The Grand Secretary’s Pampered Wife

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Seeing Xiao Heng’s gentle smile, Shangguan Yan suddenly felt shy. She couldn’t move, and only her eyes shifted around erratically in their sockets.

Soon after, her ears visibly turned red.

Huh?

Xiao Heng was slightly taken aback.

You weren’t like this back at Tianxiang Pavilion. You even watched me and JiaoJiao doing this and that without even blushing.

I thought you were birds of a feather with my father.

Shangguan Yan's injuries weren't limited to one spot, and she was wrapped up like a rice dumpling.

She moved her fingers slightly.

Xiao Heng noticed her movements and asked, "Do you need something?"

"A handkerchief." She replied.

Xiao Heng asked in confusion, "What do you need a handkerchief for?"

Shangguan Yan replied in all seriousness, "To cover my face. I'm embarrassed."

Xiao Heng: "..."

"JiaoJiao and the Imperial Advisor performed surgery on you. The surgery was a success. Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?" Xiao Heng asked.

"No." Shangguan Yan answered, glancing at Gu Jiao on the small bed.

Following her gaze, Xiao Heng looked over and said, "She's asleep."

Shangguan Yan lowered her voice. "Then let's speak softly."

Xiao Heng chuckled, "Alright."

Seeing the brief smile flash across his face, a trace of brightness flashed through Shangguan Yan’s eyes as well.

However, she suddenly realized something, and her expression changed slightly. "This is the Imperial Advisor's Hall? You... how could you come to the Imperial Advisor's Hall?"

Xiao Heng calmly replied, "I've already met the Emperor and the Crown Prince. I told them that I’m Shangguan Qing."

Shangguan Yan's mouth dropped open.

Xiao Heng continued, "I also saw a portrait of Shangguan Qing."

In an instant, countless complex emotions flashed through Shangguan Yan's eyes.

She stared blankly at Xiao Heng, several times wanting to speak but holding back, finally only managing a cautious probe, "You... know everything?"

Xiao Heng nodded, "Yes."

Shangguan Yan was stunned for a moment. "Know—what exactly?"

Xiao Heng replied, "Your background."

Another wave of shock crossed Shangguan Yan's eyes, but she quickly regained her composure. "How did you find out?"

"I guessed." Xiao Heng answered truthfully.

Her actions at Tianxiang Pavilion that day explained everything. Coupled with the various things he had experienced, the information Ye Qing had revealed, and even Zhang Dequan’s cry of “Eldest Imperial Grandson” that night, everything pointed him closer to the truth of his own identity.

And when he saw Shangguan Qing’s portrait, the mystery was finally solved.

He was Shangguan Yan's child.

However, he still couldn’t completely determine his relationship with Shangguan Qing.

"Who is Shangguan Qing? My brother?"

"Yes."

"Are we twin brothers?"

"Mm!" It was a tone of denial.

Xiao Heng opened his mouth, "Then he is——"

Shangguan Yan bit her lip and, after a long pause, softly said, "Xiao Qing."

Xiao Heng was surprisingly not taken aback by this answer. The reason was simple: Shangguan Qing's birthdate was the same as Xiao Qing's.

Years ago, both Xiao Heng and Xiao Qing were poisoned in their cradles, and there was only one antidote. To ensure Xiao Heng received the antidote, Shangguan Yan hid Shangguan Qing and told Marquis Xuanping that she had killed him.

Convincing Marquis Xuanping was not an easy task, and Shangguan Yan didn’t want to elaborate further.

Even later, Shangguan Yan’s faked death almost cost her life for real.

Shangguan Yan looked at Xiao Heng with a nervous and apprehensive expression, "Do you think I’m too heartless?"

To ensure her son could get the antidote, she deprived Xiao Qing of the chance to live.

It was hard to judge who was right or wrong in what happened back then. He wasn’t her and didn’t know the kind of torment she had endured in her heart.

She only wanted her son to survive.

For all these years, she bore the guilt toward Xiao Qing and Princess Xinyang, as well as the longing for her own flesh and blood.

