noffsinger Chapter 214: Did the emperor’s brother and sister achieve their happy ending?
Chapter 214: Did the emperor’s brother and sister achieve their happy ending?
"I, ugh, what are you yelling about? I am not a beauty."
Thinking about the fact that Yun Yan went to the harem to visit him despite the risk of being discovered by Yun Ting and unable to explain herself, Yun Ji still regarded Yun Yan as the emperor's sister in his heart.
He leaned forward, lowered his eyes, and introduced his new identity to her seriously.
"Princess, I am now the Southern Commander. If you wish, you can call me 'Commander-in-Chief'."
Originally, Yun Yan, under the coercion of Yuchi Yi, entered the territory of Beishuo with shame and annoyance, thinking that she was no longer the Princess of Dali, but the Princess of Beishuo.
Hearing that the sisters she had talked to in the past still regarded her as a princess, Yun Yan couldn't help but feel warm in her heart.
She expressed her doubts to Yun Ji: "Sister, as a woman, you persuaded my brother to become a military commander and hold an official position?"
Glancing at Nan Yingzhi, Yun Ji's face was calm and his heart was not beating. He praised her openly: "All this is thanks to your majesty. Your majesty is wise and brave, and has a good eye for talent."
Watching the conversation between the brother and sister, Nan Yingzhi was confused and a little unhappy even though she knew Yun Ji was flattering her.
Yun Ji is so good-tempered in front of his sister?
She suddenly interrupted Yun Yan before she could open her mouth: "Yun Yan, I'm here."
Sensing a familiar voice, Yun Yan turned her head and looked at Nan Yingzhi.
Taking a few steps forward and getting closer, Yun Yan finally saw the face with a familiar and cold aura on the dragon-patterned armor. She couldn't help but take a breath.
My brother, the emperor who has always not allowed others to spy on him, actually has a disfigured face and cannot be seen by others, but is so handsome?
Seeing her staring at him blankly, with a hint of fascination, Nan Yingzhi opened her mouth and reminded him at the right time: "Yun Yan."
Yun Yan was brought back to her senses by her shout, and only then did she realize something was wrong.
Royal brother, why are you wearing the dragon robe that belongs only to the emperor?
Where is Ating, who was supposed to wear this dragon robe, now?
Now that my brother has seized power, shouldn't he stay in the capital and settle the various forces?
How could he suddenly come to the battlefield?
After being stunned for a long while, she slowly expressed the biggest doubt in her mind: "Brother Emperor, have you and Sister Nan achieved a happy ending?"
Nan Yingzhi's eyes swept across Yun Ji, who looked a little shy when he heard the question, and then returned to Yun Yan's face.
Satisfied that Yun Ji blushed only because of her, her mood turned from gloomy to bright, and she nodded to Yun Yan with a slight smile on her lips: "Not bad."
Yun Yan realized later that she had been calling her brother "A Ting" for a long time and felt a little embarrassed.
Her cheeks flushed and she couldn't help but bite her lips with her teeth, trying to suppress her embarrassment.
Stay calm, you are here to convince your brother, not to show weakness in front of him and his wife!
Encouraging herself in her heart, Yun Yan gathered up her courage and slowly raised her head. Her burning gaze once again fixed on the dragon pattern on Nan Yingzhi's armor.
"Brother Emperor," Yun Yan had already made a conclusion in her mind and asked her about the identity of the person in power, trying to confirm it. "Yan'er wants to ask, are you the one in power in Dali now?"
Not understanding why she would ask such a question with such an obvious answer, Nan Yingzhi lowered her eyes and responded to her with a simple nod.
Yun Yan was eager to make peace between the two countries. She blinked a few times and said in a more anxious tone, "Do you have the final say on whether the two countries can have peace talks?"
Seeing that she knew almost nothing about the situation in Dali, Nan Yingzhi wanted to say a few more words to her, such as "explaining the cause of Yun Ting's death".
But considering her current identity as the Emperor of Dali, and the fact that Yun Yan, although the Princess of Dali, was entangled with Yuchi Yi and her position was unclear, she became taciturn.
Paying attention to her every move, Nan Yingzhi remained on guard, only moving his lips: "The affairs of Dali are naturally under my control."
Yun Yan repeated with great emotion what she had just said: "For the sake of the people of both countries, Beishuo and Dali should negotiate instead of fighting." She was filled with grief.
A line of clear tears slowly flowed down her tear-stained cheeks.
"Royal brother," facing Nan Yingzhi's cold and scrutinizing gaze, Yun Yan's voice trembled with fear in her heart, "Yan'er knows it herself. Although you don't say it, you are actually the best for Yan'er.
