Liu Ziqi's heart tightened when he saw her gaze that went straight into his heart. Then he came to his senses and felt a little annoyed at that unreliable Gu Yun, who told Yu Jiao everything. No wonder he left for Lingnan so readily this time. Was he afraid that he would settle the score with him later?
The room was silent for a while, and Liu Ziqi took a deep breath, "Okay, since you want to know, I will tell you everything, but..."
Liu Ziqi looked at Yu Jiao and said softly, "But I have something to tell you first, Jiaojiao. No matter who your parents are or what our backgrounds are, you don't need to bear anything. As long as you live happily every day, other things have nothing to do with you and you don't need to care."
Yu Jiao nodded seriously: "Don't worry, big brother, I have always been mature and never afraid of these things."
Liu Ziqi's eyes showed pity, "I don't want to tell you this because you are too sensible and obedient. I just hope you can be as innocent as Yao Yu and never have to endure any pain again."
Yu Jiao curved her eyes and said quietly, "People are different." However, she still heard some unusual meanings from Liu Ziqi's words. She and Liu Ziqi might not be biological siblings.
Liu Ziqi poured her a cup of hot tea, pondered for a while, and then said, "You must have heard that the ruins in Zanmao Hutong were the old residence of Princess Huaiyang. You lived there when you were a child."
Liu Ziqi's face revealed a look of reminiscence, and his tone was inexplicably gentle: "There are many roses planted in Fangshan of Huaiyang Princess's Mansion. Your aunt always held you and sat on the swing among the rose bushes to bask in the sun. The swing was made by your aunt, and it was both sturdy and beautiful. You would giggle when your aunt swung on the swing." He thought he had forgotten it, but when he talked about this scene now, it seemed as if it had happened just yesterday.
Yu Jiao suppressed her emotions and waited patiently for Liu Ziqi's next words. At the same time, she was a little surprised. It turned out that her mother... was Princess Huaiyang, who was born in the Princess Huaiyang Mansion where the East Factory and the Embroidered Uniform Guards massacred the entire family under the order of Emperor Ming Zheng.
She and Liu Ziqi were cousins, so couldn't Liu Ziqi be the emperor's grandson? Yu Jiao didn't know why she suddenly thought of the former crown prince whose brother was murdered by Emperor Mingzheng. She didn't dare to think about it any further, but Liu Ziqi's next words confirmed her guess.
"The Princess Huaiyang is your biological mother, and your father is Li Si, the former director of the Imperial Observatory." Since he had decided to tell the whole story, Liu Ziqi no longer tried to hide it and said bluntly, "The late Crown Prince Zhu Chen is my father. The Princess Huaiyang and my father are born of the same mother, and we are cousins."
Yu Jiao looked at Liu Ziqi, a little dazed, and didn't know what to say for a moment.
When they heard in the past that Emperor Mingzheng killed his father and brother to ascend the throne, it was like listening to someone else's story. But now they are suddenly shocked to hear that they are all people in this story and are involved in it.
That bloody old event was actually closely related to them.
Yu Jiao suddenly understood why Liu Ziqi took so long to find her in Qingyu Village, and also understood why he made up one lie after another to conceal her life experience.
It turns out that this cannot be explained.
Unfortunately, the real Meng Yujiao never had the chance to know this.
"Big brother..." Yu Jiao hesitated to speak. After calling him, she didn't know how to continue.
Liu Ziqi understood her hesitation and smiled faintly. Although there was sadness in her smile, it was extremely light. "It's been so long. I'm not sad. It's just that I have to avenge my blood feud. Although I have hatred in my heart, if Zhu Kuang is a wise ruler, I will never rebel. If the imperial power is unstable, the people will suffer."
Yu Jiao thought that it was just the opposite. Emperor Mingzheng was not a wise ruler at all. A wise ruler would never favor treacherous people and allow eunuchs to have power over court officials.
She could see that Emperor Mingzheng was incompetent and tyrannical, so how could her elder brother not know it? Did this mean that he would one day sit on the supreme throne?
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