Wind and Rain Empire

The angry Li Siqin walked out of Ziyun Pavilion wearing that wet clothes, when the chasing Lan Xueyi grabbed his wrist and dragged him back

"What are you doing!" Li Siqin shook off Lan Xueyi's hand

Seeing Li Siqin so angry, Lan Xueyi couldn't help but smile, and replied

"I'm tired of playing with her, I'm here to find you"

Li Siqin was taken aback for a moment, not knowing how to answer.Taking advantage of this gap, Lan Xueyi dragged Li Siqin back to Ziyun Pavilion

Seeing the two of them coming back, Zi Linglong walked up to them and called out

"Hongwan, bring the clothes to change for Princess Siqin"

"Yes, ma'am," Hong Wan approached with a stack of clothes, and said to Li Siqin

"Princess Siqin, please come with your servants to take a bath and change clothes."

Li Siqin looked at Zi Linglong, gave her a blank look, and didn't move

Zi Linglong thought it was funny, and couldn't help but want to play tricks on Li Siqin, so she said

"Princess Siqin, although I used to like General Lan, that was before entering the palace. Now that we have put aside our old relationship and are just ordinary friends, don't worry about it."

After finishing speaking, Zi Linglong winked at Lan Xueyi, wanting her to coax Li Siqin

Lan Xueyi is Bingxue and smart, the two of them have a tacit understanding, and they understood immediately, saying

"Yes, Princess Siqin, go take a bath and change clothes, if you get caught in the cold, it will be difficult to explain to the officials and your father."

"So what? Do you care?"

"I care... I will feel bad..."

After saying this, Lan Xueyi felt that she was slapped in the face instantly

"Lan Xueyi, Lan Xueyi, if you don't marry her, why do you always talk like this? Will you die if you don't say such things?"

Because Li Siqin was young, he bowed his head in embarrassment after hearing Lan Xueyi's sweet words, and obediently followed Hong Wan

Zi Linglong approaches Lan Xueyi

"Sister Xueyi, if Princess Siqin is willing to recognize you as a daughter, you can marry her."

"Although I have thought about it, I feel that she is still young and won't recognize me as a daughter. I'm afraid it will be a big blow to her."

After hearing this, Zi Linglong slapped Lan Xueyi

"Have you really thought about it?"

"Can't you?" Lan Xueyi smiled at Zi Linglong

"no!"

Zi Linglong answered decisively

"Then why are you suggesting that to me?"

"I……"

Zi Linglong's words came to her lips, she turned her head away and stopped talking, Lan Xueyi felt that the atmosphere was inexplicably awkward, so she cleared her throat

"Ahem, what, after Princess Siqin has changed her clothes, send someone to take her to the post house, I have something to do first."

After finishing speaking, Lan Xueyi strode out of Ziyun Pavilion

Zi Linglong frowned lightly as she watched Lan Xueyi leave

Li Xiaoliang was sitting in the hall of the post house reading a book, when an attendant entered the door, he bowed his hands to Li Xiaoliang

"Prince, General Lan is here to visit"

Li Xiaoliang put down the book

"He's finally here, please come in"

The entourage said to the door

"General Blue Invited"

Lan Xueyi entered the door and saluted Li Xiaoliang

Li Xiaoliang greeted Lan Xueyi

"Junior brother, since the martial arts competition, you and I haven't had a good chat. After I see you, I often think of the time when we were studying together."

Lan Xueyi laughed

"That's right, Senior Brother Xiaobao, the only thing left in my memory during that time is the scene where you were scolded by the master, I really can't get rid of it."

Li Xiaoliang wanted to hug Lan Xueyi, but Lan Xueyi took out a dagger and pointed at Li Xiaoliang

"But I didn't come here today because I want to chat with you, brother, so let's just stand and talk (throwing the dagger on the table) Brother, I'm here to investigate a case, so can you tell me the origin of this dagger "

Li Xiaoliang took a step back when he saw the dagger, glanced at it briefly, and replied

"This is a special dagger of our Xia Kingdom. To be precise, it is a royal product. The dagger with the red gemstone embedded in the handle is for the royal family, and the green gemstone is embedded with it. It is a diplomatic gift, and it is often used when paying tribute."

"Then this is for me Da Song?"

"How could I know? If you found it in the Song Dynasty, then treat it as belonging to the Song Dynasty, because our Xia Kingdom also pays tribute to the Jin Kingdom."

Lan Xueyi picked up the dagger and looked at it

"Then what do you mean, this dagger might have been given to the Song Dynasty, or it might have been given to the Jin people?"

Li Xiaoliang nodded and replied, "That's right."

"But I clearly found out that it was a reward from the government to my father."

Li Xiaoliang sighed lightly.

