821 Protection (4)
The wind swept up the fallen leaves in the courtyard. The white tiger had already curled up in the nest that had been built for it to rest. In the starless night, only the lantern emitted a weak light.
Su Mingfeng asked hesitantly with shock on his face, “What… Do you mean?”
“My real identity is Prince Rui of the Daliang Dynasty, not the son of Xie Ding.” Xie Jingxing said indifferently, “It’s not a temporary solution.”
“Impossible!” Su Mingfeng blurted out, “You and I have known each other for more than ten years and have been together since we were young. Why didn’t I know that you’re Prince Rui of the Daliang Dynasty?”
“The real heir of the Marquis of Lin’an is already dead.” Xie Jingxing said, “It’s not me.”
Su Mingfeng looked at Xie Jingxing in a daze. His mind was in a mess, and he did not know what was going on. He said, “You mean that you weren’t the son of the Marquis of Lin’an from the beginning? You’ve been living in the capital for a long time, but you’re actually not from Ming Qi. You’re from the Daliang Dynasty. You’re Emperor Yong Le’s brother. You’re the prince of the Daliang Dynasty. How is that possible? This is impossible…”
When he saw Xie Jingxing’s expression clearly, he suddenly paused. Su Mingfeng knew Xie Jingxing well. When Xie Jingxing was talking about serious matters, when he did not like to repeat himself, and when he was impatient, he usually had this expression.
What he said was true.
Su Mingfeng couldn’t describe what he was feeling at this moment. There seemed to be knots in his stomach. The joy he felt when he saw his old friend just now was gone. There was only disappointment and some anger.
He asked, “When did you know your identity?”
“From the time I can remember,” Xie Jingxing replied.
Su Mingfeng took two steps back.
“From the time you can remember?” He asked, “You knew long ago that you were from the Daliang Dynasty?”
Xie Jingxing did not comment.
Shen Miao sighed in her heart. Why did Xie Jingxing have to be so honest? In fact, the more he said that, the more Su Mingfeng would feel like he had been deceived. Sometimes, a white lie here and there would make things easier both for him and the others.
However, Shen Miao thought to herself that if she was in his shoes, she would probably be as honest as Xie Jingxing.
There was really no need to lie to a very close person.
As Shen Miao expected, after hearing Xie Jingxing’s answer, Su Mingfeng’s expression became extremely complicated. After the initial surprise and shock, he gradually looked angry as if he had been betrayed. He sneered and asked, “Oh, then why are you back now? Do you want to dismantle Ming Qi from within?”
His words were so harsh that even Shen Miao couldn’t help but be shocked. However, she knew that Su Mingfeng would definitely not be able to take so many secrets at once.
“So what if I am here to destroy Ming Qi?” Xie Jingxing did not go along with Su Mingfeng. Instead, he admitted it calmly.
Shen Miao wanted to speak, but on second thought, she gave up on being a busybody.
As expected, Su Mingfeng was even angrier. He shouted at Xie Jingxing, “Today, I finally know what it feels to be betrayed! I thought that you were not close to the Marquis of Lin’an since you were young because of Princess Yuqing’s death. Now, it seems that you were the one who wanted to cut ties with him from the beginning! You’re not the son of the Marquis of Lin’an, but you enjoy all the wealth and comfort provided by the Marquis. Even the two illegitimate sons didn’t live as comfortably as you. You keep saying that Princess Rong Xin is your family, but you lied to her and made her suffer the pain of losing you. I’m afraid there’s also an ulterior motive why you became friends with me in the first place.”
