Chapter 79: This Sister is a Yandere

Chapter 79: This Sister is a Yandere

This story dates back more than a decade.

At that time, Yu Jijun had not yet become the Shangshu Ling, nor had he risen to prominence by aiding the Emperor's ascension to the throne.

To be more precise, the Emperor was still a young child back then.

Yu Jijun was traveling to the capital by boat via waterways, but they encountered river bandits along the way.

Yu Madam fell into the river and disappeared. Yu Jijun searched for three days and nights but found no body.

With no news over time, she was presumed dead.

After the mourning period, Yu Jijun elevated the concubine who had borne his eldest son to be his new official wife.

There was truly no conspiracy in this, just an accident.

However, Yu Madam was already pregnant at the time, but no one knew.

After being swept away, she didn’t die but suffered a head injury.

A human trafficker found her and sold her to a man.

Only after bringing her home did they realize they had bought a pregnant woman.

They were unwilling to buy abortion medicine; medicinal herbs were expensive, after all.

So they planned to let Yu Madam give birth and then have her bear more children for them.

But Yu Madam died during a difficult childbirth.

They intended to drown the baby girl, but fortunately, a kind-hearted lady bought her to be a child bride, naming her Yi Guo.

Unfortunately, the lady’s family later lost their business, and the girl entered the palace as a maid during a small selection, so she could also support the family who had shown her kindness.

Bei Jingchu sighed in relief, thankful that she hadn’t been swapped at birth; otherwise, living a good life would have been so difficult.

Later, Yi Guo met the eldest son of the Shangshu Ling.

Don’t make things so dramatic, this is not allowed!

“Help, this sister is a yandere.”

“I’ll kill you before you can change your heart, so you’ll always stay at the point where you love me the most.”

“Hiss~ That makes some sense~”

“Next time we meet, it’ll be a matter of life and death~”

“It’s also Mu Lang’s own fault for getting engaged when he already has someone he likes.”

“Tsk~”

When the Emperor heard the title of Shangshu Ling, he already knew who it was. Any official who could hold that position was naturally one of his trusted confidants.

Yu Jijun had been a great help to him during the time of the imperial succession struggle.

Ever since this little one came along, Bei Heng realized that the world he had seen before was still too limited.

He thought what had happened before was already shocking enough, but there was something even more startling.

Even he was momentarily confused before he understood what Bei Jingchu’s inner thoughts meant.

What on earth is this, he felt his brain wasn’t enough to process it all.

......

In a corner of the imperial garden’s rockery.

Yu Dalong apologized to Yi Guo, "Fruit, you are the one in my heart, but the maids are all the Emperor’s women."

"If we are together, it will always be like this—improper and secretive."

"If we’re discovered, we’ll be punished."

"I… I am getting married. A marriage has already been arranged by my family."

"Her family background is good and can help my official career."

"This sandalwood hairpin, I should return it to you."

An old but still delicate wooden hairpin was handed over.

This was the only thing left to Yi Guo by her mother. Fortunately, it was made of wood.

If it were gold, silver, or jade, it would have been looted long ago.

The people thought it wasn’t valuable, which was why they gave it to the kind lady, letting her take it with her.

Later, someone recognized it as a valuable piece of sandalwood worth thousands of gold, but unfortunately, it had cracks from being soaked in water.

The lady said her birth mother must have been someone of importance, but there was no way to verify it.

Now that the keepsake had been returned, Yi Guo accepted it, still appearing very understanding.

"I understand, young master. It has been a stroke of three lifetimes’ luck to have a connection with you."

"But I’m not ready yet. Can we postpone our final parting until the next time we meet?"

She had not yet experienced the taste of love when this person came into her life.

She was made to believe that there is true love in the world.

Since her love had been destroyed, there was no way he would be allowed to live.

To die at the moment when he loved her the most was a perfect conclusion to the blossoming of her first love.

Originally, Yu Dalong had steeled his heart, planning that if she caused a scene, he would turn the tables and shift all the blame onto her.

He would claim that this little palace maid had seduced him, while he had remained upright and untempted.

After all, with his status as the son of the Shangshu Ling, it was quite convincing that a little maid selected from the common folk would try to climb up to him.

Although they were all technically the Emperor's women, most of them couldn't even get close enough to touch the hem of his robe, leaving them with no hope.

But she had accepted it directly, with her whole heart and mind concerned for him, and Yu Dalong instantly softened.

At that first glance, he felt a sense of familiarity and warmth.

Isn't it just another secret meeting?

It's been many times already, what's one more?

He agreed: "Naturally, it can be done."

"Yi Guo, I will not forget you."

"Wait for me, if there is a chance, I will bring you to my side."

Such empty, vague promises.

The dead are more trustworthy.

Yi Guo lowered her eyes in thought.

"You bastard! What are you doing!"

A voice came from a secluded corner, one that Yu Dalong was extremely familiar with—his father's voice.

He peeked out and immediately felt darkness before his eyes.

In front of him was his father glaring at him, and behind him, a few people slowly walked over.

The small number of people clearly indicated that they didn't want the matter to become too public.

But Yu Dalong had seen the Emperor a few times, and from the man walking ahead holding a baby, did he need to guess who it was?

It was the end, this wasn't just public, this was catastrophically public.

Even more terrifying than being caught by his father.

Yu Dalong knelt down with a thud, "Paying respects to Your Majesty."

Yi Guo also knelt and bowed.

She was just startled by the sudden shout, but once she realized what was happening, she was no longer afraid.

Whether they perished together or were punished together.

They would die together either way.

"Yu Qing, I informed you as soon as I received the report, don't say I didn't give you face."

"How do you wish to handle this? You decide."

He appeared magnanimous and benevolent, but the Shangshu Ling's legs felt weak, wishing he could kneel with his son.

He knew the Emperor hated wasting time on such trivial matters, and if it weren't for the fact that the person involved was his son, he would have been dragged out and beaten to death on the spot.

This so-called letting him decide wasn't really about letting him do as he pleased.

If he followed his personal desires, he would want to acquit his son immediately.

But that was impossible, if he couldn't come up with a punishment that satisfied the Emperor, his position as Shangshu Ling would be over.

What use was a minister who wasn't obedient? He was just a useless servant.

Yu Dalong had thought disaster was upon him, but hearing the Emperor say that his father should decide, he immediately felt relieved.

At least as his own son, he would surely receive a lenient punishment.

However, he probably couldn't avoid a family punishment when he returned home.