Chapter 176: If the King Wants His Subject to Die, the Subject Must Die
"what?!"
After hearing this answer, Ye Qiongying was a little confused for a moment.
What does it mean—he is the emperor?
Once some words are spoken, they don't seem so difficult anymore.
Di Yuan took a deep breath and revealed his identity in full:
"I'm sorry, I could only approach you this way.
My real name is Emperor Yu An, and An Yu is just someone I saved by chance. I happened to need an identity at the time, so I used the pseudonym An Yu to get to know you."
Ye Qiongying couldn't believe it.
She had thought that this person's identity would not be simple, but she did not expect that it was the emperor sitting on the dragon throne himself? !
but……
Ye Qiongying recalled Anyu's behavior over the past few months: well-behaved, shy, simple, and cute...
No matter how you look at it, he is just an ignorant and kind-hearted young man.
How is he even a little bit like the brutal and bloodthirsty tyrant in the rumors?
Oh, a little bit.
It is said that Your Majesty has a very good appearance, which is exactly the same as the person in front of me.
"No..." Ye Qiongying suddenly thought of something, "You appeared in front of Yin Xu at the beginning, and when you came here, you also came into contact with General Pang and others. How come no one recognized you?"
Di Yuan replied:
"My reputation is so well-known that almost no one dares to look me in the face. I'm afraid that all Yin Xu can remember is the golden dragon robe. General Pang and his men haven't returned to the capital for a long time. All they can remember is probably my vague shadow after I disappeared.
Besides... I was playing the role of An Yu at that time, so they didn't have the idea that I would leave the palace and stay by your side."
Indeed, if he hadn't said it himself, who would have thought that this young man who looked like a rabbit would actually be the emperor himself?
Ye Qiongying was silent for a moment and was about to kneel down to salute, but when she was halfway through the movement, someone grabbed her arm tightly.
An Yu, no, it was Di Yu'an, his hand tightly grasped Ye Qiongying's arm. Although he looked much weaker than Ye Qiongying, he was actually quite strong at this moment. As if with an expression of unwillingness to resist, he directly lifted Ye Qiongying up and did not let her kneel down to him at all.
"Sister, you said that even if I am no longer myself one day, you are still my family, and this is still my home." Di Yu'an's palms were burning, "How can you kneel to me!"
It was the same "sister", but when he called her An Yu, it sounded soft and cute, and Ye Qiongying could accept it naturally.
But now, she just felt uncomfortable all over and couldn't help but say:
"Yes, I did, but... you are His Majesty, how can this... be the same?"
"Why is it different?" Di Yu'an looked at Ye Qiongying. "I am still me. I can not call myself "Zhen" in front of you, and I can always be the way you want. Sister, you can't just ignore me halfway."
He didn't seem to be used to showing weakness in this state. His tone was a little stiff and his ears were a little red.
Ye Qiongying looked at Di Yu'an. She had clearly wanted to separate herself from him when she came back, but she had not expected to be so shocked. Now, watching him do something like "An Yu" in the state of "Di Yu'an", she could not easily accept it, but she could not really harden her heart.
After all, this person was indeed the one she had treated as a younger brother and cared for for such a long time.
"You... Your Majesty, why do you have to stay by my side?" Ye Qiongying quickly changed the subject and asked another question directly, "If you are doubting the Ye family, I can assure you that the Ye family will always remain loyal and will never betray Da Qi. My father and brother have already sacrificed their lives for Da Qi, and I will never let them down or do anything that is not good for Da Qi. You can rest assured."
Di Yuan said quickly:
"I never doubted it! I just..."
He hesitated.
I just concealed my identity before.
But this time... he had to make clear his original purpose.
In this case, can Ye Qiongying still forgive him and accept him?
He thought about whether to hide it, but looking at Ye Qiongying, Di Yu'an really couldn't deceive her with lies anymore. He could only clench his fists in his sleeves:
"I... this matter starts with my mother..."
He told the whole story, including the death of the late queen, his health, the poison given by the imperial concubine, the purse, and his curiosity caused by the purse, all the way to the accident in the tailor shop.
Even the miracle doctor's investigation results and the solutions he provided were all told, without any deception.
Ye Qiongying didn't interrupt him.
She didn't expect that today she would not only see the emperor's true face, but also hear so many royal scandals.
But after hearing the latter part, Ye Qiongying's expression became suddenly enlightened.
After Di Yuan finished speaking, Ye Qiongying said:
“I see… No wonder at the Summer Solstice Banquet, Your Majesty held up the purse and asked who owned it.
At that time, did you just want to find that 'medicine man'?
And now... since it has been confirmed that the Qingling Grass is in my body, are you ready to take me back to make medicine?"
Ye Qiongying had never imagined that the "lover" that Leng Qianqian had plotted against would actually be the current emperor!
No wonder she felt An Yu’s back looked familiar before.
And that's how the purse she threw away ended up in Di Yu'an's hands.
Of course, she didn't want to die like this, but... this was the emperor! If he really wanted her to die, what could she do as the daughter of an official? Of course, she could escape immediately, but what about her grandmother and the others who were still in the capital?
Will the reputation of her father and brothers be ruined because of her?
In her previous life, because of her wrong decision, the entire Ye family was buried with her. This time, she couldn't let her family get implicated again.
Ye Qiongying broke free from Di Yu'an, and without waiting for him to move, she immediately knelt down and kowtowed:
"Your Majesty! If the Lord wants me to die, I have no choice but to die.
If I can cure you, you can take my life.
But please wait a moment. Pingwu City is facing a disaster right now. Once these things are settled, I am willing to go back with you and actively cooperate in refining the medicine.
In addition, my grandmother is old, and only my aunt and her daughter are by her side. Please be kind and don't tell them the news of my death. Just say that I am stationed at the border and it is inconvenient for me to return to Beijing. Uncle Ye... Butler Ye will cooperate with you to cover up this lie.
Please also consider the loyalty of the Ye family and take better care of them in the future."
She could not escape death, but she could not allow Pingwu City to fall.
Because this is the place that our fathers, brothers and ancestors have guarded with their lives.
Moreover, if Da Qi falls into crisis, my grandmother and the others will not have a good ending.
She had to sort these things out.