Naturally, she would not let Xuanyuan Zhichen know that she already knew her identity, because this would only make Xuanyuan Zhichen, who sincerely cares for her, more troubled. As Xuanyuan Zhichen said, both he and Prince Jing hope that she will have a worry-free life.
Peaceful life.
Xuanyuan Zhichen met Mu Jieyu's confused gaze, struggled several times, and finally said: "Minmin, second brother, let me tell you a story."
Mu Jieyu felt happy. She knew that Xuanyuan Zhichen was going to tell her about her biological mother and Emperor Hong'an, so she couldn't help but nod with interest.
When Xuanyuan Zhichen saw Mu Jieyu's eyes shining, he felt funny in his heart. He pulled her to sit down in the pavilion and ordered the maid to bring her a bowl of iced mung bean and white fungus soup. After placing some colorful fruits and pastries, he
Get rid of these henchmen and let Xu Hui wait in the distance.
"I think Minmin also knew that I was sent to the former court as a hostage when I was still learning to speak." Xuanyuan Zhichen's voice was magnetic and gentle. When Mu Jieyu nodded, he continued, "Everyone in the world has sympathy for this.
For me, I don’t know that my childhood was the best time in my life.”
"Empress Wende comes from the Yanbei Jun family and is the niece of Emperor Chunyi's grandmother. I should call her aunt. My aunt grew up under the knee of the emperor's grandmother. She and her father were childhood sweethearts, and they were childhood sweethearts. When the father was adopted,
Under the name of the imperial grandmother, the two got along day and night, and the imperial grandfather even joked that after the former dynasty was pacified and the Central Plains was taken over, they were given a marriage. Therefore, the aunt and the emperor were regarded by everyone as a loving couple.
Human. But..."
Xuanyuan Zhichen said this, his eyes darkened, and he paused before continuing: "After the battle of Jiuyuan, the imperial grandmother disappeared overnight for some reason, and the imperial grandfather did not come to court for ten days. Even if Beizhao rebelled, he ignored it.
Later, the imperial grandfather also disappeared. Although his father, who was not yet twelve years old at that time, had the title of legitimate son, he still had difficulty convincing the public. The news of the imperial grandparents' departure spread like wildfire, and various forces were ready to take action.
The Ning family, who had a grudge against the Xuanyuan family, even promised to break the soil and become the emperor, inducing all southern Fujian and Western Qi to withdraw. Yanbei was in a state of turmoil for a while, fighting internally and externally, and lost half of the country. It took five years for his father to arrest him.
He returned to power and ascended the throne as emperor, but at that time Yanbei was already strong on the outside and weak on the inside, and could not withstand the slightest storm. The former dynasty was connected with Beizhao, Minnan, and Xiqi. In order to keep Yanbei, his aunt forced her to marry far away.
In the dynasty, my father sent me to marry him with hatred, and my aunt became my father's life-long injury and pain."
"In the fifth year of Fengze, for the sake of my aunt's status in the previous dynasty, my father sent me to the previous dynasty as a pledge to show his loyalty. Because Emperor Yongning loved my aunt supremely, he raised me in the aunt's house against all objections.
Under my knees, my aunt treats me as her own son. After Emperor Yongning married my aunt, the entire harem seemed to be in vain. Within ten years, I was the only prince in the entire harem. When the previous dynasty fell. The phoenix girl born in the Yanbei Jun family was for
The descendant clan, but the imperial grandmother almost destroyed Yanbei, and the aunt even caused a generation of virtuous monarchs to become subjugated, so the daughter of the Jun family is now regarded as a witch who has brought harm to the country."
"What does this have to do with me? I'm not a daughter of the Jun family." Sensing a hint of sadness lingering around Xuanyuan Zhichen, Mu Jieyu changed the subject to explore.
Xuanyuan Zhichen's gaze fell on Mu Jieyu's face with tender nostalgia and affection: "Minmin, you look 70% similar to my aunt, but your behavior is 50% similar to the imperial grandmother."