Chapter 219: Pressing forward
The old lady and the others were shocked when they saw Gu Huan take out a brass tiger talisman from the brocade bag.
"Tiger Talisman! The Tiger Talisman of the Mu Family Army!"
Min Dongsheng's face changed. "The Duke wants Madam to hand it over? To His Majesty? Is he asking her to hand over the military power?"
Gu Huan nodded seriously: "I don't know whether it was to hand over the military power, but it was indeed Ziyuan who asked me to do so."
When Mu Junyan handed it to her, he said that this tiger talisman represented the dispatch authority of the Mu family army, and asked her to hand it to the emperor personally when she was threatened and had no other choice.
But he didn't say that the ones being threatened might not be her and the Mu family, but Qi Jun and the others.
She understood that Mu Junyan wanted her to know less, so the more genuine the nervousness and anxiety she showed to others.
The old lady seemed to have guessed it. She knew very well what her son was thinking.
The Mu family paid too much for military power. Now that southern Xinjiang has been pacified and all sides are eyeing it covetously, handing over military power is also a way to retreat in order to advance.
She quickly recovered and patted Gu Huan's hand: "Ziyuan has made all the arrangements, so you don't have to be afraid. We will hand it over when we are forced into a desperate situation."
Gu Huan already understood.
But she didn't want to sit there and wait for death, and didn't want to watch Qi Jun and others being locked up in the Ministry of Justice while she did nothing.
At least, she felt guilty about it.
"Mr. Min, I wonder if we can use the people's opinions to force the Ministry of Justice to release the prisoners? Let the people in the capital know that without the soldiers on the front line to protect their country, they would not be able to live a peaceful life. Then spread the news that the generals who have made great military achievements were innocently arrested and thrown into prison without trial. The more people know, the better."
Min Dongsheng nodded: "That's what I was thinking. I'll go to all the major teahouses and restaurants to spread the news."
Chen Li: "I will hurry up and make more poison and drugs."
Gu Huan: “…”
Well, at least I can’t just sit there and do nothing.
After the two of them left, Gu Huan took the old lady's hand and said, "Sister Zhilan and Butler Zhou should both know that Ziyuan is still here, right?"
"Yes. Zhilan and Chunyu's subordinates in the Yongguo Mansion and the Black Armor Guards also know about it, but the people in the Mu family army don't know. After all, they are worried that the news will leak out."
Gu Huan was slightly relieved: "That means the imprisoned generals don't know."
"Yes. The Black Armor Guards are elite troops secretly trained by Ziyuan's father. They were all from the scout camp and orphan camps before. They all have clean backgrounds."
Gu Huan recalled the scene she saw in the orphanage in Juzhou.
Most of those fatherless and motherless children were orphans of the Mu family army, and some were poor children who were left homeless due to the war.
Akabane said that the children in the orphanage camp were all trained as scouts.
The scout battalion of the Mu family army is the most core team, responsible for gathering military intelligence and spying on various localities.
Chi Yan is the leader of the scout camp.
Gu Huan knew what was going on.
"My daughter-in-law understands." Gu Huan said with a serious face.
The old lady whispered, "Don't think too much. Protect yourself and your child first."
Gu Huan nodded: "My daughter-in-law will be careful."
But she is worried about one thing now.
If Zhao Luoxuan knew that Qi Jun was arrested again after arriving in Bian Jing, she would definitely be anxious.
Sure enough, just as Gu Huan returned to Wenhanxuan, Zhao Luoxuan arrived.
"Sister Huan, what should I do? What should I do?"
As soon as Zhao Luoxuan saw her, she threw herself into her arms and started crying.
Donghua hurriedly pulled her away, saying in a bad tone: "Princess, our wife still has a child, please be careful."
Zhao Luoxuan stopped crying and quickly let go of Gu Huan, looking down at her belly with tearful eyes.
"I'm sorry, I was so anxious. Woohoo, what should I do?"
Gu Huan had no choice but to take out her handkerchief to wipe her tears: "Princess, don't cry yet. They summoned you back to the capital just to ask about military affairs."
“No…”
She waved to Donghua and the others: "All of you go down."
When Donghua saw Gu Huan nod, she and the palace maids all retreated.
Zhao Luoxuan then whispered, "Qi Jun and the others were locked up in the Ministry of Justice. That day I happened to go to see my father to discuss matters concerning my mother's birthday, and I happened to hear a few elders saying..."
She paused.
