Chapter 398 Something is definitely wrong
Ran Qingxuan looked at Duan Yi: "So it's not a coincidence that you and Qi Mingjing became friends. When did you know about this?"
Duan Yi smiled bitterly, and when he looked at Gu Yanchen who was lowering his head and keeping silent, bitterness flashed in his eyes.
"When else could it be? When Uncle Gu was trapped, I kept begging my father to send troops to rescue him, but he just stayed in the study and didn't even leave the door.
Afterwards, Aunt Gu brought Yan Chen and others to ask for help, but my father avoided them. In the end, I threatened to commit suicide, and my father had no choice but to tell me a few things. ”
It was the first time that Gu Yanchen knew there was such a hidden story behind this matter. When he looked up, a complex look flashed in his eyes.
"There's no need to do that..."
What he said was unnecessary, simply because the two had only known each other for two years at the time, and even if they were childhood friends, they would not have gone to such an extent.
It can be seen that the two are the kind of people who value friendship and loyalty. Perhaps Gu Yanchen is resentful because of what happened in the past, and he has not had much contact with him for many years.
But privately he would still pay attention to Duan Yi's every move, but he was unwilling to face it because he couldn't get over that hurdle.
Duan Yi knew the truth but couldn't tell it, so there was misunderstanding between the two for a long time.
Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, the two grown men want to repair their relationship and return to the way it was before, but so much time has passed that the situation won't improve immediately.
Now that Duan Yi said these words, it was not entirely to make Gu Yanchen feel guilty.
Ran Qingxuan's understanding was that maybe he just wanted Gu Yanchen to know that he did not choose to stand by and watch...
Gu Yanchen tightened his hands on his knees again and again, and Ran Qingxuan gently placed his hands on them to comfort him.
Duan Yi felt a little disappointed and drank the tea in the cup silently.
Unexpectedly, the moment the empty teacup was put down, Gu Yanchen silently picked up the teapot and filled it up.
Duan Yi's face was full of surprise, and then joy. He picked up the teacup and drank it without caring about the heat.
"This house is all yours, I won't fight with you!"
"You drink too."
Ran Qingxuan watched all this with a smile without saying a word. In this way, perhaps it wouldn't take long for the knot in their hearts to be untied.
"You guys drink, I'm going to go next door."
Duan Yi was surprised, and seeing that Gu Yanchen had no intention of following him, he just sat there.
It was not yet the busiest time in the afternoon, and there was basically no one on the second floor.
When Ran Qingxuan slipped into the next room, he was already wearing dust-free gloves.
The flashlight shone on the seat where Qi Guang had just sat, and soon Ran Qingxuan picked up two strands of hair with tweezers and put them into the sampling bag.
Just now, Qi Guang was so angry that he grabbed his hair hard, and just as Ran Qingxuan expected, some hair fell on the table.
It was only three minutes, and when Ran Qingxuan returned, he saw the two of them talking, and the atmosphere seemed very harmonious.
"Young Marquis..."
"You are too distant, sister-in-law. I am a few years older than you. If you don't mind, just call me Big Brother Duan."
Ran Qingxuan looked at Gu Yanchen in surprise, unable to understand how the relationship between the two men could be repaired in just three minutes.
"It's okay. You won't suffer any loss if you call him Brother Duan."
Since Gu Yanchen said so, Ran Qingxuan followed Duan Yi's wishes.
"Okay then, Brother Duan."
"Well, I was in a hurry to go out today and didn't prepare any gifts. I will definitely bring a gift next time we meet."
Who doesn’t love something for free? Although there are many good things in Ran Qingxuan’s space, she would never think one more is too much.
"Then I would like to thank Brother Duan first."
"By the way, were you going to ask me something just now?"
When talking about serious matters, Ran Qingxuan immediately became excited.
"I just want to ask, are you and your father the only two who have read this secret letter written by my father-in-law?"
Duan Yi said without hesitation: "It's a secret letter, so it must be that only we can see the contents."
When Ran Qingxuan heard this, he frowned.
"Do you feel something is wrong?" Gu Yanchen asked doubtfully.
"That's definitely not right. The secret letter says that Qi Jing was also there when Qi Ren was tortured by Concubine Zhong. This proves that Qi Jing knew about it and thought he was Concubine Zhong's son.
But my father-in-law has already said that Concubine Zhong’s original plan did not succeed, so Qi Jing’s identity is still the crown prince, and this will not change. ”
Gu Yanchen and Duan Yi looked at each other, somewhat confused about what Ran Qingxuan meant.
Seeing their confused faces, Ran Qingxuan became a little anxious.
"My father-in-law said in the secret letter that Qi Jing didn't want the fact that she was switched to be discovered, so she wanted to find the family who delivered her baby and silence them.
Finally, the father-in-law took the initiative to secretly take the person away for protection, only to find out that the real queen's son had been replaced by the third wife of the Qi family.
You said that everyone was secretly taken away for protection, so it stands to reason that Qi Jing should not know his true identity, right? ”
Gu Yanchen was surprised: "I don't know..."
After so many years, he only found out yesterday that Qi Jing was not of royal blood, and his shock was no less than Ran Qingxuan's.
But when it comes to his father Gu Feng, Gu Yanchen knows his father better than anyone else.
If what the nanny who delivered them said was true, then his father would definitely spare his life for use in the critical moment.
He still doesn't know where the nanny in the secret letter is for so many years, so it is highly unlikely that Qi Jing will be able to find her.
Thinking of this, Gu Yanchen suddenly realized what Ran Qingxuan meant.
"Are you saying that Qi Jing knew through other channels that he was not a prince?"
"It is very possible. And judging from this, it is not a coincidence that Qi Mingjing is infected with the same poisonous insect as my brother!"
"Wait, what are you talking about, what insect, what big brother?"
Duan Yi was stunned, and even stood up and looked at Ran Qingxuan who was speaking in disbelief.
When Ran Qingxuan saw Gu Yanchen nod slightly at her, she told him about how they encountered an assassin on the road and then learned that Gu Yanzong was still alive but imprisoned in the Taicang Palace.
“We initially thought that our eldest brother was imprisoned in the palace because of Qi Jing, but later when we saw Qi Ren appear in the palace, we thought it was his doing.
But something happened later and we were sure that it was Qi Jing who was behind the scenes from the beginning. ”
"The poisonous insect in Qi Mingjing's body is the same as the one that my eldest brother was infected with. They both come from the Blue Rain Royal Family and are called Blood Evil!"
"So Mingjing wasn't suffering from any serious illness, but was poisoned by a poison?"
Well, it seems that Duan Yi's focus is on Qi Mingjing...
Gu Yanchen nodded: "Indeed, because the symptoms are very similar, Qingxuan confirmed it was the blood evil when he diagnosed him."
"And now I fully suspect that the blood evil on Qi Mingjing was cast by Qi Ying, the eldest daughter of the third branch of the Qi family."
"After all, Qi Mingjing told us that it was not only Qi Mingyi but also Qi Ying who handed him water, and it is very likely that the poisonous insect was planted at that time."
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