The male lead went insane after the female supporting character gave birth to the main villain'

Outside the south gate of Kunjing, officials stood in rows.

The carriage, which was supposed to arrive, was a full half hour late, and many officials loyal to Emperor Shenwu were worried that something might have happened to their emperor on the way.

Fortunately, after a short while, the carriage and the imperial guards finally appeared, and the loyal officials were relieved.

The carriage stopped in front of the officials led by Qin Yang and Su Zhan. When they saw the Divine Martial Emperor emerge from the carriage, the officials knelt down and shouted, "Welcome back to the capital, Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor!"

Qin Yan stood on the carriage and raised his hand, "All of you, rise."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The officials rose, and the official at the front, seeing that Emperor Shenwu had alighted from his carriage, did not move to the imperial carriage in the center of the procession, but instead turned around and softly called to the carriage, "Ayan, we've arrived, get down."

As the only non-royal prince, Su Zhan stood at the front of the procession. Upon hearing the name "Ayan," he looked up in disbelief, staring intently at the carriage curtain.

Prince Qin Yang of Chang'an, who was standing nearby, also heard Qin Yan call out a name, but he did not pay attention to who the name was.

He only noticed the gentleness and intimacy in Qin Yan's voice, and felt that he treated the person in the carriage very differently.

He began to consider whether he could use this person named "Ayan" to achieve his own goals.

Behind the two men, in the first row, were high-ranking officials and dukes of the highest rank in the imperial court.

They all knew that Emperor Shenwu had always disliked women getting within one zhang of him. If they were more than that distance away, no matter if you were the daughter of a high-ranking official or a famous beauty in Kunjing, you would be roughly dragged away by the eunuchs and guards!

They were extremely curious at this moment: which extraordinary woman could make their iron-willed emperor turn into a soft touch?

As everyone eagerly awaited, a woman dressed in bright red and wearing a bright red veil stepped out of the carriage.

They were too far away for the court officials to see clearly.

Just by looking at the bright red dress on the woman, one could tell that the Divine Martial Emperor treated her very differently from others.

Qin Yan stood beside the carriage and placed his hand in front of Su Yan.

This time, Su Yan placed her hand on him, preventing him from losing face in front of the officials.

The two approached Su Zhan. Seeing his weathered and lonely face, Su Yan burst into tears before she could speak, "Brother..."

Su Zhan's lips trembled, and tears welled up in his eyes. He was hesitant to ask her.

Over the years, many people have impersonated Ayan and come to the Zhanwang Mansion to find him. He has hoped for this time and time again, but has been disappointed time and time again. Now he is almost in despair.

He was afraid that the woman in front of him was either greedy for wealth and status, or someone who had come to impersonate Ayan with ulterior motives.

He was terrified.

"Chang Kai, A Yan is not feeling well. I will take her to the carriage first. You can come along too." Qin Yan led Su Yan towards the imperial carriage.

Su Zhan was in a state of confusion, but he lifted his feet very quickly, following closely behind Qin Yan and Su Yan, staring intently at the back of Su Yan's head.

This time it felt different.

The woman gave him a very warm feeling, and the moment he saw her tearful eyes, he couldn't help but have tears well up in his eyes as well, and a strong sense of sorrow welled up in his heart.

He thought, perhaps His Majesty really has found Ayan!

The three men boarded the imperial carriage, which moved slowly. The civil officials boarded their carriages in order of their rank, while the military officers mounted their horses one after another, slowly following behind the imperial carriage.

Once seated on the imperial carriage, Su Yan watched as Su Zhan shed tears. She removed her veil and choked out, "Brother, Yan is back." Then, she threw herself into Su Zhan's arms and wept uncontrollably.

Before even confirming her identity, Su Zhan hugged her tightly based on his intuition, tears welling up in his eyes, "Ayan... Ayan... Your brother has been waiting for you to come home..."

The brother and sister embraced and wept bitterly. Qin Yan's eyes stung and glistened with tears.

