Chapter 263 Yang Yi

Qu Ling looked at the beautiful girl in front of him with curiosity.

"Who is this?"

"The legitimate daughter of the King of Yunnan, Yang Yi."

Qu Ling nodded, "It turns out to be Miss Yang."

"Princess, you must have had hard work on the journey." Yang Yi smiled at Qu Ling.

"The dock is windy, not suitable for reminiscing," Pei Jingming said as he got off the boat. "A Ling is already exhausted, don't make her sick."

As soon as he appeared, everyone was eclipsed.

"Greetings, Prince Rui." Yang Yi's eyelashes trembled slightly and he bowed to greet him.

"No need to be so polite." Pei Jingming waved his hand casually.

Then he asked Zhao Yuanrong, "Mother asked you to bring A Ling into the palace, but did she ask me to enter the palace as well?"

"No."

Pei Jingming: ...

"In that case, the prince consort and I will return to the princess's residence."

He and Chi Yuan were arm in arm.

"Why don't you live in Pei's house but in A Ling's princess mansion?" Zhao Yuanrong was speechless.

"My palace is not yet finished, and I don't want to live in the Pei family. Along the way, I met the Prince Consort too late, and we got along very well."

Pei Jingming asked Qu Ling, "How about I live in the princess's mansion?"

"No problem," Qu Ling said with a smile, "My princess's mansion is big, and Mo Yu also lives there."

She bluntly instructed Pei Jingming, "You and A Yuan take Mo Yu and A Xing back, and my sister, I and the female officials from Jiangnan will enter the palace."

Yang Yi, who had been unable to get a word in, spoke up, "I've heard that the princess lives in the former residence of His Majesty. I wonder if I can go and visit it."

Zhao Yuanrong frowned and was about to speak when he heard Qu Ling say, "Of course."

She instructed Guanqi, "You must treat Miss Yang well."

"yes."

The group said goodbye at the dock.

Zhao Yuanrong took Qu Ling into the carriage.

She reached out and straightened Qu Ling's hair, her eyes full of joy. "You've lost weight, but you look more energetic."

Qu Ling was also happy, "I have done a lot of great things in Jiangnan."

She didn't have time to greet Zhao Yuanrong.

"You said you would tell me the secret when I came back."

Zhao Yuanrong's smile widened. "Tell me quickly, have you been thinking about me and my secrets every day these days?"

"Good sister, just tell me." Qu Ling threw himself on Zhao Yuanrong and put his arms around her neck.

Zhao Yuanrong tapped her forehead, trying to push her away.

"Don't we already have the answer?"

Qu Ling was a little shocked when he knew Yang Yi's identity.

Later I thought, Yang Zi’s mother is a daughter of the royal family, and she is somewhat similar to Zhao Yuanrong, which is normal.

But now Zhao Yuanrong has said so...

"Your father...is Yang Shao, the King of Yunnan?"

"yes."

"When did you find out?"

"I knew it as soon as I was old enough to understand."

Qu Ling sat up straight and looked at Zhao Yuanrong distressedly, "Sister, it's really not easy for you."

He knew who his father was since he was a child, yet he was able to hide it from everyone for so many years.

"It's not easy for me," Zhao Yuanrong sighed, "It's really not easy for my mother."

Qu Ling was curious, "Did your aunt tell you how she and the King of Yunnan gave birth to you and hid it from everyone?"

Zhao Yuanrong shook his head.

She doesn't know.

She had asked before, but her mother didn't want to say.

She never asked again.

It doesn’t matter who the father is, what matters is who the mother is.

Qu Ling took a while to digest it.

"What is Yang Yi doing in Beijing?"

Could it be that the King of Yunnan wants to do something?

"Her mother died many years ago, and the King of Yunnan married two local noble ladies as concubines, so he had no time to take care of her."

"They said she was old enough to get married, so they sent her to the capital."

Qu Ling raised his eyebrows, "That doesn't sound like the truth."

"Of course it's not true." Zhao Yuanrong said.

It’s not like Yang Yi’s mother just died.

