Chapter 360 A seed was quietly planted in her heart.
Du Ruoling's heart skipped a beat when she was looked at by him, but relying on her current status, she still stood straight with a hint of provocation on her face.
Lin Jingchuan was not angry, but his voice was as cold as ice: "Princess Anping, you are so majestic."
His tone was calm, yet it carried an invisible sense of oppression, which quieted the noisy crowd around him, not even daring to breathe.
"If anything goes wrong with my sister," Lin Jingchuan's eyes swept over Du Ruoling's smug face, "I will make sure you know what true royal dignity is."
He paused, his tone filled with undisguised contempt.
"Even if you were a princess personally appointed by the late emperor, there is still a huge difference between you and the royal bloodline passed down from generation to generation in Prince Yong's Mansion. There are certain boundaries that not everyone can cross."
These words were like a silent slap in the face, making Du Ruoling's face burn.
She understood what Lin Jingchuan meant. He was warning her that her title of princess was not important enough in front of the real royal family!
Lin Jingchuan no longer looked at her. He held the unconscious Lin Xingyao, turned around, and got into the carriage that had been prepared on the side with swift movements.
The car curtains dropped, blocking out all prying eyes.
The carriage drove away quickly, leaving behind the mess on the ground and Du Ruoling with an ugly face.
When the onlookers saw that the real host had left, they felt bored and dispersed whispering to each other.
Du Ruoling's maid Chunxue then dared to step forward, with fear on her face.
"Princess, this...what should we do? The young prince..."
"What are you afraid of?" Du Ruoling spat fiercely. The feeling of frustration that she had just felt from being suppressed by Lin Jingchuan's aura turned into anger at this moment.
"A worthless person captured by the enemy country dares to act so arrogantly in front of this princess!"
She stared fiercely at the direction where the carriage disappeared. "If he really dares to cause trouble for me, I will make sure Lin Xingyao never raises her head in the capital again!"
"Spread out her scandals, exaggerate them, and see who will be more embarrassed!"
Chunxue was still a little uneasy: "But Princess, I see that the young prince seems to be very protective of his sister..."
Du Ruoling snorted coldly, retracted her gaze, and a strange smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. She said leisurely: "Don't you think that there is something a little strange about these two brothers and sisters?"
Haruyuki blinked blankly. "What's wrong? Isn't it normal for a brother to protect his sister?"
"Fool!"
Du Ruoling cursed impatiently, too lazy to explain to this stupid girl.
She always felt that the tension and protectiveness in Lin Jingchuan's eyes when he looked at Lin Xingyao seemed to go beyond the boundaries of ordinary siblings.
She couldn't tell what was wrong exactly, but this thought was like a seed, quietly planted in her heart.
Inside the carriage, the hustle and bustle from the street corner just now did not seem to affect the warm atmosphere inside.
Yun Ge'er's curiosity about his own shop was clearly still there. He leaned his little head against the window and pointed at a grain and oil shop outside and asked, "Mom, is that ours too?"
Chu Ruohan was amused by him and reached out to pull him back to sit down.
"That's not it. That's the Chen family's shop in the west of the city."
"oh."
Yun Ge'er nodded, seeming to understand, and leaned back to Gu Junze, asking in a low voice: "Dad, do you have a lot of shops?"
Gu Junze looked at his son's curious eyes, and for once, he didn't keep a straight face. He said in a gentle voice, "Yes, there are some."
Yun Ge'er's eyes lit up even more: "Is that more than Mom's?"
Gu Junze shook his head with a smile in his eyes, "Your mother is the local rich lady of our family!"
Chu Ruohan glared at him and said nothing.
Xuan Ge'er moved in Gu Junze's arms, rubbed his eyes with his little hands, and obviously woke up. He called out in a daze: "Dad..."
Gu Junze lowered his head and kissed his little face: "Are you awake? We're almost at grandparents' house."
As he spoke, the carriage slowed down and finally stopped.
The driver's respectful voice came from outside: "General, Madam, we have arrived at the Chu Mansion."
"Okay." Gu Junze responded and carefully handed Xuan Ge'er in his arms to Chu Ruohan.
He was the first to stand up and get off the carriage, then turned around and extended his hand to Chu Ruohan in the carriage.
"Slow down." He whispered, his eyes fixed on her, afraid that she would get hurt.
Allen Chu held his arm and carefully stepped onto the footstool to get out of the carriage.
Brother Yun couldn't wait to jump down by himself, and he didn't forget to bring Brother Xuan down with him.
The vermilion door was open, and a servant was already waiting at the door. Chu's father and mother were standing inside the door, with expectant smiles on their faces.
"Dad, Mom." Chu Ruohan took a step forward, her voice filled with the joy of returning home.
"Father-in-law, mother-in-law." Gu Junze also followed suit and saluted.
"Hey, come in, come in!" Chu's mother hurried forward.
Yun Ge'er called out sweetly, "Grandfather! Grandmother!"
Xuan Ge'er was held by Gu Junze, and he also imitated his brother and babbled.
"Oh, my sweet grandson!"
Mother Chu took the chubby little Xuan and all the wrinkles on her face opened up to a smile.
A group of people crowded into the mansion, crossed the front yard, and walked towards the main hall.
As soon as I stepped into the main hall, I saw Chu Yueshu and Ying Qing already waiting there.
Chu Yueshu was wearing a new lilac dress, with a look of shyness and joy on her face like a newlywed. When she saw her sister's family, she immediately stood up and greeted them.
“Sister, brother-in-law!”
Ying Qing followed behind and also bowed and saluted: "Greetings, General, and Young Madam."
He still looked a little reserved, no longer as relaxed as he was yesterday at the general's mansion.
Gu Junze nodded slightly, his eyes fell on Ying Qing with a barely perceptible smile.
Chu Ruohan also smiled and looked at Ying Qing, "Still calling me General?"
Ying Qing's face flushed as she finally realized what was happening. She quickly changed her words, but due to nervousness and unfamiliarity, her tongue got a little tied: "Sister...Brother-in-law!"
He scratched his head a little embarrassedly.
The master he had served for half his life suddenly became his brother-in-law. This change of title really made him feel uncomfortable.
Chu Yueshu watched from the side, couldn't help but smile secretly, and gently touched his arm.
Mother Chu looked at them cheerfully: "That's right! We're all family from now on, don't be so restrained."
Chu Ruohan walked up to Chu Yueshu with a smile, took an exquisite brocade box from the accompanying maid and handed it to her.
"This is a little gift my sister prepared for you and Ying... your brother-in-law."
She paused deliberately before addressing him, with a hint of good-natured teasing.
Chu Yueshu blushed slightly and took the brocade box: "Thank you, sister."
Ying Qing also quickly followed suit and thanked him: "Thank you...thank you, sister."
Father Chu stroked his beard and looked at his daughter and son-in-law living in harmony, with a gratified smile on his face.
"Alright, alright, stop standing there..."
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