"Master went to the backyard after the training. Shall I call him out?" Li Shan replied quickly.

"No need. I'll look for him in the backyard." Yang Zijin said and then walked to the backyard.

In the backyard

After the training, Pei Moning and Runyu, the Ghost Immortal, sat at the stone table together.

In the backyard, chrysanthemums were in full bloom. There was a pot of wine and two wine cups on the table. They chatted and took a sip of wine.

So comfortable!

Yang Zijin looked at them with a smile and said, "You really enjoy yourself, my brother."

"Oh, I thought you'd forgotten me after your wedding." Pei Moning joked.

Runyu also smiled. Then he picked up the wine cup, took a sip, and put it back on the table.

Yang Zijin walked to Pei Moning and sat down. She looked at Pei Moning and said, "Brother, you're kidding me again."

"Ha-ha. To be honest, do you need my help?" Pei Moning smiled and asked Yang Zijin.

At the moment, Yang Zijin was serious and said, "To be honest, I need your help."

"I'm right. What's the matter?" Pei Moning shook his head and said.

Yang Zijin stood up and walked to the chrysanthemums in full bloom. She said, "I want you to go to Beiling with me."

After hearing it, Pei Moning frowned and walked to Yang Zijin. "What? Beiling?" Pei Moning asked questioningly.

Yang Zijin turned around and nodded.

"Why do you go to Beiling?" Pei Moning asked again.

He had heard that Yang Zijin was Princess Royal's daughter and Princess Royal was the deceased emperor's daughter. And Princess Royal was brought back by Empress Dowager. Why did Yang Zijin go to Beiling? Pei Moning was so confused.

Yang Zijin sighed. She took out the half parchment scroll from her sleeves and gave it to Pei Moning.

Pei Moning took the parchment scroll and looked at it carefully. "What's this?" Pei Moning asked Yang Zijin.

"It is a treasure map." Yang Zijin said.

"A treasure map? What about the other half?" Pei Moning asked. Yang Zijin answered, "My aunt holds it in Beiling."

The more Pei Moning heard, the more confused he became. He frowned and asked, "Wait. When did you have an aunt?"

In the beginning, when he and Yang Zijin were sworn, he only knew that she was the child of the procuress in Moonlight. Nevertheless, beyond his expectation, he knew that she was the daughter of Duke of Mu later. He was so surprised.

He didn't expect that she had an aunt in Beiling.

Although he wasn't an official and didn't know much about official things, he knew the turmoil in Beiling. Back then, many people knew it.

In that year, in order to be the Emperor, Yan Ji even killed his brothers. He tortured Yan He to death.

To relieve his worries, Yan Ji executed all of Yan He's concubines and all of his children.

Empress Dowager went there with reinforcements, but it was too late. Yan Ji had become the Emperor, and the situation had changed. As Empress Dowager came out from the Palace, she saw that the Empress gave birth to a daughter.

Then Empress Dowager brought the daughter back. She was Suhan, Princess Royal in Dongling. She was also Yang Zijin's mother.

"Did the Empress have two children?" Thought Pei Moning with his brows knitted.

"It's a long story." Yang Zijin sighed and said.

"What are you going to do?" Pei Moning asked again.

"I will go to Beiling and help my aunt to usurp the throne." Yang Zijin said with a trace of cruelty.

Pei Moning was so shocked. "What? You go to Beiling to..." Pei Moning shouted.

"Sh——" Yang Zijin put her hand to the mouth and made a gesture to Pei Moning to motion him to whisper.

Pei Moning then asked in a low voice, "You said that you would go to Beiling to help your aunt to usurp the throne, did you?"

"It can't be said to usurp the throne, but to take back what originally belonged to us." Yang Zijin answered at this time.

Pei Moning walked to Yang Zijin and said, "My dear sister, that's all the same. Do you know how much it takes to get the throne back? You won't be successful only with a treasure map. And you even don't know whether you can find the treasure or not, let alone it's not going to be done overnight. You're going to..."

"Brother, I know that all. My mother also went back from Beiling to take the treasure map. Nevertheless, she was killed on the road. And my aunt has been waiting for many years." Yang Zijin looked at Pei Moning and said.

Hearing it, Pei Moning frowned and asked, "You said that your aunt has been waiting for many years. Why doesn't she take action these years?"

"Beiling's deceased emperor was so worried about the court turmoil, so he secretly trained an army. However, it was controlled by Yan Ji before he used it. At that time, Yan He knew that it was difficult to reverse the situation, so he asked the pregnant Empress to run away with the card. But the Empress was about to give birth before she ran out of the palace gate." Yang Zijin said to Pei Moning.

