Chapter 993: No Regrets
The Emperor's voice trembled unusually with a little excitement.
He glanced at Lin An apologetically and said:
"I'm sorry, kid, but due to my previous suspicions and concerns, I didn't tell you about it the first time I found out about your identity."
"But your talent, your appearance, are the most direct proof."
"Obviously, you've drawn the best of your parents' blood."
"This is the fundamental reason why you were born to be superior to all beings, like a pearl falling in the sand, and the light cannot be concealed at all!"
Lin An was dumbfounded, and was caught off guard by the emperor's sudden revelation of this matter at this opportunity.
She felt the eyes of others.
Their gaze changed.
Even the Saxons, who had the deepest grudge against her, at this moment, in addition to shock, cast even more inexplicable and complicated eyes.
This kind of change before and after made Lin An personally experience the power represented by the concept of blood, which is one of the important pillars of the foundation of secular concepts in the human society of this continent.
This is not just to say that as long as there is the blood of the Merlin royal family in their body, they can get their other treatment.
In the notion of noble blood, family recognition is another indispensable and necessary condition for the lineage to be recognized.
You know, in the wandering private life of the aristocracy, it is easy to leave illegitimate children.
Only a handful of them have been recognized and given a social status commensurate with their bloodline.
The vast majority of the remaining illegitimate children, the better ones, can get a small fortune and live a relatively decent and wealthy life; Even more tragic is that they are completely ignored by their biological parents, either exiled or no different from slaves in aristocratic families, and do not even know their true origins.
From the analysis of the emperor's words, it is obvious that Lin An is the kind of person who lives outside and does not know his life experience.
Therefore, when Pentagram sensed the bloodline on Lin An's body before, it was just a little surprised.
But after the emperor said these words, the situation was completely different.
The emperor's intention to accept Lin An to return to the imperial family was already so obvious.
It can be said that as long as Lin An nods now, her identity will immediately change drastically.
You must know that Lin An is not an illegitimate daughter of unknown origin and completely dependent on the emperor like Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret.
She is a household name as the Purple Rose Lady!
And it can be predicted that within two or three years at the latest, this hot lady's Excellency will advance to the rank of archmage!
Compared to her achievements, the name of an illegitimate daughter is nothing at all.
The aristocracy is the most stubborn, they take pride in maintaining tradition, but they are also the most fickle, and they are all profit animals in nature.
It is foreseeable that there is no need for any hint from the emperor at all, and the treatment that Lin An will receive will be completely opposite to Princess Margaret.
What's more, judging from the emperor's attitude, he won't even let Lin An return with a tainted name.
As long as he wants, the hyenas of the Ombudsman can concoct a tear-jerking and tragic and inspirational life story at any time.
But the premise of this qiē is that Lin An is willing.
The eyes of Pentagram and Saxon both subconsciously focused on the person whose life story was suddenly exposed by the emperor.
Natalie and Saxon, in particular, look at her as if they were going to shoot her through.
The latter had already regained his composure, almost expressionless.
If you insist on saying that there is, then from the slightly deepened corners of your mouth, you may be able to see a trace of mockery.
Lin An raised his eyebrows and was about to say something, but the emperor preemptively said:
"Of course, I know, with your wisdom and wisdom, that I have perceived this truth from many clues."
"I also know that for various reasons, you have a deep knot in your heart for the royal family."
"But I want you to think about it."
"After all, you have the same blood in your body as we do."
The emperor paused slightly, and seemed to hesitate:
"And, judging from your actions, you are not without feelings for the royal family."
The corners of Lin An's mouth twitched.
It turned out to be self-defeating.
Yes.
She did deliberately make the emperor think that her life experience was an important reason why she took the initiative to warn the emperor of the news of the demonic disaster.
Otherwise.
She couldn't find a more plausible reason.
At the beginning, between her and the emperor, not to mention tearing their faces, they were not far apart.
And Lin An's failure to say goodbye at the beginning also clearly demonstrated her attitude.
So in addition to her heart, she also thinks about her life and bloodline, so she has a trace of affection for the Merlin royal family after all, which is more reasonable to explain her actions after warning the emperor than her selflessness and lack of grudges.
Especially after the Saxon succession was a foregone conclusion.
No matter how much real feelings there are, the emperor only hopes that the more the better, so that Lin An can be bound to the ship of the Merlin royal family.
So the emperor had been playing the emotional card before.
But it was still too hasty.
In fact, Lin An knew that this was not the emperor's original plan.
The disharmony of the spirits disrupted the Emperor's original plan.
He had to plan ahead.
The part of the emotional card that is played less can only be made up in other ways.
That's why Lin An became a witness to this ceremony tonight.
Witnessing the Saxon becoming the "Rising Sun" and the relationship between the pentagram and the royal family is not far from the biggest secret of Merlin royalty.
