Chapter 43 Many things will be ignored.
Gu Yanchen was startled and subconsciously put the thing away. As a result, his eyes fell into darkness again, as if the clear picture just now was just an illusion.
With his heart beating like thunder, Gu Yanchen tried his best to control his breathing. He slowly raised his hand and put the night vision goggles on his eyes again.
This time, the grass and leaves swaying in the wind, his mother and sister-in-law nearby, and the official sitting on guard at the door of the dilapidated temple, although not as colorful as during the day, were clear enough to shock him for a long time.
Ran Qingxuan, who was very close to me, was sleeping very peacefully. Not only could I see her long eyelashes, but even the strands of hair sticking to her face were clearly visible.
Could something so unreasonable come from the person in front of me?
Gu Yanchen couldn't help but ask himself in his heart, and he became more and more confused about Ran Qingxuan in front of him!
After playing with the night vision goggles for a while, Gu Yanchen reluctantly put them back to their original place. No matter how much he liked them, he knew that he should not steal.
Around five in the morning, Ran Qingxuan was awakened by the sound of patrolling officials. The moment he opened his eyes, he was met with a pair of dark eyes as deep as a pool of water.
At that moment, Ran Qingxuan was a little confused, and then he immediately remembered his current situation.
"You...didn't you sleep all night?"
Gu Yanchen looked at Ran Qingxuan's confused look and couldn't help but soften his tone.
"I slept for a while, but we are still very close to the emperor's feet, so I can just take a short nap. Anyway, I have to lie in the car during the day, so it doesn't matter when I sleep."
In fact, Gu Yanchen didn't sleep at all that night. How could the emperor allow him, who was seriously injured, to reach the northwest safely if he was so deliberate? Although it wouldn't happen so quickly, he had to be more alert.
Ran Qingxuan rubbed his relaxed eyes, and his vision quickly became clear.
Noticing that Gu Yanchen seemed to be worried, Ran Qingxuan asked in a low voice.
"what's on your mind?"
Gu Yanchen has always admired Ran Qingxuan's sharpness. After much thought, he decided that it would be better to discuss it with her.
"Now in the eyes of others, I am still a seriously injured patient who has not recovered yet, so some questions are inconvenient to ask.
If possible, I would like to know why my third sister-in-law's maternal family, as well as the Xiao and Shang families, insisted that I was the one who caused their exile. ”
Gu Yanchen thought a lot the whole night, but he didn't think there was any conflict between them or anything related to it, except for the Li family.
Ran Qingxuan also understood that if the misunderstanding could not be resolved, the road to exile would not be peaceful. Even if it seemed harmonious now, there was no guarantee that trouble would arise in a month or two.
"I will find a chance to ask about this matter, but the official said that he has to rush to the county town of Xiaowei Mountain today, and there will definitely not be much opportunity for communication on the way. How about we talk about it in the evening?"
"Yeah." Gu Yanchen responded casually, but Ran Qingxuan heard something else from his tone.
"Why don't you sleep for a while? I can't sleep now anyway, so just take a break."
"No, I'm not that sleepy!"
Seeing that he was not sleeping, Ran Qingxuan felt that it was a bit awkward to stare at him, so in order to ease the atmosphere, she asked in a low voice.
"Is it because of what those families said yesterday?"
"Well, it's a bit confusing. They keep saying that I was the one who caused their exile, but I've been leading troops in battles for many years and have had very little contact with them."
Ran Qingxuan thought for a moment and felt that there must be something he had overlooked.
"Why don't you think about it carefully? Maybe something that you think is normal is not what you think it is!"
Sure enough, as soon as Ran Qingxuan finished speaking, Gu Yanchen's brows furrowed slightly.
"If that's the case, the Li family will definitely be the first to bear the brunt, and the festival is obvious."
"A few years ago, Li Xinyuan was still working in the Ministry of War. Originally, he didn't have to fight in the battlefield, but he was quite proficient in mobilizing troops, so I suggested to the emperor that he should go with us."
"But I didn't expect that during the expedition, he actually had sex with seven or eight military prostitutes in the camp several times. After I found out about this, I wrote a letter to the emperor accusing him of disturbing the morale of the army.
It is a taboo to have an affair with a military prostitute while leading troops to war, but the emperor sent people to investigate and only demoted him instead of severely punishing him. ”
When Gu Yanchen said this, Ran Qingxuan already had a rough guess in his mind.
"That is to say, the emperor's intention to punish the Gu family is not new. He kept Li Xinyuan's official position, probably waiting to exile him today, just to make you unhappy on the road!"
Gu Yanchen didn't expect that Ran Qingxuan's mind was so quick that he could figure out the emperor's intention so quickly.
It's not like he hadn't guessed this before, but he subconsciously thought that it had been so long and it should have nothing to do with it.
But since the emperor is determined to make the Gu family disappear, how could he not wait for three to five years!
Gu Yanchen seemed to realize it as well, and after a moment of contemplation, he spoke softly.
"I don't think the emperor will let this go, so I decided to find an opportunity to wake up in three days."
Ran Qingxuan subconsciously thought of the ambush that happened on the way when the Gu family left Beijing. Her arrival changed a lot of things. If the emperor determined that the Gu family was protected by experts because of Deng Zhuo's death, he might take action in advance.
"You decide. Just don't be too abrupt."
Ran Qingxuan didn't say it explicitly, but Gu Yanchen had been paying attention to the changes in her tone.
He asked this because he was suspicious of the fact that Ran Qingxuan knew in advance that the Gu Mansion was going to be ransacked. After all, it was impossible for a person who was imprisoned at home to know what was happening in the court!
Not giving up, Gu Yanchen asked again: "Didn't you disagree with me waking up in three days? Why did you change your mind again!"
"Tsk, the Emperor Mingde can wait three to five years before punishing you, and he will definitely not wait until you are well before taking action.
If Emperor Mingde sent spies to investigate secretly, and saw you still lying there, they might think that you were really seriously injured and could not be cured. After all, there would be no doctor to treat you in exile.
It would be fine if he let down his guard and thought you would die on the road, but what I'm afraid of is that he would kill you by surprise and take your life when you are sick. Tell me if you're afraid or not! ”
Gu Yanchen smiled slightly because Ran Qingxuan's idea coincided with his.
"You're right, I'd be afraid too.
It would be fine if I was exiled alone. With my skills, I can easily escape to a place where I won't be discovered by Emperor Mingde.
But in this case, my mother and several sisters-in-law will definitely bear the wrath of Emperor Mingde for me. The Gu family can hide easily, but their families may also be implicated. ”
"And you, you didn't have to suffer with our family, it's all my fault..."
Having said that, Gu Yanchen's mood suddenly became extremely heavy, as if he was about to return to his original state of self-pity.
Unconsciously, Gu Yanchen spoke out what was in his heart, which showed that he had regarded Ran Qingxuan as someone he could confide in, which meant that Ran Qingxuan had occupied a very important position in his heart.
How could Ran Qingxuan not understand his difficulties?
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