If you're made a fake emperor, why did you change the country's name?

The imperial carriage slowly came to a stop outside the palace.

Zhao Yu lifted the curtain, stepped down, and waved to the group of palace maids and eunuchs behind him.

"All of you, step back. No one is to approach without my decree."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The crowd bowed respectfully and then quickly dispersed, leaving only Zhao Yu outside the vast palace in the blink of an eye.

He straightened his dragon robe and spoke to the empty palace.

"Father-in-law, you've been watching for so long, it's time you came out and greet us."

As soon as he finished speaking, Meng Baishan, dressed in armor, stepped out. Meng Baishan's face was nearly half wrinkled, and his features were regular, but he exuded a faint sense of majesty.

At this moment, however, his face was ashen and grim.

After what Li Fu'an just did, even if he was stupid, he would know that the young man in front of him was not the real emperor, but a shameless fake emperor!

Zhao Yu wore a faint smile, completely ignoring Meng Baishan's expression.

"Father-in-law, it's our first meeting, and I didn't bring any gifts."

Meng Baishan clenched his fists tightly, his eyes blazing with fury.

"I'm not your father-in-law, don't try to claim any connection!"

Zhao Yu feigned ignorance and said:

"Meng Qing is my Empress, and you are her father, so how could you not be my father-in-law?"

"shut up!"

With a roar, Meng Baishan could no longer contain his anger.

"Qing'er is pure and innocent, she must have been deceived by you, you traitorous scoundrel!"

Today I will purge the court of corrupt officials for the sake of the Great Liang!

You scoundrel, you'll suffer...

"Her Majesty the Empress has arrived!"

A sharp, high-pitched announcement suddenly came from outside the hall, interrupting Meng Baishan's impending action.

Zhao Yu's lips curled up; he had asked Wei An to inform him long ago.

After all, whether or not the truth was kept from Li Fu'an, Meng Baishan, who was hiding, would most likely find out the inside story.

"Father-in-law, perhaps... we should talk about it after we've met Qing'er?"

Meng Baishan stared intently at Zhao Yu, then finally let out a cold snort and flicked his right hand back.

squeak-

The palace gate was pushed open.

Empress Meng Qing, dressed in a phoenix robe, entered gracefully. When she saw Zhao Yu and Meng Baishan facing each other in the hall, she paused.

Then he turned around and instructed the peach blossoms behind him:

"Wait outside. No one is allowed to enter without my order."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Peach Blossom withdrew in response and gently closed the palace door.

The vast palace was suddenly left with only three people.

Meng Qing walked up to Meng Baishan and bowed gracefully.

"Father."

Meng Baishan suddenly flicked his sleeve, snorted coldly, and turned his head to the side without responding.

A hint of helplessness flashed across Meng Qing's face. She then turned to Zhao Yu, hesitated for a moment, and then slightly bent her knees.

"His Majesty."

That cry of "Your Majesty" completely ignited Meng Baishan's fury!

"Qing'er! Don't bow to this traitor! He's not the Emperor at all!"

Meng Qing slowly straightened up and looked at her father.

"Father, why isn't he the emperor?"

He looks exactly like the emperor, and he still lives in this palace. No one in the world is less like the emperor than him.

Meng Baishan stared wide-eyed, his face full of disbelief, pointing a finger at his daughter.

"you……!"

By now, even if he was stupid, he understood!

His daughter knew about this matter.

Perhaps she was the mastermind!

Meng Qing met her father's gaze without flinching.

"Father, the treacherous officials are now in power in Daliang, the noble families are in chaos, and the people are displaced and suffering terribly."

My Meng family holds military power, yet we are also on the verge of collapse.

Whether for the sake of all living beings or for her own selfish desires, my daughter has no other choice.

"Are you out of your mind!" Meng Baishan trembled with anger. "My Meng family has been loyal and devoted to the Great Liang for generations!"

"You have committed such a heinous act; where do you intend to place the reputation that my Meng family has accumulated over generations!"

"Father!"

"Enough!" Meng Baishan interrupted her sharply. "Come home with me now! I will never let you make the same mistake again!"

