Xue'er was stunned, this is the third time Xuanyuan Yu has said this, if the first two times she still thought that he said it because he was angry with the emperor, then what about this time? You can't be angry with yourself, right? But she didn't consciously provoke the other party!

Looking at the woman opposite with a confused face, Xuanyuan Yu sighed, wanting to show a smile to Xue'er, but the smile was extremely bitter: "I, the third prince, am really pretending, I don't want to lie to you......"

In the night, Xuanyuan's voice was gloomy and lonely: "I'm a ...... Bastard. ”

Xue'er's eyes widened, she couldn't imagine that Xuanyuan Yu would say such a sentence, and she didn't know what to say for a while, so she just looked at each other blankly.

Xuanyuan's voice seemed to come from a distant realm, ethereal: "Originally, I didn't want to say such a thing, let alone tell you, but when it came to the end, I found that I didn't want to be an inexplicable person at all. ”

He took Xue'er's hand again, still not allowing Xue'er to refuse, but the coolness from the whole palm of his hand directly entered Xue'er's heart, and at the same time, he had a little more pity for the man in front of him who suddenly became lonely.

So, she listened quietly, and he began to tell in a vague manner, walking slowly outside the hidden garden of the Providence Villa under the cover of night, and the path under his feet seemed to have no end.

Xuanyuan Yu told Xue'er that he was indeed the emperor's son, but he was not the "three princes" in the emperor's mouth, and the real three princes should have died in a harem conspiracy shortly after he was born.

Of course, the emperor never lacked a child, so at the beginning, after a few days of grief, the emperor also recovered his mood, and even the conspiracy was not pursued.

As for whether he really didn't know, or deliberately pretended to be confused, it was not for Xue'er to guess, these situations, even Xuanyuan Yu, were all known from Yingli's mouth, and they were not particularly detailed.

As for Yingli's identity, Xuanyuan Yu told Xue'er that his identity was just like the current Yang Jin, but later for some reason, he said goodbye to the emperor.

As for the reason why Yingli suddenly left the palace, it was still related to Xuanyuan's life experience.

Like all emperors, after staying in the deep palace for a long time, they will be very quiet and want to go to Outer Manchurian to take a look, so the current emperor is naturally no exception.

So not long after the death of the real third prince, the emperor suddenly moved the idea of leaving the palace on a sunny afternoon.

Yingli, who was still the head of the guard at the time, naturally wanted to accompany him, and the emperor took care of everything and made some arrangements, so the pair of master and servant quietly left the palace.

The emperor also seemed to be a little disgusted with the battle in the harem, so this time he only wanted to escape, so he not only left the palace, but finally left the capital.

The emperor who left the capital gradually became cheerful, and he didn't want to return to the palace like a cage, and unconsciously, all the way to the south, he came to Yingli's hometown.

said that he had not been back to his hometown for many years, and he had long been different, but the emperor had a strong interest after overhearing Yingli talk about it once.

Yingli's hometown is just a small town, which is further south than the capital, but it is not within the boundary of the south of the Yangtze River.

In fact, the so-called beauty, but many times it is just by the mood in the heart, so tired of the intrigue in the harem, the emperor who competes for favor and flattery, when he sees the quiet and indifferent, indisputable and pure and beautiful woman like crystal, the emperor is tempted.

Naturally, there is nothing to repeat after that, the emperor at that time was in the prime of life, and he was personable, coupled with his long-term pampering, he naturally had the unique charm of a man. What's more, he was deliberately pursuing, and soon captured the heart of a woman named Ruo Zhining, who was known as the first beauty in Xiangying at that time. Then it came to pass, and the emperor was proud, and the shadow left silently and dutifully did his duty.

However, the emperor is the emperor after all, and it is impossible to indulge in Gentle Township forever, so after staying in Xiangying for more than ten days, the emperor can no longer bear the pressure from the palace and quietly leaves.

After experiencing the gentleness and tranquility of the woman, the emperor was naturally refreshed, and then he threw himself into the tense and complicated harem of government and intrigue, and gradually forgot the first beauty of Xiangying.

It was only after a year had passed, and on another equally sunny afternoon, that the pair of masters and servants chatted and inadvertently mentioned the woman named Ruo Zhining.

However, it was impossible to go out of the palace again, so the emperor who had a lovesick heart sent out the shadow who had been following him and knew everything, one was to see the woman's recent situation, and then to show his identity and take the other party into the palace.

That is, this time, Shadow is gone, never to return to the palace.

When the emperor loves a woman, he is naturally favored in every way, but he is the emperor after all, and what he covets is only his own momentary pleasure, and he does not really put himself in Ruozhi's shoes.

Or, he thought that being able to think of Ruo Zhining again and take her into the palace to give her a title was already the greatest gift and affection.

However, Ruo Zhining didn't need it anymore.

