Who says sleep is not spiritual practice?

"Okay, my sister believes in you."

Then, she looked at Jiang Qingyu again:

"Young master, I really have to go."

Jiang Qingyu hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and said:

"Actually, if you don't—"

But before he finished speaking, Li Chun immediately interrupted him:

"My lord, I have to go."

"There are you and girl Xiaoman in Ziyanyuan, which is really hard to let go, but there are also people in the capital that I have always cared about."

"The man had gray hair when I came here, and now I haven't seen him for 12 years. If I don't go back to see him again, I'm afraid I won't be able to see him again in this lifetime."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Qingyu knew that the servant girl's mind had been made up, so she sighed and refused to keep her.

Li Chun withdrew his hand from his son's hand and walked out of the yard.

When passing the fish pond, she suddenly turned her head and smiled:

"Master, after I leave, if you miss me, remember to help me take care of the fish in the pond."

"But don't forget that you once had a maid who lived with you for 12 years."

"Besides Lichun, she has another name..."

"It's called Jing Li."

……

Half a quarter of an hour later, a carriage left the palace and drove slowly towards the southern capital.

Some people in Wangcheng saw Jiang Qingyu, the fourth son of the Wangfu, riding a fast horse and chasing the carriage to the south gate, where he was stopped by a group of defenders.

At the gate of the city, Xu Erhu, the old steward of the palace, smiled and cupped his hands:

"Fourth son, my lord invites you to the Loquat Courtyard to have a talk."

Chapter 70 Seduction Succeeded Assassination Failed

Loquat courtyard.

King Jubei stood under the eaves, looking up at the sky full of snow, with no sadness or joy on his face.

After taking the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, his complexion has recovered a little bit, and with his martial arts cultivation in the Sunrise Realm, he is not afraid of the severe cold, so he only wears a thin deep purple python robe.

only……

Although his complexion recovered quickly, his gray hair and thin figure could not be changed within a day or two of recuperation.

So it still looks old.

However, King Jubei's body is straight and his eyes are as sharp as a sword. Anyone who sees him will not doubt that he still has the ability to put on armor and mount a horse, and charge into battle!

On the side, Jiang Qingyu held the purple jade stove in her hand, and spoke first:

"Why did my father call me here?"

The King of Rejecting the North said with a serious smile:

"That girl named Jing Li is Jing Hong's biological daughter."

"But it was not born of the queen."

"Twelve years ago, Empress Murong Jin came to the palace, took away your mother and Qing Shu, and at the same time kept this girl."

Jiang Qingyu was puzzled and said:

"Why did you keep this girl? Was it jealous of Jing Hong's love for Li Chun, that's why you threw her into Ziyan Yuan to be a maid?"

King Rejecting North shook his head lightly:

"No, on the contrary, Murong Jin left her in the palace to save her."

"Save her?"

Jiang Qingyu was even more confused.

He had known for a long time that Lichun was a princess, and she was not born to a queen, even...

His biological mother's status in the palace was very humble.

So he originally thought that Empress Murong Jin's abandonment of her in Ziyan Courtyard was the emperor's acquiescing punishment, or he had selfish intentions, and didn't want her to compete with his children for favor.

But I don't want to have another secret.

"actually……"

"Jing Li should call Murong Jin Auntie."

The King of Rejection said calmly:

"Jing Li's biological mother is Murong Yao, and she is Murong Jin's biological sister."

"She was originally an innocent girl, but when she was ten years old, she unfortunately worshiped a remnant from the previous dynasty as her master, and she seduced and assassinated the emperor Jing Hong when she entered the palace to meet her sister Murong Jin!"

Jiang Qingyu frowned slightly:

"Oh, it's been hundreds of years, and the remnants of the previous dynasty still linger!"

"what's the result?"

The King of Rejection smiled lightly and said:

"Is it hard to guess? It can be summed up in ten words—"

"The seduction succeeded, but the assassination failed."

"..."

Jiang Qingyu was speechless.

What a sharp summary!

The King of Rejection continued:

"The assassination that night left a big shadow in Jing Hong's heart, but Murong Yao is Murong Jin's biological sister after all, and the Jing family was able to sit on the throne with the support of the Murong family back then, so It was just placed under house arrest in the cold palace, and it was not directly executed."

