Chapter 373 I have lived for a long time, and all kinds of strange people and things have happened to me.
She knew Du Ruoling's personality too well. She was arrogant and domineering. How could she ever be so humble?
The way he's behaving today, he must be up to something again.
But on second thought, with Du Ruoling's unusual way of thinking, whether she directly refused or refused in a roundabout way, I'm afraid she could use this as an excuse to make a fuss.
If a quarrel breaks out on the spot, the General's Mansion will be the one to be embarrassed.
I've lived so long that I encounter all kinds of strange people and things.
Chu Ruohan felt helpless, but she could only maintain a calm face. She extended her hand to signal Yuling: "Since it is the princess's intention, please accept it."
Yuling stepped forward and took the snack box.
Chu Ruohan picked up the teacup, took a sip, and waited for Du Ruoling to explain her purpose.
However, Du Ruoling seemed to have really only come to "visit" and "apologize."
After receiving the snacks, she still sat steadily on the chair, with no intention of leaving. Instead, she continued to talk in a random manner, saying some irrelevant things.
Chu Ruohan listened patiently for a few sentences, but her headache only got worse.
She took a deep breath, put down the teacup, looked at Du Ruoling, and decided to cut the Gordian knot.
"Do you want to go see Gu Cheng'an?"
Hearing Chu Ruohan's words, Du Ruoling paused slightly.
She raised her eyes and looked at Chu Ruohan. A hint of surprise flashed across her eyes, and then was replaced by a deliberately created calmness.
Go see Gu Cheng'an?
This is of course her ultimate goal.
I just didn't expect that Chu Ruohan would take the initiative to bring it up.
That's good, it saves her from having to make excuses.
Du Ruoling sneered in her heart, but her face showed just the right amount of hesitation and embarrassment.
She frowned slightly, as if thinking seriously, and after a moment she spoke with some uncertainty.
"Is this...convenient? I'm afraid of disturbing Cheng'an while he recovers."
She deliberately showed the familiarity of the past, but also revealed a hint of cautious temptation.
Chu Ruohan just found it funny. This woman's skill in changing her face was becoming more and more skillful.
"The princess is so thoughtful." Chu Ruohan's tone was flat, and no emotion could be heard. "Gu Cheng'an's injuries are no longer serious, he just needs to rest. Since the princess is here, it's only natural to visit him."
She delivered the words indifferently, neither inviting enthusiastically nor deliberately blocking him.
This is exactly the step Du Ruoling wants.
She stood up, adjusted her skirt, and had a slightly forced smile on her face.
"Since the General's wife says so, I'll go over and take a look. But... if he doesn't want to see me..."
She didn't finish her words, but her hesitant look made her look pitiful.
Chu Ruohan didn't respond, but just picked up the teacup and gestured to Yuling.
"Send the princess over."
"Thank you." Du Ruoling nodded slightly, no longer looking at Chu Ruohan, turned around and followed Yuling out.
After leaving the side hall and walking on the corridor leading to Gu Cheng'an's courtyard, the gentleness and hesitation on Du Ruoling's face instantly faded away, replaced by a cold calculation.
Mother Gu's words echoed in her ears again.
"Stay close yet distant... stimulate him... make him feel a sense of crisis..."
I can't keep pestering you like I did before.
She took a deep breath, adjusted her pace and demeanor, and tried not to look as anxious and humble as before.
Soon, Gu Chengan's tightly closed door appeared in front of him.
There were two unfamiliar guards standing at the door with solemn expressions.
Yuling took a step forward and was about to report.
"Wait." Du Ruoling stopped her.
Yuling and the guards looked at her with some confusion.
Du Ruoling took two steps forward and stopped a few steps away from the door.
She did not try to push the door open or shout as usual, but spoke calmly to the two guards in a cold voice with the reserve that a princess should have.
"Please inform the Second Young Master that Princess Anping is here to visit him."
Her eyes did not look at the closed door, but fell on a peony in the courtyard.
It seemed as if the flower aroused her interest more than the person inside the door.
"If the Second Young Master is resting or is not comfortable with guests, then there's no need to disturb him. I can come back another day."
After saying this, she really stood there, quietly admiring the peony in full bloom, without any extra movements or words.
The guards looked at each other, somewhat unsure of the princess's actions today.
One of them did as he was told, turned around and knocked on the door, then whispered, "Second Young Master, Princess Anping has arrived and wants to visit you. She said if it's inconvenient for you, she'll come another day."
There was silence in the room.
After a while, Gu Chengan's slightly hoarse voice, filled with obvious impatience, came: "No! Let her go!"
Expected answer.
If it were any other time, after hearing this, Du Ruoling would definitely lose control, either crying or trying to break in.
But today, she just turned her head slightly and listened to the guard relaying Gu Cheng'an's words.
"Princess, the second young master..." the guard spoke with some embarrassment.
Du Ruoling didn't seem to be affected too much. She turned around with a very faint, almost invisible smile on her face.
"I understand." She nodded, her tone unnaturally calm, "Since it's inconvenient for the Second Young Master, I won't bother you anymore."
She didn't even glance at the closed door again, as if the resolute voice just now was not directed at her.
"Thank you very much." She nodded slightly to the guards and Yuling, then turned around, picked up her skirt and walked back the way she came.
That back figure was straight, calm, and even had a certain carefreeness that was not there before.
The guards at the gate and Yuling were both stunned.
Leaving now?
No crying, no making a fuss, not even a word of complaint?
Is this the same Princess Anping who cried and begged at the door yesterday, and was finally splashed with medicine by the second young master and left in embarrassment?
Inside the room, Gu Cheng'an listened to the footsteps gradually fading away outside, and his brows furrowed slightly.
Leaving so easily?
That's not her style.
A flash of doubt crossed his mind, but was immediately replaced by irritation.
It’s better to leave, so as to save myself from the trouble.
He turned over and tried to continue closing his eyes to rest, but Du Ruoling's calm tone just now involuntarily emerged in his mind.
Something... unusual.
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