Perhaps anyone in the world could criticize her for being heartless, but Xiao Heng, who survived because of her heartlessness, had no right to.

"No." Xiao Heng said. "How did you come to the decision to take Xiao Qing away?"

Shangguan Yan replied quietly, "I wanted to bring him back to the Imperial Advisor's Hall to see if they could cure him. You might ask why I didn’t bring you instead to see if the Imperial Advisor's Hall could heal you. Actually... even knowing the current situation, if I could go back and do it all over again, I would still make the same choice as before."

The Imperial Advisor's Hall was a last resort, not the best option.

She would rather be pointed at by thousands of people and bear the reputation of a heartless mother than not be this selfish mother at all.

She would take on all the guilt and suffering.

All her Ah Heng needed to do was live well.

"Weren't you afraid Princess Xinyang would kill me to avenge her son?" Princess Xinyang wasn’t some weak woman; she was also decisive and ruthless.

Of course, he wasn’t accusing her of being naive, he just wanted to understand more of what she had gone through.

The good, the bad, the dangers, the struggles she had faced, and everything he had missed over the years.

Shangguan Yan said, "Marquis Xuanping won't let her know that her son was killed by me."

You really do know my father well.

He had indeed lied to Princess Xinyang, telling her that Xiao Qing had died at the hands of assassins.

However, later on, Princess Xinyang learned the truth through the instigation of someone with ill intentions.

But she ultimately didn’t succeed in killing him; at the last moment, she carried him out from the blazing fire.

Shangguan Yan was filled with guilt, saying, "It’s all my fault for bringing those assassins upon us, or else you two wouldn’t have been poisoned."

Xiao Heng hesitated for a moment but ultimately decided to tell her, "Those assassins weren't attracted by you; they were left behind by the late Emperor of the State of Zhao. The people who poisoned me and Xiao Qing were the Dragon Shadow Guards that the late Emperor left for my mother. They actually intended to kill Xiao Qing; I was poisoned by accident."

This tragedy had nothing to do with Shangguan Yan. If anyone was to blame, it had to be the late Emperor.

In fact, in a way, it was fortunate that Shangguan Yan had taken Xiao Qing away. Otherwise, they would have continued their attempts to kill him.

At that time, Long Yi was absent, and neither Marquis Xuanping nor Princess Xinyang suspected the Dragon Shadow Guards.

It truly was an unforeseen danger.

Shangguan Yan had lived with guilt towards Xiao Qing for all these years, and upon hearing this news, she found it somewhat hard to believe, "Are you trying to make up a story to comfort me?"

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In the suspenseful supernatural novel “Records of Mortals,” Jiang Baiyan, once a solitary and impoverished youth, finds refuge in the Shi family of Chang’an due to his extraordinary bloodline. With his clear and captivating peach blossom eyes, this seemingly innocent young man conceals a fanatical and malevolent lunatic within. Destined to succumb to darkness amidst hardship and degradation, he becomes a harbinger of chaos.

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From what she knew of the plot, Jiang Baiyan was just a silent, timid, and often bullied pitiable character.

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Jiang Baiyan had never encountered someone like Shi Dai.

After he had slaughtered all the evil creatures in the garden, the blood-stained young man, exuding a murderous aura, approached her step by step, his lips curling into a malicious smile, "Scared?"

Shi Dai responded, “You’re really amazing! I applaud you until I spin like a spiral and fly around the moon three hundred times! And also——you have dimples when you smile!"

Jiang Baiyan: ...?

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After seeing her at a lantern festival with another man, Jiang Baiyan lowered his eyes, his fingers twirling her hair. He said in a mocking and sinister tone, "The mansion in the western suburbs...if I hide you there, no one will find you, right?"

Shi Dai replied, "Does it come with meals and lodging? Can I sleep in everyday? Oh, and your cooking is the best!"

Jiang Baiyan: ...?

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Jiang Baiyan was supposed to dislike her, even hate her, but as their separation drew near, his eyes turned red and he grabbed her sleeve, pleading, "Don't abandon me, alri—”

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Jiang Baiyan: ...?

He hasn't finished his lines yet though…