Chapter 41: Self-Ownership

Walking into the dormitory, the attendants were busy serving tea and water, and it didn't take long for the hot water in the bathroom to be ready, and two of the maids stepped forward to loosen his clothes, and as soon as they unbuttoned their coats, they couldn't help but be stunned, glanced at each other, and both raised their eyes to look at Colinji.

"What's wrong?" Coringey was naturally quite familiar with them, and he would not be embarrassed that these two maids had followed him for more than ten years, and that they had served him every time he bathed.

"......Your Royal Highness," the ladies called in trembling voices, tears of excitement glint in their eyes, and the reason why they were so excited was that the true Prince of Rest had returned.

Tu Qitang insisted on visiting the Western Regions, but he didn't want to be seen in the palace for a long time, so he had to take away the maids in the palace, but he didn't want them to serve closely. Still, they could see the difference between Tu Qitang and Colingey. It's just that he is confused and does not dare to say it clearly, for fear of incurring the disaster of death.

The maids trembled and accompanied Tu Qitang on the road, silently observing the pretending prince, Tu Qitang was good to them, never deliberately embarrassed, and did not need them to do anything, it was much easier than in the palace. However, after serving Colinji for many years, a deep affection has developed between the master and the servant, and no matter how polite Tu Qitang is, he can't respect him.

They don't know how their master has been treated, whether he is worried about his life, and what the origin of this fake prince is. At the same time, they also wondered why no one in the palace noticed the abnormality, and even the King of Rest seemed to be kept in the dark. Tu Qitang and Colinge look very similar, almost identical at first glance, but after all, they are two different people, and they can still be recognized if they are carefully distinguished.

People who have been staying by Ke Linge's side all the year round can recognize Tu Qitang as a fake at a glance, not to mention the nurse who brought him up since he was a child. The maids could not wait to tell her the good news, but the nurse could not believe that Colingey had really returned, and immediately dragged her weak body to her.

After bathing, Collinge changed into a loose robe, sat at his desk with his long hair scattered, played chess pieces, and played against himself. Seeing this, the nurse couldn't help but shed tears, isn't this her Royal Highness the prince, thanks to God, he finally returned safely.

Hearing the sobbing sound outside the door, Kelinji raised his eyes and saw that it was a tearful nurse, his heart warmed, and he quickly got up to meet her and helped her into the room. closed the door casually, poured a cup of tea for the nurse in person, and said movingly: "Aunt Ayili, I'm back." ”

Ayili is the name of the nurse, this is the name given to her by Princess Anxi, and when Coringe grew up, she was grateful that she loved him like her own mother, and when no one was around, she called her aunt to show her closeness.

Aily choked her head and took Colingey's hands and looked back and forth from head to toe a few times to make sure he wasn't hurt. Caressed his obviously thin face, and said in pain: "Your Royal Highness, you have lost weight, where have you been these days?" It's so worrying to death. They said you were back, I couldn't believe it, and I was afraid to see the person who was pretending to be you, I don't know who he really is, why he looks exactly like you, but I know that he is not you, I know at a glance. Why didn't His Majesty the King recognize him, and allowed him to travel around the Western Regions, he left, I don't know how long it would take, if something happened to you, no one would know, old slave, old slave, I ...... in my heart"

Speaking of the sad part, Ayili couldn't make a sound sadly, thinking back to the days when she was frightened, it was really more terrible than death: "The old slave always prays for His Royal Highness the Prince, praying that God will bless you with safety and return as soon as possible." Now the wish has come true, it is really good, good people have good rewards, His Royal Highness the Prince has always had no quarrel with the world, he has never harmed anyone, God will definitely bless you......"

Ayili was indeed very excited, and babbled a lot of things, but Collinji did not interject, just listened quietly, once upon a time, he thought that he would never have the opportunity to see the nurse again, and never have the opportunity to listen to her nagging. In the past, he still felt that the nurse was getting older, and people had become verbose, but now he finally understood that she would be verbose when she cared about him, for fear that he would not know how to take care of himself, so he would repeat the words and sentences.

On the other hand, the Holy Maiden of the Bright Moon, she cherishes him like gold, and she doesn't even bother to give him a warm look, she never treats him as her own flesh and blood, if it weren't for Tu Qitang's need to borrow his identity, I'm afraid she wouldn't come to him in this life. The grace of fertility and the grace of nurturing are clear at a glance.

"Auntie, have you ever told anyone about this?" This was Collingey's only concern, "My father, for example? ”

"No, I didn't mention it to anyone." Ayili hurriedly shook her head, "At that time, I hated to make it clear to your father that the person who was impersonated, but I didn't even see His Majesty's face, and he had already allowed that person to leave the palace." So what else can I say? If Your Majesty is angry with me and condemns me, who will prove your identity if you come back in the future? ”

"Well, what about Aunt Qili? Did she notice anything unusual? Collingey continued to ask.

