Chapter 69
It would be fine if it was just a male favorite, but why is the Crown Princess involved?
Su Lixiao and Gu Lanpan's expressions became serious because of his words, fearing that the simple-minded Gu Yanling had been deceived.
Especially Gu Lanpan, who dealt with the daughters and wives of officials all day long, knew that the backyards of those wealthy families were far from as glamorous as they appeared. "Ayan, just listen to this, don't let love blind you. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a very important person. He is not an ordinary person. How can the position of Crown Princess be given to you just by saying so?"
Just as Gu Yanling was about to speak, Su Lixiao pulled her forward from behind and asked anxiously, "Yan'er, could it be that you also like the Crown Prince?"
Gu Yanling was a little embarrassed in front of her family, and nodded uncomfortably and admitted: "Yes, I like Your Highness too."
“…”
When Gu Qifu thought about his son willingly becoming someone else's wife, he angrily pointed a feather duster at Gu Yanling and said, "You don't learn your lesson, I'll teach you a lesson today!"
Gu Yanling spoke quickly: "Dad, I feel sorry for you too! Hu Jiawei humiliated you so much that you were sick with anger. As a son, I naturally want to avenge you. Not to mention that Hu Jiawei committed evil in Yangzhou and the people suffered terribly, I also did a good thing!!"
Seeing that he showed no remorse and was still making excuses, Gu Qifu slapped him on the back several times, "Who asked you to get involved? Who asked you to provoke His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? If you're not careful, you could lose your head. I won't say anything about your constant nonsense, but I think you're trying to piss me off to death. How am I going to explain this to our ancestors in the future? How can I face the ancestors of the Gu family? How dare you mention liking me? You've picked up this habit!"
Gu Yanling grimaced in pain. He knew that he couldn't convince his stubborn father, so he took advantage of Su Lixiao's love for him and said pitifully, "Mom, is it wrong for me, as a son, to feel sorry for you? Dad doesn't remember all the evil things Hu Jiawei did. Have you forgotten? Mom, you often cried because Dad was sick. Sister, your shop can't even run anymore!"
"There are so many people in the city who have been bullied by him. If I hadn't exposed him, who knows how many more people would have been persecuted by him. I am acting on behalf of heaven. Even if I have no merit, I have contributed a lot!"
Su Lixiao was stunned for a moment when she heard her son say that he liked the Crown Prince, but then she came to her senses and quickly protected Gu Yanling: "Don't hit him. If you don't feel bad that you hurt your son, I do. After all, he is filial, even though his behavior is not advisable."
Gu Lanpan also felt that Gu Yanling had quietly done a great deed. "Dad, please don't hurt my brother. He is still favored by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If you hurt him, it will be difficult to explain to His Royal Highness."
Gu Qifu angrily said, "I taught my own son a lesson behind closed doors. Who do I need to answer to?"
Having said that, Gu Qifu's anger had subsided a lot after spanking Gu Yanling so many times. This had already happened, and even if he beat his son to death, it would be useless. He put the feather duster on the table, poured himself a cup of cold tea, and glared at Gu Yanling, feeling very disappointed. "I still let you become the Crown Princess. You foolishly believed all the sweet words people said. He is the Crown Prince! What kind of beauty doesn't he want? Even if he still misses you and has lingering feelings for you, can His Majesty and the Queen tolerate you? I think our family should pack up and return to Yangzhou."
Su Lixiao and Gu Lanpan agreed with Gu Qifu's words.
Gu Yanling: "It's too late to go back to Yangzhou now. Your Highness has told His Majesty and the Empress about me and him."
Gu Qifu stood up immediately after hearing this. "What are you waiting for? Are you waiting for the emperor to punish you? Hurry up and pack up and return to Yangzhou!"
Gu Yanling: "Hey, Dad, calm down. Don't clean up. Just listen to me."
Gu Lanpan: "Dad, the whole world belongs to the king, where are you going? Is Yangzhou safe? Don't be so anxious. Our family's business is all in the capital. How far can we go in a short time? Just listen to what your brother says first."
Gu Qifu sat down on the chair and glared at Gu Yanling: "You're going to piss me off to death sooner or later!"
