As He Lin spoke, his gaze returned to Qiu Yan.
But I immediately noticed her sly smile.
Qiu Yan's smile froze, and she quickly turned her head away.
She felt that she was somewhat superfluous in this place.
Just as she was about to bend down to leave, Gu Qian firmly grasped her wrist.
Gu Qian thought that Qiu Yan was somewhat uncomfortable in front of His Majesty, and instinctively wanted to support her.
“But you have more than one son!” Gu Qian glanced in the direction of the palace.
"You know that Xiao Ran has been targeted by many people over the years." Otherwise, He Lin wouldn't have sent Xuanming and Xuanying to follow Xiao Ran around at all times.
"Seven years ago, I had already killed all those who had harmed Jin'er!" He Lin was referring to the time seven years ago when he went to Lingnan Village to meet Shu'er, and Jin'er accidentally disappeared.
After that parting, the first thing he did upon returning to the palace was to thoroughly investigate the person behind it all.
Later, he dealt with his concubine and her faction.
Of course, these people were all strong accomplices in his ascension to the throne, but in the end, they repeatedly tried to control him. Not killing them would be a disaster.
"Really?" Gu Qian recalled the scene of Xiao Ran being chased recently.
"Are you sure you want to kill them all?"
"I'm sure!" He Lin still can't forget the way the Imperial Concubine knelt before him, looking repentant.
She said that everything was her own fault.
"Why do you think I came here now?" Gu Qian's question sent a chill down He Lin's spine.
"You mean, Jin'er has been assassinated again?"
"If I had been even a moment later that day, I would have regretted it!" Gu Qian thought of the person behind the scenes, his eyes filled with resentment.
Upon hearing this, He Lin's face turned icy cold, and his entire body emanated a chilling aura.
Who exactly is it?
He couldn't guess.
"Mother, so you were here..."
Gu Xiaoran's lips froze at this point.
Heavens, what I feared most came to pass. He had just taken a stroll outside the courtyard with Xuan Ying, never expecting to run into him so soon.
Upon seeing this person, he turned to leave, but He Lin blocked his way.
The moment He Lin saw Gu Xiaoran, he was hallucinating because Gu Xiaoran was dressed in women's clothing.
Gu Xiaoran's impression of He Lin, apart from the scene in the back mountain, was still that he said he would help her find her mother, but broke his promise because he couldn't find her.
Looking at He Lin and thinking about her relationship with him, Gu Xiaoran instinctively stepped back.
However, my body tensed up.
He was held tightly in He Lin's arms.
"Shu'er, you're back, aren't you?"
"What did you call me? I'm Yu'er." Gu Xiaoran's expression suddenly changed, and she pushed him away with such force that He Lin staggered backward.
Even if his father hadn't said anything, he had already guessed that the man in front of him must have betrayed his birth mother.
Otherwise, why would the birth mother...
A lonely grave with withered bones?!
"Yu'er, you are Yu'er." He Lin whispered, his expression turning bitter as he listened to Gu Xiaoran's indifference.
Gu Xiaoran nodded.
"I am Yu'er!"
Having said that, he turned to leave again.
However, He Lin pulled her back forcefully again.
"Yu'er, don't go."
Gu Xiaoran lowered her eyes, glanced at her wrist which He Lin was holding tightly, then looked at He Lin, whose face was indifferent.
"What are you doing? Why are you stopping me?"
"No, you are Jin'er." He Lin's body trembled slightly.
"Jin'er has grown so much."
"Let go of me! Who's Jin'er now? You're so unreasonable!" Gu Xiaoran forcefully pulled her hand back and stood with Qiu Yan.
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