I became the God Brother of the Regent King after Transmigration!-Chapter 345 - 265: The Young Master Arrives in the Capital in White

When the news of Yan Country’s victory reached Wei Country, a nameless concubine in the Wei Country’s harem gave birth to a male infant, the Seventh Prince of Wei Country.

The concubine died during a difficult birth, entrusting the Seventh Prince to Princess Consort Jin, Wei Liuyu.

General of Wei, Wei Junzhuo, specially bestowed upon him the name—Yuan Qian.

Qian, meaning the fulfillment of all expectations, is also part of the word "sword."

However, the latter point was something Wei Junzhuo did not tell anyone, keeping it to himself.

Inside the Hanzhang Palace of Wei Country, gentle sandalwood incense wafted through the air.

A woman dressed in luxurious clothing sat lazily on the main seat. Beside her was a wooden cradle, inside which lay a sleeping infant.

The woman had amber-colored eyes, skin as fair as snow, and a captivating appearance that belied her age, resembling a white Persian cat.

"I have seen your disciple a few times before; he was very respectful and steady..." the woman spoke softly, "Junzhuo, do not be too heartbroken."

Wei Junzhuo stood beside the woman, gazing at the infant in the cradle. He took a deep breath and said slowly:

"Lu Jian came from the Wen Family’s house slaves. His surname Lu was given by the Wen Family, and I named him Jian, because when he learned swordsmanship back then, his talent was astonishing, and his skills very advanced. But later, when he followed me, he learned the halberd and neglected his swordsmanship.

In truth, he wished to be my brother, not my disciple, but it was I who was unwilling."

The woman was momentarily stunned and sighed: "He was a pitiful child."

Wei Junzhuo continued: "The first time Yuan Zhen saw him, he said he lacked the will to kill and could not assist me. Later, when he led the troops, he slaughtered a city in Yan Country, only to be impeached by the officials.

Lu Jian was a fool, but I know that from then on, he was plagued by nightmares, saying that he killed those Yan people and would one day go to hell. He also said if his master became Emperor, he would make the people live well.

Now he’s dead and will soon be forgotten by the world. He was a born knight, but Great Wei had no cavalry. It was I who let him down."

Wei Junzhuo’s hand clenched into a fist, his dark golden eyes glistening with tears, his thin lips tightly pursed.

"I once promised Lu Jian that if the Wei people had their own cavalry in the future, I would let him lead them."

In the end, he couldn’t lead a cavalry unit to compete with Yan Country.

The woman spoke softly: "Wei Junzhuo, this was not your fault. It was Lu Jian’s own choice; he had the chance to leave, but he didn’t. It was his choice to live and die with those eighty thousand people."

Wei Junzhuo shook his head:

"Ah Zhi, it was my fault. I didn’t anticipate that Gu Chengzhao would not follow Emperor Yan’s order to leave the Northern Territory, leading to the defeat of twenty thousand Wei troops."

The woman, Wei Liuyu, was the Princess Consort Jin within the Wei Country’s harem and the current actual ruler of Wei Country’s Martial Virtue Bureau—Wei Liuyu, and also Wei Junzhuo’s elder sister.

Wei Liuyu had been a concubine in the palace for more than a decade, and time had only bestowed upon her greater grace and nobility without leaving any marks of age.

The Emperor Yuan Zhen of Wei initially admired her extraordinary intelligence and, due to her status as a woman, believed she was easily manipulated, so he entrusted her with the management of the Martial Virtue Bureau.

The Yuan Family liked using the Wei Family’s royalty because... they were useful.

In every generation of the Wei Family’s royalty, there would emerge one or two exceedingly talented individuals, good helpers for the Wei Country’s emperor of that era.

Externally, Yuan Zhen used drugs and Gu Technique to control Wei Junzhuo, sending him on southern and northern expeditions to protect the country;

Internally, he used love and affection as a cage to make Wei Liuyu, who adored him, responsible for intelligence affairs.

Yuan Zhen was overly confident, even arrogant. He did not know that once a woman no longer loves him, she can regard him as nothing more than dirt; nor did he know, Wei Liuyu never loved him at all.

The Wei Family had descended to only Wei Junzhuo and Wei Liuyu in this generation.

Because Wei Liuyu exhibited profound intelligence and beauty from a young age, she was favored by several princes of the Yuan royal family. Hence, the former emperor of Wei, to prevent the bloodlines of the Wei Family from mingling with the Yuan Family, and fearing that Wei Liuyu might give birth to a prince and vie for power, had used drugs to take away her ability to bear children at a very young age.

After Wei Liuyu inadvertently learned of this, she could hardly look at Yuan Zhen’s face without a feeling of nausea, how could there be any affection.

Later, through countless schemes, she not only secured control over Yuan Zhen’s harem with her concubine status but also secretly found a way to undo the Gu Technique controlling Wei Junzhuo.

Years ago, Wei Liuyu began building her own power, waiting patiently for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

—Yuan Zhen fell seriously ill, the Crown Prince Yuan Lang was sent to Yan Country as a hostage, and within the harem, a woman became pregnant, with the witch doctor predicting that it was a male infant.