Chapter 123 Xiao Yu’s True Identity
Although she was not particularly clear about the ins and outs, Xu Chuchu knew that Xiao Yu and his family did not get along well, and were even very separated, so he had never mentioned anything about his family in the capital to Xu Chuchu.
Xu Chuchu didn't want to poke at his sore spot, but she felt that as a "lover" at this stage, she also had the right to know Xiao Yu's true identity and know what kind of person she was with.
Hearing Xu Chuchu say this, Xiao Yu's pace slowed down significantly.
He paused before saying, "I'm sorry I never told you about this before."
As he met Xu Chuchu's inquiring gaze, he said, "I am indeed the fourth prince of the Great Xia Dynasty."
The guess came true and Xu Chuchu took a breath.
"But...isn't the surname of the Xia Dynasty Helian?" She asked him gloomily, "Isn't the name Xiao Yu your real name too?"
In fact, before this, Xu Chuchu observed Xiao Yu's status and financial resources, and also guessed whether he might be a prince or a prince.
But thinking that the surname of the Xia Dynasty was not Xiao, she gave up the idea and thought that he was a distant relative such as the third nephew of the emperor's seventh uncle's eighth aunt.
It might be understandable for a prince to conceal his identity, but if they have been together for so long and even use a fake name, it would be a bit insincere.
Were the names that he called out so tenderly and sweetly all someone else's?
"No, Xiao Yu is my name. I've never lied to you about this!" Xiao Yu excitedly grabbed her wrist. "Although I was born into a royal family, I never had the last name Helian. Instead, I took my mother's surname, Xiao."
Xu Chuchu's heart skipped a beat: "Why?"
"Because..." Xiao Yu unconsciously tugged at her collar, "I was born with those markings of the brocade boa constrictor you've seen... That's why I was considered unlucky and was kept in the Imperial Observatory. Plus, I was later found to have a strange illness, so the palace couldn't tolerate me anymore. The Emperor had my mother move me out of the palace and named me Xiao Yu."
He seemed to find it a little funny when he said this: "The word 'Yu' means I hope that I can be like a beautiful jade, without a single flaw."
The first time Xu Chuchu heard him talk about the past, she felt a pang of bitterness.
Although she also has no father or mother, she was raised by her master, who treated her as his own daughter. She has never lacked the love of her family. She is much luckier than Xiao Yu, who has parents but is disliked by them.
Thinking about how she almost misunderstood Xiao Yu just now, Xu Chuchu felt guilty and wanted to give him a big hug of love.
Unfortunately, this was on the street and it couldn't happen, so I could only quietly hold his hand tighter.
"It's okay, no need to comfort me, it's all in the past." Xiao Yu felt the strength in her hand and gave her a reassuring smile. "A few years later, my mother died, and the emperor suddenly remembered me. He sent people to bring me back to the palace, let me study and practice martial arts, and even rewarded me with gold, silver and jewelry as compensation for all these years."
Did it sound like a father who knew his mistakes and could turn back? Xu Chuchu couldn't figure it out, so she asked cautiously, "Didn't he say to change your last name back to Helian?"
If he changed his name back to Helian, he might not be looked down upon.
"He mentioned it once, but I refused." Xiao Yu said lightly, "Now when my body gets hot, the lines still appear, and the strange disease hasn't been cured. Instead of changing it back to Helian, it's easier to just keep the last name Xiao."
What he didn't say was that because of his last name, no one in the palace dared to acknowledge his identity as the Fourth Prince, and they only dared to use ambiguous and somewhat sarcastic names like "Young Master Xiao" to address him.
"I'm sorry, Xiao Yu." Xu Chuchu said softly, "I'm sorry for touching upon something that made you unhappy."
"Don't say that." Xiao Yu said hurriedly, "It's my fault. I should have told you earlier. You came to Beijing with me this time..."
He paused and said, "You might hear this kind of rumors often in the future. I'm sorry to have to trouble you."
This is what he cares about most.
He could ignore those people, but there was no reason for Xu Chuchu to be implicated by him and be gossiped about.
"I don't care." However, Xu Chuchu shook her head without saying anything. "Other people have their own opinions. We have no right to control what they say. Besides, this is not your problem at all. I just know that you are the best."
Xiao Yu quietly squeezed her hand back and smiled without saying anything.
He doesn't have the ability to make everyone shut up now, but he will have it in the future. He hopes Xu Chuchu is willing to accompany him until that day.
Xu Chuchu: "Then I don't have to call you Your Highness from now on, right?"
Xiao Yu: “…No need.”
After turning a corner, Xiao Yu finally brought Xu Chuchu to a quiet and elegant mansion.
This mansion does not seem luxurious from the outside, nor does it look like many houses that have all sorts of stone statues at the door to show off. Its decoration is very simple and low-key.
The trees in the yard grew taller than the wall, and the chirping of birds could be heard. The plaque with the words "Xiao Mansion" hanging in front of the door was thin and powerful. Xu Chuchu recognized that it was Xiao Yu's handwriting.
"It's great here," she said happily. "I used to want to buy a big villa in the mountains and live alone, but unfortunately I was always busy and didn't manage to do it."
"A big villa?"
"Uh...it's the thatched hut where you first met me."
Just as they were about to enter, Xiao Yu suddenly stopped Xu Chuchu and said, "There's one more thing."
"What?" Xu Chuchu asked curiously.
"Well, that's right." Xiao Yu pondered his words for a moment before speaking. "If someone with ill intentions says something you don't understand to you again... just don't respond. Just ignore them and don't give them the chance to tease you."
"What do you mean?" Xu Chuchu was puzzled. After a while of recalling, she finally responded, "Oh, you mean the Second Prince asked me if you had taken my body?"
Xiao Yu's face flushed suspiciously: "Yes, that's it. It's not a nice thing to say. Don't ask me what it means. I can't explain it to you. Anyway, don't take it to heart..."
"Hahaha." Xu Chuchu laughed triumphantly before Xiao Yu finished speaking, "How could I not understand? I pretended to be stupid to tease him so that I could launch a sneak attack."
Xiao Yu: “…Ah?”
Xu Chuchu patted his shoulder again and said, "Don't worry, your master understands these things very well, and you won't suffer any loss."
At this moment, Xu Chuchu was full of pride in herself as a modern person with avant-garde ideas, and she didn't notice Xiao Yu's disheveled hair at all.
Finally returning to the Xiao Mansion, Xiao Yu's follower Afu was the first to come out to greet him when he heard the noise. Seeing that his young master was finally willing to go home, he was so moved that tears filled his eyes.
Although Xu Chuchu didn't know why Ah Fu looked at her as if she were a ghost, she still greeted him enthusiastically.
Xiao Yu asked the maid in the mansion to take Xu Chuchu to her room to rest, and she also prepared to go back to her room to change her clothes first.
As soon as he turned around, Ah Fu grabbed his sleeve pitifully: "Sir, please go to the palace later. The matter of the imperial edict... Ah Fu really can't hold it any longer."
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