Chapter 883 - 885 Practicing Calligraphy (4)
Nangong Yi said, "Because Duke Li Guo’s Mansion is my maternal grandparents’ house, I, Nangong Yi, trust everyone from my maternal grandfather’s family."
"Nangong, Nangong Yi, are you the third prince of the Great Jin Nation, Nangong Yi?" Mu Zhongqing was stupefied, staring at Young Master Nangong with eyes wide and his mouth agape, hardly able to believe his own ears.
Now that the man’s identity could no longer be hidden, Cai Wei simply revealed Nangong Yi’s true identity, and taking advantage of Mu Zhongqing’s stunned silence, she boldly told him the news of her private lifelong commitment to Nangong Yi, too. His jaw had already dropped, might as well give him enough shock to last a lifetime!
It took a long while for Mu Zhongqing to digest this succession of news.
As for the identity of Nangong Yi, he had his suspicions before. "Nangong" was the surname of the nobility in Great Jin, and Nangong Yi had an extraordinary aura and was generous with his money. He had long suspected Nangong Yi was related to the royal family, but he had never imagined that he would be the legitimate son of the Emperor, the victorious King Qin just returned from the northern expedition. Therefore, in addition to being shocked, he felt a bit uneasy. Previously, he could ignore Nangong Yi’s identity, but now that he knew, he ought to perform the courtesies due between sovereign and subject. Although the courtesies themselves weren’t a big deal, the fact that this boy had secretly won his beloved daughter’s hand in marriage made it hard for him to accept. Now that he was the father-in-law, to perform a grand ceremony to such a secretive boy who won over his daughter’s heart... he was reluctant and couldn’t swallow his pride, therefore, he turned his head away, twisted in conflict....
"Dad, we came back this time because we were worried that Jin Guifei would harm our family, so we wanted to move you, Mom, and Wen’er and Wu’er to a safe place until this blows over, then we can come back!"
Cai Wei interrupted Mu Zhongqing’s conflicted thoughts, suggesting.
Mu Zhongqing was baffled when he heard it, "We are just a family of commoners, how could we possibly catch the eye of Jin Guifei and be worth her trouble?"
Helpless, Cai Wei recounted the incident where Jin Guifei forced her to assassinate Nangong Yi to her father once again. Upon hearing it, when it became a matter of life and death for the family, Mu Zhongqing put aside all other considerations and immediately agreed. With Cai Wei and Nangong Yi, they left the restaurant and got into a horse carriage headed towards their own manor.
No sooner had they left than a few street vendors and passersby exchanged knowing looks, with some riding horses following Mu Zhongqing’s carriage from a distance, while others quickly headed towards the direction of the Palace.