I became the God Brother of the Regent King after Transmigration!-Chapter 224 - 155: Misunderstanding

Zhou Wanqing suddenly snapped back to her senses, frowning slightly, and asked, "Didn’t you send a message to request the Emperor to bestow the title of Princely Heir on Lan?"

If Lan were to be bestowed the title of Princely Heir and then her identity was revealed, wouldn’t it be a crime of deceiving the Emperor?

"Who said I want to bestow the title first and then restore her identity? I want her to first reclaim her identity as a daughter, and then let the Emperor formally bestow it. Who says a woman can’t be a Princely Heir?"

Gu Chengzhao laughed proudly, his eyebrows raised in triumph: "My daughter will be the only... female heir of our time."

Seeing his wife’s hesitant expression, Gu Chengzhao proudly proclaimed, "Qing’er, you have no idea how significant the battle achievements I have made this time are."

"The old Chanyu has surrendered, the Left Valley King was captured by me, and the Right Valley King was speared to death in battle by me, but these are nothing..."

Zhou Wanqing: "Get to the point."

"These are nothing; the point is that after this battle, the entire Qiangrong is leaderless. On the Snowfield, the Royal Court has already been wiped out, and the remaining Qiangrong people are scattered like sand, unable to recover for ten years!"

Zhou Wanqing listened intently, reached out to gently stroke Marquis Gu’s sharp and handsome brow bone, her voice as gentle as water: "Was it hard?"

Gu Chengzhao replied, "Not hard, when killing them, all I could think about was that the son of that old beast dared to assassinate Lan, and at that time... Qing’er, I finally avenged my father and sister."

"Back then, you took over the Dingyuan Army and drove back the Qiangrong, already avenging your father and Chengluan."

Zhou Wanqing smiled through her tears and then spoke.

"Actually, the main mastermind behind the assassination of Lan was the Qian Family; the Qiangrong people were used. The Qian Family conspired with the Qiangrong and used their positions to trade with them; now, they are no more."

"I received the news, but this cannot be tolerated! That Qiangrong Eldest Prince will have to call Lan ’father’ in the future; daring to assassinate his father, he’s tired of living."

Zhou Wanqing: "Actually, Lan single-handedly killed the entire Qiangrong delegation, including those they deployed in the Capital City, and also chopped off the arm of their Second Prince, Jiang Qu."

Gu Chengzhao: "Uh, good job with the killing? No wonder she’s my son... daughter. If the Eldest Prince hadn’t died, that old Chanyu wouldn’t have fallen into the trap, coming out in full force, leaving the Royal Court defenseless."

Zhou Wanqing: "Actually, Duoji is fine, but he’s recuperating at the Marquis Mansion, right in Lan’s courtyard."

Gu Chengzhao: "..."

"How many more surprises does Lan have that I’m unaware of? And how many more ’actuallys’ do you have left to say all at once?"

Zhou Wanqing: "Many, for example, Lan’s martial arts talent is astounding, did you know that?"

Gu Chengzhao felt he could maintain a shocked expression forever: "Before, when I mentioned she should learn some martial arts for self-defense, she said martial artists are vulgar and crude."

"That was Lan being dismissive," Zhou Wanqing paused, then continued, "You want to use your military achievements to have the Emperor bestow the title of female heir on Lan. Although feasible, how are you going to explain it to mother? And Lan’s own thoughts, you’ll have to speak for yourself."

Gu Chengzhao mused for a moment, then said, "Alright, I’ll speak to her. As for mother... I’ve hidden it from her for so many years, I might as well tell her, I..."

He hesitated for a moment, laboriously speaking the words: "I’m impotent! Anyway, there won’t be any other children in the future, preventing her from arranging other women for me."

"Mother is old, long past the age of caring. In the past, if not for your entanglement with that woman from Wei Country, she wouldn’t have wanted you to take concubines....." Zhou Wanqing looked at him, feeling a mix of wanting to cry and laugh.

"It was all my fault; I shouldn’t have saved that woman." Gu Chengzhao said guiltily.

Zhou Wanqing sighed, "Enough, it’s all in the past now."

The time was still early, and Marquis Gu, recalling Madam Zhou mentioning that Duoji was in the back courtyard of his estate, headed to the Step Lotus Hall.

Before he even got close, he could hear the clanging sound of weapons clashing.

Inside the courtyard, Gu Lan and Yuan were sparring.

Gu Chengzhao stood aside, silently watching.

His impression of Yuan was of a little apprentice who used to follow behind the old Marquis.

Initially, because Yuan was naturally strong in inner strength, the old Marquis kept him within the army, raising him like a young son. Even Chengye probably never saw this child.

Later, when Lan was born, Yuan took a liking to her, so the old Marquis had him protect Lan for a while.

Then, for some unknown reason, the old Marquis suddenly had Yuan follow him into battle, until twelve years ago when, following the deaths of the old Marquis and his sister, Yuan also vanished. Gu Chengzhao assumed he had long died at the hands of the Qiangrong.

It wasn’t until half a month ago, when he reappeared, that Gu Chengzhao learned he had lost his memory all these years and had been wandering outside.

Now, everything has returned to the starting point. Since Yuan enjoys protecting Lan, he can continue to stay by her side.

