Chapter 371: Confession
Lu Zhiheng suddenly looked up.
He stared at the window frame, feeling that the rain god seemed to have fallen into his heart.
He clenched his fingers into his palms. Sui Sui's grin, so wide that her teeth were showing, was like a knife cutting through his heart. "Empress Sister-in-law."
"Don't worry."
"I will never let my brother die in vain."
He never forgot this hatred.
He would not forget this matter even without the Crown Princess reminding him.
He just stared at the prince's body and slowly exhaled, "I dare not forget what I should remember for even a moment."
The Crown Princess simply stared at her husband's body, a tear falling on the Crown Prince's cheek. "It's best this way, Ah Heng. Remember to take good care of Sui Sui. This is the only bloodline left in our mother's family."
It was also that year that Lu Zhiheng happened to be outside.
Among so many children in the family, only Lu Zhiheng's cousin went out and escaped the disaster. However, at that time, Emperor Qinglong was killing everyone, and so many people were looking for the whereabouts of the late queen's niece.
It was Lu Zhiheng who happened to save the late queen's niece.
At that time, the other party was already pregnant. Lu Zhiheng hurriedly learned the truth and thought of taking a gamble. He changed his cousin's appearance, erased her identity, and asked a master to make a special mask for her.
From then on, he let his cousin stay by his side as his fiancée, whom he had secretly married into a private relationship with.
Lu Zhiheng thought at that time that his cousin was the only remaining bloodline in his mother's family.
He had to protect his cousin and the baby in her womb at all costs.
Who knew that my cousin would bleed heavily during childbirth.
As a result, Sui Sui was dying at that time.
Three days after Suisui was born, his breath became weaker and weaker.
On the third day after birth, he even had a high fever.
At that time, all the doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau and the entire capital were helpless.
It seemed as if everything had come to a deadlock, as if he could only passively and slowly be forced to accept the fact that Sui Sui would also die.
Perhaps even God couldn't bear it, so fate finally gave Lu Zhiheng a favor.
In the second half of the night, Suisui's fever suddenly subsided.
I can also drink a few more sips of milk than before.
Lu Zhiheng has been on high alert in recent years, fearing that something bad will happen again.
If he couldn't keep the last bit of his mother's family blood, Lu Zhiheng didn't know how he would have the face to see his mother.
The Crown Princess looked at Lu Zhiheng wearily, "Ah Heng, I know you're different from us. After all, you've never faced his cruelty directly, and you still have some hope for him that you shouldn't have."
"But Ah Heng, you should face reality. Even if it's not for your deceased brother and mother, it should be for Sui Sui."
"You brought Sui Sui up single-handedly. You've been both her father and mother here all these years. If anything really happened to Sui Sui, you'd be incredibly guilty. At that time, wouldn't you hate yourself for being so soft-hearted?"
The Crown Princess was well aware that Lu Zhiheng might not have been hesitant to take action because he didn't hate Emperor Qinglong.
I can't force myself to be cruel.
It’s just that Lu Zhiheng is a bit more unnecessarily kind and soft-hearted than others.
"But Ah Heng, as a member of the royal family, this unnecessary kindness and softness can sometimes really cost you your life."
"I never said this to alarm people. Think about it carefully."
"Go out first. I want to spend some time with your brother."
A tear fell from the Crown Princess's face again.
No matter how calm she was, she still couldn't accept her husband's sudden death.
The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess support each other and have gone through ups and downs together.
At first, they just treated each other with respect, but later they opened up to each other. Only the Crown Princess herself knew how much they had experienced in between.
But now, the person who had experienced the ups and downs with her suddenly passed away.
Even though the Crown Princess had already made preparations for this.
But when that day really comes, she still feels caught off guard.
I still feel a dull pain in my heart.
Lu Zhiheng himself was also in a state of confusion at the moment.
He looked at the Crown Princess deeply and slowly exhaled. He felt very uncomfortable in his heart, but he couldn't show it too much in front of others.
He only said: "Sister-in-law, take good care of yourself."
After saying that, Lu Zhiheng turned and left.
He watched the rain under the eaves.
I just feel that today's rain seems to have no end no matter what.
Drops of rain fell in a chaotic manner in his heart. Lu Zhiheng was in a state of confusion. He walked forward aimlessly. He didn't know how long he had been walking before he saw Su Tan, who was also sitting under another eaves enjoying the rain.
Lu Zhiheng paused.
Su Tan stood up, "Your Highness Prince Chen."
Lu Zhiheng waved his hand, "No need to be so polite. After all, there are only you and me under this roof now."
Su Tan frowned, but didn't say anything more. He just nodded.
The two fell silent again.
The rain keeps falling, and the raindrops are mixed and fall into people's hearts.
Su Tan suddenly remembered the day Changle left, which seemed to be a rainy day like this.
She hugged the child and cried until she fainted, wishing she could exchange her life for the child's.
But in the end, she failed to awaken the slightest mercy from God towards her.
Su Tan has always hated rainy days.
Therefore, whenever it was a rainy day, she would always think of Changle's small body getting colder and colder in her arms.
And now it is another rainy day.
She saw it again, a life disappearing before her eyes.
Lu Zhiheng lowered his eyes.
It was he who took the initiative to speak first.
"I know that my brother has always been in poor health. Everyone says it's a weakness he was born with, but..."
He smiled bitterly twice and his eyes fell on Su Tan.
"You are a mystic, you should know why."
Su Tan's pupils shrank sharply.
Her fingers tightened slightly, she knew.
Can--
But it was a royal secret after all, so she couldn't say much.
What's more, the prince himself knows the truth, so there is no need for her to go up to him and point it out.
Why did she have to break the window paper when they both knew it? What good would it do her?
But she didn't expect that Lu Zhiheng would suddenly talk about this in front of her.
Su Tan sighed slightly.
"Your Highness, please say whatever you want to say. After that, I will keep it all to myself and never tell anyone else."
Perhaps Lu Zhiheng had been holding these words in his heart for too long, but had no one to talk to.
Only at this time did I try every possible means to find a cure and told her all this.
Su Tan has always liked Sui Sui.
Naturally, she also respected Sui Sui's father. Sui Sui's father was very sad at the moment. Although it was not easy for her to comfort him, Su Tan did not feel embarrassed to be a qualified listener.
Lu Zhiheng stared at Su Tan's cheek quietly.
At this moment, he was extremely grateful. He was clear-headed at that time and knew that Prince Chen's Mansion was a dangerous place, so he never said anything to Su Tan.
Otherwise, it would be a waste of time to harm another girl.
Lu Zhiheng smiled bitterly twice, his eyes bitter, and told Su Tan everything that the Crown Princess had just said to him.
"I think you've already figured out that Suisui isn't my bloodline, but you've kept it a secret for so long."
"Have you calculated everything yourself and know the truth, or are you just afraid that I will treat Sui Sui badly after knowing the truth?"
Lu Zhiheng suddenly looked at Su Tan and asked such a puzzling question.
Su Tan's gaze fell on him, and his eyes deepened.
She shook her head. "I can tell that Suisui is not His Highness's child, but I've never calculated why."
She just felt that none of the royal family members were fools.
Lu Zhiheng might have known for a long time that Suisui was not his child.
There was no need for her to say so much nonsense, which would only make people feel bored.
What's more, the relationship between people sometimes does not necessarily require blood ties.
"Your Highness loves Sui Sui and raises her as his own daughter. Sui Sui also only sees you as her father. That's enough."
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