Seeing Gong Ao walking through the small door as if he was familiar with his own home, and walking towards the window along the road, Luo Yu furrowed his brows: "You escaped from the hands of the National Teacher?" Since you escaped, why did you come to me, aren't you afraid that I will let you catch you again and send you back? ”

At this moment, there were several guards waiting outside the courtyard.

As long as Luo Yu shouted a little, they would blow into the courtyard like the wind.

Gong Ao faced this threat, but he still looked unhurried: "Gongzi won't do this? ”

"You trust me so much?"

Gong Ao nodded, came to the window and stood still, and turned directly over the window in front of Luo Yu.

The movements are so skillful and smooth that a first-time visitor can't do it at all! Looking at all this in front of him, Luo Yu was puzzled in his heart: "How do you know that there is a secret passage here?" ”

"This secret passage, of course, was told to me by you, the eldest prince." Gong Ao squinted his eyes and smiled as he spoke.

This expression is very different from his usual appearance, not like a humble gentleman, but like a little ruffian who mingles with the streets. To others, this smiling face may be a little unfamiliar, but for Luo Yu, it is so familiar, he almost remembered something from the past at the first sight.

A name comes to mind.

"It's you!"

Gong Ao's eyebrows raised slightly: "Childe's reaction, I think he recognized me." ”

Luo Yu looked at his expression, and his heart was mixed.

When he was very young, he was not so lonely in this mansion, although his mother passed away, there was a person who was always by his side.

He is about the same age as Luo Yu, but his identity is different, it is said that he is just an orphan, he fainted at the door one day, was picked up by Luo Yu, brought into the house, and has been with him ever since.

That was one of Luo Yu's few warm memories of this mansion.

"You can't be him......." Luo Yu couldn't help but mutter.

"I'm not the person in Childe's memory, I think Childe has his own decision in his heart. This small door is the deepest secret hidden in the courtyard, that is, the Taishou Lord does not know about its existence, but I know it, and even know it so well, isn't this enough proof? ”

When you think about it, it makes sense.

When he first saw Gong Ao, he had a familiar feeling, but for a while he couldn't remember where he had seen it, and now he realized that that feeling was not groundless.

"I didn't expect you to be in the house, I've been sending people to look for you all these years, but I never found you."

Who would have thought that the little scoundrel who was rampant and domineering in the house would grow into such a gentle and jade-like appearance?

Back then, the child had been by Luo Yu's side, and the two of them were supposed to grow up together in this mansion, but they were forced to separate due to an accident. Luo Yu once thought he was dead, and even made a tablet to make incense on a specific day. I never expected that this person was alive and well, and he was by his side.

"Why didn't you tell me who you were?"

Gong Ao sat down without seeing anything outside, and poured himself a cup of tea: "Acting should be a full set, if I had identified myself with Gongzi as soon as I entered the mansion, would he still choose to trust me?" How suspicious he is of your son, and you don't know it, eldest son. I'm afraid that when he sees me and the eldest prince talking more on weekdays, he can't help but suspect that I am colluding with you in private, how to complete the plan when the time comes? ”

Luo Yu sat down dejectedly: "You really think a lot." ”

Gong Ao smiled, and immediately changed the topic: "Childe, you must think it is very strange, why do I betray him because I am deeply trusted by Lord Taishou, in fact, all of this has to start with your mother." ”

"My mother?"

Luo Yu raised his head suddenly, he couldn't believe his ears. He couldn't understand, what did Gong Ao say have to do with his mother?

But I heard Gong Ao say: "Yes, it's Madame, you shouldn't know how Madame went, right?" "One hundred percent

"I asked the old people in the house, and they all said that my mother was depressed and sick, and she was not in good health, and she had a serious illness and did not survive." This is the news that Luo Yuda heard, and everyone in this mansion who has experienced the events of that year is very secretive about it.

Gong Ao suddenly mentioned his mother, didn't he know some inside story?

Sure enough, Gong Ao's next sentence was to reveal the truth: "Madame didn't die of illness at all, she was secretly poisoned and tortured to death." ”

Where did Luo Yu think of this possibility, he immediately gasped and suddenly stood up from his position: "How is this possible!"

"Why can't it be? Isn't the attitude of the adults towards you over the years, and the attitude of the people of the next generation towards the death of the lady, not enough to prove it? Gong Ao sneered, "My adoptive parents are cronies around adults, and although they didn't handle the poisoning back then, they are clear!" I learned the truth from them. ”

Back then, after the Taoist calculated that Luo Yu was a lone star in the sky, and he would definitely harm the Luo family if he was alive, Luo Zhiming, who had always had a good relationship, had a big quarrel with his mother.