When Yingli was ordered to rush to Xiangying Town, Ruo Zhining had become a taboo in the entire town, because she had a child out of wedlock, angry with her father, unchaste, unfilial, and spurned by everyone!

Xiangying Town, where Ruo Zhining is located, is just a small place, the folk customs are simple and simple, and Ruo Zhining's father, Ruo Xiucai, is the only Xiucai in the town, which can be said to be respected by everyone.

And his daughter is naturally the object of envy of every woman in the town.

Where there is envy, there will naturally be jealousy. So after Ruo Zhining found out that she was pregnant, she immediately caused an uproar in Xiangying Town, and Ruo Zhining suddenly became synonymous with lewd baby sluts. If there were still people who cared about Ruo Xiucai's face at the beginning, and only pointed fingers behind their backs, after Ruo Zhining gave birth to a baby boy, this kind of pointing became a face-to-face humiliation!

Where can Ruo Xiucai stand this, after forcing Ruo Zhining to abandon the child to no avail, she simply hung a rope on the beam of the house!

So when Yingli was ordered by the emperor and returned to Xiangying Town again, what he saw was Ruo Zhining, holding a full-moon baby in one hand and kneeling alone in front of Ruo Xiucai's grave!

Of course, the quiet and elegant, crystal-clear woman was already haggard at the moment, after seeing Yingli's appearance and recalling his identity, Ruo Zhining didn't know where the strength came from, she actually staggered to her feet, and stuffed the baby in her arms into Yingli's hand with one hand!

Then before Ying Li came back to his senses, he crashed headlong into the extremely simple tombstone on Ruo Xiucai's grave!

It all ended on the red that suddenly bloomed on the tombstone.

No one knows how much cold eyes and humiliation Ruo Zhining suffered in it, and no one knows how much hard work and sadness Ruo Zhining put in to give birth to that baby. At the beginning, Xiangyin's pride became an eternal humiliation, and everything was forbidden to mention.

Not only was it forbidden to mention it by the locals, but later, because of the delay in the return of the shadow, the emperor who sent people to inquire again, after knowing everything, also chose to prohibit it and sealed it forever. So what Yingli knew was only a few words that he heard at the beginning. And Xuanyuan heard everything completely from Yingli's mouth......

Xuanyuan's voice was low and lost, and it was clear that it was just a simple and straightforward narrative, but it made Xue'er's heart fluctuate with Ruo Zhining's fate, and in the end, even her vision was blurred with a layer of mist.

"He knew about my existence from the beginning, but over the years, he never thought of going to me, let alone compensating my mother!" Xuanyuan's voice was a little cold, and there was a thick mockery in his tone, "If it weren't for the fact that those women in his harem had nothing to do after that, there was only one waste king in the adult prince now, and there were only three or five young children left, but there were still several nephews of Wen Taowu and Zhiyong, would he think of me?" ”

From the first time Xue'er saw Xuanyuan Yu, she knew that he was a person who was silent and cold, and now he said so much in one breath, it can be imagined that the resentment and excitement in his heart at this moment have reached the point where he can't bear it.

She thought about comforting this lonely and frustrated man, but suddenly found that she didn't know how to speak. However, there were some doubts in my heart, but it was obviously not appropriate to ask at this moment, so I had to choose silence.

Xuanyuan's gaze fell blankly in the distance: "But even if he thinks of me, he is just a child who wants me to replace him, not the real me." ”

"When the real third prince was born, he was indeed born with a teardrop crystal." Xuanyuan said, "It's probably because it's too legendary, so I was jealous and framed from birth, and I ended up dying early!" ”

"But—" he paused, a sneer on his face, "after the death of the real third prince, it will gradually be forgotten. The Emperor did not know what he had in mind, but when he left the palace, he took the crystal with him and gave it to my mother as a token of his love, and my mother left it to me. ”

Xue'er suddenly realized that a tear of a demon concubine involved the fate of two children more than 20 years ago.

So the gaze that looked at Xuanyuan Yu was even more complicated, but Xuanyuan Yu didn't realize it, either he had been suppressed for too long and needed to talk, or the woman next to him reassured him, and his voice continued: "Over the years, Mr. Ying has been thinking about how to let my illegitimate son go back openly and honestly, recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, but he has never thought that I not only have a father, but also a mother!" ”

He smiled bitterly: "And before this, I always thought that I was an orphan, only one Mr. Shadow was taking care of me, teaching me some kung fu, and raising me to adulthood, but I didn't know that my background was so bizarre!" ”

"In other words," Cher cautiously probed, "if you hadn't happened to give me the Tears of the Demon Princess, and I happened to be saved by the Emperor, you wouldn't have even had such a chance?" ”

Xuanyuan was stunned for a moment, and then lowered his head heavily, acquiescing to Xue'er's words.

Xue'er thought about it, but she was still a little confused in her heart, so she couldn't help but ask again: "So, at the beginning, what about the people who were with you on that big boat, and where are they now?" ”