The King of Yunnan is not allowed to enter the capital without an imperial edict. I am afraid he has ulterior motives in sending his daughter to the capital.

"Who did you choose?"

"Pei Jingming."

Qu Ling: ...

He is really a rare talent.

"But the King of Yunnan won't agree," Zhao Yuanrong said, "and Mother probably won't agree either."

"Why wouldn't my aunt agree?"

Her attitude has always been not to interfere in her children's marriage affairs.

"This Yang Yi is a bit complicated."

While the carriage was entering the palace, Zhao Yuanrong and Qu Ling talked about something.

"When she arrived in the capital, she originally lived in her uncle's house. She had only been there for five days when something happened."

"She said her uncle broke into her room and abused her."

"What?" Qu Ling widened his eyes.

Obviously shocked.

Zhao Yuanrong continued, "She suffered such bullying but didn't speak out. Instead, she pretended nothing happened. It wasn't until her mother summoned her to the palace that she spoke out."

"Mother also found it incredible. After summoning her uncle to the palace, her uncle actually admitted it."

Zhao Yuanrong took a breath and said, "I was shocked at the time."

"Mother asked the inner court to examine her, and it turns out that Yang Yi is no longer a virgin."

Qu Ling was speechless for a long while before he uttered, "So what happened next?"

"Her uncle went back and hanged himself."

If such a thing were to leak out, the whole family would be implicated. In order to protect his family, he could only die quietly.

"Yang Yi's mother married to Yunnan at the request of her uncle. She blamed her uncle for her mother's early death."

Yang Yi wanted to kill her uncle.

But he didn't have the patience to plan slowly, so he used a method that no one could have imagined.

"She couldn't really..."

Qu Ling's heart shrank into a ball.

"No," Zhao Yuanrong said, "After her uncle died, she knelt before her mother and confessed everything. It was she who controlled her uncle's mind."

"ah??"

Qu Ling couldn't quite keep up with how things were going.

Zhao Yuanrong had a complicated expression.

She still remembered what Yang Yi said in front of her mother.

"My mother passed away less than three years after marrying in Yunnan. Her maid told me that my mother had a childhood sweetheart in the capital, but it was her brother who broke them up and sent her to Yunnan. I hate him."

"Your Majesty, the royal family looks down on you for being a woman, and they also look down on the Crown Prince for being a woman. They are plotting against your throne, and my uncle is one of them."

"These Zhaos are still thinking of joining forces with my father. If I kill one of them, you will have one less enemy."

The emperor's face was gloomy. "Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"

"Your Majesty, if you want to kill me, it's a piece of cake. You can kill me at any time if you want."

"But why don't you save my life first?"

"What can you do for me?"

Yang Yi pointed to her head and said, "The mining sites and city defense maps of Yunnan are all in my head."

"What your Majesty's officials reported to you may not be true, but what this subject says is absolutely true."

"Your Highness can also help kill people."

"What else do you know?"

"Your prince is my sister."

The emperor asked her, "Has this matter spread throughout Yunnan?"

"No," Yang Yi shook his head, "Father wants to use this matter to negotiate with you."

The emperor laughed, "Why did you betray your father?"

Yang Yi's face showed an innocent expression, "How can this be considered betrayal? I am just expressing my father's thoughts."

The emperor said, "What do you want?"

"I wish to marry a man of my dreams, stay away from all the intrigues, raise my children, and live a peaceful life."

"Who do you want to marry?"

"Prince Rui."

The emperor finally nodded, "I don't think she will marry you, and I don't want him to marry you either."

Yang Xue said, "Is it because I am not a virgin?"

"No."

The emperor was not interested in whether she was a virgin or why she lost her virginity, and he did not ask.

He only said, "Prince Rui is a poor child. I secretly want him to marry a simple-minded girl."

Yang Yi was silent.

She certainly wasn't simple-minded.

"Then let the prince decide for himself." Yang Yi bit his lip.

The emperor was very tolerant of this brave girl and said, "When he returns to the capital, you and the prince will go to welcome him."