The sixth brother was serious, but Jiang Yong'an had no such intention.

He made a mistake by rashly going to the Fourth Prince; now, countless eyes in the capital are watching him.

Going to Gu An'an now will only bring her more trouble.

If reason were any better, he wouldn't have gone out after Lao Liu got drunk, wandered around for a while, and then come to the inn to watch Gu An'an drown her sorrows in alcohol.

She was all alone, with a pile of wine jars at her feet, clearly having already drunk quite a bit.

Jiang Yong'an couldn't help but frown. "Don't drink it."

Gu An'an thought she was seeing things. "Jiang Yong'an? General An, I should have thought of that sooner."

She should have had some suspicions when they first met at Luofengpo.

How could a country man have such good skills?

She simply hadn't considered that possibility, and only today did she learn that her ex-husband was actually the renowned General An Yu of the Daye Dynasty.

"Is lying fun, Jiang Yong'an? Or should I call you General An?"

Whether it was his imagination or not, Jiang Yong'an saw anger on that face. He explained with great difficulty, "I didn't mean to."

"Then you meant well!"

Gu An'an's voice rose several decibels, "You lied to me, and you even told me about a three-year agreement. Jiang Yong'an, do you really think I'm a fool? Then the agreement is null and void."

If he returns alive three years later, he will be accepted into her Gu family.

Ha, the dignified General An Yu actually married into her family? Is this some kind of joke?

Gu An'an felt like she was a complete fool for being tricked like this and even having some expectations.

She's so stupid, so incredibly stupid.

“I’m not lying to you.” Jiang Yong’an stepped forward, grabbed Gu An’an’s arm, and said, word by word, “I’m sincere about this.”

He felt indebted to General Han and wanted to repay that kindness by clearing his name of the injustice.

But Gu An'an was someone he could never part with in this lifetime. He had fallen in love with her and wanted to stay with her forever.

To hell with the blood feud, to hell with the kindness shown to him.

But he still retained a sliver of rationality, which led to the three-year agreement.

"Are you really kidding me? General An, you are so renowned and powerful, why would you make fun of a weak woman like me? Do you really think I'm a rabbit that won't bite..."

Even a rabbit will bite when cornered. Gu An'an was desperate, and facing the relentless pursuit of Jiang Yong'an, she bit him hard.

The mouth cavity was immediately filled with the taste of blood.

But soon, the slight smell of blood was suppressed.

Their lips and teeth began to entangle.

It has a cool, light tea aroma, along with a faint hint of alcohol.

They get mixed together and eventually become indistinguishable.

Gu An'an felt as if all her strength had been drained away. She bit Jiang Yong'an hard, breaking his lips and drawing blood.

"General An, is it fun?"

The taste of blood lingered between his lips and teeth, but Jiang Yong'an knew that the anger of the person before him could not be appeased by this small punishment.

“When I was a child, a fortune teller said that I was a cursed star who would bring misfortune to my parents and that I was destined to die young. My parents tried to abandon me many times but failed. Later, a wandering Taoist priest took me away. If it weren’t for my master’s appearance, I would probably be a pile of bones by now.”

After arriving in the capital, Gu An'an had heard about the story of this General An. She only knew that his origins were a mystery. Later, under General Han, he was caught up in the Longqing Emperor's uprising that overthrew the previous dynasty, and An Yu became a famous general.

Later, General Han rebelled and died, but Emperor Longqing disregarded past grievances and promoted An Yu to the position of Grand General of the Daye Dynasty.

For many years thereafter, General An guarded the three border cities.

Even the common people of the capital, who knew exactly which concubine the Longqing Emperor favored that day, were unaware of An Yu's background.

Gu An'an never expected that Jiang Yong'an had such a story.

No wonder that after he entrusted his children to the Jiang family, Old Mrs. Jiang did not cherish them and instead did something outrageous.

“My master had a past relationship with General Han, so he asked me to go down the mountain to help General Han. I didn’t think much of it. I never expected that by going with the flow, I would actually achieve great things alongside them.”

He was young at the time and a renowned junior general in the army.

He achieved fame at a much younger age than Chen Yuan is today.

However, everything changed because of General Han's death.

Gu An'an felt as if she had been doused with a bucket of cold water. "Ming Yi is a descendant of General Han?"

Jiang Yong'an nodded slightly. "Mm."

"What about Zhu'er? Chen Bei said she looks a lot like Princess Jinse. You told me that when the previous dynasty fell, Princess Jinse jumped off the city wall to die for her country. She didn't die?"

"No." Jiang Yong'an had held back his words at the time, but today he told the whole truth: "She didn't die; she was rescued."

"Who? General Han?"

Jiang Yong'an shook his head, "No, it's the current emperor."

Gu An'an took a step back upon hearing this, and would have fallen to the ground if she hadn't been holding onto the table. "Then who is Zhu'er's biological father...?"

"Although Princess Jinse was rescued, she was traumatized and went insane. She was then taken into the palace by the Emperor."

Gu An'an turned deathly pale upon hearing this.

They were brought into the palace.

Jiang Mingzhu's father was actually the Longqing Emperor?

This, this is not possible!

You should know that Jiang Mingzhu in the book was Emperor Longqing's favorite concubine!

Isn't this like father and daughter...?

Jiang Yong'an had no idea about this; he thought Gu An'an was shocked by the news.

"But I later learned that Princess Jinse hadn't actually gone mad; she was just pretending." Even so, the former princess remained as beautiful and charming as ever.

Jiang Yong'an couldn't imagine how crazy the Longqing Emperor would be for her if she were alright.

"She later pretended that her illness had eased slightly. At that time, she was engrossed in painting, so the Emperor summoned painters for her. One of them was a painter from the previous dynasty who had admired Princess Jinse since childhood. He was also brought to the palace by Emperor Longqing to teach the princess to paint. The Emperor was eager to please Princess Jinse, but he did not know that the princess harbored a desire for revenge against him and had colluded with the painter to conceive a child. Coincidentally, at that time, the Emperor had a disagreement with the General and knew that the General was familiar with Princess Jinse and even admired her. The Emperor devised a plan, but when he learned that Princess Jinse was pregnant, he was furious. However, our Emperor has always been a man of exceptional patience. He even treated the child as his own daughter for a time, until he brought down the General and then decided to eliminate the threat completely."

Gu An'an was dumbfounded. Jiang Mingzhu was the daughter of a princess from the previous dynasty and a painter.

This identity at least eased her mind a little. "So Princess Jinse had already switched places and sent her daughter out of the palace, is that right?"

"There are many secret passages in the palace. She knew that her escape would enrage the emperor and harm more people. But a mother's love is strong, and she couldn't bear to let the child die, so she arranged for someone to replace the child early on."

She was raised outside the palace until he later took her away.

"What about Mingxu and Bao'er?"

Who are these two children?