Chapter 491: Husband, do you regret taking a concubine?
Eastern Jin Dynasty, capital.
It was several days later when Gu Junze received the secret report from Beiyan.
In the study, he looked at the thin piece of letter paper in his hand with a frown.
"She... actually did it." He whispered to himself, with a complicated tone.
He had anticipated Yan Yang's ambition and ruthlessness, but he had not expected her to be so quick and decisive.
Chu Ruohan walked in with a bowl of ginseng soup. Seeing his serious expression, she asked softly, "But what's happening in Beiyan?"
Gu Junze handed her the letter.
Chu Ruohan took it and read it carefully. The calmness on her face was gradually replaced by a hint of surprise.
"Princess Yanyang... ascended the throne and became emperor?"
She recalled the conversation she had with the Princess of Northern Yan in the small courtyard of Wengcheng a few days ago.
I remembered her words, "What a pity, I am not Anyang."
It turned out that was her answer.
She chose a completely different path from Princess Anyang, an iron-blooded path filled with blood and thorns.
"She is more decisive than I thought." Chu Ruohan put down the letter and sighed.
"She is imitating what my mother did back then, but her methods are even more brutal." Gu Junze said in a deep voice.
Chu Ruohan shook her head slightly: "No, she is doing it for... the world in her own heart."
"This Empress Yanyang truly acts with lightning speed and extraordinary courage."
She commented slowly, but her tone rose slightly at the end, with a subtle hint of teasing.
Gu Junze picked up the ginseng soup, took a sip, and his eyes fell on Chu Ruohan's face with a faint smile.
"Then... have you ever had even the slightest regret?"
Her voice was low and warm, brushing against Gu Junze's ear.
"Now she is the ruler of Northern Yan, sitting on a vast empire, with unparalleled power. If you had agreed back then, you might have been the Emperor of Northern Yan by now, standing shoulder to shoulder with her, looking down upon all living things."
Gu Junze paused as he held the soup bowl.
He turned his head, grabbed Chu Ruohan's hand and pulled her in front of him.
"What are you thinking about?"
His voice was a little deep, with a hint of helplessness.
Chu Ruohan sat on his lap, wrapped her arms around his neck, and put her cheek against his, feeling the familiar warmth coming from him.
"I'm not talking nonsense."
She blinked, her long eyelashes brushing lightly against his cheek.
"People like the Empress of Yanyang are rare in the world. To be in her good graces is something many men dream of."
"Are you speaking for her?" Gu Junze raised his eyebrows, tightened his arms, and pulled her deeper into his arms.
"I was just thinking, if my husband really wants to do that, I might be able to help him..."
Chu Ruohan spoke seriously, but the smile in her eyes became more cunning.
Gu Junze laughed out of anger at her words.
She stretched out her finger and tapped his chest lightly.
"Perhaps, you have secretly compared in your heart, wondering whether the beauty of the country is more attractive, or whether I, your wife who has shared the hardships of life, is more satisfying?"
"Nonsense." Gu Junze lowered his head and placed a kiss on her chattering lips.
With a little punishment, but more of unbreakable tenderness.
Chu Ruohan was a little breathless from his kiss, and her cheeks flushed.
"Well...are you angry and embarrassed?" She pushed him away a little, her lips crystal clear and her voice with a hint of coquettishness.
Gu Junze felt soft in his heart when he saw her like this.
"If you keep talking nonsense, it won't be that simple." His voice was a little hoarse, and the heat in his eyes made Chu Ruohan's heart tremble.
Don't dare to provoke too much anymore.
"Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore."
She buried her head in the crook of his neck, and her voice came out muffled.
"I just feel that if a woman like her were to become your enemy, she would be more difficult to deal with than a hundred thousand ghost soldiers."
"She is indeed a strong rival." Gu Junze stroked her back gently, his tone returning to calm.
"But, so what?"
He lowered his head and looked at the docile woman in his arms.
"In this world, there is only one person that I, Gu Junze, can care about from beginning to end."
Chu Ruohan felt sweet in her heart when she heard this, and all her previous teasing thoughts had long since disappeared.
She raised her head and met his affectionate gaze.
"Then...what if she comes back one day and still insists on having you become her consort?"
"Then let her give up on this idea." Gu Junze answered firmly.
"You are my only wife."
"Han'er."
His voice was low and solemn.
"In this life, there is only you."
Chu Ruohan's eyes were slightly moist. She nodded vigorously and pressed her cheek against his chest again, feeling his strong heartbeat.
Outside the window, the night deepens. Inside the house, the flickering candlelight illuminates the two people hugging each other. The years are quiet and good.
Zheng State, the palace of the general.
Duan Qingye was wiping his knife when he received the news.
After listening to his subordinates' report, he paused for a moment.
"The Queen...of Beiyan?" He raised his eyebrows, a playful smile on his face.
"Interesting, really interesting."
"I'm afraid the sky in the north is about to change completely."
"Pass the order, have all spies lurking in Northern Yan be on high alert. I must know every move of this new empress."
The change of ownership of Northern Yan also brought opportunities to Zheng State...
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