Therefore, she was happy and proud when she left Gu Jingchun's residence.
Unexpectedly, her joy was short-lived, as she was soon blocked from her path.
Who are you?
"Hmm..."
Chu Qianlan screamed in surprise, and before she could finish speaking, she covered her mouth and was dragged away.
A moment later, several inconspicuous men dressed in plain clothes came out of the alley.
They first looked around to make sure no one else had seen them, then left as if nothing had happened.
After they left, a woman in the alley was struggling to crawl while clutching her stomach.
"Help!"
She was covered in blood, and one hand was outstretched helplessly, as if in silent supplication.
"Help me..."
Her voice was weak, and blood kept flowing from between her fingers, dripping onto the ground and gradually soaking it.
But the alley was very quiet. Even after she had bled to death and was completely lifeless, no one came over.
News of today's events quickly reached Shen Hechuan's ears.
At that time, Shen Hechuan was discussing matters with court officials.
Upon receiving this news, he disregarded everything else and immediately left, heading straight for Gu Jingchun.
The court officials were left looking at each other in bewilderment.
A moment later, the little shadow came to comfort them and let them leave.
After leaving the Wanhe Hall, the court officials quickly learned of the matter and were all somewhat saddened.
Jiang Chongfan frowned, clearly dissatisfied.
Luo Kejin asked casually.
"Lord Jiang doesn't look too good. Has something happened?"
Jiang Chongfan glanced at her before speaking.
"Your Majesty is young and impulsive. Now that you are the ruler of the country, how can you let a woman sway your heart and neglect state affairs? This... is truly unbecoming of you!"
Luo Kejin didn't want to hear those words.
Gu Jingchun is now his goddaughter. Isn't Jiang Chongfan's statement implying that his daughter is causing chaos in the court?
This was something he couldn't tolerate, so he immediately raised his voice a few decibels.
"Lord Jiang, what you say is quite strange. His Majesty is only in his early twenties. At this time, his emotions are at their most abundant and vigorous. What's wrong with having a good relationship with his Empress?"
"Furthermore, it is only natural for His Majesty to be worried about the Empress's injury and go to check on her. This also shows that our Emperor is a wise and compassionate ruler."
Does Lord Jiang believe that only cold-blooded and ruthless people can become emperors?
Luo Kejin's words left Jiang Chongfan speechless. In the end, he could only flick his sleeve and leave angrily.
Situ Qinghe walked over at this moment.
What happened?
Luo Kejin casually replied, "I don't know."
"I only said a few words to Lord Jiang, and he became unhappy. It seems that Lord Jiang is nothing but a petty and narrow-minded person. You should avoid contact with him in the future."
After saying that, he shook his head and left without waiting for Situ Qinghe's reaction.
Only Situ Qinghe watched the two figures leave and sighed.
"Why!"
He no longer has a choice.
At this moment, Shen Hechuan had already arrived in front of Gu Jingchun.
She looked Gu Jingchun up and down before finally letting out a sigh of relief.
Seeing his nervous appearance, Gu Jingchun couldn't help but ask, "Why did you come over at this hour?"
"Is nothing happening in the palace?"
Shen Hechuan didn't care about anything else and immediately hugged Gu Jingchun in his arms.
"Don't worry about whether he's alright or not. Right now, all I want to do is hold you. Don't worry about anything else, don't mention it, don't think about it."
Although Gu Jingchun knew it was inappropriate for Shen Hechuan to say these words, she couldn't help but feel a moment of joy before continuing:
"I'm fine."
Do you know who I ran into today?
Upon hearing this, Shen Hechuan released Gu Jingchun and spoke in a muffled voice.
"who?"
Gu Jingchun: "Chu Qianlan!"
This surprised Shen Hechuan for a moment.
"Hasn't she already been exiled?"
As soon as Shen Hechuan finished speaking, he immediately guessed the crux of the matter.
"Someone is trying to use someone else to do their dirty work!"
"right."
Gu Jingchun nodded as well.
"It's obvious that someone doesn't want us to get married."
Shen Hechuan couldn't help but snort coldly.
"Anyone who dares to stop us from getting married will be the first to be punished by me."
As he spoke, he pulled Gu Jingchun into his arms again, greedily inhaling her scent, before saying:
"Wait for me, I'll go back and investigate this matter right now, and I'll get to the bottom of it."
After Shen Hechuan finished speaking, he kissed Gu Jingchun on the lips again before striding away.
Gu Jingchun watched his hurried departure and called out softly again.
But Shen Hechuan was walking too fast and didn't hear it at all.
Gu Jingchun simply gave up.
Forget it, I'll wait a few days before talking to him about the Guiyuan Sect!
Gu Erli will probably tell him about this.
Jiang Mansion.
Jiang Chongfan slammed his hand on the table and shouted angrily.
"waste!"
"They're all useless! They can't even handle such a small thing!"
What use are you to me?
The butler knelt on the ground and spoke tremblingly.
"Master, we really didn't expect that Gu Jingchun would have so many skilled men around him."
"It's not just the guards around her, there are also many people protecting her in the shadows, we simply have no way to get close."
"This time, we tried many methods and used a lot of manpower to lure the people around her away."
Unexpectedly, Chu Qianlan turned out to be incompetent and was captured. We had no choice but to deal with him first.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Chongfan unconsciously placed his fingers on the teacup, gently stroking it.
"I underestimated Gu Jingchun before."
"We found out before that she was just a woman who grew up in the countryside. She was lucky enough to run her own business, so it's normal that she has some skills."
It's normal that the maid next to her has some martial arts skills.
Even if she could make crossbows, that doesn't prove anything.
"I overlooked the fact that there is someone protecting her in the shadows."
"Since that's the case..."
Thinking of this, he immediately said, "Withdraw all of us immediately, and remember to wipe the tail clean, leaving absolutely no trace."
"yes."
Just as Jiang Chongfan finished speaking, someone else rushed in from outside.
"Master, something terrible has happened! Something terrible has happened to the master!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Chongfan suddenly stood up.
What happened?
In Jiang Qingshan's room.
Jiang Chongfan looked at his son, who was covered in blood, and his body swayed for a moment.
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