nycdaug Chapter 408
Chapter 408
Chapter 408
Pei Shang smiled brightly, "It's just an empty title... I'm not as good as my second brother in terms of talent and learning; he was the top scholar in the imperial examination."
"That's because you didn't take the imperial examination. If you had, you would have been the top scholar."
Pei Shang was stunned for a moment, staring at her, recalling the time they had dinner together and her praise.
His gaze softened. "You know about my past?"
"Of course, I heard it from the Emperor, and from the first time I saw you, I felt that you were an extremely outstanding person, skilled in both literature and martial arts. Moreover, you are kind-hearted, gentle, and considerate of others. It is difficult to find a man like you, Young Master Pei, in this world. The girl who marries you will definitely be very happy."
Pei Shanghe's ears turned bright red. "You... think too highly of me. Actually, I'm not as good as you think."
Do you want to know what the Emperor is doing at the border?
Yun Xiyue nodded quickly, "Yes, doesn't Zeng Rou have an older sister?"
Pei Shang was stunned for a moment, then seemed to understand what difficulties she had encountered.
"Yes, her name is Zeng Qing. She and Zeng Rou are twin sisters. When the Emperor arrived at the border, he was the Crown Prince. At that time, the late Emperor had him follow General Zeng, General Xiao, and Prince Qin to learn and gain experience."
“The Zeng family, the Xiao family, and the Qin family all sent their daughters to accompany them.”
"The purpose is to select a Crown Princess."
The daughter of the Xiao family was older, so it was basically impossible for her to marry the King of Qin. In the end, she went with the King of Qin.
And the Qin family.
The Qin family's daughter was a princess, who eventually married into the Northern Palace Kingdom in place of Xiao Rongrong.
Logically speaking, the Princess of Qin should be the most suitable candidate for Crown Princess, after all, she is the daughter of the old prince.
But Murong Yu didn't like it.
"Finally, only the Zeng sisters were left. They were too young to get married."
"But they are quite bold. Because they grew up on the frontier, they are different from the girls in the capital. They are lively and bolder."
"Both sisters liked their cousin, but he wasn't interested in matters of love and had always been engrossed in studying military strategy and martial arts."
Zeng Qing and Zeng Rou, however, persevered.
They followed him around every day. At that time, Murong Yu also had him and Leng Yan by his side, so they couldn't just stick to him whenever they wanted.
"Once, my cousin was attacked. It was a very difficult and dangerous situation. Everyone fought desperately to save their lives. My cousin, Leng Yan, and I were all seriously injured."
"My cousin lost too much blood and fell into a coma. We all thought we would die. If we were captured alive, we would definitely choose to commit suicide to avoid becoming a handle to threaten the Great Xia."
They didn't want anyone to know Murong Yu's identity.
They all lied and claimed to be the Crown Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty.
But the other party did not send a letter.
"At that moment, Zeng Qing disguised herself as her cousin, wearing his clothes, and lured the assassins away. By the time we found Zeng Qing, she was already dead, and her death was gruesome..."
She was captured alive and discovered to be a woman.
His clothes were stripped off, and he was humiliated to death.
Yun Xiyue's expression was not good. So Zeng Rou had such a trump card. No wonder she was so confident.
Murong Yu seemed to be somewhat indulgent towards her.
“You don’t need to worry about it. Your cousin has already given the Zeng family more than enough compensation. The Zeng family has always held military power and enjoyed endless wealth and luxury. As long as they don’t rebel, your cousin will turn a blind eye to anything else they do.”
"The Zeng family also proposed that my cousin marry Zeng Rou. But my cousin did not agree."
He refused then, so it's even less likely he'll marry Zeng Rou now.
“However, if Zeng Rou were to enter the palace as a concubine…” Pei Shang hesitated before continuing.
My cousin would probably agree with that.
Yunxiyue had lost all interest in listening.
She really didn't know enough about Murong Yu.
"Thank you. I understand."
Pei Shang looked at her, "You..."
"It's nothing. I just suddenly learned about this and was a little curious, so I asked. The Emperor didn't intend to tell me, so I'll pretend I don't know."
Pei Shang understood that he should pretend he had never seen her.
Leave Furi Building.
It was already evening when they returned to the Yun family home.
An uninvited guest appeared in the house.
"Where did you go?" Murong Yu appeared, having changed into casual clothes.
"He went to inspect the shops," Yun Xiyue said.
Murong Yu narrowed his eyes slightly. He had received news that she had gone to Furui Tower to see Pei Shang, which was why she left the palace.
I never expected her to lie to me.