Gu Jinxi was taking off the small bundle she had been carrying and casually said, "I don't have a father."
Gu Jinxi explained, "My mother said that my father went to war before I was born and never came back. He must have died on the battlefield."
Shen Hechuan's breath hitched.
The image of Gu Jinxi's mother immediately came to mind.
A frail woman raised her child alone, giving him everything she had, no matter how good it was.
However, because the child had a huge appetite, they had to cut back on food and clothing and make ends meet with great difficulty.
Shen Hechuan suddenly felt a surge of affection for Gu Jinxi.
But Gu Jinxi continued, "However, I don't believe it. I think it was Father who abandoned Mother."
Why do you say that?
Shen Hechuan was puzzled.
That's what they say in the storybooks.
Gu Jinxi said, "Father went out to join the army, won the war, was promoted by his superiors, was named a general, and then was chosen by the daughter of a high-ranking official."
For the sake of power and status, Father concealed the fact that he was already married and married someone else.
Gu Jinxi sighed as she spoke.
"Usually at times like this, Father would run into Mother again and then humiliate her in every way."
"From then on, Mother saw through Father, became independent and strong on her own, and finally met another man who was even better than Father, who protected Mother."
Only then did the father regret abandoning the mother and want her forgiveness, but the mother ignored him completely and lived happily with her new father.
After Gu Jinxi finished speaking, she still looked very confident.
"That must be it."
"Otherwise, I really can't understand why my father would abandon my mother, who is so beautiful. He must have disliked her background."
Shen Hechuan couldn't help but twitch his lips. "Where did you hear all this from?"
"I learned it all from sketchbooks."
"How old are you to be reading storybooks?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Jinxi put her finger to her lips in a "shh" gesture.
"I watched it secretly. It's our secret, so please don't tell my mother."
Shen Hechuan nodded in agreement.
Gu Jinxi nodded in satisfaction before opening the bundle.
"Uncle, you saved me, took me out to eat, and bought me so much candy."
How about I give you a few things too?
As he spoke, he took out several strange-looking items from his small bundle and pushed them in front of Shen Hechuan.
Shen Hechuan didn't care at first, but his eyes widened when he saw what was on the table.
"What's this?"
Gu Jinxi explained, "These are crossbow bolts, but they are smaller than regular ones and can be hidden in your sleeve. They can save your life in a critical moment."
Shen Hechuan knew, of course, that these were crossbow bolts; he was amazed by their ingenious design.
Previously, the crossbows used in the army were too heavy and inconvenient to carry, and they were also extremely difficult to use, which was very inconvenient.
However, this one is not only small, but also extremely exquisite.
Seeing that Shen Hechuan was interested in the crossbow bolts, Gu Jinxi couldn't help but explain a few more words.
"This was improved by my mother. With a regular crossbow, you have to redraw the bow after each shot, but with this one, you don't have to at all. It can fire in bursts, which is very convenient."
After he finished speaking, he pointed to a few other things and said, "This is poison. It is colorless and odorless. Once you eat it, there is no cure. You will explode and die immediately."
"This is a hidden weapon. With just a slight turn, it can launch countless silver needles, which can take the lives of many people in minutes."
"As for this..."
Gu Jinxi introduced everything in detail.
Shen Hechuan was shocked.
At first he was a little surprised, but as more and more things came out, his shock was beyond words.
"Did your mother make all of these...?"
Gu Jinxi nodded.
"Yes, but my mother is right. These things are for self-defense. They can't be bought or sold, and you can't tell anyone about them."
Shen Hechuan nodded.
She also understood how difficult it was for a woman to raise a child alone in this world, so she gave up the idea of seeing his mother.
After all, with these things, he could surely make them by handing them over to the craftsmen.
However, he is now becoming increasingly curious about the child's mother.
What kind of woman could make something like this?
Gu Jinxi sighed again.
"Sigh, I originally wanted to use these things to save my mother."
As Gu Jinxi spoke, her eyes instantly reddened, and she looked like she was about to cry.
Seeing this, Shen Hechuan became a little nervous and quickly asked, "What's wrong with your mother?"
"My mother has been kidnapped by bad guys."
Gu Jinxi was still a child, and thinking about the danger her mother might face, she could no longer hold back and began to sob softly.
“They wanted to kill my mother. I wanted to save her, but I couldn’t even get to that place. In the end, I was almost kidnapped by bad guys.”
Gu Jinxi started crying as she spoke.
What will happen to my mother?
Upon hearing this, Shen Hechuan tried to calm Gu Jinxi down while asking where his mother was being held so he could go and rescue her.
Just then, Tianji gave Shen Hechuan a wink.
Upon seeing this, Shen Hechuan quickly took off a jade pendant from his body.
"Don't cry, keep this jade pendant. With it, there's no place in the entire heaven you can't enter."
"Wait here for me for a bit. Once I'm done with this, I'll take you to rescue your mother, okay?"
Upon hearing that she could go anywhere, Gu Jinxi immediately took the jade pendant.
Seeing that he had finally stopped crying, Shen Hechuan left.
"Master, there's been a situation at the Marquis of Yong'an's residence."
"A woman dressed as a maid came out, seemingly to buy groceries, but she was secretly contacting many people."
"A maid?"
Shen Hechuan frowned.
Who is it?
"It's still unclear. Their skills are no less than ours, so our subordinates dare not get too close and can only watch from a distance."
"Keep guarding it."
After making the arrangements, Shen Hechuan returned to the elegant room.
Unfortunately, Gu Jinxi was no longer in the room.
On the table was a note with a line of neat handwriting.
"Uncle, thank you for the jade pendant. I'm going to rescue my mother."
Meanwhile, in the palace on the other side.
After seeing the signal, Gu Jingchun turned his attention to Chu Qianlan.
She has regained some of her senses and is now kneeling before the Empress Dowager to repent.
Although she was extremely reluctant to let Gu Yunjin marry the Third Prince, the Third Prince was determined to marry her, and no matter what anyone said, it wouldn't matter.
Since the die was cast, Chu Qianlan had no choice but to put on a smiling face and discuss the marriage with the Empress Dowager, no matter how unwilling she was.
When Chu Qianlan finally finished discussing everything and came out of the Empress Dowager's palace to relieve herself, she was suddenly blocked by Gu Jingchun.
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