I became the God Brother of the Regent King after Transmigration!-Chapter 96 - 75: Rong Heng Willingly Deceived (Part 3)

Gu Lan’s attire and the jade pendant on her waist all highlight her noble status.

Jiu looked behind him but did not see Consort Li’s figure, so he asked, "Who are you then? Wasn’t it Consort Li who lived here before?"

"She’s dead."

The old eunuch said lightly.

"Wh-What!?" Jiu asked in panic, his face suddenly turning pale.

"I said, she’s dead." The old eunuch repeated with an expressionless tone.

Rong Heng’s pupils contracted, then his fists slowly clenched, his eyes growing increasingly sorrowful.

"Did she die in the flood?" Jiu was in a daze for a moment, his voice becoming hoarse, choking as he asked.

"She died of illness three days ago, and the body has been taken away."

Rong Heng had already turned around, quietly said, "Let’s go."

Jiu left with tears in his eyes.

"Consort Li was a kind-hearted person, in the past, she was the only one who would secretly give His Highness and me some food... She was not favored by the former Emperor when she was young, and now as she’s older, she really liked children..." Jiu murmured in a low voice.

Rong Heng said solemnly, "Don’t say anymore."

His cold and proud face seemed to be gradually sculpted with ice and snow, his dark eyes bitter and gloomy.

"Uncle Wu, don’t be sad." Rong Yunhao said seriously.

"Yes, the deceased is gone, Consort Li was old, Jiu, you should move on." Baoyi comforted Jiu.

Gu Lan suddenly turned back, quickly returned to Consort Li’s courtyard, and before anyone could react, picked up an oil-paper package from the windowsill and walked out.

Her slender, fair fingers gently unfolded the oil paper, inside were a few long rectangular pieces of candy.

"Brother Hang, this was left for you and Jiu by Consort Li."

Gu Lan looked into Rong Heng’s deep and indifferent eyes, saying each word distinctly.

"I saw it just now, you know my sense of smell is good. I guess Consort Li also hoped that the Fifth Prince and Jiu, whom she watched grow up, could taste more sweetness."

Rong Heng looked at Gu Lan for a while, then picked up a piece of candy and put it in his mouth.

The flavor melted instantly, slightly sticking to the teeth.

Jiu also took a piece, his babyish face blossoming into a smile, "It’s very sweet!"

The faint sweetness spread in his mouth, Rong Heng lowered his eyes, the corners tinted with a crimson red.

The swiftness of Gu Lan’s actions was amazing, but Consort Li had been dead for three days, how could the oil-paper package on the windowsill only have dust on the bottom.

Consort Li, too, had never given him and Jiu candy.

It was Gu Lan, who took out candy from her bosom to deceive herself, and brushed some dust from the windowsill, even Jiu didn’t notice.

And for the first time in his life, Rong Heng was willingly deceived, and even felt incredibly at ease looking at the face of this little trickster in front of him. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Finally, the group followed Jiu inside, and sure enough, the palace walls here had long since collapsed with age, and were too remote to easily be discovered.

But... Rong Yunhao looked up at the ruined palace wall, then dejectedly opened his arms to Gu Lan and said:

"Brother Lan, no matter how low this wall is, I can’t climb it, hug me!"

Gu Lan looked at his chubby face, gritted her teeth and said, "Rong Yunhao, starting tomorrow you’ll be running extra laps."

Then she glanced around, "Where is your Hei?"

Hei was a personal Hidden Guard set by Prince Rui for the young prince, and before the young prince was sent into the palace, he had met Gu Lan openly once, afterwards, he had been hiding somewhere in Xiefang Palace, secretly protecting the young prince.

Once, in the dark, Hei even bumped into Wei Chengyuan in Xiefang Palace, the two exchanged a glance, oh, fellow tradesmen.

In fact, the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion did not send hidden guards to protect Gu Lan, firstly because the Imperial Palace was difficult to infiltrate, secondly because Gu Lan herself refused, and proved to her mother with the strength of killing five assassins overnight—that she didn’t need hidden guards, she could even protect them.

Rong Yunhao shook his head and said, "Hei hasn’t been around recently, he’s studying the Micro Cloud Sword Manual Uncle Wu gave me, he’ll teach me when he masters it."

"Brother Lan, hug me—" The young prince was very fond of the feeling of being flown by Gu Lan using qinggong, already full of anticipation.

After all, among the five people present, only Gu Lan was openly skilled in martial arts.

Rong Heng furrowed his brow, for a moment, even wanting to reveal his martial arts.

Rong Baoyi seeing this, timidly said, "Young Master Gu... actually I can’t climb up either."