"But ten months later, Jing Li was born."

"The emperor of the current dynasty had a child with a female assassin who had a relationship with the remnants of the previous dynasty. How absurd!"

"The royal family refused to recognize Jing Li's princess status, and some people even wanted to kill her in her infancy. If it wasn't for Murong Jin's desperate protection, and Jing Hong's silent protection, this girl would have died long ago."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Qingyu rarely praised:

"Unexpectedly, our emperor still has a bit of a man's responsibility!"

The King of Rejection admitted:

"In the Jing clan, there are not many people who can make this king look up to. Jing Hong before the age of 40 is one of them, and he is far behind the others."

Jiang Qingyu heard the key points in the words of the King of the North.

Before the age of 40.

This sentence means that after the age of 40, Jing Hong has already...

Has it changed?

Without waiting for him to think too much, the king of rejecting the North said again:

"Jing Li grew up to be 11 years old in the cold palace."

"When she was 11 years old, Jing Hong failed to break through the Sunshine Realm, and her temperament changed drastically. She executed more than 100 court ladies and eunuchs overnight."

"In order to protect Jing Li's safety, Murong Jin took her to the palace and left her in Ziyanyuan."

"As for why it is Ziyan Courtyard..."

He looked at Jiang Qingyu with a complicated expression and said:

"Father will tell you when you become the eldest son."

"..."

Jiang Qingyu smiled wryly.

Father, how can there be half of the words?

and……

The Winter Hunting Competition is so fierce, the second brother Jiang Qingjian has the Jiang family behind him, and the third sister has Sanniang from the Glorious Sun Realm behind him, which one is not better than me on the bright side?

"Father, do you want me to be your son?"

King Jubei didn't nod or shake his head, but just said something mysterious and mysterious:

"There is nothing hopeful or hopeless, this is your fate, and you cannot escape."

"It's fate again..."

Jiang Qingyu smiled bitterly and said:

"Father, don't listen to the nonsense of those charlatans."

"If a person can learn his own destiny from a fortune teller by spending a few taels of silver, that would be too absurd!"

"Fortune tellers are not gods!"

Rejecting Bei Wang smiled and said nothing.

When he was young, he didn't believe in fate, and even cut off the heads of many fortune tellers when he was a thief, until he met the gentleman who claimed that he had the fate of Crouching Dragon...

He made himself believe in the word fate.

It was he who allowed himself to board the boat of Jing Hong and became a king with a different surname sitting in the three northern states. It was also he who allowed himself to lie on the sick bed for many years, and was able to successfully "extend his life" again and again with the help of the royal family.

"Fortune tellers are naturally not gods."

The King of Rejection said with emotion:

"But there are so many strange people and strange things in the world. Sometimes, it's better to believe something than nothing."

"Father is old. As the saying goes, 'a man who is about to die speaks kindly'. You have to listen to some harsh words. Father will not harm you."

Jiang Qingyu was silent for a while.

At the level of Yaori Realm, how can it be so easy to die?

In addition, you will take a Nine Transformation Golden Pill every year to extend your life.

unless……

There is something wrong with your medicine!

Thinking of this, Jiang Qingyu suddenly bit the bullet and said:

"Father, you have taken so many Nine Transformations Golden Pills, but your condition is getting worse every year. Don't you ever suspect that there is something wrong with the pills?"

According to rumors, the Nine-turn Golden Elixir can "revive the dead, flesh and bones", but in the hands of King Jubei, it can't even cure mere hidden diseases!

It's hard not to suspect that there is something tricky in it!

However, the King of Rejecting the North said with a smile:

"There is no need to doubt, I knew that there was indeed something wrong with the elixir sent by Jing Hong."

"and……"

"Jing Hong never wanted to hide this from me."

Jiang Qingyu looked stunned:

"Then why are you?"

King Jubei raised his head slightly, with a proud expression on his face.

"This king is a martial arts genius. He was born innate. He was promoted to the Bright Moon Realm at the age of 23, and was promoted to the Sunshine Realm at the age of 29. In the year your mother went to the capital, I was already at the peak of the Sunshine Realm!"

He looked at Jiang Qingyu and asked: