Chapter 280 Peeling Her Face
"Then, big brother, since you are here, doesn't that mean... you missed your sister-in-law?"
Gu Cheng'an's words were like a blunt knife, stabbing into Gu Junze's heart unexpectedly.
The air around him also became a little colder.
Gu Chengan looked at his elder brother's sudden change of expression, his heart suddenly tightened, and he hurriedly said.
"Brother! Sister-in-law is still alive!"
Gu Junze's pupils suddenly shrank.
It felt like something heavy hit his chest, making him feel dizzy for a moment.
"What did you say?"
His voice was raspy and trembling with disbelief.
Gu Cheng'an was frightened by his appearance, but still nodded vigorously with an extremely affirmative tone.
"Really! Brother! Sister-in-law is still alive!"
"That day I slipped down the cliff and luckily saved her..."
Gu Cheng'an spoke quickly, fearing that Gu Junze would not believe him, and briefly recounted the situation at that time.
"We later hid in a very remote village and never dared to show our faces."
"I sent her back to the capital a few days ago, and then I came to join the army."
alive…
Han'er is still alive...
He knew that the cold corpse was not his Han'er!
His intuition was right!
He reached out and tightly grasped Gu Chengan's arm, "She...where is she now?"
"Is she okay?"
A series of urgent questions came out of his mouth, revealing the turmoil in his heart at the moment.
Gu Cheng'an was grabbed so hard that it hurt, but he didn't dare to struggle. He looked at the anxiety and ecstasy in his elder brother's eyes at regaining what he had lost.
He took a deep breath, his eyes filled with mixed emotions.
"She's…she's fine."
He paused, "And she's pregnant."
boom--
Gu Junze's mind went blank in an instant.
Time seems to stand still at this moment.
Only the words "I'm pregnant" echoed in my ears.
He and Haner...
Have children?
The huge ecstasy almost suffocated him.
It was a feeling of relief at having lost something and the excitement of becoming a father for the first time!
"Prince."
Ying Qing had come closer at some point, holding a letter sealed with wax in his hand.
"A letter from the capital."
Gu Junze's eyes fixed, and from the style of the envelope and the wax mark, he recognized that it was a letter from the palace.
Gu Junze took it and his fingertips touched the slightly cool letter paper. He tore open the seal and pulled out the letter inside.
The handwriting on the letter was the familiar imperial calligraphy.
The first few sentences mentioned that Chu Ruohan had returned to the capital safely and everything was fine.
This was consistent with what Gu Chengan said, and his gaze continued downwards.
In the second half of the letter, the tone suddenly changed and it actually ordered him to hold back Duan Qingye's army in Pingzhou and deal with it.
Gu Junze's eyes suddenly turned cold.
The corners of his lips curled up in a very faint arc, with undisguised contempt and ridicule.
He casually threw the letter into the flames.
The letter paper touched the flames, quickly curled up, turned black, and then turned into ashes.
Ying Qing and Gu Cheng'an watched quietly, not daring to breathe.
They could all feel the icy chill emanating from their head coach (big brother).
That's not murderous intent.
It's something deeper and more decisive.
At the same time, in the capital, Prince Su's Mansion
Several dark shadows, like ghosts, avoided the patrolling guards and sneaked towards the depths of the palace.
Their movements were swift and skillful, clearly well-trained.
The goal is clear.
Prince Su, who was sleeping, suddenly trembled all over and woke up from the bed.
With the moonlight shining through the window lattice, he saw a familiar figure standing beside the bed.
"Is it him?"
Prince Su's pupils suddenly shrank, and he was about to shout when a rough and powerful hand suddenly covered his mouth.
Immediately afterwards, he was dragged off the bed by a strong force, and before he could react, a black cloth covered his head.
Prince Su struggled desperately in the darkness, waving his hands and feet wildly, but he was held down by several people and could not move.
After an unknown amount of time, he was taken into an airtight secret room.
The moment the black cloth was torn off, the strong light from the torch made it impossible for him to open his eyes.
After a moment, he could see clearly that there were several masked people standing in front of him. The one leading them was tall and looked very familiar.
"Hurry up and let me go! You have broken into the palace without permission. This is a serious crime of treason!"
Prince Su roared angrily, his voice echoing in the secret room.
“It’s so noisy.”
The leader uttered two words coldly and waved his hand to the side, "Peel off his face."
"yes!"
As the dagger slowly slashed across Prince Su's face, his entire face was peeled off alive.
Blood gushed out instantly, Prince Su let out a heart-wrenching scream, and his body twitched violently.
I don’t know how long it took, but everything returned to calm.
The next morning, the sun shone on the vermilion walls of the palace.
The servant Zi Ping came to the main courtyard as usual and knocked on Prince Su's door: "Your Highness, it's time to get up. It's getting late. It's time to go to court."
There was no response from inside the house. Zi Ping hesitated for a moment and gently pushed open the door.
At this moment, "Zi Ping", a slightly hoarse voice came.
Zi Ping looked up and saw that Prince Su was already dressed neatly and standing quietly in the corridor.
"Your Highness has gotten up so early today." Zi Ping was a little surprised and walked forward and said.
"Well, let's go, it's time to go to court!" Prince Su turned around and said calmly.
Zi Ping noticed that the prince's walking posture seemed a little stiff, but he didn't think much about it and followed him.
In the Golden Palace.
The court meeting proceeded as planned.
The prince seized an opportunity and launched another attack with sharp words, accusing Prince Su of having recently planted his own people in the Ministry of Personnel.
Everyone held their breath, waiting to see how Prince Su would respond.
In the past, although Prince Su could hold on at such times, he would inevitably be somewhat embarrassed.
Today, he just raised his eyes slightly, and even a faint smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
"Your Highness, this is wrong."
"The Ministry of Personnel has its own rules for selecting officials. The people recommended by this prince have all gone through layers of assessment and are highly talented. How can there be any talk of personal placement?"
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, is so concerned about the affairs of the Ministry of Personnel. Could it be that the affairs of the Eastern Palace are too idle?"
The words were spoken slowly and calmly, but they were full of hidden thorns.
Not only did he easily resolve the prince's accusations, he even turned the tables.
The prince's face suddenly looked a little ugly.
He felt that Prince Su seemed a little different today.
That look, that demeanor, even the tone of voice, all exuded a sense of...strangeness.
It's like he's become a different person.
On the throne, the emperor looked at the two people below who were once again in a stalemate, and a glimmer of light that no one noticed flashed in his eyes.
He picked up the teacup on the imperial desk and took a sip.
The fight between the Crown Prince and Prince Su often filled the court with a tense atmosphere.
The Emperor seemed to be pleased with this, intending to strike a balance...
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