Chapter 817 The person I really want to marry is the Emperor
The shadowy figure put the veil back on, saying, "My enemy is not dead yet, how could I bear to die?"
"Night Shadow, it wasn't me who harmed you. The one who truly harmed you was Chang Shun, it was him..."
Nightshade grabbed his neck, desperately pressing on Yan Jue's vital point, "He's already gone to see the King of Hell, now you go find him too!"
Before he could make a move, Yan Jue said urgently, "You can't kill me, because we are brothers."
Nightshade was stunned. Were they really brothers?
Yan Jue continued, "Don't you find it strange? We look exactly alike. How could there be two people in the world who look so alike, unless we are brothers?"
Yan Jue continued, "What I said is true. We also have a common enemy, the Xie family, the royal family of the Great Zhou Kingdom. My family was assassinated on the emperor's orders. I have witnesses who can prove that what I said is true."
As Ye Ying listened to him recount the Zhou family's past in such a detailed and organized manner, he thought to himself: He knows so much about it, as if he himself was involved. Is this what his mastermind told him?
"Who is that person?" Nightshade said coldly, "Why should I believe what you say? I have no brothers or family in my memory. Who knows if your face is fake?"
Yan Jue said, "That's because your memories were erased by them. The royal family killed our parents and erased our memories, wanting to train us into secret guards to continue serving them. At that time, I was saved by my adoptive father, while you fell into the hands of the royal family. We brothers were separated for more than ten years."
What Ye Ying heard from Yan Jue was completely different from what he had heard from Master Gongsun. He asked, "Who is your godfather?"
“My godfather’s name is Yan Dinghai. He named me Yan Jue. My godfather is not the only one who knows about the Zhou family. There are other people as well.”
Who are the "others"?
Yan Jue said, "He forbade me to tell anyone his identity, but we all have a common enemy, the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Now that we brothers have met again and we know our background, we should avenge our parents together."
Nightshade feigned skepticism, saying, "I always thought I was an orphan. Mr. Ge told me I have no family."
"Hmph, of course they wouldn't dare tell you the truth, because our father was once a secret guard serving the royal family. Emperor Huijing successfully murdered the old emperor and usurped the throne, and later he wanted to silence them..."
Nightshade had no idea that the person behind the scenes had already gained so much insight into the royal family.
"Now you can let me go, right?" Yan Jue said.
Nightshade pressed down on his shoulder. "You really didn't lie to me."
"No, if I were to lie to my own brother or younger brother, may I die a horrible death," Yan Jue swore.
Nightshade said in a deep voice, "Take me to the witness you mentioned. I want to find out for myself who my parents are."
Yan Jue said, "I'll take you there, but you have to let me go first."
Ye Ying released his grip, and Yan Jue shook his arm, scrutinizing him closely. "Shouldn't you take this face to a doctor? If I had known you were my own brother, I definitely wouldn't have let Chang Shun torture you."
Nightshade said coldly, "He is dead. He died from excessive blood loss."
Yan Jue continued, "It was Ao Xue who avenged you, wasn't it? You're really lucky. She's deeply in love with you. This woman is quite pretty. How far have things progressed between you two? Are you getting married?"
Night Shadow punched Yan Jue in the face. "You'd better shut your stinking mouth, or I'll smash your mouth open. Don't mess with her. She's not someone you can afford to mess with."
Yan Jue wanted to fight back, but he seemed to be outmatched and gave up. "I understand, you're beating up your own brother for a woman..."
Ye Ying was about to make another move, but Yan Jue repeatedly backed down, saying, "Stop fighting. How could I dare to mess with my brother's woman? A friend's wife is not to be trifled with. She might become my sister-in-law or brother's wife in the future."
Ye Ying felt a pang of pain in his heart. He and Ao Xue were destined to be apart in this life. Ao Xue thought he was dead.
The fierce look in his eyes grew stronger, and he didn't bother to waste any more words with Yan Jue as he walked forward.
That day, Mr. Gongsun told him that his original surname was Zhou, and that his father, like him, was a royal bodyguard. Later, the Zhou family was targeted by enemies, and his parents died.
In fact, Mr. Gongsun didn't know much about the Zhou family, nor was he aware that he had a twin brother who hadn't died.
Since the people who raised Yanjue knew his father's background, it means they also knew the real cause of his parents' deaths.
At this moment, Ye Ying didn't know whether Gongsun Ling was lying or the person who told Yan Jue the truth was lying. No one knew the truth about the late emperor's murder of the Holy Ancestor Emperor, since the late emperor had already passed away.
So now he is going to find the truth and find the real killer who murdered his parents.
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Even though Jiang Fenghua was not favored in her previous life, she still had to attend the blessing ceremony with the other concubines in the harem, so she had seen such occasions before.
The difference is that now she stands in the most conspicuous and highest position.
The prayer ceremony lasted for most of the day. The Ministry of Rites arranged for the families of the ministers to rest in a side hall, which was actually just a place for everyone to drink tea and eat snacks.
Jiang Fenghua and Gao Qingtong happened to walk to the outside of the side hall when they heard a commotion inside, with everyone talking amongst themselves.
Gao Qingtong said, "Your Majesty, please go in first!"
"No need." Her voice was low, but she wanted to hear what the women in the court were talking about.
"You all see the Empress today! Her bearing is even more dignified than that of the Empress Dowager."
"Her Majesty the Empress's makeup today is quite unique. The flower between her eyebrows is so exquisite. I wonder what kind of flower it is. I'll draw one on myself when I get back to my residence."
"The Empress is as beautiful as a fairy, she looks good no matter how she's painted. I wonder what she would look like if Lady Zhang were to paint her like that." The voice seemed to be mocking.
"It must have been drawn as a monkey's butt."
Upon hearing this, the other women in the side hall burst into laughter. They pointed and whispered about her, and some even deliberately said, "Hey, why didn't the Fourth Princess Consort come to offer her blessings today?"
"On such a grand ceremony and such an important day, even the humblest families would bow and worship so that the Bodhisattva could receive their sincerity. The Fourth Princess is the daughter-in-law of the royal family; how could she be absent?"
Another person chimed in, "Perhaps she's too embarrassed to come."
"The Fourth Princess Consort took advantage of the Fourth Prince's honesty to dare to cuckold him. However, the fact that she was able to get into the Emperor's bed shows that she has some tricks up her sleeve."
"The Fourth Princess Consort definitely wants to marry the Emperor and become an Empress."
"How can she become a concubine? She is already the Fourth Prince's wife. Does she expect the Fourth Prince to divorce her so she can enter the palace to be selected as a concubine again?"
Upon hearing these words, Madam Zhang's face turned extremely ugly, but she couldn't utter a single word when her daughter was mentioned. This was because her daughter had confessed to having an affair with the Emperor in front of all the civil and military officials. Her granddaughter had suddenly become the Emperor's child, and in the end, the Emperor not only refused to acknowledge her but also had the Fourth Prince come out and say that the child was the Fourth Prince's.
Now everyone in the capital is talking about this in private, and the Zhang family has become a laughing stock.
At this moment, Madam Zhang just wanted to dig a hole and crawl into it. She even believed what Zhang Yurou said, because the person her daughter wanted to marry before she was married was the Emperor.
Just then, Zhang Yumo, dressed in a pale yellow dress, suddenly stepped forward: "Who are you to dare to speak ill of the Emperor?"
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