If there is no accident, Lin An will further see and smell the deeper layer of the water surface of the Merlin royal family tonight.
This is another, more euphemistic form of persecution.
The only people who can know the secrets of the royal family are the own people of the Merlin royal family.
If it is under normal circumstances, it is a big deal to tear his face again, anyway, it is not the first time for Lin An.
At this time, the current demonic disaster, if Lin An chooses to do this, it means that all his previous efforts are wasted.
The emperor was indeed not sure.
He didn't know how much the emotional card had an impact on Lin An.
But what Lin An did gave him confidence.
Even if Lin An's feelings for the royal family are not enough, after Lin An has taken the initiative to do so much, and even after she has personally met five legends, even if she is unwilling, it is very likely that she will have to take care of the overall situation.
At first, Lin An was defenseless.
So the emperor almost succeeded.
If Lin An hadn't been alert and suddenly revealed the secret method that the royal family had always had, it would have flowed out of her division at all.
Her previous sensitive and scathing tirade, which seemed abrupt, was actually intended to disrupt the emperor's plan.
At this time, if the emperor exposed Lin An's life experience in person, he would not be able to achieve the original effect at all.
The secret of the royal family, for Lin An, is just a secret that has been known for a long time.
It was even used by Lin An to oppose the army and vent his dissatisfaction.
In this case, it is no longer possible for the emperor to insist that Lin An continue to participate deeply, and even have to appease Lin An.
At this time, if you play this emotional card of "blood background", you will become weak and powerless, and you will only make up for Lin An's loss.
Both the emperor and Lin An knew that Lin An had already gained insight into the emperor's plan.
The harsh words in front of her were overturning the emperor's hole cards, and she was also taking the opportunity to vent her anger.
When everyone else thought that the emperor wanted to accept Lin An back, only Lin An and the emperor knew in their hearts that it was no longer possible.
It's just that the card played by the emperor at this time made Lin An a little hesitant.
She had planned to take this opportunity to turn the table and make the royal family pay the price, so that the emperor would remember the lesson and stop secretly calculating her.
But this does not mean that Lin An has no other scruples.
Merlin's attitude, and by extension, the co-ordination that comes out of it, is a crucial point.
And Merlin's attitude is largely based on the emperor's trust in Lin An.
And the emperor's trust in Lin An, in addition to various reasons, Lin An's bloodline is also a support point that cannot be ignored.
Then this support point cannot be broken casually.
Lin An wanted the emperor to remember the lesson and understand her bottom line, but not at the cost of destroying the emperor's trust in it.
This is the reason why Lin An feels that he is self-defeating.
After analyzing and sorting out all kinds of thoughts in his mind in an instant, Lin An already understood the most appropriate reaction he should make in the blink of an eye.
Her expression was cold, but her eyes were full of complicated feelings, which were fleeting.
But in the face of the emperor's expectant look, Lin An still shook his head lightly:
"My achievements come from my own efforts and the cultivation of many elders."
"Before I first met Him, I didn't know where my bloodline came from."
"I haven't seen my parents since I was a child, and of course, I want to see my own biological parents."
"But after my first conversation with His Majesty, I told myself that henceforth I would only regard myself as the most ordinary of orphans—I did not want to, and did not need to know, who my parents were."
The emperor's face changed instantly.
Lin An brought up the night they really crossed paths for the first time.
It was perhaps the last memory in the emperor's life.
That night was the trigger for the struggle for the succession to the throne, tearing apart the illusion of peace that had been maintained, and causing the emperor to lose his eldest son, who had high hopes for him, as well as many grandchildren.
It was also on that night that the emperor and Lin An broke up unhappily for the first time.
Lin An also vaguely captured part of the emperor's suspicion of his own bloodline because of this.
At that time, the emperor was still on the strong side.
Neither he nor Lin An expected that just a few years later, the situation would change so dramatically.
Lin An's words were to remind the emperor not to forget his original attitude.
She is the proud daughter of the sky, of course she is proud, she did not allow herself to turn back and beg for mercy, and now of course she does not allow the emperor to repent.
The emperor also understood what she meant, and was unwilling, but he also sighed helplessly.
Lin An did not take the matter of the secret method to further attack, which shows that she still has feelings for the royal family.
It's a pity that her attitude is too resolute, and now she is already full-fledged, and the emotional card of her life experience can no longer affect her much.
The emperor felt a trace of regret in his heart, and also a trace of pain.
If he had known today, he wouldn't have been so tough.
But if he wasn't so tough at the beginning, even if he still couldn't save Lin An, maybe he and Odin wouldn't have come this far.
Then he won't be left without options now.
But there is no regret medicine to take.
So the emperor's heart, after a short period of weakness, soon hardened again.
He wasn't wrong.
After that happens, Odin is no longer a proper heir to the throne, and he will only let Merlin ruin Miè in his madness.
He has no regrets.
Even if he had to do it all over again, he would still do it.
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