Chapter 61 Things will turn around!
"Don't be anxious. Don't think of the worst. Think more about the current situation. You are the only person the Gu family can rely on now!"
Gu Yanchen regained his senses in an instant, and feeling his body relax, Ran Qingxuan dared to let go of the hand that was holding him.
"Plan everything carefully and don't panic!"
Gu Yanchen tried his best to calm down, and after a moment he nodded to signal Ran Qingxuan that he was fine.
"If you can, could you tell me what happened?"
Ran Qingxuan didn't want to take risks because of something uncertain. After all, they were in danger now, and even if something started to happen, it wasn't something they could do immediately.
"Three years ago, my third brother was poisoned in a battle with Lan Yu. After I got the news, I began to secretly search for the hidden sect Divine Doctor Sect. Just when I had some clues, news came from the capital that my third brother died halfway through the journey due to the poison."
Not only did Gu Yanchen look in pain, Ran Qingxuan was also in a very heavy mood.
"When I returned, I saw the Heroes' Tomb built by Emperor Mingde's order. And because of my third brother's death, the Iron Cavalry Battalion had no general and could only continue to fight against Blue Rain, and the battle situation did not improve at all.
Later, Emperor Mingde ordered me to take over the Iron Cavalry Battalion, and I was forced to go and suppress it..."
Before he finished speaking, Ran Qingxuan heard the problem and couldn't help but frowned.
"So even if you went back then, you didn't see your third brother's body with your own eyes?"
"No, originally my third sister-in-law and mother wanted to see my third brother for the last time, but they were rejected by Ma Tao, the captain of the Iron Cavalry Battalion who was in charge of transporting the body. The reason was that my third brother died of poison and his death was extremely horrific.
At that time, the entire Gu family was immersed in grief. Emperor Mingde personally issued an edict, saying that he did not want the third brother to die in disgrace, so no one was allowed to see his remains..."
The more he listened, the heavier Ran Qingxuan's breathing became. If no one had seen the body of the third master of the Gu family, did that mean he was still alive?
Otherwise, how do we explain that in the coffins transported by those merchants there was a person who looked 70% similar to Gu Yanchen?
Gu Yanchen seemed to have the same idea as Ran Qingxuan, and he was so excited that he almost exclaimed out loud.
"My third brother, my third brother is definitely still alive, he is definitely still alive!"
Ran Qingxuan stretched out his hand to cover his mouth, and kept thinking about countermeasures in his heart. If the third master of the Gu family is really not dead, if he wants to verify it, there is probably only one way...
"You're not going to the cemetery..."
"I want to visit my third brother's grave!"
Gu Yanchen gently pulled Ran Qingxuan's hand away, and they both spoke almost in unison.
"no!"
Without waiting for Gu Yanchen to refute, Ran Qingxuan's gaze pierced through the other's eyes, with an unquestionable firmness in his tone.
"Listen to me. When I say no, I'm not stopping you from going. I'm asking you to wait for the most appropriate time!"
Although his tone was calm, there was a hint of urgency in Gu Yanchen's eyes.
"When? What kind of time? I can't wait any longer, you know?"
Ran Qingxuan knew what he was thinking, and understood how anxious he was to know that his family might still be alive, but the reality was that they had to wait now!
"I know you are not an impulsive person. Even if you know that your third brother might still be alive, you still have to keep your composure in the future. After all, there are many things you can't do just because you want to!"
"Yes, I am just a prisoner now. How can I verify the truth..."
His shoulders and hips felt weak, and the light in Gu Yanchen's eyes dimmed. He resigned himself to his fate and lay back in the donkey cart. He seemed to have returned to the dejected state he felt on the day when the Gu family was exiled and humiliated.
The collision of feeling powerless and broken made Ran Qingxuan's heart ache.
In fact, she already had a plan in her mind, but she had to suppress it temporarily to be on the safe side. If something went wrong, she didn't want to see her ignited hope shattered again.
The officers began to urge them to set off outside. Ran Qingxuan looked at Gu Yanchen's lonely back and spoke in a soft but firm voice.
"Things will turn around!"
The Gu family didn't know what happened between Ran Qingxuan and Gu Yanchen on the donkey cart. They only knew that Ran Qingxuan hadn't said a word since they set out.
Chang Yue'e was a carefree person and did not notice anything unusual about Ran Qingxuan. However, Chen Wan'er was observant and discovered something. She quietly walked to Zhou Furong and nodded in the direction of Ran Qingxuan.
"Did you find out?"
"You also found something wrong?"
Even if the two did not say it explicitly, they knew what the other meant.
"When my sixth brother's wife got off the car, her face looked very bad. I think she and my sixth brother had a quarrel!"
"I also noticed the noise just now, but I think it's more than just a quarrel."
Third sister-in-law Chen Wan'er said this and looked at Ran Qingxuan's wrist exposed outside his sleeve.
Sister-in-law Zhou Furong followed her line of sight and saw that her wrist was a little red and swollen. She was shocked and subconsciously thought that Ran Qingxuan had been "beaten"...
"This... Could it be that Sixth Brother beat up Sixth Brother's wife?"
"I... How dare I speculate, but if Sixth Brother really did take action against Sixth Brother's wife, I, as the eldest sister-in-law, would definitely be the first one to disagree!"
Before the eldest sister-in-law Zhou Furong could make any move, the third sister-in-law Chen Wan'er quickly walked to Ran Qingxuan, stretched out her hand and held Ran Qingxuan's arm lovingly.
Ran Qingxuan didn't dare look his third sister-in-law in the eye after getting off the car, for fear that someone would notice something.
It wasn't until he felt a touch on his arm and turned around to see that it was his third sister-in-law that he felt his heart was about to jump out.
Just now, she and Gu Yanchen speculated that her third brother might not be dead. If this was true, it would be a great joy for the Gu family and her third sister-in-law.
But what if this was just their guess? Before there was any evidence, she didn't dare to look her third sister-in-law in the eye.
Now seeing his third sister-in-law coming over, Ran Qingxuan couldn't help feeling a little guilty.
But in Chen Wan'er's eyes, this action became a subconscious expression of not wanting to be mentioned after being beaten.
Zhou Furong, who followed, had a flash of anger in her eyes. During the few days of getting along, everything Ran Qingxuan did was for the good of the Gu family, and she had already regarded Ran Qingxuan as a relative in her heart.
Now seeing Ran Qingxuan being 'wronged', she was anxious, angry and distressed.
Ran Qingxuan was wondering where the anger in his sister-in-law's eyes came from when he heard her say this suddenly.
"Sister-in-law of Sixth Brother, no matter what happened between you and Sixth Brother just now, no matter whether it is right or wrong, Big Sister-in-law will stand by you and support you unconditionally!"
"Huh? Sister-in-law, what are you talking about?" Ran Qingxuan asked in confusion.
Zhou Furong was a little anxious, but she didn't want to express it too directly, so she could only look at Chen Wan'er for help.
"Sixth brother's wife, it's just...just now we saw you looked a little upset after you got off the car, and we also saw..."
Chen Wan'er also looked embarrassed, stuttering and unable to get to the point, her eyes occasionally glancing at her wrist...
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