Chapter 7: Filthy Thoughts

"You... you actually..." Dongfang Yan trembled all over, never expecting that this fake sister actually had such filthy thoughts about him.

No wonder she reacted so intensely when she heard about his marriage.

"You really make me feel disgusted!" He pointed his sword at her, full of hatred.

Hong Yan'er looked at Dongfang Yan in disbelief: "Brother, you... want to kill me? Without blood relationship, am I really nothing in your eyes? Are the feelings of being together for five years fake?"

Dongfang Yan said coldly: "The time of these five years is just what you stole. If not for that, a lowly person like you would not be qualified to appear in front of me at all!"

Hong Yan'er's face was pale, extremely shocked: "You actually said I am... a lowly person?"

For the past five years, she had long forgotten her birth, considering herself a noble Junzhu, opening her mouth to scold others as sluts.

But in the end, the man she liked and cared about the most scolded her as a "lowly person?"

And Dongfang Yan was born noble, and the idea of status and hierarchy was deeply ingrained in his bones.

Thinking that he had been called brother for so long by this lowly woman, and even coveted feelings that shouldn't exist, he felt a disgust as if he had been defiled.

So disgusted that he wanted to kill her directly.

Once the thought of killing arose, his long sword was sent out, but it deviated slightly from the vital point, only stabbing into Hong Yan'er's shoulder blade.

Hong Yan'er cried out in pain, but her eyes showed surprise: "You deviated the sword edge? Brother, you are still soft-hearted, you can't bear to kill me, right?"

"I knew it, I knew you couldn't bear it, you couldn't be so heartless to me..."

Dongfang Yan gritted his teeth: "I just think killing you with one sword is too cheap! You harmed the royal family and impersonated a Junzhu, according to the law, you should be cut in half! Someone, send this fake to the Heavenly Prison to wait for death."

"No! Brother, you can't treat me like this. You said we would be together forever. How can you abandon me, how can you send me to die? Brother, brother..."

Hong Yan'er was still shouting unwillingly, trying to get back a little bit of the past feelings.

But Dongfang Yan turned around resolutely, letting the guards drag her away.

His expression was cold and heartless, but there was still some indescribable feeling in his heart.

The five years of being together and the deep sibling feelings, even if it was a deception, had long left traces in his life unknowingly.

Tears rolled out, both hatred and pain.

But soon, he wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, raised his eyes and looked at Princess Qing'an's soul—his real sister.

"Qing'an... sister..."

He wanted to apologize, wanted to ask if his sister could forgive him, but felt that it was too late to say anything.

It was clearly his own fault, but the one who was hurt the most was the innocent Qing'an.

He turned and asked Xie Shouzheng: "Is there any way to resurrect Princess Qing'an? Envoy Xie, as long as you can help me this once, I will remember your great kindness and will definitely repay it."

Xie Shouzheng was full of surprise: "Your Highness, you are simply whimsical! Not to mention that the Princess has been dead for more than five years, even if it were a new funeral, it would be impossible to return to life. Life and death are destined, yin and yang are separated, you cannot force it!"

Dongfang Yan said: "I insist on forcing it!" He asked with red eyes and prejudice, "Don't your Xuanjing Division have capable people? I don't believe there is no way to bring the dead back to life in this world!"

Xie Shouzheng said: "If someone really came back to life, that would be something our Xuanjing Division needs to manage. Otherwise, everyone doesn't want to die, everyone wants to die and live, live and die, wouldn't the world be in chaos?"

Dongfang Yan wanted to say something else, but suddenly felt a strangeness.

He lowered his head and saw a thin hand pulling his sleeve and shaking it.

With the disappearance of resentment, Princess Qing'an's soul also returned to the appearance before her death, and her reason and memories as a human all returned.

She pulled her brother's sleeve and made a few gestures.

Dongfang Yan didn't understand.

Lin Qingyue helped explain: "She said she is leaving, telling you not to be sad, and not to force it. She also said she didn't blame you, it was the fake Junzhu who was too bad."

Princess Qing'an nodded gratefully to Lin Qingyue and made a few more gestures.

Lin Qingyue continued to translate: "Your sister hopes you will be a good Prince, like your father, governing the people with tolerance, and not be cruel."

"Qing'an..." Dongfang Yan burst into tears.

His sister, she was a kind person since she was a child, seeing the mother and son who were about to freeze to death on the side of the road in the middle of winter, she would unhesitatingly take off the expensive fox fur on her body and give it to them.

Hearing that there was a famine outside and the Wangfu didn't have much food, she took out all her jewelry and ordered people to exchange it for food to provide disaster relief.

Even his father often said: "If Qing'an were a boy, she would definitely be a benevolent king who benefits the four directions!"

Such a good sister, how could she possibly grow into the snake-hearted person like the fake Junzhu!

The one who was blind was him, Dongfang Yan!