"Junior brother, do you still remember that Master once told us that 'if you encounter poison, you will find the antidote within three steps', so I think that the solution to all problems lies around itself, and the answer you are looking for may lie in you present, and you never got to the bottom of it.”

He turned his eyes to the dagger and went on to say

"Who did the dagger come from, who can answer all this for you"

Lan Xueyi thought about it carefully

"I understand what you mean, brother, I have to deal with one thing now"

Li Xiaoliang stepped forward

"Ah? Are you leaving now? Our senior brothers haven't talked about our old relationship yet!"

Lan Xueyi takes a step back

"Your words sound awkward to me, wait until I finish this part."

"But we will leave Lin'an Mansion and return to China the day after tomorrow."

Lan Xueyi thought about it

"Then I'll come to see you before the day after tomorrow, let's have a drink together as brothers and sisters"

Li Xiaoliang patted Lan Xueyi on the shoulder

"It's a great deal"

Li Xiaoliang bowed his hand, Lan Xueyi returned the gift and went out

In the Ziyun Pavilion in the evening, Zi Linglong was eating grapes with the emperor, and the little maid who had been serving Ziyun Pavilion bowed forward

"My Majesty, Zhaorong, General Lan asks to see you"

Zi Linglong looked at the emperor, the emperor nodded to Zi Linglong

"This is your palace, I will see her as soon as you announce her in"

Zi Linglong to the maid

"Just let her in"

Lan Xueyi walked into the door, knelt down on one knee, and cupped her hands

"I have met my adoptive father and Mrs. Zhaorong"

The emperor asked lightly

"Xue Yi, why did you come to see Zhao Rongsuo so late?"

"Father, I didn't come to see Zhaorong, but you. The eunuch said you were not in the palace, so I knew you were here."

"Then you are so late, why did you come here to find me?"

Lan Xueyi threw the dagger on the ground and knelt down on both knees

"I implore my adoptive father to tell my son the truth! Adoptive father, you are the emperor, you must know the truth."

Zi Linglong looked at the dagger on the ground and stood up in shock.

"Xueyi, you are!"

The emperor stood up, looked at the dagger, and looked at Zi Linglong

"Linglong, step back first, I have something to tell Xue Yi"

Zi Linglong looked at Lan Xueyi worriedly, then looked at the emperor, answered "Yes" in a low voice, and then slowly retreated into the bedroom

The emperor stepped forward to help Lan Xueyi

"Xueyi, I didn't expect you to still not let go of this matter after all these years."

"The revenge of killing one's father is unshakable, Xueyi must avenge this revenge"

The emperor is very calm

"There are two important points in your sentence. The first point is parents, and the second point is hatred. Is what I said right?"

Lan Xueyi felt that there was a mystery in the emperor's words, and asked in confusion

"Father, what do you mean?"

The emperor paced and asked

"That's my question, who do you think your parents are?"

Lan Xueyi doubts

"Prime Minister Lan and his wife?"

The emperor stopped pacing, then asked

"Then what if you say no? Then don't you have no revenge to avenge?"

Lan Xueyi was confused for a moment.

"Father, I don't understand, isn't Prime Minister Lan and his wife the parents of my son?"

"Your biological mother is Lan Xiang's first wife, Liu Shi, not Jiang Shi. She is as beautiful as a flower, and can be called a beauty of a generation. I met her in a court meeting with a married woman."

Lan Xueyi was surprised

"Liu's? Why have I never heard of it from my father?"

[Memory Screen] Miss Liu was lost in the palace, and in a hurry bumped into the emperor who came from the corner with a group of palace people. The emperor helped her up, and the two looked at each other and smiled

"I am in love with her (slightly long pause) but was soon discovered by Lan Xiang"

[Reminiscence screen] The Liu family and the emperor were sitting on a stone chair and snuggled up, Lan Anguo saw it from the moon window in the palace wall, Lan Anguo turned and left angrily

"He felt resentful towards me, so he began to plan a rebellion. At the beginning, he didn't want to usurp the country, but just to avenge my hatred of taking his wife (Dun) and you are the daughter of the Liu family and me, your biological mother You are already dead, and your biological father is right in front of your eyes."

Lan Xueyi shook her head in extreme disbelief

"Impossible! My father has always treated me very well, how could..."

"That's because he didn't know that you were not his daughter. Mrs. Liu died of dystocia when she gave birth to you, and she never had a chance to tell the truth. After half a year, Xiang Lan married Mrs. Jiang. At that time, you You're only half a year old, so it's not surprising to think that Mrs. Jiang is your biological mother."

Lan Xueyi backed away step by step in disbelief

"This is impossible!"

