The Real Young Master Was Sold as a Slave, The Obsessive Crown Prince's Forced Love - Chapter 61

Chapter 61: The Recognition

After speaking, Grand Tutor Song looked at Song Yu with tears in his old eyes.

Grand Tutor Song was never one for unnecessary sorrow, nor would he ever casually drain his energy over anything.

Since he had confirmed that Song Yu was his lost young son, he decisively said to Song Yu, “Son, I am your father! Even if you don’t marry Song Jiao, I am the kind of father who is your father.”

[Why… why is this recognition scene so funny!]

[I finally know why Song Jiao is so funny. It runs in the family.]

[This whole family is hilarious. Consort Li is not far behind.]

[Xiao Yu is actually Grand Tutor Song’s son! But… what did Qi Zhen’s subordinate mean by those words in the forest earlier?]

Qi Wang, standing nearby, slowly raised an eyebrow.

Marry?

So, he really intended to ‘develop feelings over time’?

Song Yu lay stunned on the bed, his heart pounding.

When Qi Wang covered him with the quilt, when he popped out to tell Grand Tutor Song about his past, and when he mentioned Su Yunhe not returning his jade pendant, a strong voice echoed in Song Yu’s heart: Is this my father? This must be my father! My father!

But when Grand Tutor Song truly said those words,

He felt a kind of indescribable disorientation.

Clutching the fabric of the bedsheet tightly, the words of the Earl of Anping’s couple when they found him echoed in his ears: Xiao Yu, we are your birth parents!

Is Grand Tutor Song… truly his father?

Will he be like the Earl of Anping’s couple…

Just as countless chaotic thoughts were crashing through Song Yu’s mind, a large hand lightly rubbed the top of his head.

Song Yu looked up.

Qi Wang stroked his soft hair, “Grand Tutor Song is different from the Earl of Anping’s residence.”

Just as Qi Wang’s large hand was stroking Song Yu’s head, Grand Tutor Song roared, “What are you doing touching my son’s head!”

Song Yu jumped in surprise.

He looked sharply at Grand Tutor Song.

Grand Tutor Song glared intently at Qi Wang’s hand on Song Yu’s head. The slight sense of propriety between sovereign and subject made him restrain his anger and stop short of rushing forward to slap Qi Wang’s paw away.

But that was the extent of his restraint.

He didn’t use his hands, but he used his mouth, “Don’t touch my son’s head! He still needs to grow taller!”

[Hahahahahahahaha!]

[I didn’t expect that focus!]

[I thought it would be: ‘Dog man, don’t touch my son,’ but instead it’s: ‘Touching the head stops growth!’]

After his irritable outburst, Grand Tutor Song belatedly reacted to Qi Wang’s earlier comment about being different from the Earl of Anping’s residence, “What’s wrong with the Earl of Anping’s residence?”

Qi Wang patted Song Yu’s head, “Tell Grand Tutor Song.”

[Oh my god, Qi Wang’s voice is kind of sū (charming)!]

[It gives off a strangely guiding and doting vibe.]

[Is Qi Wang trying to tell Xiao Yu that Grand Tutor Song is trustworthy?]

[Can Xiao Yu trust Qi Wang?]

Yes.

As this line of text floated by, Song Yu thought in his heart.

Even though the floating words kept saying that Qi Wang was a mass-murdering villain, he just felt that Qi Wang wouldn’t lie to him.

When Qi Wang said that Grand Tutor Song was different from the Earl of Anping’s residence, the chaotic thoughts in his mind truly dissipated.

Pursing his lips, Song Yu told Grand Tutor Song about being adopted by the Earl of Anping’s residence and then being sold out.

Grand Tutor Song’s eyes nearly popped out with anger, “That bastard! My son earned the Juren degree with his own ability, and he let that fool of a son of theirs take the credit?

“Do you know why I came to this residence? It’s because that blockhead Song Shi’an enraged me during a lecture at the Imperial Academy a few days ago!

“Your father, me, has never seen such a stupid person in my life. He wrote an essay commenting on current affairs, and not only was it rambling and confused, but half of it was filled with misspelled characters! And he actually got into the Imperial Academy.

“Ha! He clearly stole the spot!”

Then he remembered that Song Shi’an was dead.

Grand Tutor Song sneered, “He deserved to die! Stealing someone else’s hard work and reputation means he deserved to die! My son deserves to live a long life, and his good fortune is still ahead of him! Let them all go to hell.”

[Hahahahahaha!]

[I didn’t know Grand Tutor Song quit his post because Song Shi’an angered him.]

[Grand Tutor Song’s personality… is he really not Consort Li’s biological father?]

[Consort Li is only Song Jiao’s cousin. In other words, Consort Li is a relative on Song Jiao’s mother’s side.]

Grand Tutor Song finished his rant, spewing saliva everywhere.

The last trace of anxiety in Song Yu’s heart dissipated within the cursing.

He even developed a strange but firm thought: This man is fitting to be my father.

After his rant, Grand Tutor Song turned to Qi Wang and said, “Thank you, Your Highness, for killing the Wang family and getting justice for my son. You can claim a favor from me for anyone you want to kill.”

Song Yu: …

[Hahahahahaha!]

[I’m going to die laughing at the old man’s way of speaking.]

[The old man is an honest person. He truly repays kindness.]

Qi Wang glanced at Song Yu, turned, and sat down in a nearby chair, “Keep this favor in mind, Grand Tutor Song. When they accumulate enough, I’ll exchange them for a big one.”

Grand Tutor Song was a straightforward person and immediately said, “Just don’t make it too big.”

Song Yu: … 6.

Qi Wang was silent for a moment and did not continue the topic. He only said to Grand Tutor Song, “Many people now know that Prince Yu kidnapped Song Yu, and I was the one who retrieved him. This time, Jing’er invited Song Yu to return to the capital together, and they ran into trouble at the same time…

“When they return to the capital, Song Yu will certainly be categorized as being on my side.

“Before the major matters are settled, I’m afraid the Grand Tutor cannot openly and brazenly acknowledge him.”

[Are Qi Wang and Grand Tutor Song secretly colluding?]

[Then why did Qi Wang kill Consort Li before?]

[It must be a cover-up. I remember when the background was introduced in the first episode, it said that the late Emperor, on his deathbed, entrusted Qi Wang to Grand Tutor Song. It was only mentioned briefly, and then their relationship played out as arch-enemies.]

Song Yu lay on the bed, listening to the Crown Prince and Grand Tutor Song talk, and looking at the floating words.

Grand Tutor Song glanced at Song Yu.

He truly is my son.

He appears very intelligent, even just lying there doing nothing.

Satisfied, Grand Tutor Song said to Qi Wang, “Since we are here today, let the child kowtow at his mother’s grave. After kowtowing to his mother, he is considered home. As for openly acknowledging him, that can wait until the Dog Emperor dies and Your Highness ascends the throne.”

Qi Wang nodded in agreement.

Song Yu keenly caught one word.

Grave.

“My mother… is gone? How… how did she pass away?”

Grand Tutor Song sighed.

How could he bear to tell the child that she died of grief and cried herself to death because he was lost? But he couldn’t lie to the child either—

He could only say, “She passed away thinking about you after you were lost.”