mtl008 Chapter 462 The Truth
Chapter 462 The Truth
"Are they?"
Looking at the similar outline, Shen Bazhi had a certain guess in his mind.
Ruan Jinpeng looked at him.
"As you guessed, the people in the painting are a pair of sisters..."
"So what are their current identities?"
Looking at the two tiny figures in the painting, Shen Bazhi's answer was obvious.
"They are He Yuyan and Wu Weiwei!"
"Is not likely to!"
Ruan Jinpeng waved his hand.
"No? Then who are they?"
Looking at the similar features to his beloved, Ruan Jinpeng announced his answer.
"These are the Luo family's twin sisters, Luo Ke'er and Luo Xin'er!"
"The Luo family?"
Shen Bazhi was curious.
"Yes, the Luo family of Xiliang."
After Ruan Jinpeng's explanation, Shen Bazhi realized that the Luo family had a great connection with the royal family of the world.
Back then, the Luo family was extremely powerful, and its members practically controlled the entire imperial clan of the world.
Royal families from various countries all wanted to use the Luo family's influence to consolidate their rule.
Therefore, almost every emperor who ascended the throne in each generation would send a hostage to the Luo family.
Thirty years ago, the concubine of the head of the Luo family gave birth to a pair of twin sisters.
Just then, the gears of fate began to turn.
A major event happened to the Luo family back then.
The head of the Luo family disappeared without a trace, and three years later he was found dead in Chulong Prefecture. From then on, the Luo family began to fall from its pedestal.
These two sisters were so beautiful that they were later fought over by various forces.
Looking at Luo Ke'er sleeping in the ice coffin, Shen Bazhi asked in confusion, "Luo Ke'er has an affair with the Wei royal family, so what about Luo Kexin?"
Ruan Jinpeng looked at him.
"Luo Kexin was sent to Nanzhao, but since that incident twelve years ago, no one knows her whereabouts..."
Upon hearing this, Shen Bazhi frowned.
Twelve years ago, wasn't that the time when that person appeared?
"Yan'er, whose daughter is Yan'er?"
Shen Bazhi was eager to know who He Yuyan's birth mother was.
Ruan Jinpeng glanced at him indifferently.
"I've said it before, Yan'er is my daughter!"
"No, she could never be your daughter..."
According to the information Shen Bazhi found, Ruan Jinpeng, like him, came from a humble background and was merely a servant who worked for others. It was impossible for him to win the hearts of the Luo sisters.
"Hahaha……"
Ruan Jinpeng laughed loudly.
"why are you laughing?"
Ruan Jinpeng looked at Shen Bazhi.
"As expected of the person I chose!"
To tell you the truth, Yan'er is indeed not my daughter, but I love her far more than I love my own daughter..."
Seeing the crazed look in Ruan Jinpeng's eyes, Shen Bazhi frowned.
"Enough! If Yan'er isn't your daughter, then whose daughter is she?"
He pointed the knife at Ruan Jinpeng, his eyes filled with threat.
"You really want to know?"
Seeing the knife held to his neck, Ruan Jinpeng's smile vanished.
However, Shen Bazhi simply stared at him coldly, his face expressionless.
"Alright! Since you want to know, then I'll tell you!"
Sixteen years have passed since this incident, and now it's time to reveal the truth...
"Yan'er is not Luo Ke'er's daughter, but the daughter of my twin brother and the Princess!"
"What did you say?"
Shen Bazhi looked crazed. At this moment, he felt like a monkey, being played around by Ruan Jinpeng.
The sharp blade that was held to Ruan Jinpeng's neck accidentally pierced his neck in his excitement.
As blood gushed out, Ruan Jinpeng revealed a maniacal smile.
"Heh, you didn't expect that, did you! I admired the Princess, but I ended up sending my younger brother to be her consort..."
However, due to jealousy, Ruan Jinpeng placed his younger brother Ruan Jinwei under house arrest after he shared a room with the princess, and disguised himself as him to appear at the princess's residence.
Amid Ruan Jinpeng's sobs, Shen Bazhi finally learned that Ruan Jinpeng had once been a guard in the Princess's residence.
He had always harbored feelings for the eldest princess.
However, due to his wrongdoing, he was later reassigned by the emperor to Chulong Prefecture.
Driven by resentment, he strives to become stronger and seeks revenge on the emperor.
Knowing the princess's preference for men, he orchestrated a meeting between his younger brother and the princess after becoming the leader of the Black Hawk Gang.
That's how things turned out; the younger brother successfully became the emperor's son-in-law.
After the two married, the eldest princess became pregnant. Later, seeing the deep affection between the two, Ruan Jinpeng could not suppress his jealousy and put his younger brother under house arrest.
He then impersonated himself and appeared at the Princess's residence.
However, because of that issue, the eldest princess began to have doubts about him.
Left with no other choice, he had to let his younger brother reappear.
This cycle continued for more than half a year until his younger brother couldn't take it anymore and wanted to expose him, at which point he poisoned his brother.
As for the subsequent loss of the eldest princess's daughter, that was also his idea.
He used the help of the then-unfavored Fifth Prince to deliver the infant He Yuyan to the wife of a herbal medicine merchant in the countryside.
His purpose in doing so was naturally to retaliate against the princess's contempt for him.
The more she loved her younger brother Ruan Jinwei, the more she wanted to torment him.
After all, it was the child born to his beloved woman and his younger brother. Although he had not appeared in person for the past sixteen years, he had always sent people to keep an eye on He Yuyan.
Of course, he didn't need to tell Shen Bazhi about this.
However, it doesn't matter whether you say it or not now.
He killed his younger brother, who was his only family, and he failed his parents' dying wish.
"Little brother, your older brother has come to see you..."
Seeing Ruan Jinpeng's increasingly unfocused gaze, Shen Bazhi simply gave him a quick death!
The truth of the matter is now almost clear.
The reason why He Yuyan and Wu Weiwei look somewhat alike is because the eldest princess resembles Luo Ke'er.
However, the two are not related by blood.
So, whose bloodline is Wu Weiwei?
Why would she have the Princess's token in her possession?
Thinking of this, Shen Bazhi frowned.
"Chief, there's new information from the Great Wei!"
Upon exiting the imperial mausoleum, the waiting attendants immediately stepped forward to report.
"what's the situation?"
"According to our informant stationed at Wujiang, Lu Hanting is probably about to make a move!"
Listening to his subordinate's report, Shen Bazhi looked up at a red glow on the horizon and murmured, "It seems the world's格局 (geju, a concept encompassing overall structure, overall situation, and overall dynamics) needs to change!"
"Seventh Prince, His Majesty's condition has been fluctuating recently, and Eunuch Wei is worried about His Majesty's health."
"He instructed the kitchen to prepare a medicinal meal for the Emperor, and sent me to invite you to serve the Emperor his medicine..."
"Who are you? I've never seen you before."
"I am Eunuch Wei's newly adopted godson, named Xiao Liu Zi!"
The little eunuch's lowered eyes flickered for a moment.
"Oh!"
The seventh prince responded, and no longer suspected anything.
"By the way, what time is it now?"
"Your Highness, it is now 3:45 PM..."
"It's so late, hasn't Father Emperor gone to bed yet?"
Seeing the seventh prince's bewildered and stupid expression, the little eunuch sneered inwardly.
What an idiot! No wonder the master only sent him to deal with it.
"Seventh Prince, please stop asking so many questions."
The Emperor's condition is not optimistic, and I am at a loss, since he only wants to eat the medicinal meals you feed him..."