After entering the palace, he was taken to the same place as last time.
Xiao Hanzheng bowed first: “Your Majesty!”
The Emperor raised his hand: “Stand up.”
He said: “Can you guess why I called you into the palace today?”
Xiao Hanzheng knew that the Emperor was not the kind of person who liked to suppress talented people but liked to cultivate smart people.
So he pretended to think about it and replied: “Your Majesty, I guess there may be two reasons.”
“One is that the Emperor has decided to let me go to the northern border to do something.”
“The other is that the Emperor has found out Zhuo Jun’s identity.”
After hearing Xiao Hanzheng’s reply, the Emperor’s eyes showed some appreciation.
“Yes, you guessed it all right, you are very smart.”
He continued: “Originally, I didn’t want you to go to the Northern Frontier so soon, but now that I have found out Zhuo Jun’s identity, you have no choice but to go ahead.”
Xiao Hanzheng didn’t take the initiative to ask the Emperor what Zhuo Jun’s identity was but listened respectfully.
The Emperor was even more satisfied. Xiao Hanzheng was not only a smart person but also knew how to advance and retreat. He was not impetuous at all at a young age.
He didn’t beat around the bush and directly pointed out: “Zhuo Jun’s identity is not simple. She is the illegitimate daughter of Prince Jin.”
Xiao Hanzheng was shocked: “It turned out to be the illegitimate daughter of Prince Jin.”
He didn’t expect Zhuo Jun to have such an identity.
He guessed more that she was a person of status in the previous dynasty.
And he had never heard of Prince Jin having an illegitimate daughter in his previous life. It seems that Zhuo Jun hid it very well in his previous life.
After Prince Jin was executed, Zhuo Jun not only did not hide in a low profile but also took the position of the prefect of North City. What was the reason for this?
Is it to avenge Prince Jin?
The Emperor was not surprised to see Xiao Hanzheng was surprised, because he was also very surprised when he learned the news.
He didn’t expect Prince Jin to have this trick.
“Her brother is also the blood of Prince Jin. Their so-called father who died on the battlefield does exist, but he is used as a cover.”
“Zhuo Jun was arranged by Prince Jin to dress as a boy since she was a child so that if the rebellion fails in the future, he can still leave his bloodline.”
“He mainly wants to protect Zhuo Jun’s brother, and the reason why Zhuo Jun was arranged to dress as a man is to protect her brother as he grows up.”
“In the future, all the power in her hands will be handed over to her brother.”
It must be said that this brother was very smart and kept such a backup plan.
If Xiao Hanzheng hadn’t discovered that Zhuo Jun was a woman and reported it to him, he wouldn’t have thought of this.
When Xiao Hanzheng heard him say this, he suddenly felt that something was not simple.
Zhuo Jun had been hiding his identity for so many years and had never been discovered, even the Emperor’s spies hadn’t noticed it.
Would she reveal that she was a woman just because she was so-called attracted to him?
He thought for a moment: “Your Majesty, can I ask you a question?”
The Emperor saw Xiao Hanzheng’s serious face and nodded, “Ask.”
Xiao Hanzheng asked: “Your Majesty, Zhuo Jun has never been discovered disguised as a man. Has she received strict training?”
The Emperor nodded, “From the information I found, she has indeed been trained since she was a child, so she is not feminine in her speech or behavior.”
“She also used a fake Adam’s apple and drank medicine that can change her voice.”
“By the way, my people found out that Zhuo Jun also knows some medical skills.”
According to the news, Zhuo Jun has to take medicine every month, and then she will look more like a man.
After coming to the capital, it was easy to discover if she asked someone to prepare medicine, so she prepared it herself.
When Xiao Hanzheng heard what the Emperor said, he found out that something was wrong.
He suddenly said: “Your Majesty, I suspect Zhuo Jun deliberately exposed her identity.”
The Emperor was stunned: “Why do you suspect so?”
Xiao Hanzheng said a few doubts: “First, I focused on Zhuo Jun mainly because she looked at me with a wrong look, and my wife found out.”
“She looked at my wife with dislike and hostility, which made my wife realize something was wrong and told me.”
“But she is a person who has been trained and can disguise for more than 10 years. Is it so easy for her to reveal her emotions?”
“Second, she looked at me that day with blushed cheeks and deliberately fell into my arms. I took the opportunity to help her and checked her pulse. ”
“If she also knew medical skills, she would definitely notice that I checked her pulse.”
“Later, when I discovered she was a woman, she looked at me more obviously when I went to a party.”
“I felt something was wrong because after all, when we get together before, she was very normal, at least she could hide her expression and emotions.”
“But why did she continue to expose herself deliberately after I knew she was a woman?”
After hearing his words, the Emperor couldn’t help but think about it.
“I have found out that the appearance of you and your wife has disrupted several plans of Prince Jin.”
“Plus, your wife is the disciple of the Old Taoist Priest and knows so many things that can make money. So the reason why Zhuo Jun participated in this year’s Enke was that Prince Jin arranged her to take the opportunity to bribe and persuade you to surrender.”
“Prince Jin should be very short of money now.”
Money was very important for rebellion, recruiting soldiers, bribing court officials, weapons and food, etc.
And Prince Jin must know Shi Qingluo’s ability to make money.
Xiao Hanzheng thought for a moment: “If that’s the case, then I feel something is even more wrong.”
“Since Prince Jin wants Zhuo Jun to bribe and persuade me and my wife to join him, then she showed her dislike for my wife with hostility as soon as she came, and she seemed to be expressing her feelings to me. Isn’t it suspected that she is trying to make things worse?”
“To be able to pass the imperial examination, her writing is indeed not bad. Logically, she shouldn’t do such a stupid thing.”
The Emperor hadn’t thought about it carefully, but after hearing what he said, he couldn’t help but think about it again.
“Yes, this is indeed wrong.”
“According to what you said, she deliberately exposed her identity to you, so what did she want?”
This was what the Emperor was very puzzled about.
But it was indeed like what Xiao Hanzheng said, if Zhuo Jun is so superficial and stupid, she couldn’t pass the first place.
And she has not been discovered for so many years. Would she reveal her identity so quickly just because she likes Xiao Hanzheng?
As the daughter of Prince Jin, and having received strict training, could she not even restrain her emotions?
No matter how you look at it, it seems as if she did it on purpose.
Xiao Hanzheng shook his head: “I can’t guess this either.”
“So why don’t you have someone bring Zhuo Jun into the palace and ask her in person?”
If Zhuo Jun really had a plan and wanted to deliberately expose her identity in front of him, then she must have a purpose.
And it was obvious that the purpose may not be for him, but to let the Emperor know.
The Emperor also thought it made sense, “Okay, then you sit for a while, I will have someone bring Zhuo Jun now.”
Xiao Hanzheng nodded: “Yes!”
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