Chapter 202 Peace Talks

"Princess!"

Hearing Gu Huan's cry, Zhao Luoxuan looked up and saw Gu Huan running towards her. She couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears.

"Sister Huan, Sister Huan."

Zhou Zhilan and Donghua helped the princess and Aunt Mo down.

Zhao Luoxuan immediately threw herself into Gu Huan's arms and burst into tears.

Gu Huan gently stroked her back and soothed her softly, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's okay."

She looked at Chiyu: "Where are Jiang Duo and the others?"

"I'll go find it."

After a while, Jiang Duo and his group of people were pulled over by the black-armored guards in disheveled clothes.

Some people were injured and covered in blood.

Gu Hua's face was cold: "Master Jiang, what do you mean? You sent so many Tianwu troops to kidnap the princess, and you also want to kill the families of the imperial officials?"

Jiang Duo's face was gray, with blood from someone unknown on it, and his hair was messy.

A pair of angry eyes stared at Gu Huan: "You are slandering me. You are disrupting the government and committing treason!"

Gu Hua laughed angrily: "Master Jiang, you are really good at confusing right and wrong with just a few words!"

Zhao Luoxuan was so frightened and angry at Jiang Duo's shamelessness that she was shaking all over.

With a pale face, he pointed at him and shouted angrily: "Jiang Duo, you are so bold that you dare to kidnap this princess and surround and kill the wife of the Duke of Yong! You are the traitor who is committing treason!"

Aunt Mo was also terribly frightened. She was so angry that she pointed at Jiang Duo's nose and said, "Master Jiang, there are hundreds of eyes watching us. If you have the guts, kill us and the princess. Otherwise, I will report you when I return to the palace!"

Jiang Duo's face changed drastically, and he knelt on the ground. "Princess, please understand. I did not kidnap you, let alone kill the concubine of Duke Yong. I brought you to negotiate peace. It was the lowly... Aunt Gu who indiscriminately mobilized troops to surround and kill us, so we fought back."

Gu Huan sneered: "To negotiate peace, you have to force the princess out of the city at three o'clock in the morning? We are fighting fiercely with the enemy country. If you let the princess leave the city and she encounters rebels, who will protect her?"

She glanced at the bodies of the captured and lying Tenwu Army soldiers.

"There are only fifty Tianwu Army guards on the peace delegation list. Nearly a hundred of them died, and there are still nearly a hundred alive. Could it be that Lord Jiang secretly transferred them from the capital? They just rushed into the inner courtyard to kill me. Fortunately, I captured a few of them. We will know the result after interrogating them."

Gu Huan sneered: "Master Jiang, I'm sure you know what the crime of secretly dispatching the Imperial Guards out of the capital is. Or maybe they are not the Imperial Guards, but imposters?"

Jiang Duo looked horrified.

The accompanying officials looked somewhat bewildered and looked around, and one or two of them had similar expressions to Jiang Duo.

Gu Huan saw it all.

It seems that not all officials are aware of the details.

Even though Zhao Luoxuan didn't understand the court affairs, she understood the secret. Her face turned embarrassed and a little terrified.

She held Gu Huan's arms tightly with both hands, and her whole body was almost sticking to Gu Huan.

Suddenly, a group of fully armed Mu family soldiers came over in a mighty force.

The leader was none other than Deputy General Qi.

Deputy General Qi said in a clear voice: "Master Jiang wants to negotiate peace, right? Great, since the King of Dali has been invited here, Master Jiang can preside over the peace talks."

Several generals behind him escorted a group of people. The first person being escorted was Prince Duan of Dali. He looked gray and in a miserable state.

But his eyes were fierce and he struggled all the way without giving in.

Gu Huan was overjoyed.

They are back so soon.

Where is Mu Junyan?

She stretched her neck to look, but saw no one, and felt a little disappointed.

"Madam, are you okay?" The commander of the city defense army ran over with a bloody knife in his hand, looking nervous.

Gu Huan smiled and said, "It's okay. Thank you for coming in time."

