Chapter 278 It's simply insane
The night was as dark as ink, shrouding the Chu Mansion in silence.
Chu Ruohan sat in front of the dressing table, the cold bronze mirror reflecting her slightly pale face.
She was exhausted from running around for days.
However, deep in those clear eyes, there was an unprecedented determination.
"Yuling." She called softly.
Yuling, who was standing by, stepped forward quickly: "What do you want, Madam?"
"Go and tell Qin Fang to come see me early tomorrow morning." Chu Ruohan's voice was very soft.
"Yes, young lady."
Yuling agreed, but she was a little confused. She didn't know what important matter the young lady wanted to see Qin Fang about at this time.
The next day,
Qin Fang came early in the morning, and he was not alone.
Following behind him was a hunchbacked woman with a heavy veil on her head that obscured her entire appearance.
Qin Fang took a step forward and bowed, "Young Madam."
Chu Ruohan's gaze fell on the woman with a hint of inquiry.
Qin Fang understood and whispered, "I spent a lot of effort and money to get Aunt Zhao out of the imperial prison."
He paused, his voice lowering even more.
"The Anyang Marquis's Mansion is very far-reaching. The imperial prison is now overcrowded, and there are many female relatives from various mansions."
"One person is missing, so the noise won't be too loud and won't attract attention."
Chu Ruohan nodded.
When the curtain was lifted, the face was no longer as round and smooth as before, and the skin was sallow and loose, as if she had aged a dozen years in an instant.
She is completely different from the Aunt Zhao in my memory.
Chu Ruohan was almost unrecognizable.
When Aunt Zhao saw Chu Ruohan, her eyes instantly turned red. She was so excited that her whole body was shaking and she could hardly stand.
She thought she was doomed to die, trapped in that dark dungeon, and every moment was torture.
Unexpectedly, there would be a day when I would see the light of day again and see Chu Ruohan again.
"Young... Young Madam..."
Allen Chu held her hand and said, "It's all over."
Aunt Zhao nodded with tears in her eyes!
"What are your plans next?"
Aunt Zhao said, "I plan to leave the capital and open a pastry shop."
That’s great too!
She has another chance to start her life over again!
"I will arrange for someone to escort you out of the capital, and give you some money to settle down..."
After Aunt Zhao calmed down and went out, Yuling considerately closed the door, leaving only Chu Ruohan and Qin Fang in the room.
The gentleness on Chu Ruohan's face faded, and her expression became solemn again.
"Qin Fang, there's something I want you to check."
"Young Madam, please give your instructions."
"Du Ruoling." Chu Ruohan's voice was cold. "Find out what strategy she offered to the Emperor."
"I can ask the Emperor to make an exception and confer her the title of Princess Anping."
A glimmer of understanding flashed in Qin Fang's eyes, "I understand."
Merchants have a global reach, and the power of money can sometimes pry open the tightest door.
In this world, as long as you are willing to spend money, there is little information that you cannot find out.
Just two days later, Qin Fang appeared in front of Chu Ruohan again, his expression more solemn than ever.
He dismissed his attendants and lowered his voice.
"Young Madam, I've checked it out."
"Du Ruoling has been frequently in and out of the Grand Council recently, and has been very close to several officials from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War."
"What she presented was a newly developed firearm."
Qin Fang paused, as if considering his words.
"It is said that they use a new type of large-caliber artillery, firing specially made shells."
"When the shell explodes upon landing, it will emit a colorless and odorless poisonous smoke."
"Anyone who inhales it, regardless of friend or foe, will have their lungs and internal organs rapidly rot, festering and dying, a near-fatal escape."
Qin Fang's voice trembled slightly.
"Young Madam, this is not a good strategy to repel the enemy at all."
"This is... a vicious scheme for indiscriminate massacre!"
“It’s absolutely insane!”
Chu Ruohan felt a chill running through her entire body from the soles of her feet, and her blood seemed to freeze at that moment.
Colorless and odorless, fatal if inhaled, causing lung erosion...
Gu Junze is on the Pingzhou front line.
Once this poison gas is released, it will not distinguish between friend and foe.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians inside and outside Pingzhou City...
The consequences are unimaginable!
That woman, how dare she!
A bone-chilling chill rushed from the soles of her feet to the top of her head. Chu Ruohan felt cold all over, and her fingertips were trembling slightly.
She had to stop this.
She wants to save Gu Junze.
She wants to save countless innocent soldiers of the Eastern Jin Dynasty!
Almost subconsciously, Chu Ruohan stood up suddenly, turned around and walked out.
Doctor Qian had just walked to the door with the pregnancy-maintaining medicine when he saw her pale face and hurried steps, so he hurried forward to stop her.
"Young Madam! Where are you going?"
"You are unstable now, you must not..."
Chu Ruohan was extremely anxious at the moment and would not listen to any advice.
She pushed Doctor Qian's arm away and rushed out.
"Young Madam!" Doctor Qian was horrified and didn't even care about the medicine bowl as he hurriedly chased after her.
He vaguely heard Qin Fang's last word "heartless", and guessed something in his mind, which made him even more worried.
What if the miscarriage happens again? What should I do?
Chu Ruohan completely ignored Doctor Qian's calls behind her.
She only had one thought at the moment, to find Du Ruoling...
"Du Ruoling!"
Crossing the courtyard, Chu Ruohan shouted anxiously towards the inner hall.
"The firearm you presented to the Emperor must not be used!"
Du Ruoling was stunned when she heard this, then a hint of sarcasm appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"You're being too nosy."
"That was the strategy chosen by His Majesty to repel the enemy. If you want to win, you must use some extreme methods."
She spoke in a contemptuous tone, with a hint of boasting, as if she was showing off her own achievements.
Chu Ruohan took a step closer, staring at her intently, with uncontrollable anger in her eyes.
"Once that thing is used, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians inside and outside Pingzhou City, including our own soldiers, will die!"
"You're exaggerating. How can we be so soft-hearted on the battlefield? For the sake of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, some sacrifices are unavoidable."
Chu Ruohan felt even colder at the sight of her cold and ruthless appearance.
She took a deep breath, "Gu Cheng'an, he went to Pingzhou."
"He's gone to join the army."
Du Ruoling's pupils suddenly contracted and her whole body froze.
She grabbed Allen Chu's arm and asked, "What did you say?"
"Cheng'an...he went to Pingzhou?"
Chu Ruohan looked at her suddenly changing expression, and felt no joy in her heart, only heaviness and anxiety.
"yes."
Chu Ruohan wanted to use Gu Chengan to awaken Du Ruoling's conscience.
Du Ruoling seemed to have all her strength drained away, and she staggered back a step.
The title of Princess...wealth and honor...the favor of His Majesty...
All these things she had worked so hard to gain were full of irony in the face of the fact that "Gu Cheng'an would die."
No…No…
Du Ruoling looked up suddenly, "It can't be used!"
"Don't use that thing!"
She knew better than anyone the power of the artillery and the horror of the poisonous smoke.
It was her meticulous design, incorporating modern technology, but she never expected...
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