Chapter 1827: 900 His Surprise (2 chapters combined)
“What did you say? Who died?”
She asked calmly.
Gao Qiang was about to speak when he suddenly sensed sothing amiss in the atmosphere. He scratched his head in confusion: “Did I say sothing wrong?”
Xiao Hen knew that with his mother’s intelligence, it was unlikely he could keep this a secret. He glanced at his mother’s swollen belly, ready to give birth at any mont, worried that the shock could affect her pregnancy.
He said earnestly, “We haven’t figured it out yet. I’ll handle it. Mother, go inside and rest for a bit. I’ll co to tell you once I’ve sorted everything out.”
Princess Xinyang replied sternly, “No need, I’m fine. You can speak.”
“This…” Gao Qiang scratched his head, leaned closer to Xiao Hen, and whispered, “Should I say it or not?”
Xiao Hen sighed deeply, “You may as well say it.”
At this point, there was no point in staying silent.
Gao Qiang acknowledged and then awkwardly asked, “What should I say?”
“Who died?” Princess Xinyang reminded him.
Gao Qiang suddenly understood, “Ah, yes, yes, it’s this news, General Xiao is dead!”
“Where did you hear this news?” Xiao Hen asked.
Although he had Long Yi’s sketch, Xiao Hen still hoped for even the smallest miracle, that perhaps there was a mistake, and that person might not be his family mber.
Gao Qiang explained the background of the incident.
Lord Xuanping secretly sneaked into Yan Country. He did not have a legitimate pass for Yan Country, so to avoid unnecessary disputes and misunderstandings, both Lord Xuanping, Tang Yueshan, and the old lord used the identities of the Princess’s advisors.
Among them, Lord Xuanping was temporarily appointed as a general by Shangguan Yun.
He suddenly disappeared, naturally raising suspicion.
Shangguan Yun publicly claid he went to seek dicine for the Ghost King’s hall at Ghost Mountain.
The ghost soldiers were a civilian-ford army that protected many local citizens from the Jin army. The people were quite friendly towards the ghost soldiers’ leader.
Hearing it was to seek dicine for him, everyone was eagerly hoping for General Xiao’s early return.
Who knew, a month passed, and instead of hearing news of General Xiao’s safe return, the commander of Hei Fengqi mobilized elite mbers from the Shadow Division to recover bodies from the ice fields.
Apparently, General Xiao succeeded in bringing the dicine from the other side of the ice fields and handed it to his companions but could not leave the ice fields alive.
Upon hearing this, the mother and son fell silent together.
No one expected such a result; a vibrant life suddenly vanished from their own existence, making it hard to believe it was true.
Gao Qiang asked, “Was that person just now the Ghost King’s hall, right?” He said that and glanced at the mother and son, quickly adding, “I didn’t ask anything! I didn’t ask anything!”
Xiao Hen felt a deep ache in his heart as if a giant hand was clenching him tightly. He wanted Shangguan Qing to live, but he also didn’t wish his father to sacrifice his life just like that.
There was a ti they both didn’t know how to interact with each other, and once they finally understood, there was no chance anymore.
He clenched his fists, his eyes slowly turning red, “Why…why would this happen…”
Gao Qiang panicked, “I…I also don’t know why it happened this way… If I had known earlier…I wouldn’t have spoken…”
Would it be too late to regret now?
Why did it feel like he had made a huge blunder?
Would his young master punish him?
This month’s wages were gone again!
“Well, well, well… I… I must disappear imdiately, or I might not be able to leave alive.” Gao Qiang felt.
Just at that mont, the craftsn repairing the door arrived.
His eyes lit up, “I’ll go fix the door! The door I broke! I’ll fix it myself!”
He ran two steps, then turned back and sheepishly said, “Take care…”
The feeling of losing a father was not much different from losing a brother, Xiao Hen forced himself not to let his tears fall.
He no longer had a father.
Different from his usual angry words, this ti, he truly lost him.
…
When Yujin invited the imperial physician over, Gao Qiang was busy helping the craftsman repair the courtyard door he had kicked down. Xiao Hen was already not around here.
Yujin sensitively noticed sothing was wrong with the mansion’s atmosphere. She wanted to ask what had happened, but the servants avoided eye contact one after another.
She looked at Gao Qiang, and this ti, Gao Qiang didn’t dare make a sound, avoiding her gaze and waving his hand, “Don’t ask , I won’t speak! I don’t know anything!”
She murmured, “Did sothing happen to Young Master?”
Her first thought was that Shangguan Qing’s condition had worsened; after all, besides this, she couldn’t think of anything else that would make everyone panic like this.
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