After being reborn, I was won over by the heartfelt words of my loyal bodyguard.

Chapter 321: Counterattack

"Heh." Xin Ruyu felt a little embarrassed at this moment. He didn't know how to talk to Gan Luo and the other person.

Gan Luo glanced down at Lin Shanbai and then kicked him, causing Lin Shanbai to cough up blood.

In the end, Lin Shanbai was half-dead, and Gan Luo, who had been praying there the whole time, killed him because the feeling was too painful.

Without hesitation, Gan Luo grabbed a jug of wine and poured it all over Lin Shanbai.

Lin Shan was writhing in agony on the ground, but Gan Luo remained remarkably calm.

Gan Luo then went directly into the palace.

"Yuzhu." Gan Luo called out to Shangguan Tian'er. Shangguan Tian'er came back to her senses, not expecting Gan Luo to enter the palace.

"I know what you've done for me, but what I want to tell you is that I've set a trap, so you won't have to do these things here next time, understand?"

Shangguan Tian'er never expected that Gan Luo would set a trap here, and she had already fallen right into it.

She had sensed before that someone was stealing money meant for the common people, but she had never been able to find out who it was.

Therefore, by playing along with the plan, even the open and covert struggle between the two of them, it was all a charade.

However, there was some truth to it, after all, Gan Yanling had never trusted Gan Luo.

Gan Luo was somewhat disappointed in Gan Yanling from beginning to end.

"Actually, Your Highness, I think..."

Shangguan Tian'er walked directly up to Gan Luo and whispered these words in her ear.

"Empress?"

"I have no interest in the throne, and Gan Luo has said this many times."

For some reason, Shangguan Tian'er felt that Gan Yanling was a ruler who lacked decisiveness in killing, and more importantly, he was easily swayed by the slander of others. Therefore, Shangguan Tian'er felt that Gan Yanling was not a suitable ruler.

Gan Luo decided to continue observing the situation slowly, and if things really didn't work out, he would simply appoint another crown prince.

She only hoped that the child Xu Jiu had given birth to would be a boy, so that Gan Luo would personally teach him.

"Have you been drinking contraceptive soup all this time?"

Unexpectedly, Gan Luo discovered this matter, and Shangguan Tian'er scratched her head awkwardly.

"It doesn't matter what kind of relationship it is, I allow you to drink."

Gan Luo understood that Shangguan Tian'er didn't like Gan Yanling at all, and if she didn't like him, she definitely wouldn't want to have his children.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing I wanted to tell you. Has anyone tried to target Xu Jiu during this time?"

"Your Highness, rest assured, anyone who wanted to harm Xu Jiu has been dealt with by me. I did it very cleanly and efficiently, and no one will find out."

Finally, Gan Luo even took the initiative to visit Xu Jiu.

Unexpectedly, Xu Jiu had been staying in the Imperial Garden all this time. It seemed that Xu Jiu had lost a lot of weight during this period. Gan Luo felt that Xu Jiu had changed a lot compared to before.

"How exactly have you been taking care of her? Why has she become so thin...?"

“Your Highness, you don’t need to blame them. I know my own physical condition. Because of my pregnancy, I have been suffering from morning sickness, which is why I have lost weight.”

For some reason, Gan Luo felt sorry for Xu Jiu at this moment.

"By the way, I have something I want to tell you. Why don't you call these people around us down first?"

After hearing what Gan Luo said, those people around him eventually left the place.

"I wonder what Your Highness would like to say now."

"I want to tell you something: after your child is born, I will raise it myself. What do you think?"

Xu Jiu agreed without hesitation, but made one request. "I now hope that Your Highness will promise me one thing: if I entrust my child to Your Highness, I only hope that Your Highness will find a way to send me back to my hometown."

This actually put Gan Luo in a difficult position. He hadn't expected Xu Jiu to want to return to his hometown, which really shocked Gan Luo.

"I've been thinking a lot here lately. I feel happier living in my hometown. Living in this palace makes me feel a bit suffocated. The oppressive atmosphere here is making me feel a little tired. I want to roam freely on the grasslands."

Gan Luo agreed, but then he asked Xu Jiu if she would go to see her father if she returned to her hometown.

“I will not go to see my father. If he finds out, he will definitely scold me when I go back, so I will absolutely not go back.”

Gan Luo walked up to Xu Jiu and took the initiative to comfort her. "You must take good care of yourself during this time."

"These are some sour plums that I recently acquired. I'm giving them to you because I've heard that you've been enjoying sour plums lately."

It's said that sour foods indicate a boy and spicy foods indicate a girl. Gan Luo believes that Xu Jiu's baby should be a boy. If it is a boy, then Gan Luo can go do what he wants to do.

This is actually the worst-case scenario. Gan Luo hoped that Gan Yanling could become a good ruler, but if things continued like this and Gan Yanling was unable to become a good ruler, then Gan Luo would have no choice but to...

"There is one more thing that I hope Your Highness will remember: if His Majesty ever does something heinous, I hope Your Highness will help him."

Actually, Xu Jiu didn't quite understand why Gan Luo wanted to raise her child himself.

"Don't worry, His Majesty is my younger brother."

The two chatted about everyday things for a while before Shangguan Tian'er arrived.

Thanks to Shangguan Tian'er's reforms, the atmosphere in this harem is now exceptionally good, and no one will continue to cause trouble here.

"My little sister is here."

Xu Jiu spoke happily and even stood up to greet Shangguan Tian'er, which shows that the two had a pretty good relationship.

They never imagined that they would one day become sisters.