Chapter 232: Identity Exposed
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O R A N G E S T A R
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At this time, Marquis Gu, who was lying at home recovering from his injuries, hadn’t the slightest idea that his old man had been drinking with the other father he found for him.
The only thought in his mind was that when his injuries finally recovered, he would take Yao Shi back to the estate no matter what, and if that girl dared to stop him, he would ask Old Marquis to come forward and teach that girl a lesson!
Meanwhile, the more Gu Changqing listened to the voice in the next room, the more he felt something wasn’t right.
It sounded like his grandfather's voice, yes, but he seemed to be drunk.
He looked at Gu Yan in front of him. Gu Yan was burying his head in the meal and didn't notice the movements from the next room, much less if the people there sounded familiar or not.
Thinking about it, Gu Yan went to the mountain villa when he was just about four years old and had never returned to the capital during this period. He probably already forgot what Old Marquis looked like, let alone his voice.
The ravings and drunken words were intermittent, and he didn’t understand too much, but he always felt that it was nothing good.
Gu Changqing decided to check the next room.
"Just continue eating, I'll go out for a while."
"Oh."
Gu Yan did not suspect him, and obediently put down his chopsticks, "Then I'll wait for you to come back."
He didn’t want to eat alone.
Gu Changqing's heart suddenly turned soft, almost in complete shambles. How could there be such a sensible child? Were all the children around her younger sister so sensible?
Her younger sister herself was also very sensible.
Thinking of Gu Jiao, Gu Changqing's eyes twinkled with the tenderness of a big brother.
"It’s fine, I'll be back soon. You keep eating." Gu Changqing knew that Gu Yan was really hungry. Right now was the time for dinner, and Gu Yan was at the age of growing up.
Gu Yan answered positively, but didn't actually move his chopsticks.
Gu Changqing had to go back quickly, so he came next door without delay.
The door was left unlocked. As soon as he entered the room, he heard the phrase, "If he dared not call you father, I will beat him up!"
Gu Changqing's eyebrows twitched fiercely!
Who would call who father?
Old Madame Ling had come to the estate today, and Gu Changqing declined Old Madame Ling's visit on the grounds of being seriously injured and unable to see visitors. In fact, he knew in his heart that Old Madam Ling came to the estate for his marriage with Ling Shuxian.
Could it be that..... Grandfather was drinking with Uncle Ling?
Did his Grandfather agree to this marriage?
While thinking, Gu Changqing drew the curtain open to bypass the screen, only to see Old Marquis leaning on the back of the chair drunk, and around him was a masked young boy in dark-colored clothing.
With Old Marquis so drunk that he couldn't tell the difference between east, west, north and south, Gu Jiao decided to take off her mask.
But when she heard the movement at the door, she quickly put the mask back on.
This mask was recently custom-made by Gu Chengfeng. It looked exquisite and stylish, and Gu Chengfeng had never worn it once.
Therefore, even Gu Changqing, who had seen Fei Shuang's portrait, didn't gather any clues from this stylish mask for a moment.
"Who are you?" Gu Changqing looked at the dark clad boy.
Gu Jiao turned to look at Gu Changqing and pointed her fingers opposite her, as though saying with her eyes, ‘If I say you had to call me Grandfather, would you believe it?’
Gu Changqing seemed to understand what the opposite party’s look meant!
Old Marquis suddenly went into a drunken frenzy and stood up unsteadily, pointing to Gu Changqing's nose, "You… Who are you? How... could you talk... to my younger brother... like that?"
Younger, brother?
Gu Changqing's jaw almost dropped in shock.
This young boy looked about the age of Gu Yan, didn’t he? How did he become his grandfather's younger brother?
Also, his grandfather was so drunk right now. Was he always such a bad drinker?
Gu Jiao shook her head complacently.
You don’t recognize me, you can’t recognize me.
"Sister?"
Gu Yan's voice suddenly rang out.
Gu Jiao's little body stiffened!
She was fully disguised from top to bottom, how could she be recognized so easily?!
Other people might not recognize her, but how could Gu Yan not? They at least stayed together in their mother’s womb for nearly ten months.
Gu Yan curled his mouth and asked, "Sister, why are you dressed like that? And you’re even wearing a mask too?"
Gu Changqing squinted his eyes at her, "Grandfather? Hm?"
Gu Jiao：“…”
Did she still have a chance of getting away with this?
Gu Jiao didn't expect her identity to be exposed in front of Gu Changqing so soon.
As Gu Jiao pondered how to talk her way out, the extremely drunk Old Marquis fell unconscious to the ground with a bang.
"Who is he?" Gu Yan suddenly looked at Old Marquis who was dead drunk on the ground.
Gu Changqing opened his mouth, but found it hard to tell him that this was their grandfather. He simply said to Gu Yan and Gu Jiao, "You two, go to the next room first. I'll take care of this side."
Gu Jiao decisively took her brother's hand and went next door.
Gu Changqing helped Old Marquis down the Red-Crowned Crane Restaurant and put him in the carriage back to the estate.
By the time he got back to the private room, Gu Jiao had escaped without a trace, leaving only Gu Yan foolishly pinching the lock of hair sticking out from the top of his head.
Gu Changqing sighed.