Gu Huan asked: "What did they say? Is it related to Qi Jun and the others?"
Zhao Luoxuan gritted her teeth and lowered her voice: "They said that when Jiang Duo took me to negotiate peace, he discovered that Duke Yong was suspected of collaborating with the enemy..."
She looked around nervously, and after making sure that no one was around, she whispered to Gu Huan.
"Jiang Duo said that five years ago, there was a governor in Juzhou who was sentenced to death for collaborating with the enemy. He had a counselor under him, but the Duke hid him. It is said that the Duke used him to communicate with the enemy country and report information."
Gu Huan was speechless.
Isn’t this talking about Min Dongsheng?
Good job Jiang Duo, it turns out he knew that Min Dongsheng was imprisoned in Juzhou.
He was afraid that Min Dongsheng would expose that he had raped someone else's wife and forced her to death, so he wanted to kill them all!
Gu Huan was slightly surprised.
I wonder if there is anyone in the capital who knows Min Dongsheng. Will he be discovered when he enters and leaves the Duke’s Mansion?
"Sister Huan, Sister Huan."
Seeing her in a daze, Zhao Luoxuan shook her arm anxiously, "I believe in Duke Yong and the Mu Family Army. Most of the fathers of the children in the orphanage camp are from the Mu Family Army. They have lost so many lives in the battle to defend their country. How could they possibly collaborate with the enemy?"
Gu Huan sneered inwardly.
Even a princess who has never seen the world can see it clearly, so can't the emperor see it too?
The Mu family has been guarding southern Xinjiang for three generations, and now you suspect them of collaborating with the enemy?
"Of course not."
"But the Ministry of Justice will torture Qi Jun and the others to extract a confession. I begged my mother, but she said that women cannot interfere in politics. But I dare not ask my father. Sister Huan, what do you think we should do?"
Zhao Luoxuan's face turned pale and tears fell.
"Princess, please be patient. I will find a way."
Gu Huan coaxed Zhao Luoxuan away and turned around to call Chiyu.
"I want to see Mr. Zuo, the Minister of War. Please find a way to arrange it."
Gu Huan was anxiously waiting for news from Chiyu, but unexpectedly another person came.
"What is it?"
Gu Huan looked at Gu Yuan and had no mood to pay attention to him.
Gu Yuan smiled and said, "Huan'er..."
Gu Huan's face turned cold: "My Lord, I have nothing to do with you anymore. Please call me Madam Mu."
Gu Yuan's face froze, and he could only bite the bullet and say, "No matter what, you still have my father's blood flowing in your veins. Tomorrow is my father's birthday, so bring your two brothers back home to have a meal together."
After hearing what he said, Gu Huan felt sick and didn't want to tolerate him anymore. She grabbed the teacup and threw it hard on the ground.
With a bang, the teacup broke into pieces, and hot water splashed and steamed.
"Get lost! You are not welcome here!"
Gu Yuan stood up with a bang, his face livid with anger, and pointed at Gu Huan with a shaking finger: "You, you don't know what's good for you!"
Gu Huan sneered: "If you dare to come again, you will be ungrateful! Come on, kick you out!"
Donghua put her hands on her hips and said coldly, "My Lord, do you want me to have you carried out, or do you want to walk by yourself?"
Gu Yuan was so angry that he was shaking all over, but he couldn't curse. He pointed at Gu Huan with a shaking finger and uttered two words: "Evil beast!"
Gu Huan was already in a bad mood, and now she was nauseated, and her chest felt stuffy.
Chen Li was decocting medicine in the ear room. He ran over when he heard the noise. Seeing that Gu Huan looked not well, he frowned and grabbed her wrist to feel her pulse.
"You have to be careful. The fetus is a little unstable. You've been too excited lately."
Gu Huan stroked her chest and said, "I can't sleep well."
"Okay, I'll let you sleep well." Chen Li went to boil the medicine.
When Wang Linyi heard that Gu Huan was angry, she hurried over, rubbed her cold hands and comforted her.
Gu Huan drank the heavy dose of calming soup that Chen Li prepared for her and finally fell into a deep sleep.
Wang Linyi stayed with her, looking at her haggard little face, feeling so distressed.
He gnashed his teeth at Gu Yuan: "Gu Yuan, you bastard!"
Gu Yuan was walking in the alley in front of the Yongguo Mansion, cursing. Suddenly, two people jumped down from the wall. One of them knocked a person unconscious with a knife, and the other put a sack over the person's head, carried him away.
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