The Princess of the Substitute Bride Strikes Back

Mu Yibai had not introduced the Fourth Prince's identity to her, and she did not intend to make it clear. It would be a loss if she had to perform the formalities. However, looking at the Fourth Prince, he did not seem to be a scheming person who harbored suspicion and dissatisfaction with Mu Yibai.

On the contrary, she could feel the friendship between the two, but the woman next to him was extremely shocked when she first saw her.

Maybe the two men didn't notice it, but she couldn't ignore that straightforward look!

"No, sister-in-law is being modest! Yibai, sister-in-law, let me introduce you. This is my wife-to-be, Fu Yunyan. Yunyan is my best brother Yibai, and his wife, whom I mentioned to you."

Zhao Hengzhi formally introduced the woman beside him to Mu Yibai and the others. The woman bowed slightly and saluted:

"Yunyan has met Mr. Mu and his sister-in-law."

Mu Yibai just nodded, and Fu Yunxi took Fu Yunyan's hand and said, "Then I will call you Yunyan, and you can call me Yunxi."

Fu Yunxi walked in front of the two men holding Fu Yunyan's hand. At this moment, she was full of curiosity and suspicion about the woman in white. Judging from her reaction just now, she must know her, but pretended not to know her.

And there is no such person in the original body's memory! What went wrong?

"Okay, Yunxi!"

When Fu Yunxi held her hand, Fu Yunyan's body stiffened for a moment. At this moment, her heart was like a storm.

Is she really what she imagined?

Just like this, Fu Yunxi and the other three walked through the courtyard filled with rare treasures and exotic plants and entered the main hall. Everyone in the big room was waiting quietly in the room. There was silence and no one spoke. Only when they saw Zhao Hengzhi come in, their eyes revealed complex emotions.

"Aunt, it is our Zhao family that has failed the Mu family. I would like to apologize to you first!"

After Zhao Hengzhi entered the room, he looked at the people in the room and fell to his knees with a plop. Fu Yunyan also knelt on the ground. Everyone was stunned.

"Fourth Prince, what do you mean? You must not do this!"

Luo hurriedly stepped forward and tried to help the Fourth Prince up. He was a prince, and even if he had done a thousand wrongs, he should not kneel down and salute them. This was totally against the rules.

"Aunt, it's all because of my father's fault that the Mu family suffered this disaster. It's our Zhao family who owes you so much!"

Zhao Hengzhi refused to get up, his clothes soaked with tears as he spoke. He was deeply saddened that he had such a father.

When he was young, he loved his father very much. Because his mother was of humble origin, she was neglected after giving birth to him. At that time, he suffered humiliation in the palace. An unfavored prince lived even worse than a servant. But as long as the emperor stepped into their palace once, the servants would restrain themselves. Therefore, when he was a child, he was looking forward to seeing his father.

Until his mother was murdered by the empress, the emperor never visited him again. The servants, either under instructions or on their own initiative, became increasingly cruel to him. The emperor also had new children, but he only heard the laughter of the new ones and not the crying of the old ones.

When he was only seven years old, he nearly drowned in a lake covered with thin ice. It was Mu Yibai who stepped forward to save him. He mentioned the name of General Mu and his superb martial arts skills, which intimidated the group of servants.

From then on, Zhao Hengzhi began to look forward to meeting Mu Yibai. At first, he just pestered Mu Yibai, but Mu Yibai remained unmoved. However, as time went by, perhaps moved by his persistence, the two became good friends. With his own efforts and Wei Yunnuo's assistance, no one in the palace dared to bully him anymore, and he gradually came into the emperor's sight.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. The emperor inexplicably imposed such a serious crime on the Mu family. He tried his best to stop it but to no avail. He could only gather his strength and lie dormant for the time being, and then look for an opportunity to clear their names.

Luo looked at Zhao Hengzhi's tearful face, his thoughts drifting back to the days when he and Mu Yibai practiced martial arts together, and he couldn't help but cover his face and cry.

This damn dog emperor not only made the Mu family bear eternal infamy, but also broke up this pair of good brothers. It was simply a sin!

"Thank God, you are all safe and sound. I am sorry that you have suffered."

Zhao Hengzhi was already sobbing at this moment. No one knew how much he wanted to kill his father when he heard that Mu Yibai was going to be confiscated and exiled. No one understood how much he hated his own incompetence.

Because of his incompetence, his mother was brutally murdered. Because of his incompetence, he suffered humiliation since childhood and repeatedly hovered on the brink of death. Because of his incompetence, he could only watch his good brother being framed by his father but was powerless to do anything!

"Kid, get up first. This matter has nothing to do with you."

Jiang personally stepped forward to help the fourth prince up, and Fu Yunxi also helped Fu Yunyan up.

Strictly speaking, the emperor's actions had nothing to do with Zhao Hengzhi, just as the deeds of the previous emperor had nothing to do with the current emperor.

"Why are you here?"

Jiang gently patted Zhao Hengzhi's arm. He was about the same height as Mu Yibai, so Jiang couldn't reach his shoulder.

"Last year, there were many natural disasters. I took the initiative to request to go to provide disaster relief. I thought things would be peaceful afterwards, but I encountered sleet, heavy snow, and extreme cold again. So I went to provide disaster relief again. I have visited other counties in the north, but I didn't expect that life in Lianjiang County is better than other places, and the local customs and people are also good."

Zhao Hengzhi tried to calm himself down as he spoke. In fact, the emperor's idea of ​​disaster relief was just a casual remark. He was not willing to take money from the national treasury for the people, and no one was willing to take the risk alone to provide disaster relief. Zhao Hengzhi had no choice but to take the initiative to ask for help and raise money and food to help the people.

Of course, he also had his own thoughts. First, to help more people stop being displaced, second, to find the whereabouts of Mu Yibai, and third, to accumulate the support of the people and prepare for himself to ascend to a high position and control supreme power!

"You are a good kid! Unlike your father, Lianjiang County is indeed developing in a good direction, and the people are prosperous."

Jiang led Zhao Hengzhi to sit down and talk. Perhaps he was really different from his father. People with blood relationship may not have the same temperament and character. Even the nine sons of a dragon are different. What's more, the late emperor devoted his whole life to the country and the people and had the talent to govern the country, but the emperor's behavior was completely contrary to that.

"Let's eat first! Everyone is hungry."

Mu Yibai looked at the interaction between Zhao Hengzhi and his family members. Many people present had tears in their eyes. He was just uncomfortable for a moment and looked out the window with flickering eyes.

If it weren't for that previous life that seemed like a lifetime ago, perhaps he would be moved by Zhao Hengzhi at this moment, but he could not ignore that dark and suffocating experience.

He quickly adjusted his mood and asked everyone to eat first.

"Yes, let's eat first! Didn't you guys have any food on the way? Let's eat first and talk about it after dinner."

Luo also adjusted his state and invited everyone to eat.

So much time has passed, but whenever she thinks of patriotism, she still feels extremely sad.

Lin Jie looked at Dabao and Erbao, and her mood was indescribable.