Chapter 7 Dirty Thoughts
"You...you actually..." Dongfang Yan trembled all over. He never expected that this fake sister would have such dirty thoughts towards him.
No wonder she reacted so strongly after hearing about his marriage.
"You really make me feel sick!" He pointed with his sword, his face full of disgust.
Hong Yan'er looked at Dongfang Yan in disbelief. "Brother, you... want to kill me? Just because we're not related by blood, am I really nothing in your eyes? Were the feelings we've had for each other for the past five years all fake?"
Dongfang Yan said coldly, "These five years were nothing more than what you stole. Otherwise, a lowly person like you wouldn't be qualified to appear before this king!"
Hong Yan'er's face turned pale, she was extremely shocked: "You actually said that I am... a pariah?"
Over the past five years, she had long forgotten her birthplace, and regarded herself as a noble princess, always calling others bitches.
But in the end, the man she loved and cared about the most kept calling her a "pariah?"
Dongfang Yan was born noble, and the idea of hierarchy was deeply ingrained in his bones.
When he thought about how this lowly woman had called him brother for so long and even wanted to have feelings for him that he shouldn't have, he felt sick as if he had been defiled.
He was so disgusted that he wanted to kill him directly.
With the murderous thought in his mind, he thrust out his sword, but it slightly deviated from the vital point in the middle and only pierced Hong Yan'er's shoulder blade.
Hong Yan'er was in so much pain that tears rolled down her cheeks, but a hint of surprise shone in her eyes: "You deflected the sword? Brother, you've softened your heart and can't bear to kill me, right?"
"I knew it, I knew you couldn't bear to let me go. You couldn't possibly be so cruel to me..."
Dongfang Yan gritted his teeth and said, "I simply thought that killing you with one sword was too easy! You murdered the royal family and impersonated a princess. According to the law, you should be beheaded! Come, send this impostor to the Heavenly Prison to die."
"No! Brother, you can't do this to me. You said we would be together forever. How could you abandon me? How could you send me to die? Brother, brother..."
Hong Yan'er was still shouting unwillingly, trying to get back some of the old friendship.
But Dongfang Yan turned around resolutely and let the guards drag her away.
His expression was cold and ruthless, but there was still some indescribable feeling in his heart.
Five years of companionship and deep brotherly love, even if it was a lie, had already left its mark in their lives without them realizing it.
Tears rolled out, filled with hatred and pain.
But soon, he wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and looked up at the soul of Princess Qing'an - his real sister.
"Qing'an..."
He wanted to apologize, wanted to ask his sister if she could forgive him, but he felt that it was too late to say anything.
It was clearly his fault, but the one who was hurt the most was the innocent Qing'an.
He turned to Xie Shouzheng and asked, "Is there any way to revive Princess Qing'an? Sir Xie, if you can help me this time, I will repay you with gratitude."
Xie Shouzheng's face was filled with astonishment. "Your Highness, this is simply wishful thinking! Not to mention that the princess has been dead for over five years, even if she had just died, it would be impossible for her to come back to life. Life and death are determined by fate, and there is a difference between yin and yang. You can't force it!"
"I will insist on it!" His eyes were bloodshot as he asked paranoidly, "Don't you have extraordinary people in the Xuanjing Division? I just don't believe there is no way to bring the dead back to life!"
Xie Shouzheng said, "If someone really came back to life, that would be something we at the Xuanjing Division would be responsible for. Otherwise, if no one wanted to die, and everyone was dying and living, living and dying, wouldn't the world be in chaos?"
Dongfang Yan wanted to say something else, but suddenly felt something strange.
He looked down and saw a thin hand pulling his sleeve and shaking it.
As the resentment disappeared, Princess Qing'an's soul returned to its original appearance, and her human sanity and memory all returned.
She tugged at her brother's sleeve and made a few gestures.
Dongfang Yan couldn't understand.
Lin Qingyue helped explain: "She said she was leaving and asked you not to be sad, and not to force it. She also said that she didn't blame you, it was the fake princess who was too mean."
Princess Qing'an nodded gratefully to Lin Qingyue and made some gestures again.
Lin Qingyue continued to translate, "Your sister hopes that you will be a good prince, like your father, governing the people with tolerance and not with tyranny."
"Qing'an..." Dongfang Yan burst into tears.
His sister has been a kind person since she was young. When she saw a mother and child almost freezing to death on the roadside in the cold winter, she took off her expensive fox fur coat and gave it to them without hesitation.
When she heard that there was a famine outside and the palace's food reserves were running low, she took out all her jewelry and ordered people to exchange them for food to provide disaster relief.
Even his father often said, "If Qing'an were a man, he would be a benevolent king who would benefit all the people!"
How could such a good sister grow up to be a vicious person like the fake princess?
