Chapter 174 An Yu admits
An Yu was stunned, and his hand reaching for the kettle paused. After a while, he smiled and asked:
"Sister, what are you talking about? I...I am An Yu."
Ye Qiongying faced him without any previous doting, and said expressionlessly:
"No need to keep pretending. I've sent people to investigate. An Yu does exist, but he doesn't look like you at all.
Now, who are you and what is your purpose in following me? "
As she spoke, she pulled out a small portrait from her bosom and threw it on the table.
The portrait automatically unfolded because of her movement.
The painter's skills are obviously good. The portrait is lifelike. Simple lines outline the appearance of a young man in detail, and even the charm is captured just right.
The young man in the painting is not very old, with a handsome face and quite good looks. His eyes are pitiful and innocent, which makes people feel pity for him.
but……
There is no similarity between him and the An Yu in front of him.
If the person in the portrait is a lovely little flower, then the one in front of me is truly stunning.
The gap between the two is so huge that it is difficult to use the artist's limited skills as an excuse to say that these two are the same person.
Ye Qiongying had never thought of checking so carefully before.
When she became suspicious of An Yu, she also asked someone to check the situation of the An family and confirmed that such a person did exist and that the timing of his appearance matched that of An Yu, so she gave up.
The reason we sent someone to investigate this time is because An Yu's condition is recovering and his memory seems to be coming back bit by bit.
Ye Qiongying was worried that An Yu would want to return to his hometown after recovering all his memories. She was afraid that such a simple child like him would be bullied to death by that family after returning.
Therefore, he specially sent people to the hometown of the An family to find out the truth. The original intention was to find out the background of the An family and find some handles in hand, or to understand the local interests, so as to suppress that family and ask them to treat An Yu well.
After all, even if he asked people to go back with him, there would always be a time when he could not protect them.
It would be better to make that family feel afraid and not dare to attack An Yu.
Unexpectedly, this investigation revealed other problems.
The investigators learned a lot about the An family from the neighbors, and the news about An Yu's appearance was also passed back, which was the small portrait.
As soon as Ye Qiongying saw the young man in the portrait, she knew that there was a big problem with this "An Yu" in her family.
The previous speculation finally came true.
For a moment, she didn't know whether she should be relieved or angry at the other party's deception.
But the first thing that came to my mind was to come back and confront him.
If it were a normal situation, it would be fine to keep this "fake An Yu" with you. After all, it's fishing, and keeping such a bait will always allow you to fish out the person behind the scenes.
But the situation in Pingwu City is uncertain now. There is already a "fake Du Ming" that needs everyone's attention. She really doesn't have the extra energy to care about the "fake An Yu". She might as well solve it all at once, so as not to leave such a trouble at home, which might cause big problems at any time.
I just don't know what kind of power is behind this person.
Most likely it has nothing to do with the Loyal and Brave Marquis’s Mansion.
Judging from Yin Xu's situation, if the people he sent were real, they would have attacked him long ago.
But this fake An Yu, up to now, has never done anything bad to her, nor... No, last time...
A picture came to Ye Qiongying's mind, and her expression became more complicated when she looked at An Yu.
An Yu had already seen the appearance of the young man in the portrait.
Of course he recognized this face.
It was he who bumped into this person, rescued him, and used this identity to get close to Ye Qiongying.
An Yu wanted to continue playing dumb and get away with it, but when he met Ye Qiongying's eyes, he swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
he……
There is no point anymore.
The innocence and timidity on An Yu's face gradually faded away like water, and was replaced by an unfamiliar indifference and majesty.
The face is obviously the same face, but it looks like a completely different person, making people feel unfamiliar for no reason.
He threw the small statue on the table aside and said:
"You already know everything...Yes, I am indeed not An Yu."
He finally admitted it.
Ye Qiongying looked at him.
In the past, because of "An Yu's" words and deeds, I always couldn't help but give in to him and protect him. Even though his actual age might not be much different from my current age, I still felt that he was a child and a little brother who needed protection and compassion.
But now, when he no longer pretends, his aura has changed.
It seemed as if only at this moment could one notice how tall he was. Standing like this, he was much taller than her.
This is not a weak child, but an adult with his own will and purpose.
"What's your intention in hiding your identity from me?" Ye Qiongying asked directly, "You...are you related to the royal family? Did Eunuch Liang come to Pingwu City twice just for you? Also, are the vendor selling candied haws and the tailor shop last time related to you? Why did you deliberately hurt me?"
Once she discovered that there was something wrong with "An Yu's" identity, Ye Qiongying's brain started working quickly and connected all the things together.
It has nothing to do with the Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery. There is no need for other people in the capital to send someone to follow her, as they are not doing anything.
Then, there is only His Majesty in the palace.
is it him?
Did they send someone to follow her to make sure she was useful? Or did they want to see if the Ye family was still loyal to the Daqi royal family?
This person looks like he grew up in a wealthy family... Could he be a close relative of the royal family?
On the way back, Ye Qiongying had speculated whether this An Yu might be His Majesty's illegitimate child.
But the timing doesn't match.
His Majesty is not too old now. Unless he can give birth to a son while still in swaddling clothes, he would never be able to give birth to a son as big as "An Yu".
Well, could they be brothers?
His Majesty was very weak in his previous life, and in this life, he seems to rarely appear in public. Letters from home in the past few months have also mentioned that His Majesty has not attended court for a long time. Could it be that he has reached the stage of being seriously ill like in his previous life?
Could this "An Yu" in front of him be the heir chosen by the other party from the royal side branch? After all, His Majesty has never taken a concubine and has not given birth to a child.
Did he send "An Yu" to follow her to ensure that the Ye family could be trusted, and then use the friendship and connections left by the Ye family to help the heir smoothly sit on the throne?
Therefore, Eunuch Liang rode in the same carriage with him on the way here.
He showed his attention to An Yu several times.
At first I thought that Eunuch Liang was expressing his respect and closeness to the Ye family, but now it seems that he was actually going for "An Yu" herself!