TFWYH – Chapter 745 She is a princess

The emperor: ?

The Shadow Master: ?

What the heck?

The Phoenix Kingdom?

Wasn’t that the legendary nation where women held all the power?

The emperor immediately rose from the Dragon Throne and walked over to Wan Zhenxiang. Taking the letter mentioning the visitors from the female kingdom, he quickly scanned through it.

Then his expression turned strange.

“The Phoenix Dynasty? The State Preceptor? A prince? General Tang Hongba? And it says that their Crown Princess is in our Heavenly Dynasty? Since when do we have a Crown Princess?”

The Shadow Master froze upon hearing this and quickly grabbed the letter to read it.

The emperor said speechlessly, “Shadow Master, can you have some manners? I haven’t finished reading yet!”

“No,” the Shadow Master replied with a frown, unusually speaking a whole string of sentences. “When I investigated Ling Yu’s background, I heard that the father of County Lady Weng Nai was called Tang Hongba. And these two people…” He pointed at the names Young General Tang Tiansheng and Young General Tang Tianyang in the letter. “These seem to be County Lady Weng Nai’s eldest and second brothers. Your Majesty, who do you think this Crown Princess might be?”

The emperor: ?

The emperor: Σ(Д)!

…

In less than a moment, Ling Yu was summoned to the palace.

At first, Ling Yu assumed the emperor was dissatisfied with his actions against Prime Minister Gu and intended to reprimand him.

But instead…

The emperor and Ling Yu shut themselves inside the Hall of Diligent Governance and spoke for nearly half an hour.

When Ling Yu emerged, his face was utterly dark, and his heart felt unbearably heavy.

The Crown Princess.

Although he had long suspected it, hearing it with his own ears was far more shocking than mere speculation.

Wan-niang was the Crown Princess.

So… was she going to leave him and return to the women’s kingdom to inherit the throne?

How could that be allowed?

Tang Wan belonged to him.

She could only remain by his side!

For an instant, conflicting emotions flashed in Ling Yu’s eyes, and a chilling aura radiated from him.

He did not even know how he made it home.

His mind was torn by an inner battle.

Kill the envoys… don’t kill the envoys…

The two choices circled endlessly in his thoughts.

He returned dejectedly to his courtyard. Through the window, he saw Tang Wan sitting inside, engrossed in a medical book. Her expression was peaceful and serene, making him feel dazed.

Others might not know, but he did.

Tang Wan had always worried about the whereabouts of her father and two brothers.

She had even instructed Mo Pavilion that any news regarding the three of them must be reported to her immediately.

If he truly laid a hand on the Tang family, not only would it spark conflict between two nations, Tang Wan would never forgive him.

She would hate him…

At that thought, Ling Yu’s face turned deathly pale.

Tang Wan noticed him at that moment.

Seeing how pale he looked, she immediately put down her medical text, walked over, and grasped his wrist to check his pulse.

“Husband, are you feeling unwell?”

“No.”

Ling Yu quietly withdrew his hand and turned his gaze away awkwardly.

The dark thoughts in his heart made him unable to look directly at her.

“…”

Everyone in the family had been acting strangely lately.

Ling Yue was like this.

Now Ling Yu was the same.

What on earth had happened that she didn’t know about?

Tang Wan frowned.

“If something’s wrong, tell me. I’ll help you.”

“You…” How could you possibly help with this…

Ling Yu forced himself to calm down and led her back into the room.

Tang Wan hurriedly poured him a cup of hot water.

“Drink some warm water.”

Ling Yu held the teacup but did not drink. He forced a smile onto his face.

“I just heard something interesting.”

Tang Wan blinked. “What is it?”

Taking a deep breath, Ling Yu said with a smile,

“The Imperial Clan Court received a case. A father-in-law was constantly dissatisfied with his son-in-law and made life difficult for him at every turn. The son-in-law eventually grew resentful and killed him. Tell me—would the daughter forgive her husband for killing her father?”