Chapter 1731: Crown Princess Ye Yao
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Translator: Lonelytree
In the suburbs of the capital, the middle-aged man was still looking at the picture on the wall. Then, he asked indifferently,” Do you still remember your sister?”
The woman, who was very respectful to the man, trembled when she heard the word ” sister.” Then, she answered guiltily,” I remember!”
“Is that so?” The middle-aged man turned around with anger on his face. He questioned sternly,” Since you remember your sister, why did you watch her being framed and let that witch hurt your sister? Ah!”
If Lin Yuelan had been here, she would have discovered that this middle-aged man was Governor Zhou of Qingfeng City, Zhou Anping.
And the woman standing in front of him was none other than Crown Princess Ye Yao.
Ye Yao defended himself with difficulty,” At that time, your daughter…Your daughter wanted to save my younger sister, but, but the Crown Prince sent someone to stop me. I…”
” So,” Zhou Anping said loudly,” you just watched your sisters tongue be pulled out, her hands cut off, and then locked in that dark, damp prison that was crawling with insects and ants, living a painful life that was worse than death? Ah! How can you be so cruel?”
Ye Yao heard what Zhou Anping said and was so frightened that her face turned pale. Tears fell like rain, and her face was filled with pain. She shook her head and kept saying,” It’s not like this, it’s not like this…”
However, Zhou Anping continued,” You’re taking revenge, aren’t you? You’re taking revenge on your father for throwing you into the Ye Residence since you were young and only doting on your sister, right? That’s why you can watch your sister get hurt and remain indifferent, right?”
The Crown Princess shook her head and explained,” Father, it’s not like that. At that time, I wanted to save my sister, but the Crown Prince came and told me to return to the Crown Prince’s residence. Otherwise, the Crown Prince’s residence would not have me, Ye Yao, as the Crown Princess. At that time, I thought of the mission that Father gave me, so…”
At this point, she paused for a moment. Her eyes were filled with hope as she looked at Zhou Anping. However, when she saw the cold expression on his face, the Crown Princess ‘eyes instantly darkened, and her entire heart turned cold.
She mocked herself in her heart.
She did not grow up by his side. From the beginning to the end, the only person he cared about was his younger daughter, Zhou Shishi. As for his older daughter, Zhou Shihua, no matter how much she sacrificed, he turned a blind eye to her.
The Crown Princess continued,” In order to complete Father’s mission, I can only choose to sacrifice my sister!”
At this point, she looked at Zhou Anping and met his eyes. She said coldly,” Because Father once instructed me that no matter what happens, I must prioritize the mission. Did Father forget about my mission to marry into the Crown Prince’s residence?”
When Zhou Anping heard this, he pointed angrily at Ye Yao, but he did not know how to reprimand her.
Because he had indeed said those words.
However, this did not include sacrificing his most beloved daughter.
Zhou Anping looked at his eldest daughter, who was very respectful to him, and a hint of disgust flashed in his eyes. However, the Crown Princess Consort, who had her head slightly lowered, did not see it.
A moment later, Zhou Anping sighed and said,” You can’t be blamed for this! Back then, you had no choice!”
When Ye Yao heard this, her face was filled with excitement. She said with a happy expression,” Thank you for your understanding, Father!”
After a moment of hesitation, she asked carefully,” Father, how is Little Sister?”
Zhou Anping was filled with anger, not knowing if it was directed at the culprit or the Crown Princess Ye Yao.
He said in a ruthless voice,” How is she? Do you think a girl without a tongue and hands can still live?” The other meaning was that Zhou Shishi had committed suicide.
Ye Yao was a little surprised to hear this answer. She opened her mouth but did not know what to say. In the end, she could only lower her head and say,” Father, I’m sorry for your loss!”
Zhou Anping said angrily,” Hmph, they killed my daughter. I won’t let it go just like that. Whether it’s Lin Yuelan or Li Fazhi.”
Ye Yao asked,” Then, father, what do you want to do?”
