Chapter 437 Su Bao is not someone else's wish, Su Bao is Su Bao.
Granny Bai watched as Lan Junyi shook his head, then kicked him in the chest.
Lan Junyi clutched his chest in pain, but still stood protectively in front of Lin Shuyu.
Lan Feng, who was standing nearby, rushed over and stood protectively in front of his father.
"Forget it, let it go... I beg you, even if she isn't, her face is so similar to Shuyu's, just leave us... a memento!" Lan Feng took a deep breath and looked at the Second Prince and the others.
This was the first time Little Su Bao had seen her uncle being so humble and subservient; the little dumpling wanted to look at him.
Lan Feng couldn't help but lower his head because of the clarity in those eyes.
In a babyish voice, filled with confusion, the little girl asked, "But she's not my mother... why should I keep her as a memory?"
“Uncle, you said that Su Bao looks too much like her mother, so you don’t like to see her. But Su Bao has not done anything wrong. Su Bao is her mother’s precious child. Can’t she be your only memory?”
She looked sad. Actually, when Xiao Su Bao encountered difficulties, she had gone to Lan Feng for help.
Ke Lanfeng told others that he didn't want to see Su Bao's face because Su Bao looked too much like Lan Shuyu.
The little dumpling was sad for a long time after returning home, so she would always avoid her uncles whenever she saw them.
Over time, she began to think that her uncles and aunts didn't like her face, which looked so much like her mother's.
"Don't be sad, Su Bao. Daddy loves you, and you're not just someone else's wish. You're Su Bao!" Tang Bugui looked at the little dumpling with heartache. He had actually noticed something was wrong.
Little Su Bao looked up at her father, her eyes seeming to brighten a little.
Her little hands gripped Tang Bugui's clothes tightly, tearing them to shreds before she finally realized what was happening.
She smiled, her large eyes half a meter wide, very beautiful, just like how Lan Shuyu looked at her.
Tang Bugui smiled gently, feeling even more grateful to Lan Shuyu.
If she were here, she would definitely prefer Xiao Su Bao to be her continuation rather than a stranger!
"Daddy, Su Bao loves Daddy so much..." The little dumpling hugged Tang Bugui's neck tightly.
His soft, childlike voice was slightly distorted, as if only in this way could he express his current mood.
Lan Feng looked at this scene and opened his mouth to explain something, but when the words reached his lips, he didn't know how to say them.
Just then, Tang Bugui raised his eyes and met Lan Feng's gaze, which was extremely cold and devoid of any emotion.
He will make up for whatever the Lan family owes their daughter!
He gently rubbed Xiao Su Bao's head.
Xiao Su Bao has a lack of understanding about relationships; if someone is even slightly kind to her, she wants to repay them with everything she has.
She was different from other children. Even though she tried her best to learn from ordinary children, the little dumpling's occasional emotional outbursts would betray her.
And wasn't Tang Bugui himself no different...?
The imperial physician always said that he lacked emotion and was somewhat indifferent.
If it weren't for Lan Shuyu, perhaps...
Tang Bugui raised his eyes and his gaze fell on Lin Shuyu, who was not far away.
Then, he slowly withdrew his gaze and looked at his daughter: "Since the two Lord Lans have spoken, then from now on, Lan Shuyu and Xiao Subao will have nothing to do with you anymore. She is just my wife, and Xiao Subao is just my daughter!"
Lan Feng's heart trembled slightly. He looked at Xiao Su Bao, seemingly expecting her to say something.
However, Xiao Su Bao didn't even look at him, as if Lan Feng didn't exist.
Lan Feng clenched his fists.
He always felt that he had let his sister down and that his incompetence had caused her death.
At this moment, as he looked at Xiao Su Bao, he was filled with mixed emotions.
Lan Junyi was extremely nervous, and he didn't even glance at Xiao Su Bao again.
In his eyes, Xiao Su Bao should never have existed.
"My daughter, I want my daughter!" A struggle flashed in Lan Junyi's eyes.
But the next moment, she abandoned Xiao Su Bao and chose her daughter instead.
Xiao Su Bao raised her eyes to look at Lan Junyi, her gaze indifferent, showing neither sadness nor happiness, but even a hint of relaxation.
"Fine...fine, since you want this daughter so much, I will grant her to you as your daughter. Lan Feng, what about you? Do you not want Su Bao, but this woman in front of you?" The Empress was helped out by the Emperor.
She was filled with anger, but she held it back, her phoenix eyes fixed on Lan Feng.
