"If anything truly happens to the young master..."
Seeing that Ling Ku was still hesitating, Zhuo Yi's eyes were firm, "If anything goes wrong, I will take full responsibility."
He had accompanied the king all the way, so he was certainly not a hesitant or soft-hearted person.
For every step he takes, he has to look ten steps ahead.
The fact that the king sent his young master to Daning indicates that the young master has a path he is destined to take.
To become the master of Da Ning and even the entire world.
Ling Ku lowered his head. "The young master is only ten years old..."
"Ling Ku, it was His Highness who took the initiative to participate in the attack on Great Xia."
Zhuo Yi took a deep breath. He was sure he hadn't misjudged the man; their Crown Prince of Da Ning had a bright future ahead of him.
......
"Are you just going to stay in Daqing like this?"
At the Marquis of Dingyuan's residence, Jiang He felt somewhat bored. Instead of going to the battlefield for so long, he had been staying in the Marquis's residence, and Jiang He's spirits were somewhat low.
“I heard you tell Linghai a few days ago that you were going to attack the Great Xia.”
Jiang He's eyes darted around. "Why do you want to attack Great Xia at this time?"
Gu Lin glanced at Jiang He and asked, "In what capacity are you asking me this now? Are you the Marquis of Dingyuan of Daqing, or Ayu's brother?"
Seeing Jiang He suddenly fall silent, Gu Lin casually picked up a twig from the ground and began to gesture:
"Everyone knows that my Great Ning is at war with Daqing."
"Attacking the Great Xia at this time is all about taking it by surprise."
The branch finally stopped at one spot. "As for Daqing, victory can be achieved without a fight."
The two locked eyes, and Jiang He opened his mouth, but some words remained unspoken.
Both of them understood the meaning of winning without fighting.
"By the way, Ayan will also be involved in the attack on Great Xia, but he will be an ordinary soldier."
After Gu Lin finished speaking, he leisurely waited for Jiang He to continue, but to his surprise, the expected rage did not appear on Jiang He's face at all.
Just as Gu Lin was wondering, Jiang He suddenly stood up and looked at Gu Lin.
"I don't believe there aren't people protecting Ayan in the military camp."
Seeing Gu Lin's stunned expression, Jiang He gave him a big smile, "Ayan is my sister's son."
Based on this alone, if the blade wants to pierce Ayan, it must first pass through Gu Lin's body.
How could that old fox possibly let Ayan go to the battlefield alone?
"What's this called again? Oh right, a father's status rises with his son's."
Gu Lin's voice broke through his defenses behind him, and Jiang He immediately felt relieved.
Sure enough, I still have to find some fun from Gu Lin.
......
Gu Lin and Jiang He both kept the news of Gu Qingyan joining the army from Jiang Yu.
Zhaoning Palace.
"Let's go to the prison."
Jiang Yu was wearing a purple ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), the style and workmanship of which were exactly the same as the one she wore when she was imprisoned in the cold palace in her previous life.
Ling Mama glanced at Jiang Yu's back, but in the end, she followed closely behind.
The prison was dark and damp, much like the Cold Palace.
"This is a sacred place, and no one may visit it without permission."
"How dare you! Open your eyes and look! This is Her Majesty the Empress!" Granny Ling straightened her back. "Her Majesty the Empress has come to visit her child, and you want to stop her?"
"But the Emperor has issued an order..."
"Let Her Majesty the Empress in," Deng Yu's voice rang out. "The servants below are ignorant; please forgive them, Your Majesty."
Jiang Yu said with a forced smile, "Thank you for your trouble, Lord Deng."
If nothing unexpected happens, Gu Heng is waiting to see if she will come to visit Gu Qingling.
If she doesn't come, Gu Heng will definitely become suspicious.
The once quiet prison was suddenly filled with footsteps, and Gu Qingling, who was leaning against the wall, abruptly opened her eyes.
Looking at Jiang Yu standing in front of him, his eyes held a deep meaning he couldn't understand.
"Did Mother come to see how pathetic I am?"
Gu Qingling gave a self-deprecating laugh, watching him with no hope of ever turning things around.
Jiang Yu did not respond, but squatted down to look Gu Qingling in the eye.
[Gu Qingling, even your current state cannot quell the hatred in my heart.]
Gu Qingling's eyelids trembled involuntarily. Why... why did his mother hate him so much?
“You have been raised by Consort Rong since birth.”
Jiang Yu's voice seemed to be infused with icy shards, striking directly into the depths of Gu Qingling's heart.
"You oppose me in everything you do, as if I have committed some heinous crime, and you despise me a million times over."
When these old wounds were reopened, Jiang Yu felt no heartache whatsoever.
"You might even be thinking of honoring Consort Rong as Empress Dowager after you inherit the throne."
Gu Qingling shook his head. No... he knew he was wrong about these things.
But then he suddenly heard Jiang Yu's innermost thoughts.
[As expected, he and Consort Rong are biological mother and son.]
Instantly, Gu Qingling's face turned deathly pale, as if struck by lightning.
"Mother..."
"You no longer need to call me Empress Dowager."
How familiar this scene is! It's just that in her past life, she was the one lying on the ground waiting to die.
"I am your and Father Emperor's child, the eldest legitimate son of the Great Qing Dynasty. Why can't I call you Empress Dowager?" Gu Qingling completely collapsed. How could this be? How could he not be Empress Dowager's child?
You were never born of me.
"I have come here today to personally end this so-called mother-son relationship between you and me." Jiang Yu smirked. "The moment I step out of the prison, I will tell the world that I am ashamed to have a son like you."
"From now on, you are no longer my son."
[Back then, Gu Heng and Consort Rong switched my child. I am determined to avenge this injustice.]
"No...that's not how it is..."
For Gu Qingling, learning her true parentage was a far more devastating blow than being imprisoned in the clan jail.
However, it will be soon; very soon, the truth will be revealed to the world.
Jiang Yu's eyes were already a little red. "Gu Qingling, I am not a demon empress."
Her parents raised her, taught her to read and be polite, how could they have raised her into a wicked empress?
The reputation of a wicked empress destroyed the centuries-old foundation of her Jiang family.
"What... an empress?"
Gu Qingling was completely confused, but Jiang Yu had already gotten up and left.
Gu Qingling desperately reached out to grab Jiang Yu's robe, but the hem slipped from her hand and she couldn't grasp it.
"Mother! Mother!"
Behind her, Gu Qingling called out desperately, but Jiang Yu's steps never faltered, without the slightest hesitation.
It's good that Gu Qingling survived this time.
He should live until the truth comes out.
Inside the prison, Gu Qingling's voice was hoarse from calling out, but she never received the response she longed for.
She collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down her face.
He is not the Empress Dowager's son; he is Consort Rong's son...
He was just an eldest son born out of wedlock.
Suddenly, Gu Qingling felt a splitting headache and rolled on the ground in pain.
"It hurts, it hurts so much..."
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