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Chapter 274: World 1 Mission Completed (11)
When Nie Qingxue left the cell and walked out of the prison gate, she raised her hand and touched her face. When she found that there was no cold or wet touch, she breathed a sigh of relief.
No matter what, God was always on her side. That's why he gave her chance after chance to come back. After going through so much, Nie Qingxue no longer wanted to look for another man. Loving herself was the most important thing.
Unfortunately, it took her a long time to understand this.
Nie Qingxue knew that she couldn't go down the wrong path again. Living the rest of her life well was what she should do and what she should take.
"General Liu, thank you very much." Nie Qingxue looked at the silent middle-aged man standing beside her.
Liu Wang placed his right hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist. His eyes were like an eagle, and his voice was low: "What is there to thank me for? The little girl is quite brave."
Nie Qingxue smiled slightly, her eyes twinkling, "I want to thank you, General Liu, please excuse me for a moment."
The two walked to a place with dense bamboo forest. This was a bamboo forest specially opened up by the imperial palace. The environment was quiet and birdsong could be heard from time to time.
There were not many people in the bamboo forest at this time, so when Nie Qingxue and Liu Wang walked to the pavilion and sat down, they did not attract much attention.
"Has the new emperor been found?" Nie Qingxue sat opposite Liu Wang and asked directly.
Liu Wang snorted coldly, "Treason." After scolding Nie Qingxue, he answered her question, "I've found a suitable candidate among my collateral relatives. He's only ten years old, so he can come to the palace to receive instruction tomorrow."
"Thank you, General Liu, for telling me. I can also tell you something." Nie Qingxue tucked the loose hair behind her ears. "My aunt..."
Liu Wang frowned, "What happened between me and you is all in the past, there's no need to bring it up again."
Nie Qingxue seemed a little disappointed. "Well, General Liu, if you don't want to listen, then don't bother."
Nie Qingxue had a rough idea of what was going on between Liu Wang and Leng Yanqu. With this clue, she was able to persuade Liu Wang to help her and Leng Yanqu to harden her heart and eliminate everything.
She still remembered that in her previous life, she felt sorry for her aunt and went to the palace to visit her.
However, she did not expect that her aunt had gone mad and mistook her for Imperial Noble Consort Yang Ruiyue.
Through her aunt's crazy talk, Nie Qingxue learned a secret.
That is, the former crown prince Tu Mingya was not the biological son of Emperor Tu Yanqing. That is why Tu Yanqing got rid of Tu Mingya.
The Yang family behind Yang Ruiyue has always wanted to bring down the Leng family so that Yang Ruiyue can become the queen of the Zhou Kingdom.
So I have been secretly looking for Leng Yanqu's weaknesses.
But everything about Leng Yanqu was well protected by the Leng family, and the people from the Yang family could not find out anything.
However, during the Lantern Festival one year, when Yang Ruiyue was holding a banquet in the palace, she discovered that when Liu Wang toasted Leng Yanqu, he had some inexplicable feelings for her.
So Yang Ruiyue sent people to investigate Liu Wang.
This investigation made her realize that Leng Yanqu had studied in the same school as Liu Wang when they were young.
The two had a close relationship, and Liu Wang even expressed his feelings for Leng Yanqu in front of many people at her coming-of-age ceremony, but was rejected by Leng Yanqu in person.
Disheartened, Liu Wang went to the border. When he came back again, it was the day Leng Yanqu married Tu Yanqing.
Then Liu Wang went to the border again, and stayed there for seven years.
Seven years later, Leng Yanqu had given birth to two princesses, and there were many more concubines in the palace. The concubines all hoped that the queen would not give birth to a son, so that when their sons were born, they would have the opportunity to become the crown prince.
The emperor at that time was obsessed with alchemy, which damaged his foundation, so there were few women who became pregnant in the palace.
Liu Wang, who was far away in the frontier, also returned to Tiandu City at this time because his family was urging him to get married.
A few days later, Leng Yanqu felt unwell and summoned the imperial physician, who diagnosed her as pregnant.
The Emperor had just stayed in the Empress's chambers two days before, and Yang Ruiyue knew that he had been in poor health. It was impossible for Leng Yanqu to get pregnant so easily.
So when Yang Ruiyue knew these things, she had a bold plan in her mind.
He whispered in the ears of Emperor Tu Yanqing that Liu Wang and Leng Yanqu were childhood sweethearts and that they seemed to have feelings for each other.
Tu Yanqing, who was suspicious by nature, immediately sent people to investigate the matter.
At that time, Crown Prince Tu Mingya was already twenty years old and had just passed his coming-of-age ceremony. It had been so long that the investigation took some time.
But once the seeds of doubt are planted, they will take root and sprout.
