Yesterday, Yue Xiyuan realized that there might be a problem with the high mountain outside the west city, so he sent more Imperial Guards to search for it. The mountain is called the City Protection Mountain, which is extremely dangerous and far away. It will probably take at least three days to find anything.
Yue Xiyuan wasn't in a hurry. After all, it was just a hypothetical scenario. If anything went wrong, there would be nowhere to hide in those high mountains. So Yue Xiyuan went to the morning court early.
Outside the city, a female general in red armor galloped on horseback. Her innate noble demeanor and the imperial edict in her hand made the guards on the city lower their heads and dare not look directly at her. She straightened her chest and spurred her horse toward the palace.
"Make way! Make way now!" The female general arrived at the Meridian Gate of the palace and handed the horse to the guards outside the palace. She knew that riding a horse inside the palace was not allowed.
"Greetings, General Gu." The guard quickly bowed upon seeing the newcomer.
"Get up, where is Xiyuan now?" This person was none other than General Gu Yanan, who was stationed on the western border.
"Reporting to General Gu, the Regent should still be attending the morning court session at this time."
Gu Yanan flew straight towards Chengqian Palace. She had already been traveling for many days, traveling day and night without staying at any inn. She would change to a fast horse whenever she arrived at an official post station.
"Who are you? How dare you trespass into Chengqian Palace?" Gu Yanan has been stationed on the western border for six years, while Su Jingzhan only met Yue Xiyuan two years ago, so it is normal that he does not recognize her.
“General Gu Yanan, the General Who Guards the West on the Western Frontier.” Gu Yanan had already seen the Emperor lying quietly on the bed, his eyes closed and motionless. Normally, he would have picked her up and spun her around.
Gu Yanan took a deep breath, her lips trembling slightly, and slowly walked towards Yue Yufeng, unlike her previous hurried pace.
Gu Yanan sat beside the dragon bed, holding Yue Yufeng's hand. "Yufeng, you...you get up and look at me, okay? I won't leave. If you look at me, I won't leave, okay?" A tear rolled down her cheek.
Su Jingzhan also realized that something was wrong. If he stayed there any longer, it would be really not good. So he turned around, left Chengqian Palace, and closed the door.
Just as Eunuch Wang was about to prepare breakfast for Su Jingzhan, he heard a commotion in Chengqian Palace. Thinking something had happened again, he turned back and asked, "Divine Physician Su, why are you out here? Has something happened to the Emperor?"
"A female general has arrived and is taking care of the Emperor. Her name is Gu Yanan." Su Jingzhan had heard of Gu Yanan's deeds, but he didn't know the specifics.
"General Gu is back? Oh no... This old servant will go find the Regent right away." Upon hearing that Gu Yanan had returned, Eunuch Wang hurriedly went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to wait.
After court, Yue Xiyuan saw Eunuch Wang waiting outside and assumed something had happened to the Emperor again. "Eunuch Wang, is something the matter?"
Eunuch Wang whispered in Yue Xiyuan's ear, "General Gu has returned. He probably entered through the Meridian Gate and is now with the Emperor in Chengqian Palace."
Gu Yanan's father was a close friend of the late emperor and made many military achievements. He was granted the title of Marquis by the late emperor. When Gu Yanan was born, Marquis Gu hoped that she would be gentle and refined, while Madam Gu hoped that she would be the only one to fight in the south. In the end, she was named Gu Yanan and is now stationed on the border of the Yue Kingdom.
When Gu Yanan was six years old, her parents fought for the Yue Kingdom and died for their country. The Empress Dowager couldn't bear it and raised Gu Yanan by her side. She grew up with the Yue brothers, Yue Xiyuan and Yue Xiyuan. When Master Yuyu took Yue Xiyuan as his disciple, he discovered that Gu Yanan was a martial arts prodigy and abandoned the idea of taking her as his disciple. At that time, Gu Yanan was proud and arrogant, and neither of them was willing to submit to the other. She couldn't let Yue Xiyuan become her senior brother, so she made Master Yuyu promise that she would become his senior sister before she would agree to become his disciple. Master Yuyu was very reluctant to part with such an excellent disciple, so he immediately agreed. Therefore, for many years, Gu Yanan has been suppressing Yue Xiyuan as the senior sister, and the two of them have been vying for the same position.
Gu Yanan fell in love with Yue Yufeng, who always tried to break up her arguments with Yue Xiyuan. When Yue Yufeng turned eighteen, the two confessed their feelings for each other, became close friends, and fell in love.
Until six years ago, Yue Yufeng's foundation in the court became more and more stable, and many officials had submitted memorials to the emperor requesting that he select an empress. Gu Yanan was no ordinary young lady, so how could she bear to share her beloved with three thousand beauties in the deep palace? Disturbed, she requested permission to go to the western border, and she has been gone for six years.
“Ya Nan, you shouldn’t be back now. As the General of the Western Frontier, you will be punished for treason if you are recalled without imperial decree.”
Gu Yanan held Yue Yufeng's hand and placed it on her face. She gently lowered her dark eyelashes, only her lips remained slightly pale. "Xiyuan, is there any hope?"
"Don't worry, there will be a way." But I can't tell you now, the time isn't right. Yue Xiyuan didn't say the rest.
“I want to stay here with him. I have an imperial decree, which Yu Feng gave me personally when I left six years ago. He told me to come back when I had made up my mind, and that he would wait for me. But I’m already back, so why doesn’t he come to see me? Was I too impulsive back then, and is he angry with me?”
Gu Yanan handed the imperial edict placed on the bedside table to Yue Xiyuan, her eyes never leaving Yue Yufeng.
"Xiyuan, let me stay with him here. I've already lost him for six years, and I don't want to lose anything more..." Before she could finish speaking, she fainted.
"Jingzhan, come quick, see what's wrong with her?"
"It's alright. She's been traveling for many days and is very hungry and tired. She's fallen asleep. Prepare some food for her, I'll give her a couple of acupuncture treatments, and she'll be fine after she wakes up and eats."
"This old servant will go right away."
After Su Jingzhan gave Gu Yanan two acupuncture needles, she woke up and asked, "What happened to me?"
"Have you not eaten for several days?" Although they used to quarrel as children, Yue Xiyuan had long regarded Gu Yanan as family.
Gu Yanan pondered for a moment, "I heard in the Western Territory that Yu Feng had been poisoned, so I rushed back with a few days' worth of dry rations. I haven't eaten... It's been about two days. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to see him, so I didn't dare to stay."
"Sigh... Never mind, you can have your meal here and keep your brother company."
Over the years, he had witnessed his elder brother's longing for Gu Yanan. If the two could reconcile this time, it would not have been in vain that his elder brother had been poisoned.
"Xiyuan, thank you. I have a subordinate on the western border who I can trust. I handed over border affairs to him before I came." Gu Yanan's gaze never left Yue Yufeng. She just wanted to stay by his side and wait for him to wake up.
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