Good heavens, no wonder the Meng family declined; with such blind loyalty, it would be strange if they didn't.

Zhao Yu silently complained to himself.

No, it would be strange if they didn't decline when they encountered an emperor who didn't appreciate them.

These so-called loyal and valiant families are those that have surrendered the lives of their entire clan to the imperial power.

When the emperor's favor is as heavy as a mountain, everything is negotiable; but once the emperor's will deviates, they will definitely not have a good end.

Looking at the unwavering determination on her father's face, Meng Qing knew in her heart that further persuasion would be useless.

She lightly bit her red lips with her pearly teeth, as if she had made up her mind.

"Father, it's...too late."

Meng Baishan snorted coldly: "What do you mean it's too late? As long as you know your mistakes and can correct them, it's never too late!"

Meng Qing shook her head and said calmly:

"Qing'er... is already pregnant with his child."

What!

What?!

For a moment, both Zhao Yu and Meng Baishan were stunned.

I rub!

Am I going to be a father?

Zhao Yu couldn't believe that his first achievement after transmigrating was not sealing the wolf's lair, but becoming a father.

On the other side, Meng Baishan felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, his whole body swayed, he couldn't catch his breath, and he fell backward.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu quickly stepped forward and reached out to help him up.

He's my father-in-law in name only. If he were to die of anger on our first meeting, it would damage my reputation.

Although Meng Baishan was supported, he seemed to have all his strength drained away, and he was utterly despondent.

"Oh God... why did you have to do this to the Meng family! The Meng family... is finished..."

Looking at Meng Baishan, who looked like he could disappear in an instant, Zhao Yu clicked his tongue.

Let's give this old man a reason to live.

"Father-in-law, why don't you consider how I was able to deceive Li Fu'an, who is only at the half-step Celestial Realm?"

Meng Baishan's eyes were lifeless and devoid of any emotion.

"However, even if you managed to hide it, what can you do about it?"

It's fake...it's still fake...

Zhao Yu smiled slightly and spoke softly.

"Who says I'm an imposter? Then Zhao Yu must be the real one?"

A flicker of emotion stirred in Meng Baishan's deathly expression as he looked at Zhao Yu.

"What...what do you mean by this?"

Meng Qing, who was standing to the side, also cast a questioning glance at her.

Zhao Yu did not answer immediately, but slowly released his hand from supporting Meng Baishan.

The next moment, the Ancestral Dragon Technique within his body suddenly began to operate!

A powerful and vast aura suddenly surged forth from his body!

"I am the real one!"

The words fell like thunder!

Meng Qing's pupils contracted, her face filled with shock!

This internal force...this aura...

She would never be mistaken; this was the unique aura of the earth dragon bloodline of the Liang royal family!

As Meng Baishan experienced this oppressive aura up close, he instantly sensed that something was wrong.

This pure and domineering internal force doesn't seem to be faked at all!

Zhao Yu met their gazes and spoke, word by word.

"I am of the bloodline of the Great Liang!"

However, I am not Zhao Yu, but his older brother, Zhao Yu!

Both of them were startled at the same time!

Zhao Yu's voice continued, his face now bearing a sorrowful expression.

"My mother once told me that Zhao Yu and I are actually twin brothers!"

It was the current Empress Dowager who, in her greed for power, forcibly took my infant brother away from my mother!

However, despite all her calculations, she never expected that my mother was carrying twins!

Seeing Zhao Yu's righteous and awe-inspiring demeanor, which seemed genuine, Meng Baishan was so excited that his lips trembled.

"You... what you said... is it true?"

Zhao Yu composed himself, stood with his hands behind his back, and retorted, "Could my inner strength be faked?"

"The eldest son...the eldest son..."

Meng Baishan muttered to himself absentmindedly, his eyes suddenly bursting with an unprecedented light!

"If that's the case... then Zhao Yu is the younger brother, the second son of the legitimate wife!"

You... Zhao Yu, are the true eldest son! That means..."

He suddenly turned his head to look at his daughter, and then at her flat stomach!

"In other words, Qing'er is carrying the real dragon prince! The eldest grandson!"

Hahaha! My Meng family remains loyal! My Meng family is still loyal!