Chapter 264 It's over, it's over, it's over.
Lu Qingqing felt uneasy.
After leaving Madam Wan's house, he said to Mo Lang, who was driving the carriage, "Find someone to guard the city gate. If you see Wan Yuting bringing people back, question them thoroughly."
"Girl, please explain."
Lu Qingqing explained, "I'm afraid he'll reveal that I know the blood-transfer technique and bring his friend along."
"If you brought people with you, that's fine. We can find a way to kidnap them, put on a show, and as long as we don't reveal our identities, I'll rescue them."
Mo Lang: "Understood."
After a while, Mo Lang said again, "Miss."
"Um?"
"My young master should have reached the Northern Border by now, right?"
Lu Qingqing asked in confusion, "Judging by the days, they should have arrived long ago!"
She thought Mo Lang was going to say something, but he only asked that one question and then stopped.
So she also said, "Explain it clearly."
Mo Lang grunted, as if clearing his throat.
"I miss you a little, young master. Do you miss me too?"
Lu Qingqing: "..."
Don't even mention it, she dreamed about it last night.
That handsome face, like a fairy, unexpectedly slipped into her dreams.
"I didn't mean to."
Mo Lang turned and glanced at her, his eyes seeming to hold a hint of resentment.
I don't even want to!
All right.
He reminds me every day.
We will never give Miss Lu the chance to fall for someone else.
"Mo Lang, you're telling me that your young master is the Crown Prince and must have many palace maids serving him, right?"
When you reach a certain age, shouldn't you have interpreters or palace maids or something?
Many noble ladies from prominent families must have taken a liking to him, right?
Did he have a girl he was particularly fond of before?
One death after another made Mo Lang regret mentioning the young master.
How would he know if the young master had ever been with a woman? He wasn't by the young master's side before.
But it's true that it captivated many noble ladies.
Once, when he went to the home of the Minister of Rites to inquire about something, he passed by the Minister's daughter's boudoir and heard her composing a poem for the Crown Prince, saying that the Crown Prince was like a flower, a fairy, and mist, which was so cheesy.
There was also the sister of the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, who blushed as if she were drunk at the banquet and whispered to her maid that the Crown Prince had glanced at her.
That's hilarious, isn't it? So, even if it were just a young master, he could only tell that she was a woman.
And there's more...
In short, the young master is the unattainable dream of every young woman in the capital.
The most talked-about woman is the daughter of the Prime Minister, the most noble woman in the capital.
But now it's rumored that she has seen the error of her ways and has fallen deeply in love with the Ninth Prince!
Bah! What a fickle woman!
“My young master… probably doesn’t.”
“Hmph, should be…” Lu Qingqing pondered the word.
Mo Lang's shoulders seemed to hunch.
Lu Qingqing's curiosity was piqued again, and she patted him on the shoulder: "What about you? Have you ever slept with a woman?"
Mo Lang almost jumped off the carriage.
"No!"
"No, the best dowry a man can give is his chastity. You have to stay with the girl you marry."
Something was swirling in Mo Lang's mind.
Isn't this statement reversed?
but--
“Miss, I will not marry. I will only serve as your and your master’s bodyguard for the rest of my life.”
"Being a bodyguard has nothing to do with getting married!"
"No... Ah!" Mo Lang suddenly realized, "My young master doesn't have women, but he has boy's urine!"
...
The North.
Ji Ruyan, who was discussing matters with others inside the tent, suddenly sneezed.
"What's wrong, Your Highness? The weather here is cold and winter came early. Have you caught a cold?"
Everyone expressed their concern and inquired.
"No, perhaps it's just that I'm not used to the climate here yet."
Gu Chengye, clad in black armor, immediately stood up and shouted outside, "Bring water into the tent!"
His voice was rough, and his facial features were about the same as Gu Chengzhou's, except that his forehead was wider and his face was broader.
With an imposing presence and an aura of heroism.
He was a robust and magnanimous man.
"Your Highness, you have traveled a long way and should rest well before discussing matters. Take a hot bath and get some sleep first, and we will make arrangements when you wake up."
Ji Ruyan nodded.
I'm really tired.
Several deputy generals and strategists withdrew from the camp.
Large wooden tubs were used to carry in hot water, one tub at a time.
As soon as Gu Chengye entered his tent, he kicked Gu Chengzhou, who was fast asleep on the bed.
"Your Highness is still awake, but you've already fallen asleep!"
"I told you to protect His Highness properly, but look what you've done to him! He's not even wearing a mink cloak, just a broken silver hairpin on his head, and some kind of broken bead on his hand, looking like a dung beetle rolling a ball of dung!"
What do you take His Highness for! A country bumpkin?
Sleep, sleep, sleep like a log!
I shouldn't have sent you!
Gu Chengye unleashed a torrent of curses, which only made Gu Chengzhou roll over, muttering something unintelligible.
Gu Chengye didn't care about him anymore. He found the spoils hidden under the bed, rummaged around, and finally found a satisfactory gold and jade crown, a jade thumb ring, and a small-leaf sandalwood bracelet.
Then they went to the main tent.
Just then, a soldier came over carrying clean clothes and a black fox fur cloak. He took them and personally delivered them inside.
"Put it down and go out."
Ji Ruyan spoke from behind the screen, her voice slightly hoarse and weary.
Your Highness has suffered greatly this time!
Gu Chengye was in great pain.
Unfortunately, he was still confronting foreign enemies at the time, and by the time he received the news, it was already that His Highness had been torn apart by wild beasts during his exile.
At that time, I wished I could kill my way back to the capital and tear down the imperial city.
If it weren't for his strategist's intervention, who advised him to first send someone secretly back to the capital to investigate and take revenge step by step, he would have acted impulsively.
Today, I will not be able to assist Your Highness.
Thank goodness.
"Your Highness, the clothes are here. Please call me when you are done washing them."
"Yuan Hua, you've worked hard."
Ji Ruyan rested her head on a water bucket, her eyes closed as she soaked in it, her jade-like face blurred in the mist.
Hearing his name called, Gu Chengye felt very satisfied.
After putting down the clothes, I suddenly noticed the undergarment I had taken off on the wooden stool next to the bucket.
I'll take it with me.
Not long after they left the tent, Ji Ruyan came running out with her hair wet and wrapped in a cloak.
"Gu Chengye! Where are my clothes?!"
"Oh? They've taken him to be washed!"
"Where are we? Lead the way!"
Gu Chengye noticed that something terrible had happened, and His Highness was both anxious and agitated, unlike the ethereal gentleman he remembered.
He didn't dare hesitate and quickly took them over.
He also reminded his son, "Your Highness, please put on your hat. The cold wind will give you a headache."
Upon arriving at the laundry area, Ji Ruyan dashed towards the white clothes soaking in the basin.
But it was too late.
He searched and searched, but only found a bracelet that had melted and could no longer be shaped.
The dark, medicinal mud stained both the clothes and the water black.
Only a single dark red rope stood alone, like a bare branch stripped of its fruit in winter.
It’s over, it’s over, it’s over…
He's only worn it for ten days!
I didn't dare to pick them the whole way, I didn't even dare to put them on while sleeping, and I covered them with my sleeves when I washed my hands!
Even when I took a shower today, I carefully wrapped myself in clothes!
I was so afraid of getting even a speck of water on me!
That damned Gu Chengye!
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