Chapter 303: I’m afraid I’ll have to break my promise about fireworks.
Quiet residence.
After listening to Qin Fang's report, Chu Ruohan frowned slightly.
"The third prince is back?" She looked at Doctor Qian beside her.
Doctor Qian put down the medical book in his hand and sighed: "This capital city is really getting more and more chaotic."
"The Queen has just passed away, the Crown Prince has been deposed, and the Wei family has fallen. It's a power vacuum right now. The Third Prince didn't come back earlier or later, but at this time. His intentions must make us think deeply."
Chu Ruohan tapped the table lightly with her fingers.
Doctor Qian nodded: "Yes, the virtuous concubine was very favored back then. If she hadn't died early, I'm afraid..."
He didn't say anything else, but his meaning was clear.
"Prince Su will definitely not sit idly by." Chu Ruohan said with certainty, "Next, I'm afraid it will be an open and covert struggle between the two princes."
Doctor Qian looked at Chu Ruohan with worry in his eyes: "Young Madam, you are in poor health now, so it is best for you to stay out of the court disputes."
Chu Ruohan gently stroked her lower abdomen, her eyes softened a little, but soon regained clarity.
"I don't want to get involved, but I'm in this situation and I have no choice."
She paused and asked, "Qin Fang, have you heard any news about the deposed crown prince?"
Qin Fang stepped forward and whispered, "Young Madam, the Emperor has issued an edict deposing Crown Prince Zhao Yunheng and demoting him to a commoner. He is to leave the capital and be exiled to Lingnan. He is not allowed to return to the capital without an imperial decree."
Lingnan...it's a wild and desolate place with miasma everywhere.
Chu Ruohan felt nothing in her heart. Zhao Yunheng had brought such an end upon himself.
"How are the arrangements going with Biyu and her daughter?"
"It has been sent to a farm outside the city as you instructed, and reliable personnel have been assigned to guard it. The news will never leak out." Qin Fang replied.
Chu Ruohan nodded: "Very good, make sure they are safe."
Doctor Qian asked, "Young Madam, are you worried that someone might harm them?"
"Although the Wei family has fallen, there's no guarantee that there won't be some who slip through the net." Chu Ruohan looked out the window. "I promised Biyu that I would protect them."
"I'm afraid the sky in the capital is about to change completely."
Chu Ruohan tapped the tabletop with her fingertips, again and again, making a dull sound.
"Still no news from Gu Chengyan?"
Qin Fang shook his head with a serious expression.
"Madam, I have already mobilized all the connections I can, and have searched the capital, inside and outside, even searching several manors outside the city, but there is still no trace of Gu Chengyan."
"It's like he has completely disappeared, evaporated from the face of the earth," Qin Fang added.
Chu Ruohan frowned slightly and her fingertips stopped.
disappear?
Would someone like Gu Chengyan disappear so easily?
Chu Ruohan always felt that things were not that simple.
Gu Chengyan was in the dark while she was in the light. This feeling made her feel uneasy. She always felt that there was a pair of eyes watching her in the dark, ready to strike at any time.
For some reason, she always felt that Gu Chengyan had not left the capital.
Maybe he is hiding in some unknown corner, or maybe... he is right next to her, staring at her all the time.
This speculation made Chu Ruohan even more uneasy.
"Keep checking."
"Yes, young madam." Qin Fang accepted the order and bowed to leave.
I don’t know how Junze is doing.
The battle in Pingzhou was intense, and she didn't know if he was injured or if he... missed her.
Outside the Pingzhou camp, the night was like a thick inkstone, unable to be blurred.
Gu Junze stood alone on the hillside, looking towards the capital.
In a few days, it will be Haner's birthday.
Counting the days, it’s almost time.
He had promised her that he would take her to see the fireworks this year even though they didn't get to see them last year.
But now, I'm afraid I'll have to break my promise about fireworks.
Gu Cheng'an walked up to him at some point, holding a water bag in his hand.
Gu Junze frowned, his eyes still looking into the distance, and said lightly: "Drinking in the army is a taboo."
Gu Cheng'an chuckled, opened the cork, took a big gulp himself, and then handed it to Gu Junze.
"Don't worry, big brother. I know the severity of the situation. It's just water."
Gu Junze took the water bag, tilted his head back and took a few sips. The cool water slid down his throat, slightly dispelling the irritability in his heart.
He returned the water bag to Gu Cheng'an and his eyes fell on the tent in the distance.
"What are you doing here? Don't you want to rest well at night?"
Gu Cheng'an sat down beside him, his eyes also looking towards the capital, his tone filled with a barely perceptible melancholy.
"I can't sleep, so I came out to get some fresh air."
After a pause, he said softly: "Sister-in-law is a good woman, brother should cherish her."
Gu Junze hummed, his eyes softening a little.
He naturally knew how good Han'er was.
It was too late for Gu Chengan to regret...
Gu Junze suddenly spoke up: "After we win the battle and return to the capital, I will report to the emperor that you have made meritorious contributions on the battlefield. I will pardon your crime as a fugitive and let you start a new life..."
Upon hearing this, Gu Cheng'an's body trembled slightly, but then he regained his composure.
There was a faint smile on his face. It didn't matter to him whether he was forgiven or not.
"Everything is subject to big brother's arrangements." There was no emotion in Gu Cheng'an's tone.
Gu Junze looked at him and nodded, "Okay."
The night wind was still cold, blowing the two people's robes, making a rustling sound on the silent hillside.
The two brothers sat side by side, looking towards the capital, each thinking about their own things and remaining silent.
In Jing'an Residence, Chu Ruohan stood in front of the window, looking at the gray sky in the distance.
She gently stroked her belly, her fingertips caressing the bulging belly, feeling the faint beat of the fetus in her belly.
This is her weakness, but also her armor.
For the sake of her children, she must also protect herself and the people around her.
She took a deep breath, suppressed the uneasiness in her heart, turned and walked to the table, picked up a pen, and began to write a letter.
The letter to Junze is to report safety and to express my longing for him.
And...some analysis and speculation about the situation in the capital.
She hoped that Junze could return to her side soon...
Chu Ruohan put down her pen and rubbed her sore wrist.
Let Qin Fang send it out tomorrow.
Chu Ruohan walked to the bed, lay down gently and closed her eyes.
In a state of half-sleep and half-wakefulness, she seemed to see Gu Chengyan's sinister eyes again, staring at her in the darkness, like a shadow following her, lingering.
Chu Ruohan suddenly woke up, sat up in bed, and beads of sweat oozed from her forehead.
The room was silent, with only the sound of the night wind howling outside the window.
She took a deep breath, tried to calm her heartbeat, and raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead.
It turns out, it was just a dream.
But the scene in the dream was so real that it made her heart palpitate.
Chu Ruohan stood up, walked to the window and pushed it open.
The night was still thick, and the night watchman's call came from afar, dull and long...
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