Tieniu Town was about 20 miles northeast of Kaifeng, and it was a place that often suffered from floods. In order to suppress the river that was about to burst every year, the townspeople gathered money to cast an iron bull that weighed more than ten thousand pounds by the river, hence the name Iron Bull Town.
When Nie Bing took Duo Bao to Iron Bull Town by boat, it was already close to noon. The fragrance of meat wafted from the stall under the bamboo shed by the river bank, making Duo Bao feel hungry and almost drooling.
She had lived in Coldwater Stronghold for more than ten days and stayed on this broken ship for half a month. Every day, she ate either coarse food, steamed buns, or half-cooked vegetables. She had been eating delicacies since she was young, and she was about to get sick from holding it in. So now that she saw stalls selling grilled fish, roasted meat, and baked sesame seed cakes, how could she not drool?
She pulled Nie Bing's hand and shouted,"Hey, three-eared one, are you hungry?" Shall we go and eat something?"
Ever since Nie Bing mocked her for being a timid little caterpillar, she called Nie Bing Three-Eared. Who asked him to have three ears because his surname was Nie?
Nie Bing glanced at Duo Bao." There's still food on the ship. Why would you spend money to buy other people's things?”
At the mention of the food on the ship, Abundant Treasure's small face wrinkled and he said unhappily,""That's for the cuttlefish. I'm a human, I don't eat that kind of thing.”
Nie Bing snorted." Is that so? As expected, caterpillars were quite picky about their food. They wouldn't eat anything other than tree leaves.”
" Three-eared one, you…" Duo Bao glared at him with a frown. Just as she was about to say something sarcastic, she suddenly saw an extremely familiar figure sitting under the shed.
She jumped and shouted excitedly, waving her little hands around." Brother Yan, Brother Yan, I'm Bao 'er, I'm Bao' er!”
Nie Bing's brows furrowed. Brother Yan? The Brother Yan she was talking about couldn't be the De Yan Baylor, right?
Then, Nie Bing heard Duo Bao shouting,""Brother Yan, I'm here. Come and save me. I'm about to be tortured to death by this stinky cuttlefish. Brother Yan, Brother Yan!”
Before Nie Bing could react, she saw De Yan, who was sitting under the shed, hurriedly jump up when he heard Duo Bao's shout. He ran straight to the riverbank and looked down in their direction.
As the two sides weren't far apart, Nie Bing wasn't the only one who was shocked, even De Yan was shocked.
Who was this person? Why did they look so similar to him? This thought flashed through De Yan's mind as he stared at Nie Bing with a pair of bright eyes.
Nie Bing looked at De Yan in astonishment. He, he is De Yan? He was the emperor's eldest son, De Yan? Why did she look so similar to him? What was going on? What was going on?
Duo Bao, who was at the side, did not notice the strange expressions on the two men's faces at all. He only minded his own business and climbed to the side of the ship, shouting,"Brother Yan, come and save me. This three-eared fellow wants to harm the emperor and keeps asking me about the emperor's whereabouts, but I would rather die than surrender and not tell him anything! Brother Yan, come and save me. If you don't come and save me, I'll be killed by him!”
De Yan turned pale with fright when he heard that. He tapped his feet and was about to rush forward to save Duo Bao. "Bao 'er!"
Nie Bing was amused and angry at the same time when she heard Abundant Treasure's screams. She reached out her hand to pull her down. "Little caterpillar, stop talking nonsense. If I wanted to kill you, even a hundred of you wouldn't be enough. Come down quickly.”
Duo Bao made a face at Nie Bing and continued to scream. She wanted to scream, so what? She wanted everyone to know the heinous crimes of this stinky cuttlefish! Who taught him to threaten her? Humph!
"Brother Yan, come and save me. If you don't come and save me, I'm going to be killed by this heartless and cruel ghost! Brother Yan, save me, save me!”
Nie Bing's expression turned cold as she grabbed Duo Bao's hand and roared,""Come down!"
Duo Bao desperately clung to the side of the ship, pretending to be suffering from the poison. "No, if you have the ability, then kill me in front of Brother Yan!”
