Chapter 504 Twins
The emperor stared at Qiao Jibai for a long time, as if he wanted to stare through him.
After a moment, he suddenly punched the soft gold-thread pillow beside him, his cloudy eyes filled with regret and madness.
"You are all deceiving the emperor! I will kill you all!"
He Zhiyu and Qiao Jibai looked at him calmly, as if they were looking at a madman.
The emperor spat out a mouthful of blood. "Qiao Rushi actually dared to deceive me. Damn it, damn it!"
The sky was originally covered with dark clouds, but suddenly thunder roared, and the lightning split the dark clouds with a loud sound.
The hall was struck by lightning, and in an instant it was filled with a gloomy and eerie atmosphere.
Qiao Jibai: "If my father hadn't sent me to the Second House, the Qiao family might have been regarded as a thorn in the emperor's side, and we would never have lived in peace in the capital like we do today."
The emperor was uneasy even though there was only one daughter in the family, and he always wanted to eradicate the Qiao family.
If the eldest branch of the Qiao family had another son, the Qiao family would be living in dire straits.
He knew from a very young age that his nominal father indulged his mother to lock him in the yard. He had no worries about food and drink, but he was a person with no sense of existence in the old house.
The only thing known in the palace was that the second branch of the Qiao family's old mansion had a legitimate son and two legitimate daughters, and the third branch had two legitimate sons and one illegitimate daughter.
The new servants didn't even know they existed.
Because her nominal mistress was actually a maid who climbed into her bed, the mistress hated her so much that she killed the maid without anyone noticing after she gave birth to a child.
The children of the maids were naturally hated and locked up in the yard to fend for themselves.
This child died at the age of two.
If we didn't know that the child was two years old, we would have thought that the tiny corpse was a baby less than one year old.
And this year, I was born.
They are twins.
When the baby was born, both the father and the mother were very happy, and the whole delivery room was filled with endless warmth and joy.
But soon, the joy disappeared.
He had not even spent a single day in the Shangshu Mansion, and before his mother had even had the chance to hug him, he was secretly sent to the Qiao family's old house.
From then on, he became the illegitimate son of the second wife.
In the entire Qiao family, only Second Uncle Qiao Qingren knows his identity.
But few people had seen the original child, and no one was willing to set foot on him for many years. So he grew up unnoticed and became the child of the second branch of the Qiao family.
When I was seven years old, the courtyard where I lived caught fire and the fire burned down the entire house. I was arranged to move to another courtyard, a room with a secret room and a secret passage leading to the outside of the mansion.
It was also that year that I learned that Qiao Rushi was my biological father.
He would invite famous teachers who had retired to teach him, and arrange for someone to teach him martial arts in a secret room. When he grew up a little, Qiao Qingren sent him to the Qiao family's academy on the grounds that the Qiao family's children were illiterate and would bring shame to the Qiao family.
In order to lay a foundation for the imperial examination in the future, it is not possible to pass the imperial examination without even reading any books or going to any academy.
When he was in the academy, he still kept his incompetence to himself and reduced his presence. No one knew that he had already learned what the master taught. But on the surface, he still didn't understand what the master said and was a poor student.
I know who my parents are, but I can't recognize them.
Every year when the eldest family of three returned to the old house, he would always watch them having fun from afar.
He was envious and disappointed, but he could quickly control his emotions and not show them.
This is what my father taught me.
He is the son of the eldest son of the Qiao family, and he must endure for the sake of the Qiao family.
His father carried a heavy burden on his shoulders, the future of the entire Qiao family. As his son, he dared not and could not slack off in the slightest due to the responsibility he was born with.
If he was to talk about jealousy, it was because they were both his father's children but he was the one that everyone looked down upon, while she could enjoy all the favoritism and glory from her parents. He had never felt this kind of jealousy before.
She is my blood sister, how could I feel jealous?
To be honest, I can only feel envy.
She is a confident and bright flower growing in the light. He only hopes that the Qiao family will always be safe and that the smile on her lips will never disappear.
Qiao Jibai looked at the pool of blood on the ground and said, "I think the prince and the emperor have something else to say, so I won't bother them."
Qiao Jibai left the hall. The old emperor patted the bed and wanted to call the guards, but no one came in, not even Su Xiao.
There was no one outside the Yangxin Palace.
The old emperor said: "You know Qiao Jibai's identity, but you turned a blind eye. If the Qiao family had the intention of rebellion, Dayu would have been defeated by you!"
He Zhiyu: "Minister Qiao is a veteran of two dynasties. The previous emperor was weak and incompetent and did not rebel. My father has consolidated his power as solid as a rock. Why would Minister Qiao take the risk of rebellion?"
"Even rabbits bite when they are angry. Father, have you ever thought about your own problems?"
"Not to mention that Minister Qiao will be a veteran of three dynasties in the future. As the head of a noble family, he has many disciples. With him, my son's path to the throne will be smoother. Didn't my father also rely on the Qiao family to secure the throne in the past?"
The emperor was furious, but he couldn't utter a word and his face turned red.
He Zhiyu sat down beside the bed and said, "Father, I was interrupted by Qiao Jibai before I could finish what I was saying. Now that no one is interrupting me, I can talk to you properly."
His voice was cool and soft, and the look he gave him was calm and peaceful, without a trace of distracting thoughts.
Emperor: "I know exactly what you want from me. You want to marry Qiao Rushi's daughter, but now she should have arrived in Shangjing, Xiling. You will never be able to marry her in this lifetime!"
Let your own son marry the daughter of a person who is a thorn in your side?
Don’t even think about it!
He Zhiyu kindly answered, "She was settled in Qiwu City by me. I begged you for so long but you refused to give in. But I will never let her marry someone else. I can only force her to stay in Dayu."
The emperor blushed when he heard this, "You evil creature!"
He Zhiyu didn't mind at all, "Father, you should praise me. I will kill anyone who marries her. In order to prevent war between our two countries, I refrained from taking action. Shouldn't you praise me for considering the overall situation?"
The emperor pointed at him and was so angry that he couldn't utter a word.
"It's a pity that the pearl is too dazzling and always attracts countless evil spirits to snatch it away. She is not in Qiwu City now, but in Yueling."
He Zhiyu sat like a pine or cypress, drooping her eyelashes to admire his expression, "Yes, it's your good son He Yanli. You hate Qiao Rushi, but your sons are all crazy about his daughter. It's ridiculous to say it."
He Zhiyu put his big hand on his neck, looked at his frightened expression and raised the corner of his mouth into a very beautiful arc.
It is like the drizzle in a spring night, bringing sweet rain that moistens all things.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
