Chapter 706 - Chapter 706: Chapter 706: Truth and Falsehood (1/2)
Chapter 706: Chapter 706: Truth and Falsehood
“Xin’er knelt on the ground and begged me, she said, she was already carrying Zhao Jiong’s flesh and blood, alive, she wanted to live with Zhao Jiong; dead, she wanted to die with her child and Zhao Jiong! She bitterly pleaded with me, asking me to let her and the child in her stomach have a chance to live for our past relationship…”
As he spoke, his complexion grew worse.
“Back then, it was Xin’er who sacrificed herself and gave herself to that bastard Zhao Jiong! What I owe her, I won’t be able to pay off in this lifetime… When I thought about this, I compromised! I made Qiulong Mountain a forbidden area, as long as Zhao Jiong didn’t leave Qiulong Mountain, he could live a peaceful life.”
So, this is the real hidden secret of Heilong Mountain! No wonder no one mentioned what happened on Heilong Mountain all those years ago. This kind of scandal, even that former Crown Prince Zhao Jiong probably had no face to talk about!
Young Master Di resumed his seat and covered his forehead with both hands.
“I thought it would be a lifetime apart. But, to my surprise, 12 years later, I suddenly received a letter from Xin’er! The letter only had a few words written in blood: ‘Yuan Lang, it’s me!’ I could recognize Xin’er’s handwriting even if it had turned to ash, let alone in such bloody words. Without hesitation, I led my troops to Qiulong Mountain.”
His Majesty’s original name was Zhao Wu, it seems that the two characters, Yuan Lang, were Young Master Di’s courtesy name.
“When I saw Xin’er again, I could hardly recognize her. The pregnant woman in front of me was thin, haggard, and completely unrecognizable from the talented Xin’er of the past. It was only at that moment that I understood Xin’er’s sufferings – it turned out that Zhao Jiong had long since gone mad!”
“Not only did he go mad, but he also abused Xin’er in various ways, causing her to suffer multiple miscarriages, and due to his delusions from his insanity, he directly killed two children that Xin’er had given birth to! And Xin’er was pregnant again at the time, she sent a desperate message to me, all for the sake of saving the child in her womb.”
Liu Sisi had no doubt that Zhao Jiong would kill people when he went mad. If she hadn’t been lucky herself, she would have died along with her unborn child on Heilong Mountain!
As for Xin’er leaving Heilong Mountain at that time, pregnant, it had now been confirmed by Young Master Di’s words.
“When I arrived, Zhao Jiong was in a frenzy and wanted to kill Xin’er, but ended up hurting the child in her womb. I took Xin’er away from Qiulong Mountain, and she had a miscarriage as soon as she reached the foothills. Xin’er had lost all hope, and I brought her back to the capital city and called the Imperial Physician to treat her. After half a year of care, her health slowly improved.”
“Since the two of us had feelings for each other, the rest of our relationship naturally followed. Later, your mother became pregnant with you. That day, I took Xin’er to the Huguo Temple to offer incense. Unexpectedly, we encountered an ambush on the road. I fled with Xin’er all the way to the back mountain of Huguo Temple. However, Xin’er had a problem with her pregnancy, and we had no choice but to let the palace maid who was following us deliver the baby. In my haste, I cut your umbilical cord.”
Liu Sisi’s face was extremely pale, unable to discern who was telling the truth and who was lying!
“After giving birth, Xin’er was weak and had you with her, and there were no extra people around her to help her escape from the hiding place. So, I thought of using myself as bait to distract the enemy. Only then did I learn that the person who intended to assassinate me at Huguo Temple was Zhao Jiong. However, when I shook off the enemy and returned to look for Xin’er, I found that she and you had disappeared.”
“Afterwards, I escaped from death, and the first thing I did after returning to the palace was to look for any signs of Xin’er. Only then did I learn that she had been taken away by Zhao Jiong’s men. I went to Qiulong Mountain once again, but I didn’t expect to find Xin’er’s tomb. Though I wanted to kill Zhao Jiong to avenge Xin’er, I read Xin’er’s last words.”
“I always thought that you had been killed too because you were my princess and also a thorn in his throat. I never thought that he would send you to the civilian world. To this day, I can’t bear to believe it! This is the last letter your mother left, have a look!”
As he spoke, Zhao Yuanlang took out a letter from his chest and presented it to Liu Sisi.
Liu Sisi didn’t reach out to take the letter. Instead, she hugged her arms tightly, trembling all over.
Who is she? Whose daughter is she, really?
“Ruyu, Xin’er left Qiulong Mountain for more than two years. You should have been one year old when you returned to Qiulong Mountain instead of still in swaddling clothes.”