I was spotted by the heroines while doing the quick-travel mission.

"What's this?"

Huangfu Ling was silent for a while, then reached into the quilt and touched Yang Liu's chest. The soft touch made her feel as if she was struck by lightning and her eyes were shocked. She lifted a corner of the quilt in disbelief and took a look in the candlelight. The soft bulge on Yang Liu's chest suddenly caught her eyes. Huangfu Ling couldn't believe it, and finally woke Yang Liu up after repeatedly lifting the quilt. Yang Liu only felt a pair of hands covering her chest, and the cold fingertips touched her skin through the thin shirt. Yang Liu's heart was shocked and then she suddenly realized that she was exposed, but she still pretended to be calm.

"Xiao Ling'er, what are you looking at?"

Huangfu Ling suddenly looked up at Yang Liu, slowly removed his hands from her, and looked at his hands. The soft touch and warm body temperature still remained in his palms. Huangfu Ling lowered his head in a daze and gestured at his chest, then looked up at Yang Liu. After a long silence, screams resounded through the sky, scaring the birds foraging at the door to flap their wings and fly away.

Yang Liu was so frightened that she trembled as if her soul had escaped from her body. She subconsciously reached out and pulled Huangfu Ling into her arms and covered her mouth.

Wait, why is she covering her mouth? Is there anyone in this family who doesn't know that she is a girl? Oh, yes, there is Liu Ruying.

Huangfu Ling was interrupted by this action and stared at the other person. The two of them exchanged glances and fell into a dead silence for a while.

Huangfu Ling blinked and looked at Yang Liu. Seeing that Huangfu Ling seemed to have calmed down, Yang Liu gently let go of her hand, but her other hand was still around Huangfu Ling's waist.

However, the scream still attracted Liu Ruying and Lingzhi.

Liu Ruying pushed the door open first, asking anxiously, "What's wrong? What happened?" Lingzhi followed closely behind her, carrying the medicine in.

But when he saw the ambiguous actions of the two people, he was speechless for a moment.

When Huangfu Ling heard the voice, he turned his head with a stiff neck and looked at Liu Ruying, stammering, "Brother Yuzhou he...he he..." His fingers unconsciously raised and pointed at Yang Liu's chest.

Lingzhi was very smart and didn't know what was going on. He smiled silently and turned his head away.

Liu Ruying, on the other hand, was confused and puzzled, "What happened to Yu Zhou? Has the wound opened again? Lingzhi, come and take a look at Yu Zhou!" She remembered something again and looked at Lingzhi anxiously and gave instructions.

But Lingzhi tilted his head and his shoulders trembled. Just as he was about to ask, Yangliu interrupted Liu Ruying's wandering thoughts.

"Nothing happened, it didn't crack, don't worry, cousin." Yang Liu coughed lightly to hide her inner embarrassment.

The subtle atmosphere between these people and their expressions didn't seem like anything bad, which made Liu Ruying even more confused.

When Huangfu Ling saw Lingzhi's reaction, he knew that Lingzhi must know everything. Now only Liu Ruying was still in the dark. You look at me, and I look at you.

Liu Ruying was very confused, holding her handkerchief and feeling a little worried. Huangfu Ling hesitated for a while before muttering in a soul-stirring manner.

"How could it be... How could it be... It should obviously be a man, but, but..."

Huangfu Ling's eyes lingered on Yang Liu's chest, his brows slightly furrowed as if he had lost his soul.

"Hehe, it's okay, cousin, I just opened my eyes suddenly and scared Ling'er. By the way, has Zhao not come back yet?" Yang Liu took the initiative to break the deadlock and change the subject.

"Ah, is that so?" Liu Ruying listened to Yang Liu's far-fetched explanation, but she didn't bother to think about it. She replied, "A Zhao sent someone to tell me that the palace is stable, but they still need to eliminate some potential threats, so they may not be able to come back tonight."

After hearing this, Yang Liu nodded. Everything was going as she expected. Although there were some minor deviations, the result was good.

