The Evil Emperor's Beloved

The next step is preparation before departure.

Three days is neither long nor short.

From then on, the hundred people went their separate ways.

.....

All the preparations before the departure had been arranged by Li Feng and the others. During these three days, she only had to stay at home and accompany her grandfather.

The next day, in Jing Yueshan's courtyard in Jing Mansion.

"Miss Third, I heard early this morning that the Five Nations Competition was all over yesterday!"

"It ended yesterday? So quickly? Doesn't that mean Jing Yueli is in the mansion today?!"

"Yes, Third Miss, I heard from them that in three days, Second Miss and her friends will leave Xuanyuan Dynasty and head to the three major colleges!"

"From now on, you, the third young lady, will have the final say in this Jing Mansion!" The little maid Cuizhu flattered Jing Yueshan.

"Oh, you mean, as long as Jing Yueli is here, I have to lie cross-legged, right?"

"You are getting bolder and bolder. You are even plotting against me!"

"I dare not, Miss Third, I really don't mean that." Cuizhu knelt down with a plop.

"Humph, I don't think you would dare!"

"Jing Yueli, Jing Yueli, your ghost is really haunting us." Jing Yueshan twisted the handkerchief in her hand and said through gritted teeth.

"It's better that she's gone. Her name will never be heard again in the capital of Xuanyuan Nation."

Cuizhu looked at the young lady and thought that she probably didn't realize the seriousness of the matter yet, so she couldn't help but want to remind her, even though she was still kneeling.

Then she reminded me tremblingly, "Miss Third, it is said that the Fifth Prince will also leave with us."

"What? Why didn't you say it earlier!" Jing Yueshan was really angry to death.

Why did the Fifth Prince also leave? What was the point of her staying in the Jing Mansion? The Fifth Prince would never come again!

Jing Yueshan felt like the sky was falling down and she kept muttering to herself.

"No, no, I'm going to find my mother and let my father find a solution." After saying that, he quickly walked out of the yard.

...

On the other side, Jing Yueli came back last night, put aside all the complicated things in her mind, and had a good sleep first.

After getting up this morning, I went to Grandpa Jing's yard first and had breakfast with him in the yard.

Then, he would play chess with the old man, and from time to time the sound of Jing Yueli regretting his moves could be heard in the yard.

Uncle Zhong stood aside and looked at the grandparents and grandchildren happily.

Soon, Jing Wenhao also came, and then Jing Yueli left the chessboard and let his brother take over.

In this way, the yard was filled with joy.

After a few games of chess, I heard the old man say.

"Go to the academy with peace of mind. Don't worry about your family. With so many secret guards you left behind, it's enough."

"Besides, we all have communication jade slips now, which is much more convenient than before! So, don't worry about it, just focus on practicing well in the academy!"

Jing Wenhao paused in his chess moves, "Yes, Grandpa, we know."

"After that, I will return to the academy. Soon, the academy will have its three-year competition. People from the sect will come to select candidates. By then, I guess I will go to the Wuji Realm."

Mr. Jing put down the chess piece in his hand and sighed, "Don't push yourself too hard. Your parents' affairs won't be urgent anytime soon."

"You are not young anymore, it's time to tell you something!"

As he said this, he glanced at Uncle Zhong.

Uncle Zhong immediately understood and stood guard outside the yard.

Jing Yueli and Jing Wenhao looked at Grandpa Jing in confusion.

He got up and went back to the study, then took out a box and handed it to the brother and sister.

Looking at the box in front of them, neither of them was in a hurry to open it, but looked at Grandpa Jing.

"The story started twenty years ago. People only know that your mother, Wen Lelan, is the only daughter of the Wen family. But they don't know that your mother is not the biological daughter of the two old men in the Wen family."

"About twenty years ago, when your mother was out, she lent a hand and saved Old Madam Wen's life. After learning more about your mother, she found out that she was an orphan, so Old Madam Wen decided to adopt your mother as her adopted daughter."

"I didn't expect your mother to agree immediately. Then Madam Wen brought her back to the Wen family and announced to the public that the young lady who had been recuperating in the suburban manor since she was a child had returned to the family."

"Therefore, the outside world only knew at this time that there was another young lady in the Wen family."

"Your mother's original name is not Wen Lelan. Her surname is Nangong and her given name is Lan." As he said that, Grandpa Jing opened the box and took out a jade pendant with the word Nangong written on it.

"Nangong? Nangong, Nangong!" Jing Wenhao repeated the word Nangong, and suddenly he stood up.

"Nangong! Is it, is it what I think it is?"

At this time, Jing Yueli also thought of it, and the brother and sister looked at each other.

Mr. Jing nodded and agreed with their speculation!

Then the old man said, "Nangong is the Nangong from the hidden family. Your mother ran away from her marriage."

Hearing this, the brother and sister were dumbfounded.

What's going on? The original mother was too avant-garde. She ran away from her marriage! Jing Yueli admired her very much.

"Your mother's cultivation is very high. It can be said that no one in the secular world can be higher than her. She must have suppressed her cultivation after coming here."

Jing Yueli thought, that’s for sure, otherwise she wouldn’t be able to get over.

He is really good at hiding. He hid directly in such a low-level interface.

In this case, it is indeed a bit difficult for the secluded family to find someone. As long as her mother does not expose herself, there should be no problem.

"Yes, just as you imagined, as long as she is not discovered by the hidden family, she can hide for the rest of her life. However, things are unpredictable..."

"There are always people who don't want you to have a good life, who are jealous and envious."

"What are you jealous of? My mother's beauty? Her marriage to a man of her dreams? These shouldn't alarm the secluded family, right?" Jing Yueli asked doubtfully.

"Yes, these superficial things can't affect your mother at all, but Nangong Lan is a very powerful alchemist."

"A name that attracts more attention. Once someone has an idea, they will investigate the details. In this way, there are always some things that cannot be concealed, such as how a girl who was recuperating in Zhuangzi became a powerful alchemist without anyone teaching her."

Yes, this is a very obvious bug! Jing Yueli sighed in her heart.

"At the beginning, she also refined some very basic pills. Therefore, most of the pills in our Jing family were refined by her."

"Later, I don't know when, the news that she could make pills spread out, and indirectly the entire imperial capital knew about it. Naturally, this matter could not be hidden from Your Majesty!"

"Your mother was recruited into the palace and had a long exchange with Master Lu Dan for half a month."

"After that, some bad rumors spread in the Imperial Capital."

"Ah,"

Jing Yueli could guess with her toes what the rumors would be.

"People say that His Majesty has taken a fancy to my mother?"

Mr. Jing didn't expect this girl to be so insightful.

"Yeah! Hey..."

"Those concubines in the palace have done a lot of trouble for my mother!" Although Jing Yueli was asking a question, her tone was very affirmative.

Mr. Jing could only sigh.

"The late queen was the only one in the entire harem who never troubled your mother, and she also helped your mother avoid a lot of trouble!"

"What a pity, good people don't live long!"