He thought about how his real son had been living among the people for the past seventeen years, suffering from Qi disease.
At the age of seventeen, he had already seen through life and death.
The Empress increasingly felt that she owed a lot over the years.
" You mean that Yan Lin..." Li Shiming felt his throat tighten, and he couldn't say anything else.
"When I first saw Yan Lin, ChenQie felt that he was extremely similar to Your Majesty when he was young.”
" In that case, Yan Lin is our…" Li Shiming was so shocked that he broke out in cold sweat. "Yes, sir!"
Although Li Shi Min didn't continue, the Empress had finished speaking for him.
This was no longer something that could be explained by coincidence.
The Empress could only think that the heavens did not want her to die in such a muddleheaded manner.
Not long before he died, he actually found out that his biological son was suffering among the people.
"Your Majesty, it's been seventeen years. Sister Zhao and the others have passed away for several years. That child Yan Lin only has Xian Shu by his side.”
"ChenQie would like to invite Your Majesty…"
"Guanyin maid, rest well. I will deal with this matter!”Li Shi Min knew what the Empress wanted to say and said slowly.
Seventeen years had passed. Li Chengqian was still anxiously waiting for news outside the Political Establishment Hall.
Now, he ran out and said that you, Li Chengqian, are not my son?
Back then, during the bathing ceremony, she had carried Zhao Wanqi's son by mistake?
Was this not a joke?
Even the slightest news of this matter would be enough to shake the foundation of the Great Tang.
Moreover, this was only the Empress 'guess.
Unless he found the midwife from seventeen years ago.
The Empress knew Li Shiming's worries and knew that this matter was not so easy to deal with.
Towards Li Chengqian, the Empress was also extremely fond of him.
Bringing back Yan Lin and abandoning Li Chengqian, even the Empress could not do such a heartless thing.
"Your Majesty, you've worked hard!" the Empress suddenly said.
Li Shi Min smiled and helped the Empress lie down.
……
"Imperial Father, how is Mother? Can your son visit Mother?”
Li Shi Min walked out of the Hall of Political Affairs.
The worried Li Chengqian immediately walked over quickly, his tone somewhat impatient.
"Your mother is fine, but don't visit her for the time being. Come back in two days when she's better!”Li Shi Min squeezed out a smile.
He was still very satisfied with Li Chengqian.
His words and actions were in line with his expectations.
Moreover, Li Chengqian was very filial to him and the Empress.
"Everyone, go back. The Empress needs to rest for a while and will come to visit in the future.”Li Shi Min waved at the crowd.
"Imperial Father, Lizi wanted to leave this frozen pear for Imperial Mother. Elder Brother said that if you eat this when you are in pain, you will soon be happy!”Li Lizhi walked to Li Shiming's side, holding a wooden box with frozen pears in her hand.
Li Shi Min felt bitter.
The children at home were all so sensible, but the heavens did not want him to be well.
"Lizhi, this frozen pear was left for you by your brother. You can eat it yourself. If your mother wants to eat it, I will ask your brother for it.”Li Shimin patted Li Lizhi's head.
His gaze swept across the crowd before him, and he turned around to walk towards Taiji Palace.
……
Cheng Zhijie left Taiji Palace in a hurry.
Today's situation was very strange. First, he was sent to find Sun Shichang, and now he received an even stranger mission.
Li Shi Min asked him to find the midwife who delivered the Empress seventeen years ago.
How many years had it been? Wasn't it too much for a Saint to find a midwife?
Of course, Cheng Zhijie didn't dare to say this out loud.
Leading a few Thousand Bull Guards, Cheng Zhijie ran to Taichang Temple.
Taichang Temple had records of all the movements of the Tang's personnel.
Even if it was just a coachman smiling, it would be recorded.
The midwife that the Empress had carried with her back then could naturally be found out.
The next morning, when the gates of the palace opened, Cheng Zhijie found someone and brought him to Taiji Palace and handed him over to Li Shimin.
……
"Cheng Zhijie greets Your Majesty." Cheng Zhijie cupped his hands and bowed to Li Shimin.
The midwife who had delivered the Empress back then was already kneeling on the ground in panic.
The Sage of the Great Tang had actually asked the High Duke to find him in the palace.
She was just a midwife, how could she withstand Li Shi Min's power?
"Your Majesty, according to the personnel flow list of Taichang Temple, I have found the midwife who delivered the Empress seventeen years ago.”Cheng Zhijie said.
"You've worked hard. Zhijie, go back and rest first.”Li Shi Min said lightly.
Cheng Zhijie responded and left Taiji Palace.
Only the midwife was left lying on the ground.
"Tongueless, grant me a seat." Li Shi Min said to Tongueless, his personal eunuch, while he stood on a high ground and looked at the midwife.
The midwife sat down at the side, trembling with fear. She did not dare to raise her head at all.
"Seventeen years ago, in Shanggu County, were you the one who delivered the Empress?”Li Shi Min's cold voice rang out in Taiji Palace.
"Yes…yes." The midwife panicked and said hurriedly.
The Empress had several midwives by her side back then, but in the end, she was the only one who carried the child out.
"The Empress told me that when Chengqian was born, his breathing was rather difficult. You once told the Empress that he might have a Qi problem?”Li Shi Min asked again.
"Your Majesty, the Empress had been busy all those years ago and was infected with the Qi disease. The Crown Prince was born with the Qi disease because of the Empress and it has nothing to do with me!”
"I beg Your Majesty to spare this one's life on account of the fact that this one served the Empress in the past.”The midwife thought that Li Shimin had blamed the Crown Prince's illness on her, so she collapsed onto the floor.
"Shut up!" Li Shi Min coldly rebuked.
Taiji Palace fell into silence once again.
"Let me ask you, are you sure that Chengqian had symptoms of qi disease when you carried him out?”Li Shi Min asked slowly.
"Yes, yes!"
"When the Crown Prince was born, he was different from other children. His breathing was very clear.”
"This lowly one was once worried with the midwife that if the Crown Prince continued like this, his life would be in danger.”
"But after the washing ceremony, perhaps because of the blessings of the heavens, the Crown Prince was actually fine.”
"Bastard!"
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