She knew very well that her father had been ignoring her for almost twenty years. However, a few days ago, he suddenly sent someone to tell her that he was looking for her.
At first, she was very excited.
However, after she calmed down, she knew that her father must have something important for her to do.
In that instant, she felt a little sad and pitiful for herself.
She grew up in the Ye family and was the eldest daughter of the Ye family, and her parents doted on her. However, perhaps because of their blood relationship, she felt that she could not integrate into the Ye family since she was young. She lived in fear every day and lived carefully.
Later, this man came to find her one night and told her that the Ye family needed a daughter to enter the palace as an empress. Therefore, they made him give up his daughter to be the first daughter of the Ye family.
At that time, when she heard those words, she was extremely angry. She was angry at the Ye family. At the same time, she felt a sense of admiration for the person who suddenly appeared and claimed to be her father. It was the desire of a daughter for her father’s love.
Perhaps this was the true so-called blood relationship.
From then on, she had mixed feelings of fear, fear, respect, admiration, and so on towards her father, Zhou Anping.
However, what she longed for the most was his attention and love.
Even after she found out the truth that the Ye family did not really s.n.a.t.c.h her away from her father but that someone had accidentally swapped her with some other baby, her heart that longed for her biological father’s love had never changed.
However, later on, she found out that it was Zhou Anping who was behind the baby swap. It was to fulfil Zhou Anpings own grand ambitions.
She knew that he was using her, but she had never rejected him.
Such a contradictory mentality sometimes tormented her to the point of insanity.
However, he had given her a promise, so she was willing to be used by him for this promise.
Just as her thoughts were wandering, Zhou Anpings voice sounded.
He said viciously,” Lin Yuelan ruined my daughter. What right does she have to ruin my daughter? He was merely relying on the Emperor’s favour. As for Li Fazhi, how could he treat Shishi like that and be safe and sound? Isn’t it because of his connection with Lin Yuelan? Therefore, if I want to take revenge, of course, I will have to target the source.”
When the Crown Princess heard this, her pupils constricted violently. Her expression was filled with shock and fear. She asked anxiously,” Father, do you want to…” Kill the Emperor?
After all, the source he was talking about was the current Emperor.
Cutting off the source was to destroy Lin Yuelan and Li Fazhi’s reliance.
Therefore, what made her feel terrified and uneasy was whether his father was really planning to rebel.
But thinking about it, this was expected, wasn’t it?
For his ambition, his father had planned from 20 years ago. He had even sacrificed his eldest daughter, Zhou Shihua, to make her a real chess piece.
However, it was already too late by the time the Crown Princess understood.
Because she had already stepped onto this ship. It was simply impossible for her to escape.
Ye Yao suddenly felt sad and pitiful for himself.
However, she could not blame anyone. She could only blame herself for being too naive.
Hearing Ye Yao’s loud shout, Zhou Anpings sharp eyes shot straight at Ye Yao. His eyes were filled with warning, and he looked cold and ruthless.
He said ruthlessly,” If you don’t do this, how are you going to avenge your poor sister? Who asked Yuwen Longyan to become Lin Yuelan’s backer?” When Ye Yao heard this, her heart turned cold.
It was clearly Zhou Anpings own ambition and desire that made him do such a treasonous thing. Otherwise, how could there be the matter of swapping his daughter, who was still in infancy, with the Eldest Miss of the Ye family twenty years ago?
What was the purpose? Wasn’t it to make her the Crown Princess and make her the future Empress?
In the future, after the truth was revealed, he could bite back at the Ye family and become the emperor’s father-in-law, or even…
But now, her respected father actually used his dead sister Zhou Shishi as an excuse to play tricks.
Was this the father who claimed to dote on his daughter?
Ye Yao did not know anymore.
Even if she knew, she was willing to be this muddle-headed mute and pretend that she didn’t know anything.
This way, she could console herself that she was merely being controlled. Ye Yao took a deep breath and said,” Then Father, what do you want me to