Ji Yunhuan finally met his uncle.
The handsome and elegant young man in my memory now has white hair. The northwest wind and sand have worn his face into a thin figure and forged his back into a straight one. Only his eyes are still bright and clear, so bright that it is astonishing.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to Noble Concubine Chun. May Your Majesty live a thousand years!"
Xu Junzheng bowed deeply, knelt on the ground, and his shoulders shook silently.
Ji Yunhuan waved his hand and asked everyone to leave, leaving only the two of them in the hall.
She went forward to help her uncle up, but her uncle kept his head down and refused to get up. After all, it was really embarrassing to cry like this in front of his niece.
Ji Yunhuan's nose felt sore and tears almost fell, but now she couldn't cry anymore.
"My dear uncle, your niece is still pregnant, how can you bear to let me stand here?"
"I am so terrified and sorry for being rude." Xu Junzheng wiped away his tears and finally stood up.
Ji Yunhuan waited for so long and finally learned the truth of that year.
Xu Junzheng was silent for a long time before he spoke with difficulty: "It's all my fault. I've ruined the entire Xu family!"
That year, the newly crowned number one scholar rode a horse in a parade through the streets, and the capital city was filled with cars filled with fruits, which was a great spectacle.
The eldest princess took a fancy to Xu Junzheng and intended to choose him as her husband. In this dynasty, the husband was not restricted to be an official, and the eldest princess was very favored by the late emperor. No matter how you looked at it, it was a good opportunity for her to rise to the top.
But Xu Junzheng refused. He already had a fiancée and they would get married as soon as he passed the imperial examination.
Back then, the Xu family was a noble family with many disciples. Even the late emperor could not force the eldest son of the Xu family to marry the eldest princess.
The eldest princess promised high positions, generous salaries, power, fame and fortune, but unfortunately none of these could impress the Xu family, and in the end Xu Junzheng married his childhood sweetheart.
Xu Junzheng's voice was filled with grief. "I thought she had let it go. She had chosen another husband. The eldest princess's wedding made a sensation in the capital. I thought I could live a peaceful life from then on."
"But she actually came to me incognito and asked me if I regretted it? My husband has risen to prominence, while I'm still a humble seventh-rank official. But I don't regret it. I cultivate myself, manage my family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world. If I can't be upright and my family is not in order, how can I talk about governing the country and bringing peace to the world?"
"She left in anger. I thought she had given up, but she actually poisoned the prince consort. She said it was all for me. She didn't like the prince consort at all and was just trying to piss me off."
"She's absolutely crazy! She threatened me with the entire Xu family. I thought the worst that could happen was that I'd just quit my job as an official, travel around the world, open an academy, and give lectures. That would be a lot of fun."
"I never dreamed she would be so crazy as to seek revenge on the entire Xu family! My father died tragically in prison, preferring death to acknowledging this unfounded stigma. My mother passed away soon after."
"Your eldest aunt, with her infant child, could not bear the humiliation and died as well. Your youngest uncle, who was not much older than you and was still a child, died on the way to exile."
"I wish I could peel off her skin, pull out her tendons, swallow her blood, and devour her flesh! Sometimes I really wish I could die, but I can't die. No matter how difficult it is, I have to live. If I die, who will avenge the Xu family?"
"Huan'er, I'm the only one left in the Xu family. Only me..."
Xu Junzheng was crying loudly, as if he wanted to cry out all the tears he hadn't shed in all these years.
"Huan'er! I regret it so much, I hate it, it's all my fault! If I had agreed to her back then, your aunt would have hated me, but she is alive and well, and the entire Xu family wouldn't have suffered this unprovoked disaster..."
Ji Yunhuan felt heavy-hearted. She patted her uncle on the back and said softly, "Uncle, this isn't your fault. The fault lies with the eldest princess and all the evil people who harmed the Xu family!"
"Back then, when the Xu family fell, the Liu family quickly rose to prominence. Leveraging the eldest princess's favor, the Liu family became immensely powerful. Your Majesty, then still the Third Prince, was suspected by the late emperor and nearly died in the northwest, unable to return."
"But they are too cunning. They do things without leaving any trace. Whether it's framing the prince, framing the Xu family, or killing my mother, they have never appeared in person."
"When His Majesty ascended the throne, the eldest princess saw that the situation was not going well, so she led the Liu family to side with His Majesty, and the Liu family retained their wealth and prosperity for a lifetime!"
"Uncle, they won't be able to remain so complacent forever. One day, I will make the Liu family, the eldest princess, and all the evildoers pay with blood!"
Xu Junzheng didn't care about crying anymore, he immediately stood up, raised his eyebrows, and said with a stern face, just like when he taught his young niece:
"Huan'er, don't do anything reckless! You are now favored by His Majesty and are pregnant with His Majesty's child. Even if it is a daughter, she will still be someone to rely on in the future."
"Don't take any risks. I'm not telling you this to do anything. It's just that I've been holding these words in my heart for too many years. Now that you've asked, I'm telling you."
"Promise your uncle that you won't worry about anything. You have to be well, otherwise your uncle will never come to see you again. You will be safer if we cut off contact."
Ji Yunhuan had never been afraid of Xu Junzheng since she was a child. Her uncle only had a stern face to scare her, but in fact he was reluctant to touch her at all.
"Okay, I'll listen to my uncle and won't do anything rash."
Xu Junzheng breathed a sigh of relief and subconsciously wanted to reach out and touch Ji Yunhuan's head, but he found that she was now a noble concubine, and there was a difference between the emperor and his subjects, so it would be difficult for them to enjoy the happiness of family life.
Ji Yunhuan shook his head and said pitifully, "Huan'er only has my uncle as my relative. If my uncle becomes estranged from me and stops visiting me, Huan'er will be left without any relatives."
Xu Junzheng laughed, but eventually withdrew his hand. "You're being naughty again. You're almost a mother, but why are you still acting like a child?"
Taohong said from outside the door, "Your Majesty, His Majesty has sent someone to ask for Master Xu to come over."
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