Chapter 370 Du Ruoling's Visit
There was a commotion outside the yard, and a servant hurried in with an embarrassment on his face.
"General, Madam... Princess An... Princess Anping is here. She heard that Lieutenant General Gu was injured and insisted on coming in to visit. I couldn't stop her..."
Before he could finish his words, Du Ruoling rushed in crying and went straight to Gu Chengan's bed.
"Cheng'an! Cheng'an, what happened to you? You scared me to death!" Du Ruoling stretched out her hand and wanted to touch Gu Cheng'an's bandaged arm.
Gu Cheng'an was already irritated by the complicated emotions in his heart, and his face instantly turned as cold as iron!
He suddenly avoided Du Ruoling's hand, and there was no warmth in his voice.
"I don't need your care. You are not welcome here. Please respect yourself and leave immediately!"
Du Ruoling was frozen by his cold attitude, and the tear marks on her face made her look even more pitiful.
But she only paused for a moment, then quickly wiped away her tears, revealing an extremely determined expression.
"No! Cheng'an, I won't leave! I know you're still mad at me. It's okay, you can hit me or scold me, but I will never give up on you!"
As she spoke, she actually found a small stool beside the bed and sat down, acting as if she was going to stay there permanently.
"From today on, I will come to take care of you every day until you recover!"
Chu Ruohan stood aside, watching the sudden chaotic scene, and felt a splitting headache.
What the hell is going on?
Just at this moment, the maid came in carrying a bowl of dark brown medicine.
"Second Young Master, it's time to take your medicine."
Du Ruoling immediately stood up and took the medicine bowl first, "I'll do it!"
She scooped up a spoonful of medicine, blew on it carefully, and handed it to Gu Cheng'an's mouth, her voice softening a lot.
"Cheng'an, come, drink the medicine first. It will be good for your wound."
Gu Cheng'an frowned, turned his head away in disgust, closed his mouth, and didn't even look at her.
"Cheng'an..." Du Ruoling held up the spoon, feeling a little embarrassed, but unwilling to give up. "Be obedient and drink the medicine."
"Take it away!" Gu Cheng'an suppressed his anger in his voice.
Du Ruoling seemed not to hear and moved the spoon forward again, almost touching his lips.
Gu Cheng'an waved his hand suddenly, trying to move the annoying hand away.
"Clang!" A crisp sound.
He threw the medicine bowl to the ground and it shattered into pieces.
The dark brown medicine splashed everywhere, including all over Du Ruoling, leaving large stains on the hem of her skirt, and a few drops even splashed onto her face.
Du Ruoling was stunned. Looking at the mess on the floor and the stains on her body, her eyes quickly turned red and tears of grievance welled up in her eyes.
She hurriedly tried to wipe the area of Gu Cheng'an's clothes that might have been splashed, but he dodged her with even more disgust.
"What on earth do you want?!"
Gu Chengan could no longer bear it and growled. His injured arm felt a sharp pain due to the movement.
But he was more concerned about the irritation in his heart, "Du Ruoling, what do you need to do to let me go?!"
"Cheng'an..." Du Ruoling looked at the undisguised disgust and coldness in his eyes, and her heart seemed to be tightly grasped, hurting so much that she could hardly breathe.
Tears finally burst out, her voice choked with sobs, "I just... I just want to take care of you..."
Gu Junze stood aside, looking at the chaotic scene in front of him with a frown.
He took Chu Ruohan into his arms and whispered, "It's a mess here, I'll help you go back and rest first."
Chu Ruohan also felt a splitting headache and nodded. This Du Ruoling was really too difficult to deal with.
Gu Junze supported Chu Ruohan and turned to leave the room.
Before leaving, he glanced at the two people who were still deadlocked there, and a hint of helplessness flashed in his eyes.
Shadow Three and Shadow Four understood each other and stayed at the door to prevent any further trouble.
After returning to his courtyard, Gu Junze carefully helped Chu Ruohan sit down and poured her a glass of warm water.
"I don't think Cheng'an has any feelings for Princess Anping. It's all her wishful thinking. She keeps pestering me."
Gu Junze said in a deep voice, "If you really don't like it, I will tell the doorman tomorrow not to let her in again."
Chu Ruohan took the cup of water, took a sip, and her slightly furrowed brows did not relax.
She sighed, her voice a little tired. "With Du Ruoling's stubborn temper, if we really stop her at the door, I'm afraid she'll make an even more outrageous scene at the gate of the General's Mansion. By then, who knows how others will criticize her."
She paused and continued, "Forget it, let her go. Gu Cheng'an is just recovering from his injuries. When he gets better, he will eventually leave the General's Mansion. By then, she won't be able to bother him anymore."
Gu Junze nodded, thinking that what she said made sense.
Just looking at Chu Ruohan's tired expression, he couldn't help but feel worried.
"When Yun'er left, he kept talking about you." Chu Ruohan's expression softened when she thought of her son, and there was a hint of regret in her tone, "It's a pity that you were not there at that time and couldn't see him off."
Gu Junze felt a surge of regret and guilt upon hearing this. He had left Beijing to fight the bandits, and when Gu Cheng'an fell into the bandit's lair, he was in imminent danger, so he had no choice but to leave.
Unfortunately, even Brother Lian Yun traveled to Zheng State and was unable to see him for the last time.
"It's my fault." He held Chu Ruohan's hand, his tone filled with apology and promise, "When you give birth to the child safely, and when the child is older, we will go to Zheng State to see him together."
"Yeah." Chu Ruohan nodded, feeling a little relieved.
She leaned on Gu Junze's shoulder and whispered, "I have sent two careful maids to go to Zheng State with Yun Ge'er."
"It's not that Yuling has trained them carefully. With them around, there's always someone caring to serve me, and I can feel a little more at ease."
"You're really considerate." Gu Junze praised her and hugged her tighter. "Having them here really makes me feel at ease."
Chu Ruohan added, "I also plan to have Qin Fang organize a caravan to see if we can expand our business to Zheng State."
"Firstly, we can earn some money. Secondly, if Brother Yun wants to pass on information to us or needs something, it will be much more secretive and convenient to send it through our own caravan."
A gleam of light flashed in Gu Junze's eyes.
"That's a good idea. Qin Fang is reliable and reliable, so I feel at ease leaving it to him. This way, we can both share what we have and what we need, and also keep abreast of Brother Yun'er's situation over there."
The two of them snuggled together, discussing future arrangements in low voices, temporarily putting the chaos in the mansion behind them.
The light outside the window gradually softens, reflecting the warm and peaceful atmosphere inside the room.
On the other side, Du Ruoling retreated from Gu Chengan's room in a mess.
The stains of the medicine were still on her skirt and face, destroying her carefully maintained princess demeanor.
She stood outside the closed door, her head slightly tilted, as if she wanted to hear something.
"Cheng'an, I'll come again tomorrow." She said softly, with a hint of humility that she herself was not aware of.
All she got in response was dead silence.
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