novelraw Chapter 152 Offended
Chapter 152 Offended
Gu Huaizhi looked at the looming majestic pavilion with a serious look on his face. The regent didn't want to see Su Wan, as he didn't know if it would embarrass her or make her angry.
Today, he personally brought Su Wan to the regent in order to expose his identity to Su Wan.
Gu Huaizhi frowned, feeling a little uneasy in his heart. Would she blame him for concealing something and not being open and honest enough?
This hurdle must be crossed sooner or later.
Gu Huaizhi's steps were steady and without any hesitation.
After a moment, he stopped at the entrance of the main courtyard.
Luo Cheng arrived late.
He coughed: "You... won't go in?"
"Don't you need to pass it through?" Su Wan's eyes were full of doubts.
Luo Cheng coughed again, glanced at Gu Huaizhi guiltily, and shook his head: "No need to pass the message, the prince wants to see you, just go in."
Anyway, he didn't believe that the regent would punish Su Wan.
At most... at most he would be angry with him afterwards, and Gu Huaizhi would be there to share the burden anyway.
Su Wan looked at the three-story attic, with its golden towers, jade inlays and carved railings. Every detail was exquisitely carved, and it looked very spectacular. It was much higher than ordinary pavilions.
"The feng shui here is very good. Standing on the third floor, you can have a panoramic view of the capital." Luo Cheng chuckled: "Miss Su can go up to the third floor to take a look when she is free."
Su Wan didn't have this idea. The regent was tolerant to her because of her mother's sake. She couldn't push her too far.
"Shall we go in together?" Su Wan thought of the rumors about the regent's moodiness and hesitated in her heart: "Why don't you wait for me outside?"
If she offends the regent and is punished, Gu Huaizhi can still rescue her.
If two people go in together, they will suffer together.
Luo Cheng was horrified: "You two go in together!"
Su Wan went in alone, and he was acting against his will. Wasn't it all his fault?
"The regent is not in good health. If you don't go in quickly, you won't see the guests after taking a rest." Luo Cheng urged.
Gu Huaizhi glanced at Luo Cheng meaningfully, "Let's go."
"Isn't it good...eh? Slow down." Su Wan was led to the door by Gu Huaizhi.
"Knock knock."
Gu Huaizhi raised his hand and knocked on the door.
A deep and hoarse voice came from inside: "Come in."
Gu Huaizhi opened the door, and the light from outside instantly poured into the room, dispersing the deserted room.
The two people walked slowly to the inner room.
The regent had his back to the door, and as soon as he sat down on the couch, his whole body felt like the green pines and cypresses were rising from the ground and leaning against the sky, making him majestic.
Maybe he was surrounded by close people, and because he was ill, his reaction was a little slow. It wasn't until the footsteps were close to his ears that he noticed two footsteps, one of which belonged to a woman.
The regent looked sideways, with a pair of cold and sharp eyes, like sharp swords on a snowy night, exuding a strong and murderous aura.
Su Wan paused, squeezed Gu Huaizhi's hand nervously, and saluted, "Junior Su Wan pays homage to the prince."
The regent stared at Su Wan with burning eyes. If it weren't for his elegant temperament and attire, he might have seen Qi Min. The same eyebrows and eyes were almost carved from the same mold. There was no resemblance to Su Jihong in this young and beautiful face.
This was the second time I saw Su Wan in so many years.
The first time was shortly after Qi Min gave birth. He heard that the child was born prematurely and was only more than eight months pregnant. At that moment, the blood all over his body was boiling, his heartbeat was beating rapidly, and a thought jumped into his heart. He rushed back to the capital desperately, wanting to ask if this was his child.
Qi Min denied it. She said that the child was born prematurely and weakly because of the accident. If it were his child, it would be full-term, so how could it be as thin as a kitten and almost impossible to feed?
She also said: "When I marry Su Jihong, I will be his wife. Even if I have your child, I will not let him be born."
In order to dispel his doubts, Qi Min asked Su Wan to make a marriage contract with the prince.
Disappointment and pain came overwhelmingly, and the regent felt that he was possessed by a demon, which was why Qi Min behaved like this.
He left the capital overnight and soon heard the news of Qi Min's death.
Every year since then, he would send a gift to Su Wan on her birthday, but he had never met her.
What I was afraid of was seeing the shadow of Su Jihong on this face.
The regent stared at her face intently for a while, and felt that he was ridiculous. So what if she didn't look like Su Jihong? What flows in the veins is Su Jihong's blood.
He looked away indifferently, and his eyes fell on Gu Huaizhi. He clenched his left hand into a fist, put it to his lips and coughed a few times: "Tingyuan, what do you want from the high school in this provincial examination?"
"Father, Tingyuan only wishes you good health and nothing else." Gu Huaizhi bowed his hands and stood up to salute.
Su Wan looked at Gu Huaizhi in shock, and then at the regent who looked as usual, her mind a little confused.
Gu Huaizhi is the adopted son of the regent? That young man in the book who is as talented as Zhao Wei and as famous as Zhao Wei? He was also the adopted son who died of a serious illness and never showed his true face to others?
Su Wan had long expected that Gu Huaizhi had an identity, which might not be simple, but she never expected that he would hide it so deeply!
When fighting against the prince and Jiu Yu, he could obviously use his identity as the adopted son of the regent, so he should have a greater chance of winning. Why would he fake his death and escape from the regent's influence?
Could it be that Gu Huaizhi and the Regent also have a plastic father-son relationship?
Or something happened to the regent. This level of status would do no harm to Gu Huaizhi.
Suddenly, Su Wan thought of the regent's current illness.
According to the timeline, could it be that the regent died of illness?
Su Wan pinched her nails. No matter how big the wave was inside, she remained calm on the outside.
"Your Majesty, I know some techniques of discriminating yellow, why don't I take your pulse?" Su Wan suppressed her emotions and first checked the regent's pulse to see what kind of disease he had.
The regent was very cold: "No need."
Su Wan's appearance reminded the regent of many unpleasant things, and he was in a depressed mood. Impatience appeared on his face and eyes, and his deep voice contained anger: "Luo Cheng, see you off!"
"Father!" In desperation, Su Wan followed Gu Huaizhi and called him foster father.
She remembered that when the regent saw her before, he was obviously angry and unhappy. A thought came to her mind that the regent wanted to see not her, but Gu Huaizhi.
Otherwise, when she asked Gu Huaizhi to stay outside the hospital, why would Luo Cheng react so strongly and have to urge them both to come in together.
She came in against the regent's wishes, and he did not get angry and blame her. Su Wan guessed that as long as she didn't go too far, the regent would tolerate her?
Su Wan became bolder and walked over bravely. Seeing that the regent seemed slightly lost in thought when he heard her address, this suspicion became more certain in his mind.
"I'm offended." Su Wan, with quick eyes and quick hands, grabbed the regent's wrist and pressed two fingers on his pulse.
The regent was shocked and angry. When he raised his hand, Su Wan exclaimed: "It hurts."