Chapter 835
After the old Marquis calmed down a bit, Ling Yu said softly: "Grandpa, besides coming to visit you today, I also want to ask you something!"
"Grandpa, this matter is of great importance, you must tell me the truth!"
The old Marquis was startled, and suddenly felt an ominous premonition in his heart. He asked in a deep voice: "You ask!"
Ling Yu said with difficulty: "My brother and I are not my father's biological children, right?"
The old Marquis' face suddenly turned ugly. He stared at Ling Yu and cursed: "Why, your wings have become stiff and you don't want to recognize me as your grandfather?"
Ling Yu immediately knelt down and said in a deep voice: "Grandpa, you will always be our grandfather! It's just that Ayu wants to find out these things and doesn't want to be kept in the dark for the rest of his life!"
"My mother's identity is also very important to me. Grandpa, if you want to know anything, just tell me! I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life!"
The old Marquis looked at Ling Yu blankly and was silent for a long time before sighing.
"My Ling family is not worthy of having children of your caliber, that's all. Let me tell you, make your own choice!"
He looked at Xiao Lintian, who immediately said.
"Don't worry, Old Marquis, no matter whether Ayu is a child of the Ling family or not, she is still my princess to me, and I will never dislike her because of her life experience!"
The old Marquis still said coldly: "You go out first! I will only tell Ayu these words. Whether she wants to tell you or not is her freedom!"
Xiao Lintian thought for a while and walked out.
The old Marquis looked at Ling Yu and said: "This is your secret. Since you and Xiao Lintian have reconciled, you shouldn't tell him everything! Ayu, he is the prince. There is no true love in the emperor's family. You should guard against it. You have to be careful! Don’t lose your life because of this!”
"Grandpa, I know!"
Ling Yu looked at the old Marquis eagerly.
"Get up! It's a long story..."
The old Marquis thought while saying: "Although your grandfather and I were sworn friends back then, he still hid some things from me! He once said that it wasn't that he didn't want to tell me, but that he was afraid of causing trouble for me!"
"Before your mother married into the Ling family, she didn't live under your grandfather's knees for several years, and your grandfather never told me where she went during those years!"
"After she came back, she was indeed pregnant. Your grandfather was so worried that his hair turned gray overnight. He complained to me and said that he wanted to resign and take Huijuan back to his hometown!"
"I asked him what was the problem! Your grandfather told this story. In the end, he said that it was not that he was reluctant to live in glory and wealth, but that he was afraid that even if he brought your mother back to his hometown, he would not be able to save her life!"
Ling Yu was puzzled. At that time, her grandfather was the prime minister and held a high position of power. How could he not be able to protect Lan Huijuan?
"Although your grandfather didn't say it, his words revealed that your mother had a group of very powerful enemies!"
The old Marquis sighed: "I was grateful to your grandfather for saving my life. I didn't want your grandfather to leave like this, so I proposed to let Ling Xiangsheng marry your mother!"
"Your grandfather thought about it for two days before agreeing to it. He even knelt down for me..."
"Ayu, your grandfather was a man of iron bones. I was flattered by such a great gift. I swore at that time that I would treat your mother well!"
"Who would have thought that I would end up harming your mother!"
The old Marquis thought about what happened back then, his eyes moistened: "You must be resentful of me and Ling Xiang! If I had taken more care of Huijuan, she would not have died early!"
"I'm sorry for your grandfather... He still exchanged letters with me after he resigned and returned home to report each other's safety. But after your mother died, I sent him a letter!"
"Then your grandfather wrote back a letter, saying that it was not my fault, but that Huijuan was not so lucky! He asked me to be kind to you brothers and sisters, and said that he would come to the imperial capital to pick you up when he had time!"
"That was the last letter I received from your grandfather, and then there was no news from him again!"
