Zither Emperor Chapter 523 Chapter 163 Inspector Farland Middle_1

523: Chapter 163: Inspector Farland (Middle)_1 523: Chapter 163: Inspector Farland (Middle)_1 Qin Shang snuck a glance at Nina and said, “But you can’t bear to let me go.”

Nina responded, somewhat irritated, “Yes, yes, I can’t let you go.

Who else could…

Don’t interject, otherwise I will send you away.”

“Okay, okay, I surrender.”

Nina continued, “He took a full three months to pletely recover from his injuries, and we stayed in that civilian home for the same length of time.

From the initial awkwardness to reverting back to our old ways, up until the deeply etched love that we developed later on.

Finally, on a stormy night, after imbibing some rice wine gifted to us by the villagers, we yielded to temptation.”

Sura, who was listening at the side, asked out of curiosity, “Director Nina, what kind of fruit is the forbidden fruit?”

Nina blushed deeply, “You naughty boy, ask Yin Zhu about it later.”

Yin Zhu scratched his head and asked, “Yeah!

Granny, what kind of fruit is the forbidden fruit?

I’ve never tried it.”

Nina, rendered speechless, turned to look at Qin Shang who was suppressing his laughter.

Angrily, she said, “You explain it to them.”

Qin Shang chuckled, “The forbidden fruit refers to the final step in physical intimacy between a man and a woman.”

Only then did Yin Zhu and Sura understand.

They exchanged glances, Yin Zhu somewhat embarrassed, and Sura’s face turning beetroot red.

Being older, Nina might have felt a little bashful, but not as visibly as the young ones.

“But do you know what happened afterward?

When I woke up the next morning, instead of being wrapped in sweetness, I suddenly found that this old bastard Qin Shang left again.

He once again left me a letter.

This time, he didn’t even mention the reason, only telling me to take good care of myself.”

“What?” This time, even Ye Yinzhu felt that her Grandpa Qin’s actions seemed too much.

Qin Shang sighed softly, “Do you think I wanted to leave?

At that time, though I was deeply in love with you, I was always restraining myself from being overly intimate with you.

But that night, having drunk too much, the feelings I’d been holding back poured out like a torrent, and we ended up consummating our relationship.

Just when I was prepared to give up everything, regardless of the judgement and blame from the Eight Sects, even prepared to give up my position as the Sect Master of the Zither Sect to be with you, you said something in your sleepy haze that I simply couldn’t accept.”

Nina was shocked, “What did I say?”

Qin Shang replied, “In your dream, you said that you wanted to take me back to Faran and meet your old tutor there, asking him to marry us.”

“What?” Nina looked shaken as she stared at Qin Shang.

She finally understood why Qin Shang chose to leave even after they had been so intimate.

Even if he could accept that she was the princess of the Milan Empire, there’s no way he could have accepted her origins from Faran – the real target of the Eight Eastern Dragon Clans.

After all, Qin Shang’s blood also flowed with the lineage of the Eastern Dragon.

“So, it was because of that single sentence I stated that you had to leave.

Back then, I thought you were a heartless person.

That time, you truly broke my heart.

I knew nothing about this.

In a state of utter despair, I returned to Milan.

It was still a full year before I would keep my promise and return to Faran.

Qin Shang, do you know the secret I was about to disclose to you?

Not long after my return to Milan, I discovered that I was pregnant.”

Upon hearing the last sentence, Qin Shang abruptly stood up from his seat, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Looking at Nina, his entire body was trembling uncontrollably, “What…

what did you say?”

Nina looked at Qin Shang with an ambiguous smile, “You are my only man, what do you think I am talking about?

Initially, I didn’t plan to tell you this, because I never thought we could truly end up together.

But now, there’s no point in keeping this secret any longer.

Yin Zhu, Sura, you must remember, under no circumstances should this be revealed.

It’s related to the reputation of the Milan Royal Family, and it’s an even more significant secret of the Royal Family.”

Qin Shang, deflated like a punctured ball, reluctantly smiled and sat back down, “It was me who hurt you.

No wonder you chose to stay single for life, to think that such a thing happened.

I can only imagine the look on your father’s face when he discovered that his beloved daughter was with child before marriage.

You must have suffered so much humiliation and hardship.