Lan Feng trembled as he was forced to choose between Lan Junyi, Lin Shuyu, and Xiao Subao.
Lan Feng's body trembled slightly as he thought of his sister and the guilt he felt towards Xiao Su Bao over the years.
He glanced at Lin Shuyu, then laughed self-deprecatingly, feeling utterly foolish.
Xiao Su Bao is connected to him by blood, while Lin Shu Yu is just a fake.
Longing...
He was silent for a moment, then knelt on the ground, his voice solemn: "I was sorry to Su Bao before, and now I only want to make it up to her!"
The emperor gave a soft snort and looked indifferently at his two ministers.
He said calmly, "Since that's the case, men, take Lord Lan and this unknown woman away and send them... Come here, I'll talk to you!"
The emperor beckoned the guard over and whispered something in his ear.
The guard was slightly taken aback, but he still had to pamper his own emperor!
If I don't pamper her, other guards will!
"Yes!" the guard replied, then turned and led the two away.
Lan Feng subconsciously wanted to say something, but seeing his father holding Lin Shuyu's hand, looking as if he had found her again, he hesitated.
Lan Feng sighed.
He had actually noticed a while ago that Lan Junyi seemed a bit off, but...
I never imagined that my biological father had gone completely insane because of my sister.
"Although my father was a bit of a scoundrel, he was still my father after all. I only hope that he can live out the rest of his life in good health!" Lan Feng knelt before the emperor, his voice trembling.
Lan Junyi can disregard everything, but Lan Feng cannot.
"Hehe, don't worry, he won't die!" The emperor waved his hand.
The Empress glanced at Lan Feng. In fact, she used to think highly of Lan Feng, the only sober person in the Lan family.
The Empress spoke calmly: "I have already ascertained the woman's identity. She impersonated an official's daughter and spread rumors, a crime that cannot be forgiven. However, because she is so attached to Lan Junyi and loves his daughter dearly, I will bestow upon her the name Jia Shuyu!"
"A crushing defeat, an utterly foolish act!"
The Empress's voice wasn't very loud, but everyone could hear it clearly.
Lin Shuyu was completely devastated.
She raised her eyes and looked at the Empress with resentment.
That's not how it works!
She quickly looked at Tang Bugui, hoping that as long as Tang Bugui was willing to acknowledge her, as long as Tang Bugui could…
She was extremely anxious and wanted to explain, but the guards next to her stuffed burlap into her mouth.
Lin Shuyu was completely devastated!
She tried to spit out the burlap, but the guards were too ruthless; she couldn't even speak, let alone spit it out.
She didn't understand why things had come to this.
And why are the Empress and Emperor here? Why are they getting involved?
Lin Shuyu was completely dumbfounded.
Aren't the Emperor and Empress in the palace, or are they ill?
She looked at Tang Bugui, hoping he would save her, but Tang Bugui didn't even glance at her.
Lin Shuyu was completely devastated.
I've been preparing for this for five whole years!
Ever since I got that book...
Five years ago, Lin Shuyu obtained a storybook that told the love and hate story of Tang Bugui and Lan Shuyu.
She soon realized that this was none other than Lan Shuyu, the talented woman from the Lan family.
She once caught a glimpse of Lan Shuyu from afar and noticed that she and Lan Shuyu looked somewhat alike.
Later, Lin Shuyu discovered that Lan Shuyu and Tang Bugui had accidentally gotten together and even had a child.
She was overjoyed because, at the end of the story, Tang Bugui actually married an unknown commoner. Touching her face, she had an idea.
She had waited far too long for this day.
In order to imitate Lan Shuyu, she even stayed at the Lan family's house for a long time.
She disguised herself as a maid and watched Lan Shuyu from afar in the courtyard, trying to emulate her.
Her looks, figure, and style—the only thing she lacked was her age; she was too young…
She couldn't understand it, since she had made the right bet every single time over the years!
Why...
She looked at Tang Bugui, and then at the little baby in his arms.
In her storybook, the description of Xiao Su Bao only appeared briefly.
There isn't much writing about Xiao Su Bao; it's just that she suffered in the Lan family and was almost killed by them. The little girl was saved by someone, and that's it.
Lin Shuyu, no, it should be Jia Shuyu, raised her head and subconsciously looked at the others.
Little Su Bao looked at Lin Shu Yu, and at that moment, all of Lin Shu Yu's mother's aura had disappeared.
The little dumpling sensed that the aura had vanished instantly, and she subconsciously glanced into the crowd.
That aura flashed by and disappeared in an instant, as if it had vanished.
Little Su Bao frowned and searched again, but couldn't find anything.
