Chapter 178 Jin丨Exclusively published by Jiang Wenxue

Although the two children called him dad, King Taiping still couldn't even do the method of elimination.

When Xiaoqi pretended to be Chen'er and Ren'er, he also called him dad!

King Taiping could only wait and wait for the two children to speak first.

This was the first time Gong Jiu saw his father after returning from outside. It was also the first time in so many years that he was open and honest, tearing off the false warmth and standing on the opposite side of his father.

Even if Gong Jiu was prepared, he would still feel panic when he really faced his father.

Not to mention confronting King Taiping in front of his eldest brother.

Gong Jiu lowered his head and remained silent.

This was the judgment of his father and brother on him.

Xue Chen offered tea: "Have you finished your work?"

Prince Taiping took the cup and shook his head, saying: "How can it be so fast? The old troubles have not been solved yet, and now there are new things to do. The Spring Festival is coming soon, and it will only be busier than before."

Xue Chen: "There is no end to official duties. Dad, you have to take care of your health. If you are too busy, just hand the work over to others. Even a strong man can't stand doing everything by yourself. If you are worried about others, I have nothing to do, so I can share the burden for Dad."

These words sounded like the tone of the eldest son, but I dare not be sure that it was him.

When Lian'er pretended to be his brother, he was like a different person. Except for the two of them, no one could tell them apart. Xiaoqi was the same.

He couldn't even tell who the person in front of him was, so of course he would not agree to hand over the important military affairs to him.

The King of Taiping said, "It's just these few days, it's not to the point where it can't be handled."

The New Year is approaching, and Xue Chen is in charge of welcoming and seeing off guests in the palace. He also has a lot of things to do. He smiled at his father and skipped the topic.

Xue Chen: "Liu Yixuan's situation seems to be not very good, and I have to ask you to take care of him."

The King of Taiping said, "Do you know why that Lord Liu is in trouble ?"

Xue Chen: "No one knows better than me."

Some things can be understood without being explained too clearly.

The King of Taiping: "Do you really want to participate in the struggle in the court?"

Xue Chen: "Dad, we are already in the game, how can we avoid these disputes? Instead of sitting and waiting to die, it is better to take the initiative to attack. Just think of it as for the sake of Lian'er, please help me."

The King of Taiping sighed.

Gong Jiu said coldly: "I can solve my own problems."

System: [What does it have to do with Gong Jiu?]

Xue Chen: [It has nothing to do with him. I just made up an excuse.]

System: [Don't lie to me. Gong Jiu and King Taiping's reactions don't look like they have nothing to do with him.]

Xue Chen: [Think about it yourself.]

Xue Chen said coldly: "How do you want to solve it? Kill everyone?"

Gong Jiu stopped talking.

Xue Chen: "Talk."

Gong Jiu whispered: "I don't want to quarrel with you."

Xue Chen: "If you don't make your thoughts clear, we really won't quarrel. I'm afraid we will go to war directly. Are you satisfied then?"

Gong Jiu knew that what Xue Chen said was absolutely right.

They had already gone to war, and he had already failed. If he had been defeated by someone else, he would have died by now, and there would have been no chance for him to turn things around.

But the one who defeated him still cared about him, and would not give up his twin brother no matter what.

He would not die, and would not even be imprisoned, and he would have countless opportunities to escape.

After escaping, they would become enemies again. Just like the eldest brother said, they would go to war again.

Gong Jiu: "You know I don't want that."

Xue Chen: "Then say what's in your heart."

King Taiping could finally confirm that the one in purple was his eldest son, the one in red was his youngest son, and the one named Xiao Qi was not here.

Gong Jiu said indifferently: "As long as I am strong enough, no one will be my opponent. Whoever dares to resist will be killed."

Xue Chen smiled and said: "Good, very good. You didn't listen to a word of your father's teachings."

System: [What did the King of Taiping teach you?]

Xue Chen: [How can I remember this.]

System: [?]

Xue Chen: [My brother and I have been twenty-four years old since the Chinese New Year. Twenty-four years is so long. If my father said anything, they would definitely not remember it. Isn't it just me who makes it up?]

System: [Your brother has a good memory!]

Xue Chen: [Don't forget, my father taught Xiao Mian benevolent and righteous, and advised him not to kill people when encountering problems. This shows that my father is such a person. Even if there is no verbal instruction, there is a personal example. Even if my father didn't say it himself, my brother would have remembered it. Don't worry, it's written so accurately, I will definitely not ruin my character. 】

System: [Who worries about whether your character will ruin or not! 】

Although Xue Chen was smiling, there was no smile in his eyes, but there was no such strong disappointment as before.

Gong Jiu didn't know how to answer, so he was silent again.

Xue Chen: "Did you do it on purpose?"

Gong Jiu: "No... I'm just, a little afraid of him."

Prince Taiping was a little slow to react. The person his younger son was talking about was referring to himself.

He looked at his child steadily.

Except when Prince Taiping entered the room, Gong Jiu never looked at him again. Even though he was talking about Prince Taiping now, Gong Jiu still didn't look at him.

Gong Jiu, who was wearing his brother's clothes, focused all his attention on his brother. His tone was no longer cold, and he even had difficulty keeping calm. He trembled and said, "I am very afraid of him. Every time I see him, I will think of the scene when he killed my mother. Even if it has been a long time, I will never forget it."

Prince Taiping: "I am sorry for you."

Gong Jiu did not react as if he did not hear it.

