Chapter 1406: Chapter 1406: The Truth of That Year (2)
Li Zhaoru hurriedly took the Jade Pendant and glanced at it, his complexion imdiately changed: “This…” Clearly etched on it was the character for ‘Chen’.
As everyone knows, the Crown Prince is called Qi Jingchen, and each mber of the Imperial Family has a Jade Pendant inscribed with their own na, symbolizing their identity.
That this Gu Qingheng possesses the Crown Prince’s Jade Pendant indicates he is a close confidante of the Crown Prince.
“So matters are better clarified sooner rather than later.” Gu Qingheng slightly raised his eyebrows, his gaze swept over Ning Yun, whose expression had slightly changed, then he looked at Li Zhaoru, “Otherwise, it becos leverage for certain individuals, and being threatened is an unpleasant taste, often leading one to a misstep that becos an eternal regret…” Saying this, he stood up, “I’ve said my piece, I shall take my leave.”
Li Mingyin actually wanted to say sothing, but before she could open her mouth, the other party had already turned and left.
At this ti, Ning Yun was also looking at Li Zhaoru with an ugly expression: “Rui brother, was what General Gu just said true?”
“I…” Li Zhaoru closed his eyes briefly, “Yunyun, if I say, I am not the real Li Zhaoru, would you… leave ?”
“Father, what are you talking about?” Li Minghuan exclaid in shock, “If you’re not Li Zhaoru, then who are you? You are…”
“Brat, no matter who I am, I’m still your father.” Li Zhaoru glared at his son, then anxiously looked at Ning Yun.
Ning Yun, however, beca calm and suddenly smiled: “I don’t care whether you’re Li Zhaoru or not, as long as you are my husband… Actually, I should call you Brother Feng, right?”
“Yunyun…” Li Zhaoru stretched out his hand to pull his wife into his embrace.
“The children are still here.” Ning Yun pushed her husband, but didn’t push him away.
“Father, mother, what’s going on?” Both Li Mingyin and Li Minghuan were confused, disregarding their embarrassnt, still wanting to understand the truth.
Originally, the Li family had a set of twin brothers, the elder nad Li Zhaoru and the younger nad Li Zhaofeng. They looked almost identical, but back then, because it was war against Yuan Country, the Imperial Court conscripted n from across the nation, requiring that one adult male from each family with two must enlist in the military.
The parents of the Li family couldn’t bear to let go of either of their sons, and in the end, they could only let the two brothers draw lots. Li Zhaoru, the elder brother, drew the lot to enlist, but he couldn’t stand the military life after just three days and ran away, even neglecting his fiancée, appointed at that ti, later to vanish without a trace. Subsequently, the Imperial Court sent officers to arrest deserters, and to protect his family from being implicated, the younger brother Li Zhaofeng took his elder brother’s place and returned to the army, which led to the circumstances described by Gu Qingheng.
The war lasted three years, and the Great Xuan Dynasty was victorious. The brother who replaced his elder, Li Zhaofeng, fought bravely against the enemy and earned comndations multiple tis, being promoted from a soldier to a squad leader, and then to a Centurion, finally returning ho gloriously.
However, when he returned, he found that his elder brother had still not co back, and Ning Yun, who should have been his sister-in-law, remained unwed. He had always loved Ning Yun, so ultimately, he married her, accepting the mistake.
Afterward, he fought in many campaigns to the south and north, achieving nurous victories, and had beco a prominent Rank 4 Valor General.
Later, he even volunteered for frontier service, and thus spent ten years in Yong City. After his parents had passed away, his wife and children also took up permanent residence in Yong City with him.
Over the years, he was in fact constantly anxious, ever fearful of the day his brother might return, ever fearful that one day, Yunyun would leave her.
User Comments
0 comments from readers