Princess Qing'an's obsession had disappeared, so it was time to leave.

A wind blew, and her soul turned into countless golden light spots, lingering around Dongfang Yan for a circle, and then floated to the distance.

No one noticed that a little golden light fell into Lin Qingyue's palm, silently merging into her body.

That was the merit Princess Qing'an promised to give Lin Qingyue.

Dongfang Yan still tried to grab his sister back, but could only watch his sister disappear, helpless.

"Qing'an..." He stood in the cold wind with tears for a long time before turning and leaving without a word.

The desolate back, the staggering steps, disappeared into the night little by little.

Even Lin Qingyue couldn't help but feel that he was so pitiful.

It's just that I don't know how he will feel when he finds out that his sweetheart is also a fake.

Thinking of this, Lin Qingyue looked forward to it secretly.

"Princess Consort." The one calling her was Xie Shouzheng.

Lin Qingyue smiled: "Yo, Envoy Xie hasn't left yet? Is it that you need me to see you off?"

Xie Shouzheng said: "I dare not trouble the Princess Consort. It's just that I have some doubts in my heart, I don't know if the Princess Consort can solve them?"

Lin Qingyue raised her eyebrows: "Let's hear it."

Xie Shouzheng stroked his goat beard and said: "Ordinary ghosts, being able to turn into 'Ferocious' is already rare. Turning into 'Sha' is even rarer. Princess Qing'an has been dead for more than five years, she couldn't turn into 'Ferocious' for five years, how could she suddenly turn into 'Ferocious', and then turn into 'Sha'?"

Lin Qingyue asked back: "What does Envoy Xie think?"

"She is obedient to you, Princess Consort, and grateful, so did you use any means to urge her to turn into 'Ferocious', and then into 'Evil Spirit'?" Xie Shouzheng stared at Lin Qingyue, as if wanting to see the truth from her face.

Lin Qingyue admitted simply: "Not bad."

Xie Shouzheng's face became solemn: "What kind of sacred person is the Princess Consort? To have such ability?"

Lin Qingyue smiled and said: "What kind of sacred person I am is not important, what is important is what kind of demon you are, Envoy Xie? If people know, the dignified fifth-rank official of the imperial court, the Evil-Appraising Envoy of the Xuanjing Division, is transformed from a gray wolf. I don't know how they will react? This so-called Evil-Appraising Envoy of yours, what kind of evil are you appraising? Have you appraised yourself?"

As soon as these words came out, Xie Shouzheng changed color on the spot, hurriedly looking around—

Fortunately, the Wangfu guards were far away and didn't hear it, and his two subordinates were trusted aides, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

He lowered his voice and said: "The Princess Consort can even see through my true form, truly extraordinary. Although I, Xie Shouzheng, am of a different kind, I have never had the heart to harm people. Being able to sit in this position today is all due to my own ability."

"Forget it, since you don't want to reveal your background, this official can stop pursuing it."

"But there is one point, please remember, Princess Consort. The Mysterious Mirror Division punishes all evil spirits in the world and protects the peace of the country. As the chief official of the Mysterious Mirror Division, if I find that the Princess Consort has any act of harming people, even if we burn both jade and stone, I will never spare you!"

Lin Qingyue said: "Naturally."

Having said enough, Xie Shouzheng didn't dare to stay any longer, for fear of digging out more clues from the other party.

And Lin Qingyue also returned to her Qiushui Yuan to meditate and practice.

Although she earned some merit today, her cultivation also improved a little bit.

Although it couldn't compare to before, she was not in a hurry. Anyway, those cultivation techniques were all familiar, and practicing them could get twice the result with half the effort.

Dongfang Yan didn't sleep all night, his expression was still a bit haggard, but he had already eased from the blow of last night, and was silently calculating in his heart how to downplay the fake Junzhu matter after entering the palace.

Of course, the fake Junzhu must die. It's just that he didn't want to make the Emperor dissatisfied with him because of this matter.

He recently received news that the Crown Prince was already a living dead man, and the Emperor had begun to accept his fate. The matter of changing the heir was imminent.

As for the position of heir, Dongfang Yan could have been determined to win it long ago. At a critical moment, there must be no mistakes.

And the real Junzhu's funeral, he also had to send someone to handle it, he couldn't let his sister's remains sink in a wild well.

Before leaving the mansion, he couldn't help but think of Lin Qingyue's various performances last night, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

Clearly the legitimate daughter of the Hou Mansion, why was she raised in the countryside?

And who did she learn her various skills from?

Before, Dongfang Yan didn't care about anything about Lin Qingyue. But now, he couldn't help but be curious.

So he summoned his subordinates to go to the countryside in Nanping where Lin Qingyue grew up to investigate her past.

Too many things happened overnight, he was busy entering the palace to see the Emperor, and forgot about the three-day return visit.

