TFWYH – Chapter 555 I admire him greatly.

After explaining what he had done, Grand Tutor Yi was filled with guilt. “This old man is getting on in years. I’ve become less and less thorough in my thinking. I truly owe you an apology.”

“…” How was Ling Yu supposed to respond to that?

He fell silent for a moment, then sighed. “Grand Tutor Yi, you really are… beyond my expectations.”

“Uh… haha…” Grand Tutor Yi gave an awkward, bitter laugh. At his age, he hadn’t expected to act so impulsively, like a hot-blooded youth.

Ling Yu shook his head and began to think about what to do next. “In that case, His Majesty still favors the Second Prince. Driving Huangfu Rongsheng away was only to preserve the Second Prince’s reputation—and to make room for me.”

Grand Tutor Yi knew this as well, but the problem now was—Ling Yu wasn’t actually the Second Prince’s son!

He sighed and patted Ling Yu on the shoulder. “No matter what, you should be mentally prepared. This time, I’ve dragged you into this. If you ever need help in the future, I will certainly do my utmost to assist you.”

Ling Yu let out a soft laugh, his words carrying deeper meaning. “Grand Tutor, there’s no need to belittle yourself. You have a keen eye for matters—I admire that greatly.”

“Huh?” Grand Tutor Yi was taken aback and looked at Ling Yu suspiciously. “Ling Yu, what do you mean by that?”

“You’ll understand when the Shadow Lord returns. I stand upright and have nothing to fear from investigation.” After saying this, Ling Yu cupped his hands. “My wife is waiting. I’ll take my leave first.”

With that, Ling Yu turned and walked toward Tang Wan.

Grand Tutor Yi stood there frowning, carefully pondering Ling Yu’s words.

Suddenly, a thought struck him. He looked at Ling Yu and Tang Wan walking away hand in hand, his eyes widening, his mouth hanging open.

No… it can’t be!

Did he actually guess it right?

Is Ling Yu really the Second Prince’s son?

A long time passed—only after the couple disappeared from sight did Grand Tutor Yi slowly close his jaw.

Heavens!

Could it really be as he suspected?

That night more than ten years ago, when the Second Prince was drugged with an aphrodisiac—was the one who served him the second daughter of the Gu family?

At that thought, Grand Tutor Yi suddenly began to grin foolishly.

Good, good, good!

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!

A dignified young lady from the Prime Minister’s family left her home and secretly gave birth to a child. What roles the Prime Minister and Gu Yanshuang played in all this—one could guess enough without much effort.

If that were the case, Ling Yu would surely hate Gu Hengcang to the core.

Even if one day he rose to a high position, he would never let Gu Hengcang off.

Not only could he take revenge, but he could also openly take a side now.

“Hahaha…”

Thinking of this, Grand Tutor Yi let out a strange, villain-like chuckle, drawing curious glances from passing palace maids and eunuchs.

What’s wrong with the Grand Tutor?

Is he possessed?

What Grand Tutor Yi didn’t know was that what he had guessed was only the tip of the iceberg.

The suffering Gu Yanran had endured back then—nearly losing her life multiple times—was something he could never fully imagine.

…

Six days of examinations passed in the blink of an eye!

Ling Yu, unsurprisingly, ranked first again—this time truly achieving the “Triple First.”

When the official came to deliver the good news, Tang Wan gave him a generously filled red packet.

As for the neighbors who came to offer congratulations, Tang Wan once again gave each of them a packet of beef jerky.

Unfortunately, Xie Wenjie failed the metropolitan exam this time.

On the other hand, Su Yangyu emerged like a dark horse, breaking into the top four.

Xie Wenjie felt quite dejected.

These days, even the imperial examinations have become intensely competitive!

With Jin Lin absent, only the three brothers drank together that night, still at Ling Yu’s home.

Having failed, Xie Wenjie prepared to leave the capital.

He would return in three years to take the metropolitan exam again.