Chapter 73: The Truth

Tang Chuyao asked Gu Qingchen to put her down. It was inappropriate to hold her like that.

Seeing the girl’s embarrassment, Gu Qingchen reluctantly put her down, but he still held her in his arms, refusing to let go. Tang Chuyao was no match for his strength, so she let him hold her.

She could hear Gu Qingchen’s strong heartbeat next to her ear, and the scent of moon-orchid incense filled her nostrils. Tang Chuyao had drunk a little wine, and she suddenly felt sleepy. She closed her eyes, and soon fell asleep.

Seeing the girl asleep, Gu Qingchen carefully picked her up horizontally. As he left, he glanced at the roof.

Tiezi grinned and handed him a handkerchief. Chi Yunzhou held Tiezi’s hand tightly, watching with gritted teeth.

“Young Master, my hand hurts!” Tiezi grumbled in dissatisfaction.

Chi Yunzhou released Tiezi’s hand and snatched the handkerchief he had handed over, wiping the tears from the corner of his eyes.

After a long time, Tiezi was about to fall asleep. He said, “Young Master, let’s go down!”

“This roof is quite cold!”

Chi Yunzhou nodded. Tiezi was about to go down, but Chi Yunzhou stopped him, “Come here and help me up!”

Tiezi grumbled disdainfully, “Your legs are weak, and you still have to climb up here!”

“What did you say?” Chi Yunzhou twisted Tiezi’s ear. Tiezi quickly begged for mercy…

Gu Qingchen carried Tang Chuyao all the way back to Wen Yong Bo Mansion. Several times along the way, he wanted to take her directly to the Prince’s Mansion, but he was afraid that the little one would wake up and get angry.

After arriving at Luo Ying Pavilion in Wen Yong Bo Mansion, Gu Qingchen carefully placed her on the bed. He helped Tang Chuyao take off her shoes, carefully covered her with a blanket, and then removed the veil from her face.

Gu Qingchen could never get tired of looking at this face. The more he looked, the more infatuated he became.

His little one was not only skilled in medicine, but she also had a talent for poison!

He gently kissed Tang Chuyao’s forehead and whispered, “Little thing, you always know how to stab me in the heart!”

“This life, I’m all yours!” He smiled indulgently and stared blankly at the girl’s sleeping face. He didn’t leave until the sky began to lighten…

When Tang Chuyao woke up, she was a little dazed. She remembered talking to Gu Qingchen at the General’s Mansion last night. How did she fall asleep?

But this sleep was exceptionally restful. The faint scent of moon-orchid incense lingered in her nostrils…

After lunch, Aunt Lan came to Luo Ying Pavilion, “Eldest Miss, did you need me for something?”

Tang Chuyao motioned for Dujian to take Xiaotao out to guard the door.

Aunt Lan could tell the importance of the matter. Tang Chuyao whispered a few words in Aunt Lan’s ear. Aunt Lan’s eyes widened in surprise, and then she nodded.

Tang Chuyao took out a small porcelain bottle and handed it to Aunt Lan. Aunt Lan took the porcelain bottle and left…

In the Dali Temple dungeon, it was dark and damp. A woman was imprisoned in a cell. The woman had a large birthmark on her face, and her entire face was haggard. Her hair was messy, and there was some straw in it.

This was Tang Chuying. After being imprisoned in the dungeon, she had been hoping that Gu Huaifeng would rescue her. But in all these days, she had given up hope of Gu Huaifeng rescuing her. He hadn’t even come to visit her once!

Tang Chuying cursed Gu Huaifeng and Tang Chuyao. If it weren’t for her, she wouldn’t be in this situation!

She hadn’t been able to sleep for several nights. She kept having strange dreams!

In her dreams, she had successfully married Gu Huaifeng and become the Crown Princess. Later, Gu Huaifeng became the Marquis of Xuanping, and she became the noble Marquis’s wife!

At first, Tang Chuying thought it was because she wanted wealth and status too much, so she dreamed of these things.

But she had the same dream for several consecutive nights. The dream was so real that every time she woke up, she thought it had actually happened…

Today, after she woke up, she suddenly discovered an important clue. When she turned sixteen, Aunt Mei gave her a jade pendant. In her dream, the jade pendant was actually the token of the leader of the Southern Border Witchcraft Clan!

Moreover, she met the leader of the Southern Border Witchcraft Clan in her dream. His name was Chi Mei.

The man in the dream was very surprised when he saw the jade pendant around her waist. He looked at her with love in his eyes…

Tang Chuying wasn’t sure about her relationship with Chi Mei, but she felt that he didn’t have any ill intentions towards her.

Now, she had lost her aunt and had no hope. Chi Mei in her dream became her only hope…

Tang Chuying took the jade pendant out of her bosom and stared at it for a long time. A snake was carved on the jade pendant. She couldn’t see anything special about it, but it was her only chance!

At this time, a jailer came to deliver her food. She fixed her gaze on the jailer…

After dinner, Tang Chuyao waited for news from Aunt Lan. Soon, Xiaotao came to invite her to He Garden.

She knew the time had come, so she tidied her clothes, brought Ying He, and went out.

Soon, they arrived at He Garden. Aunt Lan was guarding by the bedside, and Tang Youze was lying on the bed.

After Aunt Lan saw Tang Chuyao, she motioned for Xiaotao to take the maidservants out.

When only a few of them were left in the room, Tang Chuyao went to the bedside and took out a special incense stick from her sleeve, asking Ying He to light it.

Soon, a strange fragrance filled the room.

As soon as Tang Chuyao removed her veil, Tang Youze on the bed opened his eyes, looked at Tang Chuyao, his eyes filled with surprise, and he called out, “Chi Ran?”

Tang Chuyao’s expression was emotionless. She said, “Why did you harm me?”

Tang Youze widened his eyes and sat up from the bed, waving his hands in the air, “It wasn’t me, it wasn’t me!”

“I didn’t want to harm you!”

Tang Youze looked around the room, not looking at Aunt Mei or the Old Madam. He shouted, “It was Mother and Aunt Mei, they wanted to harm you!”

“Go find them and take revenge!”

Tang Chuyao took a step closer and said, “You didn’t?”

“You knew they were going to harm me, but you didn’t stop them, did you?”

Tang Youze hugged the blanket in front of him and said tremblingly, “I was wrong. I shouldn’t have allowed them to kill you!”

“Chi Ran, for the sake of our marriage, please forgive me!”

“You still want to kill our daughter!”

Tang Youze suddenly raised his head and looked at Tang Chuyao, saying viciously, “Tang Chuyao is not my daughter!”

“Your General’s Mansion is too much! You married a slut to me!”

Tang Chuyao was startled. She had guessed right, but her expression remained cold, “But you knew from the beginning, didn’t you?”

“You deliberately staged a heroic rescue to get close to me, didn’t you?”

Tang Youze’s face changed drastically, “You actually know?”

“You wanted to get the support of my General’s Mansion. You learned that I was pregnant before I got married and used it to blackmail me into marrying you!”