noffsinger Chapter 220 Siblings Reunion
Chapter 220 Siblings Reunion
Xifanghua was built especially for her by her parents when they were alive. It is the tallest building in the entire Duke's Mansion, and it is surrounded by rare and exotic plants, making it exceptionally exquisite.
Unfortunately, things have changed. Her parents have long since passed away, and the pavilion has gradually fallen into disrepair since she got married, with no one living there anymore.
Seeing that the attic door was ajar, Chu Qingyin snapped out of her reverie.
My parents are gone, but my brother is still here...
She stepped forward and gently knocked on the courtyard gate, "knock, knock, knock."
But all that could be heard was two coughs from the person inside the courtyard.
"This yard doesn't need to be cleaned; I'll take care of it myself."
The man's voice was deep and slightly hoarse.
Chu Tianheng sat on the stone platform in the courtyard, looking at the once exquisitely arranged garden, which had now become unrecognizable.
Despite his numerous ailments, he didn't waste a moment, only thinking about personally preparing a new place for his sister.
“My daughter Yinyin loves cleanliness the most. Before she got married, she took care of all the flowers and plants in this yard herself. Now that the yard is so messy, if I don’t clean it up for her, she will definitely be angry with me when she comes home.”
"General, the eldest daughter is dead, and her body is still buried in the imperial mausoleum..."
She's not dead!
Chu Tianheng abruptly shoved his subordinate aside, his bloodshot eyes filled with rage.
"Yinyin is not dead! She was just blaming me for coming home late this time, so she was playing hide-and-seek with me."
Chu Tianheng's gaze was unfocused as he murmured, "Once I clean this courtyard and buy her the pastries from her favorite shop, she will appear."
The subordinate sighed helplessly, yet had no choice but to expose the illusion of the person in front of him.
"General, the Duke's mansion suffered last year, and the eldest daughter has already..."
"Shut up!"
Chu Tianheng angrily said, "Get out! I don't need you to serve me here!"
Seeing this, the man could only sigh, lower his head, and leave.
Standing outside the courtyard gate, Chu Qingyin felt as if her heart was being torn apart when she heard her brother's words.
Unable to resist, he took it upon himself to push open the door and go inside.
In the desolate courtyard, the tall man, dressed in a dark blue robe, was still imposing and upright, but his thin frame was hard to conceal. His handsome face was also deeply sunken, and he looked haggard and disheveled.
"elder brother……"
Tears finally streamed down her cheeks, and Chu Qingyin choked out the name she could only utter in her dreams.
The man's figure suddenly froze.
He knew better than anyone that Chu Qingyin was dead.
But he has been deceiving himself and unwilling to admit it.
However, that familiar "brother" rang out behind him, just like when his younger sister used to pester him to play with her.
"Voice..."
Chu Tianheng slowly turned around, and was taken aback when he saw the young woman standing in front of the door.
Like.
so similar.
If you don't look closely, it looks just like when Yin Yin was just married.
When a somewhat bewildered look fell upon the woman, Chu Tianheng asked incredulously, "You...are you really Yinyin?"
"it's me."
Chu Qingyin was already in tears. Looking at the extremely haggard man in front of her, she felt pain even when she was breathing. "Brother, it's me who's back."
Even though he found the matter absurd, Chu Tianheng did not immediately inquire about the reason.
He strode forward, his face full of surprise, "I knew Yinyin must have been angry with you, that's why she disappeared for so long, otherwise you would have come back long ago."
"Brother will go buy your favorite pastries later. Yinyin, please don't leave your brother again, okay?"
"it is good."
"Brother, no matter what happens in the future, I will stay by your side. We will never be separated again."
Chu Tianheng had never felt the slightest fear when he fought on the battlefield.
Looking at the young woman in front of him, he was afraid that this was just a dream and would disappear if he let go.
"Yinyin, I'm so afraid that you'll disappear without a trace in the blink of an eye..."
During the more than six months he spent in prison, he constantly thought about his suddenly deceased sister.
Now that a woman who looks remarkably similar to his sister and whose mannerisms are exactly like hers has appeared before him, even if she is someone who has come to him specifically to curry favor, he is unwilling to ask any further questions for the time being.
"Don't worry, brother. I'm here. I'll always be here. We siblings will never be separated again."
