their closest family members, don't know this, so how could Lord Lu possibly know?"

That makes sense.

She's not actually his biological mother.

Xiao Dian's voice suddenly rang in Ying Yufu's mind.

The crown prince suddenly turned his head and looked at Ying Yufu.

[Xiao Dian, you finally spoke! Is there a problem with that portal? Have you finished checking it?]

[Don't worry, host, it's alright. I've checked and found nothing wrong.]

"That's good." Ying Yufu breathed a sigh of relief, then asked, "Xiao Dian, what did you mean by what you just said?"

[It means exactly what it says, host. This heir of the Marquis of Xuanwu is not the biological son of the Marquis of Xuanwu and his wife at all.]

How could this happen?

[Host, besides checking the portal this time, I also upgraded it, and then I discovered the fates of some other people in this world.]

Take the Marquis of Xuanwu, for example. His future fate isn't much better than that of the Duke of Zhenguo's family; it's truly pitiful.

Ying Yufu's expression changed slightly.

The crown prince frowned slightly.

He was afraid that others would notice his abnormality, and he couldn't keep staring at Ying Yufu, but the conversation between Ying Yufu and Xiao Dian went straight to his ears, crystal clear.

【Little Dian, what exactly happened?】

【Host, this matter was actually orchestrated by the Empress. The midwife who delivered the baby for the Marquis of Xuanwu was one of the Empress's people. Before the Marquis of Xuanwu's wife's child was even born, the abbot of Baiyu Temple predicted that the child would be a future general who would surely assist the monarch and make Beixuan the ruler of the world.】

A few days later, the Lady of Xuanwu gave birth. That day also happened to be the Crown Prince's birthday, and the star of this general and the star of the monarch's destiny were in harmony.

The Empress was prepared; the midwife she sent stole the baby immediately after birth and replaced it with another baby boy.

Ying Yufu was utterly shocked. She angrily asked, "Is the Xuanwu Marquis and his wife's biological son still alive?"

[Alive. It's strange, really. The old woman stole the child and, following the Empress's orders, was to kill him on the spot.]

As a result, no matter how the old woman pinched, threw, or smothered the child, he just wouldn't die.

The old woman got scared and simply threw the child into the moat. She watched the child sink into the river before she left, relieved.

She thought the child was dead, but little did she know that the child had been caught by an old man fishing. The old man was terrified when he saw the child's small hand tightly gripping the fishing line, covered in blood, and refusing to let go.

Unable to bring themselves to kill him, they sent him away.

"Where was it sent?" Ying Yufu asked hurriedly.

[Ding! The face-slapping mechanism has been triggered. Host, please find the biological child of Marquis Xuanwu and his wife, help them reunite as a family, restore the general's position, assist the crown prince, and thwart the empress's treacherous scheme!]

The prince's pupils dilated instantly. This must be the mission that Fu'er was talking about.

Ying Yufu was momentarily speechless. "Xiao Dian, you really don't know where that child is?"

I really don't know. What I know is what has happened and what hasn't happened yet. That little star has never appeared, so I don't know.

Host, you're already a very mature host. I believe you can not only change your own destiny, but also the destiny of others. You did a great job with Xu Ningxiang. I have high hopes for you!

Ying Yufu was immediately encouraged. She almost patted her chest and said, "Little Dian, don't worry, I will definitely become the best host, and you will be the most powerful system."

Listening to Fu'er's conversation about the divine artifact, the Crown Prince was first shocked by the talk of the general star, and then he was charmed by their conversation.

He subtly curled the corners of his lips into a slight smile, but upon hearing that Lord Feng was still interrogating the prisoner, he became serious again.

Feng Hou said, "Lu Changshen, how did you know that Zhong Xingchu likes young children? Do you know that falsely accusing the crown prince is a serious crime?"

Lu Changshen said, "My lord, I dare not falsely accuse Prince Zhong. I heard it from my father-in-law, the fake one. He told me that Prince Zhong likes to play with young children."

He told me to win over Prince Zhong. If I could win over Prince Zhong, it would be the same as winning over the Marquis of Xuanwu's mansion. Then I would surely rise to prominence.

That fake official even made me demote Yue Niang to a concubine and marry a daughter of an official who could bear me a son.

My family disliked Yue Niang for not being able to give birth to a son, only a money-losing child, so I felt that my father-in-law was right.

However, as a ninth-rank official, my salary is not much. If I want to marry the daughter of an official, I need to be rich. So I had the idea of ​​selling Yue Niang to get some money.

I thought my father-in-law would object, after all, she was his own daughter, but to my surprise, he agreed without even thinking about it.

I thought to myself, if even my father-in-law agrees to sell his daughter into a brothel, why can't I sell my daughter to Prince Zhong for his pleasure?

"My lord, I truly regret my actions now. If I had known that my father-in-law was an imposter, I would never have been misled..."

A series of gasps filled the hall. Did Prince Zhong have a fondness for young children?

Is this even human?

Many people with young children at home could no longer hide the murderous intent in their eyes.

Suddenly, a soldier from the Dali Temple widened his eyes and tears streamed down his face.

He stepped forward and said, "Sir, my daughter went missing three months ago. I've been searching for her ever since, but I haven't found a single clue..."

Normally, the Dali Temple would be able to find clues when investigating a case, but he used his connections and power and searched the entire capital without finding a single trace of his daughter's disappearance.

Marquis Xuanwu stared intently at Zhong Xingchu. "Zhong Xingchu, tell me the truth!"

The octogenarian Xuanwu was trembling all over, his face flushed, clearly deeply affected by the blow.

Zhong Xingchu said, "How would I know which one his daughter is!"

He was dumbfounded when he said that.

Realizing he had misspoke, he was trying to figure out how to cover up his lie when the people who had gone to search the Xuanwu Marquis's residence earlier returned.

Also brought back were dozens of small skeletons.

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