Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 1083: Chapter 1084: There Must Be Some Misunderstanding

Since his identity had been exposed, Gong Juechen dropped the pretense and, ignoring Xiao Changyi standing before him, went straight into the house. After changing into a new set of clothes, he didn’t leave the room but instead sat at the table inside, leisurely sipping overnight tea.

Not long after, Xiao Changyi came in and sat opposite him, still expressionless.

Neither of them spoke.

Only after Gong Juechen finished the tea in his hand did he finally speak, asking, ”Is it just because I resemble Consort Han?”

Xiao Changyi said indifferently, ”That day, Meng Zhuqing was tracking the person who tried to take your clothes but lost them near General Han’s residence. That is Consort Han’s family home.”

Gong Juechen scoffed, ”Zhuzhu is really loyal to you.”

Xiao Changyi continued as if he hadn’t heard Gong Juechen’s sarcasm, ”We only suspected before and didn’t know why someone would try to take your clothes, but today when we entered the palace, the Jun Palace’s front was filled with blooming spider lilies, all in full bloom. The old man treasures them and doesn’t allow anyone to pick them. Jing Er was curious and after asking, she found out that the old man looks at the flowers and thinks of Chenglin, saying there’s a spider lily-shaped birthmark on Chenglin’s lower back.”

Gong Juechen was greatly shocked. The Emperor of Xiyun had actually planted spider lilies in front of the Jun Palace? And it was all because he missed him?

”He only did that for others to see,” those words clearly showed Gong Juechen didn’t believe the Emperor of Xiyun treasured his memory.

When Xiao Changyi heard the bitterness in Gong Juechen’s words, he asked directly, ”You’re still alive, why don’t you recognize each other?”

”Recognize each other?” Gong Juechen scoffed. ”So that he can kill me?”

”He’s your father, how could he possibly kill you?”

”If it’s impossible, why does he now only have Su Chengyu as his son?”

”What do you mean...?” Xiao Changyi couldn’t believe the implication in Gong Juechen’s words. His eyebrows were furrowed tightly.

Gong Juechen said with a smile, ”You clearly know what I mean, why even ask me? But since you asked, I’ll speak plainly. He originally had so many sons, but now, only Su Chengyu remains. The reason is simple: the other sons were all killed by his own cruel hand. If my imperial consort mother hadn’t arranged for me to be sent away from the palace, I too would have been killed by him long ago.”

”He’s not that kind of person, there must be some misunderstanding,” Xiao Changyi still didn’t believe it.

”Then explain to me, why have so many of his sons died? And isn’t it coincidental, that only Su Chengyu, the Crown Prince, remains? He killed us, his own sons, just to ensure that Su Chengyu secures his position as Crown Prince and smoothly inherits the throne!”

”To kill all his other sons just for one? Does such a person exist in this world? Gong Juechen, I think you’ve lost your mind.”

”I’m not crazy! It’s Su Haoyu who’s gone mad! No, he hasn’t just gone mad, he’s utterly heartless! Only the children of the woman he loves are his sons; we are not. He’s bent on killing us!”

Xiao Changyi remained silent.

Gong Juechen continued, ”Seeing the princes in the palace dying one by one, my mother didn’t want me to die, so she sent me out of the palace. To make Su Haoyu believe I was dead and to stop him from further harming me, my mother not only found a child with a similar build to take my place but also set herself on fire, dying in the blaze. At that time, her cries for help must have echoed through the entire Qingyi Palace. If she hadn’t done so, how could Su Haoyu ever believe that I had perished with her?”