Chapter 171 The Crown Prince Can Only Be Me
Gu Yunchang was petrified and stared blankly at the girl in front of her.
Su Cheng raised his eyes and looked at her, his tone gentle, "Suzhou's appearance is enough to prove his relationship with Madam. Isn't that why Madam came here?"
Gu Yunchang didn't expect that she would be seen through by a girl. When she thought of Xie Suzhou's cold face, she couldn't help but redden her eyes. "You and I both understand this truth, and I have no intention of hiding it from you."
"I'm now convinced that Suzhou is my biological son, but he refuses to accept me and refuses to recognize me... I really don't know what to do."
"True sincerity for true sincerity is the way to get along." Su Cheng's eyebrows curved as he spoke softly, "Madam, you have been separated from your parents and children for eighteen years. Have you ever thought about what you two are truly missing?"
Gu Yunchang stared at her, opened her mouth, but didn't say a word.
Su Cheng straightened his expression and asked in a low voice, "Madam, do you still remember how you were separated from your biological son?"
"I'll never forget what happened that year." Gu Yunchang lowered her eyes, her straight back slightly bent. A tear fell on her knees and sank into her clothes. "It was Mid-Autumn Festival, and my husband and I went to the palace to attend the full moon banquet. We were delayed for two hours at the palace banquet. When we returned home, we saw only flames all over the sky, even the sky was red."
"I was about to rush in like a madman, but my husband held me tightly and ordered the servants to put out the fire. But when the fire was out, I still didn't see my Chen'er." Gu Yunchang held her forehead, her face turning even paler. "I fainted at the time. When I woke up, my husband, with red eyes, persuaded me to be more open-minded, saying that I could always have children again. Only then did I know that my Chen'er and the two maids who came with her as a dowry had all died in the fire."
"But I don't believe it." Gu Yunchang trembled slightly, as if she had thought of something terrifying. "My Chen'er is only four years old! He is so smart and so lovable. I raise him like a treasure. How could God take him away?" Su Cheng lowered her eyelids gently. When she raised her eyes again, there was a hint of emotion in her eyes that others could not understand. "Madam, Suzhou was abducted to Ganping by the Xie family when he was a little over four years old. He had no memory when he came. According to the elders in the village, Suzhou was dressed very well when he was young. The Xie family did not dare to sell him casually, so they had to keep him by their side and feed him rice soup to grow up."
Gu Yunchang's eyes turned red as she murmured, "Give me some rice soup..."
"Suzhou was a man of deep sorrow and suspicion, and he placed great value on relationships. His two younger brothers were kidnapped. One was frail and sickly, and the other was as thin as a firecracker. No one was willing to take them home, so the Xie couple had no choice but to take them home. They had hoped they would starve to death, but Suzhou went from house to house begging for food and managed to raise them."
"Madam, what do you think a person like this needs most?"
Gu Yunchang pursed her lips and did not answer.
Su Cheng half-closed his eyes and stared at her, a subtle inquiry in his eyes. "Madam's adopted son has enjoyed eighteen years of happiness under your wing, while Suzhou has suffered eighteen years in a remote village. Compared to this, how could he possibly swallow this?"
"The adopted son is not mine—"
"But Madam still allowed him to stay in the mansion." Su Cheng interrupted her, looking serious, "If Suzhou could really feel Madam's sincerity, why would he run away? Who would refuse to have another person who loves them in this world?"
Gu Yunchang slowly raised her eyes, her gaze gradually becoming firm, "I know what to do. Thank you very much. As long as Suzhou is willing to recognize me, I will definitely clear all obstacles for him."
Outside the door, Xie Suzhou slowly lowered his hand that was frozen in mid-air as he was about to knock on the door. After a moment of silence, he turned and left.
Half an hour later, Gu Yunchang finally came out of Xie's house. Before getting on the carriage, she smiled at Su Cheng who came out to see her off, "Go back. You young people have something to say when you get together. You don't have to come out specially to see me off."
"I'm a junior. How can I leave my elders without seeing them off?" Su Cheng looked up at her with a beautiful smile. "I'm waiting for good news from my wife."
"Okay." Gu Yunchang smiled and nodded, her eyes falling on her bright and fair little face, with kindness in her eyes, "You and Suzhou... I like you very much."
Su Cheng paused, then her cheeks flushed red, and she stammered, unable to speak, "I... Madam misunderstood, we are not..."
"I know it all. You young people are thin-skinned." Gu Yunchang pursed her lips and smiled, as if she had seen through it. Changpu beside her also covered her mouth and laughed.
Su Cheng lowered her head and stared at her toes, pinching the corner of her clothes helplessly. Her cheeks flushed like cooked shrimps.
Gu Yunchang couldn't contain her inner love, raised her hand to rub her head, and said softly, "Go find him, I'm leaving now."
After she finished speaking, she turned around and got into the carriage. When the curtain fell, a man's voice suddenly sounded outside.
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The curtains were then lifted. Gu Yunchang looked in the direction of the voice and saw Xie Suzhou with a calm expression appearing beside the car.
Xie Suzhou turned his face away, as if a little embarrassed, and handed the thing in his hand over, "This is medicine to reduce the swelling. Keep it well, and don't come to me with a swollen face in the future."
"Suzhou..." Gu Yunchang glared slightly. Seeing Changpu reaching out to take the medicine, she immediately leaned forward and took the bottle before Changpu. Tears flashed in her eyes. "I'm hosting a banquet at Zuixianlou tomorrow. Are you free to come over?"
Xie Suzhou frowned, and before he could speak, Gu Yunchang hurriedly added, "Ah Cheng is going too."
Seeing Ah Cheng nodding with a smile, Xie Suzhou was at his wit's end. He sighed softly and pretended to be indifferent, "I know."
In the distance, a carriage stopped under a willow tree. The person in the carriage lifted a corner of the curtain and looked coldly at the gate of the Xie family.
Chang Shun covered his legs with a thin blanket and whispered, "Prince, I see the sky has changed. It's likely going to rain. Let's go back."
"Is that my biological son?" Tang Song stared at the man standing on the stone steps, his face gloomy and his eyes cold. "He looks so handsome. No wonder my mother puts all her thoughts on him. No matter how you look at it, he's much better than a lame loser like me."
Chang Shun sighed helplessly and spoke carefully to comfort him, "My Lord, you have the favor of the Duke, that's enough. Even if Madam wants to find her biological child, if the Duke doesn't agree, her efforts will be in vain."
Tang Song pulled the corner of his lip, his expression gloomy, and the air around him seemed to freeze. "Mother really won't cry until she sees the coffin. If that's the case, I don't need to worry about this unfounded mother-son relationship anymore."
"The heir of Duke Su's mansion can only be me." Tang Song stared at Xie Suzhou not far away, a sinister glint in his eyes. "Send more people. I don't want to see him appear in front of my mother alive."
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