I was hiding from gods and demons at the beginning, but it turned out that I was the boss

Dougal coughed twice and said seriously: "I want to know if you are my sister, Morton Yilan."

Qingtian was slightly surprised and did not respond immediately, but turned around to make a pot of tea.

Meili knows her secret and identity, and even if she tells Dougal, it should be the truth.

Others who know the past...should not have interacted with Dougal recently.

Except...Tasril.

The queen he had originally chosen was Meili. If he changed the queen, he would need to give an explanation to the Morton family.

The best way for him to appease the Morton family is naturally to tell them that he is Morton Yilan...

Sunny cleared his mind and handed the brewed tea to Dougal.

"Did...His Majesty tell you?"

Dougal took the tea and paused.

"Well, His Majesty wanted to marry you as his queen, so he told me your secret."

It was exactly what I thought.

Sunny nodded and drank tea slowly.

Dougal apparently had no idea that both the Duke and Duchess and his sister were being used by Tasriel to coerce him.

Even if he knew he wouldn't be of much use now, the Morton family is too scattered and weak...

And if you have to marry, then it depends on what kind of identity you marry, which is more beneficial to the future.

The adopted daughter of the Laurent family was also the little princess of the Morton family, so it was not difficult to choose.

Sunny placed the tea cup on the folding table and looked at Dougal with a soft and slightly sad look.

"I have missed you all these past eight years, but the power of the Chosen Group has been transferred to the state religion. I am afraid that I will not be able to protect myself and will harm you."

"I'm sorry that I didn't confess when I met with eldest brother before. I think as long as everyone is safe, even if we don't recognize each other, it will be satisfying."

It's one thing for others to say it, but it's another thing to hear her say it to her face.

Dougal's heart was filled with unspeakable emotions.

It's really Yilan, the younger sister who was forced to leave her hometown before even celebrating her ninth birthday and is now living abroad.

Although the empire has been peaceful for a long time, it is still very hierarchical. It is conceivable that she must have suffered a lot when she was out there alone.

Next, Qingtian introduced the story of how she became Lorenzo's adopted daughter and how she got to where she is today in an emotional voice.

Expressing a girl's helplessness and longing for home implicitly and clearly...

Dougal is a relatively upright and kind-hearted person, and he felt very uncomfortable after hearing her experience.

She lamented that she had a bad fate, but she had good luck. I happened to save the lady and entered the lord's mansion. It's just that Lorenzo is too ignorant, and his sister has become his personal favorite at such a young age...

Qingtian saw him clenching his fists a little indignantly, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

Things like demon seeds and demon servants are really hard to explain, so let’s just explain it according to the public perception of her in the empire...

Dougal pursed his lips hard and patted the back of her hand, "You have suffered. Lorenzo has been sorry to you over the years. It's all in the past and shouldn't be mentioned again."

Although he had known it for a long time, he still found it difficult to accept that it really happened to his sister.

Yilan was once the jewel in the palm of her family and the little princess of the Duke's Palace, but she encountered such unfair treatment!

Qingtian glanced at him, showed a sad expression at the right time, and said softly: "Well, it's all over."

Dougal sighed for a while, suddenly feeling that something was not right.

My sister risked her life to save Lorenzo, and now she even fights against the royal family for his son...

It is estimated that they have developed real feelings after getting along for a long time, and she must also value the Lauren family.

Looking at it this way, Lorenzo shouldn't be too bad for her.

If this is the case, then His Majesty's decision to let her marry into the royal family should be a unilateral idea.

Thinking of this, Dougal asked Qingtian, "What is your attitude towards marrying into the royal family now? I think His Majesty... cares about you very much."

I really hope he doesn't care!

Qingtian lowered his eyelids and sighed, "I actually don't want to. However, I have a special status now. His Majesty thinks that marrying me has very important political significance."

Dougal thought for a while after hearing this, and realized that this was really the case.

Yilan is now not only a lord, but also a saint of the state religion, and a powerful general. Marrying someone else with such a status would threaten the royal family, but marrying into the royal family could stabilize the rule and stabilize Lanze.

"You are saying that you are indeed the best choice for the royal family."

Qingtian continued with a sad face, "That's why the royal family deliberately did so many evil things. They designed to frame Lorenzo and deliberately provoked unrest in Medes, all to force me."

