Chapter 445 So You're My Brother Zhan

Yu Fei's handwriting was neat and beautiful, carrying a touch of unyielding spirit, much like the Lu family's character.

"Yuan'er: When your mother wrote this letter, the baby in her womb had already stopped beating."

Your mother sat on the bed, gently stroking and patting your belly, singing the lullabies you used to use to lull you to sleep when you were little, as she sent him off to leave this world.

My mother cried for a long time. Soon the medicine will take effect, and if I'm not mistaken, I'll probably bleed to death.

I've decided to leave this letter for you, though I don't know if you'll ever have the chance to see it.

I wasn't surprised at all by the child's departure; in fact, I was secretly relieved.

Neither his mother nor his father expected his arrival, and even if he came into this world, he would not find happiness.

When I first discovered that Consort Meng had stuffed a large number of red flowers into the Guanyin statue that she gave me to grant me a child, and even tampered with my daily food, I learned of this tragic and hateful fact.

What wrong did Consort Meng do? She simply believed the emperor's lies, thinking that by getting rid of me, she could smoothly become a concubine.

Yuan'er, no, I should call you A-Zhan. You are not my son Pei Yuan, but my nephew Lu Zhan, the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo, Lu Zhan.

When Liangzhou was massacred, I received the news on the way and rushed to Liangzhou alone with Yuan'er.

But I was too late. When I arrived, all I saw was the city stained red with blood.

Everywhere was a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. I saw with my own eyes my brother standing tall, pierced by a thousand arrows.

Just as I was about to rush over with Yuan'er, I overheard Zhou Qi giving instructions to his confidants.

He said His Majesty had ordered that no one be left alive, and that the Crown Prince Lu Zhan be carefully identified as either dead or had escaped.

Hearing these words struck me like a thunderbolt. I was so frightened that I covered Yuan'er's mouth and ran away. Fortunately, I found you outside the city, covered in blood and unconscious.

Unfortunately, while I was evading Zhou Qi's search with you and Yuan'er, Yuan'er caught a cold and developed a persistent high fever, which delayed her treatment.

As Yuan'er's body grew colder in my arms, I vowed that no matter what the truth was, I would avenge my brother, the Lu family army, and my Yuan'er.

I buried Yuan'er on the tea mountain outside Liangzhou City and took you back to the capital.

You were seriously injured on the night of the massacre and you don't remember anything when you wake up.

Fortunately, you and Yuan'er look very alike, so I raised you as Yuan'er.

Your aunt only hopes that you can grow up safely and peacefully; you are the only bloodline of the Lu family.

I'll take care of the revenge.

That scoundrel Pei Hongyu, when he was begging my brother to support him in seizing the throne, put on a hypocritical act of being gentle, refined, good at recognizing talent, and broad-minded.

Now that the emperor has secured his throne, he fears that our Lu family's achievements will overshadow his own, so he has resorted to this ruthless act.

I pretended to know nothing and played along with him, while secretly gathering evidence to expose his crimes to the world.

But he was too suspicious. Ever since I returned from Liangzhou, he had been suspicious of me. When he sensed that I was acting strangely, he hinted to Consort Meng to harm me.

He has always been like this: suspicious by nature yet unwilling to take action himself, showing kindness to others while letting others stab him in the back.

But even though her aunt knew it, she couldn't avoid it.

Once we escape his schemes, his suspicions will be completely confirmed, and then we'll both be dead.

So my dear Zhan, your aunt can no longer watch over you and protect you as you grow up; you have to walk the rest of the road by yourself.

The road to revenge is too difficult; your aunt has already tried it once and doesn't want you to go through it again.

Your aunt only wishes that you live a peaceful and safe life, marry a good wife, and continue the Lu family line.

It's better if you don't see this letter, but if you do, it means you're going through a difficult and insurmountable crisis.

Then remember that you are Lu Zhan, the eldest grandson of the Lu family, the Duke of Zhenguo. The Lu family still has a blood feud waiting for you to avenge. Grit your teeth and keep going.

