Xu Tianze and the second prince didn't have to wait long before they heard hurried footsteps, followed by the old Duke Zhenguo's haggard and worried face.
The old Duke of Zhenguo was relieved to see that Xu Tianze was safe and sound, but his eyelids twitched when he saw the ambiguous relationship between Xu Tianze and the second prince.
Before he could say anything, Song Yu, who followed closely behind him, spoke angrily: "What are you doing? Let go!"
"Song Yu, what this prince wants to do has nothing to do with you. What qualifications do you have to shout here?" The second prince snorted disdainfully.
Although he withdrew from the fight for the throne, it does not mean that he can allow others to question him. Could it be that Song Yu thought that after inheriting the title, he would have the right to point fingers at him?
You really don't look at what you are.
"Song Yu, I like Long Yang, so naturally I can't compare with someone like you who already has a wife." Xu Tianze glanced at Song Yu indifferently. He asked someone to come in just to tell him that he already had someone he liked.
After all, what he really wants to deal with is the father whose blood is flowing in his body.
The old Duke Zhenguo, though advanced in years, still had a voice as mighty as a bell.
"Does the old Duke of Zhenguo know Xu An?" Xu Tianze disdained to look at Song Yu's incredulous expression and directly threw the question to the old Duke of Zhenguo.
The old Duke Zhenguo looked at the second prince with a deep look, with dissatisfaction and a hint of murderous intent in his eyes, but he still took the question thrown by Xu Tianze directly.
"Of course I remember. To be honest, Xu An was kept alive by me with the help of this old man." There was reminiscence in the old Duke Zhenguo's eyes, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
After all, he saw how Xu Tianze tried his best to find Xu An when he first returned to Shangjing City.
At that time, the Xu family had already made up their minds and had to take action. Xu Li had only two instructions for him. One was to take good care of Ze'er and when Ze'er knew everything, he should apologize to Ze'er on his behalf.
Another thing is to protect Xu An so that the Xu family's bloodline has the possibility to survive.
As for Song Yu, he will always be the eldest son of the Zhenguo Mansion and the child of the old Zhenguo Duke.
"Xu Li agreed with you to exchange children in the past, just to preserve the bloodline of the Xu family. Why did he beg you to save Xu An's life in the end?" Xu Tianze sneered with sarcasm on his face.
In other words, even if Xu Tianze died and Xu An was gone, the Xu family's bloodline would still continue. After all, Song Yu was living well in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
"How can you say that about your father? He is just..." The old Duke of Zhenguo's face was filled with anger when he heard Xu Tianze's words.
"He just wants Song Yu to continue to be your child to prevent your Song family from becoming extinct. Anyway, I might die in his plan, so he might as well leave a child behind."
"This way, I can attract all the attention and hostility openly, and both the Zhenguo Mansion and the Xu family can continue to exist in secret?"
Xu Tianze took over the old Duke of Zhenguo's words and continued speaking. After he finished speaking, he asked the old Duke of Zhenguo with a half-smile: "Is it or not?"
The old Duke of Zhenguo fell into rare silence upon hearing this, because what Xu Tianze said was the truth. Even though he didn't want to admit it, anyone with a discerning eye could see it.
From the moment the plan came into being, Xu Tianze had already been a discarded pawn in the eyes of Xu Li and him. Since he was destined to be abandoned, they must of course make full use of him.
The second prince hugged Xu Tianze with heartache. There was no family affection in the royal family, and conspiracies and tricks emerged one after another, but how could the noble families be clean?
It's just the same dirty thing. No matter how many times you hear this kind of thing, it makes people feel chilled, not to mention that it happens to the person you love the most.
When Song Yu heard this, he clenched his fists tightly, veins bulging. This was just the initial giving up, and what Xu Tianze suffered later was even more tragic.
Although these things were not directly caused by me, I was also the invisible driving force behind them.
"Song Zhenjiang, you are so pitiful." Xu Tianze laughed out loud as if he didn't notice the weird atmosphere in the room.
"What?" The old Duke Zhenguo had a serious look in his eyes. He didn't understand where Xu Tianze came from with this nonsensical remark.
"Song Zhenjiang, Xu Li's son inherited everything from you, and you protected his grandson very well. And yet your own son hates you and is about to die. You are so pitiful."
"Hahahahahahaha." After Xu Tianze said this, he laughed wildly with hatred as if he had seen the biggest joke.
When the old Duke of Zhenguo heard Xu Tianze's ridicule, his hands and feet suddenly felt cold. After all, he had been a soldier all his life and his foundation had been damaged. He only had Xu Tianze as his bloodline heir.
At that time, I thought that I had a very good relationship with Xu Li. If I exchanged the child, it would at least give my bloodline a little more life. I didn't expect the ending to be like this.
Did he doubt it? Of course he did, but there was trust after all, so he pretended to be confused. Now Xu Tianze directly broke through this layer of window paper.
The cruel truth was placed before him, and he found it difficult to accept it for a while.
"Asshole! How can you question the friendship between me and Brother Xu? Even if you don't accept it, we are still your father!" The old Duke Zhenguo roared, but self-doubt already appeared in his eyes.
"What's so great about being loud? It can't hide the fact." Xu Tianze scratched his ear with disdain. "You consider Xu Li your confidant, but Xu Li has more than one trick up his sleeve for you. Do you know Qingyuan?"
When the unfamiliar name "Qingyuan" appeared, a trace of confusion flashed in the old Duke Zhenguo's eyes. Is this the name of that unknown person?
Seeing that the confusion in the old Duke Zhenguo's eyes did not seem fake, Xu Tianze's face was filled with sneer. Then he turned his gaze to Song Yu who was in deep thought.
"The newly appointed Duke of Zhenguo should still remember who he is, right?" Xu Tianze's eyes were deep, reflecting Song Yu's figure.
As soon as Song Yu looked up, he met Xu Tianze's eyes, and for a moment he felt a little guilty.
"Qingyuan was Aze's long-time attendant, but he disappeared on the day the Xu family was wiped out." Seeing that everyone was waiting for his answer, Song Yu suppressed his guilty conscience and explained directly.
"Hmph, what does such an insignificant servant have to do with me?" The old Duke Zhenguo was a little disdainful when he heard Song Yu's explanation.
I thought he was an important person, but he turned out to be just an insignificant person. So what if he was Xu Tianze's personal attendant?
It has nothing to do with him. Xu Tianze mentioned it here just to disturb his thoughts.
"You are such an insignificant person. It is true that Xu Li has always been on guard against your existence." Xu Tianze was not surprised to see the old Duke Zhenguo's disdainful look.
After all, if the old Duke Zhenguo really had some brains, he wouldn't have been so easily taken advantage of by Xu Li.
"Xu Tianze! What do you mean?" The old Duke Zhenguo had a bad premonition in his heart, but he suppressed it.
I can only say that she is worthy of being raised by Brother Xu since childhood. Even he is a little shaken by her eloquence.
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