Chapter 337 Tell the General that the plan remains unchanged.
Chu Ruohan turned to Gu Chengan, and the night could not hide the emotions in her eyes.
"No matter what, I must go to the palace and see the emperor."
Gu Chengan's heart suddenly tightened and he almost blurted out.
"This is too dangerous!" he said anxiously.
"If we get caught, the consequences will be disastrous."
Chu Ruohan raised the corner of her lips slightly and explained softly, "Actually, from the very beginning, my goal was to return to the palace."
Gu Cheng'an was completely stunned. Something seemed to explode in his mind, and he understood it instantly.
He spoke with some difficulty, "So, follow me to the city gate..."
"We just want to create the illusion that we have already left the city." Chu Ruohan took over his words.
Gu Chengan took a deep breath and finally understood Chu Ruohan's intention: "Prince Su will send people to chase us out of the city."
Chu Ruohan nodded: "Entering the palace now is actually the safest time."
"The current Prince Su is pretending to be Gu Chengyan."
This news was like a thunderbolt, striking Gu Chengan's heart.
He took a half step back, his face draining of all color.
He thought Gu Chengyan had just run away, and perhaps he could find a place to hide his identity and start a new life.
He never thought that his own brother would follow the same path as his father.
Plotting to usurp the throne.
These four words were like a heavy rock, pressing on him so hard that he could hardly breathe.
Chu Ruohan looked at his pale face and continued.
"Only by meeting the emperor can we reveal Gu Chengyan's true face."
Gu Cheng'an fell silent, his throat seemed to be blocked by something and he couldn't utter a word.
The night wind blew, bringing with it the faint sound of drums in the distance and a biting chill.
Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, Allen Chu sighed softly, "Thank you so much for tonight."
"Go back quickly to avoid getting into trouble."
She stopped looking at him and turned around to merge into the deeper darkness.
A hand suddenly grabbed her arm.
Chu Ruohan's heart tightened, and she subconsciously thought that Gu Chengan was going to stop her.
After all, he was his younger brother.
In a hurry, she almost spoke without thinking.
"In your previous life, you died at his hands..."
Before he finished speaking, another voice sounded at the same time.
"I'll go with you!"
The two spoke at the same time and were stunned at the same time.
Chu Ruohan finally realized what she had said and felt very upset.
Gu Cheng'an frowned and looked at her in confusion.
"What did you say?"
Chu Ruohan quickly covered up and avoided his sight.
"Nothing, I just got a little impatient and said something without thinking..."
The idea of rebirth was too absurd, it was better for him not to know about it.
She forced herself to calm down and her tone returned to its previous calmness.
"I was just worried and talking nonsense."
Gu Cheng'an looked at her deeply. Although he had many doubts in his mind, the situation was urgent, so he did not delve into it.
He clenched his fists, his eyes showing a struggle that eventually turned into a heavy determination.
"He's my brother anyway."
"I can't just watch him go down this path. I have to try to persuade him. Maybe... maybe there's still room for him to turn back."
Chu Ruohan looked at him, wanting him to face reality, but... in the end she nodded.
Only then did Gu Cheng'an remember the predicament he was facing.
"But the palace gates are already locked and heavily guarded. How are we supposed to get in?"
Chu Ruohan looked towards the direction of the imperial palace with a deep look in her eyes.
"Just the two of us aren't enough, we need to bring one more person."
She paused, her voice lowering even more.
"The Emperor is seriously ill, and everything seems strange..."
Gu Chengan immediately understood what she meant. He needed a trustworthy doctor...
At the same time, Song Ruyan was waiting anxiously at the arranged location.
The night wind blew across the empty street corner again and again, but Chu Ruohan never showed up.
We can't wait any longer.
She acted decisively and, under the cover of night, quietly sneaked back to the general's mansion.
The lights in the study were bright.
Gu Junze stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, his figure tall and straight, yet revealing an unspeakable anxiety.
Song Ruyan pushed the door open, knelt on one knee, and spoke in a hurried voice.
"I waited for two hours, but didn't get a call from the young lady..."
Gu Junze turned around abruptly, his eyes as sharp as a knife.
"What did you say?"
Song Ruyan was also very anxious, "Did you get the wrong place?"
Gu Junze only felt a buzzing sound in his head, and his hands suddenly tightened.
impossible!
He arranged it perfectly, and the contact person was Li Wang, a young eunuch he had placed in the Cining Palace for a long time.
Li Wang had received his favor. When he was bullied, it was he who helped him. Later, it was Li Wang who felt sorry for him and managed to transfer him to the Cining Palace to work.
Unexpectedly... he trusted the wrong person!
Li Wang has changed his mind!
As for Han'er... where is she now? Is she safe?
Countless terrible thoughts flooded into his mind in an instant, and Gu Junze's heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand.
But he quickly forced himself to calm down.
The more critical the moment, the more we must not lose our composure.
"Song Ruyan, immediately pass the order down and order all shadow guards to search the entire city for the young lady's whereabouts. No matter the cost!"
"Um!"
Song Ruyan nodded, and her figure disappeared outside the door in an instant.
Gu Junze turned to Ying Qing who had been standing in the dark.
"Yingqing, go inform the Third Prince immediately."
"Tell him it's time to start."
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Chu Ruohan did not take Gu Chengan directly to the palace.
She walked through the deep and winding alleys, and Gu Cheng'an followed closely behind her, his heart full of doubts, but he wisely remained silent.
Finally, Chu Ruohan stopped in front of a seemingly ordinary house and gently knocked on the doorknob.
"Knock, knock."
The door quickly opened from the inside.
When Qin Fang saw Chu Ruohan, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he immediately regained his composure and stepped aside to welcome the two in.
"Young Madam, Second Master Gu."
Chu Ruohan nodded and gave the order without any unnecessary greetings.
"Qin Fang, go to Baicaotang immediately and invite Doctor Qian over. Be quick and discreet."
Gu Chengan was stunned when he heard this.
"Doctor Qian?"
He asked subconsciously, "Shouldn't he be in the general's mansion?"
A hint of helplessness appeared on Chu Ruohan's lips. "Doctor Qian has been providing free medical consultations at Baicaotang these days."
Doctor Qian felt embarrassed to meet Song Ruyan, so he found an excuse to hide away two days ago.
Not long after, Qin Fang hurried back with Doctor Qian.
"Young Madam, you..." Doctor Qian's face was full of worry when he saw Chu Ruohan, especially her slightly bulging belly.
Chu Ruohan signaled him not to say anything more.
"Time is running out, let's change clothes first."
Qin Fang had already prepared several sets of inconspicuous coarse cloth clothes.
The three of them quickly changed their clothes to conceal their original identities.
Chu Ruohan looked at Qin Fang with a serious look in her eyes.
"Something went wrong here, and I'm sure the general already knows about it."
"Find a way to contact the shadow guards guarding the general's residence and pass a message in."
"Tell the general that the plan remains unchanged."
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