Chapter 92: You've been hiding this from me for fourteen years, you're truly amazing...
“Ah, ah!”
After the little princess finished her milk, she became lively again.
She was only a week or two old and had only a thin layer of hair on her head. Perhaps because she was born prematurely, the hair was fine and soft, curling up on top of her head.
Just looking at it this way, she looks like a docile cat.
But she is clearly the king of the mountain.
If you want to drink milk, you must drink it immediately, not even a moment later.
Now that she was full, she wanted someone to play with her. Regardless of the fact that her father was tired after breastfeeding, she insisted on kicking her legs in his arms.
"Ugh!" As her body became tired, all kinds of discomfort came over her. Wen Zheliu had just finished feeding her and was trying to force himself to play with her when his legs suddenly twitched violently.
It's like the scene of pulling out muscles and skinning in folk picture books.
His legs felt uncomfortable and his hands felt weak. He pressed his back tightly against the sedan chair and slipped several times, almost falling down with his child.
Xiaobai couldn't bear to watch it anymore and volunteered to help Wen Zheliu share his worries.
"Your Majesty is tired. May I carry you?"
"Wow--"
The corners of the princess' mouth were slightly raised just now, but now they were completely turned down, revealing the gums inside her lips where no teeth had grown yet.
One cry after another, her crying was so heart-wrenching.
She couldn't speak yet, but she was a decisive person. Without thinking for a moment, she used practical actions to tell Xiaobai that she wanted a daddy, she wanted a daddy!
"Don't cry, don't cry."
The leg twitching came and went quickly. Wen Zheliu finally recovered. Ignoring the thin layer of sweat on his head, he took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, put it directly to the corner of the little girl's eyes, and gently wiped away the tears that were welling up in her eyes.
"Wuwu..." The little girl was not even full-term yet, so logically she shouldn't be that heavy. However, Wen Zheliu seemed to be struggling to hold her.
Maybe she just finished drinking milk, so she is a little heavier than usual?
I had no time to coax my daughter, and no time to think about the willow branches being cut.
"Daddy, hold me. Daddy, hold me. Don't cry anymore."
Wen Zheliu opened his arms and hugged his daughter tightly, whose crying gradually subsided, and his heart was as soft as a reed.
This is the only treasure he has left, how can he not coax her?
This child was born in his family, which was also pitiful. From birth to now, he has never even seen his mother. He owes her too much, so he has to atone for his sins with concrete actions.
Wait until the little girl grows up a little, and then discipline her properly.
Central Plains, Imperial Palace.
"Princess, something big has happened!" Chen Jin pushed open the main hall door and rushed in without even bothering with etiquette.
He Jiuyue glanced at her, looking exhausted, and put down the red brush in his hand: "What's so urgent? You can't even knock on the door."
"Do you still remember the new emperor of Xiyue?" Chen Jin panted.
"Remember."
He Jiuyue's expression remained calm. "But what does this have to do with Wen Zheliu? What does this have to do with the Central Plains? Didn't I tell you before that anything that doesn't involve Wen Zheliu isn't a big deal? You lied about military intelligence again, you deserve to be punished."
"My Lady, I am wronged! This matter is not only related to Master Wen, but also to the situation in the Central Plains and Western Yue!"
Chen Jin's mouth flew like a butterfly in spring: "That prince not only ascended the throne, but also gave birth to a little girl while on the throne!"
"Giving birth on the dragon throne?"
Seeing Chen Jin nodding repeatedly, He Jiyue frowned.
"It doesn't matter where he gives birth. It's his own child, he can give birth wherever he wants. But when did he get pregnant with this child? Whose child is this?"
"This is what's so strange!" Chen Jin beamed with joy. "I sent people to give money to the people who took care of the new emperor, but they still said they knew nothing. But that's not all. There's something even stranger..."
"Stop keeping me in suspense and just say it." He Jiuyue picked up the red pen on the shelf and interrupted her chattering lightly.
