Chapter 282 What are these mother and son thinking?
Prince Su was obviously here, waiting for her deliberately.
"Mrs. Gu."
Chu Ruohan felt a little depressed in her heart, but she remained calm on the surface and knelt slightly in greeting.
"Your Highness Prince Su has met with you."
"Madam Gu, are you going to leave the palace?" Prince Su asked, his gaze lingering on her for a moment.
Chu Ruohan nodded in agreement.
"It just so happens that I am leaving the palace too. Let me give you a ride."
Prince Su spoke in a natural tone, as if they just happened to meet by chance.
Chu Ruohan was a little confused.
This Imperial Concubine Jing and Prince Su, mother and son, came to her one after another today.
What's the secret behind this?
But when you live under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.
Under the current circumstances, it is not her turn to refuse.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Chu Ruohan whispered.
The two walked in silence on the palace road, one in front and one behind.
Prince Su didn't seem to be in a hurry to speak. He just turned his head occasionally and his eyes fell on Chu Ruohan.
"Mrs. Gu is in poor health. If you want to leave the house in the future, it is better to bring more people with you and be cautious."
Prince Su suddenly spoke, his tone full of concern.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I will remember it." Chu Ruohan replied with her head down, but she did not stop.
She always followed Prince Su half a step behind, remaining respectful.
The two of them spoke in silence all the way until they reached the palace gate.
Prince Su stopped.
Seeing this, Chu Ruohan also stopped immediately.
Prince Su turned around, faced her, and took a step forward.
Chu Ruohan subconsciously took half a step back, keeping some distance, with a look of vigilance in her eyes.
Prince Su watched her subtle movements, a barely perceptible smile flashed in his eyes, and then he returned to his gentleness.
"Prince Gu is far away in Pingzhou now, and you are the only one left in the capital. If anything happens, just send someone to Prince Su's Mansion to inform me."
Chu Ruohan's brows furrowed instantly.
She and Prince Su had never had a close relationship, so why did he suddenly say such a thing?
Is it because of Gu Junze?
Yes.
Prince Yong's Mansion has always supported Prince Su.
Before this, Lin Jingchuan had visited Gu Junze several times, trying to win him over, for the sake of the shadow guard in Gu Junze's hands.
Now that Gu Junze is not in the capital, is Prince Su trying to find a way through her?
Or is this another form of temptation or warning?
But there is no way he doesn't know Gu Junze's background, right?
It's really confusing...
Chu Ruohan calmed herself down, raised her head, met Prince Su's gaze, and spoke in a distant but polite tone.
"Your Highness, I appreciate your kindness."
"I am doing well in the capital, and I dare not trouble Your Majesty."
"I'll take my leave."
After saying this, she no longer looked at Prince Su's expression, nodded slightly, and turned to leave.
Yuling hurried forward to support her.
Chu Ruohan could clearly feel the burning gaze behind her, following her closely.
She held Yuling's hand tightly and her pace involuntarily quickened a bit, just wanting to get away from the palace as soon as possible.
Stay away from these unfathomable human calculations...
Outside the gate of Jing'an Residence, Qin Fang was stopped by someone, who started shouting in front of the door with an anxious voice.
"Let me in, I have something important to discuss with the young lady!"
The guards were wearing standard armor and had expressionless faces. They stood like two iron towers, motionlessly blocking the road.
"Why, my people need to go through you to see this lady?"
A cold voice came, carrying unquestionable majesty.
Upon hearing the sound, the guard hurried over, bowed his head, and was extremely respectful.
"Madam, calm down. I told him a long time ago that you are not at home. He is the one who insisted on seeing you."
Chu Ruohan glanced at the guard indifferently, and her tone could not tell whether she was happy or angry.
"Next time Qin Fang comes to see me, no matter if I'm here or not, he can go in and wait without any further notice."
The guard responded repeatedly with sweat on his forehead.
"Yes, yes, I've made a note of it."
Chu Ruohan then turned her gaze to Qin Fang, but after just one glance, she retracted her gaze and took the lead, stepping over the high threshold and walking into the mansion.
Qin Fang immediately followed quickly.
There was no conversation along the way until they entered the flower hall where they usually received guests.
Chu Ruohan sat down in the main seat and signaled with just a glance.
Yuling understood what he meant and immediately retreated, closing the door gently.
He stood outside like a door god, making sure no one approached the corridor and could hear any movement inside.
There were only two people left in the hall.
Chu Ruohan picked up the teacup beside her, but did not drink it. Her fingertips gently stroked the warm wall of the cup.
Then he asked, "What's the matter?"
Qin Fang took a step forward, lowered his voice, and spoke very quickly.
"The vicious woman from the mental hospital was rescued last night."
Chu Ruohan's hand holding the teacup paused slightly, and the tea in the cup created tiny ripples.
She frowned, and almost subconsciously, Gu Chengyan's face appeared in her mind.
Qin Fang continued to report, "Young Madam instructed me to send someone to keep an eye on the asylum."
"Last night around midnight, several men in black swiftly climbed over the wall and forcibly took someone away."
"Not long after they left, a huge fire broke out in the asylum. The fire was very intense."
"I will immediately send people to put out the fire and investigate the situation."
"After the fire was put out, we discovered that except for that vicious woman, everyone else inside... had been killed. Not a single one was left alive."
He was so ruthless that he left no trace.
This is really Gu Chengyan's style.
Chu Ruohan put down the teacup, and the bottom of the cup hit the table with a slight "knock" sound.
Qin Fang continued, his voice lowering a little.
"The old woman who was in charge of the asylum happened to have taken leave to go home because her son got married yesterday. That's how she managed to escape."
"I found her and questioned her thoroughly, only then did I learn a shocking secret from her."
"Those guards actually secretly... treated those crazy women inside as prostitutes, sending them to familiar widowers or nearby bachelors for their own amusement."
"As long as you pay a few copper coins, you can go in and have some fun. To prevent the mad woman from hurting others, they will tie her up beforehand..."
Qin Fang seemed to find it difficult to speak here and paused.
"That vicious woman...was already pregnant before she was rescued."
Chu Ruohan's fingers gripping the armrest suddenly tightened, and her knuckles turned white.
No wonder.
No wonder Gu Chengyan slaughtered all the people in the mental hospital.
He was probably filled with hatred, hating his biological mother for falling into such a situation.
He hated her even more for being pregnant with an illegitimate child from an unknown source, throwing the Gu family's reputation and his own face into the quagmire.
Mother Gu's current situation is her own fault and she cannot blame anyone else.
Chu Ruohan didn't feel any sympathy at all.
However, Gu Chengyan is now hiding in the dark, like a dormant poisonous snake, and may jump out at any time.
This feeling made her feel like she was on edge, unable to sleep or eat...
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