The one who is blind is Dongfang Yan!
Princess Qing'an's obsession has dissipated, so it's time for her to leave.
A gust of wind blew, and her soul turned into countless golden lights. After circling around Dongfang Yan, it floated away into the distance.
What no one noticed was that a bit of golden light fell into Lin Qingyue's palm and silently merged into her body.
That was the merit that Princess Qing'an promised to give to Lin Qingyue.
Dongfang Yan tried to catch his sister back, but he could only watch her disappear helplessly.
"Qing'an..." He stood in the cold wind for a long time with tears in his eyes before turning around and leaving without saying a word.
The sad figure and staggering steps gradually disappeared into the night.
Even Lin Qingyue couldn't help but feel sorry for him.
I just don't know how he will feel when he finds out that his sweetheart is also a fake.
Thinking of this, Lin Qingyue became secretly looking forward to it.
"Princess." It was Xie Shouzheng who called her.
Lin Qingyue smiled: "Oh, Master Xie hasn't left yet? Do you need me to see you off?"
Xie Shouzheng said, "I dare not trouble you, Princess. But I have a few doubts in my mind. I wonder if you can help me solve them?"
Lin Qingyue raised her eyebrows: "Tell me about it."
Xie Shouzheng stroked his goatee and said, "It's rare for an ordinary ghost to transform into a 'Li'. It's even rarer for one to transform into a 'Sha'. Princess Qing'an has been dead for over five years, and she hasn't been able to transform into a Li in those five years. How come she suddenly became both a Li and a Sha?"
Lin Qingyue asked back, "What do you think, Master Xie?"
"She obeys your every word and is grateful to you, Princess. So what method did you use to make her become fierce and then evil?" Xie Shouzheng stared at Lin Qingyue, as if he wanted to see the truth from her face.
Lin Qingyue admitted bluntly: "Not bad."
Xie Shouzheng's expression turned serious. "Who on earth is the princess? How could she have such power?"
Lin Qingyue smiled and said, "It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is who you are, Master Xie. If people knew that a fifth-rank official of the imperial court, the Evil Detector of the Xuanjing Division, was actually a gray wolf, how would they react? What kind of evil can you, the so-called Evil Detector, detect? Have you ever detected yourself?"
As soon as these words came out, Xie Shouzheng's face changed and he looked around hurriedly -
Fortunately, the guards of the palace were far away and did not hear it, and his two subordinates were his confidants, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
He lowered his voice and said, "The princess can even see through my true form. You are truly extraordinary. Although I, Xie Shouzheng, am an outlier, I have never intended to harm anyone. I have reached my current position entirely due to my own abilities."
"Well, since you don't want to reveal the details, I won't pursue the matter further."
"But there is one thing, Princess, please remember. The Xuanjing Division punishes all evil spirits and protects the peace of the country. As the chief officer of the Xuanjing Division, if I find that the Princess has done anything harmful, I will not tolerate it, even if it means destroying myself and myself!"
Lin Qingyue said, "Of course."
Having said almost everything, Xie Shouzheng did not dare to stay any longer, fearing that the other party would dig up more clues.
Lin Qingyue also returned to her Qiu Shui Courtyard to meditate and practice.
Although I earned some merit today and my cultivation level also improved a little.
Although she couldn't compare to before, she wasn't worried. She knew all the techniques by heart anyway, so practicing them would be twice as effective with half the effort.
Dongfang Yan hadn't slept all night. Although he still looked a little haggard, he had recovered from the blow of last night. He was silently thinking about how to downplay the matter of the fake princess after entering the palace.
Of course, the fake princess must die. However, he did not want the emperor to be dissatisfied with him because of this matter.
He recently received news that the Crown Prince was already a living dead, and the Emperor had begun to accept his fate. The matter of appointing a new Crown Prince was imminent.
Dongfang Yan had long been determined to secure the crown prince position. At this crucial moment, there could be no room for error.
There is also the funeral of Princess Zhen, and someone must be sent to deal with it. He cannot let his sister's remains sink in the deserted well.
Before leaving the house, he couldn't help but think of Lin Qingyue's behavior last night. The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
She is clearly the legitimate daughter of a marquis, so why is she raised in the countryside?
And who did she learn these skills from?
Dongfang Yan hadn't cared about anything about Lin Qingyue before, but now, he couldn't help but become curious.
So he summoned his men and went to the countryside of Nanping where Lin Qingyue grew up to investigate her past.
So many things happened overnight that he was so busy going to the palace to meet the emperor that he forgot about returning home after three days of worship.
The Changning Marquis' Mansion, Lin Qingyue's parents' home, has been busy preparing for the three-day return visit since yesterday.
It’s not that he cares that much about Lin Qingyue, he just wants to welcome the arrival of King Jin.