Chen Jin swallowed.
"According to the news from the Murong clan of Xiyue, the baby born by the male prince bears seven points of resemblance to you."
With a "snap", the red pen in He Jiuyue's hand broke into two pieces, and his originally relaxed brows were tightly furrowed.
Looks 70% like her?
She pretended to be charming and suave. She had only favored Wen Zheliu. There was no other woman in her clan except her and Emperor Jingming He Feng. He Feng had three thousand beauties in his harem and could not favor them all, so he would not look for someone from Xiyue.
But if this child is hers, then it can only be Wen Zheliu's.
"There's something fishy about this."
He Jiuyue picked up the cold tea on the table and drank it all in one gulp, using the coldness that went straight to his lungs to soothe the restless flames in his heart.
"This child is only about a week old, right? How can you tell he looks 70% like me? I'm afraid it's just a rumor."
When her younger brother was born, it took about a month for his facial features to fully develop. Before that, he had a wrinkled little face, and it was hard to tell whether he was beautiful or ugly. How could anyone tell who he looked like?
But this nonsense could only reach her ears, most likely because someone was behind it.
Who wanted her to think the child was hers?
It was the new emperor of Western Yue whose background was unknown.
Why did he do this?
He was an emperor, but he was defiled by a woman and became pregnant, so he wanted to find a woman to be the mother of his child?
Then he could just look for one among the women of Xiyue, why would he look for her?
There is a shortcut, but I have to take the long way, which is inexplicable.
Chen Jin scratched his head: "...That's true."
He Jiuyue slowly turned the string of emerald green Buddhist beads, clicking one bead at a time.
"Have you checked the background of this new emperor?"
Speaking of the news he had uncovered, Chen Jin's lips opened and closed with excitement. "I heard from the people in the Xiyue Palace that this man was stranded among the people of Xiyue and was found by Situ Yun. But from what I know, the new emperor was brought back to Xiyue by Dugu Qiu in a carriage. And Dugu Qiu was the chief envoy sent by Xiyue to our Central Plains."
very good.
The child born by the male emperor of Western Yue looked like her. He did not live in Western Yue yet, but came from the Central Plains. This was related to the Western Yue envoy Dugu Qiu who suddenly visited the Central Plains.
When they chased to the edge of the cliff that day, the man with a high fever in the carriage appeared before their eyes.
His eyes, nose, and eyebrows were exactly the same as Wen Zheliu's, but the most indispensable coquettish look was simply copied from the same mold.
What's the matter? Wen Zheliu didn't disappear for no reason.
He had planned to run away a long time ago.
No wonder he asked before, "Princess, if one day I leave and go to a very far place, what will you do? Will you be sad?" His expression was so hesitant and his eyes were so evasive.
It turns out that he is not afraid, but feels insecure.
He knew from the beginning that he had let her down.
He Jiuyue curled up the corner of his mouth in a sneer.
"So, you mean to say that the new emperor of Xiyue is Wen Zheliu?"
Chen Jin opened his mouth but dared not utter a sound. Instead, Guan Ze's voice rang out from outside the door: "Your Highness, I, the Minister of Justice, Guan Ze, seek an audience with you! Your Highness, I have something important to report!"
Important matters, important matters, what are the important matters?
Could there be anything more shocking than that her childhood sweetheart, with whom she had been living day and night for more than ten years, turned out to be the new emperor of the enemy country?
He Jiuyue still sat upright.
But there was a hint of anger in his eyes.
"You say." She hadn't completely lost control yet, and she would never take her anger out on others.
"Your Majesty, the Minister of Revenue, An Rui, has something to report." Guan Ze swallowed, "It's about Master Wen. He said he wants to speak to you in person."
He Jiuyue frowned and said, "Bring him up here."
"Your Majesty!" As soon as An Rui was brought up, he burst into tears at He Jiuyue.
