Chapter 417 He will return to the barracks tomorrow. If he misses tonight, he will have no chance again.

Chu Ruohan turned her head and saw him sitting on a chair beside the bed, with a faint blue color under his eyes, obviously he had not slept all night.

"Didn't you rest?" Chu Ruohan asked softly, frowning slightly.

Gu Junze reached out and smoothed the wrinkles between her brows: "Nothing, I'm used to it."

"Where's the child?" Chu Ruohan struggled to sit up.

"Don't move." Gu Junze gently pressed her shoulders, turned his head and shouted outside, "Bring the young lady in."

Soon, the nurse came in holding the baby. The little guy had just woken up, waving his two little hands in the air, his little face flushed.

"Do you want to hug her?" Gu Junze asked.

Chu Ruohan nodded, and Gu Junze carefully helped her sit up and placed a soft pillow behind her. Then he signaled the wet nurse to hand the child to Chu Ruohan.

"This is my first time being a mother, and I don't know how to hold the baby." Chu Ruohan took the little one with some trepidation, fearing that she would be hurt.

"You did a great job." Gu Junze encouraged softly.

The baby seemed to recognize the breath of its mother and calmed down in Chu Ruohan's arms. Its little hands tightly grasped Chu Ruohan's clothes, and its big eyes like black grapes looked around curiously.

"It looks so much like you." Gu Junze leaned in and looked at the little guy, his eyes full of tenderness.

Chu Ruohan chuckled and said, "She's so young, how can I tell who she looks like?"

"Eyes." Gu Junze said seriously, "Her eyes are exactly the same as yours."

Chu Ruohan lowered her head and looked carefully at her daughter's eyes. Sure enough, those bright black eyes were exactly the same as her own. She couldn't help but reveal a sweet smile.

"Let's give her a name." Chu Ruohan said softly.

Gu Junze pondered for a moment: "Gu Qingchen, how is it?"

"The morning dew is pure and beautiful, very good." Chu Ruohan nodded, lowered her head and kissed her daughter's face, "Qingchen, mother will love you well in the future."

Xiao Qingchen seemed to understand what his mother said, and he grinned with a toothless smile, which made Chu Ruohan and Gu Junze laugh.

Chu Ruohan asked curiously, "What did you talk about with Doctor Qian last night?"

Gu Junze's expression changed slightly. After a moment, he held Chu Ruohan's hand and said in a deep voice, "Han'er, the abnormality during your delivery yesterday was not accidental."

Chu Ruohan's pupils shrank slightly: "What do you mean?"

"Someone wants to harm you and the child." Gu Junze's voice was low, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes. "That midwife Li was bribed."

In fact, Chu Ruohan had guessed something in her heart. How could it be such a coincidence?

Mrs. Zhang had diarrhea, so midwife Li came up and wanted to correct the fetal position. However, it was her first birth at the time, so she was panicked and didn't think too much about it.

"Who? Who wants to harm me?"

"I'm investigating." Gu Junze's eyes were filled with murderous intent. "No matter who it is, I will make him pay the price."

Someone flashed through Chu Ruohan's mind...

Despite all the precautions, someone still managed to find a loophole.

On the other side, Gu Cheng'an came back from outside with a brocade box in his hand, and looked in a good mood.

As soon as Du Ruoling saw him coming back, she immediately went up to him tenderly, her eyes falling on the brocade box in his hand.

"Cheng'an, what is this?"

Gu Cheng'an's hand subconsciously retracted a little. That slight movement made the smile on Du Ruoling's face freeze for a moment, and a trace of gloom passed through her heart.

But she still reached out her hand and took the brocade box directly. When she opened it, she saw a longevity lock made of pure gold lying quietly inside. It was small and exquisite, and it was obvious that it was worth a lot of money.

The haze in Du Ruoling's eyes dissipated a little, and she tried to force a gentle smile, with a hint of deliberate surprise in her voice.

"Is this... for our child?"

Gu Cheng'an's Adam's apple rolled, his eyes flickered a little, and finally he squeezed out a vague "hmm" from his throat.

When he heard that Chu Ruohan had successfully given birth to a daughter, he felt inexplicably relieved, so he went to the gold shop to pick out this gold locket, intending to give it to his newborn niece.

But when I think of Du Ruoling's almost insane possessiveness and her groundless suspicion, if she knew the true whereabouts of the golden locket, there would surely be another uproar in the mansion.

Forget it, I'll give it to her first. I'll find a chance to buy another one for my niece later.

When Du Ruoling saw that he admitted it, the smile on her face became more genuine, and the joy in her heart almost overflowed.

She carefully stroked the cold gold locket, as if she could already see how cute the child would look wearing it.

But this joy did not last long, as a more serious problem weighed on her heart like a huge rock.

Her pregnancy was fake, and Gu Cheng'an was determined not to sleep with her, sleeping in separate rooms every day. After some time, this carefully woven lie would be completely exposed.

By then, she would not be able to bear Gu Chengan's anger.

The more Du Ruoling thought about it, the more frightened she became, and her fingertips felt cold.

No, we can't wait any longer.

She looked up at Gu Cheng'an, a hint of determination flashing in her eyes.

Tonight, no matter what, she must sleep with Gu Chengan.

He will be returning to the barracks tomorrow. If he misses tonight, he will have no other chance.

"Cheng'an, go take a shower first. I've asked the kitchen to prepare your favorite dishes. We'll have dinner together later." Du Ruoling said softly, with anticipation in her eyes.

Gu Chengan hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded: "Okay."

After Gu Cheng'an left, Du Ruoling immediately called her personal maid Cui'er and said, "Quick, bring that thing here."

Cui'er understood and took out a small porcelain bottle from her sleeve, looking a little nervous: "Princess, do you really need to use this medicine? The doctor said that this medicine is very strong, I'm afraid..."

"Shut up!" Du Ruoling interrupted harshly, then softened her voice, "He and I are married in a formal ceremony, so why not use some drugs to enhance sexual pleasure?"

"But……"

"No buts!" Du Ruoling snatched the porcelain bottle, a flicker of determination in her eyes. "If I don't try to sleep with him, the news of my pregnancy will be exposed sooner or later. You know the consequences."

Cui'er didn't dare to say anything more and could only nod and leave.

Du Ruoling gently opened the porcelain bottle and poured the powder into a cup of warm tea. Watching the powder slowly melt into a colorless and odorless state, a sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Gu Cheng'an came back from bathing, wearing only a thin nightgown, with his hair still slightly damp.

As soon as he sat down at the table, Du Ruoling personally brought him a cup of tea.

"It's windy outside, drink a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up." Du Ruoling handed over the teacup, her eyes full of tenderness.

Gu Cheng'an took the teacup and was about to drink it, but suddenly stopped mid-raise. His nose twitched slightly, as if he had sensed something unusual.

Du Ruoling's heart tightened, and she forced a calm smile and asked, "What's wrong?"