The emperor walked towards Lan Xueyi step by step

"Moreover, I also asked the doctor who once treated Lan Xiang. After Lan Xiang married his second wife, Jiang, he found that he could not have children, so he always regarded you as his only flesh and blood. You couldn’t have children at the beginning, but the doctor didn’t tell him that only Zhen, Wang Ma and the doctor of Lan Xiang’s family knew about your life experience, and the doctor was killed by bandits long before Lan Xiang was killed. The reason why you have Wang Ma This wet nurse, I found it for you right after your biological mother died."

Lan Xueyi was shocked

"Wang Ma? Did you find the adoptive father?"

"One is to breastfeed you, and the other is to monitor the movements of the Lan family. Lan Xiang spent ten years collecting all the information about my Song Dynasty. The conditions for Bian's rebellion were very immature, so their plan was aborted. The Jin people thought that they were simply swindling and breaching the contract to defraud the Jin Kingdom's information, so they killed them and sent assassins to kill them. I just sat by and watched Lan Xiang was killed, but someone was sent to protect you and Wang Ma."

Lan Xueyi lowered his eyes and recalled the scene at that time, meditating

"...It's no wonder that Wang Ma and I are the only ones alive in the Lan family..."

The emperor held Lan Xueyi's hand

"Xue Yi, it's my fault that I haven't told you the truth, and made you mistakenly think that I've been carrying a blood feud for so many years."

Lan Xueyi shook his head

"I was wrong, it would be better if I didn't know the truth..."

"Xue Yi, even if you blame me, I have nothing to say."

"I can't blame my adoptive father. I can only blame my own stupidity. I have been investigating the case for so long and I can't find any clues. I should have known that this matter is related to my adoptive father."

"Xueyi, whatever you want, I can make it up to you"

Lan Xueyi shook off the emperor's hand

"No, my son has practiced martial arts for six years, and spent six years guarding the border in order to improve his martial arts and prepare to avenge his parents. It seems superfluous."

Zi Linglong ran forward from the bedroom

"The official asked Rong Chenqie to say something to Xueyi (to Lan Xueyi) Xueyi, Linglong knows that nothing can persuade you now, I just hope you don't do stupid things"

Lan Xueyi slowly pushed Zi Linglong away

"I was the only one who was kept in the dark for 12 years. I'm already stupid enough." She laughed at herself, then picked up the dagger from the ground, and approached the emperor step by step

Zi Linglong stands in front of the emperor

"Xueyi, what are you doing?"

Lan Xueyi looked at the two with resentful eyes

"My efforts over the years have been to find the truth and avenge my father, but now, killing my father and enemy is a golden man, but you just sit back and watch my adoptive father get killed!"

The emperor walked up to Zi Linglong and let Lan Xueyi walk towards him with a dagger

"Xue Yi, it is the father who is sorry for you. The momentary greed of the father is the cause of this series of tragedies. If killing me can calm the resentment in your heart and allow you to avenge and dissolve all the hatred, then I will Here you go, do it."

Zi Linglong shouted loudly

"Official! (Turning to Lan Xueyi) Xueyi, are you going to kill your own father in order to avenge your adoptive father? What kind of revenge is this?"

Lan Xueyi gritted her teeth, tears flowed from her eyes

"The meaning of my life is revenge. If I can't get revenge, what's the point of my life?"

"No!" Zi Linglong hugged Lan Xueyi from the side

"As long as you're alive, you'll always find meaning"

Lan Xueyi shook her head and whispered

"What Wanyanyue said is true, it's these damned secrets that kill people!"

After saying that, she dropped the dagger and left angrily without looking back.

Zi Linglong stepped forward

"Officials, excuse me for speaking bluntly, do you know how much this truth has dealt a blow to Xue Yi? She basically gave up her identity as a girl for the sake of revenge."

the emperor breathed a sigh of relief

"It is precisely because I know that I procrastinated and concealed it from her for so many years. I originally thought that this matter would be forgotten by her over time, but I never thought that she would still have such a deep obsession with this matter."

"That's because Xue Yi is a person who values ​​affection."

The emperor looked outside Ziyun Pavilion

"Although all these mistakes originated from me, when facing a national crisis and people's lives are in danger, the right choice is often not the easiest one. Lan Xiang was a good person at the beginning, and privately speaking, he would You can point at my nose and scold me, or hit me. After all, I am the one who is wrong, and I should bear all of this. But when he starts to act treasonously, I have no choice but to... (Pull Zi Linglong hand) Linglong, I believe you understand this truth"

Zi Linglong answered softly

"Courts and concubines understand that officials have no choice but to have officials"

"If I can make up for Xueyi, no matter what method, I will do it for Xueyi"

Zi Linglong patted the emperor on the back

"Guanjia, the best way for you now is to do nothing and let her go. Xueyi is a smart person, and she will figure it out slowly."

The emperor sighed

"Hey, that's all there is to it"