Chapter 459: 459: King Rui, It's Actually You!_1

In the instant the bridal veil was lifted, Wei Ruo’s heart was lifted high as well.

At this moment, her uneasiness and anxiety climaxed.

Wei Ruo raised her right hand, the one holding the hallucinogen, but in the next second, the man’s hand grabbed her wrist, stopping her.

At the same time, Wei Ruo could clearly see the groom’s face.

At this moment, Wei Ruo felt as if she had been put under a spell of immobility.

This face, she was more than familiar with it.

It was her second brother, Wei, Jin, Yi!

He was clad in a red wedding outfit, unquestionably the man who was marrying her tonight.

Her second brother was King Rui, and King Rui was her second brother!

Countless thoughts surged into her mind at once, and things she was previously confused about suddenly made sense.

She now understood why the ninth prince, who didn’t appear in the original story, suddenly appeared in her new life. She also understood why her second brother mysteriously moved around from Taizhou Prefecture to Capital City and why he had to fake his own death.

All these questions had answers now.

The so-called ninth prince was none other than her second brother! Her existence had changed the fate of the Wei Residence and his fate as well!

Wei Jinyi looked at Wei Ruo and softly apologised, “I’m sorry.”

Wei Ruo didn’t know how to respond at the moment.

Her feelings were complex, with various emotions occupying her heart.

“Ruoruo…” Seeing Wei Ruo not speaking, Wei Jinyi looked serious, full of worry.

After a long silence, Wei Ruo suddenly raised her hand again, swiftly sprinkling the hallucinogen on Wei Jinyi’s face.

Wei Jinyi, not knowing whether he didn’t have time to avoid it or deliberately didn’t, was unable to prevent Wei Ruo.

The hallucinogen landed on Wei Jinyi’s face, and he quickly lost consciousness, falling to the ground.

Wei Ruo watched Wei Jinyi, who had fallen to the ground with a peaceful look, motionlessly with complicated feelings.

After a while, Wei Ruo walked to the door, calling out to Xiumei who was waiting outside: “Meimei!”

Xiumei was equally nervous tonight, ready to rush in to rescue Wei Ruo at any time while waiting outside the door.

Hearing Wei Ruo calling her, Xiumei hurriedly pushed the door and entered.

“Miss, are you alright?”

“Close the door.” Wei Ruo said softly.

Xiumei quickly closed the door behind her, then followed Wei Ruo into the inner room and saw the man lying on the ground. Xiumei asked Wei Ruo:

“Did King Rui try to take advantage of you? Don’t be afraid, I’ll take you out of here right now!”

All Xiumei’s attention was on Wei Ruo; she saw only a man in red clothes fallen on the ground. She didn’t take a close look at the groom’s face.

Xiumei knew about Wei Ruo’s plan. Wei Ruo wouldn’t subdue the groom with hallucinogen on her wedding night unless absolutely necessary. However, seeing the groom lying on the floor, Xiumei feared the worst had happened.

“We don’t need to run.” Wei Ruo sat down on the bed.

“We don’t need to run? Then, King Rui…”

“Just take a good look at his face.” Wei Ruo said.

Only then did Xiumei lower her head and take a closer look at the groom’s face. She would’ve been better off not looking. Once she saw, she was shocked.

“How come King Rui looks exactly like the second master?”

“Because he is the second master.”

“Ah?” Xiumei opened her mouth wide, puzzled. It took her a while to find her voice, “So the second master is actually King Rui? Then… how did he become the second master of the Wei family?”

“I didn’t consider this before because I thought the Wei family wouldn’t dare to do so. I never expected the truth to be like this. It seems my father had hidden the legitimate son of the deceased Empress Xu, lying to the world that he was his illegitimate son from an outside woman.”

Wei Ruo leaned against the carved headboard of the step-up bed, her mood as complex as her expression.

Considering the way the Wei family and Yun treated Wei Jinyi, it seemed that others didn’t know about Wei Jinyi’s identity. So, this was probably arranged by Wei Mingting.

“The master hid him? Why did the master do so?” Xiumei had numerous questions in her head, which was buzzing.

“There must be a very important reason for him to want to protect the ninth prince. When the Duke of Xu was convicted, the Emperor’s attitude towards Empress Xu was unclear, and people at court speculated that the Emperor might kill Empress Xu. If that were the case, the ninth prince, who was born to Empress Xu, might have been executed as well.”

Hiding the ninth prince was a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of the family, which was extremely risky for Wei Mingting. It seemed that he had a very special relationship with the Xu family, which made him willing to take such a huge risk.

“So… is it safe now? I heard that the case of Duke Xu has been overturned and that the Emperor is quite nice to King Rui…”

“It seems like that for now. I haven’t heard of the Emperor looking into the matter of the ninth prince being taken away that year.” Wei Ruo said.

Upon hearing this, Xiumei heaved a huge sigh of relief. Then she looked at Wei Jinyi, who was still unconscious on the ground, and asked, “If King Rui is the second master, that should be good news, right?”

“I suppose so, at least I’m safe in King Rui’s residence. Those concerns I had before don’t exist anymore.”

“But… why did you subdue the second master with hallucinogen?” Xiumei asked, puzzled.

“Because I didn’t know how to face him.” Wei Ruo said softly.

Before, she truly thought of him as her own brother, even believing they were blood-related!

But now, not only were they not related by blood, they also became a married couple!

How could she accept this in such a short time? She didn’t know how to face him.

Then Wei Ruo said to Xiumei, “Let’s help him get onto the daybed over there, so he doesn’t get cold on the floor.”

“If we want to keep him from getting cold, why put him on the daybed instead of the bed?” Xiumei asked.

“Because your young lady needs to sleep on the bed tonight.” Wei Ruo said.

“Oh, right!” Xiumei nodded.

Then she and Wei Ruo together moved Wei Jinyi to the daybed.

“Miss, what should we do next?” Xiumei asked.

“You go out first. There are still people from the palace outside, don’t make them suspicious. There should be nothing else tonight. We can deal with the rest slowly.” Wei Ruo said.

Xiumei nodded emphatically, “Okay.”

After Xiumei left, Wei Ruo sat down next to the daybed, her gaze fixed on the sleeping Wei Jinyi.

He looked peaceful asleep, the long eyelashes covering his closed eyes, and his noble nose bridge, with the tightly closed lips displayed cold determination amidst sexiness.

Wei Ruo sat next to him, watching him, and couldn’t help but feel a little irritated. “Before, I never questioned what you did, because I trusted you. But you didn’t even tell me in advance that you were going to marry me. Only after I married into this house, performed the wedding rites, did I find out that it was you I was supposed to marry!”