My Inner Thought is Exposed! The Villain Family Defy Their Fate!

Yun Wanye took an envelope out of his pocket and handed it to Yun Wanyao.

Looking at the envelope in front of her, Yun Wanyao finally came to her senses, feeling extremely frightened.

These things, are they indeed all gifts from the Emperor?

He even wrote a letter to her???

This is truly unbelievable.

"Why do you accept everything? Do not accept rewards without merit. Why would the Emperor give me such valuable items? I don’t want them; you should return them to the Emperor."

"Ha..."

Yun Wanye chuckled, crossing his arms as he looked at her, coolly saying, "From thunderous rain to dewdrops, all are the Emperor’s grace. The Emperor gave you these; do you dare not to accept them?"

"If you don’t accept them, that’s fine. After all, I’m just a messenger. I don’t have the courage to defy the imperial edict and return these gifts..."

"How about this, you go to the palace yourself, and return all these items to the Emperor."

Yun Wanyao: "..."

Hearing the words ’enter the palace’, Yun Wanyao shrank back like a frightened quail.

If he doesn’t dare, could she dare?

Of course, she doesn’t dare either!

Even if she were given ten times the courage, she wouldn’t dare to face the Emperor to return these gifts.

Knowing full well how timid she was, Yun Wanye obviously knew she wouldn’t dare, so he firmly shoved the envelope into her hand.

"The Emperor also said that you must read the letter he wrote to you and reply after reading it."

"You can give the reply to me, or have a servant from the residence deliver it to the palace gates, reporting your name and asking a guard to send it to the Emperor."

Yun Wanyao: "..."

Writing a letter and expecting a reply, what is this? An exchange of letters expressing affection?

If this goes on, even without any feelings, it would turn into something, and how could she extricate herself in the future?

Father had instructed her that if she didn’t wish to enter the palace, she should avoid contact with the Emperor.

The letter that was forcefully shoved into her hands was especially hot to the touch. Yun Wanyao was on the verge of tears, speaking with great difficulty.

"But, this is inappropriate, exchanging letters, is something only lovers would do..."

She and the Emperor, do not have such feelings.

"What’s inappropriate about it?"

He sneered and said, "A young man and woman, both unmarried, with the Emperor taking a fancy to you, that’s your fortune, a stroke of luck that many noblewomen in the capital cannot obtain even if they try hard enough, don’t fail to appreciate what you have."

Yun Wanyao: "..."

Is this fortune something you can casually desire?

Ignoring her thoughts, he continued, "The Emperor, with his exceptional appearance and talents, doesn’t he surpass other young nobles in the capital?"

"He is the ruler of a country, he could easily issue an imperial decree to bring you into the palace to be by his side, yet he hasn’t, he is waiting for you to volunteer, what more dissatisfaction could you have?"

"I know you’ve already prepared yourself to remain unmarried for life, but do you think, father and mother would agree to that? Mother will surely find another candidate for you."

"By avoiding King Qi, you have already offended him, knowing that the Emperor is interested in you, yet still choosing someone else, even if the Emperor doesn’t wish to blame you, what about your future husband’s family?"

"Daring to take someone the Emperor fancies, do you think the Emperor must have such a broad mind to look favorably upon them?"

"Offending both King Qi and the Emperor at the same time, which family in the capital can withstand it? Such actions will undoubtedly implicate others and cause them significant trouble."

"Even if we set all this aside, even if the Emperor and King Qi are willing to let go of past grievances, forgiving and forgetting, does marrying someone else definitely mean a better life than marrying the Emperor?"

Yun Wanyao: "..."

She had not considered these things, nor did she want to think about them.

Why must a girl marry?

Her younger sister clearly said, in her past world, it wasn’t necessary, so why couldn’t she?

"The Emperor, at the very least, can protect you..."

Yun Wanye suddenly sighed, a heavy expression settling upon his face.

"Yao’er, I go to great lengths to match you with the Emperor, you may feel it’s because I crave the power and glory of royalty, disregarding your feelings, wishing to send you into that deep palace that swallows people whole, never spitting out their bones."

"I admit I desire benefits, but that doesn’t conflict with wishing the best for you."

"You’re simple-minded, considering many things one-sidedly, father and mother mainly follow your thoughts, believing that as long as you’re happy, nothing else matters; with them around, they’ll handle everything."

"But is reality truly like that?"

"No, father and mother won’t always be able to reach you, for instance, after you marry, can father and mother guard you day and night?"

"The only one who can guard you day and night is your husband."

"The heartfelt words from our little sister probably haven’t been forgotten by you, your connection with Su Qianxue and Mo Yuanhao runs so deep..."

"Before completely severing this bond, who can guarantee that the deviated plotline won’t be gradually pulled back?"

"That system exists precisely to pull back plotlines, and with your character and fate, how can we afford to be careless?"

"Thus, cutting ties with King Qi completely is necessary, and the most direct way to sever this bond is for you to marry someone else."

"Compared to others, the Emperor is obviously more suitable, should anyone in Da Wu Country be truly able to protect you, it can only be the Emperor."

