Nangong Mian looked at the man and said, “I hope you can tell us all about what happened back then, the real situation, don’t try to deceive us.”
Nangong Qiu smiled bitterly, “You are friends of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Even if I don’t tell you, you can ask His Royal Highness for help to find out. Since I’ve decided to tell you, I won’t deceive you.”
“Then go ahead,” Nangong Mian said, looking at him quietly.
Nangong Qiu said, “The Crown Prince of Di Qin was exceptionally talented, entering the Holy Spirit realm at the age of only ten, becoming a genius renowned throughout the Zhou Continent. But before the Crown Prince of Di Qin was born, what caused a sensation throughout the Tianqi Empire was your father.”
“When your father was eighteen, he broke through the peak of the Mystic Spirit Master realm and entered the Holy realm, causing a sensation in the imperial capital.”
“At that time, His Majesty had intended to form a marriage alliance with the Nangong family. After your father entered the Holy realm, His Majesty was very satisfied and discussed with your grandfather, allowing your father to choose one of the several princesses at that time for marriage.”
“The imperial princesses were all candidates for your father to choose from, and all the noble families in the imperial capital envied him. However, your father did not choose. He did not want to become a pawn to solidify the Nangong family’s position. After fruitless negotiations, he left without permission for training.”
“When he left, both the Nangong family and the imperial family lost face. Although His Majesty did not openly rebuke the Nangong family at that time, he was certainly displeased. In order to appease this matter, my father sent my second sister to the palace.”
“The main line of the Nangong family did not have any girls, and my second sister was born from a concubine. But my second sister was to be sent to the palace to marry the Crown Prince as a concubine. Since her mother could not be a concubine, my mother recognized my second sister as her own, so even though my second sister was not from the main line, she became one.”
“My second sister entered the palace and married the Crown Prince, who is now the current Emperor. With the support of the Nangong family, my second sister was the most precious person in the Eastern Palace at that time. The Nangong family had aimed for the position of Crown Princess for my second sister, but later…”
Nangong Qiu didn’t say the rest, but it was clear that Nangong Yue must not have become the Crown Princess, otherwise how could Di Qin come to power?
“My second sister married the Crown Prince, and the matter concerning your father was considered resolved. However, when your father left and cut off contact with the Nangong family, no one could reach him until a year later, when your father returned, bringing back your mother.”
“He told the family that he wanted to marry your mother.” Nangong Qiu sighed and said, “It had only been a year since the incident with the imperial family, so Father was not allowed to marry your mother.”
“Just because of that incident with the imperial family?” Huang Quan looked at Nangong Qiu, asking casually.
Nangong Qiu looked at her, meeting those pitch-black eyes.
Those eyes were bright and clear, with a shallow smile that should have been warm and lovely, but at this moment, Nangong Qiu looked at those eyes and felt nothing but cold…
It was like falling into an endless abyss, with no light in sight, only accompanied by coldness.
Nangong Qiu was greatly alarmed, subconsciously averting his gaze, afraid to stare at those eyes for too long.
Huang Quan tugged at her lip, looking calmly at Nangong Qiu, without saying another word.
After calming the feeling of alarm in his heart, Nangong Qiu spoke again, “The incident with the imperial family accounts for more than half of the reason, and there are also some reasons because of your mother’s unclear background.”
“Because of these two reasons, your grandfather absolutely refused to allow your parents to marry, even…”