"Your Royal Highness ...... Princess," Ayili thought for a moment and said, "I shouldn't have noticed that you were being impersonated, because she has been on a bad relationship with Her Majesty recently, and you know this, their brother and sister haven't spoken for months." How could she care about you? I heard that she didn't attend the dinner party that His Majesty has hosted for you, is that true? ”

"Yes, she didn't attend, and I haven't seen her since I came back. I just thought that if my aunt had seen that person, she would have been able to see something unusual with her eyesight. ”

"That's right, Her Royal Highness is so smart that even if she has been separated from you in recent years, she can recognize that person as a pretender at a glance. But why can't His Majesty recognize it? I really can't figure it out, you are Your Majesty's biological son, he has always doted on you, how can your own son not recognize him when he is transferred? Whenever Ayili thought about it, she was depressed.

"Father may not have thought much about it!" Corinji believed that King Anxi recognized Tu Qitang, and did not expose him to leave a way for himself to live, knowing that the Holy Maiden of the Bright Moon would do anything for the sake of the Xiling Sect, how could he go against her. Besides, the Holy Maiden of the Bright Moon will not harm her son.

It was not for nothing that Collinge was so convinced that during the dinner, King Sabbation held his hand and refused to let go, repeating "Child, you have suffered." If it weren't for the fact that he knew the truth, why would he say that! He knew that he was imprisoned by the Bright Moon Holy Maiden, and he must have suffered a lot to be so pitiful.

"Really? Maybe, Your Majesty is so busy that he is dizzy, and he probably promised to let him out of the palace without seeing that person clearly, otherwise, it would be impossible to let him go. Ayili couldn't help but be angry at the mention of the person pretending to be Corinji, "By the way, you haven't told me yet, where have you been these days?" How did you get back? ”

Ke Lingi never thought of hiding her, and said calmly: "I am ...... at the main altar of the Xiling Sect."

"Oh my God, the ...... of the Tomb Sect," Ayili whispered in shock, "the Grand Shrine? The General Shrine of Stara Hill? ”

Colingey nodded: "Yes, that's it." ”

"No wonder there has been no news of you for a long time, at first I thought it was your royal brother who was looking for someone to impersonate you, and I just went to the princes to inquire about the news, but I didn't expect it to be your mother......" Ayili hurriedly covered her mouth and looked at Collinji at a loss, she had known this secret for a long time, but she had never dared to tell him.

Collinji smiled bitterly: "I already know, it's okay, yes, she took me up the mountain and locked me in that secret room for a few months." ”

"W-How is this possible?" Ayili shook her head with tears in her eyes, "She's your mother, how can she do this to you?" She hasn't done a day of motherhood since you were born, how could she do such a thing? My poor prince, you have been wronged. ”

"No, I didn't feel wronged, I just knew that she was my mother, and I was a little devastated." Collinji sighed helplessly, "In the past, I only knew that my mother was a woman that my father could never forget, but I didn't expect that she was actually the Bright Moon Holy Maiden of the Xiling Sect, such a cold woman. ”

"I'm sorry, Your Royal Highness, if you knew this, you would have told you the truth, and you wouldn't have been hit so hard. Yes, the Holy Maiden of the Bright Moon is such a ruthless woman, she is a killer in the first place, how much affection can she have! This kind of woman shouldn't be a mother, I shouldn't say bad things about her in front of you, no matter what, she's still your mother, but I can't tolerate what she does. Ayili paused, and then said, "What is that person's relationship with her?" Why do you look so alike? ”

"He is the leader of the Xiling Sect, the son of the Holy Maiden of Bright Moon, and my half-brother." Colingey said truthfully.

"Ah, that's it, that's it...... "Ayili muttered, "The palm of the hand is meat, and the back of the hand is also meat, Bright Moon Holy Maiden, you really shouldn't do this......"

"Auntie, can you do me a favor?" Colingey asked her bluntly.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, what do you want the old slave to do, just give the order." Ayili wiped the tears from her face and smiled at him.

"I want to get close to my aunt, but she's wary of me, so I need my aunt to help."

Ayili knew about their relationship, and knew why Princess Sabbation didn't wait to see Corinji, and asked puzzledly, "What do you want to do when you approach her?" Now that you've come back safely, wouldn't it be nice to be as safe as you were before? ”

"I can't go back to the way I used to be, auntie, I've been thinking a lot these days, my fate should be in my own hands, I don't want to be controlled by anyone, not even my parents." Colingey turned, his deep gray eyes full of grievance, anger and unwillingness.

"In the past, I endured everywhere and just wanted to be safe, but as a result, not only did I have nothing, but I almost died. I want to live peacefully as an ordinary person, but God is destined not to do so. If I don't resist, something like this will happen again, and I will be used as a shield and be ruthlessly sacrificed. In that case, I want to live for myself once, really once. ”

Ayili looked at his resolute face in a daze, and her heart was full of mixed feelings, all these years, no one knew better than her how he survived. As a prince, he enjoys a life of fine clothes and food, and while being envied by others, he is also suffering mental torture.

Colinji is the child she watched grow up, she knows that he is pure and good-natured, why is the fate of a good person so bumpy? Is it because his mother is a cold and selfish woman, and his existence is destined to ward off disasters for her? The king of peace knew the injustice he had encountered, but he couldn't bother to deal with that woman, how could he go on like this!

Ayili knew that Corinji was making excuses for his father, and she didn't blame her father for favoring the Bright Moon Holy Maiden, but she couldn't bear to let Corinji be wronged again, and he was determined to change his fate, so she would do whatever it took to help him fulfill his wish.