Both worlds are like dreams

Xue Huang digested his words, walked over to sit next to him, and said, "Let me ask you a few questions first."

"Just ask."

"Who exactly massacred the Beiyuan royal family?"

"It was Mo Yunchen who broke through the city gate first, and then Shen Congfeng led his army into the imperial city. Your father and brother took the imperial seal and other ministers to accept the surrender in the Taiji Hall. He first ordered the massacre of all the ministers, and then forced your father to reveal the secret hidden by the Beiyuan royal family. Your father also understood that the war between the two countries was manipulated by Shen Congfeng, and Shen Congfeng also bluntly admitted it and threatened the lives of the royal family. Unfortunately, your father did not know the specific truth of the secret. After questioning to no avail, he ordered the massacre of everyone."

"I'm afraid that from the moment he admitted it, he never thought of letting them go?"

"Of course." The boy sighed. "He wants to silence me."

"What about Mo Yunchen? Didn't he participate in the massacre?"

"He just watched, he didn't do anything or stop it."

"Really?" Xue Huang turned to look at him, "You don't have to lie to me."

"I didn't lie to you," the young man said with a smile, "He followed his father to attack Beiyuan, but his father was defeated. The remaining troops were hunted down, and he was among them, but in the end he was the only one who survived. After that, he changed completely. He integrated his father's old troops and attacked the city gate again. He had already colluded with Situ Yue, and broke the city gate with the help of internal and external forces. On the day Beiyuan surrendered, he entered the city with Shen Congfeng. No matter how many people died in front of him, he didn't even blink. No one knew what he was thinking, but he did many things that even Shen Congfeng didn't expect."

"He bribed Situ Yue, lured Xu Yao, and used poison to control him for fifteen years to work for him. He was only fourteen years old at the time. This really surprised Shen Congfeng. But Shen Congfeng didn't expect that Mo Yunchen also had his own plans, right?"

"Yes, it was at that time that Mo Yunchen learned about a secret circulating among the Beiyuan royal family, and he has been secretly looking for it ever since."

"You said that some things have not changed. That means Xu Yao is still controlled by Mo Yunchen with poison. Then after he kidnapped the Second Prince, who saved him from him? Did he escape from his control?"

"It was Wei Yunzhou." The young man said. "Publicly, if Mo Zhenyu died, Mo Ruilin would be even weaker in the court, and he would be no match for Shen Congfeng and his party. Privately, Wei Yunzhou and Mo Ruilin knew each other since they were young, and they have a friendship that goes through life and death, so Wei Yunzhou went to find Xu Yao and confirmed each other's identities. Xu Yao didn't want to kill the second prince for the time being, so he offered the antidote in exchange."

"Who found the antidote?"

"It's you and Wei Yunzhou." The young man said with a smile.

Xue Huang was surprised, "Me?"

"That's right." The young man nodded. "After Xuyao kidnapped the second prince, he also went to Taiji Palace and met Gu Qinglan and Mo Ruilin. Of course, Mo Ruilin was still captured, and you were worried about Gu Qinglan's safety and ran to Taiji Palace to stop Xuyao, and then you saved Gu Qinglan."

Xue Huang looked a little strange, "Can you be more serious when telling stories?"

"what happened?"

"Can you tell me in chronological order? It makes my mind confused."

The boy smiled awkwardly, "Sorry, it happened a long time ago. I'll sort it out for you."

Xue Huang sighed helplessly.

The young man thought for a moment and said, "In chronological order, first Xu Yao showed up and kidnapped the second prince, then Gu Qinglan and Mo Ruilin were ordered to rescue him. After that, Xu Yao went to Taiji Hall but was blocked by Gu Qinglan and Mo Ruilin. You were worried about Gu Qinglan so you went to Taiji Hall too. It was at that time that Xu Yao thought you looked similar to Jingchen and became suspicious of your identity. So he only took Mo Ruilin with him. Then Gu Qinglan issued a military order requiring that someone be rescued within three days. You were worried about his safety, so you secretly helped him. After Wei Yunzhou learned that Mo Ruilin had also been kidnapped, he went to find Xu Yao, and the two of you confirmed each other's identities. At the same time, Xu Yao told Wei Yunzhou about his suspicion of your identity."

