Chapter 17 (1/2)

Chapter 17: Deceased

you”</e could not bear to say it On the way over, countless people have sneaked glances at hiazes, but he still could not see any resemblance between hile hair

He heard Gu Yun come closer to his ear and say softly: “Just say one word, whether it is genuine or false, just once”

Chang Geng turned his head and saw the eyes of his little yifu His gaze was clear and cold, and there was not a hint of tears — not even pretense He appeared both beautiful and ruthless at the sahed and whispered: “I’ you”

Even if there were ’s heart,this sentence, he had no choice but to coood comfort him”

He lowered his eyes and said with not much heart put into it: “Royal Father”

The eyes of Eather all the life force he had left to create a streak of light, his gaze rese fireworks that lit up the entire cha he looked at Chang Geng it would still not be enough, after a while, he quietly spoke:

“I gave… gave to you the naht and fair, worry-free and at peace…hoping that you shall be safe and sound for an entire lifetime…for hundreds of years… Do you have a childhood na the heaven, the sky </e”

Ehtly, there were sounds co from his throat but he momentarily could not say a word

Gu Yun had to step forward and helped the old E hi heavily as he laid back down, his bony and frail hand grabbed Gu Yun’s wrist

Gu Yun: “Your subject is here”

Emperor Yuan He’s voice sounded sirown up, only ,… I could not watch him become an adult …”

Gu Yun see eye contact with the e — one with still wet tears, one with coht, yet it seereement had been made between them

Gu Yun: “Your subject understood”

“I a this child to you, Zi Xi, I have no one else, I can only trust you, you rew thinner and thinner, his words became quite incomprehensible near the end Gu Yun somewhat understood what he ive to him his royal status… Where did you find him?”

Gu Yun: “Yanhui town of the Northern Frontier”

“Yanhui…,” Emperor Yuan He repeated this name to himself:

“I have never been to that area, how far aould that be… then… pass…pass on my decree…the fourth son of the E</e of age ceremony…”

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bei from ‘Northern’, Yan Bei means Northern Bird

Gu Yun listened quietly, nor, a title of one character was called ranted the title of ” A title </ehtly lower in status compared to the former, usually separated frorade

another way to say ‘Prince’</e hier defend him, I must prevent his older brothers to feel dissatisfaction in the future …… Zi Xi, do you understand e e to inherit his title?”

Gu Yun nodded after a pause

Chang Geng did not knohat kind of riddles they were playing at, his heart involuntarily beat like

E Geng be your adopted son This was not the custom, but I have no one else I can count on, I enerations and let him rely on you for a few years with no title and no status…

“Zi Xi, you must be kind to him, even if you have your own children in the future, don’t mistreat him, he is already in his teens, he won’t trouble you for er… When the time comes for him to be crowned, he will depart to his own manor as a Prince … I have already selected the proper location for it as well…”

When getting to this part E fit, Gu Yun wanted to reach out and help him but the man waved him off

The old e Geng, and the more he looked, the ht, why can’t such a good child like this stay by his side?

After all the trouble and difficulty of finding hi?

E, like a weak and cowardly child, he said to Gu Yun instead: “Hetravel already, let the boy go get some rest, I wanted to have a feords with you”

Gu Yun sent Chang Geng out to the door and handed hiuard He whispered in his ear: “Go rest first, wait fordid not say anything and silently followed the guard’s lead He could not describe what he was feeling inside

This time he had officially and for, yet he could not ious words of the ruler have been bestowed, there was no room for him to refuse He was not allowed to resist, and he was not allowed to say even a word in this matter

He could only bow his head and ith small strides away from the palace full of medicinal and deathly aura But afterinvoluntarily looked back at Gu Yun and saw that theMarquis of Order had a side profile that was as beautiful as a painting

The heavy forave off a sense of restraint that could not be said in a feords, causing a bitter feeling to rise up inside one’s chest

ly and thought to hio you were only a son of a save you poison Today you’re the adopted son of the Marquis of Order, you can’t even drea as this</ehed at hi that happened around hih the dihty-one steps — a walk for hihtly closed once again, the incense burner with stea out white smoke

E next to him: “I remember in your childhood you were very close with A Yan, you both were close in age, standing together, the two of you resembled a pair of jade dolls”