"You, you little girl, don't think that I don't dare?”
Abundant Treasures raised his chin and puffed up his chest. He had a crafty expression on his face that said," Do you dare to do anything to me?" "If you dare, you can do it.”
"Come down, I told you to come down, did you hear me?”Nie Bing wrapped her arms around Duo Bao's waist and prepared to carry her off the ship.
"No, I don't want to go down!" Duo Bao clung to the side of the ship with all his might, refusing to go down.
The two of them were like this, one up and one down, one wanting to go down, the other not wanting to go down.
Suddenly, the rumbling sound of the river waves came from afar like a deep thunder. De Yan, who was on the river bank, immediately turned pale. He knew that this was the peach blossom season. It was the peach blossom season that would come every year at this time in Iron Bull Town.
" Bao 'er!" he shouted hurriedly." Get down! The peach blossoms are coming…"
However, it was already too late. The roaring of the river waves was like a thousand soldiers and horses that covered the sky and covered the earth. In the blink of an eye, Nie Bing and Duo Bao were washed into the Yellow River and disappeared without a trace. Only a boat was left on the river surface, swaying weakly along with the waves.
If it wasn't for Nie Bing's proficiency in the water and her long years of earning a living on the water, Abundant Treasures would probably have already become Bo Chen, the food for the fish, prawns, and crabs.
However, she still drank a lot of water, so the first thing Nie Bing did after rescuing her was to help her spit out the water in her stomach.
Nie Bing held her face with one hand and sent air into her mouth through mouth-to-mouth contact. She pressed her other hand on her chest, urging the water in her body to flow out while warming her body with an endless stream of true qi, clearing her blood vessels.
After a while, Abundant Treasure moaned and opened his mouth, spitting out large mouthfuls of water.
She looked at Nie Bing in a daze, her dark eyes flashing with confusion, as if she still couldn't figure out what had happened." Brother Yan, what, what happened to me?”
Nie Bing frowned. Brother Yan? She called him Brother Yan? Could it be that he really looked so similar to De Yan that even this little girl was mistaken?
Nie Bing didn't point it out, but carried her to an inn. "It's fine. It's fine now. I'll bring you to rest, okay?”
Nie Bing asked the waiter for a first-class room and sent someone to buy a set of clothes. She carried Duo Bao and let her lie on the bed.
"Bao 'er, you fell into the water. Change your wet clothes first, or you'll catch a cold.”
Duo Bao nodded blankly, took the clothes from Nie Bing's hands, and then tilted his head to glare at Nie Bing.
Strange, why did she feel that Brother Yan looked especially good today? Especially when his hair was messy, he looked extremely good. There was a hint of wildness in his refined appearance, and there was a hint of determination in his gentleness. No wonder so many people in the palace liked him. Why didn't she notice it before?
Duo Bao didn't pursue the matter any further. He just foolishly unbuttoned his clothes. He didn't expect to take off his clothes in front of a man.
Suddenly, a scream came out of Duo Bao's mouth,""Ah!"
Nie Bing, who was taking off her clothes, heard her scream and hurriedly turned around to stand in front of Duo Bao. "Little caterpillar, what's wrong?"
Duo Bao pointed at a small fish that had jumped out of her clothes." Fish, fish…"
Nie Bing laughed when she saw this. She waved the unlucky little fish to the ground and hugged her naturally." You little caterpillar, so you're not only afraid of insects, but also fish!"”
Duo Bao punched him, unconvinced." Nonsense, I'm not afraid of fish! I was just shocked by it…"
She suddenly stopped halfway and looked up at Nie Bing as if she had discovered something. "What did you just call me?"
"Little caterpillar!" Nie Bing said matter-of-factly.
Duo Bao screamed again. She subconsciously reached out to push Nie Bing away because there was only one person in the world who would call her a little caterpillar, and that was Nie Bing with three ears!
