Chapter 177 He Wants to Kill Me
The door of the private room on the second floor was gently pushed open. Chang Pu walked into the room with a smile and said softly, "Madam, they are here."
Hearing this, Gu Yunchang raised her eyes instantly, her joy overflowing with words, "Please come in."
"Yes." Chang Pu turned sideways and called out to the door, "You two, the Madam wants to see you."
"Suzhou, you're here..." Gu Yunchang always smiled a little awkwardly when she saw her parents and children. "Hurry up and sit down. I don't know what you two like. I've ordered some dishes. Changpu, call someone over to add more."
Xie Suzhou raised his hand to stop Changpu who was about to leave, and shook his head to indicate, "No need to add more, this is enough."
"That...that's fine too." Gu Yunchang pursed her lips and smiled, picked up a piece of tender fish for him with the serving chopsticks, and said softly, "This is the signature dish of Zuixianlou, you should try it."
Xie Suzhou glanced at her cheek, which had already subsided, then lowered his eyes to look at the deboned fish in the bowl, his expression somewhat indifferent. "Thank you, Madam Duke."
Although he thanked him, he did not touch the fish in the bowl.
Su Cheng took in all the micro-expressions on his face, pursed her lips slightly, and didn't know what to say to ease the awkward atmosphere.
Su Cheng understood that if he asked Xie Suzhou to return to his ancestral home, he would definitely agree.
But compared to the system's rewards, Su Cheng wanted the person in front of him to be truly happy.
Looking back on the past eighteen years, Xie Suzhou had a very hard life. For the rest of his life, Su Cheng just wanted him to have everything go smoothly and as he wished.
"Suzhou, I was wrong about what happened before. Now I just want to make up for the debt I owed you for the past eighteen years." Gu Yunchang put down her chopsticks with a sincere look on her face. "As long as you recognize me, I'm willing to do anything!"
Xie Suzhou looked up and saw her face had become more and more worn in recent days. He was a little touched and asked in a deep voice, "Why was Madam beaten last time?"
"I..." Gu Yunchang's body froze, and she stammered, unable to speak.
Xie Suzhou lowered his head, a hint of mockery curling up at the corner of his lips. "Because Duke Su didn't want me to recognize my ancestral roots, and my wife insisted on disobeying him, that's what angered him. Am I right?"
These words were undoubtedly a disguised admission of his identity.
Gu Yunchang's heart tightened, and she hurriedly explained, "You and your son haven't seen each other for many years, so it's inevitable that you'll feel unfamiliar. As long as you see each other more often-"
"Then why aren't we strangers, Madam?" Xie Suzhou stared at her intently, seeing through her thoughts at a glance. "Madam, you know it's been eighteen years, and even my adoptive parents who kidnapped me have been dead for three years. I'm twenty-two now, and reintegrating into an unfamiliar environment will do me no good. Furthermore, not everyone in this new environment is kind to me."
"That's not Suzhou..." Gu Yunchang explained anxiously, her clear eyes full of panic. "Yesterday, Tang Song met me and said he was willing to return the throne to you. Don't worry, with mother here, no one will bully you—"
"Madam..." Mingyue interrupted her at the right moment, took out a square handkerchief from her bosom, knelt down, and presented it with both hands, "I have something to report to you, Madam."
Gu Yunchang didn't understand what was going on and asked softly, "What's the matter?"
Mingyue lowered her head and carefully opened the handkerchief, revealing the chicken pieces inside. She whispered, "Madam, yesterday, the prince came to serve ginseng soup. This servant, Changpu, and I were cautious and deliberately knocked over the soup bowl. In the chaos, Changpu took a piece of meat and gave it to this servant to bring to the physician."
"The doctor examined the chicken and said there was some red sardine in it. The person who poisoned it probably waited until the soup was cooked before doing so. Not much of it seeped into the meat, but if the lady drank that soup, she would definitely die."
Gu Yunchang was stunned, her body completely stiff. She only felt a buzzing in her ears and could not even hear Mingyue's words clearly.
"Crane's Beak Red..."
Gu Yunchang's body softened and she almost slipped off the chair. If Xie Suzhou hadn't caught her quickly, she would have fallen to the ground.
"Tang Song wants to kill me... He wants to kill me!" Gu Yunchang was so frightened that her face turned pale. She clutched his arm tightly with both hands, tears instantly welling up in her eyes. "Why should he... I just want my biological son to come back to me. He has enjoyed happiness for my son for eighteen years. What else is there to be dissatisfied with!"
"Madam, people are always greedy." Su Cheng reached out and poured her a cup of warm tea to calm her down, whispering, "Tang Song has a broken leg now. The noble ladies in the capital shun him, fearing any connection with him. The only thing he has left is the title of Crown Prince. Now Suzhou shows up and demands that he give up all his wealth and glory. How can he be willing to do that?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Yunchang felt a chill all over her body, and a chill spread from the soles of her feet to the top of her head.
She had never thought that Tang Song would have such despicable thoughts. She had raised him by her side since he was a child, but eighteen years had passed, and she had only raised an ungrateful person.
He has no filial piety at all and even wants to kill me and take all the glory for himself.
"Whether this was instructed by Duke Su is still unknown."
The man's clear voice sounded above her head, and Gu Yunchang's face became visibly stiff. Recalling the slap the man raised high but failed to land yesterday, the last ray of light in her heart was extinguished.
"I was too impatient." Gu Yunchang slowly straightened up, staring at the bowl of soup on the table in a daze. "I was so focused on getting you to recognize your roots, but I ignored those jackals, tigers and leopards. You were right not to recognize me..."
"People may teach you a thousand times, but things only teach you once." Su Cheng glanced at the two maids guarding her and said softly, "Madam, you have reliable people by your side, so you can escape danger. But if there was no one by your side, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to save your life."
Gu Yunchang slowly raised her eyes, and her gaze towards her was dazed for a moment.
The girl in front of him was calm, intelligent and courageous, much better than himself. No wonder Suzhou was attracted to her.
Gu Yunchang pursed her lips and whispered tentatively, "Then what do you think I should do?"
Su Cheng curled his lips, leaned over and whispered something in her ear.
Xie Suzhou couldn't hear the whispers between the two, he could only see Gu Yunchang's eyes getting brighter and brighter, and his curiosity grew even more.
Is there anything Ah Cheng can’t let him hear?
With a creaky sound, the door of the private room next door was pushed open, and the voices of several people talking came into the room.
"Have you told the person in the palace that Pang Shan is dead?"
With just one word, the room instantly became quiet.
Xie Suzhou looked in the direction of the sound and his eyes fell on a small hole in the corner of the east wall. He didn't know what beast had dug it out. There was no light at the hole, as if it was blocked by the cabinet, but the sound could be heard from the gap.
No wonder it can transmit sound.
Su Cheng extended an index finger and put it to his lips, signaling the people in the room to be quiet. He then slowly stood up and moved lightly towards the east wall.
At this moment, a man's cry of surprise rang out from the next room, "Pang Shan is dead? How is that possible!"
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