"Watch your words." Chen Jin reminded coldly.
Emperor Jingming still had some energy, and the title of "Your Majesty" still belonged to her after all.
An Rui cried uncontrollably, and before He Jiuyue's patience ran out, he shouted with his snot-smeared face, "I want to report that Wen Zheliu has the blood of the Xiyue royal family flowing in his veins. He is the newly appointed king of Xiyue!"
Well, what a coincidence, he didn't say it earlier or later, but just said it when she had guessed most of it.
"What evidence do you have?" He Jiuyue tapped the table lightly.
An Rui pulled out the letter from his bosom and presented it with both hands: "This is written by Murong Jin himself. If Your Majesty does not believe it, you can send someone to verify it yourself."
Chen Jin took it first, touched it, and confirmed that there were no hidden weapons that could be used for assassination before handing it to He Jiuyue.
Although Murong Jin was from Xiyue, this letter was written in the Central Plains language, so it was clear who he wanted to deliver it to.
But the snow-white object was so dazzling that even if He Jiuyue wanted to ignore it, she couldn't help but check its authenticity.
This jade disc is real.
The words in letters can be faked, but the jade discs cannot.
He heard that Zheliu was the genuine prince of Xiyue.
His fingertips groped for the cold jade disc, and the fragmented clues in his mind became one. He Jiuyue lowered his eyes and looked at the white jade earrings that rang like bells and swayed in the wind from time to time, and hummed a laugh from his nose.
What a nice experience!
He played her around like a lamb.
She just thought of herself as the chess player, giving extra care to him, who needed care and was vulnerable.
Little did she know that he was sitting across from her on the chessboard, not only could he compete with her, but he would also use her affection to cover up his shameful identity.
Although An Rui was a hateful person who stabbed the prime minister's family in the back, she didn't know how long she would have been deceived if it weren't for him.
Smell the sound of willows being plucked. ...
You're really amazing for keeping it a secret from me for fourteen years.
"Chen Jin."
Sitting quietly on the pearwood chair for a while, He Jiuyue digested the sudden huge emotional fluctuations. When she opened her eyes again, the self-mockery in her eyes disappeared without a trace, leaving only the tired bloodshot eyes left by days of hard work.
"Send the order, have the Red Armor Army immediately count their troops and horses, gather food and fodder, and set off for Xiyue early tomorrow morning."
"A-choo!"
Wen Zheliu was caught off guard and sneezed.
The princess sleeping peacefully in his arms moaned, then closed her eyes and fell asleep again. She was not surprised by such disturbances.
"Your Majesty, be careful not to catch a cold." Xiaobai hurriedly put a thin cloak on Wen Zheliu's shoulders. "How about returning to the palace? It's cold outside, be careful of the wind."
"...Hmm." Wen Zheliu pressed his slightly swollen temples.
I'm afraid there's no need to worry.
He had a headache and a fever, and he had indeed caught a cold again.
Fortunately, although he felt uncomfortable, he did not disturb his daughter's nap after feeding.
It was clearly still summer, and there were ice basins everywhere in the palace to cool off. Wen Zheliu wrapped herself in three layers of clothes, but her hands and feet were still freezing.
He hugged his daughter and fell asleep in the carriage all the way. He only realized something was wrong when Xiaobai helped him out of the carriage.
"Take the princess out."
He caught this cold suddenly, and the child is weak, so it would be bad if he passed the disease to her.
"Yes." Xiaobai took the princess in his arms and whispered to him, "Your Majesty, if you feel unwell, you should ask the Imperial Physician Helan to come."
Wen Zheliu pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled palely.
"It's just common fatigue. I'll be fine after a rest."
Collapsing in the middle of the soft pillow, Wen Zheliu couldn't help but frown as he felt a dull pain in the area of his back corresponding to his heart.
He has been feeling uneasy lately.
But my daughter is resting in the ear room, what could happen?
It’s better not to think too much.
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