After crossing, I was miserable.

Chapter 323 Testing

After a while of cushioning his numb legs, he staggered to his feet. But he did not raise his head, but stood respectfully and bowed.

"Okay, there are only two of us here, no need to be so restrained."

"Yes." Chu Yan replied indifferently.

The old emperor looked at this nephew who not only looked like his sister but also had a similar personality to her, and sighed helplessly.

"do it."

But he is a blood relative of mine, and even if I still have some selfish thoughts in my heart, I always want to give him all the good things.

However, people are selfish. The premise is that it cannot affect oneself.

"I know what you are worried about, but to start a family and build a career, you must first start a family before you can build a career. You have already reached the age of adulthood, do you want to live alone for the rest of your life?"

Chu Yan pursed his lips and said nothing.

But the serious and cold expression already represented everything he wanted to express.

"Alas, I know you have a deep hatred in your heart, but I hope you can let go of the hatred in your heart and live a complete life. In this way, your life will be what your mother wants to see."

The old emperor actually felt a little guilty when he said this.

Because he did not give Chu Yan the correct guidance during his growth, and one could even say that he treated him as "insignificant", and he had been letting him fend for himself.

But to his surprise, Chu Yan grew up very well, so well that he felt that he was threatening his position.

Although he knew that even if the ministers knew Chu Yan's true identity, it might be more beneficial to him, after all, he had the blood of the Qin royal family.

But he didn't want to take the risk. What if those old ministers wanted to assist him for the sake of his sister? After all, his sons were really nothing.

The old emperor held his forehead with his hand, feeling a bit of a headache.

"Since you don't want to marry the daughters of those ministers, I will just arrange a marriage for you.

Come to think of it, this was decided when your mother was still alive.

Originally this was just a joke between a few of us good friends.

But later she married to the Qin State, and that was the end of it.

But now that you're back by some strange coincidence, I think this proposal can still be continued."

Chu Yan looked at his uncle the emperor in confusion, his expression seemed to say,

"How can you be so kind?"

"What's that expression on your face? Could I really lie to you? Yang Aiqing also knows about this."

"Master Yang? Which Master Yang?"

The old emperor looked at Chu Yan's distrustful expression and immediately felt that his lies had been seen through, so he shouted loudly,

"Yang Guodong!"

Yang Guodong is Qian Duoduo’s biological father, Lord Yang.

As soon as Chu Yan heard the name, his brain began to think.

He knew that Qian Duoduo had found her biological parents, and that her biological parents were Lord Yang's family.

Although I don’t know why they haven’t officially announced this matter for such a long time, Qian Duoduo seems to get along well with them.

Could it be her?

Or has she always lived in the Yang Mansion, Yang Chuyi, the daughter of Lord Yang’s younger brother?

The old emperor saw that Chu Yan's expression had eased a little, and then said:

"Don't worry, she's not his brother's concubine's daughter, but his biological daughter."

"Biological daughter?" Chu Yan asked pretending to be puzzled.

"Yes, it's his biological daughter. She has been found. But she hasn't told anyone yet. I guess she is waiting for the right opportunity.

His daughter is very capable. I heard that she fled here with her brother. Her brother has a good business sense. In just one year, he opened several shops and I heard that his business is doing well.

Now it seems that he has returned to his ancestral home, but his younger sister stayed behind. This younger sister is Guodong’s biological daughter.”

As the old emperor spoke, he observed Chu Yan's expression. Seeing his expression change from shock to surprise and then to confusion, he knew that he probably didn't have much interaction with that girl.

I don't know why I felt a lot more relieved.

His own nephew, his nominal son, could not marry a daughter of a low-ranking official.

But he didn't want to find him a powerful princess.

Therefore, he was always dissatisfied with the choice of queen.

But Yang Guodong’s biological daughter is different.

First of all, he believed that no matter what happened, Yang Guodong would always stand on his side.

Secondly, his daughter grew up in the countryside and probably doesn't have much experience. Although she has a brother who can make money, if she returns to the Yang family, she probably won't practice anymore. She won't be as easy to control as the young ladies carefully trained by the aristocratic families in the capital.

A wife who has no vision and no scheming will not be a help to him.

As the saying goes, "Marry a virtuous woman." There is some truth to what our ancestors said.

It emphasizes the importance of choosing a wife based on her character and talents.

A virtuous wife can not only bring harmony and happiness to the family, but also have a positive impact on her husband's career development.

Therefore, this "unvirtuous" and even somewhat "vulgar" wife in the emperor's eyes was exactly the candidate in the old emperor's mind.

But he was afraid that Chu Yan would misunderstand him, so he quickly explained:

"I haven't seen this child yet, but you also know that the children in Yang Aiqing's family are all good-natured. Although she didn't grow up with them, I think she has a good nature.

She didn't grow up in the capital and isn't very familiar with your reputation. You two can spend more time together like new friends.

You should also control your aura. Don't be with little girls. You exude a fierce aura and scare them."

The old emperor saw that Chu Yan was not as resistant as before, and started to chase him away regardless of whether he agreed or not.

"Okay, this is your last chance to spend time together, you have to seize it.

In a couple of days I will ask the Queen to hold a banquet, and Yang Aiqing will be asked to bring his daughter over. You can find a chance to learn more about it.

Of course, you can also find out through your own channels.”

When the old emperor said this, he was telling Chu Yan that he knew who he met outside.

"If this time doesn't work, you can just wait and get married directly next time."

Chu Yan didn't say much from beginning to end, didn't resist, didn't refuse, but the expression on his face was not very good.

This bad expression made the old emperor very happy.

"Sun Fuhai," the old emperor shouted hurriedly when he saw Chu Yan was about to speak.

"Your Majesty, I am here." Eunuch Sun came in respectfully with his head lowered, not daring to look at the expressions of his two masters.

"I'm tired, help me to rest."

"Yes." Sun Fuhai slowly stepped forward and supported the emperor. The old emperor gave Sun Fuhai a look, and Sun Fuhai immediately understood.

"Your Majesty, please go slowly. I will help you go back to your bedroom to rest. The Queen has made some ginseng soup and has just sent it over. It is still hot."

"Well, let's go."