Chapter 838 The Grand Finale (Part 1)

The weather was getting colder and colder, and the day when General Huo would lead his troops back to the capital was drawing ever closer.

Shen Wantang knew that Gu Qianhan would definitely start a rebellion before General Huo returned to the capital, so even though Gu Qianhan remained calm and composed, her heart was becoming more and more tense every day.

Pei Yingzhu has been living in the palace for a long time, and Gu Qianning has also started to stay in the palace for a short time. Everything is being prepared for an important event.

Shen Wantang had not seen Gu Qianning for five consecutive days.

On this day, snowflakes began to fall from the sky, and the night deepened in the cold wind.

The entire Duke's mansion was quiet and solemn.

At the beginning of midnight, Gu Qianhan had not yet returned.

Shen Wantang sat quietly in the front hall, not sleepy at all. She knew that Gu Qianhan should have already entered the palace by now.

After an unknown amount of time, faint sounds of battle could be heard outside.

However, this sound was much quieter than in the previous life, and it lasted for a much shorter time.

Only the fire at the palace was more intense and lasted longer than in the previous life.

Qin Xin was very curious and wanted to go out of the mansion to take a look, but Shen Wantang stopped her.

This was the first time she had stopped Qin Xin from going out.

Everyone sensed the extraordinary nature of this night, and everyone quietly stayed by Shen Wantang's side, with no one daring to ask any questions.

As dawn broke, Gu Qianhan returned.

He was clad in golden armor, holding a blood-dripping sword in his hand, his arm wounded, but a faint smile graced his usually indifferent face: "Ah Tang, let's go. We won't be living here anymore."

After he finished speaking, he reached out his hand to Shen Wantang.

Shen Wantang waited all night before he dared to believe that he had really succeeded this time!

Tears welled up in her eyes, and she placed her hand in Gu Qianhan's palm: "Husband, you're injured, don't you want to take a look now?"

Gu Qianhan took her hand and led her outside: "I just used the medicine you gave me last time. It looks scary, but I'm actually fine. It's much less serious than my last injury."

He spoke of it all so casually, but only Shen Wantang knew how harrowing the night had been, and how serious his injuries must have been.

He said the injury was less severe than the last time, but last time he lost his life. This time, as long as he's still alive, it's considered less severe than the last time.

After leaving the Duke's mansion and getting into the carriage, Shen Wantang still pulled open Gu Qianhan's clothes to check his injuries.

Seeing the torn flesh, her eyes reddened. She reapplied the medicine and carefully bandaged him, saying, "You didn't even treat this wound properly. Why did you rush back to the Duke's mansion? Be careful you don't lose this arm."

Gu Qianhan smiled gently: "I was just afraid you would wait too long, so I rushed back to pick you up."

"If you're injured, you can send your men to pick me up."

“That’s different. It took me three lifetimes to win this battle. I’ve already owed you for two lifetimes. I can’t owe you anything in this life. I want to tell you in person that this time, I won. You didn’t marry the wrong person.”

Shen Wantang's nose stung with tears: "You are the husband I chose myself. Whether you win or not, I didn't marry the wrong person. Every day we are reborn is a bonus."

Gu Qianhan couldn't help but hug her: "It's a profit, but if I lose, I'll earn too little, so I have to win. Only by winning can I earn for several more decades."

Shen Wantang wiped away her tears, avoiding touching his wound and his injured arm.

After she followed Gu Qianhan into the palace, she finally saw Gu Qianning, whom she hadn't seen for many days.

She sat blankly in the empty hall, her gorgeous dress stained with blood, her face and hands covered in blood.

Shen Wantang was startled and quickly stepped forward to check: "A'Ning, where are you hurt? Let me see!"

Gu Qianning, who had been somewhat dazed, finally snapped out of her daze upon hearing Shen Wantang's voice.

Large tears streamed down her face. "A-Tang, I'm not hurt. This isn't my blood. It's...it's Xiao Qingxuan's. I...I..."

She raised her trembling hand, and Shen Wantang then noticed that she was still clutching a sharp dagger.

"I killed him!"

After Gu Qianning finished speaking, she burst into tears: "I got my revenge, but why don't I feel happy? When I killed him, he didn't dodge, Atang, he didn't dodge..."

Shen Wantang quickly hugged her, wiping away her tears while comforting her, "It's alright, Aning, it's all over now, it's all over."

Feng Shuo walked in at some point, still wearing the uniform of an imperial guard, his clothes spotless, only his face splattered with blood.

Seeing Gu Qianning cry, he said indifferently, "What's there to cry about? Of course Xiao Qingxuan didn't hide. By then, I had already killed the dog emperor, and your second brother had killed the empress dowager. The entire palace was occupied by your second brother's men. How could he, a crown prince, possibly survive? He knew very well that dying was much more dignified than living, and he would suffer less torment."

Gu Qianning raised her head, her eyes brimming with tears, and scolded him: "You're just a dead eunuch who only knows how to kill, what do you know?! You're so annoying! I've been staying in the palace these past few days, and I've been scolded by you every day. Anyone who didn't know better would think you were the emperor!"

Feng Shuo, who had been called a eunuch, looked bewildered: "Gu Qianning, don't talk nonsense! I am a royal bodyguard, not a eunuch! Royal bodyguards do not need to be castrated!"

Gu Qianning ignored him and continued to cry in Shen Wantang's arms.

Gu Qianhan walked up to Feng Shuo and patted him on the shoulder: "Didn't I tell you to go home? Why are you back again? Is everything settled at home?"

Feng Shuo nodded and said seriously, "Thank you! My mother has returned home. In all these years, this is the first time I've seen her smile so easily. She asked me to come and thank you. You saved her and you saved me too."

Gu Qianning suddenly stopped crying and lifted her head from Shen Wantang's embrace: "Mother? What mother? You surnamed Feng, didn't your mother pass away a long time ago?"

Feng Shuo glanced at her: "Your ears are really sharp."

Gu Qianning: "Nonsense, you're only two zhang away from me, if I couldn't hear you, wouldn't I be deaf?"

Feng Shuo: "You'd be better off deaf. I was talking to your second brother, not you."

Gu Qianning was furious: "You just wait, you surnamed Feng! Once I become a princess, you'll be sorry! You'll have to kneel before me from now on!"

Seeing that the two of them could still argue, Gu Qianhan knew that Gu Qianning was alright.

He said to Feng Shuo in a relaxed tone, "Feng Shuo, there's no need to thank me. Just thank yourself. You deserve a lot of credit for our success. When it comes time to reward us, just tell me what you want."

Feng Shuo: "Oh, then I won't stand on ceremony. By the way, let me ask for a reward today!"

What reward do you want?

"From now on, you will not need to kneel when you see the princess."

Gu Qianning: "..."