After hearing her gossip, all the civil and military officials went crazy.

Chapter 43 Does He Like the Moon?

The system happily said, "[That's right, host, you're so smart! I like you so much!]"

Fang Lingchu was overjoyed when she heard the system's words, but she didn't dare to laugh out loud in public.

[Then how come he's afraid of women?]

The system said: "He used to have a childhood sweetheart. The mother of that sweetheart was a wealthy merchant's mistress. Bo Luoxue's mother raised her next door to that mistress, and the two grew up together."

The wealthy merchant took a liking to Boluoxue, whose skin was tanned, and conspired with his mistress to lure her into his pleasure. Knowing her daughter was close to Boluoxue, the mistress planned to exploit their friendship and kidnap her.

As she listened, Fang Lingchu said again, "[I hope Luo Xue hasn't been taken away!]"

The system smiled mysteriously and said, "[How could a melodramatic story be so simple?]"

Hearing the system say that, Fang Lingchu had a bad feeling.

The others didn't think much of it; they all assumed it was the wealthy businessman who...

The system continued: "The wealthy businessman has a young mother who prefers younger men."

Fang Lingchu looked as if she had eaten shit, and she knew things weren't that simple.

At the same time, Xue heard that he had once been liked by an old woman, and he felt a conditioned reflex of disgust, and his body involuntarily broke out in goosebumps.

Gu Wangyan noticed Xue's expression and immediately ordered someone to take him back.

The two people's actions caught Fang Lingchu's attention, and she asked the system, "[What's wrong with Bo Luoxue? Why is she suddenly feeling unwell?]"

Everyone: Isn't it you who are making people uncomfortable by revealing their past?
Gu Wangyan also had a lot to say, and he knew some things about Xue.

After all, this was Xue's injury, and since he had forgotten about it, there was no need to bring it up again.

Sigh! I never expected it to come out this way today.

Fang Lingchu asked somewhat guiltily, "[He's not acting like this because of what we said about him? Did he hear what I was thinking?]"

Upon hearing Fang Lingchu's suspicion, Gu Wangyan quickly said, "He has some old ailments."

Fang Lingchu looked at Gu Wangyan strangely, but didn't think much of it.

At this moment, a person who looked somewhat frail and scholarly entered and stood in the spot where Xue had been standing.

At this moment, the system excitedly announced: "Host, host, your partner has arrived!"

Fang Lingchu looked at the person who came in with suspicion and asked, "This person looks weaker than me, are you sure?"

The system affirmed: "Absolutely! He is Xue's salvation."

The moon, who had just entered, was bewildered.

He knew Fang Lingchu's true feelings, but her conversation with the system was so strange.

What redemption?
Fang Lingchu was a little excited; why did it have a hint of the begonia-themed style she liked?

Others: What do you mean by redemption? Does it mean saving people?

Moon: Is she talking about herself?
Fang Lingchu's heart pounded with excitement and her hands trembled. Unable to openly gaze at the moon, she could only express her excitement in her heart with the sound of a groundhog.

[Quickly, quick, the melons from last month!]

Moon: I just arrived, why are you already trying to get my gossip?

Gu Wangyan: This time it should be a normal melon, right?

Onlookers: They were excited too.

System: [Arrived]

Fang Lingchu felt relieved after seeing Yue's experiences.

[A natural disaster struck his village, and it was discovered very late. All the nearby villages were submerged, leaving only a few children who were taken in by the Gu family army.] The system offered no comment, after all, she didn't understand.

Just then, General Gu saw that many children had lost their parents after helping out, and since he was planning to have a companion for Young General Gu, he took the clever Yue in as a student.

Later, they encountered Xue, who had been in an accident, and rescued her together. Because of what she had experienced, Xue was very sensitive and afraid of strangers.

Yue patiently healed his childhood trauma little by little, and later, due to an accident, Xue completely forgot about it.

Upon seeing this, Fang Lingchu's CP radar went off.

She glanced at Yue again and asked, "Guagua, you look so thin and weak, is that alright?"

The system said: "From the outside, it looks like snow, but actually it's...hehehehe."

The system's lewd laughter reached everyone's ears.

Moon: Weren't we just reminiscing? Why are you suddenly talking about this and that?

Gu Wangyan: ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Onlookers: ? ? ? ? ?
They didn't understand what had happened to make the princess so agitated.

Those who understand will understand!

At the same time, she was thinking to herself, "How can the princess say such an embarrassing thing without blushing or skipping a beat?"

Fang Lingchu: I didn't say it out loud, I was just thinking about it.

Fang Lingchu took a strategic sip of tea in surprise to calm herself down.

[What an unexpected and adorable contrast! This is so exciting!]

Onlookers: What's so exciting about this? Why can't they understand it?!
They listened together, and they didn't miss a single part!

Gu Wangyan was also completely bewildered, feeling like he hadn't heard the whole story yet.

Fang Lingchu asked, "Does Yue know now that Xue likes him?"

One sentence startled all the onlookers.

What did they hear?
If they weren't mistaken, weren't the four guards accompanying General Gu all...?

Gu Wangyan was most surprised that he still had such brotherhood by his side.

Fang Lingchu's words made all the adults want to go home and check their own guard camp.

The system said: [The exact timeframe is still unknown. Later, when Gu Wangyan died and the Gu family army fell apart, Yue only learned of Xue's feelings for her when she led her brothers to avenge him. However, by then, they had no time left; he died before he could even confirm whether he liked Xue or not.]

Fang Lingchu was heartbroken; how could both of them be gone?

Waaaaah, I'm so sad!
Fang Lingchu asked with some sadness, "How did they all die in the end?"

The system's voice sounded with a hint of regret: "[They died a truly gruesome death. Even more gruesome than their master.]"

Fang Lingchu asked curiously, "Wasn't Gu Wangyan supposed to have died from poisoning?"

System: [Yes, but he was both poisoned and afflicted by a Gu curse; his death must have been gruesome.]

Hearing the system's words, Fang Lingchu nodded in agreement and asked, "How did his four guards die?"

The system recounted: [Feng was skilled in light-footed martial arts. While gathering information, he was captured by the Gu family's enemies, who cut off his legs, and he died.]

Hua was skilled in using hidden weapons. While saving her companions, she was pierced through the heart by a barrage of arrows and died. When she died, not a single patch of her body was left unscathed.

Xue suffered an even worse fate; he was subjected to the excruciating punishment of being slowly sliced ​​to death. The scalding was done for three days and three nights, and the people even used drugs to keep him conscious, but he didn't utter a single word.

After learning that his brothers were all dead, Yue, in order to avenge them, set fire to the enemy's granary, burning himself in the process.

After Gu Wangyan died, his enemy defected to the Zhou state and was later used as a scapegoat, whereupon he died.

(End of this chapter)