Rebirth As a Fatuous and Self-indulgent Ruler

Shi Qingshan speculated about the situation and made some deployment.

Shi Qingzhou felt Fang Qiuhua’s death was so weird, so he didn’t dare to waste time. He sent the news back to the Tianyin post, but only made it known to the Shadow Guardians.

Long Xiaoyuan was shocked when he received the news. “Fang Qiuhua is dead? And he committed suicide?”

Long couldn’t believe it was true, but he also knew that Shi wouldn’t make such a joke with him!

After thinking for a moment, Long told Xu You about it.

Xu was also stunned. Then, Xu immediately went to Fang Shuoyang and told him all the words that his father said before his death. Since Fang found out what his father had been plotting, he vaguely felt that this day would come.

But what he didn’t expect was that this day would come so soon!

Moreover, his father even killed himself…

He killed himself… Fang Shuoyang closed his eyes and felt a sense of suppression in the chest.

Staying right beside Fang, Xu felt very sad to see Fang like that.

Finally, Fang pulled himself together.

“Don’t worry, I’m okay. I have to tell this to my mother… Besides, I always feel that my father wouldn’t commit suicide without leaving anything.”

Xu opened his mouth. He looked at Fang and nodded. “Okay, I’ll go first.”

Fang took a deep breath. “You must be careful.”

Xu smiled. “Don’t worry. Nothing bad will happen to me. Besides, I have bodyguards with me.”

Fang forced himself to smile a bit and then suddenly held Xu in his arms.

Xu stood silently and also hugged Fang.

Fang held Xu for a long time before letting him go. Then, Xu said softly, “No matter what, you still have me.”

“No matter what, you still have me!”

Fang really smiled this time, and then he nodded his head. “Mhmm.”

Xu also smiled, with his eyes shining.

“Everything will be alright. Don’t worry. All of us will be fine. I promise.”

Xu assured Fang of the good days coming soon.

Hearing the words, Fang smiled. His smile was light and gentle. “Mhmm.”

He bent over and kissed Xu’s lips.

Xu’s cheeks flushed a bit.

Fang kissed Xu’s lips again.

Xu closed his eyes and Fang continued to kiss him.

After a long time, Fang finally let go of Xu. At that time, Xu’s cheeks had become crimson.

Fang finally stopped kissing Xu, because he knew it was not a good time to do that.

After Xu left, Fang sent for Zhou Huan.

Not like the previous days, Zhou wasn’t domineering at all. She looked extremely calm.

Seeing that his mother was like that, Fang worried a lot.

“Mother, here you are.” Fang wanted to give a smile, but he failed.

When Zhou saw her son’s expression, her pupils shrank unconsciously.

Fang looked at his mother walking towards him step by step.

Finally, Zhou stopped in front of her son.

“What’s the matter, son?” Zhou asked gently.

Fang found that it was hard for him to face her mother, who had changed so much.

Unconsciously, Fang looked away.

Worry flickered in Zhou’s eyes. Although there was still a smile on her face, she had a hunch that some bad news was waiting for her.

“Shuoyang, just tell me. I can stand it.”

Fang suddenly raised his head, knowing that his mother had already guessed something. Women’s intuition was sharp, especially when they were facing the people who were closest to them.

Fang’s lips quivered, but he still said in a low voice, “Mother, father… left us.”

Zhou’s pupils shrank greatly and her body was stiff.

Fang was worried about his mother a lot. “Mother… you…”

A moment later, Zhou smiled faintly and calmness filled her eyes.

“He… Did he leave anything?”

Fang nodded. “Yes, father left some words.”

Fang conveyed what Xu told him word for word, but he didn’t know what that meant.

His father said that in this life, he only felt sorry for his wife and his son.

Since his father knew it, why did he choose to commit such a serious crime?

It puzzled Fang a lot, so he murmured.

Hearing the words, Zhou was stunned.

“Mother?” Fang called her.

Zhou came to her sense, “Shuoyang…”

Seeing that his mother was a little strange, Fang asked, “Mother, what did you think of?”

Zhou said dully, “I… thought of the past.”

“What’s that?” Fang asked.

Zhou looked around. “Do you know how long has the Tianyin post been established?”

Fang was slightly stunned. “A hundred years. It was established by my great grandfather.”

Zhou nodded. “Yes. The Zhou family started to make friends with the Tianyin post since your grandfather’s generation. Later, your father and I knew each other and got married.”

Fang didn’t know what his mother wanted to say, so he just listened quietly.

Zhou said softly, “I met your father three times before we got married. When we met for the first time, we didn’t know each other’s identity. Although our two families were on good terms, I never met his family before that, because I was a girl after all.  The first time I met your father, I was only 13 years old.”

Seeing that his mother was lost in memory, Fang didn’t interrupt her and just listened to her quietly.

Zhou said softly, “That time, I met him in the mountain. My brother and I went to the mountain together. We saw a bunch of bandits there, so your uncle and I were separated. I was hurt a little and met a wolf. At the critical moment, your father appeared and saved me. Otherwise, the grass in front of my tomb would have grown wild. At that time, neither of us knew each other’s identity. We were trapped in the mountain for two days and two nights. Your father took some good wine with him. On the second night, he went out to search for food and ate some poisonous grass by mistake. When this kind of grass is mixed with wine, the person who ate it would unconsciously lose his guard and then reveal some secrets. Your father was still young and he was not that powerful back then. So, he said something. I didn’t think much about it at that time. But now… I found things were not that simple.”

Fang immediately asked, “Mother, what did father say?”

Zhou paused for a second, and then said, “‘Heaven is unfair. Why do the Fang family have to do this evil thing? We stay away from our hometown, and now we can’t even tell who we are.’ That’s what your father said.”

Fang’s eyes suddenly widened. “Mother… Father… Why did he say that?”

Zhou shook her head. “I don’t know. I was too young back then. Your father may have said something else, but I can’t remember it. The only thing I remember is that he said he was so far away from his hometown that he even couldn’t tell who he was. Two years later, I saw your father for the second time. He was much more mature than when I first saw him. I’ve known your father’s identity at that time, but I only thought about our marriage. I didn’t pay attention to the strange words that he said when we firstly met. Over the past 20 years, your father and I quarreled many times. Even when I misunderstood that your father was having an affair, he still respected me a lot. I was sad and disappointed, so I put all my hopes in you. I didn’t want to think about what your father was doing. Until this time…”

Zhou sighed with a wry smile. “This time, your father was suddenly involved in such a serious crime as rebellion. In fact, I was confused at first. I didn’t know why your father did this. If he had such an ambition, why didn’t I find anything suspicious over the 20 years? After thinking deeply, I thought of something strange. For example, sometimes when I woke up in the middle of the night, I found that your father was not in bed, but sitting by the window and staring at the moon. At that time, I thought that there was something in the fort that worried your father. But what kind of business would make him worry that much? Later, I thought that your father was upset because he was missing the woman who was keeping outside and couldn’t take her to our home. He promised that I would be his only wife in this life when we got married. I was so angry that I didn’t have a good talk with him. Now when I look back, I found it was also my fault. There were so many strange things, but I never had a good talk with him. If we had talked it over, maybe your father wouldn’t end up like this…”