“Will you take time out of your busy schedule to hold a martial arts competition to find a husband for Yan’er?
"Help Yan'er with all your heart and help her realize her wish of marrying a man with great martial arts skills."
Hearing her play the family card, Nan Yingzhi had an inexplicable hunch that Yun Yan had been using sweet words to lay the groundwork for so long, and she must have a request she wanted her to agree to.
Her eyes swept from the top of Yun Yan's head to the end of her skirt, like a cool autumn breeze, making Yun Yan feel cold all over: "If you have something to say, just say it."
Seeing that her trick was ruthlessly seen through by her royal brother, Yun Yan had to swallow the childhood memories that followed, and told her royal brother the purpose of her trip.
"Royal brother," she blinked her round, watery eyes with a sincere look, "Yan'er wants to say, I hope you will consider Yan'er and stop fighting with Brother Yuchi.
"You are on the battlefield, and getting injured is inevitable.
"But both of you are Yan'er's good brothers. No matter which of you is injured, Yan'er will feel very distressed when she sees it.
"Yan'er knows that this request is a bit excessive, but if the two countries are at war for a long time, not only will Yan'er be sad to see it, but the people of the two countries will also not be able to bear it.
“Even if you two can reach an agreement and the two countries can have peaceful relations, Yan’er can only return home to visit her family during the New Year holidays.
"How many years can a person have in his life? The more Yan'er and the emperor see each other, the less time they will see each other."
She cried, "Brother, please allow Yan'er to be willful this last time, okay?"
Ever since seeing Yun Yan running out screaming, Nan Yingzhi noticed that Yun Ji's face became paler and paler, and only when he was talking to Yun Yan did he show some color.
She had been keeping an eye on his condition, and she keenly noticed that when Yun Ji listened to Yun Yan's desperate pleas, veins bulged on the back of his hands that were tightly gripping the reins.
It seemed as if he was trying hard to hide the compassion he felt for his imperial sister.
Nan Yingzhi wanted to refuse outright, but seeing how worried Yun Ji was about Yun Yan, she raised her eyebrows slightly and became interested.
“Yun Yan,” considering Yun Ji’s love for her younger sister, she let Yun Yan off the hook and gave her a chance to speak, “It’s not impossible to negotiate peace.
"But before the peace talks, I have something I want to ask you."
Seeing that there was hope for peace and that her husband and royal brother didn't have to fight each other, Yun Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
She said with certainty: "Brother, please feel free to ask me anything. I will tell you everything I know."
Nan Yingzhi asked, "Are you married to Yuchi Yi?"
Yun Yan never thought that her brother would ask such a sharp question. She was hesitant to speak.
After a long while without a response, Nan Yingzhi urged, “Didn’t you say that you would ‘tell me everything you know’?”
"Not yet," Yun Yan lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes casting a shadow under her eyes, showing a bit of sadness, "but Yan'er already has his child in her belly."
Without waiting for Nan Yingzhi to say anything, she let out a few miserable laughs and said sadly, "Royal brother, Yan'er can only follow him in this life."
Watching the young girl being abused and saying "I will not marry anyone else but him", Nan Yingzhi reached out her hand to keep the fallen girl, but she felt deeply powerless.
After a long silence, she asked a question, intending to get the whereabouts of the elusive Yuchi Yi: "Yuchi Yi went to the battlefield this time with such a small number of troops, is it for negotiations?"
As if feeling guilty, Yun Yan avoided his gaze and after a while, she managed to squeeze out a sentence: "Yes."
Noticing her evasive movements, Nan Yingzhi grabbed her and asked, "Where is Yuchi Yi now?"
Hearing the determination in her words to get to the bottom of the matter, Yun Yan looked a little confused: "Ah?"
"If you want to negotiate, you have to show some sincerity." Without getting any concrete information, Nan Yingzhi's eyes slowly circled around her face, "I still don't know where he is.
"And now, you are no longer in power in Beishuo. How can I settle the peace talks based on your one-sided words?"
"What if you are the bait he threw out to numb my sight, and I bypass him and trust you, wouldn't that be a joke?"
Hearing that she seemed to have misunderstood her meaning, Yun Yan couldn't help but feel a little anxious, and spoke faster: "That's not the case, brother, please listen to my explanation..."
Zhidan told her that there was no way to truly negotiate, but Nan Yingzhi interrupted her coldly, "Yes or no, I have to see Yuchi Yi in person before I can make a final conclusion."