145 Chapter 145 Confirmation (1/2)

It only took two days for Gu Rin to travel back and forth between the Qiangdu country and the Zhixiang country's eldest prince's manor. And the first thing he did after he returned is to report to his father, the Gu clan's head, Gu Lingdao.

”Father, I have confirmed Prince Xing Guang's identity. He really is one of our Gu clan. He also has a royal Gu in his body despite not undergoing with the ritual. I also made contact with him and he told me that aside from the Xing imperial family, there is another powerful people behind them. And those people are the one responsible for his incident and blindness.

When Hu Hai returned with injury, he mentioned that he encountered those traitors in the Gonglu country's palace after Xing Baihe married in. Patching it up together, there is no doubt that they are also the people that Xing Guang mentioned. The mysterious power behind the Xing imperial family is no other than the traitors, the Liu clan.” Gu Rin respectfully and solemnly reported.

Gu Lingdao's emotions is complicated. He is happy that he finally has a grandson. But also sad because his daughter is no longer around. Another thing is because his grandson had a difficult life in the past three decades. ”Why did you not bring him along when you return? This is his home too.”

”I did offer him to return with me, but as what young miss Lian said, he cannot leave his siblings. And based on my investigation on the people of his household, each of them have a dormant Gu poison inside their body thanks to Xing Guang's royal Gu. I even can't believe that only a single person cultivated those Gu. That princess is even more talented compared to most member of our Gu clan.”

”She is abusing the use of Gu poisons despite not having a royal Gu. As I thought, your elder sister didn't tell her about the consequences. Luckily she is the only one capable of using the Gu poisons outside the clan. She is doomed to dieyoung. And it might happen sooner than I anticipated.” Gu Lingdao can't help but commend his daughter's plan. But unfortunately, Xing Baihe was still able to ruin one life during her short life; Lin Xulian's.

'That young miss would surely be upset once she finds out that her enemy is already dead even before she could fully grasp the principles behind the Gu. That's if she is really Lin Xulian.' Gu Lingdao sigh with his thoughts.

”Rin, have you seen the Gonglu's empress Lin Xulian during your mission with Hu Hai?” Gu Lingdao suddenly asked.

Gu Rin is a bit confused but still replied honestly. ”No, I haven't father. Hu Hai and I would meet secretly since he introduced himself as a lone traveler and an orphan. My presence would cause conflict to his assumed identity.”

”So that's why. No wonder you were not able to identify her.” Gu Lingdao absentmindedly mumbled. He is completely oblivious to the confusion he caused to his son.

”What do you mean father?” Unable to contain his curiosity, Gu Rin finally asked.

”That young miss is claiming that she is Lin Xulian, that ”deceased” empress.” Gu Lingdao said then he restated everything that Lin Xulian mentioned about herself.

During their private talk, Lin Xulian told him about her sudden pregnancy. She also openly stated that her marriage with the Gonglu country's emperor wasn't consummated and her pregnancy caused conflict between them.

But when she started to feel that her condition is becoming dangerous and her life is at risk, she planned her fake death to escape the palace and her throne to find the cure. Gu Lingdao didn't ask her why she chose that method but he assumed that there must be some deeper reason. Then she told him about her encounter with Xing Guang who help her save her life from immediate death.

After Listening to his father, Gu Rin's jaw almost drop. He remembered the guilt in Hu Hai's face when he returned with the news of the death of the King's great granddaughter. He even voluntarily asked for punishment because he felt like it was his fault for not protecting the young miss properly. He even felt pity for him because he didn't mind his injury and received the whip lashes that rendered him immobile until now.