Xie Lingqin was deeply moved.
She never imagined that the person in front of her, the emperor's brother, the former Prince Yong, was actually Xie Danling's biological father.
That means her mother and this Prince Yong...
"Yuwen Yao, you're not kidding me, are you? Although I also wonder why my beautiful and talented mother was so blind to fall for General Xie, that selfish and incompetent fool, but..."
Cheating?
Xie Lingqin was very clear that Yuwen Yao was referring to Xie Danling's father, not her father, so she was definitely not born to her mother and this Prince Yong.
“I don’t know the specifics, it was just a chance encounter with my uncle.” Yuwen Yao stepped forward, his voice low. “Moreover, you should know that General Xie was already with your second concubine not long after your mother gave birth to you, and then, not long after Xie Danling was born, he brought back Xie Lingyu…”
Xie Lingqin knew this, of course. She always thought that her mother was angered to death by her second aunt because of this matter.
It seems that this is not the case at present.
"So General Xie didn't know about this?" Xie Lingqin frowned.
"They probably don't know."
Xie Lingqin was stunned for a long time, then raised her hand to her forehead. "Why wasn't I born to my mother and someone else? That way, I could openly pluck General Xie's beard and tear down his house, and no one would say I wanted to kill my father."
As Xie Lingqin spoke, she stood up, a hint of melancholy on her face.
Little did she know, Tianxing and the others were looking at her with extremely strange eyes.
Miss Xie is really... special.
"What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen someone who doesn't like their father and doesn't want him for a second?" Xie Lingqin glanced at everyone, and Tianxing and the others immediately bowed and said, "Then, we will follow you from now on, Miss."
“That’s right.” Xie Lingqin looked Tianxing up and down, then at the people behind him, and asked in confusion, “Then why did Prince Yong tell you to protect me and follow me, instead of protecting Xie Danling and following Xie Danling?”
"It's out of guilt," Yuwen Yao said. "Because of his failure, your mother married General Xie. You should have been his daughter. Only by using your hand to protect him and take care of him can we avoid arousing suspicion." Yuwen Yao sighed and gently took Xie Lingqin's hand. "So, from now on, you will also take on the responsibility of Xie Danling."
Xie Lingqin's eyes flickered slightly as she looked at Tianxing. "No wonder. Just now I saw that Prince Yong's gaze towards Xie Danling was somewhat somber. Moreover, I heard him say that he had been poisoned long ago. It seems that he knew today was his death day, which is why he kidnapped Xie Danling to see his son one last time. However, it seems that the Emperor also wants to take this opportunity to eliminate you."
"We made preparations a long time ago."
Tianxingdao.
Xie Lingqin nodded, "I guessed it."
“Miss Lingqin is wise. She believes that all our people have already evacuated, and we will also evacuate in a while. We will come to find you when things have calmed down.”
After speaking, Tianxing and the others bowed to Xie Lingqin and prepared to leave. However, as soon as they took a step, Tianxing immediately became alert and called out from the shadows, "Who's there?"
In the shadows, a dark figure stood out starkly amidst the swaying bamboo shadows.
Xie Lingqin looked over, and there was this figure...
Xie Lingqin's expression was a mix of complicated emotions and relief. She sighed softly, "Come out."
The person who came out was Xie Danling.
Tianxing and the others were taken aback, "This..."
"You guys should leave first," Xie Lingqin waved to Tianxing and the others.
Tianxing and the others hesitated for a moment, then bowed to Yuwen Yao before stepping back. They then knelt and kowtowed before the remains of Prince Yong.
"Boss, you must enter the imperial mausoleum, otherwise we will definitely take you away."
After they finished speaking, the group left.
After watching the group disappear from sight, Xie Lingqin finally looked at Xie Danling, who was standing in the room like a wooden sculpture.
Looking at the boy's suppressed anger and gloomy face, and his trembling hands, she then raised her hand and placed it on his shoulder. "You should be grateful that he is your father."
Otherwise, if one day the General's Mansion is destroyed in my hands, you will also be implicated.
However, this was something Xie Lingqin didn't say aloud.
Xie Danling listened for a long while before finally raising his eyes to meet Xie Lingqin's gaze, his eyes red and swollen. "Don't you think our mother was having an affair with another man..."
"Smack—"
Before Xie Danling could utter a single word, she was slapped and fell to the ground.
The one who made the move was not Xie Lingqin, but Yuwen Yao, who was standing next to her.
Xie Lingqin was stunned for a moment.
"Xie Danling, your mother is the most admired and respected woman in the world, and no one should insult her."
Yuwen Yao's usually calm face showed obvious anger. "Although I am not very clear about what happened back then, and my royal uncle has never told me, if there are no surprises, your mother should have married Prince Yong instead of General Xie, who commanded the three armies. The widely circulated story at the time actually had another hidden story."
Xie Lingqin looked at Yuwen Yao.
It was rare for him to say so much; he was usually concise in his words to outsiders. But now, looking at Xie Danling, who seemed to have been struck by lightning, his tone was stern, yet it was more like the earnest words of a parent.
“You are thirteen now, and fourteen after the New Year. It’s time to grow up. Don’t look at things with your eyes, look at them with your heart.” Yuwen Yao continued, his gaze then turning to the Fifth Prince Yong on the ground. “The Emperor’s men will be here soon to collect the body. If you want to say something to him, hurry up.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuwen Yao pulled Xie Lingqin aside.
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