He has the exact same face as the current Emperor of Beirong. He looks gentle, but you can see the sharp edge in his eyes. He is thin, but his imperial demeanor is undiminished.
"Miss, this..."
“It’s very similar, almost identical, but…” Xie Lingqin shook her head silently, “It’s not the Emperor.”
Although they are exactly the same, their temperament is the same from beginning to end.
However, this person's face and body seemed to exude a sense of profound sorrow and despair, emanating from between his brow bones.
Could it be that the rumor is true?
He is...
"Boss, what should we do? All the rooms in the village are full of prisoners."
"It's already full?"
The man who looked almost exactly like the emperor looked at the person who came forward to report, pondered for a long time, and then asked, "Which ones have been imprisoned?"
"Oh, there's the eldest son of the General's Mansion, the Fifth Princess, the second-place finisher in this year's autumn examination, and what seems to be the illegitimate son of the Minister's Mansion, and..." The person who reported this was the same one who had just directed the arrest of Xu Shixun and the others, with a playful and frivolous smile on his face. After saying a long string of words, he thought for a moment, "There are also nearly a hundred Imperial Guards, dozens of guards from the General's Mansion, and then, someone else came to us on his own initiative, supposedly the young master of the Marquis of Zhongyong's Mansion, and..." The man patted his head, "Judging from his attire, he should be the son of a high-ranking official in the court."
"So complete?"
"Yes, the weather is really good today, this must be a huge reward."
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "I reckon the reward money hasn't arrived yet, but the men have."
"I think so too, but I trust the boss, even if it's just a small favor."
As the man spoke, his smile deepened.
"Go, make that fire burn brighter, and then bring the Fifth Princess here."
"yes."
The man immediately went downstairs quickly.
The man who looked exactly like the emperor then walked slowly to the center of the courtyard with his hands behind his back. He was dressed in a black robe with a jade belt around his waist, and he had a majestic and imposing presence.
In short, his attire was completely out of place with all the other bandits, yet the way he stood there made it seem as if the bandits around him should obey him.
Before long, the Fifth Princess, who had clearly been acupunctured, was dragged up with a commotion and thrown to the ground without any politeness. When she suddenly looked up and met the face of the middle-aged man, she was stunned for a moment, and then looked as if she had seen a savior.
"Royal Uncle, Royal Uncle, you are the Royal Uncle, right? Please make them let me go! I am Yuwen Qingyue!"
"Who are you calling 'Royal Uncle'?" The middle-aged man's sharp eyes were cold as he raised his foot and kicked the Fifth Princess without hesitation.
The fifth princess was kicked several steps away in pain.
"Uncle, why are you treating me like this..."
"I am not your royal uncle."
"You...you are the Imperial Uncle, I know, I know..."
"Oh, what else do you know?" The middle-aged man looked at the Fifth Princess with a cold smile, devoid of any emotion.
“I…I know that you and Father are twin brothers. Two years ago, I was banished to Ancheng by Father because I discovered this secret in Father’s study. But…” The Fifth Princess bit her lip, her eyes red as she looked around, “Uncle, how did you end up being the leader of bandits here?”
"What does this have to do with you?" The middle-aged man stood with his hands behind his back, his face indifferent and cold. He then looked at the man beside him who was chewing on a blade of grass with a playful expression. "Tianxing, drag the Fifth Princess away and cut out her tongue."
"Yes." The man was not surprised by the middle-aged man's words, and immediately stepped forward to pull the Fifth Princess, who was still in shock from the words.
"Ahhh, Imperial Uncle, I am Yuwen Qingyue, the Fifth Princess, your niece! What are you doing? I won't tell anyone! Just let me go, and I won't tell Father that you were hiding here... I..."
"How ignorant she is!" the middle-aged man suddenly shouted coldly, then raised his hand and slapped the Fifth Princess's delicate face hard.
The crisp sound was exceptionally clear in the quiet night.
In the firelight, the Fifth Princess's face looked terrible, her delicate features twisted in pain.
"Uncle, how dare you hit me... Father will not let you get away with this."
"Such a blustering princess, what kind of dog emperor, Yuwen Shu, must have eaten shit to raise you like this?"
"you……"
"Look, those two in the tree are much more obedient than you. They've been waiting for ages without moving an inch, which is quite endearing."
As soon as the man finished speaking, Yuwen Qingyue fell silent. Then, following the middle-aged man's gaze, she looked at a huge tree that blocked out the sky, about a hundred meters ahead.
Up in the tree, Xie Lingqin let out a soft breath, exchanged a glance with Zihe, and then slid down from the tree to the ground. She then walked slowly over step by step, saying, "Your Excellency has excellent eyesight."
She and Zihe had concealed their relationship so well, yet they were still discovered.
"It's not based on hearing, it's based on intuition," the middle-aged man said.
Upon hearing this, Xie Lingqin's heart stirred slightly, and as she looked up, her gaze met that of the middle-aged man.
"To be able to sneak into the mountain stronghold silently and hide for so long, one must have some skill."
Xie Lingqin smiled, looking at the people who surrounded her in an instant, and then ripped off her mask, revealing that she was dressed as a man.
He then raised his hand in a salute and said, "My name is Yan She. I was just passing by, so I came to take a look."
"Yan She?" The middle-aged man chewed on the name, scrutinizing Xie Lingqin with a sharp gaze. "The Yan She who went to the palace to treat the Emperor's injuries?"
Xie Lingqin chuckled awkwardly, looking at the middle-aged man, "Your Excellency is indeed well-informed."
"Ha!" The middle-aged man raised his hand and his palm struck Xie Lingqin like a hurricane, but it was blocked by Zihe who was standing to the side.
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