Nina, I’m sorry, I’ve let you down.

I’ve also let our child down.

The little life didn’t even get to e into this world before it ended.”

Looking at Nina, Qin Shang’s eyes were filled with regret.

His face was ravaged by tears and his hands, usually steady from his years of playing the zither, were now trembling uncontrollably.

“Qin Shang, don’t be like this.

Who told you our child didn’t live?” Nina looked at Qin Shang’s grief-stricken appearance and was both happy and heartbroken.

Happy because he genuinely cared about her, but seeing him so dejected, how could she not feel pain?

She gently wiped away the tears on his face with a handkerchief.

“What…

what are you saying?

Are you saying that our child was born?

No, that can’t be.

How could your father allow such a child to exist?

For the royal family, this is a plete and utter disgrace.” Qin Shang looked blankly at Nina, although his mouth said so, deep within his heart, he held a glimmer of hope.

After all, he was already over seventy, who wouldn’t hope to have a child of their own?

Nina sighed softly, “Yes, I gave birth to that child.

Before returning to Faran.

I’ve never spoken to you about the imperial royal family.

My father only loved my mother in his life, but had only three children, myself and two sisters.

The year I was pregnant with your child, my father, after a medical examination, was sure that he could no longer conceive.

Then, my father announced that my mother was pregnant.

You probably didn’t notice it, and Yin Zhu and Sura were too young to know.

However, ten months later, when my father announced that the Milan Royal Family finally had a successor, and Silvio was born as the crown prince, I was stepping onto the road back to Faran.”

Qin Shang was bewildered, “You just mentioned that our child was born and that you were going back to Faran.

Did you take him to Faran?”

Nina looked at Qin Shang with amusement, “You silly fool.

With so much in your mind, you still don’t get it?

Do you really need me to spell out this deep secret of the royal family?”

Suddenly, Sura blurted out in utter disbelief, “Director Nina, could it be that Emperor Silvio…

isn’t your brother, but your…?”

At that, Qin Shang and Ye Yin Zhu froze, both stunned.

Sura’s audacious speculation, bined with Nina’s words, left them open-mouthed in shock.

They couldn’t believe any of it was real.

If everything was as Sura suggested, this would undoubtedly be the biggest scandal and deepest secret of the Milan Royal Family.

Nina sighed, “Luckily, Silvio resembles his mother, inheriting my hair and eye color.

If he took after you, he wouldn’t have survived.

When I returned to the palace and found myself pregnant, my father was quickly informed.

He did not get angry.

He asked who the father was.

I didn’t say, because I didn’t want to mention your name.

Father gave me two choices.

One was to terminate the pregnancy immediately.

Of course, I disagreed.

Even though I hated you, the child was innocent.

It was the only product of love between me, during the first, perhaps the last, time in my life, and the only man I loved.

The second choice Father gave was unexpected.

He stated that he had no sons, and that among the three sisters, my two sisters were useless, and after I decided to follow my master into Faran, I could not inherit his throne.

So my father said that when I give birth to this child, I must return to Faran immediately, and this child is not my son, but my brother and the future heir to Milan, simply because he carries my bloodline.”

Ye Yin Zhu exclaimed, “No wonder I’ve always called Silvio uncle and referred to you as Grandma, and you never corrected me because I was right.

So that means Xiang Luan is your and Grandpa Qin’s biological granddaughter, and Feschera is your grandson?”

Nina smiled bitterly and nodded, “Qin Shang, we have a child.

He is the Emperor of Milan.

He carries not only the blood of the Milan Royal Family but also the blood of the Eastern Dragons.

Loosely speaking, the current Milan Empire could be considered as being ruled by half of a person of Dong Long.”

Qin Shang numbly asked, “Silvio, does…

does he know?”

Nina nodded, “The day my father passed the throne to him, which was also the day I returned to Milan, my father told Silvio everything and instructed him to always listen to me.

I will forever be one of Milan’s pillars of support.

After Silvio ascended to the throne, with my full assistance, all Father’s ambitious brothers and nephews were ousted, helping Silvio to successfully take over.

He did not disappoint me and my father.

Over the years, he has diligently governed and helped Milan prosper.

Despite the current crisis facing the entire continent, I believe, Milan will pull through.” (To be continued.

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