Transmigrated as My Best Friend's Ex

63. The Truth Seemed Ready to Come Out

Translator: Guy Gone Bad

“Later…” Mr. Ao hesitated, then went on speaking. He knew that there was something that should be kept secret, but once he started talking, he couldn’t stop. Before he knew it, he told everything to the strange young man in front of him. “His Majesty certainly didn’t allow his son to marry an ordinary woman. Although the Han family is a prominent family, it’s nothing compared with the royal family of Leiluo Kingdom. Both His Majesty and His Highness are obstinate. His Majesty opposed His Highness’s marriage to Miss Han and said that there was no room for compromise on this matter. In a fit of pique, His Highness left with Miss Han that very night. But… the king has the supreme power in Leiluo Kingdom. So the soldiers soon caught them and took them back to the Royal Palace. His Majesty imprisoned them and threatened His Highness with the safety of Miss Han. He even wanted to force Miss Han to have an abortion. For the first time I betrayed His Majesty. I released His Highness and Miss Han secretly. I knew they couldn’t leave Leiluo Kingdom without the permission of the king. When I was trying to find a safe place for them, Princess Frise appeared.”

“Princess Frise?” Li Qinghao had a bad feeling.

“Yes, Princess Frise. You saw her just now, remember? She’s the former crown prince’s twin sister. The old king had only two children.”

“Leiluo Kingdom is a feudal monarchy. I don’t believe that the old king would love only one woman and only have two children.” Li Qinghao raised his eyebrows in a show of scepticism.

“You are really smart. Since you know it was impossible, I think you can understand why His Majesty only has two children in the end.” Mr. Ao didn’t think it necessary to go into details. “You can’t imagine how cruel the competition among heirs was. The reason I gave His Highness and Miss Han to Princess Frise was because I knew that she would certainly protect them. No matter what her purpose was, it would do her no good if His Highness had an accident.”

‘This old man…

Yes, if the crown prince had an accident, the throne would fall into the hands of other royal heirs and by then Princess Frise would come to a bad end, because this is a country where women take a back seat.”

“Princess Frise didn’t let me down. His Majesty couldn’t find His Highness and Miss Han anywhere. Later, the storm subsided and I went to see His Highness, Miss Han and their child. With the help of Princess Frise, they left Leiluo Kingdom.”

“In other words, after you turned the former crown prince and Miss Han over to Princess Frise, you didn’t go to see them until the day they left Leiluo Kingdom, right?” Li Qinghao had a brainwave, and the truth seemed ready to come out.

“His Majesty knew it was me who set free His Highness. Although he didn’t punish me, he kept me under strict surveillance. So I had no chance to sneak out of the Royal Palace to see them.” Mr. Ao let out his breath in a long sigh. “That’s all for our conversation. Let’s go. Prince Keqi asked me to send you back to his palace. He will be busy in the following days.”

Li Qinghao followed closely behind. Mr. Ao’s words kept ringing in his mind. ‘Keqi looks exactly like me. If what Mr. Ao said is true, it means that only Princess Frise was with my parents during my mother’s pregnancy. In other words, Princess Frise stayed with them before and after my birth,’ he thought to himself.

He got a horrible feeling. An answer slowly took shape in his mind. Although he still failed to sort it out, he believed that he would soon get the answer.

Keqi didn’t come back all night. LiQinghao had a sleepless night pondering over Mr. Ao’s words. There was an atmosphere of restlessness in the palace of the crown prince.

“Who’s there?” Li Qinghao cried out in alarm. Someone sneaked into his bedroom.

“Shut up.”

They two spoke at the same time. The man pointed a sharp dagger at Li Qinghao’s neck and said in a low, melodious voice, “Shut up!”

His voice sounded so familiar. Li Qinghao’s heart skipped a beat, and he whispered, “Lie.”