Forget it.
It was getting late after they had their dinner, and Gu Changqing sent Gu Yan home.
It was sunny in the day, but in the evening, it suddenly started to rain.
Gu Changqing covered Gu Yan with a cloak. He was twenty-one this year, already having the physique of a mature man. On the other hand, Gu Yan was still young, and his fifteen-year-old teenager’s body that was nestled in his arms was completely sheltered by the cloak.
"Hold on tight." Gu Changqing told Gu Yan.
Gu Yan then closed the cloak in front of him like drawing two curtains together.
Gu Changqing put his powerful arm around his thin waist and grasped the reins in the other hand.
The wind was gradually blowing hard as the spring rain continued to pour down. The weather became colder, but Gu Changqing's chest was wide and warm.
Gu Yan felt surrounded by a great sense of security and soon felt sleepy.
Gu Changqing noticed that his head began to resemble a chicken pecking rice. He tightened his hold on him and let him lean against him.
Gu Yan's body was stabilized and his head was completely resting on the crook of his neck. Sleeping like this was just too comfortable that Gu Yan let out a faint snoring sound in a short while.
Gu Changqing slowed down.
Passing through an alley and arriving at Chang'an Avenue, Gu Changqing met an acquaintance from the military camp.
Gu Changqing had no intention of greeting the other party, but the other party seemed to have spotted him and came towards him on his horse. Tightening the reins, he had his horse stop in front of Gu Changqing and glanced at him with interest, "Yo, isn't this Commandant Gu? What a coincidence."
As he spoke, his line of sight fell on Gu Yan, who was covered with a cloak by Gu Changqing, revealing only a pair of legs.
Gu Yan was obviously wearing men's clothing.
His expression was suddenly tinged with a layer of inexplicable meaning, "Commandant Gu hasn’t come to the military camp these days, saying that he was injured, but as it turns out, Commandant Gu is enjoying his time with a beauty by his side, even forgetting to go home.”
Gu Yan slept soundly, not knowing what was happening.
Gu Changqing, however, could not help but hold him a little tighter, and he looked coldly at the man with a repulsive face in front of him, saying in an icy tone, "Does Captain Tang have some business with me?"
Tang Ming, a captain in the army and the nephew of the Fast Cavalry Great General, was two years older than Gu Changqing. He wasn’t only skilled in martial arts, but also had the backing of the great general, so he had always been a bully in the army.
His rank was lower than that of Gu Changqing, but he never took Gu Changqing seriously.
Tang Ming playfully looked at Gu Yan's legs hanging on both sides of the horse. Although he was wearing loose pants, it wasn’t hard to tell that it was a pair of long and straight legs.
This person Tang Ming had a secret hobby, and that was, he was fond of toying with young boys. He was a person with nasty mind. Therefore, when he saw the person Gu Changqing was hiding in his arms, his first reaction was that he and Gu Changqing were actually the same kind.
Tang Ming laughed, "No wonder Commandant Gu isn’t close to any woman, you actually prefer this kind of good meal."
A trace of disgust and coldness flashed through Gu Changqing's eyes. Others did not know Tang Ming's hobbies, but he knew. It was precisely because he witnessed it and also let his victim go that a conflict between him and Tang Ming formed.
It was unknown whether Gu Yan, who was in his arms, felt the uncomfortable atmosphere, but he curled up within Gu Changqing's arms. As a result, the cloak originally covering him slipped down, revealing his stunning young face.
The weather was cold, but it was warm in Gu Changqing's arms, making Gu Yan's face redden a bit, add to that his jade white neck, light-colored lips, and long eyelashes that resembled a fan.
This was simply the best in the world!
Tang Ming had played with so many young boys, and no one had ever been so charming as the young boy in front of him.
No wonder Gu Changqing did not go to the military camp these days; if it were him, he would have wanted to die on top of this young man!
Tang Ming's eyes were very straightforward.
Seeing Tang Ming desecrating Gu Yan with such dirty eyes, Gu Changqing’s face sank at once, and with a wave of his hand, he pulled the cloak up!
He didn't bother saying goodbye to Tang Ming, directly ignoring Tang Ming and going away.
Tang Ming licked his lips and sneered, "Come on, I just looked at it twice. If one day, you get tired of playing with…"
Before his words could finish, Gu Changqing drew his sword and slashed it towards Tang Ming.
Tang Ming didn't expect Gu Changqing to be so fierce. Although he was notoriously unfeeling, he never once privately punished someone. Yet now, he just said a few playful words, and he actually brandished his sword at him?
Tang Ming also quickly pulled out his sword.
But Gu Changqing's sword was so fast that it seemed just a mere shadow in his eyes. Tang Ming's sword was only half drawn while Gu Changqing's sword had already cut off a wisp of his long hair before firmly reaching his neck.
The wisp of hair slowly passed his hand and fell to the muddy ground, washed away by the rain.
It wasn’t until this moment that Tang Ming suddenly realized that Gu Changqing had been hiding his real strength and that his martial arts skills were not at all what he had shown on ordinary days.
Gu Changqing hugged Gu Yan in his arms tightly and looked at Tang Ming with cold and dangerous eyes, "Don't even think of touching him, or I will kill you!"
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