"As long as the Emperor lives, King Qi will never be able to cause any waves..."

Before the words fell, his mouth was tightly covered, and Yun Wanyao looked at him in panic.

"What nonsense are you spouting? How can such things be said?"

How could the Emperor and ’death’ appear together?

They’re not afraid of being overheard and reported, then punished for cursing the Emperor.

"I haven’t even finished talking yet, why the rush?"

Yun Wanye pulled her hand away, speaking with indifference.

Yun Wanyao: "..."

How can this guy be so unconcerned after saying something like that?

To be so audacious, surely he’s eaten a bear’s heart and a leopard’s gall, hasn’t he???

"So Yao’er, can you tell me why you don’t like the Emperor? What kind of man do you like?"

Yun Wanyao: "..."

Toward the Emperor, she only felt fear and respect, how could she dare have any other feelings?

But as for what kind of man she liked, she hadn’t really thought about it.

She used to think she liked King Qi, but after hearing the story, knowing he was destined to fall for Su Qianxue, maybe it was psychological, she began comparing him to Mr. Xie in various ways.

And then, she increasingly felt that in every way, he didn’t measure up to Mr. Xie’s treatment of Ah Tang.

Perhaps, he really didn’t like her that much either.

There was a saying by the Princess that she liked, ’She only liked those who liked her’, since King Qi didn’t like her much, she decided not to like him anymore either.

The emotions she once felt every time she saw him or thought of him gradually faded, becoming calm and unremarkable.

"I think the reason you don’t like the Emperor is because you haven’t spent time with him."

"So, you can try spending some time with the Emperor, and if you still don’t like him, with his pride, he certainly wouldn’t force you..."

As if.

When patience wears thin, it’s time to use tactics.

Someone in a high position, with the power to turn clouds and rain, how could he allow there to be anything or anyone in this world he couldn’t obtain?

"Forget it, I’ve said enough, you think it over yourself, I’m leaving now."

With that, Yun Wanye lifted his leg towards the door, just in time for Hua Wu to rush in from outside, almost colliding with him.

Luckily, she reacted quickly, halting abruptly and standing firm, crossing her hands and bending her knees to salute him.

"Good day, Second Young Master."

"Why so rushed, is something the matter?"

Yun Wanye frowned and inquired.

"Replying to the Second Young Master, Sister Yu Luo from the Madam’s courtyard came with a message, saying the little girl from Nanzhou Prefecture has been brought here, and the Madam wants Miss to prepare a greeting gift."

The little girl from Nanzhou Prefecture?

It should be the biological daughter swapped by the aunt, the one in little sister’s heart.

This wasn’t hard to guess, the siblings could easily figure it out.

"Alright, got it, I’ll head over now."

Yun Wanyao responded to Hua Wu, then turned to Yun Wanye, saying, "Mother should have also sent someone to call you, do you want to go together?"

"Yes, just as well to see little sister, I haven’t gone to see her today yet."

Yun Wanye replied lazily, Yun Wanyao nodded, then looked him up and down.

"Are you going like this? It’s our first time meeting our little cousin, you can’t go empty-handed, can you?"

"I’ll make it up later, if nothing else, anything interesting you have here, lend it to me."

It came so suddenly, he was completely unprepared, what could he do?

"Alright, wait a moment, I’ll see if there’s a suitable meeting gift around."

Wan’an Garden.

After meeting, Lady Yun was shocked by the little darling’s miserable state, her heart filled with pity.

Clearly already over seven years old, but so short and skinny, emaciated, even her hair was dry as straw, looking long malnourished, resembling a child of about three.

The tiny body bore old scars yet to heal, with new ones added, anyone could see with a glance it was the result of long-term abuse and torment.

She couldn’t imagine why anyone would be so cruel as to torment such a small child into such a pitiful state.

The Shang Family, what a terribly vicious heart they have.

And Yun Wanqing was stunned by the scene before her, leaning on the couch, bewildered by what she beheld.

[This...]

[What’s going on here?]

[This little girl looks like aunt’s swapped daughter, but how is she appearing in our home?]

[Wasn’t she supposed to be in Nanzhou Prefecture?]

Last time when Yun Chuchu was discussing matters with Yun Zheng, Yun Wanqing was sent off by Yun Zheng with Yun Zhan and the two brothers to go outside.

Therefore, she wasn’t aware that Yun Chuchu had fabricated a story, turning what she heard from her heart into a dream, revealing it completely to Yun Zheng, and asked him to go to Nanzhou Prefecture to investigate the Shang Family.

Naturally, she also didn’t know that Yun Zheng and others had already discovered Zhenzhen and Shang Rong’s true identities, so to see the swapped Zhenzhen appear in front of her, it was beyond shocking.

[Ah, ah, ah, ah, can someone tell me what on earth is going on here?]

[How did I miss the point where the plot derailed so quickly?]

[Clearly the plot was centered around the Capital, how did it fall apart to two thousand miles away in Nanzhou Prefecture after aunt came back once?]

[How could they have found this little girl so easily?]

[Father, Mother, you must be hiding something significant from me, aren’t you?]