"Maybe it's because he's too good."
"Um?"
Rong Yue turned her head.
Gu Helian shook his head and said nothing more. The current emperor had mediocre qualifications and was neither the eldest son nor the legitimate heir. If he had not given birth to a good son like the crown prince and won the favor of the late emperor, the throne would never have been his.
He ascended the throne by riding on the prince's coattails, and everyone said he was lucky, but this good fortune became a knot in Your Majesty's heart. When the late emperor was alive, he didn't dare to have any thoughts, but in recent years, with the late emperor's passing, the prince grew up year by year, and his status in the court even surpassed Your Majesty at one point. What happened was that the prince was outstanding and was the crown prince appointed by the late emperor. He was as bright as the sun and the moon, and won the hearts of the court officials and the people.
He couldn't move, nor did he dare to move.
As an emperor, how could he not feel jealous and suspicious when he has a son who constantly reminds him that he is a waste?
Gu Helian looked at the little girl mumbling beside him. He didn't say much to her about state affairs. He just asked, "How have you been doing during my time away from the capital? Have those people from before come to bother you again?"
Rong Yue paused and said, "Of course not."
Gu Helian frowned: "Really?"
Rong Yue quickly said, "Okay, really, no, they've been taught a lesson by you before, so how could they dare to do anything? Besides, even if they pester me and I don't agree, what can they do? With my father around, how dare they hurt me?" As if she didn't want to talk about this topic, she changed the subject directly.
"You should worry less about me and think more about yourself. Daddy is angry today. Don't do this again next time."
After saying that, Rong Yue lifted up her skirt and stood up: "You take good care of your injuries. I'll go see Dad and plead for you. Oh, by the way, Duke Song's birthday is in ten days or so. My sister and the others said they are going back to the capital. You should quickly heal your injuries so that we can go to the Song family together."
Rong Helian watched her jumping and running away, just like she always did, and the doubts in his heart were put to rest. But later he regretted it countless times, wondering why he didn't ask further questions that day, and why he didn't pay more attention to Rong Yue's pause.
As a result, the affair between Rong Yue and the seventh prince Xie Tianyu became a hot topic. Xie Tianyu's deep affection for the second wife of the Rong family and his life-for-life rescue of her moved Rong Yue and made her fall into the mud.
Rong Helian felt like the world had collapsed.
He had lost his usual composure and became irritable and restless. He wanted to stop Xie Tianyu and Rong Yue, but Xie Tianyu's scheme revealed his tracks. Not only did he fail to expose Xie Tianyu's hypocrisy, but Rong Yue also knew what he was thinking.
"Are you crazy?" Rong Yue was stunned. "You are my brother, my brother, how could you..."
"I'm not your brother!"
Rong Helian's eyes were red as if she was trapped: "I am not from the Rong family, you and I are not biological siblings, I am just the adopted son of the Rong family..."
"But you are included in the Rong family genealogy!"
Rong Yue took a half step back, full of resistance: "Everyone knows that you are a son of the Rong family, and your father treats you like his own son. Over the years, everyone has known that you are my brother, which is why we can live in the same room without being talked about. But now you say that you have such feelings for me. Do you know what people outside will say about you and the Rong family when they find out?!"
Rong Helian hissed, "But I've already been attracted to you. I don't want to be your brother. I just want to marry you. I look forward to being with you day and night."
"Zhizhi, believe me, I can leave the Rong family. Just give me some time and I can marry you openly. I..."
Bang!
Rong Yue slapped him hard in the face before he could finish his words, using all her strength and making her palm numb.
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