On the day of returning home, the whole family was eagerly waiting early in the morning.
But no matter how long they waited, there was no sign of King Jin.
Finally, Changning Hou Lin Xiao had no choice but to send someone to the palace to inquire what time he would return home.
Lin Qingyue was eating some fruit when she suddenly heard someone from the Marquis' Mansion asking when she would be back home. She smiled sweetly and said: How could I have forgotten my family?
Bi'er advised worriedly: "Princess, why don't you wait until the prince comes back before returning home?"
When she was still waiting to be married, Lin Qingyue was often abused by the people in the Marquis' Mansion.
As a result, those snobbish servants bullied her openly and secretly, even withholding her winter clothes.
Her hands were covered in sores from the cold, yet her own brother still mocked her: "Your hands and feet are clumsy, not even as good as a maid. How could I have a sister like you who is not presentable?"
At that time, Lin Qingyue was so inferior and cowardly that she didn't dare to fight for anything.
Now, even though she is the Princess of Jin, given the character of those people in the Marquis' Mansion, if she does not have the support of the Prince of Jin, she will probably be embarrassed.
Lin Qingyue smiled faintly: "If you are strong enough, you don't need to rely on anyone!"
Everyone in the Marquis' Mansion waited in front of the gate for a long time, until the sun was already high in the sky, but no one came.
Everyone was getting a little impatient. Even Zhou grumbled in dissatisfaction, "It's not far away. Why didn't they send someone to tell us the exact time to return home?"
Lin Ruzhen said anxiously, "Mother, is my sister still blaming me? It was my fault. I impulsively jumped into the lake that night to commit suicide. I never thought that Prince Jin would abandon my sister on their wedding night just to come see me."
Lin Rufeng, the eldest son of the Marquisate, sneered, "If she hadn't been so clever and cunning as to do such a shameful thing, it would have been you, my sister, who would have married the Prince of Jin."
"I'm sorry for putting you through this." Zhou touched Lin Ruzhen's cheek with heartache.
Changning Marquis Lin Xiao also regretted it immensely. If he had known that Lin Qingyue would shamelessly seduce Prince Jin at his banquet, making him the laughing stock of the entire capital, he should have locked her in her room that day and not let her out to see anyone.
Although she is now related by marriage to Prince Jin, Prince Jin still holds a grudge and may not regard Lin Qingyue as his legal wife.
Sure enough, on the wedding night, Prince Jin abandoned his eldest daughter and ran to the marquis's mansion to inquire about his youngest daughter's well-being.
I am afraid that the eldest daughter who grew up in the countryside will not be able to keep the heart of King Jin and will be divorced sooner or later.
"Jane."
"Daddy, your daughter is here."
"Prince Jin will be arriving later. Please entertain him well. He treats you differently after all."
"My daughter understands."
"Father-in-law, this doesn't seem right, does it?" The woman who spoke was Liu, Lin Xiao's daughter-in-law and Lin Qingyue's sister-in-law. She was also the only person who had ever shown kindness to Lin Qingyue.
Unfortunately, Liu had been married into the Marquis' Mansion for three years but had no children. Her parents-in-law despised her and she could not keep her husband's heart. Her status in the Marquis' Mansion was not much better than Lin Qingyue's.
She had always been a quiet person, keeping to herself. But at this moment, hearing the conversation between her father-in-law and sister-in-law, she found it absurd.
How can you let your younger daughter seduce her brother-in-law just after your eldest daughter gets married?
Therefore, she couldn't help but say one more word.
As a result, she had just said a word when her husband Lin Rufeng slapped her in the face and scolded her, "When did you get the chance to talk too much in the Marquis' Mansion? Go back to the backyard!"
Zhou glared at her in dissatisfaction. "If you have the time to think about that, why don't you think about how to continue the family line for our mansion? If you don't get pregnant this year, don't blame the mansion for not remembering our friendship!"
Liu covered her face with her hands, held back her tears, and turned to go in.
At this moment, a sharp-eyed servant suddenly shouted, "The carriage from Prince Jin's Mansion is here!"
So everyone calmed down and waited to welcome the King of Jin.
The carriage was about to stop in front of the Marquis's mansion. Lin Xiao hurried forward and said, "Marquis of Changning Lin Xiao and his family respectfully welcome His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin."
The title of Marquis of Changning has been hereditary for five generations. It was glorious in the early years, but it began to decline since Lin Qingyue's grandfather.
By the time of Lin Xiao's generation, he could only barely get a low-ranking and sinecure job.
Two years ago, I heard that Your Majesty intended to reduce the hereditary rights of the children of nobles.
The Lin family panicked and used their connections everywhere, spending a lot of money, but they still haven't been able to successfully confer the title of Crown Prince on their eldest son, Lin Rufeng.
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