Chapter 409 Host, when are you planning to propose?
She went outside and saw the little guy sitting in a wheelchair in the garden, his hands on his knees, pretending to be well-behaved.
This kid...
Xiao Tang cleared her throat and walked up to the child.
Di Youming raised his small face to look at her.
No one said a word.
They stared at each other, wide-eyed and confused.
After a long while, Xiao Tang asked him, "What do you want to see me about? Why aren't you saying anything?"
The brat didn't say a word.
Di Youming's hands, which had been resting quietly on his knees, immediately gripped his pants tightly upon hearing her words.
"Aunt, could you please ask Uncle if he... killed my father?"
"No!" Xiao Tang immediately denied. She affectionately patted Di Youming's little head and whispered to him, "I asked last night, and your royal uncle said that your father is not dead."
The child, who was initially nervous, looked up excitedly.
He looked at Xiao Tang in surprise.
I was taken aback and confused.
His little brain probably couldn't figure out why Jin Lei would lie to him.
After all, they've been master and servant for so long, yet Jin Lei treats him like this and even lies to him. Isn't that going too far?
"I'm not entirely sure what it is, but don't worry, I'll find out for you tonight."
Unexpectedly, Xiao Tang was so sincere, and all of Di Youming's guesses and doubts vanished.
A satisfied smile flashed across his face.
"Thank you so much, Your Majesty. I knew Your Majesty was the best."
He was practically ready to snuggle into Xiao Tang's arms, thank her, and act all cute.
Xiao Tang also felt that the child was too pitiful. He had no father to love him and no mother to care for him since he was a child. He was very miserable.
So she reached out and hugged the child.
After all, they're only five or six years old, so there's no need to think about it too much.
Di Youming was flattered and surprised. He was held in her arms and could clearly feel Xiao Tang's gentleness and warmth.
Waaaaah...
Why isn't Xiao Tang his mother?
Wait a minute... If Xiao Tang is his mother, then the Imperial Uncle is his father.
The thought of Di Jingling's stern face if he were his own father made him tremble with fear.
Although he was very grateful to Di Jingling, it was not enough to explain why he wanted such a strict father.
A frightening image.
Xiao Tang patted the child's head, about to say a few words of comfort, when suddenly, a cold wind blew across her face.
"If you want a hug, I will hug you."
The sudden male voice startled the child who was nestled in Xiao Tang's arms, causing him to tremble and distance himself from Xiao Tang.
Xiao Tang looked at the man striding towards her and her lips twitched.
"Husband, why are you scaring a child?"
"I scared him?" The man's brows furrowed immediately.
This sounded like a question, but Xiao Tang could still detect a hint of grievance in it.
Di Youming was still a child, so of course he couldn't understand what they were saying. He just stared at them with wide eyes, completely bewildered.
He then said, "No, no, no, Uncle wouldn't scare me. Aunt must have misunderstood."
Xiao Tang pursed her lips slightly and looked at Di Jingling.
"Now that my husband is back, let's get straight to the point. Is the child's father dead?"
"No." The man's cool voice was now resolute.
These two words struck the child, making his eyes light up.
"I am happy to support you, thanks to him."
"???" The child's face was full of question marks. "It's not because of my mother..."
He muttered to himself in a low voice, the last part of his sentence almost fading away.
But Di Jingling heard it all clearly.
He hummed softly, "It's not because of her. But your father said he would come to pick you up sometime."
The child's eyes shone brighter and brighter.
In his heart, the scales had already tipped in favor of Di Jingling.
As for Jin Lei in the dark prison, he didn't believe it!
As for what Jin Lei said, he didn't take it to heart at all and put it out of his mind.
"Thank you, Imperial Uncle!"
He thanked him in a childish voice, "I will definitely wait for my dad."
After saying that, he had his guards push his wheelchair away.
Xiao Tang watched the child's excited back, then turned back with a hint of suspicion, looking at him with puzzlement.
"Husband, are you sure you're not lying to a three-year-old?"
"What benefit would I gain from lying to him?"
【It's hard to say. What if you just find the kid too annoying and make up some excuse to brush it off?】
She slightly curled the corners of her lips. "Jin Lei said his master is dead. Surely there's no problem with that, right? And he called himself Your Highness? Which country's Your Highness is he?"
There are only a few major powers on the five continents.
After much thought, the only option left was the process of elimination.
Di Jingling raised his large hand and gently stroked her cheek, telling her in a deep voice, "When the Empress Dowager arranged this marriage, she knew his identity; he was from Dongyuan Kingdom."
"The Empress Dowager at the time thought that she could not only get a marriage for Di Qingyuan, but also gain the favor of Dongyuan Kingdom."
"But unfortunately, Di Qingyuan was against this from the very beginning."
"And he repeatedly tried to kill him, so... Di Qingyuan asked me to assassinate him, especially after the two of them divorced."
Xiao Tang nodded. "So you're very familiar with that person?"
She asked back strangely.
I guess so.
It's alright.
It is or it isn't.
This guy is really reckless!
Xiao Tang glared at him, shook off the man's arm, and tried to leave, but the man just wanted to pull her back into his arms.
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