Emperor Mingxi listened quietly to his daughter's thoughts and did not speak for a long time.
Chunyu Yilan thought that Emperor Mingxi was not interested in this proposal and was extremely anxious.
At this moment, Emperor Mingxi finally spoke: "I can let you go, but you must serve me and be loyal to me!"
Emperor Mingxi's tone was firm and full of imperial majesty.
Chunyu Yilan burst into tears of joy: "I thank you for your great grace! I will dedicate my life to serving Daxia!"
Emperor Mingxi waved his hand and continued, "But, you are from Dai Yue and you know witchcraft. How are you going to gain my trust?"
"Well, Daddy's concerns are reasonable. She's skilled in Gu magic. If she betrays us and uses Gu on the Daxia people, we won't be able to do anything about it."
【We need to find a way to restrain her.】
Chunyu Yilan looked at Emperor Mingxi earnestly and said, "Your Majesty, I am not actually a Dai Viet person. My biological mother is a Dai Viet woman, but my biological father is a Daxia person."
"My father was a businessman. While doing business in Dai Viet, he met my mother by chance, and they got married. My mother followed my father back to Daxia to live."
"When I was six years old, I was abducted by human traffickers and fell into the hands of a Daiyue shrine maiden, who trained me to become a Gu woman."
When Xia Miaoyuan heard this, his young heart was deeply shocked. [Wow, Chunyu Yilan actually had such a miserable childhood.]
[Actually, come to think of it, few of the young girls in Daiyue who were trained in Gu arts were actually willing to do so.]
[Because the so-called Gu girls are beautiful young girls specially selected by the Great Yue to practice Gu magic, and when they grow up, they are used to carry out special tasks.]
[It's like being a beautiful spy. Often, they have to sacrifice their looks.]
Most Gu women suffer a tragic fate. Because they carry out extremely dangerous missions, a large portion of them are discovered by the enemy during their missions, resulting in imprisonment, torture, and even death.
Even if they are lucky enough to never fail in their missions, because they have been practicing Gu magic since childhood and using their own bodies to raise Gu, over time this will cause great damage to their bodies and their lifespan will not be long.
[How could her parents let her, a daughter from a good family, do this?]
Emperor Mingxi felt a chill in his heart as he listened to his daughter's story about the witch. He only knew that Dai Viet's witchcraft was powerful, but he had never known the unbearable truth behind the witch.
Chunyu Yilan's voice continued, "After I grew up, I came to Daxia to look for my relatives based on my childhood memories."
"Have you found your biological parents?" Emperor Mingxi couldn't help but ask.
Chunyu Yilan's eyes were filled with tears, but she fought back the tears and said, "I found her. My mother became ill from worry and died three years after I was abducted. My father spent all his wealth searching for me, and the family business was abandoned."
At this point, Chunyu Yilan sobbed.
Xia Miaoyuan struggled out of Emperor Mingxi's arms, took out a handkerchief from her bosom, and handed it to him through the prison bars: "Sister, let me wipe your tears."
Chunyu Yilan raised her eyes and through her tears saw the delicate little girl in front of her, looking at her with concern, and her heart was moved.
She took the handkerchief gratefully, wiped her tears, and her excited mood finally calmed down a little.
She continued, "It was only then that I learned that my mother was also captured and trained as a witch. She fell in love with my father at first sight and secretly fled Dai Viet with him, leading to her being hunted by the witch forces."
"The witch sent people to search for her among the people. Later, they discovered that my mother had secretly married and had a child. To take revenge on her, they deliberately stole me away and trained me as a new witch."
Xia Miaoyuan gritted his teeth, [This is simply a demon!]
[What kind of Daikoshi priestess is this? How could she be so vicious and heartless!]
When Emperor Mingxi heard this, his fists hidden in his wide sleeves clenched so hard that they made a creaking sound.
This abominable Da Yue witchcraft, one day, if possible, he will eradicate this harmful thing.
"Your Majesty!" Chunyu Yilan raised her eyes.
"So, my parents and I have all been brutally persecuted by Dai Viet's witches. Do you think I would still want to be loyal to Dai Viet?"
Emperor Mingxi frowned and asked, "If that's the case, then why did you accept the task of murdering the Second Prince?"
"Your Majesty, I have no choice!" Chunyu Yilan said in a trembling voice.
"When we Gu women carry out our missions, we don't do it alone. We have helpers and superiors. These people will be around the Gu women. Firstly, they help the Gu women complete their missions, and secondly, they monitor the Gu women to prevent them from escaping."
"Ever since I approached the Second Prince, I've always had witches around me. I have absolutely no freedom. If I try to escape, they'll hunt me down and kill me on the spot. It wasn't until I was captured at a palace banquet and thrown into the Sky Prison that I was finally free from their control!"
Xia Miaoyuan listened carefully to Chunyu's story, "So that's how it is!"
Emperor Mingxi said calmly, "Yes, I understand. I will send someone to verify your biological father to see if you are telling the truth. If he is the same, I will release you from the prison."
After hearing this, Chunyu kowtowed loudly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"
That afternoon, Emperor Mingxi's secret guards found a middle-aged man named Chunyu Zhong according to the address and name left by Chunyu Yilan.
They asked the neighbors and found that it was exactly the same as what Chunyu Yilan had said.
The secret guards took Chunyu Zhong into a safe place and gave him a lot of money for his living expenses.
That evening, Emperor Mingxi brought Chunyu Yilan, who had just changed her clothes, to the Fu'en Palace.
After Yue Haoyun saluted Emperor Mingxi, he immediately saw the girl standing behind him and looked at her in disbelief several times.
"Your Majesty, she...she is...how could she be with Your Majesty?" Yue Haoyun asked stutteringly.
Emperor Mingxi pinched his beard and said, "Yes, it is her, the witch's apprentice, Chunyu Yilan."
"But don't worry, she is working for me now."
Chunyu Yilan stepped forward, bowed to Yue Haoyun, and said, "Chunyu greets His Majesty. Chunyu is actually from Daxia, and was abducted by the witches when he was young. From now on, Chunyu will be loyal to the emperor and serve Daxia!"
Yue Haoyun nodded blankly, unable to recover for a moment.
Emperor Mingxi smiled and said, "I have decided to take Miss Chunyu with me on this diplomatic mission to Dai Viet. With her here, you won't have to worry about being poisoned by the enemy."
Yue Haoyun stroked his chin and said slowly, "But she is Chunyu Yilan, the apprentice of the witch. What if she is recognized in Dayue? What if the witch's faction finds out?"
"The witch's men will definitely capture her, or simply kill her and get rid of the family."
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