Chapter 3159 Past Events
Shi Tianlu looked at Nan Yan and said, "The inscription tells us her identity."
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"What I'm asking about is her relationship with you."
Hearing this, Nan Yan's heart sank again, and even her breathing paused.
Although she had tried her best to hide her emotions, this place was too quiet, with mist rising around them, as if they were the only two people left in the world, so that every little change in each other could be seen by the other.
Shi Tianlu also saw what she was thinking at this moment.
Said: "It seems that this old man really asked unnecessary questions."
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"Just now, when you were offering incense in front of so many stone tablets, you always brought the two children with you. Only when you were offering incense in front of her stone tablet did you go alone."
Nan Yan was silent for a while, then said, "Elder Shi's question is not redundant."
"oh?"
"The relationship between Concubine Qin and me... I have probably guessed a little bit."
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"But guesswork is just guesswork. Even if I confirm it a thousand times in my heart, as long as no one can give me a confirmation, I can't admit anything."
Having said that, she looked up at Shi Tianlu.
Her eyes seemed to retain a certain firmness amidst the confusion, and she asked earnestly, "Elder Shi, can you give me a definite answer?"
Shi Tianlu was a little surprised when he heard her say that.
He was silent for a moment, then said, "Of course I can't."
Upon hearing this, Nan Yan sighed.
The tense energy in his whole body seemed to be drained away in an instant, and even his shoulders drooped a little.
Shi Tianlu said, "She followed that man out of Xingluo Lake and went to Jinling. Since then, all ties between us have been severed. We no longer have any relationship. We know almost nothing about what happened to her. If it weren't for Zhu Chengjin's cooperation with us this time, and Luo Xingwen's inquiries about some outside news, we wouldn't have known that she had actually—"
Nan Yan's expression became even more gloomy.
Shi Tianlu looked at the expression between her eyebrows and continued, "But, I can be sure that you are her daughter."
Nan Yan's breathing still stopped unconsciously.
She looked up at Shi Tianlu, smiled bitterly and said, "Why are you so sure, Elder Shi?"
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"Didn't you say that you had no relationship after she left? I don't know what happened to her afterwards. I have been investigating my own life experience over the years, but no one can give me a definite answer."
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"Can you be sure based on just some hearsay and just meeting me?"
Shi Tianlu looked at her for a while.
Suddenly he said, "You are the daughter of the Si family."
Nan Yan's heart skipped a beat again.
She said, "Yes."
Shi Tianlu said: "But, you are not Si Zhongwen's daughter."
Nan Yan said, "Yes."
Shi Tianlu said: "Then you are Si Boyan's daughter."
Nan Yan was originally in a heavy mood, but after hearing his simple, crude, and even somewhat unreasonable inference, she couldn't help but laugh. After laughing, she looked at Shi Tianlu and said, "Elder Shi, how can I be convinced by what you said?"
Shi Tianlu looked very serious.
"I'm afraid the Imperial Concubine hasn't had much contact with your so-called father, has she?"
Nan Yan shook her head.
Shi Tianlu said, "Back then, in order to unite the two sides, we had quite a few dealings with the two brothers. Si Boyan is a very tactful person, and his brother is also a hero. However, he is like a knife, cutting through obstacles and never compromising."
Nan Yan frowned slightly.
Shi Tianlu looked at her and said, "If you weren't a daughter of the Si family, he wouldn't have given you the surname Si. If you were born to his maternal family, he would have admitted it and wouldn't have concealed it. So, if your surname is Si, but you're not her daughter, then you can only be the daughter of his brother, Si Boyan."
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"And Si Boyan and Xixi..."
When he said this, a layer of gloom covered his face and his expression became dim.
This was also the first time that Nan Yan heard someone calling Concubine Qin's name.
This name sounds really delicate and sad.
Nan Yan asked, "How are they?"
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This time, Shi Tianlu was silent for a long time.
Judging from his expression, he was not looking for words or searching for memories, he was just immersed in that memory. However, from his gloomy look and lost eyes, Nan Yan could read some subtle emotions like a gossamer.
So she didn't ask any further questions and just waited quietly.
After waiting for a long time, Shi Tianlu finally came to his senses and glanced at Nan Yan. His face, which was already no longer young, showed a bit of old age. When he smiled, he looked particularly pale.
He said: "They are a match made in heaven, a talented man and a beautiful woman."
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"We, her brothers, have been childhood sweethearts with her for many years, but as soon as we saw Si Boyan, we knew that some things were destined."
Nan Yan didn't say much and just smiled.
Childhood sweethearts are said to be the beauty of innocence, but in fact, many times they are just innocence; if something could really happen, it would have happened long ago; since nothing has happened, it only means that the person she is waiting for in her life is not the brother who flirted with her childhood sweetheart.
Speaking of which, they are more than just childhood sweethearts.
This is how the relationship between men and women is ultimately. No matter how compatible others think the two people are, if they just can't be together, there is only one explanation: they simply don't love each other.
However, if two people who love each other cannot be together, there are too many reasons.
Nan Yan asked, "Since Elder Shi believes that they are a match made in heaven, then why do they say they can't be together?"
Speaking of this, Shi Tianlu sighed.
He said, "Your Highness, do you know that Brother Luo's men were more than just the four of us?"
Nan Yan blinked and said, "I heard that there is another person."
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"However, during the negotiations with Emperor Gao, this person intended to cause trouble and was poisoned to death by Concubine Qin."
Shi Tianlu glanced at her in surprise, as if he hadn't expected her to know this. He nodded gently and continued, "However, there's one thing you don't know. The man who was poisoned had three brothers. His elder brother died in a previous battle, so he hated your Emperor Gao to the core."
Nan Yan said, "I know."
Shi Tianlu said: "His surname is Lu."
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