kvmb Chapter 122 Ye Jiaer
Chapter 122 Ye Jiaer
She gestured for the other person to continue.
Double happiness is usually a joyous occasion, but unexpected events can happen.
Five years later, her husband's family was executed for offending powerful figures.
Because of her powerful maternal relatives, she managed to ensure the safety of the eldest branch of the family. Knowing that everyone in the second branch was gone, she secretly decided to switch her child with the second branch's child. "I was heartbroken, but I could have another child with him in the future, but my second brother's family only has this one bloodline left."
During the identification, Ye Jiaer saw the two children playing together, and she deliberately pointed to her second brother's child and said loudly:
“This is my son. Although they look very similar, we mothers can recognize our own children at a glance.” Both children were very sensible and understood the implication in her eyes. They didn’t say anything, and she left with her younger brother’s children with a heavy heart.
That night, the older brother couldn't accept the truth, argued with her, and then ran away from home.
She has been looking for him all these years.
"Lord Snow God, please help me find her, okay?" The woman cried and kept kowtowing to Ali.
Xia Li quickly helped the other person up: "I will do my best... What exactly happened back then that caused your husband's family to suffer such a disaster?"
Perhaps recalling the nightmare, Ye Jia'er wept uncontrollably, her lips trembling, several times unable to utter a sound. But she finally overcame her fear and recounted the events: "They said it was about bribery during the imperial examinations, about being caught helping others cheat. Although my second brother was in charge of the examinations, knowing him as I do, that's impossible. My second brother is an upright man… At the time, my eldest brother lost control of his emotions, and my parents, fearing he might do something bad, knocked him unconscious. But when he woke up and learned the news, he insisted on breaking him out of prison, and I couldn't stop him. Who knew… who knew that once he left, there would be no further news. All these years, no matter how hard I searched, I couldn't find any trace of him. But I have a feeling, I can feel that the brothers are not dead, and Jian'er is not dead either, but Jian'er is living a very difficult life. Sir, I beg you, please help me, you can definitely help me find them…"
Xia Li: Thank you!
I don't even believe in myself, I never expected you to trust me so much.
"Well, you go home first. If there's any news, I'll send someone to let you know."
After a pause, Xia Li nodded emphatically.
"Please believe me, I will do everything I can to find out information about them."
"I want to follow you and serve you..."
"No! But I absolutely won't ignore this."
“But…” Ye Jia’er expressed her desire to be with him at all times so she could get the news as soon as possible.
Ye Jia'er had a premonition that this girl in front of her could definitely help her.
After Xia Li comforted her for a while, Ye Jia'er reluctantly left.
As soon as the others left, Xia Li's aura suddenly dropped.
She coldly retorted:
"come out!"
"..."
It was quiet all around; there wasn't even the sound of the wind.
Xia Li frowned. If the aura of the figure in the shadows hadn't seemed somewhat familiar, she would have already made her move.
Why isn't this person coming out?
"You're not coming out, huh? Well, I'll come and get you!"
Xia Li turned around and leaped, easily catching the man who was trying to escape. Upon closer inspection, she realized it was Shangguan Qianqiu.
No wonder she said the aura felt so familiar.
Shangguan Qianqiu was her personal bodyguard, how could she not be familiar with him?
"It was you? You heard everything?"
Shangguan Qianqiu: "...Yes."
Thinking back to the moment just now when the man inadvertently let his breath slip out.
Xia Li suddenly realized: "The husband she's looking for is you, isn't he? Otherwise, how could someone as capable as you make such a basic mistake?"
"……Yes."
"So, are you going to go and acknowledge her as your wife?"
Shangguan Qianqiu fell silent, remaining silent for a long time, as if he were in a meditative state.
Just when Xia Li thought he wouldn't hear a reply, Shangguan Qianqiu spoke:
“It’s not that I don’t want to see her, it’s that I’m ashamed. If I go to see her now, it will only bring her disaster. Let her keep searching, at least she’ll have something to look for. Besides, with her mother’s clan protecting her, she’ll be fine.”
Xia Li didn't press the matter, and continued to ask, "What exactly happened back then?"
Shangguan Qianqiu's eyes gleamed; he had finally waited for this opportunity!
He recounted the entire story without hesitation:
"Because my father was His Majesty's teacher, he was invited to teach the eldest and third princes in his early years. My father was an upright man, and the third prince couldn't win him over, so he wanted my brother and me to join him, but we refused. My second brother even criticized him severely, and he probably felt insulted, so he plotted to have my second brother preside over the imperial examinations in order to frame him."
Everyone knows the truth, but power is stronger than people.
My father, as the Imperial Tutor, pleaded for our release, and Jia'er's maternal family possessed some evidence against the Third Prince. Through a combination of pressure and entreaty, they managed to exonerate our eldest branch of the family by siding with him. But when I returned home and heard the news, I rushed back to save my second brother's child—she was right, this was the only bloodline left for my second brother's family. But she didn't know that my second brother and his family knew she would do this and had secretly switched the children's clothes beforehand. The two children were born around the same time and looked extremely similar; even their biological parents might mistake them for one another without careful observation. Besides, she was in a state of utter confusion at the time; she hadn't really examined the two children closely!
...However, my subordinates were incompetent, and the prison break failed. The Third Prince even secretly sent men to capture me. While I was hiding everywhere, I was still secretly injured. Fortunately, the young lady saved me, and that's how I came here to become her bodyguard."
Ah Li shook her head and sighed, "I never expected that a casual rescue would actually save the Grand Tutor's son..."
Unexpectedly, Shangguan Qianqiu lowered his head dejectedly: "It's not like that anymore. No one can bear the name of murdering the Imperial Tutor, not even the Emperor. My father threatened his life to keep our clan alive. But the price was that we had to leave the capital and live in anonymity, and our family would be barred from court for three generations."
Xia Li didn't know what to say.
Both of them fell silent.
After a long while, Shangguan Qianqiu recalled what that person had said and knew that now was the best time.
His face was solemn, his hands clasped in a fist, and without the slightest hesitation, he knelt firmly on the ground:
"Our people have suffered such an undeserved calamity, it is truly heartbreaking! Now, with nowhere else to turn, we can only beg you, young lady, to lend a helping hand. I firmly believe that with your wisdom, ability, and compassionate heart, you will surely be able to uncover the truth, clear our people's name, and redress the injustice our people have suffered!"
He spoke earnestly, his eyes fixed intently on the person before him, filled with expectation and hope.
Ali rolled her eyes: "Can I refuse?"
This guy thinks he's being taken advantage of.
Sure enough, you can't just pick up any injured stranger by the roadside.
One wrong move and you'll find yourself trying to exonerate someone's entire clan, incurring the wrath of the most powerful prince.
...Although she had already offended the Third Prince.