Chapter 53 Secrets

Gu Lingyu looked at Xie Anci in confusion, wondering why a man was laughing?

The late emperor had only one empress in his life, guarding a huge harem and never taking concubines. The two of them treated each other with respect, which made others jealous.

Even the people in the streets took the late emperor as a role model, and when they saw their husbands taking concubines, they would say a few good words about the late emperor for comparison.

Gu Lingyu remembered that Li Jinchen only had one sister, and remembered that the late empress was pregnant with a little prince, who died at birth.

So the royal family was sparsely populated, and fortunately Li Jinchen was alive, otherwise the emperor would be afraid of extinction.

Xie Anci obviously remembered the past and smiled sarcastically.

"That's right. Even such a proud 'role model' can make mistakes."

"To be precise, it's not a mistake. It's that the late emperor actually had a beloved one, but that person was not the empress."

"The late emperor played this role until the very end in order to protect his image in the hearts of the people."

Xie Anci spoke slowly and nasally.

The gentle tone struck Gu Lingyu's heart and shocked him with his eyes wide open. "This... can't be, you mean..."

Gu Lingyu felt a little sorry for Li Jinchen. It turned out that his father had always been pretending, pretending to be a kind father and a good husband.

"Yes, the late emperor also had a prince who was living outside."

"How do you know? Is he still alive?" Gu Lingyu suddenly regretted letting Xie Anci tell him about this royal secret, something that even the emperor himself didn't know.

Gu Lingyu suddenly felt a lot of pressure. Xie Anci had actually kept this secret for so many years.

"After the death of the late emperor, I accidentally found the secret letter he had written before."

"As for that person... he must still be alive." Xie Anci paused, as if thinking about something.

"Where is the secret letter? Did you put it back?" Gu Lingyu felt that he couldn't stop shivering all over, not knowing whether it was because of the cold or nervousness.

Looking at Li Jinchen's expression, he was afraid that he didn't know yet. This matter should be handled by Xie Anci.

Rumble -

dark clouds covered the moon, and the small pavilion was suddenly dark. The shadows of the trees swayed, and the people who were blown by the wind couldn't help but shiver.

"Of course not, I'm afraid Jinchen will know."

"Where is that thing now?"

"..." Xie Anci was silent, closing his eyes as if he was asleep.

"Xie Anci?" Gu Lingyu gently pushed him, and Xie Anci frowned impatiently.

"Are you asleep?"

"No."

"Then what does this have to do with Master Zhou?" Gu Lingyu continued to ask.

"Huh? Master Zhou?" Xie Anci's face flushed, and he found a comfortable position in Gu Lingyu's arms and planned to sleep. Gu Lingyu hurriedly woke him up.

"Don't sleep yet, sleep later!" Gu Lingyu was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks. Why did he stop talking halfway?

Did he drink too much?

"I'm going to sleep... I have a headache..." Xie Anci muttered, his head felt like it was split open, and he was in great pain.

"Don't sleep yet, tell me what happened to you?" Gu Lingyu pressed his temples and asked in a different way.

"Him? He bullied me... He wanted to kill me." Xie Anci raised his head, his beautiful face was flushed, and his eyes were filled with tears, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

"How did he bully you?" Gu Lingyu guided Xie Anci.

"He is actually the late emperor's man, and it was the late emperor who paved the way for his son who was afraid of the light!"

Gu Lingyu felt that his breathing had stagnated, and in the quiet pavilion, there seemed to be only his shocked gasps.

Gu Lingyu couldn't believe it. He couldn't believe that the teacher who had always treated them like a spring breeze actually had another identity.

Thunder suddenly sounded, and raindrops as big as beans fell down, making people dizzy.

Gu Lingyu stared blankly at the front, the lightning illuminated his handsome profile, and he slowly lowered his head like a puppet.

Then Xie Anci's voice seemed to be floating away, and he tried to listen but couldn't hear it clearly.

"In order to... help the late emperor's husband unite many students to rebel, he also wanted to frame me and get rid of me... Even the General's Mansion... General Gu and others were driven to the border..."

Gu Lingyu listened to the voice coming out of Xie Anci's mouth with difficulty. He didn't expect that there was something about the General's Mansion.

They all thought that Xie Anci had done everything, and the real murderer had been carrying a good name. Although he was dead, they still believed that Master Zhou was innocent. The

truly innocent Xie Anci was subjected to accusations and criticism.

Gu Lingyu's eyes were full of bloodshot, his hands were clenched tightly, and his joints were white.

"This old bastard!" Gu Lingyu cursed with gritted teeth.

Master Zhou, whom they had always respected and admired, was the one who hurt them the most!

Gu Lingyu took a deep breath, his heart was quite complicated, and he seemed to be relieved.

Gu Lingyu felt that he was despicable, and he was actually happy because Xie Anci was innocent.

But he had scolded Xie Anci before and distanced himself from him.

He didn't know how to face Xie Anci now. He wanted to apologize to him and go back to the past with him, but Gu Lingyu knew it was impossible.

He hurt Xie Anci.

The rain was getting heavier, hitting the pavilion with a crackling sound.

Xie Anci seemed to have fallen asleep. Gu Lingyu hugged him, his heart full of anger and regret.

He regretted his misunderstanding and resentment towards Xie Anci, and regretted that he didn't believe Xie Anci earlier.

Gu Lingyu's eyes were red, and he looked like he was going to kill someone, but he had nowhere to vent his anger.

On a rainy night, a young man in black clothes holding a red oil-paper umbrella came. The young man had a handsome face, but his complexion was not very good.

When he saw Xie Anci sleeping soundly in Gu Lingyu's arms, his complexion became even worse.

The young man's face was ashen, and he went straight into the pavilion holding the umbrella. The red oil-paper umbrella was across Gu Lingyu's head, and the cold water drops hit his face. Gu Lingyu came to his senses and glared at the young man in front of him angrily.

The young man smiled, stretched out his hand to pull up Xie Anci who was lying on Gu Lingyu's legs, and hugged him in his arms.

Gu Lingyu wiped his face. This kid must have done it on purpose, deliberately splashing the water on the umbrella on his face and body.

"I will take care of my godfather, there is no need for the general to come." Xie You said with a fake smile.

"What? Are you back like a tail? This general thought you left."

"This general saw that the Regent King didn't seem to want to pay attention to you. Are you so thick-skinned?" Gu Lingyu asked with his head tilted, looking very confused.

"My godfather and I just had a quarrel. There is no overnight grudge between 'father and son', right?" Xie You hugged Xie Anci's thin waist and let his head lean on his shoulder.

Xie Anci rubbed Xie You's shoulder uncomfortably. The cold wind blew and he shrank his body.

Xie You hugged him tighter.