plumnovel Chapter 54 My sister-in-law's background, a shocking secret!
Chapter 54 My sister-in-law's background, a shocking secret!
Yang Qian's voice was calm, without any discernible emotional fluctuation.
But his deep, ancient eyes were fixed on the Imperial Guard commander on the ground, who was prepared to sell everything to save his own life.
The mystery of my sister-in-law's background?
This was Yang Qian's biggest question.
He absorbed the original owner's memories and knew that his sister-in-law, Qin Shuyu, was from Qin Family Village outside Qixia Town.
The Qin family was just an ordinary family that valued both farming and scholarship.
How could an ordinary family possibly produce a woman as beautiful and refined as my sister-in-law?
How could he possibly possess such a monstrous talent for swordsmanship?
In a moment of enlightenment, one becomes one with the sword!
Even if this were written into a storybook, it would be considered too exaggerated!
Therefore, Yang Qian always suspected that his sister-in-law was hiding some secret that he didn't know about.
And now, the answer to this secret seems to be right in front of this Imperial Guard.
Looking into Yang Qian's calm yet oppressive gaze, Shen Lian knew he had made the right bet.
Although this young man is ruthless and treats human life as worthless, he has a fatal weakness: the woman in his arms who calls him "Uncle"!
If I can produce enough information about that woman's secrets, I might actually survive today!
"You...you let me go first..."
Shen Lian was breathing heavily. The immense pressure from Yang Qian's foot was almost suffocating him.
Upon hearing this, Yang Qian glanced at him, then slowly moved his foot away from his chest.
"Speak,"
Yang Qian said calmly, "I'll only give you one chance."
"Cough...cough cough..."
Shen Lian coughed violently a few times, greedily inhaling the fresh air.
The relief of surviving the ordeal and the excruciating pain in his chest distorted his usually stern face.
He struggled to sit up from the ground and leaned against the wall behind him.
He glanced at Qin Shuyu, who was being held tightly in Yang Qian's arms, her face filled with worry and tension, before speaking slowly in an extremely hoarse voice:
"Twenty years ago, a shocking palace coup occurred in the Li Yang Dynasty. Qin Wuyai, the Grand Marshal of the Li Yang army at the time, was suspected by the emperor for his overwhelming achievements. The emperor, in collusion with treacherous officials, framed Grand Marshal Qin for treason. Overnight, the Qin family, who commanded a million soldiers of Li Yang, were wiped out! Grand Marshal Qin and his thirty-six most elite guards fought a bloody battle in the imperial city, but were ultimately outnumbered and all perished! His wife, children, and elderly relatives also died in the chaos. The entire Li Yang Dynasty was shaken!"
Shen Lian paused for a moment after saying this.
He glanced at Yang Qian's expression and found that the other man's face remained calm and expressionless, showing no emotional fluctuations.
It was as if he were telling a distant story that had nothing to do with him.
Shen Lian's heart skipped a beat.
Did I guess wrong?
No, not possible!
He took a deep breath and continued, "However! Our Jinyiwei spies planted in the Liyang Dynasty discovered that on that night of the brutal massacre, Marshal Qin's newborn daughter, less than a month old, mysteriously disappeared! Some say she was risked out of the capital by loyal servants of the Qin family, while others say she died in the chaos of battle. In short, she was never seen alive or dead. This matter has become an unsolved mystery."
"In order to eliminate any potential threats and cover up their scandal of slaughtering meritorious officials, the Li Yang Dynasty has been secretly sending countless experts to search for the missing baby girl all over the world for years! Our Great Ming Dynasty is also very interested in this matter. Not only does the baby girl have the blood of the Qin family flowing in her veins, but she is also the only person who knows the whereabouts of the Qin family's military treasure that is as rich as a country! Therefore, our Embroidered Uniform Guard has also been secretly investigating this matter."
"Until a year ago, we finally found a girl in Qin Family Village, Qixia Town, who resembled the missing baby girl from back then."
At this point, Shen Lian's gaze finally fell on the stunningly beautiful woman in Yang Qian's arms, who had been listening in stunned silence.
"She is Qin Shuyu!"
boom!!!
Shen Lian's words were like a thunderbolt from the heavens!
It struck Yang Qian and Qin Shuyu hard on the head!
Qin Shuyu's mind went completely blank!
She looked at Shen Lian with disbelief.
What is he saying?
Liyang Dynasty?