However, it would have been fine if she hadn't touched it. When she touched it, she realized that Nie Bing was topless. This made Duo Bao unable to help but start screaming again. "Ah…"
However, this time, Abundant Treasure stopped after shouting twice because Nie Bing really couldn't stand her calling him that. She was afraid that if she continued to shout, the people in the inn would rush in to check what was going on!
Therefore, Nie Bing lowered her head and sealed Duo Bao's screaming mouth, not letting her make any more noise.
" Wu…wu…" Abundant Treasure whimpered in protest, his fists also pounding Nie Bing.
Nie Bing stretched out her hand and took advantage of the situation to put her down. At the same time, she raised her hands over her shoulders. One hand pressed down on her struggling little hand, and the other held her chin so that she could face him. She did not hesitate to taste and explore her sweetness.
Ever since he kissed her small mouth, he had always wanted to kiss her again because she was so sweet, fragrant, and alluring. Especially her resistance and shrewdness, it aroused his desire to completely conquer her, so he kissed her even deeper.
He pried open her small mouth and sucked and kissed her hard. He greedily sucked the honey in her mouth, sniffed the fragrance and sweetness of her body, bit her tender and shy, kissed her until she was dizzy, kissed her until she was defenseless and could not even breathe. She could only barely get some breathing space under his domineering lips.
Nie Bing let go of her slightly and caressed her swollen red lips." Promise me that you won't scream anymore and I'll let you go, okay?"”
Duo Bao nodded with a red face. His eyes were tightly shut, not even daring to look at him.
Nie Bing let go of her and helped her up.
Unexpectedly, Abundant Treasures never kept his word. He had just regained his freedom when he opened his mouth and shouted for help again, wanting to escape. "Help! Indecent assault, fire…"
Nie Bing was both angry and amused. She pulled her back and covered her mouth with one hand as she warned,"Little caterpillar, do you believe that if you continue to scream, I will make you my woman here?”
Duo Bao glared at him, implying that he dared.
Nie Bing smiled slightly, and her eyes revealed a hint of evil." I've been living on the water since I was young. I've burned, killed, and plundered everything. It's common for me to capture one or two women and bring them to the water stronghold. Do you think I dare?”
Hearing this, a hint of fear appeared on Abundant Treasures 'face.
Nie Bing moved her face closer to hers, her straight nose against hers. "Don't be nervous. I admit that I want you, but not now. Now I just want to clarify some things, so I hope you can obediently answer a few questions of mine, okay?”
Duo Bao nodded vigorously, his eyes rolling, signaling Nie Bing to let go of her.
Nie Bing didn't let go of her immediately. "Promise me you won't shout?”
Duo Bao nodded again.
"Yellow Ox will become a centipede in his next life?”
Duo Bao hesitated for a moment, but still nodded. She hated centipedes, so she didn't want to become one.
Nie Bing finally let go of her.
As soon as he was released, Abundant Treasures immediately dodged far away and even grabbed his clothes to cover his chest." You…you turn around, don't look!”
Nie Bing turned around so that she could change her clothes. He also put on clean clothes.
As Duo Bao clumsily changed his clothes, he looked at him, afraid that he would suddenly turn around and peek at him. "I-I'm done."
Nie Bing turned around and looked at her pitiful appearance as she curled up in the corner of the bed. She couldn't help but twitch her lips." Don't worry, I said I won't touch you now."”
Although she said this, how could Duo Bao, who had just been kissed by him, be at ease? She said nervously,"You really won't touch me?"
"It's true."
"Yellow Ox will become a giant centipede in his next life?”
A charming smile appeared on Nie Bing's face. "Alright, Yellow Ox will become a giant centipede in his next life.”
After hearing him swear, Abundant Treasure's anxious heart finally relaxed.
She dawdled to a place closer to Nie Bing and sat down, looking like she was about to die a righteous death. "Go ahead and ask. As long as I know, I'll tell you everything!”
Nie Bing almost laughed out loud, but she still put on a serious face and asked,""I don't want to know too much. I just want to ask you, is the person you met in Iron Bull Town called De Yan?”
