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Chapter 141: Chatting under the tree (9)

late at night.

Gu Chang lay on the bed with his hands folded behind his head.

Anna asked him to stay in the palace tonight to avoid any accidents if he returned to his previous residence.

Anna was mainly worried that Lotus would cause trouble again. Gu Chang understood and stayed in this room.

Gu Chang sent the system to watch a TV series, and he wanted to be alone now.

The heroine has arrived at Croft Castle and was arranged by Sidse to be a maid.

The plot is still moving forward steadily, and Gu Chang is not worried about this.

The real plot point is the vampire hunter part.

Gu Chang has not had any contact with this group yet.

Gu Chang plans to go there and take a look when he has time.

There was a sudden light knock on the window, interrupting Gu Chang's thoughts. He looked towards the window.

Was it a raven sent by Cedric?

He stood up, walked to the window and opened it.

"Dear Achang." In the dark night, there was only a pair of eyes glowing red.

Gu Chang didn't feel scared, he hugged the man tightly.

"I think you have to let me in first, otherwise I will fall." Cedric kissed the top of Gu Chang's head, his voice low.

"Can't all vampires fly?" Although Gu Chang said this, he still let go of his hands and let Cedric in.

After Gu Chang closed the window, he turned around and threw himself into Cedric's arms.

"My Ah Chang, you have lost weight." Cedric hugged Gu Chang tightly, feeling the warmth of the person in his arms.

They hadn't seen each other for a few days, and Cedric noticed that Gu Chang was thinner than before.

"Why do you say that?" Gu Chang raised his head from his arms, his amber eyes very bright.

"Only people who care about you will pay attention to whether you have lost weight or not." Cedric carried Gu Chang to the bed and sat down. He first took off his black coat, revealing the white shirt underneath.

Gu Chang couldn't help but reach out and pinch Cedric's chest muscles.

"Do you like this?" Cedric smiled slightly. He noticed that Gu Chang was still wearing a ring on his left hand.

Gu Chang put his hand down, pretending not to know that Cedric was talking about his chest muscles. He raised his left hand and said seriously, "Yes, I like this ring very much."

"You know I'm not talking about that." Cedric raised his hand and interlocked his fingers with Gu Chang's. Then he lowered his head and kissed the person he had been thinking about day and night.

Gu Chang responded to Cedric's kiss.

After the kiss, Gu Chang's breathing became a little disordered.

"This is a pair of cufflinks I bought for you." Cedric took out a small gift box from behind him and opened it in front of Gu Chang.

Gu Chang looked at the pair of pigeon-blood red cuffs with gold edges, and he lowered his eyelashes, "I don't even have time to buy these for you." During his days in the royal city, he never had the chance to go out.

"It's okay, A Chang. I'm content with having you." Cedric put his face on Gu Chang's head and said contentedly.

Gu Chang blinked, "Me too." He put away the gift box and asked Cedric, "What have you been doing in the royal city?"

Cedric would not hide anything from Gu Chang. "I'm dealing with those disobedient mixed-blood vampires, and by the way, I'm finding out how many vampire hunters there are in the royal city."

"How many are there?" Gu Chang asked curiously.

"Seven hundred and fifty-three," Cedric answered truthfully.

"Achang, do you want to be king?" Cedric asked this because there have been many rumors about Gu Chang in the royal city recently.

The most talked about rumor is that the fifth prince wants to seize power.

So, Cedric briefly explained the rumors.

Gu Chang didn't expect that he had only appeared for one day, and there were so many rumors in the city. Gu Chang felt that Anna should also know about this, but she didn't tell him.

And no wonder the king came to him to talk about this, it turned out that the king also believed these rumors.

"No, I won't be that free after becoming king." Gu Chang shook his head in denial.

In response, Cedric just kissed his cheek.

Now that we have finished talking about serious matters, it’s time to talk about personal matters.

But since Gu Chang lives here now, there are people keeping watch not far away.

The two of them didn't dare to make any big noise.

Finally, Gu Chang was exhausted and fell into a deep sleep.

As the night was about to fade, Cedric had already put on his clothes. He stood by the bed and leaned over to kiss Gu Chang's forehead. Then, he whispered, "Good morning, Ah Chang."

Gu Chang heard his voice in a daze and tried to open his brain, "Good morning..."

Cedric curled his lips into a faint smile and quietly left the room.

When Gu Chang woke up, he felt the empty seat and knew that Cedric had left.

Gu Chang lay on his side on the bed, looking at the half-open window.

I thought it was time to let Anna meet Cedric, otherwise it would be bad to keep climbing through the window like this.

After breakfast, Anna said, "Your sister, Lilia, wants to see you. She invites you to go to the garden to appreciate the paintings after breakfast."

"What about the queen?" Gu Chang asked.

Anna raised her eyes to look at Gu Chang and said calmly: "Queen Silvia has been ill recently and it is not convenient for her to see you. When she is better, I will take you to see her."

Gu Chang nodded gently, "I understand, mother."

Then Gu Chang changed into light clothes. After all, it would be very hot to stay in the garden in summer.

When he was brought by the maid to the big tree in the garden, Gu Chang saw Lilia sitting under the shade of the tree and drawing with charcoal.

Lilia's skin color is an unhealthy, sickly white, but her lips are naturally rosy, which removes some of the sickness.

"Hein, you're here. Long time no see. You've become more mature." Lilia put down the charcoal pencil in her hand and picked up the handkerchief on the small table to wipe her hands.

She has a pair of gentle eyes. When she smiles, the corners of her eyes will turn up, and dimples will appear on the sides of her cheeks.

