Yun Chi found her utterly ridiculous: "Even now, you still want to deceive me? Do you think I wouldn't dare to tear you to pieces?"
His fingers tightened continuously.
Ye Yabing found it increasingly difficult to breathe.
"I see you think the bridal chamber isn't red enough tonight. In that case, I'll use your blood to dye the entire bridal chamber red!"
Ye Yabing grabbed his arm, trying to pull his hand away, but it was like an ant trying to shake a tree.
"You are not of royal blood at all!" Ye Yabing shouted with all her might, her voice hoarse, but she finally managed to say it.
What? Yun Chi was struck dumb, his grip tightening slightly involuntarily, but his eyes widened in fury, and his fingers clenched again: "Are you deceiving me again?!"
Ye Yabing said urgently, "If I die tonight, this news will spread throughout the world, and you will be completely out of the running for the throne!"
"The death of Consort Li led to the Crown Prince's deposition, but even though she was dead, she had a backup plan that allowed the First Prince to clear his name and be enfeoffed as Prince Jing!"
"Would the Prince Ding like to give it a try?"
Yun Chi's eyes were bloodshot as he stared intently at her, but he couldn't muster any more force with his fingers.
"My mother is the Empress, how dare you say I am not a prince of the Great Zhou?" Yun Chi didn't believe it, he didn't believe it at all!
He was born to the Empress, the legitimate son!
How could he not be a prince?
But why was he afraid?
No, it wasn't fear; he was just curious about what other ridiculous lies Ye Yabing could come up with!
I never realized before that the woman he so desperately wanted to marry was such a good liar!
Perhaps it was because Ye Yabing's expression was so serious, as if her lie was the truth, that he couldn't help but want to hear it. It must be like that.
Yun Chi loosened his grip slightly, and Ye Yabing began to cough violently, her legs giving way and she slid to the ground.
It took her a long time to catch her breath, tears streaming down her face as she smiled and said, "What I mean is, Your Highness, you are not Empress Shen's biological child at all!"
Yun Chi looked at her, just quietly looking at her.
Everyone praises Empress Shen for her youthful appearance; although she is thirty-six years old, she looks like she is under thirty. But is she really thirty-six? Is it possible that her real age is not even thirty?
Yun Chi stared blankly for a moment, the image of Empress Shen appearing in his mind. Indeed, she was very young, and never looked like someone over thirty years old.
Yes, never!
He always thought his mother had a secret to maintaining her youthful appearance.
I always thought that my mother was favored by my father, like a flower that was being nurtured and would not easily age.
Or perhaps the Empress Dowager is exceptionally gifted in this area, and the Shen family members simply don't age easily?
"My mother is the mother of the nation, blessed by Heaven. She is also skilled at maintaining her appearance and looks younger than her actual age. So what? Do you think you can spread rumors that I am not her son just because of my age?" Yun Chi gritted his teeth!
"Alright, then let me ask you, Your Highness, do you and Empress Shen, or rather, do you and the current Emperor, bear even the slightest resemblance?"
"Do they resemble each other?" Yun Chi couldn't help but think about this question carefully and seriously, and suddenly realized that she and her father and mother had no resemblance whatsoever.
As for Yun Zhuo, his mouth and facial features look very much like his father!
Yun Chi staggered back half a step, then suddenly lunged forward and grabbed Ye Yabing by the throat.
"If I weren't of royal blood, not born of the Emperor and Empress, would you, with your character, have willingly married me? You're lying, you're lying again!!"
Tears welled up in Ye Yabing's eyes as she was being pinched, but she laughed loudly: "Hahaha, I'm lying! Your Highness, strangle me! If you strangle me, everyone will know the truth about your background!"
What she meant was that before she married into the family, she had already laid a contingency plan, and as soon as she died, the news would spread!
If she dies, he won't be able to live either.
If he truly is someone who has confused the royal bloodline, neither he nor his mother will survive, and they will die a terrible death!
He really wanted to strangle Ye Yabing, he really wanted to... strangle her, but why wouldn't his hand obey him? Was it because fear had taken root and multiplied in his heart, preventing him from taking the gamble?
Yun Chi stepped forward, almost touching Ye Yabing's face, his expression somewhat distorted: "Tell me, who knows about this?"
"As long as you tell me, I will spare your life, and you will still be my queen. I will search the world for the best doctors to heal your face."
"Once your face heals, we can have children, children that belong to you and me."
He wanted to be gentle and gain Ye Yabing's trust, but the words that came out of his mouth were all sinister.
However, no matter how gentle she was, Ye Yabing still couldn't believe him!
She laughed: "Your Highness, don't worry. As long as I live, the news won't get out."
In reality, Ye Yabing was just taking a gamble.
She had no idea whether Yun Chi was the Emperor and Empress's child!
The night before her wedding, Ji Mingwei, a cousin from the third branch of the family, came to see her and told her the news with great confidence.
Ji Mingwei also said, "Even if the Prince of Ding finds out about the disfigurement, the Second Miss can still save her life after receiving this news."
Ye Yabing thought that not many people knew about her disfigurement, but it turned out that Ji Mingwei also knew, but she didn't believe Ji Mingwei's words.
He simply asked her, "How can you be so sure that the Prince is not of royal blood? What evidence do you have?"
Ji Mingwei said, "Second Miss can believe it or not. As for the evidence... Second Miss is going to marry Prince Ding tomorrow, so it's better not to let the evidence come out."
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