Chapter 1051: Fake

Mu Yiguan Mu was pacing back and forth in anxiety.

In his view, this kind of thing, even thinking about it shouldn't be done, and thinking about it was wrong. Not to mention speaking it out blatantly without any scruples.

He looked miserable. "Lord, even if the one in the cell is really a fake, even if you have caught a glimpse of the truth, so what? Could it be that you want to report it, you want to..."

"Who said I want to report it!"

Chen Guanlou snorted coldly, his expression very serious.

"Can't I just purely satisfy my own curiosity? Looking at Prince Chujiang's various inappropriate reactions and various behaviors that don't fit his persona, don't you have any curiosity? Don't you want to explore the truth?"

Mu Yiguan Mu shook his head repeatedly, shaking like a rattle. "The old man is not curious at all, and doesn't want to explore the truth. Lord, you always emphasize that the Heavenly Prison's responsibility is to guard prisoners, not to investigate cases. Then what are you doing now?"

"I already said, I am satisfying my curiosity."

"Satisfying curiosity is investigating a case."

Chen Guanlou waved his hand, not wanting to argue with Mu Yiguan Mu about this problem.

He asked directly: "Regarding my analysis, you have no questions? You also recognize that the one in the cell is a fake?"

Mu Yiguan Mu fell silent, and it took a long time before he said: "To say there are places that don't fit his identity, there are indeed. However, if you want to find a reason to explain it, you can always find one. The Prince was pampered and spoiled, and he was defeated, worrying about his own situation all day; suddenly entering the palace and being frightened by the Emperor, it's normal to be unable to withstand the shock."

Sure enough, if you want to find a reason, you can always find one.

Chen Guanlou sneered. "The Prince Chujiang who commanded thousands of troops and horses to fight, actually being frightened into losing his soul—do you believe it? You say he hasn't been on the battlefield, hasn't seen the cruelty of war, hasn't experienced the baptism of blood and fire, and being frightened is understandable. A person who has been on the battlefield being frightened—who are you fooling?"

"The old man is fooling himself!" Mu Yiguan Mu's face was also a bit unhappy. He was doing it for everyone's safety!

This kind of thing couldn't be said casually; this was a heaven-sized matter that would cost lives.

Chen Guanlou sighed. "Old Mu, I know what you are worried about. However, if this matter is not clarified, my heart will be like a cat's claw; you understand, right."

Mu Yiguan Mu said earnestly: "Lord, how do you want to clarify it? Could it be that when the fake wakes up, you ask him to his face if he is a fake. Look at whether he will answer you. Lord, be careful of walls having ears.

If this matter spreads, even if it's just a few words, it will set off a bloody storm, and I don't know how many people will be implicated, and how many people will lose their heads. Maybe half of the people in the Heavenly Prison will lose their heads. This is a scandal! As witnesses to the scandal, we only have a dead end. Only dead people can keep secrets!"

Mu Yiguan Mu's worry was absolutely targeted.

In order to fool the world, to protect their face, to keep secrets, and to block the mouths of the public, the imperial family could absolutely kill everyone in the Heavenly Prison.

With Emperor Jian Shi's temper, maybe even the prisoners in the Jia-sized prison would be killed, so he could be completely at ease.

How shameful!

Catching a person, but catching the wrong one, being played like a fool. The key is that Emperor Jian Shi has been proud for so long; the more proud he is, the more shameful it will be once the truth is exposed.

Can't afford to lose this face!

Whatever civil and military achievements, in the end, they will all become jokes.

Wanting to surpass the late Emperor—just this dark history alone would make him lose, completely lose.

No matter how muddled the late Emperor was, he hadn't been fooled by a fake.

Chen Guanlou nodded, fully recognizing Mu Yiguan Mu's worry.

So he only chatted about this matter with Old Mu, behind closed doors.

"I am a bit curious, doesn't the palace have archives? After Prince Chujiang was born, there should be records of his physical features; under normal circumstances, doesn't the palace have archives?"

The imperial family also had to guard against people replacing the real with the fake and confusing the royal bloodline. There must be a strict method to prevent it.

"There are archives!" Mu Yiguan Mu said affirmatively; his ancestors were imperial physicians, and he knew a lot about many things in the palace.

"However, during a person's growth, physical features will change. For example, the simplest black mole: some people don't have them when they are born, but as they grow, a few more moles will appear on their bodies after a few years.

Or for example, during the growth process, injuries and illnesses can all leave marks on the body. The archives in the palace only record the features of the royal children at birth; features after subsequent growth might not be updated in time. After all, the sky is high and the road is far, and if the Prince's mansion officials are determined to be lazy, or determined to hide it, naturally the palace will not have detailed records."

Chen Guanlou nodded repeatedly, recognizing Mu Yiguan Mu's statement.

"Prince Chujiang was caught, so there must be a procedure to verify his identity. Not only to compare with the archives, but also to find people familiar with Prince Chujiang to identify him. That is to say, the fake in the cell must be flawless in appearance. Even his personality and temper... as long as the Prince Chujiang's mansion is determined to lay it out, letting the fake appear early, they can also muddle through. The only person who can confirm the truth or falsehood is one person!"

"Who?" Mu Yiguan Mu was very curious.

Chen Guanlou smiled knowingly. "Prince Chujiang's wife! Only Prince Chujiang's wife can prove the truth or falsehood. Prince Chujiang's wife, as the person in the same bed, could not hide the substitute matter from anyone, nor could she hide it from her. It is possible that she is not only a participant, but also a planner."

No wonder!

No wonder Prince Chujiang's wife let Prince Chujiang cut it off when it should be cut off, urging Prince Chujiang to end himself early.

Only dead people can keep secrets.

As long as the Prince Chujiang in the cell dies, regardless of whether it is true or false, the matter at least ends on the surface.

"Prince Chujiang's wife will not admit it." Mu Yiguan Mu said so.

"I know! The one in the cell will definitely not admit it! I don't know what handle they have."

Chen Guanlou pondered this matter, and he firmly believed that his guess was close to the truth; otherwise, he couldn't explain the various outrageous violations in Prince Chujiang. Unless, the person commanding the war was someone else.

However, such major information could not be unknown to the imperial court.

Therefore, he was more inclined to the conclusion of a fake.

"Old Mu, watch the Prince Chujiang in the cell; don't let anything happen to him. Let him get better as soon as possible."

"Lord, what are you going to do?"

"I intend to go meet Prince Chujiang's wife."

"It's so late..."

"If Prince Chujiang's wife learns that Prince Chujiang has entered the palace, she probably won't be able to sleep. The night is long, so why not chat!"

Chen Guanlou did it as soon as he said it.

He took advantage of the night to go to the Jia-sized prison, avoiding everyone, and came to the small courtyard where Prince Chujiang's wife was held. In an instant, the people in the courtyard, as well as the people around, all fell into a deep sleep.

Only Prince Chujiang's wife suddenly got up from the bed, her expression looking very solemn.

"Your Highness, do you have time to chat?"

Prince Chujiang's wife put on her outer robe and pushed the door out. "So it's Prison Warden Chen! Coming late at night, what is the purpose?" ===== CHAPTER 1052 =====