Chapter 290
Her face was even paler than before.
Seeing this, Gu Zhongtai felt even more sorry for her and picked her up in his arms.
Fan Xiaoxiao exclaimed in surprise, "Chongtai, what are you doing?"
He didn't say anything, just picked her up and left.
"Put me down, my leg isn't injured, I can walk by myself!"
But the more she talked, the tighter the man held her, almost trapping her in his arms.
His voice was low and strained, tinged with gritted teeth: "No way!"
His feelings were complicated at the moment, but his strongest emotion was the thought that if he let go of his wife in his arms, she might be taken away by someone else.
Gu Zhongtai absolutely, absolutely could not bear such pain.
Fan Xiaoxiao looked up and saw his dark hair floating in the air as he walked, and then looked at his perfectly proportioned jawline.
"Husband..." she began softly.
There was also a kind of tenderness in him that made her reluctant to go against his wishes.
"Hmm." He lowered his eyes.
The red marks hadn't faded, carrying a heart-stopping sense of vulnerability, much like a trapped little animal.
"I will be more careful in the future."
"..."
Fan Xiaoxiao raised her hand and smiled as she stroked his face: "I won't let myself die."
Gu Zhongtai slowed his pace slightly: "No, this is not Madam's problem."
"I was too careless and arrogant, always thinking that we had completely taken control of Qingzhou City..."
"I wasn't able to put in more effort to protect you."
"I'm fine. I'll be more careful in the future." Fan Xiaoxiao sighed inwardly. If she hadn't been so reckless, this situation wouldn't have happened.
The city of Qingzhou today is very different from what it used to be.
These days, due to famine and mergers, there are many more refugees.
Instead of taking further measures, Fan Xiaoxiao assigned jobs to everyone, and many of the more capable people were recruited into the workshops of Qingzhou City.
It was originally a well-intentioned effort to give refugees and disaster victims a chance to survive.
Little did he know that among the group of people he saved, there was also a snake that bit the farmer!
She secretly made up her mind to carefully select all the existing artisans.
In the future, any more refugees should not be brought into the workshops of Qingzhou City; they should be first settled in the mines outside the city to mine iron and salt.
You can only enter the city after the inspection is completed.
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The incident involving Fan Xiaoxiao's attack caused quite a stir.
Gu Zhongtai went completely mad, relentlessly searching for the murderer and his accomplices day and night.
Soon, dozens of people were imprisoned in the Qingzhou City jail.
Interrogation of an ordinary person might not be a big deal.
But the interrogations conducted by the Ancient Moon Sect were a completely different story.
Gu Zhongtai entered the interrogation room not long ago.
When he came out covered in blood, he heard that the prisoner was already dead.
They couldn't wait to die.
"Why are you here..." His expression was a little unpleasant, but he wasn't angry.
They simply settled her in and had her change her clothes.
“Prison is a curse, and the lady is kind-hearted and can’t stand it.”
Seeing how carefully he was protecting her, Fan Xiaoxiao stepped forward and firmly took his hand.
The bloodstains on Gu Zhongtai's fingers were still wet. He tried to pull them out, but couldn't.
“What can’t I see?” Fan Xiaoxiao held his hand in her hands. “I’m not a flower kept in a greenhouse. I’m with my husband.”
“Those people wanted to kill me. Although I am kind, I am not a heartless person.”
Gu Zhongtai stared into her eyes, completely relieved, and said, "That person revealed a message before he died."
"They are henchmen of the Dark Pavilion."
"That place seems to have changed. Now, the Dark Pavilion is ruled by eunuchs."
"Before, due to poor handling of affairs, several leaders were killed."
“But that’s not the most important thing.” Gu Zhongtai grasped her shoulders: “Gu Lang really has his eye on you.”
"Whether you have the ring or not, you are in danger now."
Fan Xiaoxiao was already somewhat prepared before he brought this up.
At this moment, he wasn't too worried, and simply nodded firmly, "Yes, I understand!"
"From now on, I will try to work from the residence as much as possible, and I will delegate other matters to others."
"Hmm." Gu Zhongtai relaxed slightly; in fact, this was what he had in mind as well.
He lowered his gaze and looked at her hand.
At the same time, I grasped it.
"I will send more people to the manor and spend more time watching over you."
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The Guyue Sect moved very swiftly.
That very day, the area where Fan Xiaoxiao was located was completely surrounded and impregnable.
This incident led to something that Fan Xiaoxiao had never expected.
My sister is back.
"Sister?" Fan Xiaoxiao was surprised to see Madam Fan appear at the door.
"Why are you here?" she said quickly. "Sister, it's not safe here. If you come here, you'll only get into trouble. Go back quickly!"
Fan's eyes were full of worry, and she shook her head.
Fan Xiaoxiao paused for a moment, then asked hesitantly, "Is it because your brother-in-law treats you badly?"
“No.” Madam Fan pulled her to sit by the window. “Your brother-in-law is a good man and values Xiaobao very much.”
Fan Xiaoxiao didn't know how her older sister and brother-in-law were, but Governor Yu was indeed good to his son.
I heard a few days ago that they hired a good tutor and found a skilled soldier to teach the children basic skills.
"So, what made you think of coming here, sister? Did you come to see me?" Although Fan Xiaoxiao was relieved, she still wanted to remind her sister.
"Sister, your husband still has Madam Mu by his side. If you leave..."
Ms. Fan's smile was somewhat bitter. She patted her sister's hand and said, "I really couldn't let go before, and I was unwilling to accept it, but seeing how much he cares about the child, I feel relieved."
“Brother Cheng is a man who does great things. Even if he wants to expand his power, he is destined to have more than just me as his woman, and it is even more impossible for it to be just me and the Mu family. In the future, there will be more women marrying into the family.”
Although Ms. Fan would try to persuade her sister, in reality, no woman wants to share her man with someone else.
Fan Xiaoxiao was well aware of this, but felt that it wouldn't be appropriate to say anything to comfort her sister.
Only my sister can truly let go of this.
"Is there anything I can help you with, sister?"
"Yes." Madam Fan grasped Fan Xiaoxiao's hand: "I want to do business with you, Er Ya."
"Aunt Wang and Uncle Wang are both here. The whole family should work together."
She said, "I spend all my time in the governor's mansion, doing nothing. Even Xiao Bao has someone to teach him. I'm really not used to it."
"After thinking it over, I think it would be better to find something to do at your business."
Fan Xiaoxiao understood immediately after hearing this.
In the governor's mansion, there are plenty of maids to serve you, and you don't even have to fetch water yourself.
My brother-in-law is very busy with military affairs and rarely has time to eat.
After Xiao Bao started school, the only people in the mansion who were idle were her and that Madam Mu.
Fan Xiaoxiao sighed inwardly and nodded immediately.
Sister Zuo and You are among the people I trust the most, and with the connection to the governor's wife, everything I do is much more convenient.
So, whenever there was something that needed to be done outside, a lot of it was assigned to her.
(End of this chapter)
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