edited by shay
Why would he think they may be half-brothers?
Because this timeline is very suspicious.
Gu Nan met the original owner as a child, but then a big change happened, the emperor imprisoned the queen, and after the queen died, the original owner was adopted by the old marshal.
There is a very possible explanation for this.
That is, the “original owner” was the queen’s child and secretly raised him, but then, he was discovered by the emperor, so the emperor was furious and imprisoned the queen. Because the original owner was the queen’s child, the old marshal adopted the original owner for the sake of the child’s growth.
The logic of this explanation is fine. But there is a big bug in it. Knowing that the queen may have an illegitimate child, how could the emperor not investigate whether the child adopted by the marshal has any connection with the queen? Since the emperor has nothing against him, the possibility that he is the empress’s child is very small.
So after Gu Huan thought of this conclusion, he ruled out this possibility from his mind.
He was just scaring Chu Xinglin.
Seeing the blond prince’s instantly sluggish appearance, Gu Huan turned around indifferently, passed by Chu Xinglin’s side, lay down on the bed, pulled up the quilt, and placed his hands neatly on his chest.
“You should go …”
Before he finished speaking, he was surprised,
Because Chu Xinglin suddenly gently kissed him on his forehead. Seeing the crafty light in Chu Xinglin’s eyes, Gu Huan guessed that the other party had thought it through too, that possibility was simply impossible.
“This is a goodnight kiss to… my family.”
Chu Xinglin said with a smile.
“I’m not your family.”
“Maybe in the future.”
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Gu Huan blinked.
Family?
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After he left Gu Huan’s room, Chu Xinglin’s optical brain artificial intelligence flashed, and said.
“Your Highness. I think General Gu Huan means ‘Only in your dreams’”.
“…”
Chu Xinglin felt that this AI should really be restored to factory settings.
Because of doubts about the original owner’s life experience, Gu Huan took advantage of the gap in the holidays to fly directly from Jialin to the Marshal’s Mansion in the capital.
The Marshal’s mansion still looks like a small bridge with flowing water and has an antique flavor.
Through the garden, Gu Huan walked into the study of the Old Marshal. His eyes fell on the potted plant he saved last time, and as he walked over a few steps, he stroked the flowers and leaves with his fingertips.
When the Marshal came over, he instantly stopped stroking the petals, straightening his fingers and saluting as a soldier.
“Teacher.”
The Old Marshal lightly shook his head.
“Why are you so cautious at home?”
Gu Huan slightly pursed his lips, but did not refute him. His cold golden eyes turned to look at the petals and stroke it.
“This potted flower has come back to life.”
“Not only is it alive, but it’s even better than before.” The Old Marshal smiled. “Look, after cutting off the rotten branches and leaves, it looks alive now.”
The Old Marshal’s words seemed to have other meanings, probably a metaphor for what recently happened in the Empire. Gu Huan silently listened to him, and suddenly heard a compliment.
“You did a good job.”
Embarrassment instantly appeared on his serious and indifferent face.
“Teacher is overpraising. I just happened to know some potting skills.”
He saved flowers because he knew how to save them, so he just happened to come and save them.
He organized the mecha team because he happened to know the relationship between Chu Fengyuan and the Zergs.
The words of the Old Marshal made him realize the fact that he was already in this world. Afterwards, it was Chu Xinglin who helped him find a direction to follow.
He has been pushed to help the world.
He is not that good, he just did what he could, and instead, he got a lot of honors.
He can ignore all kinds of flattery in his mind, but such a compliment from the Old Marshal made Gu Huan a little embarrassed.
“There’s nothing to be dissatisfied with knowing a lot. Knowing and being willing to do it is the most remarkable thing.” After changing the subject, Gu Zehai looked at Gu Huan who suddenly came to visit him. “What’s the matter? Why did you come here out of the blue?”
Gu Huan slightly nodded at him.
“Teacher… I have a question I want to ask.”
Gu Zehai showed an appearance of listening seriously, and Gu Huan tentatively asked in a soft voice.
“Did you adopt me because of Queen Gu Nan?”
“…”
Hearing Gu Huan ask this question, Gu Zehai was silent for a while before asking back.
“Have you always thought so?”
Gu Huan’s eyes flickered, and he lightly responded.
“Yes.”
Old Marshal Gu Zehai gave him a wry smile. “It is indeed because of his last wish that I took care of you. But the adoption was my decision.”
A-Nan asked him to take care of Gu Huan who was still in the orphanage at the time, but he never straightforwardly told him that he hoped he could adopt Gu Huan.
“I adopted you because you are talented and outstanding.”
From childhood to adulthood, he has shown outstanding abilities.
Even though he did a lot of ridiculous things after becoming a soldier, these existing reflections still made Gu Zehai have hope for Gu Huan.
“I understand.” Gu Huan’s eyes flashed with deep thought, and he lowered his eyes in thought.
Gu Zehai, who didn’t know what Gu Huan was thinking, felt a little complicated, “This is the first time you’ve mentioned Gu Nan to me…”
“I thought you would never mention that name again.”
Some names are like a scar on the heart, which will be torn apart when mentioned.
His son Gu Nan is a scar that his adopted grandson and his own grandson cannot mention.
It is also the only scar of the lofty Emperor.
“After all, you, like Xinglin, was raised by him.”
Gu Huan pursed his lips.
What the diary said was indeed true.
Empress Gu Nan really knew him when he was a child. Not only that, but he also secretly raised him.
Why did he want to keep him? Was it the same reason as Old Marshal Gu Zehai?
Thank you for the translation. There is a part of the chapter in the note.
Thanks!
At least half the chapter is in note in “it looks like a emperor.
Thanks for the chapter 😘
Good thing i check every translator’s note. The last section would have been so confusing lol
thanks for the chapter!
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