Chapter 609: The Blade Must Be Unsheathed_1

Wei Ruo didn’t retaliate, she no longer cared about the exposure of her true identity as Xu Heyou.

“It seems that Boss Fan is still as cunning as ever, trying to trick me into revealing information.” Wei Ruo said.

“I did indeed try to probe your identity, but…” Fan Chengxu paused, then solemnly said to Wei Ruo: “Queen Rui, I hope you can carefully consider what I said earlier.”

Wei Ruo didn’t reply.

Seeing the tense atmosphere, Xie Ying changed the subject.

Xie Ying approached and hooked her arm through Wei Ruo’s and said, “Let’s not talk about these things anymore, I haven’t met Yan yet, let me meet him right away!”

Wei Ruo glanced at Xie Ying, then cast a sidelong glance at Fan Chengxu whose eyes were twinkling with amusement, as if he had everything under control. She turned her head and ordered a servant to entertain Fan Chengxu and show him around, while she led Xie Ying to the backyard.

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At night, after putting Yan to bed, Wei Ruo asked Xiumei to take him downstairs.

Then Wei Ruo and Wei Jinyi performed their usual nightly routine: washing, undressing, and going to bed.

On the bed, they held each other, but neither of them actually fell asleep.

“Second Brother.” Suddenly, Wei Ruo spoke, breaking the silence.

“Hmm?”

“Do what you wish to do.” Wei Ruo said.

“What does Ruoruo mean?”

“To avenge our father.”

“Ruoruo, our current life is very good, it’s what you’ve always wanted, I don’t want to destroy it.” said Wei Jinyi.

“But Second Brother, you definitely want to avenge this.” Wei Ruo confidently claimed.

Wei Jinyi’s longing for revenge against the Empress Xu and the Xu family, whom he’d never met, was already immense, let alone his feelings towards the Emperor?

He had real memories of the Emperor, having felt his father’s love firsthand.

Wei Ruo continued, “Today, Fan Chengxu talked to me about a lot of things about the common people. I didn’t care about that. I never had the grand ideal of saving all creatures. I just happened to know some useful knowledge and have an ability that could help everyone. I never thought I had to accomplish anything.”

Wei Ruo went on, “But there is one thing I am very certain of, the vengeance of a father’s murder is a hatred that cannot be shared under the same sky. This would be the same for anyone. I don’t think we should swallow this anger. I won’t let you live with such regret and guilt, I won’t and I can’t.”

Wei Jinyi tightened his grip around Wei Ruo’s arm, “Ruoruo…”

Wei Ruo rested her head on Wei Jinyi’s chest, and continued, “These past few days, we’ve seemed to be living as we normally do, but I know you’re hiding something. You didn’t tell me because you’re afraid I’d worry, because you want to maintain this peaceful life of mine.”

Wei Jinyi buried his head in Wei Ruo’s neck and whispered, “When I decided to make you Queen Rui and gave you the responsibilities that come with such a role, I had in mind that I wouldn’t let you get involved in palace disputes, nor let you become trapped within the palace walls. This wasn’t what you desired.”

“I know, you’ve been living by this for all these years. But Second Brother, it’s not just you who can compromise for me, I can do the same. I don’t want to live the life of palace disputes and being restrained within palace walls, but I’ll bend myself for you. I hope we can find a balance point between us, and not just you giving in to me all the time.”

“Moreover, Fan Chengxu was not wrong today, since Chu Lan started this path of regicide and seizing the throne, we shouldn’t expect him to be merciful. Everybody in the Capital City knows about our current situation here in Jiliao. We are definitely a threat in his eyes. If he can kill the Emperor, he can certainly kill us, it’s just a matter of time.”

“I do enjoy the idyllic life, I don’t want to be restrained by palace walls, but compared to our lives and your vengeance for your slain father, this is less of a priority. We need to survive first, then we can consider how to make things better.”

“As for what will happen afterwards, who knows? We can only take one step at a time and deal with the current situation first. When that time comes, if I am truly tired of that life, then I can think of ways to solve the problems of then.”

Wei Jinyi lowered his head and kissed Wei Ruo’s forehead.

“Ruoruo, thank you.”

Wei Ruo tilted her head up and returned his kiss.

“Second Brother, I will be by your side.”

When they first met, he was a rusty knife and she was his sharpening stone, because of her, he became sharp.

Later, he became a knife that killed without shedding blood, and she was his sheath. For her, he retracted his edge.

Now, the sword is drawn, vengeance for the father is due, pointing towards the royal court.

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The next morning, in the garden, Wei Ruo and Xie Ying walked shoulder to shoulder, chatting about the events of the past three years.

Xie Ying was not aware of Wei Ruo’s plans, she thought that Wei Ruo had taken her advice and decided to stay in Jiliao instead of returning to the Capital City.

So she planned to stay in Jiliao for a few days to catch up with Wei Ruo before returning to the city.

At this time, Xiumei came holding Yan in her arms.

“Mother!” Seeing Wei Ruo, Yan struggled to climb down from Xiumei’s arms, and then staggered towards Wei Ruo.

Before reaching Wei Ruo, he was snatched up by Xie Ying.

Xie Ying then looked at the soft and tender little boy and could not help but kiss his neck and the back of his head several times.

“Wu wu wu…wu wu wu…”

Yan made a “wu wu” sound and looked at Wei Ruo with pleading eyes for help.

Wei Ruo smiled.

Xie Ying soon handed Yan back to Wei Ruo’s arms, fearing she would make the little boy cry.

After returning the little boy, Xie Ying couldn’t help but praise, “He’s too cute! Ruoruo, Yan is soft and sweet, really adorable!”

Wei Ruo replied with a smile, “Since you like him so much, why don’t you and Boss Fan have one too.”

As she spoke, Wei Ruo reached out and checked Xie Ying’s pulse, “Your body is healthy, your blood and qi are sufficient, you should be able to conceive without much difficulty. Maybe we need to examine Boss Fan to find out why you haven’t conceived in three years.”

“That’s not necessary, we haven’t consummated our marriage yet, of course there’s no conception.” Xie Ying mumbled.

Wei Ruo was a bit surprised, but then she remembered that she and Second Brother also only became a real couple a long time after their marriage.

It seems the two of them not only had some similarities in their temperaments, but also shared a similar situation when it comes to the matter of marriage.

Wei Ruo didn’t question further, Xie Ying started to speak on her own, “You know, I didn’t want to get married in the first place, but as I got older, even if my parents and brothers, and my grandfather love me, they can’t keep me at home forever.”

“So I thought of doing what you once considered: marrying someone who’s near death, then being in charge of my own life, and no one will be able to control me after that. But then I thought, given my grandfather’s and parents’ personalities, they’d never let me marry someone like that.”