Yan Ling was wearing riding clothes and holding a bamboo hat in his hand. He was dripping with water. He had obviously come back in the rain.
I don’t know how much he listened outside. At this moment, his face was as pale as a wandering spirit.
This scene reminded Xu Yin of the first time he met him at the Fukou Inn in his previous life. It was the same scene, and even the time was almost the same.
She suddenly had a feeling of destiny. If they had not met earlier in this life, right now would be the time when he lost his mother and broke up his family? Fortunately, these things have not happened now. Although he knows the true identity of his brother, but
My mother is still there, and my home is still there.
"Aling, why are you back?" The queen was half surprised and half sad. She was surprised that her son had returned, but sad that he had to see such an ugly truth.
Yan Ling tried to put on a smile, but it turned out to be extremely ugly: "Mother."
His expression made the queen feel sad. She couldn't help but stretched out her arms to hug her son whom she had not seen for a long time, and cried loudly: "Aling!"
Yan Cheng put aside the beginning. He had imagined many situations of seeing Yan Ling again, but nothing like this. He thought he was righteous in front of Yan Ling, but when the truth was revealed, he was only embarrassed.
Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of a figure at the door, and he felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
"Yuan Niang..." he murmured.
Standing outside the palace door was none other than Crown Princess Xie, and next to her was Mr. Fu who had escorted her.
Xie stepped forward, and upon receiving Xu Yin's signal, the Imperial Army withdrew their axes and allowed her to enter.
As they got closer, Yan Cheng became more and more afraid to look at her: "Yuan Niang, I..."
Ever since he knew his life experience, he had a knot in his heart. If the eldest daughter of the Xie family in Qijun was not the legitimate eldest son, how could he be qualified to marry her? Now she knew that not only was she not the legitimate eldest son, but she was also a biological mother who harbored evil intentions.
Illegitimate child, then she...
"Pah!" A slap came over me hard.
There were clear fingerprints on Yan Cheng's face, but he didn't feel any pain. He just raised his head numbly and looked at the tearful Mr. Xie in front of him.
She deserves to be beaten, she has reason to beat him. He said in his heart, listening to her loud scolding voice: "How could you do such a thing? Don't you have a heart? Can't you feel how good your mother treats you?
It is your mother who raised you, and it is your mother who takes care of you every day. She is more anxious than anyone else when you are sick, and she loves you more than herself. How can you doubt her after hearing a few provocations from others? "
Mrs. Xie shed tears as she spoke, dragging him to kneel down: "Kneel down for me! Apologize to your mother properly."
After saying that, she pressed him down and kowtowed to the Queen: "Mother, he doesn't know what's good or bad, he's blinded by lard, he deserves to die... You punish him, even if he is beaten to death, he deserves it. Take it out and beat him however you want.
No matter how you fight, if it's not enough, I'll be there...blame me for not taking a good look at him and letting him hang out with those people, it's all my fault, it's all my fault..."
She sobbed bitterly, tears streaming down her face.
Xu Yin sighed silently and turned her head away. Ms. Xie was naturally pitiful. She didn't do the thing. She was kept in the dark from beginning to end, but she had to bear the consequences with her husband. But even at this point, she still
She wanted to excuse him and help him reduce his guilt, which made her feel sad.
It turns out that this is how a woman's life is tied to others. If it were Yan Ling who had an accident today, it would be no different to her... "Okay." Emperor Ming De said calmly, "Aling, what are you doing?
explain?"
Yan Ling turned around and said, "I have a few words to ask my eldest brother."
Emperor Mingde nodded in agreement.
Yan Ling walked over and squatted down next to him.
Since he left for the war, the two brothers have not seen each other for more than a year. He was still looking forward to coming back to reunite with his family, but he never expected that the reunion would be like this.
"When did you know these things?" he asked.
Yan Cheng didn't dare to look into his eyes. After a while, he whispered back: "Not long after the false emperor ascended the throne..."
Yan Ling nodded: "Three years, so it's been three years."
Yan Cheng lowered his eyes and did not answer.
"So, in the past three years, this is how you have thought about me and my mother? On the surface, you don't say anything, but in your heart, you hate us to the core?"
"..."
Yan Ling suddenly became furious, grabbed him and shouted loudly: "Why didn't you tell me? Why didn't you ask? We have been brothers for more than 20 years, and mother and son for more than 20 years. Isn't this affection worthy of your asking?"
Yan Cheng still said nothing, he couldn't answer.
Yan Ling was so angry that she burst into tears: "My eldest brother is a man who is filial to his parents and friendly to his brothers. He is upright, diligent and sincere... We brothers worked together to bring peace to the world, and we will rebuild a prosperous world together in the future. Get him here
Where has he gone? Bring him back!"
In his sorrow, Yan Cheng finally covered his eyes and shed tears.
I don't know, he really doesn't know how he got to this point. He obviously didn't think so at the beginning...
The queen burst into tears. Even if she was not her biological child, she had raised him with her own hands. Over the years, she had watched him grow up and have a family. How is this relationship any different from that of a biological child? Therefore, the betrayal was even more painful.
Heartbreaking.
"Do you know that my father once told me before he returned to Beijing. He said that you were weak and not good at martial arts. He was afraid that you would not be able to secure your position and that you would not be able to suppress those people, so he gave me his command seal.
He asked me to help you and let us brothers work together... Do you think he is partial to me? He just wants us to be well!"
This was the first time Yan Cheng learned about this. When he opened his eyes, he couldn't help but look at Emperor Mingde.
Emperor Mingde turned his head.
So Yan Cheng understood. It wasn't until this moment that he fully understood what he had done wrong.
His father supported Yan Ling not to suppress himself, but to suppress those people. Hexing, Zhangzhou, Dongjiang... Although the world was unified, those people were still local tyrants. Conquering them did not happen overnight, and he alone could not control them at all.
"Father……"
Emperor Mingde had already been sad. At this time, he said calmly: "Although your existence is an accident, my father has never shied away from his responsibility. I have decided to give it to you, and there is no reason to take it away. I am sorry for Xiao Er, but
This is my fault, not your fault. Now that things have happened, you should take your own responsibility."
Yan Cheng burst into tears and kowtowed his head: "Yes, the child is obsessed with ghosts, his mind is dimmed by his power, he is disobedient and rebellious, and he has no face to stand in the world. Please give me a death!"
When Xie heard this, she burst into tears and shouted: "Father, he deserves to die, but it has been so many years. Please spare his life because of the love we have had for so many years. Let's leave the capital, can we go into exile? Mother, please
You are welcome."
The queen burst into tears but said nothing in the end.
After a long time, Emperor Mingde spoke: "We have worked so hard to raise you so big, how can we send you to die with our own hands? The Yan family is rooted in Tongyang, and now it has conquered the world, it is right that the ancestors should be honored and the emperor's mausoleum should be repaired. Go back and come to your ancestors.
Apologize."
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