ebookland Chapter 359 Brother and sister recognize each other
Chapter 359 Brother and sister recognize each other
"what?"
Shen Pei was taken aback at first, then realized what was happening and his face lit up with joy.
"Yaoyao, you're going to be a mother, and I'm going to be a father."
He picked Song Siyao up by the waist and happily spun her around several times.
“Yes, my husband, we have a child, we’re going to be parents.” Song Siyao hugged Shen Pei’s neck with a smile.
Shen Pei helped Song Siyao sit down in a chair, cupped her cheeks, kissed her forehead, and asked softly, "How long has it been?"
“A little over a month,” Song Siyao said, “roughly before I went to quell the rebellion.”
"You went to quell the rebellion while pregnant with our child, then sneaked back to the capital, and today you broke through the rebel siege. Yaoyao, you've worked so hard."
Shen Pei pulled Song Siyao into his arms, his eyes reddening with heartache.
“Our child is very strong. He knows we have a lot to do, and he is very understanding. He hasn’t made things difficult for me.”
Aside from disliking greasy and fishy smells, Song Siyao had no other reaction.
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Shen Pei asked.
"If I had told you earlier that the rebels were forcing the emperor to abdicate today, would you still have let me go?" Song Siyao asked with a smile.
Without hesitation, Shen Pei answered seriously, "No."
“But, Yaoyao, you are now carrying our child, and to put you in danger is my dereliction of duty as your husband.”
“My lord, I am not just a wife, and you are not just a husband. We are the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty. We have the responsibility and obligation to protect the peace and stability of the Great Zhou Dynasty.”
Song Siyao said, "I believe our children will also be very strong. No matter what storms they encounter, they will stand by us. They are not flowers in a greenhouse, but pine trees on a cliff."
"Yaoyao, is it hard to marry me?" Shen Pei hugged Song Siyao and whispered, "If we were just an ordinary couple, the responsibilities on our shoulders wouldn't be so heavy, and you wouldn't be so tired."
"As human beings, how can we not have hardships? Everyone has their own suffering. We don't have to worry about food, clothing, shelter, and transportation now, but for ordinary couples, we are busy making a living every day, which is just as hard." Song Siyao is a clear-headed person.
"Yaoyao, one day I will make sure you live a happy and carefree life, free from the struggle for a living and the responsibility of protecting your country." Shen Pei said earnestly.
Song Siyao smiled and said, "Okay, I'll be waiting."
Suddenly, the smile on her face vanished. "Husband, Father has instructed us to cultivate our own people."
She told Shen Pei what Emperor Changlong had told her.
Parents who love their children will surely plan far ahead for them.
At this moment, Shen Pei truly understood the meaning of those words.
"Yaoyao, do as your father says."
Filial piety means both being respectful and obedient.
"Does my husband have a suitable candidate?" Song Siyao asked.
……
The couple ate their meal and talked about national affairs, and time flew by.
After finishing his meal, Song Siyao went to interrogate Jiang Xiang's remaining associates.
"Your Highness, this is the list of the remaining members of the faction." Hong Shao handed Song Siyao a booklet.
"Interrogate him first." Song Siyao pointed to a name on the list.
"Yes, Princess."
Song Siyao sat down, and soon after, Hong Shao brought a person, who was none other than the newly appointed top scholar, Gu Chi.
"Lord Gu, we meet again."
Gu Chi was furious. He questioned Song Siyao, "Miss Song, why? Why don't you believe what I said? Did you not even look at what I gave you?"
"I saw it," Song Siyao said in a cold voice.
"After seeing this, why are you still helping him? Why are you helping your father's killer?" Gu Chi said angrily. "Do you know? We're about to succeed. The Prime Minister will force the emperor to abdicate, and then we'll kill him. The Duke of Protectorate's family will finally avenge their great grudge!"
“Cousin, I must say it again, the Emperor is not my father’s killer!” Song Siyao’s voice was cold and sharp.
Upon hearing the title "cousin," Gu Chi was stunned. After a moment, he asked, "When did you find out my identity?"
“After you first came to me,” Song Siyao said.
Gu Chi is the son of Song Siyao's maternal uncle. Back then, when the Duchess of Huguo was about to give birth, Song Siyao's aunt brought Gu Chi to the capital to visit her.
On the day the Duchess of Huguo gave birth to Song Siyao, Song Siyao's aunt received a letter from home saying that her mother was seriously ill and that she should hurry back.
She didn't stay for Song Siyao's full moon banquet, and left with Gu Chi overnight.
That's why they escaped disaster.
Later, when news spread that the entire Duke of Huguo's family had been wiped out, Song Siyao's uncle worried that it would implicate Gu Chi, so he changed Gu Chi's surname to his mother's and sent him to be raised by his maternal grandparents.
"The last time I saw my uncle was when I was old enough to remember things. After I learned about the incident at the Duke of Huguo's mansion, I was determined to thoroughly investigate the matter and avenge my uncle's family."
Before Song Siyao could ask any further questions, Gu Chi told her the whole story: "I studied hard for years and finally became the top scholar in the imperial examination. I gained the appreciation of Prime Minister Jiang and got a place in the court. Hard work pays off. I found evidence that the dog emperor was afraid of my uncle and worried that my uncle's achievements would overshadow his own, so he destroyed the Duke of Huguo's mansion."
“At first, I considered you my enemy. You were the biggest obstacle to killing the dog emperor.”
"Later I learned that you were my cousin, the only bloodline of the Duke of Huguo's family. You have no idea how excited I was at that time. However, I could not approach you rashly. I could only find an opportunity to give you the evidence, hoping that you would see the true face of our enemy and join me in killing them and avenging my uncle and the others."
"However, I never expected that you would still marry the Crown Prince. I had to carry out the plan alone. When I learned about Prime Minister Jiang's plan, I decided to cooperate with him. Just when it seemed that the mission was about to be accomplished, you ruined it!"
Song Si raised an eyebrow. "According to you, the rebels at Fengshadu are not ordinary civilians, but soldiers guarding the border. You knew about this all along?"
"Yes," Gu Chi replied.
"You're so honest. I thought you would lie," Song Siyao asked angrily. "Gu Chi, you said my father treated you like his own son and that you wanted to avenge him, but you knew that Prime Minister Jiang wanted to kill me, yet you didn't warn me and let someone kill your uncle's only bloodline. Is this your way of being grateful to my father?" Song Siyao demanded.