Chapter 487: Back then, what exactly happened?

"My father, Jiang Zeyang, right?" Jiang Yunchu looked at Emperor Ning's eyes, she saw his evasiveness, and also saw a hint of anger.

"Back then, what exactly happened?"

She had heard Jiang Zeyang's version, but had not yet heard the versions of the two uncles.

She needed to discern.

Emperor Ning sighed, his thoughts drifting far away.

"That year, under the cherry blossom tree, Ying Ying and Jiang Zeyang got married."

"They didn't invite the Kang Clan, nor the master, only me and my second martial junior." Emperor Ning closed his eyes, even feeling some regret.

If they had known today, would they have softened and agreed?

This softness led to Ying Ying's whereabouts unknown, and Yun chu suffering for over twenty years.

"Later, when your mother was pregnant with you and eagerly wanted to tell Jiang Zeyang, he disappeared."

"Your mother searched madly, scouring the entire Cherry Manor, but found no trace of him."

"Later still, people from Zhongzhou came, claiming to be from the Jiang Clan, wanting to take your mother away."

Emperor Ning shook his head: "I and your second uncle were still too weak, ultimately failing to protect her."

Only then did Jiang Yunchu understand what had happened on both sides.

She looked toward Ning Chengyan.

"It seems both sides have a misunderstanding." He could feel that, whether it was the elder brother or the master, they were speaking the truth.

Because the sorrow in their eyes would not lie.

Emperor Ning narrowed his eyes: "A misunderstanding?"

"No!"

"There couldn't be any misunderstanding; the Jiang Clan people who came back then couldn't possibly deceive."

Ning Chengyan and Jiang Yunchu exchanged a glance, both feeling doubtful.

"Jiang Clan people? What's going on?"

Emperor Ning looked at Jiang Yunchu, his voice suppressing anger; having taken a pill laced with a disguise toxin, his face was now pitch-black, hiding his true complexion.

"The people who came are indeed from the Jiang Clan; your second uncle's status is a branch of the Jiang Clan, expelled from the family."

"He was pursued all the way by the Jiang Clan, unable to establish himself in Zhongzhou, and thus came to Da Ning."

"He recognized the person inside as the Jiang Clan Third Uncle, also the direct paternal third uncle of Jiang Zeyang."

It was also because of the Jiang Clan Third Uncle's appearance that the two concluded Jiang Zeyang's intentions.

When Ying Ying met with misfortune, the primary suspect was the Jiang Clan.

Jiang Yunchu glanced at the eldest uncle; each side had its own reasoning; now the situation, whether misunderstanding or something else, awaits investigation.

Most importantly, what each side represents reflects the mother's utterly different circumstances.

Jiang Yunchu pondered for a long time...

Emperor Ning was somewhat worried; these matters were originally intended to be kept from her.

But Jiang Zeyang's appearance directly shattered his rationality, causing him to spill everything he knew without reservation.

To Yun chu, it was cruel.

"Yun chu..." Emperor Ning had just begun to speak when he saw Jiang Yunchu's eyes.

There was no anger, no emotion; instead, it was filled with calm, a sense of detachment.

"Something's off."

Jiang Yunchu gently shook her head; the two people's words were completely mismatched, yet by picking apart the threads, somewhere they revealed something unusual.

"Something is stuck, too off." Jiang Yunchu lifted her head to look at Ning Chengyan.

They had just learned of the matter, made no subjective judgment, and had come into contact with both individuals.

Knowing both individuals' demeanors, neither seemed to be lying.

And...

Jiang Yunchu had to admit she harbored some preconceptions; after all, when she rescued Jiang Zeyang, his wretched state could directly explain everything.

He could not have known that the one who would save him would be her.

This matter would have many variables; it was impossible to have arranged everything in advance; precisely, she had stumbled into it.

Then...

What exactly is the truth?

Ning Chengyan also felt something was off, lightly nodding: "Indeed, something is off."

"But it seems something has been forgotten by everyone."

He had no subjective awareness; over the years, he knew how the elder brother and Jiang Er had come about, and to find Kang Ying, they had given everything.

Over the years, maintaining Da Ning.

Wasn't it just for the courage to charge into Zhongzhou?

But now, can all the mysteries still not be solved?

But the master, that person, disdains lying; he was like that before, and remains so now.

Those eyes, those marks all over his body from insect bites, cannot be feigned; if he were lying, what would be the purpose?

Each of the two had their own thoughts, yet both sensed the existence of the problem.

"I fear we need to see the second uncle." Jiang Yunchu raised her head, looking toward Emperor Ning on the side.

Emperor Ning gazed at Jiang Yunchu, stared deeply, then asked: "Don't you trust me?"

He is, after all, an emperor; stationed in a high position, he has long grown accustomed to issuing commands.

This was the first time he carefully asked it out.

But Jiang Yunchu shook her head, "Emperor uncle, I believe."

Just, I believe, two words, Ning Emperor's all irrationality just now instantly returned.

After so many years, everything they've done seems to have yielded results.

"But... uncle, do you believe me?" Jiang Yunchu asked another question.

The previous question, she answered.

Now, Emperor uncle needs to give her an answer.

Ning Emperor stared deeply at the two people, especially when looking at Jiang Yunchu, pausing for a long, long time.

"Believe."

"Yes!"

She has grown up; since she got involved, all her decisions have been right.

Her rationality, her composure, everything she has done.

It let them, after being busy for over twenty years, finally find a breakthrough, allowing them to break the false peace they had kept.

"Uncle, I know you dote on my mother, and I know you dote on me."

"But we cannot do what hurts the kin and pleases the enemy."

"Perhaps the past has other hidden motives; we are not to believe anyone, but to want to know the truth."

She sighed, a hint of smile on her lips, her eyes carrying a touch of sorrow: "Only by knowing the truth can I find my mother."

"And our purpose is not just to rescue my mother, right?" When she lifted her head, Ning Emperor's heart was violently shaken.

"How was the truth of those years? Is it important?"

"Important!"

"Only by knowing the truth can we find Ying Ying back."

"Then the truth they thought of, compared to finding Ying Ying, seems so trivial."

"Now the Jiang family army moves, your second uncle will return."

"Yun chu, I hope he does not betray your trust."

Ning Emperor rubbed his brow, feeling somewhat fatigued all over, wondering what exactly happened back then.

"Why did he abandon his wife and child, directly leaving Da Ning?"

"Why did the Jiang family follow along, and what hidden truth lies behind all this?"

"After so many years, are we finally approaching the answer?"

Jiang Yunchu lightly laughed, "Emperor uncle, I have never feared others betraying my trust."

"My trust can be given, but also taken back."

"Betraying my trust may not be my loss."

"Her trust can be given to anyone, but... her distrust could also be others' doom."