Xue Chen and Prince Taiping knew very well that he heard it, but he just didn't know how to face it, so he used this method to barely maintain his calmness on the surface.

"I originally planned to keep this matter secret for the rest of my life, but I didn't expect it would lead you astray." King Taiping said in a low voice, "Lin'er saw it right, your mother did lose her breath in my arms. It was also on that day that I learned that she was a spy from the Western Regions, who came to me on purpose just to steal military secrets."

Gong Jiu suddenly looked at him with red eyes: "So you killed her?"

King Taiping smiled bitterly: "She treated me so deeply, how dare I treat her badly She? But I didn't expect that she would be caught in a dilemma because of my friendship, and had no choice but to choose suicide. "

Gong Jiu: "It was you who stabbed the knife into her chest with your own hands!" "

Prince Taiping: "Her identity was exposed, and she wanted to die. She put the dagger in my hand. I couldn't bear to hurt her, so she held my hand and stabbed her chest."

"Gong Jiu: "Impossible! It was you who killed my mother!"

Prince Taiping thought of his deceased wife and felt guilty about his two children. He just looked at him helplessly.

Xue Chen said lightly: "In these years, Dad has never done anything to let you down."

Gong Jiu certainly knew that Prince Taiping treated him very well, otherwise he would not have vaguely guessed that there was another hidden story behind this matter.

Xue Chen had said this when he confessed to Xue Chen before, and Gong Jiu was forced to shrink back into his hard shell at that time. Now he has no way to avoid it, and can no longer deceive himself.

Tears flowed from Gong Jiu's eyes: "So what? So what?"

Xue Chen: "You should apologize to Daddy."

Gong Jiu: "I'm right! I won't apologize, I'm not wrong! And I won't forgive him!"

He took two steps back and was about to run out.

Xue Chen chased after him and grabbed Gong Jiu's arm. In desperation, Gong Jiu pushed hard, shook off his brother, and ran away.

Xue Chen was pushed back two steps by him, and his waist and abdomen hit the backrest of the low couch next to him.

Gong Jiu hesitated, looked back, and still chose to run away.

Xue Chen stretched out his hands to support his body, and he couldn't stand up in pain: [Woo, system, he hit me.]

System: [Are you okay?]

Xue Chen: [I'm in trouble! It hurts so much! 】

The King of Taiping went over to support him: "Chen'er, how are you?"

Xue Chen gritted his teeth: "I'm fine."

System: [Are you okay or not? ]

Xue Chen: [Wuwu, I'm okay. It hurts. Why is my brother like a mad dog? ]

System: [……]

The King of Taiping helped him sit on the low couch. His face didn't look good. "Is it seriously injured? How painful is it? Did you hurt anything?"

Xue Chen shook his head: "It's just a bump. It will be fine in a while."

The King of Taiping: "Someone come."

Xiao He came in from outside.

The King of Taiping ordered, "Go get the medicinal wine. If the eldest son is in great pain, don't delay and call the doctor immediately."

Xiao He: "Yes."

The King of Taiping said to Xue Chen, "Xue Lien is really too outrageous. We can't let him escape so easily. I'll send someone to catch him. You rest here for a while."

Xue Chen: [My father's reaction is too slow. According to my brother's speed, he would have jumped dozens of meters away by now. My brother's martial arts are so high that even if the imperial guards in the city are mobilized to catch him and surround him, they may not be able to catch him.]

System: [The King of Taiping is also worried about you. Are you really okay?]

Xue Chen: [Wuwu, something's wrong. I'm in pain.]

System: [……]

Xue Chen's face was as pale as ever, and nothing could be seen.

He sat silently on the low couch and refused Xiao He's offer to apply medicine to him.

Meanwhile, Yuan Feishuang came to the Taiping Palace and waited for

Gong Jiu to come out. He waited for a long time but Gong Jiu did not come out. He flew to a high place and looked down, only to find that his stupid brother was circling around the palace.

The people sent by Taiping King to capture him have all left the palace!

Xue Chen: [My brother is quite cute.]

System: [He just hit you!]

Xue Chen: [He didn't hit me, he just pushed me in a hurry. I'm not pregnant, and it doesn't hurt now.]

System: [If you worry about you again, I'll be a dog.]

Yuan Feishuang sat on the roof, holding his chin, watching his brother circling below with interest.

Gong Jiu was very alert. He intended to escape from the Taiping Palace, but he seemed unwilling to conflict with the people in the palace. He had been hiding from the servants in the palace. Any disturbance could make him retreat.

He made a circle below and returned to his original place. He stood in the garden for a long time before coming to the base of the wall, flipping over the top of the wall, and preparing to walk in a straight line.

As soon as he came up, he noticed a touch of pink in the distance.

Gong Jiu looked over and met Yuan Feishuang's gentle and affectionate eyes: "Why are you here?"

Yuan Feishuang chuckled: "Of course I'm waiting for you."

Gong Jiu turned and ran.

Yuan Feishuang's Qinggong was much stronger than his, and his grappling skills had long reached the highest level. He stretched out his hand and touched a strand of Gong Jiu's hair. With a little effort, he took him down and imprisoned him by his side.

Gong Jiu said angrily: "Don't meddle in other people's business."

"Xue Chen's business is my business." Yuan Feishuang touched the corner of his eye with her finger, "Are you crying? Were you beaten again? This time it was your father and brother who beat you together?"

Gong Jiu: "Get lost!"