Seeing that everyone was no longer bothered by what happened just now, Lingzhi handed over the medicine. Yang Liu looked at the medicine and began to wonder if it was necessary to drink it. After all, she was really going to die this time. But she looked up at Lingzhi's determined eyes and finally took the medicine bowl and drank it all.

Afterwards, they chatted for a few words with concern, and Liu Ruying and Lingzhi left on the pretext of letting Yang Liu have a good rest, leaving Huangfu Ling alone.

Now, Huangfu Ling and Yang Liu were the only ones left staring at each other.

Finally, Yang Liu spoke first. She pursed her lips, lowered her eyes and said softly, "You've seen it all. Don't you have anything you want to ask...?" Her lonely look was touching.

"..." Huangfu Ling opened his mouth, but found that he didn't know what to ask for a moment, so he had to lower his head and remain silent.

"Are you mad at me?" Yang Liu saw that she was behaving out of character and thought that Huangfu Ling was angry, so she asked in a muffled voice.

When Huangfu Ling heard this, she raised her head and shook it. No, she was not angry. It was just that it was too sudden and it overturned her cognition in an instant. She couldn't accept it for a while.

"Besides me and Sister Ruying, who else has been kept in the dark by you..." Huangfu Ling finally asked.

"Only the servants in the mansion and Lingzhi and A Zhao know..."

Now that everything was exposed, Yang Liu had no choice but to confess.

After hearing what Yang Liu said, Huangfu Ling felt a lot more balanced. At least she was not the only one who was kept in the dark.

"Why did you hide it from us? I vaguely remember that Brother Yuzhou should be a man."

"Because I am not Yang Yuzhou." Yang Liu said truthfully, taking a deep breath as if she was ready for a long talk. Huangfu Ling raised her hand to stop her and then held her forehead and lowered her head. She felt her head was very confused. If she was not Yang Yuzhou, then where was Yang Yuzhou and why was she pretending to be him? Huangfu Ling suddenly found that she seemed unable to see through Yang Liu.

"Ling'er, you don't want to listen? Then I won't say anything." Yang Liu lowered her eyes slightly, unable to hide her disappointment. She clutched the quilt with her five fingers and looked very sad.

"No... I just, just, I just don't know how to ask. I'm a little confused. Let me sort it out." Huangfu Ling was at a loss for words because of Yang Liu's appearance. Although she already knew that Yang Liu was a girl, she still subconsciously felt nervous and blamed herself. After all, the love in her heart was not fake.

It took Huangfu Ling a long time to muster up the courage. He supported his hands on both sides of Yang Liu, looked at Yang Liu with a burning gaze, and stammered for a long time before he lowered his voice and said, "If you were a woman, then we, we, I...marry, marry..." Huangfu Ling hadn't finished his words when he felt his face burning and his ears were red as blood.

"If you mind, then of course you don't have to take it seriously. I've lied to you... and wasted years of your time... I can write a letter of divorce for you..." Yang Liu saw Huangfu Ling like this and felt like playing a trick on him. She opened her mouth with a sad look on her face, and her voice got lower and lower with every word she spoke.

But before Yang Liu could finish, she was interrupted by Huangfu Ling's anxious tone, "Who said I wanted to divorce you! You, you, could it be that what you said about loving me was all lies, just to cheer me up?" When he mentioned this, Huangfu Ling's face changed several times and became extremely ugly.

Yang Liu, who wanted to play a trick on the other party, was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that she was outwitted. She fell silent. Although those words were mostly said with purpose at the beginning, it would be too fake if there was no emotion. After spending more than ten years together day and night, it is impossible for her not to be touched. Yang Liu didn't know whether she had liked Huangfu Ling or not, but there was no doubt that she didn't want Huangfu Ling to be sad.

"You wouldn't... you really have never liked me...?" Huangfu Ling saw Yang Liu fall silent. He felt as if struck by lightning for a moment, and Yang Liu's eyes became sad.

"No, how could I not like you? Everything I said in the past is true."