"He should have told me more about my second uncle than this, right?"

"Of course not only that," the young man raised his eyebrows. "Wei Yunzhou learned from him that it was Mo Yunchen who controlled him with the poison, so the two of them decided to cooperate. Wei Yunzhou first discovered that there was a secret room in Mo Yunchen's study, so the two of them went to the Hanxi Palace together. Xu Yao led the way to contain Mo Yunchen, while Wei Yunzhou sneaked into the study to explore the secret room. At the same time, you also knew that the antidote was in the Hanxi Palace, so you boldly went to explore the palace, and happened to meet Wei Yunzhou. So the uncle and nephew cooperated seamlessly and obtained the antidote."

"I'm afraid my second uncle must have been very cold to me at that time, but he actually cooperated with me."

"At that time, he really kept strangers away and was as cold as ice. He just thought you were here to cause trouble. But he knew you were Gu Qinglan's sister, and Xuyao had suspected you before, so he was kind to you. But after you found the antidote, you acted like a rogue and insisted on giving it to Gu Qinglan personally, even though you knew he was Gu Qinglan's friend and you refused to give it to him. This really made Wei Yunzhou very angry and speechless."

Xue Huang smiled and said, "Second Uncle must have thought I was quite stupid, right?"

"Yes! He was so bold and reckless that he dared to sneak into the Hanxi Palace at night relying on his martial arts skills. So after returning to Jinxiu Tower, he complained to Gu Qinglan and locked you up at home. Who knew that when they went to Shili Pavilion outside the city to exchange hostages, you followed them. Gu Qinglan and Mo Ruilin didn't know that Wei Yunzhou and Xu Yao had recognized each other. He wanted to secretly cooperate with Gu Qinglan to play a brotherly love drama so that Mo Zhenyu would no longer be hostile to Mo Ruilin, and by the way, promote the cooperation between Mo Ruilin and Xu Yao. As a result, you directly cut off the firewood and rescued Mo Ruilin first. Xuyao had to take advantage of the situation to exchange Mo Zhenyu for the antidote and let him go directly."

Xue Huang showed a guilty look on her face, "Second Uncle must think I am even more stupid."

"No, after all, Gu Qinglan and Mo Ruilin knew about the relationship between Xu Yao and Wei Yunzhou, and they had the intention to cooperate, so it didn't have much impact. I just didn't expect that your act of 'beauty saving the hero' would make Mo Zhenyu fall in love with you at first sight, so he wanted to ask the emperor to grant you a marriage."

"Why?" Xue Huang asked in confusion. "It wasn't him I saved."

"The most beautiful woman in Shangyang City, who is both talented in literature and martial arts, has an outstanding demeanor, which will naturally make his heart move."

Xue Huang was speechless, "Keep talking."

"Later, before he opened his mouth, the emperor heard that you saved Mo Ruilin, and he had already known from Mo Xingyue that you were both good-looking and virtuous, so he decided on your marriage with Mo Ruilin. Then, you learned about your identity at Shili Pavilion, and finally left Shangyang City."

At this point, all of Xue Huang’s memories of the fifteen years in Shangyang City are connected together. What follows is the story after she left Shangyang City.

"Tell me what happened next."

"The people from Shanhemen escorted you all the way north, but the journey was not peaceful. You encountered bandits several times and suffered heavy losses. Later, you encountered an avalanche. The remaining people from Shanhemen fought hard to escort you out, but you were also seriously injured. Fortunately, Mo Yunchen's army arrived here, and he recognized you as Gu Qingli, so he took you away."

"I had that dream and it seemed like I was about to die."