"They are afraid that Lorenzo and I will join forces and spy on the imperial power like Aiden."

"Actually, Lorenzo sincerely wants to marry the princess, but I am independent and will no longer be with him. Your Majesty is overthinking all this!"

"Because of his random thoughts, so many people died and even caused civil strife."

"This is his dereliction of duty as an emperor, and he is ignoring the people!"

"Your Majesty, this is really disappointing."

Dougal looked at her in surprise. What he said made sense, although it was a bit strange...

As His Majesty's confidant, he had previously participated in the plan against Lorenzo and the military operation against Medes...

Hearing what his sister said at this moment, his face was slightly hot, and it seemed that what he had done was not good.

Dougal looked away guiltily, "Looking at it this way, His Majesty seems to be a little ill-considered, but he also wants to stabilize the court and the imperial power."

"For the sake of the Lanze royal family, is it okay to waste human lives and make something out of nothing?" Qingtian mocked.

Dougal felt that his sister might be too kind and explained:

"When there is a force that threatens the imperial power, it is a normal strategy for the royal family to suppress and prevent the other party. Only when the country is stable and peaceful can the people live in peace, so the necessary sacrifices are understandable."

Gee, Dougal is still a "royalist".

The Morton family is indeed a family that has been loyal to the royal family for a long time.

Qingtian let out a long sigh, "This peace is only the peace of his Lanze family, not the peace of the people. The deaths of so many people are just to appease the dark psychology of the royal family. It is really sad!"

"Relying on suppressing opponents to consolidate oneself is a despicable approach. The royal family has been weak and incompetent in recent years, and its governance capabilities cannot keep up with the development of the times. The dynasty is internally decadent and decadent, and the nobles are corrupt and absurd. There is a huge gap between the various territories, and separatist chaos is inevitable.

"Such an incompetent royal family, brother, are you really willing to work hard for them? Should we sacrifice and dedicate everything for their selfish desires?"

Dougal's heart trembled and he stared blankly at the sunny sky.

Such outrageous words came from a child of the Morton family...

As the right-hand man of the royal family, the children of the Morton family have been required to be loyal to the royal family since childhood. This is the ancestral motto and the foundation for the family to survive to this day.

But my sister has been away from home for so many years...

She shouldn't be blamed.

"Stop talking, I pretend I didn't hear what you said. The Morton family has always been loyal to the royal family. This has been the way of life for nearly a thousand years." Dougal frowned.

"Nearly a thousand years of deception and suppression have really made the Morton family lose their temper. They are willing to help others do evil, and are willing to become the dogs of the Lanze family." Qingtian scolded mercilessly.

Dougal's heart suffocated, "Sunny day! Don't talk nonsense!"

"It's not nonsense, it's everything the goddess told me." Qingtian looked solemn, "The current Lanze royal family is not a descendant of the founding empress Lanzemar at all, but a descendant of her sister."

Dougal's eyes widened, he had never heard of such an incredible thing.

Qingtian ignored his shock and continued: "The real empress was killed by her sister Li Daitao shortly after giving birth. The newly born emperor's heir was exchanged with an illegitimate child hidden in the prince's family."

"No, no, Qingtian, this is incredible. Don't talk nonsense just because you have opinions about the royal family." Dougal still couldn't believe it.

Sunny smiled lightly.

"Brother should have seen from the murals and historical materials that the empress's husband at that time, Prince Morton, was a man with red hair and red eyes. The empress had brown hair and green eyes."

"Besides, do you know that there was no green-eyed child in the Morton family before that. It was also because of this exchange that Prince Morton suspected that the empress had an affair with the head of the Morton family, and finally fell into depravity."

It's ridiculous that Lanzeria has many plans, but in the end she is despised and hated by the people she loves...

Dougal was in a daze, his mind in chaos.

"This, this is ridiculous. Even so, how can the illegitimate son of the Morton family be the empress' sister?"

Sunny smiled contemptuously.

"Because the younger sister fell in love with the prince to no avail, but she had a close relationship with the prince's brother. This was also the reason for the subsequent misunderstanding. The empress and the younger sister were somewhat similar. Someone saw her when she was having a tryst with the prince's brother.

"..."