The Legend of Zhu San
177: The Truth
“Only one way to answer your question Young Master, if the young man named Ju Yan has a Necklace with a click in the form of a box made of gold, if the, then we can confirm whether he is Young Master Qiang Yan or not.”
General Teng Ji's statement, made Zhu San smile widely. “Alright Uncle, I will make sure for myself. Uncle just wait for news from me.” Zhu San then stood up, intending to leave the room.
“Sorry Young Master Zhu San, may I ask you one more thing?”
“Please Uncle General.” Zhu San then stopped the movement of his hand which would pay respect.
“I learned that in Shinzu City there is a noble who has the same clan as you. Are you the Prince Royalty Zhu Han who is rumored to have died?”
“True Uncle General, I am indeed the Prince of Nobles Zhu Han. But the news of my father's death has not been confirmed.” Zhu San replied with a slight lie about his father.
Zhu San did it on purpose, because he had to remain careful with the two before ascertaining the identity of both of them.
Zhu San then saluted him respectfully and left the room with a mind filled with curiosity about the true identity of Bian Chi and Ju Yan.
Meanwhile General Teng Ji and Colonel Weng Dan, smiled at each other widely.
”Brother Dan, If this Young Master Zhu San is the Prince of Nobles Zhu Han, then His Majesty the Emperor will accept wholeheartedly himself. Remembering His Majesty the Emperor knows well Father Young Master Zhu San.”
“True General Ji, I thought so.” Colonel Weng Dan said.
“Ah just call me Brother Ji, we are not superiors and subordinates in this task, Brother Dan.” General Teng Ji put on an annoyed face at Colonel Weng Dan's call to him.
Weng Dan gulped his saliva, his respect and disdain grew on his superior.
“After Young Master Zhu San made sure that the two of them were the figures we were looking for, as soon as possible We should return immediately. Before the Wei Empire moved to attack the Qing Empire.” The look on General Teng Ji's face looked worried as he said so.
As the commander of the intelligence section, he had learned that Prince Qiang Cao, who had managed to escape to the Wei Empire, had cooperated with the Imperial Party to reclaim the Qing Imperial Throne.
The shadow of a great war going to happen, was the thing that made him feel like quickly returning to the Qing Empire.
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“What's brother San, there seems to be something important you want to say?” Ju Yan asked upon arrival He, Qin Yu and Bian Chi were in their room.
“I'm Sorry Yan Gege. There's something personal that I'd like to ask you.” Zhu San sighed for a moment.
“Yan Gege? What do you mean call me like that brother San?” Ju Yan's face sharpened seriously as he said so.
“Nothing in particular, I just wanted to ask about something that Yan Gege may have had since childhood, a necklace that eyed a small golden box.”
Ju Yan's face immediately showed a great sense of surprise, making Bian Chi and Qin Yu who saw him become astonished.
“San Gege, why did you ask Yan Gege that? What exactly is this?”
“Where did you find out if I had this Necklace Brother San?” Ju Yan said as he took out a necklace from under his cloak that he had always covered his existence.
Zhu San smiled, He looked at Bian Chi with a loving look.”That's the reason I call you Yan Gege. Because your real name is Qiang Yan isn't it?”
Ju Yan's face instantly turned furious. I don't know what made him suddenly clench his hands so tightly. Qin Yu immediately approached his fiancee, trying to calm her down in between her shock.
“San’er from where do you know my real name? Who told you that?” Ju Yan said with a gaze filled with anger.
After swallowing his saliva, Zhu San then retold what he had heard from General Teng Ji. Bian Chi's body trembled violently when Zhu San finished with his story.
“Why did the late teacher, not tell me this? Why?” The tears of Bian Chi immediately flowed profusely after learning that his parents were still alive and even became Emperors in his homeland.
“Because Master has promised your Father and Mother to keep our identity a secret until death, for the safety of both of us. Your father and mother felt they could not survive Uncle Qiang Cao's heinous plans. But who would have thought the sky sided with Uncle and raised him to be Emperor.”
Ju Yan who did not want Bian Chi to blame the two of their teachers who had been so much meritorious on, immediately answered Bian Chi's question, who was instantly speechless looking at Ju Yan sharply.
“Yan Gege, you've known that far and still kept it a secret to me? Why!” Bian Chi was instantly enraged and snapped at Ju Yan.
“Chi’er! Calm yourself! Yan Gege must have had a reason to do just that!” Qin Yu who did not accept his fiancee was snapped at by Bian Chi, instantly snapping back at him.
Zhu San and Ju Yan finally became bothered when Bian Chi and Qin Yu started arguing and prepared to fight. After the two women had successfully muffled the irritation of his heart, Ju Yan Then spoke back.
“Chi’er .. You are married, you must be more mature in terms of self-control. This irritable nature of yours, made Master ask me to explain everything after He Died. It's just that the situation makes me unable to explain it.”
“Alright if so, everything is clear. Currently General Teng Jin is waiting for me. We'd better meet the four of them now.”
Zhu San finally decided, Ju Yan agreed. He asked if this should be kept secret and only the four of them could know.
The four of them immediately headed to the inn where General Teng Jin and Colonel Weng Dan had been all along.
Upon arriving at the room where they were staying and after sitting down and greeting them, Ju Yan took out a boxed-eyed necklace from Gold.
“Is this Necklace that uncle two are looking for?” Ju Yan said as he showed the letter written on one side of the golden box, where his father's name, Qiang Hung, was written.
The necklace Ju Yan remembered was the Necklace that his Grandfather, Emperor Qiang Hu gave to each of his children.
Upon seeing the necklace similar to the one owned by Empress Qiang Ji or Mother Bian Chi, General Teng Ji and Colonel Weng Dan suddenly knelt down, making them all shocked to see it.
“Honor to Prince Qiang Yan and Princess Shi Ling.”
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