Chapter 686 Want some lychees? I'll go steal them!
Qionghua Courtyard.
Shen Wantang had changed into dry clothes, and the wound on her head had been treated again. To prevent catching a cold from the rain and developing a high fever, she also drank a large bowl of ginger soup.
When Gu Qianhan returned, she was sitting on the chaise longue, with Du Juan and Qin Xin applying medicine to her knees.
"You may all step back, I will handle this."
Gu Qianhan waved to the two maids, picked up the ointment, and carefully applied it to Shen Wantang.
Shen Wantang pressed his hand down: "I only knelt for a short while, so I'm not injured. It was Du Juan and the others who insisted on applying medicine to me because they were worried. You knelt for so long, you're the one who should have the medicine applied."
"I'm a man, I'm tough and thick-skinned, kneeling won't hurt me much. Besides, being forced to kneel is a daily routine for me, I'm used to it."
Shen Wantang glared at him. If she hadn't seen how badly his knees were injured after he was forced to kneel as punishment in her past life, she would have actually believed his nonsense.
Without any hesitation, she lifted his robe and rolled up his trousers, revealing his bruised and swollen knee.
These shocking injuries were no less gruesome than the way he looked after being forced to kneel by the emperor in his previous life.
In her past life, Shen Wantang felt nothing when she saw his injuries, but in this life, seeing them again, she felt heartache.
"You still say you're not hurt? Do you have to break your leg to count as an injury? Let me tell you, I finally found my Mr. Right in this lifetime, you can't let yourself get crippled."
Gu Qianhan's gloomy mood, which had lasted all day, was lifted by her words.
A slight smile appeared on his indifferent face: "Alright, I understand, Madam. I won't make myself crippled."
He took off his outer robe, refusing to let Shen Wantang apply the medicine for him. He quickly applied the medicine himself, then washed his hands, walked to Shen Wantang's side, and picked her up in his arms: "Madam, we should rest now."
Shen Wantang was placed on the bed by him. She watched him blow out the lamp, and heard him come back, get on the bed, and lie down next to her. Suddenly, she felt at peace.
She didn't know when it started, but whenever he was by her side, she felt safe and secure, as if the sky wouldn't fall.
Perhaps it was because he always gave her the impression of being reliable. He never boasted and was always very wise and strategic. She could relax when she was with him.
A strong arm reached out and pulled her into its embrace.
His voice was very low: "I'm sorry you had to suffer today, but this will never happen again. I've almost gathered the manpower and weapons, and that matter will be resolved soon."
Shen Wantang's heart skipped a beat. So fast?
How long have they been reborn in this life? In his previous life, he prepared for much longer, but he still failed.
Are you fully prepared? Isn't the time too short?
"The time was a bit rushed, but unlike last time, I have experience this time, so everything has become much smoother. I have already captured the people I needed to capture. This time, I will make my move before General Huo returns to the capital."
Shen Wantang remained silent. She knew that in her previous life, when he rebelled, General Huo led troops to suppress him.
There was nothing that could be done about it. Although General Huo and the Duke of Zhenguo were like brothers, they had studied martial arts and military strategy together under the old Duke of Zhenguo, lived and ate together, and had a very good relationship since childhood.
But Gu Qianhan is committing treason, who would dare to help him?
If General Huo does not want to suffer the same fate as his entire family being executed, he must fulfill his duty to protect the emperor and the crown prince, and he must besiege Gu Qianhan.
Therefore, the best approach is to strike before General Huo returns to the capital. By the time General Huo returns, everything will have been settled. If Gu Qianhan wins, given the relationship between General Huo and the Gu family, he will only be loyal to the new ruler and will not risk his life to avenge the emperor.
After all, the emperor had never fully trusted General Huo. In order to restrain General Huo and prevent him from having too much military power, he specially sent his chief eunuch to the northwest as a military supervisor to monitor General Huo.
In their previous lives, Shen Wantang and Gu Qianhan had witnessed the decline of the Huo family. The emperor had taken back military power and continued to suppress the Huo family, and the commander-in-chief of the Northwest battlefield had already been replaced.
General Huo must have known for a long time that the emperor was suspicious of him, so he wouldn't be too upset when the dynasty changed and someone else became emperor.
Gu Qianhan didn't want to keep discussing such heavy matters with Shen Wantang. He could handle the treasonous plot on his own. He only mentioned these things to let her know his progress.
He changed the subject and said softly, "I originally promised you that you could stay at the estate for a few more days to recover from your injuries before coming back, but I didn't expect to break my promise. Is there anything you'd like to eat? I'll have someone from the estate send it to you tomorrow."
Shen Wantang leaned against him and thought for a long time, but couldn't think of anything she wanted to eat: "I've already eaten everything I wanted at the estate, let's talk about it later!"
Gu Qianhan sighed softly. He knew that Shen Wantang wanted to eat this and that every day. She cherished every day after her rebirth, so she always made her days fulfilling and wonderful, and naturally she would not let down the delicious food.
She couldn't think of anything to eat right now because she had been inexplicably summoned to the palace to be punished, and was in a bad mood, so she had no appetite at all.
A wave of guilt washed over Gu Qianhan, and he hugged her tighter: "Want to eat lychees?"
Shen Wantang looked up in surprise: "Didn't we finish eating the lychees? Are there any left at home?" These lychees are only found in Lingnan, so there certainly aren't any on the estate.
Gu Qianhan chuckled: "We don't have any at home, but a new batch of lychees is about to be delivered to the palace by fast horse."
Shen Wantang was taken aback: "The Emperor just punished us. If you go to the palace to ask for lychees at this time, do you think he will give them to you?"
"Of course he wouldn't give it to me, but who said I went to the palace to beg for it?"
"And who are you?"
"I robbed it halfway there!"
Shen Wantang was both annoyed and amused: "Stop fighting over it, don't cause any more trouble, I won't eat it. Besides, if you take the lychees, won't the person in charge of escorting them have to explain to the emperor? Won't he lose his head? I saw how unreasonable he is today."
“Then let’s just rob the person and the lychees together. In the future, I can ask this person to continue transporting lychees from Lingnan for you. I heard that person is quite skilled at transporting lychees, which will ensure that the lychees are still fresh when they arrive in the capital.”
"Is this...is this okay? Let's just forget about it!"
"Okay, that couldn't be better. It's settled then. I'll get you some lychees to eat."
It's not easy for her to find something she likes to eat. Gu Qianhan is willing to fight for the emperor's throne, so why would she care about fighting for the emperor's lychees?
This is the last batch of fresh lychees this year. If you don't grab them now, they won't be available again. You'll have to wait until next year to eat them again.
Those people in the palace have all enjoyed countless blessings, and now they're almost dead, so they shouldn't eat this. Such good food is best given to his wife.
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