Seeing that even the way the person in front of him cried was exactly the same as his sister from before, Chu Tianheng became more and more dazed.
"You...you are really Yinyin?"
He couldn't believe that there could be two people in the world who looked so alike, especially since the person in front of him had a red mole between his eyebrows.
"it's me."
Chu Qingyin wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and answered with absolute certainty, "Brother, I am still alive."
Looking around, Chu Qingyin said, "Brother, please let me speak to you in private."
Seeing that even her manner of speaking was exactly the same as her sister's, Chu Tianheng disregarded everything else and went into the inner room with her.
With no outsiders around, Chu Qingyin no longer hid anything.
She recounted in detail how she was poisoned in the cold palace and then resurrected in another's body.
After understanding the whole story, the man who had faced the destruction of his family and the accusation of treason without the slightest panic shed tears. He raised his hand to wipe them away in a fluster, and then pulled his sister in front of him into his arms.
"Good, that's good. If my parents are watching over us from heaven, my Yinyin is still alive..."
The brother and sister embraced and wept.
After an unknown amount of time, the two finally calmed down, and Chu Tianheng finally accepted the fact that his younger sister had been resurrected in another's body.
Although it still feels unbelievable, the world is full of wonders, and it is undoubtedly a good thing that my sister can return to this world.
After calming down, the two found a tatami mat by the window and sat down.
Chu Tianheng asked, "Yinyin, are you still in the palace?"
Chu Qingyin nodded. "Mm."
Chu Tianheng's brows furrowed instantly, filled with worry: "The situation in the palace is complicated, and with what happened, why do you still..."
At this point, he suddenly stopped talking.
Yes.
After the Chu State Duke's mansion was raided, Pei Yuanling threw her into the cold palace and subjected her to countless inhuman tortures. She was the eldest daughter of the Chu family who had been pampered all her life, how could she endure such inhuman treatment?
Her heart had probably been broken by Pei Yuanling long ago, so how could she possibly be willing to enter the palace again?
It was simply to save their family.
Thinking of this, Chu Tianheng felt a sharp pain in his heart, and after a long while, he continued, "Yinyin, you have suffered all these years."
Chu Qingyin shook her head, swallowing all her bitterness, and smiled, "Now that the bitterness is over, only sweetness will remain from now on."
Now that the Chu State Duke's Mansion has been exonerated and the Chu clan members are on their way back to the capital, I am happy even though I am now using the identity of Qiao Qingyin.
"We owe this case to Lord Lu. If it weren't for his all-out investigation, it would never have been so simple."
After thinking for a long time, Chu Qingyin recounted the whole story to her brother.
Chu Tianheng listened, but frowned frequently.
After she finished speaking, he asked in a deep voice, "Are you saying that Lord Lu helped you all this way?"
"Ah."
Chu Qingyin nodded: "Brother, although Lu Zhiheng was the mastermind behind our family being wrongly accused, he has been helping me ever since I was reborn. I think there might be some misunderstanding?"
"No."
Chu Tianheng frowned deeply and said coldly, "Yinyin, you must not be fooled by Lu Zhiheng. He is far more insidious than you think."
He hesitated, wondering whether he should tell her about Lu Zhiheng's plan.
But that plan was no small matter and should not be underestimated.
After a long silence, Chu Tianheng took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Yinyin, Lu Zhiheng is a man of deep cunning and ruthless methods. Although he was not the instigator when the Chu family was wronged, he was still involved. Although he has been helping you since your rebirth, how do you know if it's just a facade and he's actually playing another game?"
Chu Qingyin's eyes flickered upon hearing this.
“Brother is right, Lu Zhiheng is indeed a very cunning person…”
Since he dared to make himself at odds with him, it meant he didn't take Pei Yuanling seriously.
Or perhaps, he sensed something as well?
Chu Qingyin couldn't help but think about this.
"I'm relieved that you think this way."
Chu Tianheng breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought that his younger sister had just escaped Pei Yuanling's trap only to fall into Lu Zhiheng's trap.
But that's not enough.
After thinking for a moment and confirming that no one was eavesdropping, he finally spoke out about what had been weighing on his mind.
"Yinyin, do you remember that Crown Prince Zhangxian once had a son?"