Chapter 258 Nan Yan, he is my son?
The huge Yunqiu enclosure fell into a dead silence.
Helian Cong's pupils contracted violently, and he stared at Su Xianrou, as if he wanted to see through the past twenty years.
"Rou'er, what did you say? Nan Yan, he is my son?"
The dagger in Xiao Nanyue's hand fell to the ground with a clang, hitting the edge of Helian Cong's dragon-patterned boots, making a sharp sound.
Even though he had doubts recently, he deliberately used tricks to force his mother to tell the truth.
However, the truth is often too cruel.
If Helian Cong is his biological father, then he and Xiao Beicheng have had a father-son relationship for more than 20 years, and he has carried hatred and suffered pain for eight years, just to kill his biological father and overthrow his Tianqi dynasty?
"Mother...are you crazy?"
Xiao Nanyan stumbled half a step. Even though he knew this might be the bloody truth, he couldn't believe it.
"Since Yan'er was born, he believed his father was Xiao Beicheng. He loved and cared for Yan'er so much that it never occurred to him that he wasn't his biological father! He even wanted to kill the entire Helian lineage to avenge his father. Today, you tell your son that all of this was wrong... Were those eight nightmarish years wrong? Were the past twenty or so wrong too?"
"Yan'er, it's your mother who has let you down and Bei Cheng down..." Manluo and Xiyan stepped forward quickly, one on the left and one on the right, supporting Su Xianrou's shaky body.
Not far away, Zhu Yin's face was tinged with green light:
"Sister-in-law, you, you actually betrayed Brother Beicheng. How can you face him?"
It was Helian Cong, however. His eyes swept across Xiao Nanyue's face that looked very similar to Su Xianrou, and his gaze fell on Su Xianrou again, with turbulent waves surging in his eyes.
His Adam's apple rolled violently. He took a step forward, wanting to touch Su Xianrou's face, but just as his fingertips were about to touch, he suddenly trembled and curled up. He was afraid that this was a fragile dream.
"Rou'er, you...you said that Nan Yan is my biological son?"
His voice became more hoarse, but the ending tone carried a hint of ecstasy. He actually had a blood tie with the woman he loved most in this life, and to a dragon among men like Xiao Nanyue, he could hardly believe his ears.
"Rou'er, are you lying to me? Why didn't you tell me back then, and why did you marry Xiao Beicheng..."
Su Xianrou closed her eyes in pain. When she opened them again, she forced back her tears and, without caring about her dignity, recounted what happened that year:
"Don't you know what you did back then? Twenty-three years ago, you and I met secretly in Merlin. You said your father, the emperor, and your mother, the queen, had agreed to the marriage with the Su family, and that you would welcome me with a grand ceremony... It was that time that Yan'er was born. Unexpectedly, what I received was an imperial decree granting my sister's marriage to you."
Helian Cong felt as if his heart was being torn apart:
"It's all my fault. I mistakenly trusted my father, the emperor, and my mother, the empress, and thought they agreed to the marriage. I couldn't help myself, but I didn't expect that the person they arranged the marriage with was the Su family's legitimate daughter. You know, I refused to agree at the time, but your sister, she, shamelessly drugged me, and you, without hesitation, married Xiao Beicheng, so I..."
Su Xianrou sneered:
"You know, because I was pregnant with this child, I knew I couldn't stay in the Su Mansion anymore. My father and the others would definitely think that I was bringing shame to the Su Mansion. In desperation, I wanted to hang myself, and almost lost both my life and my body. If Bei Cheng hadn't rescued me in time, and not despised my unclean body, and was willing to accept Yan'er and marry me, how could I be alive today!"
Helian Cong's eyes trembled even more violently:
"You said that Xiao Beicheng knows that Nan Yan is not his biological child?"
There was a hint of resentment in Su Xianrou's beautiful eyes:
"Yes! He knows, he knows everything. He was willing to marry me and take care of me and Yan'er for the rest of our lives. He said so, and he did so. Over the past ten years since we got married, he has respected me, loved me, and treated Yan'er as his own!"
Su Xianrou's eyes were filled with anger as she sternly accused:
"But it was you who forced Bei Cheng to death, and over the years, you have repeatedly persecuted Yan'er. He... is so innocent!"
Helian Cong was shocked, but also had a doubt:
"I understand that you've concealed Nan Yan's background. You didn't want me to know all this, to cause any further entanglement, and to bring shame to Xiao Beicheng. But there's one thing I don't understand. If Nan Yan is my biological son, then why did you ask for an imperial decree to grant the marriage? Let me approve the marriage between Shu'er and Nan Yan. Aren't they brother and sister..."
Helian Cong didn't say anything else.
Su Qinyao, who was standing on the hunting platform, saw the situation take a turn for the worse and her face turned pale.
"Su Xianrou, don't forget the oath you swore to heaven!"
Su Xianrou glanced at her own sister, with a cold glint in her eyes:
"Sister, you also broke your oath and persecuted my Yan'er, so why should I keep my promise? The reputation of our family and the dignity of the royal family are far less important than my son's life!"
Su Xianrou's eyes suddenly became sharp. She pointed at Helian Shu, who was lying limp on the ground and trembling, with a sneer on her lips:
"It's because Helian Shu is not Helian Cong's biological child at all!"
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