The Reborn Princess Has Turned Evil

Chapter 290 Siblings United

Jing Anle ignored them and went straight back to Yongfu Palace with Jing Fengyao. By the time the two siblings sat down and started talking, it was already time for dinner, so they simply ate and talked at the same time.

Since Qin Xu told Jing Fengyao everything, Jing Fengyao has been thinking about it for a long time after returning to the palace, so he came to ask Jing Anle about it today.

“My uncle told me everything,” Jing Fengyao said, getting straight to the point.

Jing Anle paused, somewhat surprised, but still remained calm and asked, "What?"

"Your plan."

Jing Anle put down her chopsticks at Jing Fengyao's few words.

So, her uncle told Jing Fengyao everything? Jing Anle was puzzled, but afraid that Jing Fengyao was bluffing her, so she simply pretended to be clueless, "What plan? What are you talking about, Your Majesty?"

“Now that things have come to this, you don’t need to hide it from me anymore.” So Jing Fengyao told him about Qin Xu’s visit that night, word by word, including the fact that the general had placed the firearm in the basement of his mansion.

Seeing that he could no longer hide it, Jing Anle said seriously, "Yes, Uncle is right."

Seeing Jing Anle admit it, Jing Fengyao took a deep breath and said seriously, "But you shouldn't have kept it from me. Do you know how many dangers a young woman like you would face?" His eyes were full of worry as he spoke.

“I thought you would blame me…” Jing Anle hesitated. After all, women in Jing Kingdom had a high status. Given Jing Anle’s status and the favor she received, it wasn’t impossible for her to compete with Jing Fengyao for the world if she really wanted to.

"Do you think I would suspect you of secretly making arrangements and building up your own power?"

Jing Anle's eyes were bright. In fact, she felt that it was understandable for Jing Fengyao to think that way. After all, she had done so many things without informing Jing Fengyao first, so it was not unreasonable for Jing Fengyao to think that way.

"Peace and happiness." Jing Fengyao sighed.

“I have never doubted you. Prince Qing is a wolf in sheep’s clothing and his heart is despicable. You have done so much in an attempt to dismantle his power step by step, and I understand all of this. What angers me is that we are siblings from the same mother and are connected by blood. You should have told me about these things earlier instead of bearing the burden alone.”

“Royal brother…” Jing Anle felt like crying. She remembered Jing Fengyao’s severed head in her previous life, covered in blood, his eyes wide open in death. It felt as if her heart was being ripped out piece by piece.

"I can not……"

Jing Fengyao was puzzled. "Dare not what?"

Looking at Jing Fengyao's vivid face, Jing Anle dared not repeat the mistakes of her past life. She only wanted to share some of Jing Fengyao's burden, and even more, and ideally, she could do everything for him. Jing Anle could not tell the truth, and only said, "I have wanted to explain everything to my brother for a long time, but there has never been a suitable opportunity."

Jing Fengyao thought Jing Anle was afraid that he would suspect her, so he said, "Anle, you don't need to worry too much. We are siblings, what's mine is yours. To put it boldly, if I can sit on this throne, you can sit on it too!"

"Your Majesty!" Jing Anle hurriedly spoke up to stop him. Although Jing Fengyao was Emperor Jing's eldest son, he had not yet been made crown prince. Even if he had, he shouldn't have said such things.

Jing Fengyao understood her meaning, and his voice lowered slightly, "In short, whatever you want to do in the future, discuss it with me first before making a decision! You and I, brother and sister, must work together to bring down Prince Qing!"

In the end, Jing Fengyao was dragged into this mess, and Jing Anle felt a mix of emotions. She had clearly told Qin Xu not to tell Jing Fengyao yet, but Qin Xu still did. Why was that?

“My uncle is a very farsighted person,” Jing Anle said abruptly.

"Yes, my uncle has made many military achievements. If it weren't for what happened back then, I'm afraid he wouldn't have fallen out with Father so badly."

"What happened back then? What happened?" Jing Anle originally thought that Qin Xu had distanced himself from Emperor Jing because of Qin Yin's death.

“You don’t know this yet, do you?” Jing Fengyao looked at Jing Anle. “Back then, my uncle and my father were good friends and fought together on the battlefield. Once, my father was ambushed and injured by the enemy. It was my uncle who risked his life to carry him out of the encirclement. The two were like brothers.”

"Brothers?" Jing Anle was stunned. It was hard to imagine, because although Emperor Jing loved Jing Anle very much and was a loving father, he was mostly the aloof emperor. Jing Anle could hardly imagine that he would chat and laugh with Qin Xu and fight on the battlefield.

“But ever since Mother passed away, Father has become a different person. He has become sensitive and suspicious, and he doesn’t trust anyone. And then…” Jing Fengyao paused and continued, “At that time, someone slandered my uncle to Father, saying that he was hoarding troops and lingering on the border, not returning to the capital for a long time, and that he was plotting a rebellion. Father actually believed the rumors and sent people to secretly investigate my uncle. When my uncle found out, he was furious. He had been loyal all his life, but he was met with such suspicion. In a fit of anger, he voluntarily relinquished his military power and stayed away from the court.”

Upon hearing this, Jing Anle clenched her fists. "So that's how it is. No wonder my uncle seemed carefree all these years, but in reality, he was full of resentment."

"Does Your Majesty know who reported it?"

"Ever since my uncle relinquished his military power, my father, at the urging of my grandmother, gave military power to Prince Qing."

The brother and sister looked up at each other and understood the gist of it.

"So this move was made more than a decade ago." Jing Fengyao slammed his fist on the table. In that instant, he understood that the Empress Dowager and Prince Qing had long been in cahoots.

Prince Qing was incredibly cunning; his first step was to separate the highly capable Qin Xu from the group.

"Right now, besides weakening Prince Qing's power, the most important thing is to clear up the misunderstanding between Father and Uncle." Jing Anle knew that since the matter had already occurred, the most important thing now was to solve the problem first.

Jing Fengyao sighed, "More than ten years have passed. How easy is it to clear up misunderstandings?"

Jing Anle was also somewhat worried. Since ancient times, the emperor's word is law. Since Emperor Jing personally stripped Prince Qing of his military power, the two must have said many hurtful things to each other when they broke up. Now, it would probably be difficult to mend their relationship.

"Since this matter cannot be rushed, then I will trouble you to do something else first."

"Hmm?" Jing Fengyao looked puzzled.

Jing Anle smiled slightly, a sly glint in his eyes.