Chapter 821: Protecting Shortcomings (4)
The wind blew up the fallen leaves in the yard. The white tiger had already curled up in the hut built for it to rest. In the starless and moonless night, only the lantern emitted a faint light.
Su Mingfeng's eyes were filled with doubt and hesitantly asked, "What does this mean?"
"My true identity is the King Rui of Daliang. I'm not the son of Xie Ding of the Lin'an Marquisate." Xie Jingxing said calmly, "It's not a temporary solution."
"Impossible!" Su Mingfeng blurted out, "You and I have known each other for more than ten years, and we were together when we were young. How could I not know that you are the King Rui of Daliang?"
"The Xie family's heir died at birth. The real heir of the Lin'an Marquisate is already dead," Xie Jingxing said, "not me."
Su Mingfeng stared at Xie Jingxing in a daze. His words were a little confusing, as if he himself couldn't make out some things. He said, "You mean, you weren't the son of Marquis Lin'an from the beginning. Someone substituted you for the crown prince. You've lived in Dingjing all your life, but you're not actually from Mingqi. You're from Daliang. You're the younger brother of Emperor Yongle of Daliang. You're a prince of Daliang. How is this possible? This is simply impossible..."
His words suddenly stopped when he saw Xie Jingxing's expression. That familiar, handsome face was filled with indifference. Su Mingfeng knew Xie Jingxing well. He often had this expression when he was talking about serious matters, when he didn't like to be repeated, or when he was impatient.
What he said is true.
Su Mingfeng couldn't describe the feeling inside him at that moment; it felt like he was being blocked by a ball of cotton. The joy he'd felt just now upon seeing his old friend was gone, and what remained was only a sense of emptiness and inexplicable anger.
He asked, “When did you know your identity?”
"Since I can remember." Xie Jingxing answered.
Su Mingfeng took two steps back.
"As far as I can remember?" he asked. "Have you known for a long time that you were from Daliang?"
Xie Jingxing remained silent.
Shen Miao sighed in her heart, why did Xie Jingxing have to be so honest? In fact, the more he said this, the more Su Mingfeng felt that he had been deceived. Sometimes, telling some lies appropriately would make it much easier for both oneself and others to accept them.
But Shen Miao asked herself, if it were her turn, she would probably be as frank as Xie Jingxing.
There is really no need to deceive those who are very close to you.
As expected, just as Shen Miao expected, Su Mingfeng's expression became extremely complicated after hearing Xie Jingxing's answer. After being surprised and suspicious, he gradually became angry as if he had been betrayed. He sneered and asked, "Oh, then what are you doing back now? Are you thinking that Mingqi is not as good as you, Daliang, and you are ambitious to get involved here?"
His words were so harsh that even Shen Miao couldn't help but look sideways. But in her heart, she knew that outsiders saw the chess game most clearly. Su Mingfeng would definitely not be able to accept knowing so many secrets at once. People are always particularly easy to hurt those who are close to them.
"So what?" But Xie Jingxing was not the kind of person who would be humble. Not only did he not give in to Su Mingfeng's suggestion, he also admitted it calmly.
Shen Miao wanted to speak, but changed her mind and gave up. A true gentleman watches chess without saying a word. Today she would just watch the show.
Su Mingfeng became even more furious. He roared at Xie Jingxing, "Today I finally understand what a traitor and a traitor are, what an ungrateful wolf is! I used to think you weren't close to Marquis Lin'an because of Princess Yuqing, but now it seems you've been trying to sever ties with them from the start! You're not even Marquis Lin'an's son, yet you enjoy everything in the Marquis Lin'an mansion with a clear conscience. Even the two illegitimate sons of the Xie family aren't as good as you. You keep saying that Princess Rongxin is your relative, but you lied to her, causing her daily suffering over the news of your death. You treated me like a brother, yet you concealed your true identity for years. I'm afraid there's a reason you're friendly with me."
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