Hearing it, Pei Moning nodded and asked, "And then?"

"Then the Empress was so painful that she passed out after giving birth to her first child, who is now my aunt. Later, in chaos, a general took away my aunt. The Empress then gave birth to another child who is my mother. At this time, Empress Dowager arrived. And the Empress also gradually woke up and handed over the card along with half of the parchment scroll to her." Yang Zijin added.

Pei Moning seemed not to understand fully. He nodded and said, "You mean that the death of your mother was also related to this card?"

"Yes. Empress Dowager did not give them to my mother until my mother grew up. She told my mother to decide for herself. At that time, my mother had already married the Duke of Mu. After ascending the throne in Beiling, Yan Ji was looking for this card secretly. So did my aunt Yan Luo. Later, after hearing of my mother, my aunt asked a person to come to Dongling to contact her." Yang Zijin said and paused.

She added, "My mother held me to Beiling to contact my aunt on the ground of mourning for the deceased emperor. I didn't know why our schedule leaked out. On our way back, my mother was killed. I have been displaced for so many years, and my aunt has also been looking for me all the time."

Pei Moning nodded and asked again, "It explains the matter. So when do you plan to go to Beiling?"

Yang Zijin raised her head and looked at Pei Moning. She said, "Now."

"Now? Does Shuo Ling know it?" Pei Moning couldn't believe that, so he asked again.

Yang Zijin nodded and said thoughtfully, "Yes."

"If he knows, how can he be reassured that you go to Beiling alone? Why don't you go with him?" Pei Moning poured out the doubts in his mind.

Yang Zijin walked to the stone bench and sat down. She picked up the pot and filled Pei Moning's wine cup. Then she picked up the cup and drank it off.

Then she was about to fill the second cup.

Seeing it, Pei Moning walked to Yang Zijin and put his hand on the pot. He looked at her and asked, "What happened? What's the problem between you and Shuo Ling?"

"Nothing." Yang Zijin answered with coldness in her eyes. Then she pushed Pei Moning's hand away and had another drink.

Pei Moning was so worried and asked again, "What's the matter with you? Did he bully you? If he bullies you, I will let him suffer your sadness."

"He married a concubine today." Yang Zijin replied with sadness.

She was so sad since she had known it, even though she knew it was the Imperial Edict.

"It is monogamous in modern times. He just married her, but then he married a concubine." Thought Yang Zijin.

But he only told her that he had his own difficulties.

Pei Moning reacted more violently than Yang Zijin when he heard the news. He said, "What did you say? How dare Shuo Ling marry a concubine! No wonder I heard the sound of firecrackers early in the morning."

"No way. I have already known that he is not a good man. Does he want to marry a concubine? OK. I will turn today's happy wedding into a funeral!" Pei Moning said. He then picked up the sword by the stone bench and walked outside.

Seeing it, Yang Zijin quickly stood up and stopped Pei Moning. She said, "Brother, what are you going to do?"

"What shall I do? I will avenge you!" Pei Moning replied with great anger.

Yang Zijin hurried to say, "Brother, listen to me."

"Do not say anything. He dares to bully my sister! He will never be able to live in peace. Zijin, don't stop me." Pei Moning said. He pushed her away and walked outside.

Yang Zijin frowned and shouted again, "Brother, come back."

Pei Moning didn't listen to her.

At the moment, Yang Zijin only felt a gust of wind blowing beside her. Following that, she saw Runyu stand in front of Pei Moning. A strand of hair in front of Runyu's forehead moved slightly. At that time, Runyu was like a celestial being.

He held out his hands to stop Pei Moning and said, "Brother, I don't think it's as simple as you think. Just listen to Her Highness."

Pei Moning turned around and said, "I don't care about that." Then Runyu interrupted him before he finished his words.

"Brother, don't be so reckless. Ask for more details first." Runyu said.

Pei Moning nodded and turned around. "OK. Zijin, you speak first." He looked at Yang Zijin and said, still with great anger.

Yang Zijin looked at Runyu and nodded. Then she drew Pei Moning to the stone bench and sat down. She said, "Brother, it is the Imperial Edict. And His Majesty is also in the mansion now."

Pei Moning didn't believe the words. "What? Does His Majesty show up for a concubine? Who is she?" He asked Yang Zijin again.

"She is the daughter of the King of Liao City, Infanta An Qin." Yang Zijin answered.