"It's a must. When we found out the residence was on fire, we all rushed over without a second thought. We didn't expect someone would dare to cause trouble."

The commander of the city defense army glanced at Jiang Duo and his men with a cold gaze, and said sternly: "We are ordered to protect Juzhou City. Anyone who causes trouble will be killed immediately!"

Jiang Duo and the others were frightened.

In the chaos of swords, they were all hacked to death unjustly and had no way to seek justice.

Zhou Zhilan supported Gu Huan and frowned, "Go back and rest quickly. Have you forgotten that you are still pregnant?"

Gu Huan then remembered that she was pregnant. She touched her belly and breathed a sigh of relief when she found nothing unusual.

He smiled and whispered, "He is the child of Duke Yong, he is very strong."

Zhou Zhilan glared at her: "This is the most unstable time. Come back with me quickly and let them handle this."

Gu Huan nodded obediently: "Deputy General Qi, you accompany the princess to preside over the peace talks. I will go back first."

Deputy General Qi and the other generals bowed to her and said, "Madam, you go back and rest first. Leave this to me."

Gu Huan was supported by Zhou Zhilan and prepared to walk back.

"Sister Huan."

Zhao Luoxuan didn't let go, her face was anxious and panicked: "Please stay with me, I'm scared to be alone."

Zhou Zhilan was not happy with this. She didn't care what kind of princess she was. She said directly, "Princess, my wife is pregnant. She just ran all the way here to save you. This is the orphan of our Duke. Nothing can go wrong. My wife has to go back and let Doctor Shen take a look."

Zhao Luoxuan quickly let go of her hand and stared at Gu Huan's belly with wide eyes: "Pregnant? Then, let's go in and let the doctor take a look."

This is the posthumous child of Duke Yong. If something really happens to him, she won’t be able to take responsibility.

Gu Huan patted her hand soothingly: "Deputy General Qi and Chiyu are both Duke Yong's most capable right-hand men. They will protect you and help you negotiate. Just rest assured."

"But……"

Zhao Luoxuan's tears welled up in her eyes, but she had no choice but to let them go. She choked and said, "Okay, go back quickly."

The fire in the main courtyard had been put out, and the original house was no longer habitable. The postmaster and his men quickly cleaned up the side rooms in the main courtyard. Dongqing and the others spread out bedding and could rest for a while.

Gu Huan sat there, looking at Chen Li with a gloomy face, not daring to breathe.

While taking Gu Huan's pulse, Chen Li was so angry that he couldn't help but knock on Gu Huan's forehead.

"You will kill yourself one day."

"Pah, pah, pah, Miss Shen, please be careful with your words." Zhou Zhilan glared at her.

Chen Li snorted, "I am not as careful with my words as she is with her actions. She rushed around even though she was pregnant, thinking she was carrying a piece of iron. Her health was already poor, and she got pregnant unexpectedly, but she didn't take good care of her."

Zhou Zhilan was speechless: "Miss Shen, isn't everything fine now? Don't be angry, hurry up and prepare medicine for Madam."

"Thanks to the strong physique of Duke Yong."

Chen Li withdrew his hand and put away the pulse pillow and silver needles.

Gu Huan and Zhou Zhilan breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that the child was safe.

"but."

Shen Li stood up and said fiercely: "If you make trouble again, it will be difficult to protect you."

Gu Huan quickly stretched out three fingers and pointed to the sky: "Okay, okay, I promise I won't run around and jump around anymore."

Shen Li glared at her, then turned around and went out to boil the medicine.

Gu Huan smiled and stroked her belly: "Good boy, good job, when your father comes back, I will definitely reward you well."

Zhou Zhilan almost blurted out that she would scare the child to death when she got back.

The words got stuck at my lips.

I watched with heartache as Gu Huan caressed her belly with a smile and talked to the baby in her belly.

Sister Huan is so pitiful.

She finally escaped from the Gu family's misery and broke free from the clutches of Mu An and Gu Wanru, but she became pregnant and her husband was gone.

She secretly made up her mind that she must protect Gu Huan until she gave birth to the child and then call her godmother.