Chapter 146 I'm Shengsheng's Person
Ruan Yunzhu immediately nodded in agreement: "I agree with Third Brother's idea. Shengsheng should stay at home and not go anywhere."
Ruan Yunbo wanted to persuade Xie Yan to give up: "Fifth brother, wouldn't it be great for you and Shengsheng to be siblings? If you get together and have conflicts in the future, won't you no longer be able to be siblings?"
Xie Yan refused to give in, his tone filled with desperate seriousness: "I already belong to Shengsheng. If she doesn't want me, I won't live anymore."
"What did you say?!"
The four brothers all gasped and their eyes almost popped out of their heads.
Ruan Yunce was furious, grabbing Xie Yan by the collar, his eyes wide open, "What did you do to Shengsheng?!"
"Second brother! That's not right!" Ruan Yunsheng quickly grabbed his arm, "Don't get me wrong, Xie Yan didn't mean that... He meant that he would listen to me in everything!"
As she said this, she glared at Xie Yan and told him to restrain himself.
She had told Xie Yan before that this matter needed to be taken slowly. Her brothers had always treated them as siblings, and they would definitely not be able to accept it if they suddenly talked about getting married.
But this guy just wouldn't listen!
Xie Yan continued to look at his brothers, his tone extremely serious: "I am serious. In this world, no one will love Shengsheng more than I do."
Ruan Yunzhu scoffed, "Everyone can brag. Shengsheng is our precious child, whom we've cherished since childhood. How dare you say such things?"
Ruan Yunjian said in a deep voice, "Fifth brother, the emperor does not want you to get too close to the Zhenguo Marquisate, and he will not agree to this marriage."
"That's right!" Ruan Yunce said immediately, "If the Emperor or the Queen Mother embarrasses Shengsheng because of this, I will never allow my sister to suffer injustice."
Xie Yan curled his lips slightly, "If the emperor issues an order to grant the marriage, can you brothers agree to my marriage with Shengsheng?"
Ruan Yunce immediately said, "That won't work! You may say it nicely now, but when you become emperor and choose concubines, who can stop you?"
Ruan Yunbo nodded and said, "We treat Shengsheng like the apple of our eye. I, as her brother, feel uneasy when you want to marry her."
Xie Yan's expression was calm. "Don't worry, brothers. I'll reassure you today. If I ever let Sheng Sheng down in the future, you can do whatever you want to me. I won't hesitate to let my body be left unburied."
Ruan Yunsheng frowned slightly, and Xie Yan smiled at her reassuringly.
"What kind of reassurance can be so effective?" Ruan Yunce snorted coldly, obviously not believing it.
Xie Yan suppressed his smile and said word by word, "In fact, I am not the biological son of the current emperor."
"What did you say?!"
These words exploded like thunder, and the four brothers' faces changed at the same time.
Ruan Yunbo was so shocked that he almost knocked over the teacup beside him. "How is this possible? You are the Prince Xuan, personally appointed by the Emperor!"
Xie Yan said in a low voice: "My biological mother is not an ordinary maid in the palace, but Concubine Rao."
"Empress Rao?" Ruan Yunbo frowned, his face full of confusion. "Why haven't I heard of this lady in the palace?"
Ruan Yunjian's face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "If I remember correctly, Concubine Rao was the concubine of the late emperor. However, after the late emperor passed away, there was no news of her. The palace only said that she died of illness."
"The death from illness was fake, the house arrest was real." Xie Yan said slowly, "When the late emperor passed away, the concubines in the harem went to Huangjue Temple to pray for blessings as usual. The emperor had someone fake Concubine Rao's suicide and secretly imprisoned her in the manor under his name. But at that time, Concubine Rao was already pregnant with the late emperor's child, that is, me."
"To protect me, she could only feign compliance. Three years later, she finally found an opportunity to take me out of the village. Unfortunately, my mother was weak and died shortly after escaping. I wandered outside for another two years before the emperor's men found me."
"The Emperor always thought I was his child. At that time, he had few children and wanted to take me back, but he was afraid that Concubine Rao's identity would be exposed and ruin his reputation. So he asked the Marquis to bring me back to the Marquisate and tell everyone that I was his adopted son."
As soon as the words fell, the hall fell into deathly silence.
Ruan Yunjian looked at his sister, "Shengsheng, do you know about this?"
Ruan Yunsheng nodded and hummed softly.
Ruan Yunjian sighed, looked at Xie Yan, and lowered his voice to scold: "How dare you casually tell others about such a head-losing thing! What if it gets out?"
Ruan Yunzhu also frowned: "Do you trust us so much? Aren't you afraid that we will reveal the secret and ruin you forever?"
"This is my sincerity." Xie Yan smiled nonchalantly. "This secret is enough to keep me from turning over in my lifetime. I'm telling it today because I want you brothers to know that my feelings for Shengsheng are not false at all."
"Alright, stop talking!" Ruan Yunjian said in a deep voice, "This matter ends here, and no one is allowed to mention it again!"
He glanced at the other three brothers and said, "Pretend you didn't hear what Xie Yan just said. Keep it to yourself and don't say a word to anyone else!"
They looked at each other and saw complexity in each other's eyes.
Xie Yan said solemnly, "My only wish in this life is to marry Shengsheng and stay with her forever. And Shengsheng likes me now. I hope you brothers will allow me to marry Shengsheng."
Ruan Yunce couldn't help but ask, "Shengsheng used to hate you the most and would hide whenever she saw you. How did you change her mind?"
Xie Yan's lips instantly raised a smug smile, and his tone was a bit boastful: "Shengsheng said that I am good-looking. No one in the world is better looking than me. Brothers, you all want Shengsheng to be happy, right?"
Ruan Yunsheng immediately coughed lightly, glared at Xie Yan secretly, and signaled him to restrain himself!
"Alright, alright! Is this something worth bragging about?" Ruan Yunjian looked at Xie Yan's smug look and felt speechless.
He waved his hand helplessly, "You go back first, and we brothers will discuss it."
Xie Yan glanced at Ruan Yunsheng reluctantly, then stood up and said goodbye tactfully.
After Xie Yan left, Ruan Yunsheng wanted to return to Yuehua Courtyard, but was surrounded by several brothers and questioned.
"Shengsheng, are you really going to marry Xie Yan?"
Ruan Yunbo spoke first, "I used to think Xie Yan treated you well because he treated you like a younger sister... Who knew this guy was so scheming!"
Ruan Yunce frowned, "That's right! I've always felt that Xie Yan is a cunning guy, not as simple as he appears. What's so good about a guy like him?"
Ruan Yunsheng smiled coquettishly, her ears red as she said, "Xie Yan... is handsome."
Ruan Yunzhu quickly said, "There are so many good-looking men in the world! Shengsheng, Fourth Brother has met quite a few handsome men in the past few years. I'll bring them to you later!"
Ruan Yunsheng added: "Xie Yan is obedient and sensible..."
Ruan Yunzhu thought for a moment and said, "There are some who are obedient and honest."
Ruan Yunsheng blinked and said seriously, "But Xie Yan is so pitiful. He won't be able to survive without me."
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