Jiang Yu was stunned by Gu Qingyan's words and didn't come to her senses for a long time.
"Mother, I..."
Gu Qingyan looked at the stunned Jiang Yu and then cast a pleading look at Gu Lin.
"When did you start being able to hear your mother's thoughts?" Gu Lin was also stunned by this news. It was truly strange that one person could hear another's thoughts!
“From the day my mother adopted me.”
“However, I can only hear some things related to me; I can’t hear anything else.” Gu Qingyan hesitated for a moment before continuing, “Not only me, but the other three can also hear it.”
"What?"
Jiang Yu trembled. Not only Ayan, but those three ingrates could also read her thoughts.
"Ayan, I want to be alone."
Jiang Yu staggered into the house, while Gu Lin paused and remained outside.
"Father, did I do something wrong?" Gu Qingyan lowered his head. "I shouldn't have waited until now to tell Mother about this."
Gu Lin looked at his son with a complicated expression. "This matter is too strange. You must have your reasons for hiding it. It's just that your mother needs time to process it."
Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyan simply said, "I previously thought of following the will of Heaven, but now that things have changed, we must make sure that Mother is safe and sound."
He had told his mother about mind-reading more than once, but he worried that revealing this would go against the natural order and that they would all suffer a backlash.
He also had his own selfish motives.
He could hear his mother's thoughts about him, so he tried his best to please her and make her favor him more.
Moreover, he would feel secretly pleased every time he heard his mother's attitude towards Gu Qingling and the other two.
"Bang—"
Gu Qingyan slammed his fist into the stone table, and his joints immediately became red and swollen.
"Ayan, what are you doing?"
Gu Lin's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly went forward to check on Gu Qingyan's injuries.
"Father, I've been so selfish..." Gu Qingyan pouted, "This time I personally hurt Mother..."
"We'll discuss everything once your mother has calmed down."
......
Inside the room, Jiang Yu lay on the bed, her mind filled with what Gu Qingyan had just said.
No wonder, no wonder Gu Qingling and the other two were so strange, completely different from their previous lives. It turns out they could read her mind.
Jiang Yu thought carefully about what had happened since her rebirth, and the things that seemed strange before now made sense.
Gu Qingling and her two companions inexplicably turned against Liu Rong, only to later regret it and beg for her forgiveness. No wonder...
It wasn't until dinner time that Jiang Yu pushed open the door and came out.
"Mother..."
Gu Qingyan stood up very stiffly, and Jiang Yu immediately noticed the bandage wrapped around his hand. "What happened?"
"It's a minor injury, Mother, there's no need to worry."
Seeing this, Jiang Yu sighed almost imperceptibly, "Mother doesn't blame you. If such a bizarre thing had been revealed beforehand, we might have been punished by Heaven."
"Ayan, don't blame yourself."
"Mother..." Gu Qingyan's eyes instantly reddened, "But now your son can no longer hear your heart's voice, especially on the day the black mole appeared on your face. I'm afraid..."
“We can investigate the mole slowly.” Jiang Yu touched the location of the mole. “I’m not feeling unwell right now, so let’s leave this to Mei Chu.”
"If I can't hear it, then Gu Qingfeng probably can't hear it either."
Gu Qingyan was still somewhat uneasy. "I'll send someone to Qingcheng to ask Gu Qingfeng if he felt the same way I did that day."
"Mother, I still have to admit some things to you."
Gu Qingyan honestly revealed his selfish reasons for not telling Mother about mind-reading beforehand, and then lowered his eyes and said, "So it wasn't just because I was worried about violating the laws of Heaven that I didn't tell Mother."
"Mother, you may punish me however you wish, just please don't hold it against me."
He witnessed firsthand how his mother treated Gu Qingling and the other two, so he was terrified...
"laugh--"
A low chuckle rang out, and Gu Qingyan finally looked up at Jiang Yu. "Mother, what are you laughing at?"
“Laughing at Ayan’s cuteness.”
Jiang Yu and Gu Lin exchanged a glance. "In that case, A Yan has completely confessed everything."
"Mother, you don't blame me?"
“It’s not my fault.” Jiang Yu looked at Gu Qingyan. “If it weren’t for heaven letting you hear my heart’s voice, I’m afraid our mother-son relationship might not be so close. Ayan, it’s all fate.”
Having gone through so much, the biggest lesson Jiang Yu has learned is to be content with what you have and to go with the flow.
If you persist in something stubbornly, you will mostly reap bitter fruit.
"Don't worry, Mother, I will never hide it from you again!"
......
Qingcheng.
"Second Prince."
Gu Qingfeng, who was in the small Buddhist hall, stared blankly at the sandalwood incense for a while after hearing someone call him before turning his head and asking, "Did you call me?"
For the past four years, he has lived a life almost completely isolated from the world. If it weren't for waiting for news of his mother and then wanting to see her, he would have wanted to leave with Yao'er.
"The Emperor has something to ask you."
After hearing the guard's words, Gu Qingfeng was stunned for a moment before replying, "It's been a long time, I can't remember."
"Then think about whether there has ever been a day when you suddenly feel unwell, with chest pain."
Gu Qingfeng's eyes flickered upon hearing this. "There was such a day, but I can't remember the exact date."
Gu Qingfeng glanced at the guard, "Is there any news about the Empress Dowager?"
"The Empress Dowager has returned safely and will soon marry the Emperor Emeritus."
Upon hearing the guard's words, Gu Qingfeng froze, "What did you just say?"
A grand wedding?
But the guards who had already received the news had turned and left, leaving Gu Qingfeng alone to process the information from the guards' words.
The Empress Dowager is to marry Emperor Zhaoyuan...
Suddenly, Gu Qingfeng burst into laughter. Now, Gu Qingfeng's face was covered with stubble, and his legs had atrophied from years of not walking. He was huddled in his wheelchair like a lump of mud.
"Father, did you hear that? Mother is getting married. This is a real wedding, completely different from your forced marriage."
Gu Qingfeng's eyes held a hint of mockery. "The Great Yu is now thriving, while I am like a rat in a gutter, huddled in this courtyard. Father, the cause of all this ill-fated relationship is that ill-fated wedding."
One wrong step leads to another!
"Will I be able to see my mother one more time?"
Gu Qingfeng murmured softly, "I miss Mother too."
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