Wen Nongnong felt that his reaction was a bit off, and she looked him over with a scrutinizing gaze. "Why do I feel like Uncle seems guilty? You're not hiding something, are you?"
"Why would I feel guilty? What could I possibly hide?" Xiao Yan said casually. "Anyway, I can't help you with this. You should find someone else. I have to go back to sleep." With that, he slipped away before Wen Nongnong could call him.
Then, after he went outside, he felt something was wrong again.
Because of Hengzhi's tone last time, it seemed like he knew who the girl was that night. Now that Nongnong has suddenly started asking about Yanliu again, he feels like it's the same thing.
If that's the case, then that girl is someone Nong Nong knows.
Who is the girl that Hengzhi and Nongnong both know?
Xiao Yan suddenly became curious, thought for a moment, and quietly turned back.
Inside the room, Wen Nongnong said to Gu Linchao, "Your Highness, my uncle's reaction just now was very strange. Does he know something?"
Gu Linchao pursed his lips. "You probably don't know. Don't overthink it."
Wen Nongnong rested her chin on her hand. "But I always feel like he knows something. And the prince has been sending people to investigate for so long, and there's still no news. It's really too abnormal."
Gu Linchao frowned slightly, his brows furrowing almost imperceptibly. He hadn't expected Nong Nong to remember this matter so vividly, but he also felt a pang of guilt and hesitation for having kept it from her.
"That matter can't just be left like that, can it? Jiang Hua can't be bullied like this for nothing." Wen Nongnong continued. She had promised Jiang Hua last time that she would find the person who bullied her and give them a good beating to vent her anger.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan, who was hiding outside the door, panicked and bit his finger.
He must have heard right. The girl he took advantage of that day was actually Atuo Jianghua.
He wished he had never returned to hear such terrible news.
But why is it Atuo Jianghua? Shouldn't she be in the palace? Why is she at Yanxu Tower?
Whenever he thought about how the girl he almost raped that night was Atuo Jianghua, he felt a lump in his throat.
According to seniority, A-Tuo and Jiang Hua should also call him "uncle" like Gu Heng, this...
He actually cheated on his grandnephew?
It's all messed up...
Xiao Yan was flustered and at a loss.
"Let's leave it at that. Nong Nong, don't pursue this any further. If it gets out, it won't do Atuo or Jianghua any good," Gu Linchao said calmly, glancing at the direction outside the door with a frown.
Wen Nongnong hesitated, "But I promised her last time that I would find that person and beat him up..."
Xiao Yan, hiding outside: "..."
“So much time has passed, that person must be hiding. Finding them won’t be easy,” Gu Linchao said.
Upon hearing this, Wen Nongnong suddenly gave him a scrutinizing look. "Why do I feel like Your Highness is making excuses? Do you know something?"
She felt that with Gu Linchao's abilities, finding such a person in the capital should have been easy, but so much time had passed and there was still no news. Moreover, he wouldn't have said anything if she hadn't asked him today.
Wen Nongnong narrowed her peach blossom eyes and looked at him suspiciously, "Do you know the person in the Yanliu house that day? Is it because you want to protect that person that you won't tell me, afraid that A Tuo, Jiang Hua and I will cause trouble for that person?"
Gu Linchao was surprised that she had guessed almost exactly what was going on. If this continued, he might not be able to keep Xiao Yan's secret. After all, he didn't want to lie to Nong Nong.
Thinking it over, he abruptly changed the subject, "Nong Nong, the court received a report of victory today. Your second brother went to Kunhu Mountain to suppress bandits and returned in a day or two. The court will then reward those who have contributed to the victory."
Wen Nongnong was indeed very happy to hear this. "Second brother really didn't disappoint me. But you still haven't answered my question from earlier."
Gu Linchao: "..."
Surprisingly, they couldn't distract her.
He pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed, "You don't need to take other people's affairs so seriously. A-Tuo and Jiang Hua themselves don't care anymore, so stop dwelling on that matter."
Wen Nong Nong frowned and said in disagreement, "A Tuo Jiang Hua is no stranger. She's my good friend, and she's all alone in Daye, with no relatives or friends. When Prince A Tuo left, I promised him that I would take good care of her..."
Gu Linchao frowned slightly. "You seem to be taking what Atuo Qingye told you very seriously."
"It's alright, mainly because we're friends, and we've been through life and death together," Wen Nongnong said earnestly, oblivious to his odd behavior.
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