Xiao Lingyu: “!!!”
He suppressed his surprise and looked around, but did not see any trace of Jiang Zhiyu.
I opened the window, but didn't see anyone outside.
???
Are you hallucinating?
Xiao Lingyu frowned and just as he closed the window, he heard another sentence:
【Why are you opening the window? Keep going!】
It’s not an auditory hallucination!
But he saw with his own eyes that Jiang Zhiyu and the Xu family walked away. Could it be that her voice could be transmitted thousands of miles away?
But that shouldn't be the case. Since she mentioned opening the window in her mind, it means that she could see her actions.
It must be hidden somewhere.
Xiao Lingyu looked around subtly until Xiao Qingwu could no longer bear the suffocating silence and cried out "Crown Prince Brother". Only then did Xiao Lingyu come to his senses.
Xiao Qingwu looked at him nervously.
In her opinion, Xiao Lingyu opened the window to check whether the maids and servants she had sent away had returned. The Third Assistant Minister had the same idea as her.
The Third Assistant Minister's face was terribly gloomy. He was so angry that he lost his mind before, but now he calmed down and thought that it was shameful for the bride to stab the groom on the wedding day. It must not be spread out.
Xiao Lingyu saw his expression and knew that he had come to his senses. She then said, "It was just a misunderstanding. From now on, you two will be husband and wife, one flesh. You can quarrel as much as you want at home, but once you go out, even if you have to pretend, you have to pretend to be in love with me."
His tone was as light as a feather, but it weighed heavily on Xiao Qingwu and the Third Assistant Minister.
Xiao Qingwu also knew that she had acted rashly and did not dare to contradict Xiao Lingyu, but she was still unwilling in her heart.
How could the person before him compare to his brother?
Why did my father insist on promising me to such a person?
Moreover, could the love and favor of more than ten years be wiped out in just a moment?
Thinking of the humiliation he suffered in Yilan Palace, Xiao Qingwu bit his lips tightly.
When her brother comes back, she will make sure those people die without a burial place!
And there's Jiang Zhiyu. Ever since she showed up, my father has obviously shown less favor towards me. As expected of the bitch Jiang Sulan's sister, she's really good at seducing men. My mother has mentioned more than once that my father intends to take Jiang Zhiyu into the harem.
Xiao Lingyu didn't know what Xiao Qingwu was thinking. Seeing the cruel look in her eyes, she frowned and said, "Now that you're married, you should control your reckless temper. You're not a child anymore. You need to think twice before you act."
Think twice before you act…
Xiao Qingwu's eyes lit up slightly, not knowing what he was thinking of, and he answered "yes" happily.
[That's it?]
Xiao Lingyu: "..."
What else do you want to see, a city-wide sensation?
The next things were much easier to handle. The Third Assistant Minister's injuries were obviously caused by a sharp weapon, so it was not convenient to ask the court doctor to treat it. Xiao Lingyu personally took care of his wounds, and supervised the two of them to clean up the bridal chamber. After knocking on the door for a while, he pushed the door open and left.
Jiang Zhiyu walked with him, but one was in the dark and the other in the light.
The night was nice tonight and the distance to the Eastern Palace was not too far. Xiao Lingyu did not take a carriage and did not bring any guards with him.
He wanted to walk alone.
[What a good brother he is, what a pity...]
[Xiao Qingwu's identity and her character, oh, what a pity...]
[Such a good person, how could he end up like that? What a pity...]
Xiao Lingyu: "..."
Can't we just say this in full?
As if hearing his complaints, Jiang Zhiyu added the plot:
[Since childhood, the emperor secretly switched his identity with him, making him a puppet prince, shielding him from the real prince. He was also constantly instilled with the idea that the throne did not belong to him and that he should take good care of his younger brothers and sisters.]
The Empress was unaware of his identity and was a control freak, striving for perfection in everything. From the time he was old enough to understand, his daily schedule was packed. Even a little boy of five or six would wake up at three o'clock to review his lessons, then at six o'clock to greet the Emperor and be questioned. If he couldn't answer a single question, even if the Emperor didn't punish him, he would still receive a beating from the Empress upon his return to the palace.
At eight o'clock, they began formal study. They had to sit upright and observe proper etiquette. Every move must be in accordance with the imperial demeanor. They studied until dinner at eleven o'clock. After dinner, they continued to memorize their lessons. After that, they would practice riding and archery. After the class, the emperor would conduct another inspection in the evening.
[What a miserable person.]
Xiao Lingyu: "..."
His daily routine was never a secret in the palace, and he often saw pity in other people's eyes when he was young.
When he was young, the emperor told him his identity, but he didn't understand. He only knew that as long as he memorized well and answered the emperor's questions fluently, his mother would smile for the first time in a long time and praise him.
In order to get the praise, Xiao Lingyu read all night long more than once, until he fainted in the classroom. After the imperial physician treated him, the emperor and the empress drank it once, and only then did Xiao Lingyu stop this behavior.
At that time, Xiao Lingyu thought that the emperor was concerned about his health. It was not until he grew up that he realized that he was just a tool to block the knife. The harder he studied, the more the emperor would suspect that he had ulterior motives.
So after he grew up, he just gave simple answers to the emperor's questions. However, this inevitably angered the queen. Except for palace banquets, he had not seen the queen for a long time.
The hazy night was looming in the pitch-black night sky. Xiao Lingyu stopped and looked at the moonlight reflected on the white snow, his eyes full of reminiscence.
[It's just a pity that even though he has no ambition for the throne, because of his position as crown prince, he is still a thorn in everyone's side.]
Xiao Qingwu was one of them. As a princess, she had received a lot of favors from Xiao Lingyu over the years. Although she was hanging out with Xiao Siyuan, every time something went wrong, she would think of asking Xiao Lingyu for help.
Xiao Lingyu: “???!!!”
What?
Just one sentence almost burned out his CPU.
What does it mean to be a princess? A princess is a princess, so what is the point of being a princess? And, hanging out with Xiao Siyuan, isn't Xiao Siyuan her brother? The word "hanging out"...
Xiao Lingyu couldn't help but gasp. Could it be referring to... incest between brother and sister?
Just thinking about this word was shocking. He came back to his senses from the shock and understood after sorting out the events.
No wonder the emperor was so anxious to arrange a marriage for her. He didn't build a princess's mansion, didn't consider the son-in-law's family background, didn't choose an auspicious time, and didn't even see her off on the wedding day.
The emperor should have learned Xiao Qingwu's true identity from Jiang Zhiyu's heart, after all, he had raised him for more than ten years.
Saving her life and granting her a marriage was already a great blessing.
In comparison, Concubine Duan was probably not so lucky.
Xiao Lingyu's eyes were deep, and Jiang Zhiyu continued:
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