"Thank you for your compliment, Sister Lilia. It's been a long time since we last met. How are you?" Gu Chang came and sat on the chair next to her. He looked at the scenery Lilia was painting.

This is an aerial view of the palace.

"My body is still the same. No matter what medicine I take, it has no effect. Helain, I'm sorry, I didn't attend the party yesterday." Lilia said with some guilt.

"It's okay, Sister Lilia. The most important thing for you now is to take good care of your health." Gu Chang said gently.

Lilia picked up the charcoal again and began to paint on the canvas.

"I won't be able to see the day I'm fully recovered. Right now, I'm relying solely on medicine to keep myself alive." Lilia chuckled. "Even the palace physician said it's a miracle that I'm still alive."

"This miracle will always happen to you." Gu Chang said in a calm voice.

Lilia couldn't help but look up at him and said with a smile, "Helain, you've really changed. You used to just say that people like me can live one more day at a time. Don't always dream of miracles. You should focus on the present."

"I still like you from before, but unfortunately, we can't go back to the past." Lilia frowned slightly, and she increased the strength of the hand holding the charcoal pencil, leaving heavy marks on the canvas.

Gu Chang felt that her words had a deeper meaning. He looked at the portrait of the palace painted by Lilia.

Lilia, who had never looked down at the palace from above, could accurately draw it from this angle, demonstrating her deep desire to soar freely in the sky like a bird.

Of course, this is just Gu Chang's guess.

"Sister Lilia, do you also believe the rumors outside?" Gu Chang curled his lips and smiled.

At this time, the breeze was blowing through the leaves above my head, and a rustling sound was heard.

The mottled light and shadows fell on Gu Chang's face, and for a few seconds, fell into his amber eyes.

Lilia was stunned, her pale blue eyes flashing with surprise, and then she laughed, "How could I believe those rumors? My dear brother, we are a family. Family members should trust each other."

"I think you misunderstood what I just said." Lilia raised her hand to tuck her hair behind her ear. She said calmly, "What I meant is that we've all grown up. We're no longer the carefree children we used to be."

"You're right, Sister Lilia." Gu Chang followed her words.

"My father also thinks I've grown up and that I will threaten Lotus's position." Gu Chang lowered his eyelashes, as if to hide the emotions in his eyes.

The maids standing nearby couldn't hear the conversation between the siblings, but when they saw this scene, they felt that the atmosphere between them was very good.

Only Gu Chang and Lilia knew that this was all a test.

"Why does father think so? Hasn't the throne always been passed to the eldest son? I really don't know what father is worried about. You are his most beloved child." Lilia's smile deepened, and the dimples on her cheeks became more obvious.

Gu Chang still kept his eyes down. When he heard Lilia talking about her most beloved child, he felt something was wrong.

There was a subtle malice in these words.

But Gu Chang still discovered it keenly.

"Father dotes on every one of his children." Gu Chang raised his eyes, his face looking very calm.

Lilia raised her eyebrows slightly, "Really?"

"Yes, Queen Sylvia too, otherwise we wouldn't be living in the palace now," Gu Chang said calmly. Claire and Lilia's biological mother had passed away due to illness. They were both adopted by the queen and became her daughters.

When Queen Silvia was mentioned, Lilia's reaction was a little cold. "I would rather live outside the palace." She put down the charcoal pencil and picked up the handkerchief to wipe her hands again.

"Sister Lilia, do you mean you want to move out now?" Gu Chang smiled slightly.

Lilia laughed again, but it looked a little fake. "Heilain, I really still like the old you. At least you wouldn't say these things to irritate me."

"Didn't Sister Lilia talk about me first?" Gu Chang looked at Lilia with some surprise.

"When did I make you angry?" Lilia opened her eyes wide and stared at Gu Chang.

"You keep saying that I've changed and that you only like the old me. But I've always been like this and have never changed. You say this just to make me angry that I didn't tell you before returning to the palace?" Gu Chang said seriously.

Lilia was so serious that she couldn't help but suspect that it was really because of what she said that made Gu Chang angry.

She lowered her eyelashes to hide the darkness in her eyes. When she raised her eyes again, they were filled with tenderness. "How could that be? I don't mean to be angry with you. I'm just missing the past."

"That's good, as long as Sister Lilia still has me as her brother in her heart." Gu Chang agreed with her.

The conversation ended when Lilia started feeling unwell.

And Gu Chang was still sitting under the big tree.

He knew that if they continued talking, Lilia would lose her pretense.

He can keenly detect those subtle malicious intentions.

No matter how well Lilia concealed it, Gu Chang could still tell that this person was pretending to be her true self.

At first, Gu Chang thought she was just a sister who was often sick but loved painting. At least in the original owner's memory, Lilia was such a person.

But now, after this conversation.

Gu Chang felt that Lilia had ill intentions towards the original owner.

Human nature is complex. Lilia can show kindness to Hailain, but can also reveal malice where Hailain can't see.

When Lillia spoke of her "favored child," she meant it maliciously.

It's like saying, how could you be your father's favorite child?

Gu Chang asked the system, "When I was chatting with Lao Deng yesterday, was there a third person present?"

The system was startled, then confidently said, "Fortunately, this system still has the ability to load saves. Otherwise, you would have to spend a lot more time looking for clues, host."

"I just want to go back to yesterday." Gu Chang complained.

The system said with a grin, "I said this to make it easier for you, the host, to understand."

It showed Gu Chang the video of his conversation with the king yesterday.

Gu Chang listened to it first, and then asked the system to slow down the video several times.

A chuckle, then slowed down, appeared.

Gu Chang was very familiar with this laughter. Just a while ago, the owner of this voice was chatting with him.