Gu Yanling was afraid that if she told An An's identity, it would really piss off his father, so she could only comfort him: "The emperor summoned me to the palace today and didn't blame me. The queen said that she would ask the imperial teacher to calculate an auspicious date for me and His Highness."
Gu Qifu felt that he was so angry that he was confused and even hallucinating. Entering the palace? An auspicious day? What auspicious day?!
Su Lixiao and Gu Lanpan looked at each other.
Su Lixiao said worriedly, "Yan'er, are you talking nonsense?"
Gu Lanpan: "Brother, are you hysterical?"
Gu Yanling also felt that entering the palace today was like a dream. "I didn't. If you don't believe me, ask Dad. Did His Highness say today that we are all family from now on?"
Gu Qifu: “…”
Gu Lanpan asked tentatively, "Dad, did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really say that?"
Gu Qifu didn't answer, but finally remembered that he had another question to ask, "Why did An An call His Royal Highness the Crown Prince father today?"
Gu Lanpan and Su Lixiao no longer cared about the Crown Princess and looked at Gu Yanling at the same time because of what they heard.
Gu Yanling swallowed, knowing that there was no way to escape the disaster today, "You must be prepared for this."
Gu Qifu thought that it had come to this, what could make him more angry than his son taking the initiative to become someone's male concubine and foolishly wanting to be someone's male wife, "You say!"
Gu Yanling: "I took the Disguise Pill at the time, but never took the antidote, so my body had problems. After returning to Medicine King Valley, I found out I was pregnant. An An is my child, the child of His Highness and me."
This was really too bizarre, and the expressions of the other three people in the room were too colorful for a moment.
Gu Lanpan spoke first: "Ayan, are you really suffering from hysteria?"
Su Lixiao didn't say anything, but frowned, because she thought about her son's weight gain, feeling sleepy all day, and liking sour food. During that time, Gu Qifu and Gu Lanpan were busy with business and were not aware of this.
She has been pregnant before, and those symptoms are clearly reactions to pregnancy!
When Su Lixiao thought about her son's abnormal behavior and how she didn't even notice it at the time, her body trembled.
Gu Qifu: "Madam?"
Gu Lanpan: "Mom? What's wrong with you?"
Gu Yanling guessed that his mother must have thought of it. His mother was always gentle and never lost her composure. "Mom, don't be angry. I didn't mean to hide it."
Gu Lanpan saw that Gu Yanling didn't look like she was joking, "Is An An really your child?"
Gu Yanling nodded.
Gu Lanpan: "Is An An your child with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Gu Yanling nodded again.
Gu Lanpan: "So, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knows about this and is here to ask for An An?"
As soon as she said this, Gu Qifu jumped up from the stool, picked up a feather duster and hit Gu Yanling, "I'll teach you a lesson if you keep talking nonsense! I'll teach you a lesson if you keep talking nonsense!"
Gu Yanling didn't hide this time, and stood there to let his father calm down. "I'm not talking nonsense, it's true. Dad, didn't you hear An An calling His Highness father today?"
Su Lixiao and Gu Lanpan quickly stopped Gu Qifu. Su Lixiao snatched the feather duster away and threw it to the ground, saying with tears in her eyes, "What if you break it?"
Gu Yanling: "Mom, it's okay, just let Dad beat me, otherwise Dad will get angry and get sick."
Su Lixiao covered her face with a handkerchief and said, "Why do you hide everything?"
Gu Qi's face turned ashen, and he slapped the table. The teapot shook and collided with the teacup, making a crisp sound.
"An An belongs to my Gu family! I won't let him take An An away even if I risk my life!"
After hearing this, Gu Lanpan was the calmest one: "Dad, that's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Have you forgotten that Liu Qingsong's house was raided overnight? He wanted to take An An away, and we couldn't stop him even if we gave our lives."
Gu Yanling: "Dad, Mom, Sister, His Highness told me today that if An An has a child in the future, he will give one to the Gu family and give my father a title. His Highness also took into consideration the continuation of the Gu family's incense. I told him that my sister's future child will have the surname Gu. My sister's child will also be a child of our Gu family. His Highness will have them sent to the palace to be well cultivated in the future."