The sparring match was nearing its end; Yuan’s inner strength remained as remarkable as ever, while Gu Lan’s fierce moves made even Gu Chengzhao unable to resist admiring her. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Only then did he notice that the sword in Gu Lan’s hand seemed to be... Rong Shuo’s?

Rong Shuo typically treasured this sword, carrying it with him at all times, yet he had given it to Lan.

Could Rong Shuo be trying to take advantage by calling Lan his sister?

Suddenly, Gu Chengzhao heard a sudden noise and instantly threw a short blade from his hand!

Gu Lan had already noticed Gu Chengzhao’s presence but didn’t pay much attention to it. Who would have expected him to suddenly throw a blade?

Gu Lan internally cursed, swiftly moving forward, blocking it with a sword in one smooth motion.

"Lan!" Gu Chengzhao was taken aback, realizing he had used sixty percent of his strength in that throw.

"Lanlan." Wei Chengyuan immediately withdrew his blade.

"..."

Gu Lan barely managed to block, rolling on the ground before climbing back up. "I’m fine."

One of her hands was numb from the shock, her arm trembling slightly, and the inner energy within her was surging turbulently, unable to calm down for a long time.

If it hadn’t hit at the right angle, her tiger’s mouth would have bled.

Though Marquis Gu’s inner strength was formidable, it was not as exaggerated as Wei Chengyuan’s, but his strength... was truly immense.

Gu Lan used the original host’s body to gradually unleash her own techniques. The main reason was that even though the original host seemed frail, she actually harbored a great deal of strength, which, once unleashed, made her a rare martial arts genius.

It seemed to be hereditary.

Xie Yun peeked his head over the wall, looking in shock at the short blade embedded three inches deep into the wall, and said with lingering fear, "Uh... I didn’t mean to."

Gu Lan spat, took a sip of water to rinse the dirt from her mouth, and carefully tidied her appearance before explaining to Gu Chengzhao, "Marquis Gu, you might not know, but this guy just loves climbing walls."

If her sword had been a bit slower, Xie Yun might have lost his head.

Who told him to have nothing better to do than climb walls every day?

Xie Yun: "..."

Who would have thought that climbing walls early in the morning could get him discovered by Dingyuan Marquis and almost mistaken for a thief...

Xie Yun, filled with helplessness, slowly, slowly, carefully climbed down from the wall, almost stumbling, before coming forward to pay respects to Gu Chengzhao.

Going up the wall was easy, getting down was hard.

Xie Yun’s martial arts were limited; though he knew some blade and sword techniques and horseback riding, he didn’t know Qinggong.

Moreover, he was afraid of heights.

"Xie Yun greets the Marquis."

Gu Chengzhao walked over, sheathed the dagger embedded in the wall, and looked Xie Yun over.

A bit older, rather handsome, with perhaps a bit of his own flair.

"Are you... that child from the Xie family, Xie Xu’s son?" Gu Chengzhao asked.

Xie Yun nodded, "Xie Xu is indeed my father. When I was young, I met you a couple of times, Marquis, but most people refer to me as Grand Tutor Xie’s grandson, or by my official title. Why is it that only you mention my father’s name?"

Gu Chengzhao raised an eyebrow, "Oh, gave a beating."

"What?"

"Your father was beaten by me in the past, and you and your father... kinda look alike," Gu Chengzhao said somewhat awkwardly.

Back in the day, Xie Xu was known in the Capital City as a beautiful young man, and Gu Chengzhao found men more charming and debonair than himself irritating.

Xie Yun: "..."

He calmed himself, turning to Gu Lan, "I came to see if you were alright, after what happened yesterday—"

Gu Lan recalled yesterday’s bridal swap incident and politely said, "Thank you for yesterday."

Yesterday, Xie Yun had followed Prime Minister Su to the palace and even went to the Qianyuan Hall to ask Rong Jing to rescind the decree.

He thought Gu Lan was referring to that, and with a gentle smile said, "No need to thank me; it was just a small effort on my part."

On the side, Marquis Gu overheard their conversation and became more convinced that it was Xie Yun who orchestrated having Lu Congyun replace Lu Feifei for Lan.

To think this Xie family kid could do so much for Lan.

"Since you’re fine, then I’ll take my leave. Marquis, see you at court tomorrow morning," Xie Yun cupped his hands, bowed to Marquis Gu, and quietly got up to leave.

This time, he exited through the main gate of the Marquis Mansion to return home, instead of climbing.

The gatekeeper uncle even puzzledly asked him, "When did Young Master Xie come in?"

With elders present, Xie Yun was truly embarrassed to climb the wall again, especially since his climbing posture was unsightly, and he certainly couldn’t ask Gu Lan to carry him up.

— Previously, there was a time when Wei Chengyuan carried him onto the wall, which was seen by the two girls at home, solidifying the suspicion that the esteemed Young Master Xie Jingqi was a homosexual.

Gu Lan felt a stir in her heart and swiftly leapt onto the wall, peering over the edge.

Damn,

Xie Yun actually set up a ladder next to the wall at his house!

Beside the ladder, the two little girls, Geng Tao and Wei Lan, were looking up intently.

Gu Lan accidentally made eye contact with them, offered an awkward smile, and said, "Your brother’s back. Do you want to see him?"