TFWYH – Chapter 618 Resurrection from the Dead

When Prime Minister Gu later found out that his precious son had actually dumped all those valuables into the moat, there was naturally another round of earth-shaking roaring from him—but that was a story for later.

After Gu Qitian left, Xiao Nan appeared beside Prime Minister Gu like a ghost.

Prime Minister Gu asked grimly, “Have you investigated clearly? What exactly is that boy’s background?”

Xiao Nan answered expressionlessly and truthfully, “Ling Yu, from Huanshan Village in Xiangxi Town, supposedly the son of Ling Cangshan and Jiang Shi. But in reality, according to this subordinate’s investigation, Ling Yu is highly likely to be your biological grandson, Master.”

“What?” Prime Minister Gu was shocked and abruptly stood up. “My grandson?”

Xiao Nan nodded. “Does Master still remember the Second Young Miss, Gu Yanran?”

Prime Minister Gu became even more astonished. “Wasn’t that child dead?”

Xiao Nan replied, “We all thought she was dead, but she wasn’t. During these past days while investigating Ling Yu, this subordinate saw Jiang Shi. She is unmistakably the former Second Young Miss.”

For once, Prime Minister Gu completely lost his composure and hurried over to Xiao Nan. “Speak! Explain everything clearly to me. How did someone who was supposed to be dead come back to life?”

Xiao Nan then recounted all the results of his investigation over these past days—everything Ling Yu had intentionally told him—and added, “Putting everything else aside, doesn’t Ling Yu’s appearance resemble Prince Rongsheng remarkably? Master should have noticed something long ago. But because you firmly believed the Second Young Miss was dead, you never thought in that direction.”

It took Prime Minister Gu a long time to digest all this information. In the end, he let out a long sigh.

“A miscalculation… truly a disastrous miscalculation.”

He once had two daughters, twin sisters born of the same mother.

Though the two girls looked identical, their personalities were completely different.

The elder daughter was lively, radiant, bold, and possessed a bit of cleverness—much like himself—so he had always favored her greatly.

The younger daughter, however, had been timid, weak, and useless by nature, and he had never been able to bring himself to truly like her.

Back then, the Second Prince had been drugged with an aphrodisiac and spent one night with the younger daughter.

But the elder daughter had always been infatuated with the Second Prince. After learning of the incident, she constantly framed and tormented her younger sister, crying, making scenes, and threatening suicide every day.

Because he doted on the elder daughter, he abandoned the younger one.

When the elder daughter persecuted the younger, he turned a blind eye. In the end, he even silently permitted the elder daughter to take the younger daughter’s place and marry into the Second Prince’s residence.

Who could have imagined that someone meant to die would survive—and even have such an outstanding son?

Thinking of Gu Yanshuang, Prime Minister Gu’s emotions became extremely complicated, tinged with regret.

He did not regret abandoning his younger daughter back then.

What he regretted was failing to properly confirm Gu Yanran’s death, thus giving her a chance to rise again.

Reconciliation?

How could there possibly be reconciliation!

No one knew better than he did how Gu Yanshuang had treated Gu Yanran.

Even if Gu Yanran herself had been weak and timid, that child Ling Yu was obviously not someone easy to deal with.

Since he dared come to the capital, he was surely here to avenge his mother.

Otherwise, he would not have targeted the Prime Minister’s residence again and again.

Still… that child truly was exceptional.

Everyone knew that the Emperor desperately wanted an outstanding successor. If this child had grown up in the Second Prince’s residence instead of being lost among the common people, he would certainly have been raised as the Crown Prince.

No… no…

Considering the Emperor’s attitude, he likely already knew the truth.

Otherwise, why would he indulge Ling Yu so much?

Giving him a fifth-rank official post the moment he arrived was one thing. Assigning Ji Wushuang and the Imperial Guards to assist him was another. But even granting him the Imperial Sword…

The Emperor was not some benevolent fool!

The more Prime Minister Gu thought about it, the worse his headache became. Clever as he was, he found himself completely at a loss for what to do.

Xiao Nan observed every change in his expression, a trace of mockery flashing through his eyes before disappearing.

“Master, what should we do now?”