The last few words of the letter were written in very messy handwriting, probably around that time when Consort Yu began to bleed heavily.

After reading the letter, Shen Chu's hand, which was holding the letter, trembled uncontrollably.

The truth behind the massacre in Liangzhou, as described by Consort Yu in the letter, and even more so, Pei Yuan's true identity.

Her gaze lingered on Pei Yuan's face, trying to match it with the image of Lu Zhan from her childhood.

"So...so you're Brother Zhan."

The Zhan-gege she had always longed for turned out to be the man she had fallen in love with.

"But how come the teeth marks here are gone?"

She rolled up Pei Yuan's sleeve and pointed to the scar on his elbow.

Pei Yuan shook his head, "I don't remember. Jinbao said that my mother sharpened it off with a knife for me."

It was probably to erase all traces of Lu Zhan from his body.

Pei Yuan's lips were pursed, and a look of confusion flashed in his eyes.

"But I don't remember any of these things, I can't recall anything."

After reading Consort Yu's letter, he was shocked for a long time and tried to think about it.

But each time, my head would throb with unbearable pain, like being pricked with needles, and I would eventually forget everything.

“When you mentioned Lu Zhan before, I had a dream about the day you moved out of the Marquis of Changning.”

I dreamt that a little girl fell into a trap and was terrified, and a little boy found her.

The little girl hugged the little boy's arm tightly and bit him hard.

Later, another voice suggested that the teeth mark should be considered a sign of engagement.

Shen Chu's eyes lit up.

"That's right, I waited in the trap from dawn till dusk, I was terrified, and when I saw you coming, I got angry and bit you."

Besides this, what else have you dreamed about? Or remembered?

Pei Yuan shook his head.

Chen Chu remembered that her master had once mentioned that when people are subjected to major stimuli, they may have some extreme reactions, which may lead to the loss of that memory.

Brother Zhan is probably in this situation.

"Don't worry, let my master examine you together. She's very skilled in medicine and might have a solution."

Pei Yuan nodded, not particularly concerned about whether he could recall what happened back then.

"Even if I can't remember, I still want to avenge the blood feud of the Lu family."

Shen Chu deeply agrees.

Uncle Lu died a terrible death, along with 50,000 members of the Lu family army, including her eldest and second brothers.

She had always thought they had died at the hands of the Northern Rong people, but now she discovered that they hadn't.

They fought bravely against the enemy at the border, vowing to resist to the death, but ultimately died because of the emperor's suspicion.

"I will avenge our family with you."

The two held each other's hands tightly, and in the instant their eyes met, their eyes were filled with unwavering conviction.

Shen Chu recalled the situation in the Flying Eagle Guard.

"So you deliberately let Zhou Qi's son, Zhou Weizong, join the Flying Eagle Guard, with the aim of taking control of Zhou Qi's side of the situation?"

Pei Yuan nodded and then shook his head.

"Not entirely. At the time, I was seriously injured, and His Majesty dismissed me from my post as commander of the Flying Eagle Guard."

Taking advantage of the situation, Prince Heng inserted Zhou Weizong into the position, attempting to have him take over the Flying Eagle Guard.

His Majesty is suspicious. The Marquis of Anding already has military power, so how could he possibly let him take over the Flying Eagle Guard?

So I only gave Zhou Weizong the position of deputy commander. After I recovered a little, I used a little trick to take back the Flying Eagle Guard.

"These things aren't important; what's important is..."

Pei Yuan looked deeply at Shen Chu and asked the question he had been wanting to ask but was also extremely worried about.

"Achu, our child..."

He looked at Shen Chu with anticipation, but there was also obvious worry in his eyes.

When the two children were mentioned, Shen Chu smiled with her lips pursed.

"The child is fine. Come on, I'll take you to see them now."

"Huh? Now?" Pei Yuan's expression suddenly became tense.