Duo Bao was stunned. She thought he was going to ask her about the emperor's whereabouts again. She didn't expect him to ask about De Yan? She felt more at ease now. "That's right! He was called De Yan, the eldest son of the current emperor.”
"How old is he this year?"
Duo Bao raised his head and thought, his little hands counting. "Brother Yan just celebrated his birthday last month, so he's twenty-five…no, twenty-six.”
26 years old? In that case, he was the same age as her? "Does he have brothers?"
"Of course, Brother Yan is the Emperor's son, so of course the Emperor has many sons. Although our Lord Wansui doesn't like women, he has three sons and a princess.”
"No, that's not what I'm asking. I'm asking him if, if he has…if he has…twin brothers or something?”
Duo Bao's eyes slowly widened, as if Nie Bing had asked a very strange question. "Twin brothers?"
"Yes, I want to know if De Yan has a twin brother?”
Duo Bao turned his head and thought carefully." No. If there was, how could I not know? Moreover, the Empress had given birth to two sons at once. That would be a joyous occasion worthy of being written down. However, there were no records of this in the Imperial Clan Court and the Respectful Affairs Chamber, so there should not be any.”
Hearing that De Yan didn't have a twin brother, Nie Bing didn't know if she should heave a sigh of relief or be disappointed. "No?"
"But I heard from Ma that the Empress has a twin sister, and they both look exactly the same. From this point of view, it's not impossible for the Empress to give birth to twins.”
Nie Bing's heart, which had already been put at ease, was once again raised by Duo Bao." What? The Empress has a twin sister?"
"That's right! "I heard that they look alike, just like you and Brother Yan. If you don't look carefully, you can't tell them apart at all…" Duo Bao suddenly stopped talking and stared at Nie Bing as if he had discovered something.
This Nie Bing looks so similar to Brother Yan and keeps asking if Brother Yan has a twin brother. Could he be Brother Yan's missing twin brother?
Thinking about it this way, Duo Bao Yi Fa felt that Nie Bing and De Yan were very similar." You, you look so similar to Brother Yan. Could you be…"
Nie Bing looked at Abundant Treasures silently. After a while, he took out the piece of jade from his clothes." Little caterpillar, have you seen something like this piece of jade?”
Upon seeing that piece of jade, Abundant Treasures was so surprised that he couldn't speak. "This…"
"What's wrong? Have you seen it?"
Duo Bao nodded and grabbed the jade pendant that Nie Bing was wearing in front of her chest. When she saw the words " Holding Your Hand ", her face turned pale." Brother Yan has a jade pendant that looks exactly like this one. There are also four words on it, which are " grow old together with you "…Brother Yan said that it was a gift from Fourth Uncle not long after he was born. Why do you also have this piece of jade? And these two pieces of jade seemed to be a pair?”
Before Nie Bing could say anything, the door was suddenly pushed open and a man stepped in, holding a jade pendant that looked exactly like Nie Bing's. "Because he is my elder brother who has been separated from me for many years since I was young, he naturally has this piece of jade.”
Nie Bing raised her head and saw De Yan. Behind him was a handsome middle-aged man in his fifties and a beautiful woman with an outstanding temperament.
This man and woman were the current emperor and empress!! Yuqi and Su Panpan.
Seeing De Yan, Nie Bing couldn't hide the palpitation in his heart. He asked with a trembling voice,"W-what did you say? What do you think I am?"
De Yan also seemed a little excited." Big brother, I said you're my big brother, Aisin Gioro Delong.”
Nie Bing shook her head, unable to accept this fact. "Nonsense, how could I…how could I be your big brother, and how could I be called Delong?”
Su Panpan couldn't help but rush over with tears in her eyes. She held Nie Bing's hand and cried and laughed,
"You're Long 'er. You're my poor son who was taken away when he was young!”
Faced with this sudden development, Nie Bing seemed to be at a loss. He looked at Duo Bao, wanting to verify all of this with her. Who knew that Duo Bao actually ran in front of Nie Bing to look, then ran in front of De Yan to look, and then ran to Yuqi, and very seriously came to a conclusion," Your Majesty, this three-eared one really seems to be your son who has been missing for many years! Because I realized that he looks more like you than Brother Yan, but he's also 26 years younger than you!”
