Li Sisi thought He Lin had come to seek revenge and prepared to make her move.
However, He Lin stood frozen in place, no longer moving forward.
"Yu'er, you look exactly like your mother. Just now, were you trying to kill your father?" He Lin's eyes stung with pain.
However, faced with a face that was almost identical to Shu'er's, he felt no blame, only caution.
"Yu'er, come here, let your father take a good look at you."
He Lin's swollen, red eyes were unusually striking, causing He Jinran to slightly open his jaw and look somewhat horrified.
Father must be feeling terrible.
My sister is really ruthless!
Li Sisi was filled with astonishment. Why did this man suddenly say "Father" out of nowhere?
The man in black robes before me is none other than His Majesty?
And it's so closely related to her background?
In the fourteen years she had grown up, this was the first time in her life she had heard such a shocking story about her background, and she found it hard to accept.
"What father? I am my godfather's daughter..." She stepped back, but because she stepped back too quickly, she unfortunately bumped into He Jinran behind her and stopped in her tracks.
“Sister, he is Father, that’s right.” He Jinran said seriously, “I know what you’re thinking, but facts are facts, and no one can change them.”
Li Sisi paused slightly, walked around He Jinran, took a few steps back, stood beside He Xuan, and looked at him with a questioning gaze.
"Godfather, is what he said true?"
Li Sisi only trusts her godfather.
As she asked this question, He Lin and He Jinran both looked at He Xuan at the same time.
The icy coldness in He Lin's eyes was enough to make anyone who saw him turn pale.
He Jinran admired the Third Imperial Uncle's calm and composed demeanor at that moment.
He Lin: "He Xuan, can you give me an explanation now?"
He Xuan remained calm and composed upon hearing this.
He turned to look at Li Sisi, and reluctantly revealed the secret he had kept hidden for many years.
"Sisi, he's right."
"..." Li Sisi was surprised and took another step back, because she didn't know her birth mother.
When she learned the result, she was only surprised.
“How could that be?” She shook her head. “Godfather, but you said I was an orphan, without a father or mother since I was a child.”
Then, her gaze fell on He Jinran.
Could it be that this boy, who bears a striking resemblance to himself, is really his older brother?
“Why not? We’re twins, born of the same mother,” He Jinran affirmed.
"If you don't believe me, look at your mother's portrait. You look exactly like her."
Upon hearing this, He Lin nodded in agreement.
At the same time, when he saw Li Sisi again, it was as if Shu'er had reappeared. The tears in his eyes were either caused by the chili powder or by the memories of the past.
However, when he looked at He Xuan again, the tenderness in his eyes turned into intense hatred.
He clearly remembered that the masked man had tried to kill him back then.
And now, he has hidden his daughter for many years, causing him to suffer the pain of separation from his child.
He was furious and could not tolerate this grudge.
"The Wing King's crimes are unforgivable. He shall be imprisoned immediately and executed in the autumn!"
Just a few words,
He Xuan remained unusually calm after hearing this.
However, He Jinran shook his head violently, "Father, have mercy!"
Li Sisi's body went limp. Seeing the Emperor's personal guards suddenly rush in, she quickly stepped in front of He Xuan to protect him.
"Your Majesty is being utterly unreasonable. Why are you treating my adoptive father this way? What did he do wrong?"
"What did I do wrong?" He Lin really didn't want to have any conflict with his daughter when they first met.
However, he felt indignant and resentful, and he couldn't help but express it.
"He Xuan, you tell me yourself!"
"Sisi," He Xuan said, his eyes still lowered.
He didn't want to face the past, but now that things had come to this, he had no choice but to speak.
"Back then, I personally took you away from your mother. It's understandable that your father hates me. Now that you've grown up, you no longer need your adoptive father's care, so leave now. So many years have passed, and I'm content to have watched you grow up."
"No!" Li Sisi glared angrily at He Jinran.
It's all because of you!
"..." He Jinran awkwardly stepped back; he knew this would happen.
Li Sisi once again blocked Zhan Yue and the others' steps as they attempted to kidnap their godfather.
"Why, why did things turn out this way?"
Seeing that neither her godfather nor His Majesty would speak, she turned her cold gaze to He Jinran.
"Tell me, why!"
He Jinran took a few steps forward and stood facing Li Sisi, then looked at his father, the Emperor.
"Father, so much time has passed, I beg you, Father, spare my third uncle's life!" He pleaded earnestly, kneeling down with a thud.
"Father, please show leniency!"
He Xuan was deeply moved, never expecting that this rebellious prince who often pestered him would plead for him.
He Lin paused slightly, "Jin'er, do you know that he was the one who first tried to kill me?"
Why do his two children both side with outsiders?
"If he weren't incompetent, Father would have already been killed by him. Now, do you still insist on protecting him?"
“Father, the brotherly affection was just an appearance back then, not the true one. Perhaps, Third Uncle was just thinking… thinking…”
He Lin: "What are you thinking about?"
"..." He Jinran paused, unable to continue his fabrication, and was pulled up by He Lin.
"I was thinking of seeing Shu'er and teaching you a lesson while I was at it," He Xuan added.
"Your Majesty, at that time, I harbored resentment and hatred towards you, but you are her husband. If I were to cruelly kill you, what would she do?"
He Xuan thought this, and he said it. "It's just a pity that you killed her... I didn't know she would die that day. If I had known, I would have taken her away sooner, so that at least she wouldn't have died..."
The pain that Li Wenshu's passing brought to He Xuan was no less than that of He Lin.
He Jinran listened... and still made no judgment regarding the events of that year.
Who is right and who is wrong?
Who will win and who will lose?
What could a junior like him possibly say?
In short, everyone lost.
The departed rest in peace underground.
Those who are alive suffer greatly.
Based on what his third uncle had just said, He Jinran had assumed that his father's hatred would dissipate after hearing it.
Unexpectedly, the Emperor's hatred intensified.
He Xuan finally understood Gu Qian's annoyance towards him.
The feeling that his woman was deeply loved by another man made him hate even more.
He Xuan had anticipated this scene would unfold.
“My imperial brother wants my life, so I have no choice but to die.”
He chuckled, then looked at Li Sisi again, his eyes softening.
"Sisi, your godfather is gone. You must be obedient and not be as willful as before. Be a good princess and don't worry about your godfather anymore. Your godfather was wrong; he shouldn't have taken away your original princess life. I only ask that you not blame him, Sisi."
His voice was hoarse and filled with sorrow and empathy, which brought tears to Li Sisi's eyes.
Li Sisi just kept shaking her head at her godfather.
But then he saw his adoptive father pull out a throwing knife from his pocket, lower his eyes, and thrust it straight at his own heart...
"Godfather!"
The whole process happened in an instant.
Li Sisi was closest to He Xuan.
She reacted quickly, blocking the attack with one hand.
The knife tip pierced her palm, and drops of blood rolled down, causing the three people in front of her to show expressions of worry.
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