Chapter 327 Information Even the Shadow Guards Can't Find Out
After a moment, Doctor Liu showed a look of joy.
"General, Madam, don't worry, the fetus is stable and very healthy."
Gu Junze breathed a sigh of relief, and Chu Ruohan also smiled with relief.
Doctor Liu continued, "Madam, you were frightened today and still need to rest. I will prescribe some medicine to help you stay pregnant and calm your mind. Madam, please take it on time."
Chu Ruohan nodded in thanks.
Doctor Liu was about to say goodbye when he was stopped by Gu Junze.
"Doctor Liu, may I ask how Your Majesty is doing these days?"
Doctor Liu's expression changed slightly, and he whispered, "Your Majesty...your body is fine."
A gleam flashed in Chu Ruohan's eyes: "Shang An?"
Doctor Liu hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice, "To be honest, Your Majesty has been suffering from frequent headaches and mental confusion lately, and the doctors at the Imperial Hospital are helpless."
Gu Junze and Chu Ruohan looked at each other and understood.
After Doctor Liu left, Chu Ruohan pondered for a moment and gently stroked her slightly bulging belly.
"There's something wrong with this Imperial Physician Liu. I'm afraid the entire Imperial Hospital..."
She raised her eyes to look at Gu Junze, "Find a way to get Doctor Qian to come to the palace and check the emperor's pulse."
Gu Junze frowned slightly and shook his head slowly.
"It's not that easy. Even if Doctor Qian entered the palace, the emperor wouldn't believe him. Don't think too much about it. The baby in your belly is the most important thing."
Chu Ruohan looked at Gu Junze. How could she not notice that something was wrong with the person next to her?
She saw all the hesitation in that moment and the obscurity in his eyes.
Gu Junze...The Princess's Death...
Is the emperor's current behavior related to Gu Junze, or is Gu Junze trying to go with the flow?
In short, he wants the emperor's life!
"Okay," Chu Ruohan nodded and said softly, "You're right."
How could she not avenge her mother's murder? Gu Junze didn't want her to know, so she pretended to know nothing.
"Husband, I'm tired."
Chu Ruohan leaned in his arms and closed her eyes.
Gu Junze gently picked her up and placed her gently on the bed.
"Have a good rest. I'll go and arrange some things."
Chu Ruohan nodded and listened to his footsteps gradually fading away.
She didn't open her eyes until she was sure he was far away.
The emperor can die, but Gu Chengyan must die before him...
The night is as dark as ink, so thick that it cannot be dissolved.
In the study of the general's mansion, the flickering candlelight illuminated Gu Junze's solemn face.
The sound of rain outside the window has stopped, leaving only the wet bluestone slabs reflecting the faint sunlight.
There was a faint dampness in the air, mixed with a barely perceptible tension.
Doctor Liu’s words still echoed in my ears.
Gu Junze's fingertips tapped the table unconsciously, making a slight but regular sound.
After a moment, he stopped and looked up at a figure standing in the shadows.
"Shadow One."
"I'm here."
The figure took a step forward silently, and the aura around him was as condensed as the abyss.
He is the sharpest knife in Gu Junze's hand and the captain of the Shadow Guard.
"Sneak into Prince Su's Mansion."
Gu Junze's voice was not loud, but it carried an unquestionable determination.
"Investigate all possible traces related to Gu Chengyan. Don't let any clues go unnoticed."
Yingyi lowered his head slightly.
"yes."
No unnecessary questions, only absolute obedience.
Gu Junze added.
"Gu Chengyan is a man of deep scheming. We must act with caution and not alert the enemy."
"I understand."
Ying Yi's figure merged into the shadows again and retreated silently, as if he had never appeared.
Silence returned to the study, with only the occasional popping of candlelight as the only sound.
Gu Junze walked to the window and looked at the outline of the capital city under the dark night.
He knew it wasn't that easy...
The direction of Prince Su's Mansion is now like a dormant giant beast.
The emperor's condition and the eagerness of Concubine Jing and Prince Su forced him to speed up.
He needed evidence and needed to find something to hold against Prince Su.
Keep an eye on Gu Chengyan to death..."
Two days later.
Yingyi appeared in the study again, different from when he left.
His aura became noticeably more serious, with a rare hint of frustration between his brows.
He knelt on one knee, his voice low.
"My subordinates are incompetent and have failed to obtain any useful information."
Gu Junze turned around and his eyes fell on him.
"explain."
"The Prince Su's Mansion...is heavily guarded, far exceeding regulations."
Yingyi's voice was somewhat solemn.
"There are layers of visible and covert sentries, leaving almost no blind spots."
"The mansion is filled with hidden devices of various kinds, and their placement is extremely tricky."
He paused, as if recalling the heart-wrenching experience.
"I led my men to try three times, sneaking in from different directions, but each time failed."
"The first time, I almost triggered the quicksand trap buried in the corner of the wall."
"The second time, we avoided the patrol, but encountered a silent array of poisonous snakes in the garden."
"The third time..."
Yingyi's expression became even uglier.
"They barely made it to the outer perimeter of the study before being forced back by crossbows hidden in the shadows. One of them was even grazed on the arm by a poisonous arrow, nearly exposing himself."
"If we hadn't retreated in time, I'm afraid..."
The consequences are self-evident.
Gu Junze's brows were tightly furrowed, and his knuckles were slightly white from being pinched.
The defense far exceeds the standards of the prince's palace.
Full of murderous traps.
This is definitely not the arrangement that a law-abiding prince should have.
"Does the style of the mechanism look familiar to you?"
Gu Junze asked in a deep voice.
Yingyi shook his head.
"I've never seen this before. The technique is extremely sophisticated and mysterious, unlike anything found in the Eastern Jin Kingdom."
Gu Junze's heart sank.
It seems that the hidden strength of Prince Su is far deeper than he expected.
"Has anything related to Gu Chengyan been found in the mansion?"
"We haven't been close to the core area, so we can't detect it."
Yingyi's voice was filled with helplessness. They had followed the eldest princess in many battles, big and small, and had never been defeated.
This was the first time I felt so defeated, defeated by a prince.
"Prince Su's study and bedroom are guarded like an iron barrel, making them impossible to approach."
Gu Junze waved his hand.
"Understood. Take the injured brothers down and get them treated properly. This matter will be put on hold for now."
"yes."
Yingyi took the order and retreated.
The atmosphere in the study became increasingly depressing.
Chu Ruohan walked in at some point and gently placed a cup of warm ginseng tea next to him.
"It seems that our Prince Su has made preparations in advance."
There was a hint of coldness in her voice.
Gu Junze picked up the teacup, but did not drink it. He just felt the warmth in his palm.
"The more he does this, the more it proves that he has something to hide."
Chu Ruohan walked up to him and looked out the window.
"Such a tight defense cannot be built overnight. What he is planning is probably no small matter."
Gu Junze put down the teacup, a cold light flashing in his eyes.
"Breaking through by force is no longer feasible. It seems we have to find another way."
The clue of Prince Su's Mansion is temporarily interrupted, but there is still a way out.
The emperor's health and the situation in the palace may be the more direct breakthrough points at the moment.
A storm is brewing, and the chess game in the capital has quietly begun...
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