Chapter 27 Du Ruoling Loses Her Child
Suijinxuan
Gu Chengyan dragged the person over and ordered in a cold voice: "Open the door."
The guarding servant had a respectful yet stubborn expression: "Third Young Master, please forgive me. The Marquis has ordered that the Second Young Master must not be released."
Gu Chengyan pushed Du Ruoling hard and said, "Who said we were going to let him go? I just brought him here to save him from causing more trouble outside."
Seeing the servant's hesitation, Gu Chengyan said impatiently, "Open the door, I'll take care of it if there's anything!"
As soon as the servant opened the door, Du Ruoling ran in immediately. Gu Chengan had been waiting anxiously for a long time. When he saw Du Ruoling, he staggered forward.
Du Ruoling threw herself into his arms. After a long separation, the two hugged each other tightly, as if they wanted to merge into each other's bones and blood.
"How is it? Are you okay?" Gu Cheng'an held Du Ruoling's shoulders tightly with both hands, slightly distanced himself from her, and looked her up and down, his eyes full of worry and pity.
Du Ruoling's eyes were filled with tears, but she shook her head desperately. She clutched Gu Chengan's collar tightly with both hands and cried, "Why have you lost so much weight? Did they abuse you?"
Gu Cheng'an looked at her carefully several times, and only when he saw that she was really fine did he breathe a sigh of relief.
"I decided to go on a hunger strike myself." Gu Cheng'an lowered his eyes and brushed Du Ruoling's face with his slender fingers. "I just want to use this trick to force them to change their minds. I will marry you in this life."
These words really touched Du Ruoling's heart. She was so moved that she felt sad.
"Why are you so stupid! If anything happens to you, I will be the only one left in this world." She scolded him in a crying voice and raised her hand to hit his chest.
Gu Cheng'an quickly grasped her hand, holding it tightly in his palm, a faint smile playing on his lips: "Don't worry, my parents won't let me die. I know in my heart that they will eventually relent and let us be together."
As he spoke, he gently took Du Ruoling into his arms, resting his chin lightly on the top of her head, as if he wanted to use his frail arms to build a solid fortress for her to block all the storms in the world.
Gu Chengyan's face was filled with disgust. He was too lazy to watch the two of them being affectionate with each other. He simply waved to the servant beside him and said, "Lock the door! Don't let anyone else run out and embarrass themselves!"
After saying that, he flicked his sleeves, turned around and walked away.
As soon as Mother Gu returned home, she went straight to Sui Jinxuan. When she thought of what Princess Yong said, her heart ached. It was okay for that little bitch Du Ruoling to die, but the baby in her belly was her grandson!
"Someone! Take her down for me!"
Gu Cheng'an stretched out his long arm, holding Du Ruoling firmly behind him, his face full of determination: "Mother, if you punish Ling'er today, I will not live alone! Your son's life depends on this!"
Mother Gu pointed at Gu Cheng'an with trembling fingers and couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.
"You...you bastard! Why did I give birth to such an enemy like you?"
Gu Cheng'an put on a flattering smile, took a few steps forward, and said cautiously: "Mother, things have come to this point. If Prince Yong's Mansion wants to cancel the engagement, then let it go."
Mother Gu lashed out at Gu Cheng'an fiercely, "Cancel the engagement? Absolutely not! This marriage has been the subject of much attention since the day it was decided. We've received countless gifts from all sides. Now even the Emperor knows about your engagement with the princess! How can it be changed at will? You have to marry her whether you want to or not. No room for negotiation!"
If the cow doesn’t drink water, force it to drink by pressing its head!
Mother Gu came out of Sui Jin Xuan, exhausted. Nanny Wang helped her walk out, following her closely all the way, not daring to breathe.
Just after taking a few steps, Mother Gu seemed to have made up her mind. She gritted her teeth and squeezed out a cruel word from between her teeth: "Get rid of the baby in her belly!"
If that little bitch hadn't made such a fuss, she would have had a grandson in her arms in a few months.
But now, alas...
Nanny Wang knew she was fuming and feeling extremely upset, so she quickly tried to comfort her, "Madam, please be patient. When the princess arrives, are you still worried about not having children? A legitimate son is much more noble than a concubine's son."
Du Ruoling had her period that night. Doctors came in and out, but they couldn't save the baby.
Chu Ruohan paused slightly after listening to the servant's report. She had no intention of hurting the child in Du Ruoling's belly. After all, it was an innocent life.
The wet nurse was full of doubts and couldn't help but mutter softly: "There was nothing wrong during the day yesterday, how come I suddenly started bleeding after dinner? Could it be..."
Having said this, she seemed to suddenly realize that something was wrong and stopped talking abruptly.
A chill rose in Chu Ruohan's heart. She really hated him so much that he could even bear to sacrifice his own grandson.
If Gu Cheng'an knew the truth one day, would he go crazy?
"Miss, Qin Fang is here."
Chu Ruohan nodded slightly and gestured for Qin Fang to come in.
Qin Fang walked into the hall, knelt on one knee, and presented a stack of land deeds with both hands, "Greetings, Madam. These are the land deeds I acquired recently."
Chu Ruohan reached out to take it and glanced at it casually.
In order to quell the troubles caused by usury, Marquis Anyang had previously sold off many of his properties, and there was no money left in the mansion.
He also wanted to marry the princess, so he couldn't lose his manners. The bride price had to be generous, and the banquet had to be luxurious and grand. Everything required a large sum of money.
Marquis Anyang had no choice but to give up some of the eldest princess's property.
When Chu Ruohan heard the news, she ordered Qin Fang as soon as possible that no matter how much property the Anyang Marquis' Mansion offered, he must take it all in and not let go of a single cent.
At this moment, Chu Ruohan looked at the land deed in her hand and estimated that there would not be much property left of the Anyang Marquis Mansion.
"Young Madam, there is another mountain here." Qin Fang said.
"Mountain?" A hint of surprise flashed in Chu Ruohan's eyes.
"Well, it's just a desolate mountain, in a remote location, far from the capital. The Marquis of Anyang initially demanded 300,000 taels of silver. I tried my best to persuade him, but the price was still a little short. In desperation, I borrowed some silver from the Chu family, and only then was the deal settled."
Chu Ruohan remembered that in her previous life, the Gu family discovered an iron mine by chance, which became very popular for a while. The location of the iron mine seemed to be in a remote place.
Could it be... this barren mountain?
If this is true, then it would be a stroke of luck. However, we still need to find a professional to conduct the exploration.
Thinking of this, Chu Ruohan's mouth corners unconsciously raised. She raised her eyes slightly and looked at Qin Fang, full of praise: "Well done."
Qin Fang nodded slightly and was about to leave when he heard Chu Ruohan speak again, "There's one more thing I want you to do."
"Find a few trustworthy doctors, with excellent medical skills, and send them in as servants, so as not to attract attention."
Although Qin Fang was puzzled, he also knew the seriousness of the matter and did not dare to ask any more questions. "Don't worry, Madam. I will do my best to handle this matter and not let anyone get suspicious."
Chu Ruohan nodded slightly and watched Qin Fang's figure walk away...
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