Chapter 702 Returning Home.
The young man took out a treasure bag from his arms: "This is... This is a little gadget I made by myself."
His voice became smaller and smaller: "It's for my unborn brother..."
Ran Qingxuan's heart warmed up, and he took the brocade bag and said with a smile: "How can His Highness be sure that it is a younger brother? Can't it be a younger sister?"
He Qingtuo rarely put on a shy smile on his face, and said in a low voice a little embarrassedly: "I think it's my younger brother..."
Ran Qingxuan smiled and wanted to reach out and touch his head, but suddenly remembered that the young boy in front of him was already the crown prince of a country.
Withdrawing his hand, Ran Qingxuan took out a very exquisite crossbow from the space, and then placed it in his hand covering it with his sleeve.
He looked up in surprise, and Ran Qingxuan lowered his voice and said, "You must protect yourself, understand!"
He Qingtuo knew that from today on, he would have to face those dangers alone.
He Qingtuo clenched the crossbow in his hand, his eyes firm as if he had grown up in an instant.
"Brother, take care of you and grandpa!" He Qingqing leaned half of her body out of the car window, waving her handkerchief reluctantly.
It was not until the palace gate became a small black dot in the distance that she retreated back into the carriage and wiped away her tears.
Gu Yanchen was still driving the carriage when he suddenly noticed that many farmers were working in the fields on both sides of the official road.
Unlike when they came, these people no longer had sad faces, but instead had expectant expressions.
"It seems that the gold..." he whispered to Ran Qingxuan in the car.
"It's used in the right place." Ran Qingxuan lifted the car curtain, looked at the newly built dam in the distance, and raised the corners of his lips slightly.
As she watched, she suddenly cried out, "Oh!"
"Sister Ran, what's wrong with you?" The sudden voice made He Qingqing quite worried.
"What's wrong?" Gu Yanchen immediately reined in his horse and pretended to stop.
Ran Qingxuan signaled him not to stop. After comforting He Qingqing, he lifted the curtain and sat next to her.
Under Gu Yanchen's surprised gaze, she pulled his hand and pressed it against her abdomen, with a gleam of surprise in her eyes: "The little guy kicked me!"
Gu Yanchen was stunned for a moment, then suddenly became excited and laughed like a child.
As dusk fell, Yongfeng Village was shrouded in silence.
The oil lamp in the Gu family's old house was still on. Old Madam Gu was leaning against the window, her fingers unconsciously stroking the carvings on the window frame.
"Hey... stop looking. You haven't been sleeping well these days. It will take time for the kids to go out..."
Gu Feng put down the military book in his hand. His voice was calm but he couldn't hide the worry in his eyes. He also had to be careful not to let Madam Gu find out.
"Old Six has always been prudent in his work, so don't worry."
Madam Gu sighed, her silver hair gleaming under the lamplight: "I just feel uneasy. I felt something was wrong when Qingxuan left. She was always holding her stomach. Do you think she was feeling uncomfortable..."
Gu Feng's hand, which was flipping through the book, suddenly stopped, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes: "It should be fine... My daughter-in-law knows how to treat it. If she feels a little uncomfortable, she will definitely treat it herself..."
"Yeah?"
Gu Feng said with a guilty conscience: "Don't worry about it, it will be fine..."
Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden sound of hurried horse hooves outside the yard.
The sewing basket in Madam Gu's hand fell to the ground with a "bang", and the half-embroidered tiger-head shoes rolled out.
"It's the sound of a carriage!" Gu Feng stood up suddenly and ran out without even bothering to put on his shoes.
The gate was pushed open with a creaky sound, and Gu Yanchen's tall figure stepped in first.
Under the moonlight, his dark robe was covered in dust, but he couldn't hide his joy: "Dad, Mom, Big Brother, Fifth Brother, we're back!"
Madam Gu's heart tightened and she staggered to the door.
When I saw the figure I had been thinking about day and night following closely behind me, I felt like I was struck by lightning.
Gu Yanjing supported his slightly thin brother beside him. Gu Yanxing raised his head, and his slightly sunken eye sockets were filled with tears.
"Dad, Mom... my unfilial son is back..."
"The fourth son? Is it the fourth son?" Old Madam Gu cried out heart-wrenchingly and fell to the ground.
Gu Feng's hand that was holding his old wife was shaking violently, and the iron-willed old general couldn't utter a single word at this moment.
Gu Yanxing struggled to break free from his third brother's hand and knelt heavily on the bluestone slab: "I am an unfilial son... I made you two worry..."
His forehead pressed against the cold ground and his thin shoulders and back shook violently.
Madam Gu staggered forward a few steps, pulled her son into her arms, and brushed her fingers across his skinny back.
She couldn't hold back her tears any longer, and they fell on his shoulders: "It's good that you're back... It's good that you're back..."
The women of the Gu family also came out after hearing the noise. The moment they saw Gu Yanxing, Jiang Ruxue's eyes rolled back and she fainted.
At that moment, panicked voices came one after another, some were crying, some were laughing, some were helping others, some were fainting...
Although the scene was chaotic, everyone was happy in their hearts.
"Oh my God..." Second sister-in-law Chang Yue'e suddenly exclaimed, breaking the joyful atmosphere.
She grabbed Ran Qingxuan's wrist and shouted so loudly that the nightingales on the tree flew away: "Sixth brother's wife, what's wrong with your stomach?"
The second sister-in-law's voice attracted everyone's attention, and everyone turned to look at her.
Ran Qingxuan subconsciously protected his bulging belly, and two red clouds appeared on his cheeks.
Only then did Mrs. Gu notice her daughter-in-law's obviously bulging belly, and her eyes widened immediately.
"It's been...three...three months?" Old Madam Gu's voice trembled, and she suddenly turned to Gu Feng.
"You knew that a long time ago, didn't you, old man?"
Gu Feng opened his mouth and turned his face away guiltily. Old Madam Gu looked at her other sons and daughters-in-law, and seeing that they all kept their heads down and kept silent, she immediately understood.
"Okay! Okay!" Old Madam Gu was so angry that she was shaking all over.
"The whole family is the only one who kept it a secret from me. Look how easy it is for me to fool them..." She pointed at Gu Yanchen and Gu Yanjing, her voice trembling.
"You two bastards! You knew that Ran was pregnant, but you still made her travel thousands of miles to that dragon pool and tiger cave!"
Ran Qingxuan hurried forward: "Mom, I want to..."
"Don't..." Old Madam Gu got angry, which was rare, but her eyes immediately turned red.
"Girl...if anything goes wrong..." He choked up before he could finish his words.
Gu Yanchen knew that he didn't need to say anything more, so he knelt down with a plop: "Mother, I know I was wrong..."
Gu Yanjing also knelt down: "Mom can beat you or punish you, but please don't get angry and hurt yourself."
Madam Gu was so angry that her outstretched hand was shaking. She wiped her tears, turned around and walked into the house: "You just kneel here and don't get up without my permission!"
After saying that, Madam Gu turned and left. The others opened their mouths to try to persuade her but failed.
It was late at night and the dew was heavy. Ran Qingxuan quietly came out holding two cushions, but Gu Yanchen shook his head and refused: "Let mother vent her anger, otherwise she will get sick."
Gu Yanjing also shook his head at her.
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