Luo Zhiming was worried that this prophecy would come true, so he wanted to send Luo Yu away, he still had a little bit of humanity at that time, tiger poison does not eat children, no matter how ruthless he was, it was impossible to kill his own son, he just wanted to put Luo Yu outside to raise. But Madame said she didn't agree with anything.

"In this world, no mother wants to be separated from the flesh and blood that she was born in October, and Mrs. is the same, in order to raise the eldest son by her side, Mrs. can be said to have tried her best, not only to change her gentle temper, but also to stubbornly protect her son, which has led to the relationship between her and adults getting worse and worse. The current lady, who was still a concubine at the time, took advantage of the situation, not only to please the adult, but also to keep blowing the wind in her ears, and finally, she persuaded the adult to attack the lady. ”

"My Mother ......"

"Madame is a smart person, she can naturally understand the concubine's thoughts, he used his life as a bargaining chip in the house in order to let the prince live a stable life in the mansion as the prince of Taishou, and let the one who was still the concubine at the time persuade the lord to stay in the mansion. When the adults heard this, the lady ......"

It was the first time Luo Yu had heard of this kind of past.

He clenched his fists and said with a shocked face, "My mother took poison because of me?"

"Exactly, Madame, she was not in good health, and not long after taking the poison, she drove to the west."

Luo Yu lowered his gaze and landed on the ground with a burning gaze. Obviously down-to-earth, he had a sense of uneasiness standing on the edge of the cliff, and after a moment of silence, he laughed at himself and said, "If I had a choice at that time, I would rather leave this Taishou Mansion." ”

The memories brought to him here are not good, and Luo Yu hopes that he can become an idle person in the mountains and wilderness, that is, a villager, which is better than now.

"If Mrs. Quanxia knows, she may regret it when she sees this situation."

After saying this, both of them fell silent.

Time has passed, so many years have passed, and it has long been impossible to tell who is who. Thousands of assumptions, it is impossible to change the established facts, Gong Ao patted Luo Yu on the shoulder and said: "When I was a child, I followed my adoptive parents to the house, and I once met my wife, she is the most gentle person in the world. She must hope that the eldest prince can do whatever she wants in his future life, free and easy, and the eldest prince who is tired of the past is definitely not what she wants to see. ”

Luo Yu couldn't help but think of some past events when he said this, and muttered in Gong Ao's words: "Tired of the past? Is that what I am now? ”

"Yes, the eldest prince has been bound by the past all these years, and now it's time to break free, from now on, Luocheng is the Luocheng of the eldest prince, and the people of the city will rely on you, you can't always be immersed in the grievances of the past." Gong Ao paused, and said with a smile, "The eldest prince doesn't need to have a psychological burden, it's me who kills people, and your hands have always been clean." ”

Yes, my father is dead, and I will be the parent official of Luocheng in the future, so I have to think about the people of this city.

Luo Yu couldn't help frowning, only feeling that the burden on his body was a little heavier.

Thinking of the future, his gaze slowly turned to Gong Ao.

"What are you going to do next?" Gong Ao was stunned in place, obviously not expecting his words to ask him, and hesitated: "If the eldest prince lets me go, I will leave this place, if not...... I'm at my disposal. ”

Luo Yu suddenly smiled: "I won't let you go, but I won't kill you either, you are a smart person, stay by my side in the future, a huge Luo Cheng, suddenly let me take over, I'm afraid I can't manage it." You've been working for your father before, and I've dealt with a lot of similar incidents, and with your help, I'll be able to relax a little bit in the future. ”

Gong Ao's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe it: "The eldest prince believes in me, and he wants to leave me behind?" He suspected that there was something wrong with his ears, not to mention the things he had 'loyally' prepared for Luo Zhiming before, just saying that he killed Luo Zhiming with his own hands was enough to cut off all Luo Yu's thoughts.

"Didn't you just advise me not to dwell on the past?" Luo Yu said with relief, "The grievances of the previous generation will end here, the grievances have been avenged, and the future will be our own life." You are a talented person, don't let down this talent, stay in Luocheng, I'm afraid that you think the place is too small to show your strength. ”

"No, Luo Cheng is very good, it is an honor for his subordinates to be retained by his son!" At that moment, Gong Ao's blood seemed to be burning, and his cheeks were flushed: "My subordinates will definitely not live up to the trust of my son!"

Luo Yu patted him lightly on the shoulder: "In the future, it's up to you."