"As if I would be eternally grateful to you. If you don't want anyone to know, you shouldn't do it. Tell me then, how did my parents die?" He looked at the Emperor, who was full of morality and righteousness, with sarcasm.
"You know? I didn't mean to. They opposed me, so I ordered the arrows to be shot." Remembering the tragic deaths of the couple back then, the Emperor was heartbroken. That was the woman he loved most in his life. He originally wanted to kill him too, but seeing his similar face to hers, he couldn't bear it. Over the years, every time he saw him, he couldn't help but take extra care of him, but how did the other party repay him?
"That's just your guess. My parents were loyal to you, and you killed them. I've wanted revenge for years but had no opportunity. Today, you won't get away." After speaking, he waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him immediately moved forward, quickly capturing the Emperor and the chief eunuch.
"Take them to the front and let the Grand Commandant decide their fate." He didn't even look at them and directly commanded. As soon as the people from Binzhou contacted him, he eagerly agreed to be an inside informant. Knowing that the Grand Commandant would not let the Emperor off, he felt a sense of great satisfaction.
"It's not like that, listen to me explain." The Emperor reached out to grab him, as he didn't want to die. He had finally become Emperor, the ruler of the world, and he still wanted to inquire about the elixir of immortality.
Wu Caiwei and Ye Xingli appeared in the grand hall wearing masks. The crowd wisely pushed the Emperor to kneel before them.
"I don't want the throne anymore. Can you spare me if I write a decree of abdication in favor of the virtuous?" The Emperor looked at them pleadingly. At this point, all he wanted was to survive.
"Don't you want to know who we are?" Wu Caiwei looked at him with some curiosity.
"Who you are is not important. What's important is that from now on, you will be the masters of the Heavenly Dynasty. I just want to be a leisurely prince." Anyway, it made no difference to him who became Emperor, as long as the other party could spare his life.
Wu Caiwei ignored him. The two slowly removed their masks in front of everyone, ready to appear in public openly from now on.
"In case His Majesty doesn't recognize me, allow me to introduce myself. I am the fifth young madam of the Ye family, and the only offspring of Prince Xiaoyao."
Although the other party's voice was very calm, the Emperor's face lost a bit of color with every word he heard. He had found it strange back then. As soon as the couple left Binzhou, something happened in Binzhou. How could it be such a coincidence? Later, they were homeless, and the people he sent could never keep up with their movements. Now it seemed they were all a ruse.
"So, it's my niece. We're family, let's discuss it." He twitched the corners of his mouth stiffly, regretting it deeply. No wonder they could so easily subdue the troops in Binzhou after arriving. The root cause was right here.
"Don't play dumb. You know I'm here to avenge my father. The reason I'm wasting words with you today is to ask you one thing: did you interfere in the mountain god incident?" Although Wu Caiwei and Ye Xingli had been fighting for the throne, she had never forgotten this matter. After all, the original owner had died because of them, so she had to get revenge for her.
The reason she didn't pursue it further back then was that she discovered too many people were involved. How could the village chief's family commit such a major crime without being discovered? At first, she thought the other party had concealed it too well. It was in Huzhou that she finally realized that even the provincial governor was helping. The matter was not as simple as she imagined.
In the middle of the night, she also found it strange. Why did the village chief's family pester the Liu family? Liu Yue had already escaped, yet they still wanted Qiyue to impersonate her. After thinking about it, there was only one explanation: the person had run away, and they couldn't explain it to their superiors, so they had to let Qiyue take her place. That so-called righteous county magistrate was not truly righteous. Instead, through investigation, he discovered that the people sold to Huzhou were not the right ones.
Seemingly without the Emperor's involvement, who would notice a peasant girl in a small mountain village, deliberately trying to sell her, and having her die tragically outside?
"I don't understand what you're talking about. What mountain god? Does a mountain god really exist?" This time, the Emperor was genuinely confused.
"Then did you order people to harm me? I'm just a peasant girl living in a small mountain village. I can't even read a few words. I've never traveled far from home since I was a child. Even so, you wouldn't let me go. Everything today is your own doing." If the other party hadn't been so ruthless, she might never have known her origins.
The Eldest Young Madam didn't want her to live in hatred; she just wanted the original owner to grow up safely. She was initially wary of the other party. Perhaps their interactions would be limited in this life. Besides, if they could live a peaceful life, they wouldn't have thought of rebelling. So, all of this was retribution.
"If you don't cut the grass at the roots, it will grow again in the spring breeze. Even if you are a woman, the generals of Binzhou will still follow you. Indeed, haven't you, as a woman, led them back to the capital?" The Emperor knew that any further denial would be useless. The other party already knew the truth. He regretted it, regretting his indecisiveness back then, worrying about alerting Binzhou and the Marquis of Anding's estate, and worrying about the gazes of the court officials. And the result?
Every time there was a change of power, the imperial palace was like a bloody mess, and this time was no exception. Although the two had strictly instructed not to kill innocent people, there were too many people involved with the Emperor. Sometimes, if you don't harm others, others will stab you with a sword. Wu Caiwei was also very helpless about this.
With everything settled, the second son of the Marquis of Anding's estate finally became honest. He never expected that his eldest sister-in-law's illegitimate daughter would become the Empress. Thinking back to how they almost killed his eldest sister-in-law due to the instigation of the two, he couldn't help but feel a sense of dread. If things had gone according to his plan, his head would probably have been chopped off by now.
When he saw his elder brother, he even showed a fawning smile, hoping that he would speak well of him to the Emperor and Empress in the future, so that he could also be granted an official position.
The most surprised was Old Master Ye. He never expected that his most useless son in his eyes would become a high and mighty monarch. Although his son might have lived a difficult life for many years, no matter what, he had always protected him. He believed that his son would be filial to him for this reason.
Every time he thought of this, he couldn't help but laugh in his dreams. Who would have thought that the founding emperor would be his son? Their Ye family had truly had their ancestors' graves smoke with good fortune. He originally thought he had no successor after reaching this position, but unexpectedly, his fifth son soared to the heavens.
He was happy, but Madam Ye suffered. Recalling the suppression and mockery he had subjected him to since childhood, she couldn't help but want to slap herself twice. But she couldn't blame her either. What family's illegitimate son had the audacity of their illegitimate son?