The Changning Hou Mansion, which was Lin Qingyue's maiden home, had been busy since yesterday for the three-day return visit.

It wasn't that they cared much about Lin Qingyue, it was just to welcome Jin Wang.

On the day of the return visit. Early in the morning, the whole family was waiting eagerly.

But they waited and waited without seeing Jin Wang's shadow.

Finally, Changning Hou Lin Xiao had to send someone to the Wangfu to ask what time they would return.

Lin Qingyue was pinching a fruit to eat, and suddenly heard that the Hou Mansion sent someone to ask what time they would return, she smiled beautifully: How could I forget my maiden family?

Bi'er persuaded worriedly: "Princess Consort, should we wait for the Prince to come back before returning?"

When she was waiting to be married, Lin Qingyue was often bullied by the people of the Hou Mansion.

Even the snobbish servants bullied her openly and secretly, even deducting the clothes she used for winter.

She was covered in sores from the cold, but was mocked by her biological brother: "Rough hands and feet, not even as good as a maid. How could I have a sister like you who can't be on the stage?"

At that time, Lin Qingyue was inferior and cowardly, not daring to fight for anything.

Now, even if she was the Jin Princess Consort, with the virtue of those people in the Marquis Mansion, if the Prince of Jin didn't support her, she would only encounter embarrassment.

Lin Qingyue smiled faintly: "If your own backbone is hard enough, you don't need to rely on anyone!"

The people of the Hou Mansion waited at the gate for a long time, until the sun was high, and still didn't see anyone coming.

Everyone was a bit impatient, even Zhou Shi muttered dissatisfiedly: "It's not far, why don't they know to send someone to say the specific time of the return?"

Lin Ruzhen said uneasily: "Mother, is sister still blaming me? It's my fault, I was impulsive and jumped into the lake to commit suicide that night. I didn't expect Jin Wang to leave sister on the wedding night to come see me."

The eldest son of the Hou Mansion, Lin Rufeng, sneered: "If it weren't for her clever mind and doing such scandalous things. Now the one who should be married to Jin Wang is you, sister."

"You've been wronged." Zhou Shi touched Lin Ruzhen's cheek with heartache.

Changning Hou Lin Xiao was also full of regret, knowing early on that Lin Qingyue would seduce Jin Wang at his birthday banquet, causing him to become the laughingstock of the entire capital. He should have locked her in the room that day and not let her come out to see people.

Although it could be considered a marriage with Jin Wang now, Jin Wang held a grudge, and might not treat Lin Qingyue as a legitimate wife.

Sure enough, on the wedding night, Jin Wang left his eldest daughter and ran to the Hou Mansion to fuss over his youngest daughter.

It seemed that the eldest daughter who grew up in the wild couldn't keep Jin Wang's heart, and would be divorced sooner or later.

"Zhen'er."

"Father, daughter is here."

"Later, when Jin Wang arrives at the mansion, entertain him well. He is ultimately different to you."

"Daughter understands."

"Father-in-law, this doesn't seem very good, right?" The one speaking was Liu Shi, Lin Xiao's daughter-in-law, Lin Qingyue's sister-in-law. She was also the only one who had expressed kindness to Lin Qingyue.

Unfortunately, Liu Shi had been married to the Hou Mansion for three years without giving birth, her parents-in-law despised her, and she couldn't keep her husband's heart, her status in the Hou Mansion was not much better than Lin Qingyue's.

She was always quiet and self-preserving. But at this moment, hearing the conversation between her father-in-law and sister-in-law, she really felt it was ridiculous.

How could the eldest daughter just get married, and let the youngest daughter go to seduce the brother-in-law?

Therefore, she couldn't help but say one more sentence.

As a result, she only said one sentence before being slapped by her husband Lin Rufeng, who scolded: "When is it your turn to talk in the Hou Mansion? Get back to the back courtyard!"

Zhou Shi also glared at her dissatisfiedly: "If you have that leisure, think about how to continue the lineage for our Hou Mansion! If there is no pregnancy this year, don't blame the Hou Mansion for not remembering old feelings!"

Liu Shi covered her face, tears in her eyes, and turned inside.

Just then, a sharp-eyed servant suddenly shouted: "Jin Wang's carriage is here!"

So everyone calmed down, waiting to welcome Jin Wang.

The carriage stopped at the gate of the Hou Mansion, Lin Xiao hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Changning Hou Lin Xiao and his family welcome Jin Wang."

Changning Hou had been inherited for five generations, and it had been glorious in the early years, but it had declined since Lin Qingyue's grandfather.

By Lin Xiao's generation, he only barely mixed a useless idle job.

Two years ago, I heard that the Emperor intended to reduce the hereditary rights of the noble children.

The Lin family panicked, spent a lot of money to ask for relationships, but the title of the eldest son Lin Rufeng had not been successfully requested to be sealed until now. ===== CHAPTER 8 =====