Now the whole capital is rumored that Tang Ning is the prince, which also made the eldest prince unexpected, and he didn't know that the news came from him.

The men he sent to investigate Aoki had not yet returned, but he was becoming more and more sure that Tang Ning was his third brother.

Because the rumors in the capital are so turbulent, but the emperor turns a deaf ear, and the Jinyi Guard and the Internal Guard Division do not act, which is a kind of acquiescence to a certain extent.

If Tang Ning was not the emperor's son, and there were such rumors, and it was not a small-scale rumor, the emperor would definitely put down the rumors as soon as possible, instead of doing nothing like now.

And so far, Downing has not made any moves, neither admitting nor denying it.

If Tang Ning is not the emperor's son, if something like this happens, in the face of such turbulent rumors, will he be like no one?

Pretending to be a prince? Ate bear heart leopard gall? If Tang Ning was not the emperor's son, shouldn't he come out and deny it at the first time? Shouldn't you be scared to write a letter to ask for sin?

How can it be the same as no one?

Therefore, although the people sent to investigate the news have not returned, the eldest prince has confirmed that Tang Ning is his third brother.

And just when the rumors in the capital were spreading more and more, the guards sent by the eldest prince finally returned. The eldest prince couldn't wait to summon them.

The eldest prince asked eagerly, "How is it?" Have you determined Downing's background? ”

The guard hurriedly replied: "Your Highness, there is no direct evidence that Tang Ning is, it is ......."

The eldest prince frowned and said, "Then you can tell me what you have found!" ”

The guard hurriedly said: "Tang Ning's ancestors are not all from Aoki Town, but a couple who passed by nineteen years ago lived in Aoki Town, that woman was pregnant with Liujia, and that husband looked like he was born in a rich family. ”

"Then the husband suddenly disappeared, and the woman died in childbirth, leaving Tangning to be raised by an old servant."

The eldest prince frowned and thought slightly, and immediately understood that that year was when the first emperor was critically ill and his father returned to Beijing to succeed to the throne.

This is more and more corroborated, and the eldest prince said in a deep voice: "What else? Hongu wants to know everything you are probing. ”

The guard hurriedly said: "Tang Ning has been smart and precocious since he was a child, and he has a hot fight with the girl who buys tofu at the street stall, and he also takes the bear child in the town to peek at the widow taking a bath......"

The eldest prince frowned and interrupted, "Do you think this palace will be interested in Tang Ning peeking at who is taking a bath?" Say something useful! ”

In fact, the guards didn't find much useful information on this trip, because Tang Ning's life on weekdays was extremely ordinary, and the events of nineteen years ago were too long.

And the guards seemed to be able to feel that many traces had been erased, and it was difficult to detect any clues if they were not verified with a purpose.

The guard hurriedly said: "Your Highness, since Tang Ning left Aoki Town, many people have disappeared from Aoki Town. ”

The eldest prince raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh? Disappeared a lot of people? Who? ”

The guard recalled: "There are fast catchers in Aoki Town, there are merchants who walk the streets and alleys, there are butchers who kill pigs and sell meat, there are many, many more, and the six or seven families around the courtyard where Tang Ning lived have also disappeared. ”

"It is rumored that six or seven years ago, there was a gangster who fled to Aoki Town, and was killed by a catcher in Aoki Town when he committed the crime. That bandit is as high as six grades! Then the catch was gone. ”

The eldest prince frowned and said: "One knife killed the realm of the sixth grade, how can it be a seventh grade!" A small town catches fast, ha, can there be seven products? ”

There is no doubt that these people who mysteriously disappeared were all people sent by the emperor to protect Tangning! The eldest prince asked in a deep voice, "What else?" ”

The guard said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, we also found out that there was once a private school gentleman in the town, and Tang Ning was taught in the private school gentleman's school. ”

The former Guozi priest Zhao Shixing? This is a knowledgeable Confucian, a proud protégé of the old man of the Rong family, although the country's priest wine is not considered a high position, but it is quite respected, and it is a noble official position.

Such a character actually went to a small town to teach private school? Who will believe it? But the big prince letter, because there is Downing in that town.

The eldest prince waved his hand and sighed: "Okay, enough!" You may not know it, but now the rumor that Tang Ning is the prince has spread all over the capital, and everyone knows it! ”

The guard was taken aback and said, "What? Everybody knows? Could it be that the Jinyi Guard and the Internal Guard Division just let the rumors spread? ”

The eldest prince snorted: "Neither the Jinyi Guard nor the Internal Guard Department have made any moves, and the emperor pretends not to know at all, doesn't this mean anything?" ”

Being able to be sent by the eldest prince to Aoki Town to secretly investigate shows that this guard is his confidant, so he didn't hide it from them, and besides, there is nothing to hide, and he can know it in a moment or three when he goes out.

In this way, there is no doubt that Tang Ning is indeed the prince, and even this guard is sure in his heart. When he was first sent to Aoki Town by the Great Prince, he was still skeptical and a little unimpressed.

But now he is completely sure that this kid from the countryside is really the emperor's son, no wonder he can rise to prominence, and he doesn't even care about the two highnesses.

The guard hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Highness, I went to Aoki Town this time, and I feel that there are still a lot of eyes left in Aoki Town, either the people of Jinyi Wei or the people of the Internal Guard Division." ”

"Although I can't be sure of the lowly position, and I don't know where those eyes are, but the lowly function can feel it."

The eldest prince heard and knew what this guard meant, which meant that the matter of him sending people to Aoki Town to investigate had been exposed to the emperor's eyes.

The guard then said: "However, Your Highness, the lowly position also found that someone had gone to investigate first, and according to the lowly position, it should be the second highness's person!" ”

The second prince really guessed Tang Ning's identity one step ahead of him, and the eldest prince asked in a deep voice, "When was that?" ”

The guard said in a deep voice: "It was last autumn that someone went to Aoki Town to investigate Tangning, and many people in the town still remember it very clearly. ”

Last fall?! The eldest prince couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard this, although he guessed that the second child was likely to be aware of Tang Ning's identity, but he never expected the second child to notice Tang Ning's identity so early.

This made the eldest prince feel frustrated and also very puzzled, at that time, Tang Ning was just emerging, and he was not even very profound, and he was not very brilliant in the capital, how did the second child doubt Tang Ning's identity?