During a blood test to identify relatives, Tu Yanqing became completely furious when he saw the two drops of blood that did not mix.
Having taken too many pills, he had already become confused and emotionally unstable.
Tu Mingya was in a secret room, and Tu Yanqing fed him a drug that could make people stupid.
What happened afterwards was just as Nie Qingxue knew.
But Leng Yanqu didn't know that she always thought that it was Yang Ruiyue who killed her son.
In fact, Leng Yanqu's children are all Tu Yanqing's, but Tu Yanqing doesn't trust them.
Nie Qingxue stood up. She listened to the rustling of bamboo leaves in the breeze and watched Liu Wang's back as he walked out.
She sighed softly. She didn't want to get involved in the affairs of these two people. But for the sake of revenge, she didn't care about that.
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Three days later, in Shengjing City of Tianyao Kingdom.
Gu Chang sat on the second floor of the Grand Theater, near the railing, and could clearly see everything on the stage below.
The theater waiter came over with tea and cakes. "Sir, your tea and cakes are here. These cloud cakes and peach heart cakes are our most delicious cakes."
After Gu Chang thanked him, the waiter left with a smile.
He ordered these to put more food on his table.
When you go back later, just ask Tianyu to pack it up and take it away.
Thinking of this, Gu Chang began to listen to the melodious voice of the actress on the stage.
Suddenly, Gu Chang noticed that there was a young man wearing a white veil covering his eyes walking through the crowd on the first floor.
Gu Chang blinked, then stood up and walked downstairs.
The system asked doubtfully: "Host, who are you looking for?"
Gu Chang walked down the stairs and saw a person in white flashing through the crowd, so he chased after him.
"I'll tell you later."
After saying this, Gu Chang kept moving through the crowd until he walked outside the theater, where he discovered that the man was standing at the tea stall opposite the theater.
When Gu Chang walked over, the young man with his eyes covered by white gauze raised his head, and the corners of his lips curled slightly, "Gui Yan, long time no see."
Gu Chang was stunned. "You!" Realizing that his voice was a little loud, he pulled Tu Mingyuan's wrist and walked to the second floor of the theater. "Let's go upstairs and talk."
After the two returned to their previous seats and sat down, Gu Chang finally asked the question he wanted to ask: "Your Highness, you are doing well in the Zhou Kingdom, why are you here?"
Tu Mingyuan first glanced at the cakes on the table, then took a sip of the tea in front of Gu Chang. Then he answered Gu Chang's question: "Gui Yan, the Seventh Prince of Zhou Kingdom is dead."
Hearing this, Gu Chang was even more shocked.
Dead?! Then who is the person sitting in front of him now?!
Thinking of this, Gu Chang reached out and pinched Tu Mingyuan's face. After pinching it for a while, Gu Chang felt relieved.
Fortunately, it is true.
But how come he didn't know this news?
The system said, "Host, you've been playing around since you returned to Tianyao. It's not normal for you not to know about these things."
Gu Chang didn't have time to reply to the system. He looked at Tu Mingyuan seriously, "Your Highness, what on earth is going on?"
From Tu Mingyuan's concise narration, Gu Chang learned what had happened in Zhu Country a few days ago.
Gu Chang opened his eyes slightly wide. He didn't expect things to turn out like this.
"Then Your Highness is here to see me?"
Tu Mingyuan nodded and said, "Yes." As soon as he finished speaking, a new person appeared on the stage below.
"Taking advantage of the fine weather, the picturesque mountains and clear waters, the moonlight shining on West Lake, and spreading the cold light a little bit."
Amidst the gentle singing, Gu Chang heard Tu Mingyuan's soft voice, "Because I can't forget you, Guiyan. I originally wanted to leave the palace and live a carefree life. But when I saw you leave, I suddenly wanted to follow you and travel everywhere with you."
"With my beloved, in a emerald-green lacquer-covered red boat, beneath a lantern, tidying my hair and drawing my eyebrows, drinking fragrant tea, expressing our love for each other, in the misty water, with falling petals drifting by."
Gu Chang's eyes were filled with a gentle light, "Your Highness, are you expressing your feelings to me?"
Tu Mingyuan said firmly, "Yes, Guiyan. I am pleased with you."
"The clouds and rain of Wushan Mountain, waking and sleeping, I only envy the mandarin ducks, not the fairies."
The moment the lyrics fell, Gu Chang smiled gently.
Suddenly, a tall man in dark fancy clothes came from behind Gu Chang.
Murong Heng's face was cold, and he said stiffly: "He is already mine."
Gu Chang didn't know when Murong Heng came, but he guessed it when he saw Tian Yu.
Tianyu lowered his head, not daring to look at Gu Chang.
"Who are you?" Tu Mingyuan asked gently.