He wanted to wait until the brother and sister calmed down before speaking, but seeing Su Yan crying uncontrollably, her eyes red and swollen, her breathing short and shallow, her face pale, looking like she was about to faint from crying, he hurriedly stepped in to separate the two of them, "Chang Kai, let go of A Yan first, she's about to faint from crying."

Su Zhan was emotionally agitated and reacted a little slowly. When he saw Qin Yan holding his sister in his arms, patting her back to calm her down, and gently coaxing her not to cry, he felt that something was wrong.

But he was too worried about Su Yan at the moment, so he didn't think it through and helped to comfort her, saying, "Ah Yan, don't cry, or you'll hurt your eyes."

You're home now, everything from the past is in the past. From now on, your brother will always be with you, protecting you, and will never let anyone hurt you again. Don't cry anymore.

"Don't cry, Ayan. With your brother and me here, no one will hurt you anymore, and no one will separate us again." Qin Yan hugged her, trying to soothe her, wipe her tears, and comfort her, his forehead sweating with anxiety.

He, the imposter brother, did all the coaxing, while Su Zhan, the real brother, could only sit by and watch helplessly, offering only dry words of comfort.

Su Yan cried so hard that she really couldn't stop.

Her body was naturally weak, and for the past eight years it had been eroded by various poisons, making her even more delicate than before. She would experience some oxygen deprivation, difficulty breathing, and chest tightness after crying for just a short while.

She nestled in Qin Yan's arms, and it took about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea for the symptoms of oxygen deprivation to completely disappear.

"Brother, Your Majesty, I'm alright now." Su Yan stopped crying, but she was still sobbing.

Qin Yan and Su Zhan were worried about her, so they comforted her for a while.

Only when Su Yan finally smiled did the two of them feel relieved.

Su Yan sat up from Qin Yan's arms. Qin Yan was reluctant to remove his hand from her waist until she sat up straight, then reluctantly pulled it back and curled it up slightly on his lap.

In the carriage, after telling Su Zhan about her experiences over the years, Su Yan asked him, "Brother, are you married? Do you have children?"

By the time this side quest was completed, Su Yan already knew from the system that Su Zhan had married the daughter of a minor official and had two sons and a daughter.

In fact, given Su Zhan's status, appearance, and military achievements, he could choose from various backgrounds, including a princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty, a noblewoman of the imperial family, a daughter of a prominent family, or the daughter of a minister.

But he chose to marry the daughter of a fourth-rank official who had been assigned to a post outside the capital.

The woman was pretty, but not exactly a rare beauty.

Su Zhan valued her character.

That person is gentle yet strong, kind yet sharp, opinionated yet not presumptuous.

Most importantly, that person was someone Su Zhan liked.

“My brother is already married and has three children, the first two are boys and the last one is a girl.”

"Your little niece looks a bit like you, she's very cute." Su Zhan said to her with a smile.

He always wanted to pamper his daughter, and he was gentler and warmer towards her than towards his two brats.

Because his daughter looked somewhat like Ayan, he unconsciously transferred some of his guilt and remorse towards Ayan to his daughter, and he spoiled her rotten, which made his two brats eat wrong food all the time and make him insist on treating them equally.

He now feels a sweet burden every time he comes home.

He always regretted that Ayan wasn't there. No matter how warm and happy his home was, there was still a big gap in his heart.

Now that Ayan has returned, the missing piece has been filled, and their family will surely be happy and fulfilled.

At this moment, Su Zhan had no idea that the good emperor he had followed for half his life and regarded as his faith was currently hesitating about whether to take his newly found sister back to his own home and pamper her.

He also thought that Ayan was physically weak and might not be able to conceive, and might not be able to find a good husband.

Rather than letting her marry someone she doesn't like and suffer mistreatment in someone else's home, it's better for him to support her himself.

Anyway, it's not like he can't afford to support his sister!