Grand Marshal of the Army?
Wasn't her father just an ordinary schoolteacher in Qin Family Village?
How did I get involved with those legendary big shots?
This must be utter nonsense! He's definitely lying!
Meanwhile, a tremendous storm was raging in Yang Qian's heart as well!
Sister-in-law, she's actually the daughter of the Grand Marshal of the Li Yang Dynasty's army?!
Is it the only surviving member of the Qin family bloodline, as legend has it?!
This news is absolutely shocking!
Meanwhile, a tremendous storm was raging in Yang Qian's heart as well!
Sister-in-law, she's actually the daughter of the Grand Marshal of the Li Yang Dynasty's army?!
Is it the only surviving member of the Qin family bloodline, as legend has it?!
This news is absolutely shocking!
It was so shocking that he found it hard to accept!
However, reason told him that what Shen Lian said was very likely true!
This perfectly explains why my sister-in-law possesses such stunning beauty and innate noble temperament!
This also explains why she possesses such an almost monstrous talent in swordsmanship!
A daughter of a military family! Bloodlines don't lie!
However, what followed was an unprecedented sense of crisis!
The Li Yang Dynasty is looking for her!
The Ming Dynasty's Imperial Guards are also looking for her!
And then there are those underworld forces that are going crazy for the so-called "Treasure Trove"!
It's fair to say that my sister-in-law is now a walking, giant vortex of trouble!
Anyone who gets even the slightest connection with her will be dragged into that abyss of no return!
"No! You're talking nonsense!" Qin Shuyu finally realized what was happening.
She broke free from Yang Qian's embrace and shouted excitedly at Shen Lian, "My father is just an ordinary schoolteacher! I'm not the daughter of some grand marshal! Don't spread rumors here!"
She was very emotional.
Because she couldn't accept this cruel truth.
She would rather be just an ordinary farm girl than bear the burden of that so-called blood feud and that heavy mystery of her origins.
"hehe……"
Looking at her agitated yet helpless appearance, Shen Lian revealed a cruel smile. "Whether it's spreading rumors or not, you know best in your heart."
He slowly took out a simple, blood-red jade pendant carved with a qilin pattern from his pocket.
"You should recognize this, right? This is a token of love that Grand Marshal Qin gave to Emperor Liyang, and it's also a symbol of your Qin family's direct lineage! When you were escorted out of the capital by the Qin family's loyal servants, you were wearing the other half of this jade pendant!"
The moment Qin Shuyu saw the blood-red jade pendant, her body trembled violently!
A blurry yet incredibly real image uncontrollably surfaced in her mind!
It was a blood-red night.
Flames soared into the sky! Shouts of battle shook the heavens!
A gentle and beautiful woman dressed in palace attire held her, still an infant, tightly in her arms.
Her face was streaked with tears, and she kept muttering to herself:
"Yu'er... my Yu'er... you must live on... live on for your father, for your mother, for the wronged souls of our Qin family..."
As she spoke, she took off an identical blood-red jade pendant from her neck, stuffed it into her swaddling clothes, and then handed her over to a middle-aged man covered in blood.
"Old Zhang! Take the girl and get out of here!! Hurry!!"
"lady!!"
"Let's go!!!"
……
The scene abruptly ends there.
"ah--!"
Qin Shuyu clutched her head and let out a painful scream!
Countless unfamiliar memories flooded into her mind like a tidal wave!
It made her feel like her head was about to explode!
"Sister-in-law!" Yang Qian's expression changed drastically upon seeing this!
He rushed over and hugged her tightly!
A stream of pure and gentle internal energy flowed into her body, helping her calm the turbulent blood and qi caused by the awakening of her memories.
"Uncle... Uncle..." Qin Shuyu leaned against Yang Qian's chest, breathing heavily.
Her face was as pale as paper, and her eyes had become somewhat unfocused, but more than anything, there was a sense of profound sorrow and...resolute determination that came with a deep understanding!
She remembered.
She remembered everything.
It turns out that she really wasn't Qin Shuyu from Qin Family Village.
She is the daughter of Qin Wuyai, the Grand Marshal of the Liyang Dynasty!
—Qin Shuyu!
It turns out that I carry such a deep-seated blood feud on my shoulders!
She slowly raised her head and looked at Yang Qian, her beautiful eyes filled with endless sorrow and...pleading.
"Uncle... help me... get revenge..."