Murong Heng grabbed Gu Chang's wrist and forced himself to sit down next to him.
At this time, the guests around them had all been invited downstairs. Seeing that there were not many people on the second floor, Murong Heng sneered, "Why are you pretending? Don't you know who I am?"
Tu Mingyuan pursed the corners of his lips.
Murong Heng spoke again: "And you're not blind, why are you wearing a bandage around your eyes?"
Hearing this, Gu Chang turned his gaze to Tu Mingyuan's face.
The other person raised his hand and took off the white gauze from his eyes, opened his eyes and looked at Gu Chang.
Gu Chang, "Ah?"
"A Chang, you know now. He is a liar who has deceived you. He said he likes you just to get you to help him get back in power." Murong Heng sneered.
Tu Mingyuan looked at Gu Chang, tears in his eyes. "I'm already dead in Zhuo Country. I came to Shengjing just to find Guiyan. Guiyan, do you believe me?"
Murong Heng saw this scene and felt a little angry. "Tu Mingyuan, don't think I don't know what you are up to. Ah Chang, let's go back to the palace. Don't stay with this liar."
Just as Murong Heng pulled Gu Chang's wrist and stood up, there were already traces of tears on Tu Mingyuan's face.
This was the first time that Gu Chang saw Tu Mingyuan cry, and he couldn't help but feel a sharp pain in his heart.
"No. Ah Heng, His Highness has nothing left. His biological mother's ashes are right here. Let him come with us." After Gu Chang finished speaking, seeing that Murong Heng's face had become even uglier, he softened his tone, "Ah Heng, let him live with me in the house outside the palace."
Murong Heng had a tense face, his hands hanging at his sides were clenched tightly, and he stared at Tu Mingyuan with eyes that seemed to be spitting fire.
In the end, Murong Heng agreed.
However, Tu Mingyuan could not live with Gu Chang, so he had to live somewhere else. He was then watched by the Night Shadow Guards, and he had to get Murong Heng's permission before leaving.
After saying this, Murong Heng suddenly thought of something. He remembered that Tu Mingyuan was called Gu Changguiyan, and immediately realized that this was a fake name he had chosen in Sangluo City.
Tu Mingyuan didn't even know Gu Chang's real name. In comparison, he was still the closest person to Gu Chang.
After figuring this out, Murong Heng suddenly felt much better.
There was a hint of pride in the look he gave Tu Mingyuan.
Gu Chang looked at the two people, one in black and one in white. He felt that he had to deal with the relationship between the two before leaving.
"Since you're here, why not go and pay your respects to your deceased mother? Tianyu, take him to the imperial mausoleum." Murong Heng said to Tu Mingyuan with a cold and handsome face. Then, he turned his head and said to Gu Chang in a gentle tone, "A Chang, let's go. It's getting late. We should return to the palace."
Tu Mingyuan smiled slightly, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Hmph." Murong Heng snorted coldly, put his arm around Gu Chang's waist and walked towards the stairs.
He still remembered Tu Mingyuan's confession to Gu Chang just now, so he was planning in his mind how to express his feelings to Gu Chang.
And the venue must be grand. With these two approaches, he doesn't believe that he can't beat this kid Tu Mingyuan.
"Gui Yan, you go back first. I will come to find you later." Tu Mingyuan said gently.
Gu Chang had no choice but to nod and said, "Then I'll come to see you tomorrow."
After he finished speaking, he was dragged away by Murong Heng.
The next morning, Gu Chang asked Tian Yu where Tu Mingyuan lived, and then took a carriage there.
After asking the servants and learning that Tu Mingyuan was in the study, Gu Chang had someone take him there.
In the study, Tu Mingyuan was writing something. Hearing some hurried footsteps, he looked up.
Then he saw Gu Chang walking towards him quickly.
Tu Mingyuan looked at Gu Chang who rushed in, and said in a gentle voice: "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious. Sit down and talk first." He walked out from behind the table and motioned Gu Chang to follow him to the yard outside the study.
"Okay." Gu Chang nodded and sat on the wooden bench in the yard.
"Gui Yan came to see me, do you want to say something?" Tu Mingyuan asked in a gentle tone.
Gu Chang pursed his lips and looked at Tu Mingyuan with his dark eyes, "Let me tell you something. First of all, my name is not Gu Guiyan, that's just a fake name. My real name is Gu Chang. Secondly, I don't have much time left, probably more than a year."
Tu Mingyuan's hands, hidden in his wide sleeves, clenched the soft fabric beneath his palms. "Are you kidding?"
Gu Chang said seriously: "No. Your Highness, you have seen it too. My body is special."
"So, Your Highness, can you accompany me on my travels while I'm still alive?"
Hearing this, Tu Mingyuan smiled slightly, "Of course."