"What are you looking at?" Tang Bugui looked at Xiao Subao with concern, thinking that she had been frightened by Lin Shuyu.
"I think..." Little Su Bao was about to speak when the Empress's voice came.
"Su Bao, Bu Gui, come here!"
The Empress was worried that Xiao Su Bao would be upset because of her recent instructions.
Little Su Bao turned to look at her grandmother, and the Empress smiled when she saw that the little girl was in good condition.
Tang Bugui, carrying Xiao Su Bao, followed the Emperor and Empress back to their room.
The Empress was helped to sit on a soft stool by the Emperor.
"Su Bao, you've gone too far!" The Empress looked at the little dumpling and spoke in an extremely gentle voice.
Little Su Bao climbed down from Tang Bugui's arms and strode over to the Empress's side.
The little dumpling looked up at its grandmother, its big eyes filled with affection and curiosity.
The Empress picked up Little Su Bao and then asked, "If you don't want that woman to leave, Grandmother can bring her back!"
Little Su Bao stared blankly for a moment, then shook her head.
“She’s not Su Bao’s mother, and…” Little Su Bao paused, noticing that everyone’s gazes were fixed on her.
Little Su Bao became nervous. She cautiously looked at the Empress and said softly, "Grandma Empress won't hurt Su Bao. Grandma Empress is definitely doing it for Su Bao's own good!"
The Empress looked at Xiao Su Bao with a strange expression in her eyes.
Or rather, for the Empress, she never imagined that a child who had always wanted his mother to come back would give up his mother because of her.
She couldn't help but scrutinize Xiao Su Bao.
But the little dumpling's eyes are clear, and the light in them is still pleasing to the eye.
The Empress patted her head, then paused and looked at Tang Bugui.
"The men I sent out to investigate her have not returned!" the Empress said truthfully.
Tang Bugui paused for a moment, then nodded.
"This humble general understands!" He stood respectfully yet distantly in the middle of the room, his hands at his sides.
The emperor's lips twitched as he looked at the man's respectful demeanor.
“My wife is doing this for your own good. Besides, that woman is just pretending to be a ghost, which alone proves that her background is questionable!” The emperor glanced at Tang Bugui, then looked at the empress.
Finally, he threw a book out.
If Lin Shuyu were here, she would surely find the storybook she had accidentally lost.
"These were found on a dead maid when the two guards went out and found a carriage!"
The emperor glanced at Tang Bugui, wanting to say something, but didn't know how.
After all, when the emperor and empress finished reading the story in the book, they also felt a little sorry for the two people.
Tang Bugui took the storybook and glanced at it.
Tang Bugui was stunned at first glance.
Because the story described above is about my love story with Lan Shuyu.
Although many of the plot points have changed, most of them remain the same.
Especially the story of how he met Lan Shuyu.
"Did she have someone write this?" Tang Bugui asked the Emperor and Empress.
The Empress shook her head: "I took a look, and it's not. The book uses cloud blue paper, and the color of this paper changes every year. The paper changes color over time."
Tang Bugui didn't understand any of this and continued to look at the Empress.
Little Su Bao also looked at the storybook. She paused for a moment, and then the face of an older sister appeared in her little head.
But she seemed to have almost forgotten that face.
She had seen this book before.
Because the book's title page featured a gardenia, which was her mother's favorite flower.
Just then, the Queen continued, "This book is at least ten years old!"
Tang Bugui was stunned, and his hands trembled.
Was his story with Shuyu written in advance by someone else?
impossible!
They are living, breathing people!
Tang Bugui raised his eyes and looked up at the sky.
He did not believe that his fate was being manipulated.
He is a living, breathing human being!
"I will have someone pry that woman's mouth open, but I wonder how many people have read this storybook!" The Empress frowned slightly, looking at Tang Bugui with concern.
The emperor glanced at the brat and said irritably, "You brat, why didn't you just tell my empress and me? If only we had known about this..."
The emperor paused slightly at this point, because at that time his brothers were busy vying with him for the throne.
The emperor and empress did not have an easy time; neither of them dared to fall into a deep sleep in the palace.
The emperor sighed, feeling an indescribable sadness in his heart.
Their lives were saved by Tang Bugui from the brink of death.
They had long ago regarded Tang Bugui as their own child.
They hoped Tang Bugui would be well, get married and have children, just like any other parent.
Tang Bugui used to refuse to get married, but later...
The emperor truly felt sorry for Tang Bugui. He had done so much for the sake of the Great Shang Kingdom and for the couple.
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