Chapter 409 What? What is he doing here?
After Matron Liu and the eunuchs left in disgrace, Gu Junze ordered the servants to pack up Yingyue and Qinghe and prepare to return to the palace with Matron Liu.
"Don't rush to send him away." Chu Ruohan grabbed Gu Junze's sleeve, tears still in her eyes, but with a hint of cunning.
"That Madam Liu is probably still lingering at the gate of the mansion. Why not let her wait for a while?"
Gu Junze raised his eyebrows, then understood everything and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
He ordered someone to bring some hot tea, handed it to Chu Ruohan himself, and said softly, "Han'er, you're frightened. Drink some tea to warm yourself up."
After the servants had left, Gu Junze put away his serious expression. He reached out and gently wiped away the remaining tears on Chu Ruohan's face, saying jokingly, "Madam's acting skills are becoming more and more perfect. Even this general almost believed it."
Chu Ruohan pursed her lips and smiled, the tears in her eyes disappeared without a trace, and the pitiful look she had just had disappeared.
She snorted softly, "If it weren't for the general's good cooperation, I wouldn't be able to perform this play."
"I've had Yuling keep an eye on those two girls since they entered the mansion, and sure enough, they showed their true colors not long after."
Gu Junze's eyes darkened, and he held Chu Ruohan's hand. "Shu Fei has indeed been acting strangely recently, and many ministers in the court have been wooed by her. But why she is so concerned about me is unknown."
"She simply wants to use the general's power to consolidate her position in the palace." Chu Ruohan sighed slightly, "Unfortunately, she chose the wrong person."
Gu Junze chuckled, his eyes full of tenderness: "In my heart, there is only my wife."
Allen Chu's cheeks flushed slightly at his sudden love talk, and she hit him lightly: "Come and coax me again."
"I'm telling the truth." Gu Junze held her hand and kissed it softly on his lips. "You looked so tearful just now. It really made me feel distressed."
Chu Ruohan said angrily, "Aren't you also pretending to be protective of your wife? That Madam Liu was so frightened by you that her face turned pale."
"Who dared her to come to my house and act wildly, bullying my wife?"
Gu Junze's tone was filled with genuine anger, "If I hadn't been concerned that she was from the palace, I would have had her kicked out long ago."
Chu Ruohan smiled, then suddenly remembered something and her expression changed slightly.
"If we just send those two back to the palace, I'm afraid Concubine Shu won't let it go."
Gu Junze's eyes turned cold: "It doesn't matter. If she dares to send people to make trouble again, I will go to the palace in person and ask the emperor whether the people in the harem have the right to interfere in the family affairs of the ministers!"
Seeing him angry, Chu Ruohan quickly comforted him, "Don't be upset, I'm just worried that Concubine Shu will take her anger out on you."
"If she dares to touch me, she will be an enemy of the entire General's Mansion." Gu Junze said firmly, "Besides, I have the military power in my hands. No matter how powerful the Pingnan Palace is, it is far away in Nanzhou. She won't be so unwise."
Chu Ruohan nodded and said no more.
She gently stroked her belly, feeling the movement of the fetus in her belly, and frowned slightly: "My belly is getting bigger and bigger. Leaving two people in the mansion will eventually cause trouble."
Seeing her frown, Gu Junze embraced her in his arms distressedly: "Don't worry, I have a plan."
He planned to personally send the person back to the palace...
Not long after, Yingyue and Qinghe were notified to pack up immediately and prepare to leave the general's mansion.
Yingyue's face turned pale, and she clenched her fists. She had never expected things to develop to this point.
"How, how is this possible?" Yingyue looked at Qinghe in panic, "I was obviously very careful, how could I be discovered?"
Qing He sighed, a look of anticipation flashing in his eyes: "I have warned you long ago that this General's Mansion is different from other places."
In front of the mansion gate, Gu Junze, dressed in military uniform, stood solemnly like a pine tree, looking coldly at Yingyue and Qinghe who were brought out.
The moment Yingyue saw Gu Junze, she suddenly fell to her knees with a thud, tears rolling down her face like beads from a broken string.
"General, please spare my life! I know I was wrong! I will never do it again!"
Yingyue cried out, tears streaming down her face. "I was just confused for a moment. Ever since I met the general, I've been thinking about him day and night, and that's why I was blinded by greed..."
"General, please have mercy on me and give me another chance!"
Gu Junze had a blank expression on his face, his eyes like knives: "The rules of this general's mansion are very strict, and we won't tolerate any servants who don't behave themselves."
As soon as the word "servants" came out, Gu Junze no longer regarded them as concubines.
Seeing that her plea was ineffective, Yingyue slammed her head to the ground, blood instantly oozing from her forehead.
"If I am sent back to the palace, I will surely die! General, please be magnanimous. How about—"
"That's enough!" Gu Junze interrupted sharply, "This general never bargains with anyone."
Seeing this, Qing He also slowly knelt down, but remained calm: "I have always been committed to my duties. I beg the general not to implicate me."
Her voice was steady and her attitude was respectful, in stark contrast to Yingyue's hysteria.
Gu Junze glanced at Qinghe, a subtle look flashed in his eyes, but he didn't say much.
"Take them with you and follow me into the palace." Gu Junze turned around, mounted his horse, and gave the order in a cold voice.
Along the way, Yingyue kept sobbing, while Qinghe remained silent.
Gu Junze was riding on a horse, his back as tall and straight as a mountain, and he looked chilling.
Imperial Palace, Fengluan Palace.
Concubine Shu had just bathed and changed her clothes and was about to have dinner when the eunuch came hurriedly to report that General Gu Junze wanted to see her.
"What?" Concubine Shu frowned, "What is he doing here?"
Before she finished speaking, another eunuch hurried in: "Your Majesty, Madam Liu is back, and Yingyue and Qinghe are back with her!"
Shufei's face turned extremely ugly in an instant. She stood up suddenly, and the silver chopsticks in her hand fell to the ground with a clang.
"Asshole!" she raged. "Who told her to bring him back?"
The eunuch trembled timidly: "Reply, reply to your Majesty, it was the general who personally sent them back to the palace."
Shufei's chest heaved violently, and her eyes were almost spitting fire.
She took a deep breath, suppressed her anger, and said sternly: "Let Gu Junze wait in the side hall!"
In the side hall of Fengluan Palace, Gu Junze stood solemnly like a pine tree, his eyes stern.
Yingyue and Qinghe were kneeling beside them. Yingyue was still sobbing softly. The wound on her forehead had been treated simply, but blood was still oozing out.
Qinghe lowered her head and said nothing.
Concubine Shu walked into the side hall with heavy steps. She was wearing gorgeous clothes, but they could not hide the gloom on her face.
"General Gu," Concubine Shu forced a smile, "What brings you here unexpectedly? What brings you here?"
Gu Junze bowed slightly and said, "I have the audacity to come here to send these two restless servants back to the palace."
His eyes were sharp as a knife. "They have ulterior motives in my mansion, secretly communicating with outsiders, and reporting my affairs to the palace. Their crimes are truly unforgivable."
"I consider that they are palace servants and it would be inconvenient for me to deal with them, so I personally send them back to you for your Majesty's decision."
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