Chapter 191

191 A SON REUNITED WITH HIS MOTHER

Bai Chen only knew Zhu Ge as his servant who used to work as a male prostitute in the Red Pavilion. The man’s family was once noble, but they were in a bad situation now that the son even had to let his body be bought by other men in the Red Pavilion.

That was Zhu Ge’s background in Bai Chen’s eyes, and even if he could guess that the man’s family might be a powerful family in the Wu Li Empire, he assumed that the situation was not the same now, so he was surprised to see how brave Zhu Ge was even if his family’s fortune was no more.

‘He even dares to wreak havoc in this empire? Is he seeking death?’ Bai Chen almost slapped his forehead after hearing Zhu Ge’s confident threat thrown at the Emperor of Dong Lang.

The man in red even dared to introduce himself as Bai Chen’s lover, and Bai Chen felt like burying himself in the rabbit hole and wouldn’t come out until he could stop feeling embarrassed.

Not only did Bai Guowei and Wu Shun hear the young man’s confident statement, but even the palace officials and palace guards could also hear those words.

No wonder everyone was looking at Bai Chen strangely now, and Bai Chen wanted to bury himself alive with Zhu Ge.

“What? You said you’re Bai Chen’s lover? So, you were the one Bai Renshu mentioned a while ago?” Bai Guowei finally managed to find a reply to the young man’s statement as he continued to stare at the man fiercely.

Thankfully, Bai Guowei was a strong person who used to witness unexpected accidents, and that was why he didn’t immediately have a heart attack after hearing Zhu Ge’s statement.

Bai Guowei just lost his eldest son, and his youngest son suddenly brought a stranger who confidently said that he was his son’s lover, and Bai Guowei could have had a double heart attack if his heart wasn’t too strong.

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“Yes, I’m Bai Chen’s lover,” Zhu Ge announced confidently once again, and he didn’t even bother to speak to the Emperor formally.

Even Bai Chen fell silent once again, but he reacted quickly this time as he immediately grabbed the taller man’s arm before positioning himself in front of the man.

“I don’t think this is the time for us to discuss my private life, Your Majesty,” Bai Chen boldly said to Bai Guowei after he heard how confidently Zhu Ge confirmed their status in front of the white-haired Emperor.

He did accept Zhu Ge as his lover, but he knew that the two of them shouldn’t reveal their relationship in front of everyone. It was indeed too late for him to prevent Zhu Ge from telling him everything, but he assumed that he could still prevent the taller man from revealing more information about them.

“What? You’re saying this isn’t the time for us to talk about your private life?” Bai Guowei suddenly sneered after hearing Bai Chen’s words. “The people gathered here have found out about your affair with Prince Wu Jinhai, but you suddenly reappeared in this hall with another man who is not Prince Wu Jinhai. Even Prince Wu Jinhai’s father is here now, but you dare to say that it isn’t the time for us to discuss your private life?”

It seemed that Bai Guowei was accusing him of cheating, and when Bai Chen glanced at Wu Shun, he could see the man showing an expressionless face.

Wu Shun indeed did not have any expression on his face, and that was why Bai Chen did not know whether the man was angry or not at this moment.

‘But I have explained to everyone before that I don’t have any relationship with Wu Jinhai. They shouldn’t have accused me of cheating after they found out that I’m in a relationship with another man now, right?’ Bai Chen couldn’t help but try to read the situation, but he didn’t want to admit that he was cheating because he really hadn’t cheated on anyone.

“I think Prince Bai Chen is right, Emperor Bai Guowei,” Wu Shun suddenly chimed in from the side as he could feel the tension between the father and son pair. “Prince Bai Chen has said that what he did with my son in the Forbidden Forest was only due to their urgent need, so we must not talk about Prince Bai Chen’s relationship with my son.”

Fortunately, Emperor Wu Shun came to the rescue, and Bai Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

“Furthermore, I think we should deal with matters related to Crown Prince Bai Renshu at this time,” Wu Shun added as he glanced at the area where the palace guards had finally managed to remove Bai Renshu’s corpse from the ceiling.

The Crown Prince’s body was now lying on the floor within the Zuigao Hall, and Bai Guowei’s eyes finally fell on his son’s corpse lying cold on the floor.

His face was painted with pain once more, and he carefully brought his feet to walk toward the corpse. It seemed that he was finally able to let go of the matter related to Bai Chen’s affair, and Bai Chen was able to heave a sigh of relief once again.

The young Prince of Dong Lang could see how Emperor Bai Guowei was crouching beside Bai Renshu’s corpse before using his hand to close the young man’s eyes forever.

“Why did you leave me alone, Ah Zhong,” Bai Guowei whispered next to his son’s corpse, and he even called the young man by his birth name.

The sight was quite heartbreaking, and everyone in the hall was speechless as they could only see how the Emperor was mourning his eldest son.

Bai Guowei didn’t even shed a tear, but everyone could see that a father had just been heartbroken after his dear son left him.

“But maybe it’s for the best because you finally get to meet your mother, Ah Zhong. I will hold your funeral tomorrow, and you can meet your mother who you love the most.”