Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1545

Chapter 1545: Chapter 1540: Too Late for Regret

"Why wouldn’t he betray our Yan Kingdom? Didn’t you hear what the Empress Dowager said? That Murong Yan has a child with the Emperor of Zhou. If he hands the Yan Kingdom over to Zhou, his son can easily become the ruler of the world!" A clan member already believed the Empress Dowager Yan’s words. "How could he not want such a great thing!"

"But there’s no concrete evidence proving that the Regent Prince is indeed the Zhou royal husband Xiao Rongyan!"

"Indeed!"

"Empress Dowager, could there be a mistake?"

Most of the clan members, even if they feared Xiao Rongyan for holding significant power and suspected him of overpowering the Emperor, did not believe he would want to betray the Murong Imperial Family.

"Elders of the clan don’t believe it, do you?" The Empress Dowager Yan, like a trapped beast with bloodshot and wild eyes, looked at her personal maid, "Go bring my treasure box!"

The Empress Dowager Yan’s personal maid hurriedly responded, climbed onto the Empress Dowager’s carriage, took the treasure box out, and handed it to the Empress Dowager, raising it above her head.

She opened the box, drew out a bundle of parchment, and declared loudly, "These are letters Xiao Rongyan wrote to the Emperor as he traveled between various states over the years, using the ancient symbols of your Murong Clan. Even among the descendants of the Murong Clan, few can comprehend these symbols. Xiao Rongyan learned these ancient characters from you, the clan uncle, when he was young. The Regent Prince has issued decrees since he entered politics—surely you have seen his handwriting. I invite the elders of our clan to verify it!"

The eldest elder, with trembling hands, took the parchments from the Empress Dowager Yan and beckoned the servants holding lanterns to gather closer.

The lanterns swayed in the cold wind carrying snowflakes, casting flickering lights and shadows as the Murong Imperial Clan members huddled together, carefully discerning the content of the letters and verifying if the handwriting matched that of Xiao Rongyan.

These letters were once Murong Yu’s most cherished possessions, as they contained his brother’s longing for home, and he could glimpse aspects of his brother’s life through them.

One could tell that these parchments had been frequently perused, as their edges had discolored.

But Murong Yu never imagined that these letters would someday become the key evidence proving his brother to be Xiao Rongyan, the world’s wealthiest merchant.

Murong Yu had instructed Empress Dowager Yan that, apart from the two of them, no one else should know Xiao Rongyan’s identity.

Xiao Ali knew because of his cleverness.

When Murong Yu was teaching Xiao Ali the ancient symbols of the Murong Clan, young Xiao Ali happened to see Xiao Rongyan’s letters arriving. He secretly memorized the symbols and, upon learning them, discovered his ninth uncle’s identity. From there, he also learned what his uncle had sacrificed for the Yan Kingdom and deeply respected him. Naturally, he kept his uncle’s identity a secret, never revealing a word to outsiders.

Murong Li never expected that the truth about Rong Yan being Xiao Rongyan would come to light before the Yan Imperial Clan members in such a manner.

"It’s indeed our Murong Imperial Clan’s ancient symbols!"

"That makes sense! If this royal husband hadn’t died, then whether it’s a Zhou sacrifice or a grand feast, the royal husband would be required to attend. With the Regent Prince in Yan, it’s impossible!" 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

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