270 My Name Is In The List Too, Right? (2/2)

The quartet didn't know what to say to comfort the man and they could only keep their silence. They didn't know how deep the feelings of Uncle Qiu towards the Han Emperor and they were afraid to say something --- just in case they said something wrong and made him feel more hurt.

Uncle Qiu sighed and finally said, ”Princess Han Xiang indeed did the right thing. She gave out those important lists and with so many people already knew about it, the Han Emperor wouldn't dare to kill the people on those lists. If he really did that, he would admit his wrongdoing towards Han Xiang too... He wouldn't dare to smear his own image any more than this.”

The quartet nodded in agreement. The Han Emperor would definitely need to abandon this plan or he would make a lot of people revolt. In the end, he wouldn't get any benefits too.

Xiao Fang didn't notice these points before and she admitted that Han Xiang was actually very smart. Why didn't she notice this before? Did she plan all this at the little time when she was sober from the drugs? If that was true, her heart was aching for her.

Not only Xiao Fang, but the trio also started to realize this point and they also admired Han Xiang for her sharp mind.

Xiao Fang decided to ask Uncle Qiu one more thing, ”Uncle… do you know my real identity?” This part… Xiao Fang hadn't told him yet.

Uncle Qiu was taken aback by her sudden question. ”I don't know… I only know that your father found you by accident.” After that, he furrowed his eyebrows and asked, ”Is there something more?”

If Xiao Fang said yes, he didn't know if his heart would be able to take it.

Xiao Fang saw that Uncle Qiu was tired and she decided not to tell him for now. He had been bombarded by so many truths all at once and it was enough for now.

From Uncle Qiu's expression, it seemed like he didn't know that she was the Ce Fei's daughter. Did her father not know about this matter too? She started to feel suspicious because his father would never let her go out if she didn't cover her face with veil.

Besides, the trio confirmed that she looked a lot like the Ce Fei. She shuddered at the thought the Han Emperor would find out about her identity! What if he was crazy enough to treat her just like her mother --- by making her as her mother's substitute?

That would be so disgusting!

It would be better if Uncle Qiu didn't know about this matter until the end --- otherwise, she would also implicate him if one day… the Han Emperor found out about her real identity.

After that, they decided to go in separate ways. Xiao Fang accompanied Uncle Qiu and decided to talk happier things about their past. The trio didn't want to intrude and they decided to go back into their own room.

Yao Ying and Yao Ling didn't tell Lin Jian about their plan at night. They wanted to do this by themselves. When they arrived at their own room, Xiu was already there and he wanted to give them the result of his investigation.

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[1]. This phrase came from the 20th-century Chinese writer Lu Xun. Here the phrase ”written in blood” is metaphorical — Lu Xun was talking about the killing of student protesters — but resonates with Chinese history, as China does actually have a tradition of writing in blood.