Chapter 74 First Encounter
Looking at her mother's portrait, Ning Yunxi couldn't help but recall her past life.
The secret room in Prince Dijin's mansion can be considered as the private residence that Yan Yu built for Fang Renshu.
Normally, Yan Yu would not come in to disturb them.
It has always been like this in this life, past and present.
In the previous life, in the 25th year of Shengping, Prince Li used a trick to lead most of the elite troops of the Supervisory Guard to the battlefield. He also took advantage of the weakness of Prince Dijin's palace to assassinate him.
In order to ensure safety, Yan Yu and the people from the supervision desk hid in the secret room.
The informant that Zhong Su Luo had planted in the Supervisory Office happened to be among them.
It was then that the informant accidentally saw Fang Renshu's portrait and reported the matter to Zhong Suluo.
Zhong Suluo guessed that Yan Yu secretly admired Ning Yunxi, and turned to tell Gu Nianting about this.
Gu Nianting quickly came up with a plan: divorce his wife and pretend to kill her, so that Ning Yunxi would naturally be placed next to Yan Yu. After that, he let Ning Yunxi use a trick to gradually disintegrate Yan Yu's power and people's hearts, and finally kill him with his own hands!
The reason why Ning Yunxi married into Prince Chen's Mansion was because she was harmed by Mu Rong's fragrant scent.
In fact, she didn't like Gu Nianting in her heart, she just obeyed her mother's orders.
Her mother asked her to be obedient in order to divorce her, and she agreed without hesitation.
With the help of an informant from the Supervisory Office, Gu Nianting arranged the time of the assassination just right.
Ning Yunxi ran out of Prince Chen's Mansion with the divorce letter; Yan Yu went out to do some business and walked out of Prince Dijin's Mansion.
Just like that, she bumped into his arms and met him for the first time at the main entrance of Prince Dijin's mansion.
Because she had just seen Fang Renshu's portrait, Yan Yu recognized Ning Yunxi at a glance.
Besides being shocked, I was more excited and happy.
"Little sister!"
"Are you the little sister?"
Ning Yunxi was stunned for a moment and forgot to pretend to cry.
Little sister?
Didn’t my mother say that he admired me, so how come I became his younger sister?
Could it be that the Queen Mother misunderstood?
She was afraid of saying the wrong thing, so she kept her mouth shut and didn't even dare to ask who the little sister was.
"Um...uh..."
After struggling, she finally remembered Gu Nianting's plan and continued crying.
"help me……"
"They want my life..."
Yan Yu held her tightly in his arms, then turned his gaze to the assassin, his eyes suddenly fierce.
"How dare you be so presumptuous in front of this king?"
"Gao Jing, capture them all alive!"
"Tomorrow morning, let the prince give me an explanation. Was the assassination late at night aimed at me? Isn't that treason?"
Gao Jing responded.
"Yes."
Then, he signaled with his eyes to the people at the supervision desk to go out together.
Yan Yu lowered her eyes and looked at Ning Yunxi with a warm smile on her face.
"Please go into the mansion and wait for a moment. I will go and deal with Prince Li's assassination attempt, then I will come back to find you."
Having said that, he gave orders to the servants in the mansion.
"Someone, lead the way and let her rest in the guest room in the east courtyard."
In this way, Ning Yunxi successfully sneaked into Prince Dijin's mansion and stayed in the guest room with a secret room.
After waiting for an unknown amount of time, Yan Yu finally returned home when he saw that it was already dawn.
Upon seeing this, Ning Yunxi hurriedly took a few steps forward and bowed deeply.
"Your humble servant Ning Yunxi respectfully wishes His Majesty the best of health to His Majesty King Di Jin."
Yan Yu supported her with both hands and pulled her to sit down.
"So you are Ning Yunxi. I have heard of your name."
"You are the third daughter of the Ning family, and the wife of Prince Chen, right?"
Ning Yunxi pretended to be sad as she looked at the divorce letter.
"Reporting to the prince, this servant is no longer the prince's principal wife."
Yan Yu saw the divorce letter belatedly, picked it up and took a look, his expression then fell.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bring up your sad story."
"I didn't know you were divorced."
"When did this happen?"
Ning Yunxi tried hard to act.
"That's what happened last night."
"This servant unexpectedly saw His Royal Highness the Prince of Chen and my fourth sister... together."
"I was so shocked and angry that I could not stand it, so Your Highness Prince Chen issued a letter of divorce."
"He also said that all of my children will recognize my fourth sister as their biological mother in the future!"
Before she could finish her words, she was choked with sobs and unable to speak.
Yan Yu nodded in understanding and changed the subject.
"I want to take some of your blood and do a paternity test, okay?"
Ning Yunxi's almond-shaped eyes were full of confusion.
"Excuse me, Your Majesty, what is a paternity test?"
Yan Yu didn't explain much, he put on the silver ring and took out the medical tools.
"Don't worry about this. I'll teach you when I have time."
"I just want to make sure if you are my little sister."
Ning Yunxi had no idea what was going on.
"Yes."
"Your Majesty, please."
Yan Yu smiled expectantly.
"Just wait here for a while, don't go anywhere."
"I'll be back soon."
Ning Yunxi bowed.
"Yes, I obey your command."
Not long after, Yan Yu came back with a happy face, her eyes full of surprise and joy even more than last night.
"You really are my little sister."
"I finally found you."
"So that person took you away and sent you to Ning Mansion."
Ning Yunxi was completely confused.
"What do you mean by taking it away? Your Majesty, what do you mean by that?"
Yan Yu smiled and explained patiently.
"Back then, when you were less than a month old, a stranger sneaked into the mansion and forcibly took you away while your mother was away."
"Our cradles were very close to each other. I wanted to protect you very much, but my body was only two months old, so I was powerless. I could only watch you being taken away."
"You don't know, the world is so big, I have been looking for you for many years, but the person who took you away, all nine clans were wiped out."
"I traced the clues all the way to the Zhong Mansion, but all the clues were gone."
"I thought I was tracking in the wrong direction. You might have been sold to a faraway place. I didn't expect you were still in Shengjing."
Having said this, Yan Yu's smile faded, and a hint of guilt settled in her eyes.
"Little sister, I'm sorry for you and your mother."
"She didn't even get to name you before you disappeared."
"I promised her with a nod that I would take care of you for the rest of your life."
"It just so happens that the Prince of Chen divorced his wife without knowing what was good for him. You and I are in the right place at the right time. From now on, let me protect you, okay?"
Ning Yunxi understood what he meant and was so shocked that she almost fell off her chair.
Who would have thought that a plan to divorce his wife would actually involve her background? !
"Your Highness, do you mean that I am not my parents' biological daughter? Is my biological mother actually someone else?"
"That's not right, has the prince made a mistake?"
"You were only two months old at the time, how can you remember things?"
Yan Yu's starry eyes were determined as she led her into the secret room and guided her with her gaze, allowing her to see the portrait on the wall.
"This is your biological mother, Fang Renshu."
"You may not have heard of her because she was murdered and the emperor took the opportunity to accuse her of a crime. Gradually, she was forgotten. For more than 20 years, few people mentioned her name."
"Back then, she was pregnant with you and saved me during the battle of Yueshengxingliang."
“She is my benefactor.”
"You don't know that after you disappeared, she cried all day and tried every possible way to find you."
"Before she died, I took her blood and kept it sealed until now, just so that I can do a paternity test when I find you."
"Now, in the afterlife, she can finally rest in peace."