Duo Bao's words caused Nie Bing's entire body to tremble. He slowly shifted his gaze to Yuqi. When he saw Yuqi's facial features that were almost identical to his own, Nie Bing knew that De Yan was right. He was really De Yan's elder brother, the son of the current emperor!
What was going on? Why did he become the emperor's son? And why would there be a twin brother like De Yan out of nowhere?
He wanted to ask Yuqi, but he couldn't get a single word out.
As for Su Panpan, her eyes were already red from crying." Long 'er, my Long' er, Mother has finally found you! Mother thought that she would never have the chance to see you again in this lifetime!”
Seeing his long-lost son suddenly appear in front of him, Yuqi's eyes couldn't help but become wet. He said to De Yan,"De Yan, tell your big brother what happened.”
"Yes, Your Majesty."
De Yan helped Su Panpan to sit on the edge of the bed and wiped away her tears. Then he looked up at Nie Bing." The piece of jade in my hand says 'grow old with you' and the one in your hand says 'hold your hand'. Do you know how this came about?”
Nie Bing shook her head.
Therefore, De Yan told him how the betrothed Wang Yuxi got the Yuanyang Ring, how he almost lost his wife because of the Yuanyang Ring, and how Yuxi re-inlaid the Yuanyang Ring with gold to thank Yuqi for his help and gave it to Su Panpan on the day she gave birth to the twins.
After hearing De Yan's explanation, Duo Bao's face was filled with curiosity and puzzlement,"But the Imperial Clan Court and the Minister's Office have no records of the Empress giving birth to twins, so why did Brother Yan say that it was Prince Ding who gave them the jade ring?"”
Yuqi explained," Because there have never been twins in the Qing royal family, the former emperor didn't know how to let the Imperial Clan Court remember it. That's why he put it aside for the time being and wanted to wait until the child is one month old. This is why the Imperial Clan Court and the Respectful Affairs Chamber didn't record it."”
"Since I'm from Jiangsu, the Emperor allows me to go back to Jiangsu every year during the Qingming Festival to pay respects to my ancestors and sweep their graves." I still remember that it was Qingming that day. It was drizzling. I carried Yan 'er, who was just a month old, and Nanny carried you to the grave. I talked to Xianxian a lot on the grave, and Nanny carried you around. But I never thought that Nanny would never return. At first, I thought Nanny had taken you for a walk, so I waited for a long time. Later, Nanny was found, but she had already become a cold corpse. As for you, my precious Long Er, your whereabouts were unknown from then on. No matter how hard the Emperor and I searched, we couldn't find you. Long Er, my Long Er, Mother thought that she would never see you again in this lifetime. Because of this, she cried almost every day. I didn't expect that I would be able to find you now. Long Er, my Long Er!”
Su Panpan's hands trembled as she gently caressed Nie Bing's handsome face. Her beautiful face was filled with tears.
Nie Bing seemed to have been struck by lightning. She froze on the spot and was speechless for a long time.
What kind of joke was this? In the past, a nanny could lose a child. Now, with just a sentence and a piece of jade, she said that he was their son? What was this? Who was he lying to?
Nie Bing pushed Su Panpan away and shook her head." I don't believe it. I don't believe everything you're saying! Everything you said is a lie. I don't believe it, I don't believe it!”
After saying that, Nie Bing jumped out of the window without looking back and disappeared in an instant.
Seeing this, Su Panpan almost fainted. She knelt on the ground and cried,"Long Er, Long Er!"
Yuqi strode forward to help his wife up. At the same time, he ordered,"De Yan, quickly go and get her back!”
Before De Yan could reply, Duo Bao jumped up from the side." Your Majesty, I'll go. I know what that three-eared guy is thinking the best. I'll be responsible for getting him back for you!"”
With that, Duo Bao's small body had already chased after him, leaving behind Su Panpan, who was crying non-stop, and Yuqi and De Yan, who had solemn expressions.#
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