Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage
Chapter 1139 - 1138: What Secret Does He Have?

Chapter 1139: Chapter 1138: What Secret Does He Have?

"No, I wasn’t there at the time. Lanlan insisted on speaking with the late Emperor herself."

So, in fact, Chu Lingyang didn’t know what Lan Ji had really said to their father that year.

"Didn’t the Prince ask the Princess afterwards?" Chu Qianli asked again.

Chu Lingyang laughed and said, "Of course, I asked, but Lanlan said that it was a secret between her and father, and since father agreed to see her afterward, I was happy in my heart, why ask anything more?"

Chu Qianli simply smiled and didn’t speak any further.

It seemed that Chu Lingyang didn’t want to talk about this topic either; after all, it was a matter between husband and wife.

Now that I’m almost an old man myself, nearing forty, talking about these sentimental matters, I’m afraid the younger generation might laugh at me for not acting my age.

Of course, the reason he came to see Chu Qianli was partly because he was happy about the fourth younger brother’s awakening and partly because he actually wanted to probe for some information.

"Little Lili."

Chu Lingyang poured Chu Qianli a glass of wine, "Speaking of which, we share the same surname, perhaps we were even related in the past."

"You jest, Prince. You are from the Nanming Chu Imperial Family; how could I possibly be related to your Imperial Family?"

"There is nothing absolute in life."

However, Chu Lingyang was just looking for a way to start the conversation; he wasn’t really obsessed with these kinship relations.

"Well, Little Lili," Chu Lingyang hesitated for a moment before finally getting to the point, "Do you think... Is there any chance I’ll see that fellow again?"

How could Chu Qianli not realize that concerning Uncle Nine’s affairs, he had wanted to ask but didn’t dare to?

"I really don’t know that. You should be aware of his temperament."

Seeing a hint of disappointment flash across Chu Lingyang’s eyes, and his body once again engulfed by a sense of loss, Chu Qianli felt somewhat distressed.

"Didn’t the Prince say it? There is nothing absolute in life; it’s not impossible."

"Is there really a chance?" Chu Lingyang’s lowered head suddenly lifted again, staring intently at her palm-sized face.

"Little Lili, are you saying I could see him, right?"

"..." Chu Qianli was at a loss for words; could her words be interpreted that way?

"Well, I really can’t say for certain, I don’t know where he is."

Chu Lingyang didn’t say anything more, his mood incredibly complicated as he began drinking again.

After a while, he simply picked up the entire jar of wine and gulped it down.

"Is the Prince feeling unwell?"

"Uh." Actually, it wasn’t about feeling good or bad; perhaps after being disappointed for so long, I’ve forgotten what hope tastes like.

In the blink of an eye, an entire jar of wine was consumed by him just like that.

Counting what he had drunk before, he had already consumed three jars.

All strong liquor.

At this point, there was a drunken glint in his eyes.

"Little Lili, do you know? For over a decade, no one has been willing to drink with me."

"The Prince is a soldier, and with alcohol, it’s wiser to drink less."

Leading troops into battle is no child’s play; without alcohol in the military, the soldiers can remain clear-headed.

"But now in the Imperial City, I am just an idler. When not fighting wars, I’m just a spare."

Chu Lingyang probably didn’t realize what he was saying. Mumbling to himself and after another half jar, he became increasingly unclear and dazed.

"Why can’t that fellow come to see me even once? Am I such a person who can’t keep a secret? I can keep secrets for him too!"

"Uncle Nine... Achu has secrets for you to keep?"

Chu Qianli didn’t mean to pry; it’s just that she genuinely cared about Uncle Nine’s affairs.

"What secrets does he have?"

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