The wind was clear, the moon was bright, and the stars were sparse. It was the perfect time to drink and chat happily. Shu Yang found a jar of the good wine that Tang Chen had given him earlier, took the Liang wine cup, and went to the courtyard.
Yao Chen looked up at the full moon in the sky, then glanced at his sister who was pouring wine beside him, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It was at this moment that his nerves, which had been tense all the way, finally relaxed for a moment because of the reunion.
After a few rounds, the brother and sister, who hadn't seen each other for a long time, finally opened up. Shu Yang, under the influence of alcohol, spoke frankly, "Brother, you know what? I'm still a little surprised that Wang Yanzhou, our uncle, would actually help us like this, regardless of past grudges. According to his personality, if he didn't kill anyone who had done something wrong to Tang Chen, he would be considered a good person."
Yao Chen looked down at the reflection of the moon in the wine glass and couldn't help but chuckle. Now that Tang Chen was so devoted to Shu Yang, Wang Yanzhou naturally wouldn't go against her. And there was another, more important reason: "This Daliang is his country after all, and he has a stake in it, right?"
Shu Yang raised his head and drank the wine in the glass, then said: "If he knew some of these things, I don't know if we can still be like today."
"When you asked me to go out for a drink at this time, I was a little confused. Now it sounds like you really have something to tell me." Yao Chen had long known that Shu Yang's words were full of hidden meanings, but no matter how hard he thought, he couldn't figure out what she wanted to say. If what she said was really related to Wang Yanzhou, she would be a bit unethical.
Shu Yang said that drinking too much makes one talk nonsense. Since it's for courage, these few cups are enough. After Shu Yang gestured for Yao Chen to finish the last glass of wine, he said, "In fact, when my father was killed by the people from Tianshu Tower on the city wall, I said that I must kill the enemy with my own hands. If it weren't for Liuying, I might have become a pile of bones today. When we left the palace, I found something from the secret compartment in the wall of my father's bedroom."
Yao Chen smiled and said, "I've been observing since you came, but apart from this jar of wine and the wine glass, I don't see anything else here."
Shu Yang didn't directly answer Yao Chen's question, but continued to speak: "I also knew at the time that I was in a difficult situation, so I wanted to prevent those things from falling into the hands of Tianshu Tower and giving them more power. Therefore, I burned them not long after I got them. Brother, I know that words are not enough, but I still hope you can believe me. I didn't even tell Liuying about these things. I wanted to take them to the grave, but who knew you would come back safely."
Yao Chen had always remembered Shu Yang as someone who spoke her mind and didn't like playing tricks. Today's beating around the bush was really unlike her. "Haha, go ahead and tell me. I'll listen. Whether I believe it or not, I'll make my own decision."
Shu Yang thought that if he told everything at once, whether Yao Chen would believe him was one question, and whether he could clearly express the key meaning was another question. Therefore, he absolutely adopted a roundabout tactic, gradually advancing what she said: "Brother, do you still remember the black crow beside Tang Chen?"
Yao Chen nodded slightly and said, "Of course, he has a good relationship with Xihe, I know him." If he remembered correctly, Hei Ya's real name was Li Xinzhai. When he imprisoned Yao Chen in the ancient tomb, it was because the tomb he accidentally discovered was filled with poor deaf and dumb people. If he had known that Xihe was also there, he would not have given Hei Ya the opportunity to be a hero and save the damsel in distress. Not only did Xihe never forget him, but he also couldn't express any dissatisfaction about it.
Shu Yang then asked, "Hei Ya has a fellow disciple named Mo Yu. I wonder if you still remember him?"
Yao Chen had been planning to pour himself another glass of wine, but when he heard Shu Yang's second question, he gently put the wine jug back and asked with a serious expression, "They've both already entered the cycle of reincarnation. What's the point of bringing it up now?"
Shu Yang explained, "It's really meaningless to mention them now. It's just that I discovered a secret, which is why I suggested going to pay tribute to Tang Chen and other old friends during the day. This secret is closely related to Mo Yu."
Yao Chen was a little too lazy to listen to Shu Yang's riddles, so he urged him impatiently, "Just say what you want to say. We're still beating around the bush. If you keep talking like this, I'm afraid it will take a while. I, your big brother, have also traveled a long way to get here, and I want to have a good rest tonight."
The groundwork had been laid out, and Shu Yang had no intention of saying anything more. He simply stated, "Mo Yu is father's child, the first son father had outside the palace. According to father's notes, when father was still a prince, he quietly left for the capital to protect his mother and son. After he ascended the throne, he wanted to make his mother his consort, but his mother was extremely ill-tempered and refused, and she disappeared from the world ever since."
Yao Chen said calmly, "It's indeed a very interesting thing. Does Mo Yu know about it?"
What surprised Shu Yang was that after listening to what he said, Yao Chen seemed very calm except for the slightly surprised look at the beginning, as if he didn't care about this matter at all, and it seemed as if he had known about it a long time ago.
Shu Yang speculated, "I think he must have known it himself, otherwise he wouldn't have risked his life for the Liang Kingdom and died on the battlefield."
After saying that, Shu Yang was still expecting Yao Chen to say something, such as complaining indignantly about Emperor Gan Zhao or something, but after Yao Chen finished his next words, Shu Yang really felt that there was no need for him to say anything more.
Yao Chen said, "...regardless of his true identity, based on what you just said, we should go and pay our respects as a token of our gratitude. So, what about the second thing?"
"The second thing..." Shu Yang looked around and was somewhat worried that Wang Yanzhou's Qilin Guards might overhear what they were saying next, so he stood up and suggested, "Let's go to the secret room and talk. Liuying and Xihe are packing their luggage right now, so they shouldn't notice."
Yao Chen smiled lightly and said, "It's up to you."
Before going to the secret room, Shu Yang also took a look at Xihe and Liuying who were sorting things in the guest room. After making sure that they would not come to disturb them for the time being, he entered the secret room.
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