Chapter 371 It’s Her, That Crazy Woman
The maid hurried forward and carefully supported her. Looking at the stains on her body and the tear marks on her face, her eyes were filled with heartache and resentment.
"Princess, why are you doing this? He's just a deputy general, but you're relying on the power of the general's mansion. You're really ungrateful!" The maid complained in a low voice.
Du Ruoling shook her head and said nothing.
She raised her eyes and looked in the direction where Chu Ruohan and Gu Junze left, her eyes complex and difficult to read.
Her fingertips slightly clenched together, as if she could feel the decisive power when Gu Cheng'an waved his hand just now.
She remembered the name he unconsciously murmured that night when he was in a daze and excited.
That woman, even though she was pregnant and bloated, could still easily capture his heart.
Gu Junze, Gu Chengan, and so on, all of them are surrounding her... Why?
Du Ruoling clenched her hands into fists, her knuckles turning bluish-white from the force.
She took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.
No, it's not the right time yet.
She hasn't won Gu Cheng'an's heart back yet, so she can't fall out with him at this time.
Chu Ruohan is protected by the devil-like Gu Junze... If she confronts him head-on, she won't gain any benefit.
You must be patient and take it slow.
"Let's go." She suppressed the jealousy and resentment that surged in her heart.
The maid helped her out of the general's mansion.
The carriage slowly drove away, and when it passed through a quiet alley, suddenly -
“Ouch—”
The horse neighed in fear and stood up suddenly. The carriage shook violently and then stopped abruptly.
"What's wrong? What happened?!"
Du Ruoling was already in a bad mood, and now she was even more furious. She shouted at the outside, "If you can't even ride a horse properly, what's the use of you?"
The driver was still in shock, his voice trembling: "Princess...Princess, it seems...it seems like we hit someone?"
Du Ruoling frowned and felt even more impatient.
She lifted the car curtain, and a cold wind rushed in, carrying with it the damp smell of the alley.
"Go down and take a look."
She lifted her skirt and reluctantly got off the carriage with the help of her maid.
In the dim light, there was indeed a figure curled up on the ground not far in front of the carriage, motionless.
That person's figure...why does it look familiar?
Du Ruoling took a few steps closer suspiciously, wanting to see the man's face clearly.
When her eyes fell on the man's messy hair and tattered clothes, especially when she saw his face clearly, her pupils suddenly contracted and her expression changed drastically in an instant!
She gasped, stepped back subconsciously, the color drained from her face, and she cried out in shock:
"It's her?! That crazy woman!"
Du Ruoling subconsciously took a step back and bumped into the maid behind her, and the color drained from her face.
The owner of that face was none other than the former marquis’ wife, the mother of Gu Cheng’an and Gu Junze, who was supposed to have died in the fire and became insane and demented.
"You...you're not dead?" Du Ruoling's voice was filled with disbelief and horror. "That fire...didn't burn you to death?"
Mother Gu slowly propped herself up from the ground. Her movements were a little slow, but her eyes were unusually clear, even with a hint of mockery.
She brushed off the dust on her worn clothes and looked straight at Du Ruoling with cloudy eyes.
"What?" Mother Gu's voice was hoarse and dry. "Did I disappoint you?"
Du Ruoling forced herself to calm down and looked at her suspiciously, paying special attention to her eyes that were no longer dull.
"Is your madness...healed?"
A terrible thought came to my mind.
"Are you waiting for me here on purpose?" Du Ruoling's tone suddenly became sharp. "What do you want to do?"
Mother Gu pulled the corner of her mouth and revealed a strange smile: "I'm here to help you."
"help me?"
Du Ruoling seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world and couldn't help but sneer.
"How can you help me? Do you still think you are the high and mighty Marquis' wife, with everyone lining up for your charity?"
She would never forget how this woman used all kinds of means to torture and humiliate her in the Marquis' Mansion!
Thinking of those days, Du Ruoling felt so angry that her teeth itched.
"See clearly!"
Du Ruoling straightened her back, raised her chin deliberately, and spoke with undisguised contempt and a sense of revenge.
"I'm no longer the maidservant at Suijinxuan who was at your mercy! I'm the Princess of Anping, personally appointed by the late emperor! And what about you? A wanted criminal whose family has been shattered and whose life is lingering on...?"
Facing Du Ruoling's sarcasm, there was no trace of anger on Gu's mother's face, but she became even calmer.
"Gu Cheng'an, you are the flesh that fell from my body." Gu's mother spoke slowly. Her voice was not loud, but it was clearly heard by Du Ruoling.
"No one knows his character better than me, his mother."
Du Ruoling sneered again: "Cheng'an and you have long been separated as mother and son! Do you think he will still recognize you as his mother?"
"He likes sweet snacks and doesn't like ginger. He has the habit of curling up like a baby when he sleeps."
"He's stubborn and soft-hearted. If someone is kind to him, he'd like to return the favor..."
Mother Gu ignored her sarcasm and continued talking to herself. Every word was like a small hammer, gently tapping Du Ruoling's heart.
"This kid is a stickler. Once he sets his mind on someone or something, even ten oxen can't pull him back. But he's also very opinionated and hates being deceived and betrayed the most."
Mother Gu's eyes fell on Du Ruoling, with a clear understanding as if she knew everything.
"If you hadn't pushed him away step by step, using those shameful means to plot and coerce him, how could Cheng'an have completely given up on you? As his mother, I saw everything he felt for you at that time."
"You!" Du Ruoling's face turned pale and blue, as she felt a poke in her sore spot. "Then you tried every possible way to break us up?!"
"What mother would be willing to watch her son, whom she has carefully raised, marry a woman who has no foundation and can do nothing for his future?"
Mother Gu asked back, her tone as if it were a matter of course, "If you become a mother one day, perhaps you will understand what I was thinking at that time."
"I wouldn't be like you!" Du Ruoling retorted immediately, with a sense of superiority from having received a modern education. "Interfering in your children's marriages is old-fashioned!"
Mother Gu did not argue with her, but just looked at her indifferently.
Du Ruoling felt a little uncomfortable being looked at by her and suppressed her irritation.
"What do you want to do? Just tell me!"
A gleam of light flashed in Mother Gu's cloudy eyes: "Find me a place to stay."
She paused, her voice seductive, "I will help you win Gu Cheng'an's heart step by step."
Win back Cheng An's heart...
These words seemed to have magic power, instantly hitting the place that Du Ruoling desired most in her heart.
Although her heart was filled with disgust and disdain, the temptation really made her heart beat.
Gu's mother saw Du Ruoling's hesitation, and beneath her drooping eyelids, she hid deep hatred and strong murderous intent.
Her family, her wealth and splendor, her youngest son Chengyan...
Everything was ruined by Gu Junze and Chu Ruohan! Cheng Yan died so tragically!
How could she be willing?
She wanted to live, she wanted revenge! She wanted Gu Junze and Chu Ruohan to also taste the pain she had endured!
Blood debt must be repaid with blood!
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