0p0 Chapter 421 Revealing Identity
Chapter 421 Revealing Identity
Ji Yuntang did not answer him, but quickly changed the subject.
"This princess recently heard a very interesting story. I don't know if it's true or not. Would you like to listen to it, Master Xuemen?"
Hua Feixue glanced at her and said, "I am all ears."
Ji Yuntang picked up the teacup and took a sip before slowly saying, "What I want to talk about today is about the royal family of Western Shu. I don't know if it's true or not, so just listen to it as a story, Master Xuemen!"
"It is rumored that in order to consolidate his throne, the former emperor of Western Shu took Yuan Qiongying, the eldest daughter of the Yuan family, the leader of the five great families, as his concubine. He originally wanted to use this to control the five great families and gradually disintegrate the power of the families. However, he did not expect that he would be murdered by the Yuan family. In the end, he died at the age of only 40."
"After Yuan entered the palace, she climbed up the ranks from Concubine Yuan to Empress, and then Empress Dowager. All the concubines who opposed her died in an accident. Her power grew stronger and stronger. Unfortunately, she did not give birth to a son or a daughter for the late emperor."
"There is a forbidden area within the royal family of Western Shu that has been passed down for hundreds of years. Rumor has it that there is not only dragon scale grass, but also a treasure map. Only blood from the orthodox bloodline of the Chu family, and a pure yang body, can open the formation and gate of the forbidden area on the night of the blood moon."
"In order to obtain the treasures in the forbidden area, Queen Mother Yuan did not dare to kill all the descendants of the Chu family. After careful selection, she decided to support the twelfth prince, the then King Xuan, to the throne and make him her puppet."
"After King Xuan ascended the throne, he quickly gathered a group of court officials and began to resist the tyranny of Queen Mother Yuan, led by the five great families. However, his power was ultimately no match for the Yuan family. The aristocratic families have been rooted in Western Shu for too long and have grown into a big tree. How can they be uprooted so easily?"
"But this incident also sparked a conflict between the aristocratic families and the royal family. The aristocratic families wanted to defeat the Chu family and often openly challenged the royal family's majesty in the court. They did not take the royal family seriously. However, most of the conflicts were resolved because of Empress Dowager Yuan's mediation."
"No one knows that Empress Dowager Yuan actually wants to get rid of Emperor Chu more than anyone else. She kept him alive just for the treasure map in the forbidden area. After Emperor Chu ascended to the throne, Empress Dowager Yuan killed all of his brothers and sisters, leaving no one alive. Emperor Chu hated her to the core because of this."
"After four years of looking forward to it, Empress Dowager Yuan finally saw the first blood moon night. She threatened the lives of Empress Jiang Chuyue and the two princesses and ordered Emperor Chu to open the gate of the forbidden land."
"Emperor Chu knows that once the gate to the forbidden area is opened, Queen Mother Yuan will kill him, the Queen, and her children, and then support the descendants of the Yuan family to take the throne. By then, the Chu family will be finished!"
"Perhaps God is helping Emperor Chu. Empress Dowager Yuan thought that everything would be in her pocket, but Emperor Chu's blood dripped into the forbidden formation and had no effect."
“It was then that Empress Dowager Yuan realized that although Emperor Chu was the legitimate heir of the previous emperor, he did not have a pure Yang body. A pure Yang body is rare in a million, and not every prince can have one. Emperor Chu’s blood cannot open the gate to the forbidden area.”
"Empress Dowager Yuan was extremely angry, but she could only spare Emperor Chu's life and pin her hopes on his son, waiting for the next blood moon night."
"This wait lasted for six years. Empress Jiang gave birth to two sons and one daughter for Emperor Chu. Together with the two princesses before, there are three daughters and two sons in total."
"Three of the princesses, without exception, died mysteriously before the age of six. The cause of death is unknown. Only the fourth prince and the youngest fifth prince survived. Empress Dowager Yuan asked a Taoist priest to calculate. The fourth and fifth princes were not pure yang bodies, but the fourth prince was smart. At the age of three, he could recognize a hundred words and compose poems."
"Empress Dowager Yuan was afraid that he was too smart and would become a great man in the future. Within two years, the fourth prince also fell into the water and died. However, the fifth prince was born stupid and did not pose a threat to Empress Dowager Yuan, so he survived."
"In order to find a pure Yang body as soon as possible, Empress Dowager Yuan personally selected a group of beautiful girls under the pretext of expanding the royal family and sent them to the palace for Emperor Chu to favor. Emperor Chu was unwilling to break the oath he and the Empress had made to be together for the rest of their lives, so Empress Dowager Yuan threatened him with the life of the Fifth Prince and forced him to submit."
"For the sake of his young son's life, he could only pretend to agree to Empress Dowager Yuan's conditions. He indulged in music and dance every day, had no interest in government affairs, and lingered in the warm nights of his concubines, appearing to be incompetent and incompetent."
"Empress Jiang was already depressed because of the loss of her son and suffered from heart disease. After learning about this incident, she could no longer bear the blow and suddenly vomited blood. She became seriously ill and died soon after!"
"Emperor Chu was heartbroken and regretted his decision. He killed all his concubines to bury Queen Jiang. He ignored the opposition of Queen Mother Yuan and insisted on making the foolish fifth prince the crown prince."
"But two years ago, the prince suddenly disappeared. Even though Empress Dowager Yuan posted his portraits all over the territory of Western Shu and sent people out to search for him every night, she still couldn't find him."
"Even if she spread the news that Emperor Chu was critically ill and asked the Crown Prince to return to inherit the throne, she still couldn't find any trace of him."
When Ji Yuntang said this, he turned to look at Hua Feixue, with an ambiguous light flashing in his eyes.
"How can a foolish prince evade the search of the imperial city's thousands of soldiers and disappear right under the nose of Empress Dowager Yuan? How do you think he did it?"
There was a dark fire surging in Hua Feixue's dark eyes. His hands under his sleeves were clenched into fists, but they were shaking slightly because he was using too much force.
He endured it again and again, and suddenly sneered, "Hehe, Princess Ye's question is really interesting. How did he do it? How could this sect master know?"
Ji Yuntang listened and couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
"But I heard that the Blood Rain Sect has gathered assassins from all over the four countries. As the leader of the Blood Rain Sect, you must be very familiar with the four countries."
"You must have heard of the name of His Royal Highness Chu Yi, the Crown Prince of Western Shu?"
Hua Feixue's breath stagnated, and she suddenly stood up with a slightly cold expression.
"I have never heard of it. What on earth do you want to do?"
Ji Yuntang also stood up and looked at him without hesitation.
She said bluntly: "Prince Chu, I can help you."
Seeing Hua Feixue's expression turned colder, Ji Yuntang said, "Don't be in a hurry to deny it. I can confirm your identity, and I naturally have my own way. This matter is only known to me and my prince."
"We promise not to disclose it to a third person."
Hua Feixue stared at her with cold eyes, and for a moment, he wanted to kill Ji Yuntang.