Chu Yan asked, his eyes cold and fierce.
Xiao Yue was silent for a moment before he said, "It's Your Majesty."
Chu Yan's pupils shrank, and his eyes were filled with shock. "Grandpa, are you telling the truth?"
"It's true. Grandpa didn't believe it at first, but after repeated investigations over the past few days, the clues point directly to His Majesty."
"impossible."
Chu Yan shook his head, his eyes full of confusion and disbelief. "Grandpa, how could it be Father? Everyone knows that Father dotes on Concubine Feng and is particularly fond of Feng Ling. Why would he want to harm him? This doesn't make sense."
Chu Yan said.
He was deeply skeptical of his grandfather Xiao Yue's words.
"Yan'er, when Grandpa was investigating this matter again, he also found an old story. It stems from the Emperor and Concubine Feng. In this capital city, Concubine Feng has no support from her maternal family and relies entirely on the Emperor's favor. But according to Grandpa's investigation, Concubine Feng was a woman that the Emperor brought back from abroad during a secret visit. At first, she was only rumored to be an orphan, but now it seems that her background is unknown. What's more... the Emperor was already pregnant when he brought her back."
Chu Yan's expression became increasingly ugly.
Xiao Yue paused, not knowing whether he should continue.
"Grandpa, please continue."
"So it's very likely that His Majesty's favor for Feng Ling isn't what it appears to be. Secretly, His Majesty must be extremely disgusted with Feng Ling. Otherwise, how can we explain the incident in which both his legs were broken and he was poisoned? Grandfather was also deceived by appearances at the time, and he also thought that your mother was secretly attacking you in order to consolidate your position. But this time, Grandfather helped you investigate the incident and specifically checked with your mother for clues. Many things were not your mother's doing at all."
Xiao Yue became more and more depressed.
"Ayan, Feng Ling is probably not the emperor's biological son. Concubine Feng once suffered a serious illness and is said to have forgotten many things... Grandpa connected all these things and vaguely felt that the emperor was manipulating everything, killing people without a knife and without shedding blood."
The hall was very quiet and Chu Yan didn't react for a long time.
His mind was buzzing and he was still a little bit in disbelief, but he knew that his grandfather would not lie to him. In fact, if he had not verified it many times, his grandfather would not even say such a thing in front of him.
His breathing became heavier.
He thought about everything Yue'er had experienced more than four years ago, losing her virginity in the teahouse and dying tragically on the top of the mountain. All of this was because of the manipulating hand behind the scenes.
Both he and Feng Ling wanted to cut the murderer into pieces.
But suddenly he discovered that this person was his own father.
Chu Yan was about to walk outside when Xiao Yue grabbed him and said, "Yan'er, what are you doing? Where are you going?"
"I want to go to the palace and ask my father if all this is true. Was he the one who did what happened four years ago?"
"Are you crazy? If you expose this matter, will His Majesty forgive you?"
"Not forgiving me? Can he kill me? Grandfather, if Feng Ling is not my father's son as you said, then I am his only child left. Will he kill me? Will he leave his kingdom without a successor?"
Chu Yan asked through gritted teeth, his eyes red.
Is this the only thing he wants to ask?
He now connected all the past events. His father had fooled everyone, toyed with everyone in his hands. He didn't understand why he did this. If he hated Feng Ling, he could have killed him when he was a child. Why did he let him grow up? Why did he do such a thing?
If Yue'er knew the truth, she would never give him the chance to get close to her again, and the fight between them would be endless!
Originally, I thought that the heinous mistake was committed by Feng Ling, but looking back, Feng Ling is still the biggest victim, and the perpetrator has become his father. Haha, how ridiculous is fate, it actually plays such a trick on people.
If he doesn't do something, he will never have the chance to stand in front of Yue'er again.
He turned and left. Xiao Yue's expression changed drastically, grabbing his sleeve and saying, "Yan'er, why are you so impulsive?"
"Grandpa, please let me go. I have my own considerations."
As soon as he finished speaking, he shook off Xiao Yue's hand and strode towards the yard.
The moonlight was bleak, but not as cold as the chill on his body.
Chu Yan's eyes were red. He jumped on his horse and galloped towards the palace along the night road.
At this hour, the palace gates were closed and the Emperor of Chu had already fallen asleep. However, Chu Yan was like an angry lion. He took out the token and forced the guards to open the palace gates. He rushed into the palace and went straight to the Yangxin Palace. The chief eunuch was so frightened that he dared not breathe, but looking at Chu Yan's extremely cold face, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go in to report.
The King of Chu was woken up just after he had fallen asleep. He came out wearing only a yellow undershirt. He frowned and looked at Chu Yan with a very gloomy expression. "Fourth Brother, you'd better have something important to report."
Just from the tone, one could tell that he was suppressing his anger.
Chu Yan looked at his father in front of him. He was over fifty years old and had white hair on his temples, but his eyes were still cold and sharp.
He grew up under the indifference and pressure of his father, so he knew what kind of person his father was. He was said to be cruel and cold-hearted. He could kill the entire family of the founding ministers without blinking an eye, but he also took good care of a woman for half his life.
He knew from a young age that his father did not love his mother, the Queen Mother, and only favored Concubine Feng. From childhood to adulthood, Feng Ling was like a mountain pressing down on his head, making him jealous and calculative, and always wanting to step on him under his feet.
But suddenly one day, he found that everything he cared about was just a joke.
Whether it was him or Feng Ling, they were just pawns being manipulated by his father.
But that would be fine, why should he involve innocent people, why should he harm his Yue'er, and why should he let his Yue'er endure all that suffering?
"Father, I came here today because I have something important to ask you."
He said in a hoarse voice.
"What is it? Tell me."
The King of Chu was impatient, frowning and looking annoyed.
Chu Yan stared at him intently, then slowly spoke, "Four years ago, Feng Ling was poisoned. Was it you who did it?"
He asked directly without any hesitation.
The Emperor of Chu's expression changed, and his sharp eyes suddenly looked at Chu Yan.
Inside the palace, the eunuch suddenly knelt on the ground, cold sweat dripping from his forehead. He shouldn't be here, he should be serving outside the palace. Now that he heard such a secret, he was afraid that he was not far from losing his head. The eunuch's eyes were full of despair.
"Chu Yan, do you know what you are talking about?"
The King of Chu asked angrily.
Chu Yan was extremely calm at this time. He had thought a lot along the way, and was filled with anger and despair, but more of hatred and sorrow. He had never hated his identity so much, and hated being a child of the royal family so much.
"Father, I have investigated everything. I know everything. Feng Ling is not your child at all. The poisoning incident four years ago was completely your doing."
"presumptuous!"
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