Gu Qifu: "Who cares!"
Gu Yanling: "Dad, at this point, this is the best way. I didn't want Your Highness to know An An's life experience at the beginning. I know you love An An, but we also have to think about An An. An An likes Your Highness and is close to Your Highness as a father. An An is Your Highness's only child. When Your Highness succeeds to the throne, he will be the legitimate prince."
"Didn't my sister say before that if we want the family to prosper, someone must pursue a career in government? Otherwise, even if the business is doing well and we make a lot of money, the people can't fight against the officials."
The incident between Liu Qingsong and Hu Jiawei made Gu Lanpan determined that someone in the Gu family must pursue a career in government in the future. "Is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really going to marry you as his Crown Princess?"
Gu Yanling: "Well, he treated me sincerely. I had concealed from him that An An was my senior brother's child. Now that he knows An An's identity, he doesn't blame me for hiding it. He also told me that he wants to make the Gu family a famous and prestigious family in the future."
Gu Lanpan: "If that's the case, this is indeed the best outcome. Dad, don't be angry. Even if you beat your brother to death, it won't change anything. An'an is your brother's child. Who among us can love our children as much as he does? An'an is close to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, which is a good thing. An'an's current status is so noble. If he is recognized as a prince, he will be the prince in the future! The Gu family will also rise from the ground and become a royal relative. If it is really as your brother said, then the descendants of the Gu family will be better off in the future. After I finish all these orders, I will go to recruit a son-in-law for the Gu family. I guarantee that our Gu family will have grandchildren by the year after next."
Gu Qifu: “…”
Gu Lanpan looked at Gu Yanling and said, "You must have someone take good care of my sister's children in the future."
Gu Yanling said seriously: "Of course, I treat my sister's children as my own."
Gu Yanling: "Dad, Mom, what do you think?"
Gu Qifu said nothing.
Su Lixiao wiped her tears and said, "Mother wants to meet the Crown Prince."
Gu Lanpan: "Ayan, you have to reassure your parents. You can't just do all the talking. They must be worried. Why don't you invite His Highness back to be their guest so we can hear what He has to say."
"Then you ask someone to prepare dinner, I'll go call His Highness." Gu Yanling looked at Gu Qifu, "Dad, is this all right with you?"
Gu Qifu had a cold face and said nothing.
Gu Yanling knew that he had agreed, so she breathed a sigh of relief and left Gu Lanpan to comfort Gu Qifu and Su Lixiao.
Shadow puppet theater.
As soon as Gu Yanling entered the room, Xiao Xinghan saw her in the private room by the window on the second floor, and Li Youfu hurried downstairs to greet him.
An An was eating melon seeds. Seeing him coming, she climbed down from Xiao Xinghan's legs and rushed towards him, "Daddy!!"
Gu Yanling was hit hard by the little fat boy and immediately grimaced in pain. Seeing this, Xiao Xinghan grabbed his hand and ripped open his clothes, revealing his shoulder with a purple mark on it. He frowned and said, "Did your father beat you?"
An An was too small to see, so he tilted his head back and asked anxiously, "Why did Grandpa hit Daddy?"
Gu Yanling touched An An's head: "It's okay, it's okay."
Gu Yanling saw that Xiao Xinghan had a bad face, and was obviously unhappy about his father beating her. "I'm lucky I didn't piss my father off to death. Let him hit me a few times to cool down his anger."
"My mother and the others want to see you. You need to reassure them. Don't look like that. Smile a little and show that you like me in front of my mother, otherwise she will feel uncomfortable."
Gu Yanling put two fingers on the corners of Xiao Xinghan's lips to make him smile.
Xiao Xinghan took his hand away, still feeling a little unhappy. No matter how angry he was, he couldn't bear to hit Gu Yanling. Gu Qifu actually hit him so cruelly. "I understand. Let's go back and apply the medicine first."
Gu Yanling: "I'll apply the medicine when I get home tonight. Go back to see my parents quickly. Don't make them wait too long, or they'll think you're too high and mighty. I've suffered a lot from you."
Xiao Xinghan: "..."
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