lcionline Chapter 206 was clearly a deliberate attempt to make things difficult for him...
Chapter 206 was clearly a deliberate attempt to make things difficult for him...
"The eldest princess..."
Zhi Qiu suddenly stood up, frantically pulling at her hair with both hands, shouting and screaming in a sharp and shrill voice.
Her body trembled violently, and she was in extreme pain.
Gu Junze was completely unprepared for Zhi Qiu's sudden loss of control and hurriedly stepped forward to try to calm her down.
"Aunt Zhiqiu, don't be afraid, it's me, Junze."
However, Zhi Qiu, who was in a state of extreme frenzy, couldn't listen to anything. She raised her hand and grabbed at Gu Junze, her sharp nails scratching his arm and leaving several bloody marks.
Dr. Qian rushed over after hearing the shouts coming from inside the house.
Upon entering, he saw the chaotic scene and hurriedly shouted, "Your Highness, quickly hold her down!"
Ignoring the pain in his arm, Gu Junze restrained Zhi Qiu.
Doctor Qian stepped forward quickly and accurately inserted the silver needle into Zhi Qiu's neck.
Under the influence of the silver needles, Zhi Qiu's movements gradually slowed down, and her emotions slowly stabilized, but she kept muttering, "What do you choose? What do you choose?"
She seemed very fixated on this statement, but it was puzzling.
Gu Junze finally breathed a sigh of relief and plopped down in the chair.
Dr. Qian walked over to him, took out some wound medicine from his medicine box, and carefully cleaned Gu Junze's wound, saying as he did so, "Luckily it's just a scratch, not a deep one. With some medicine, it will be fine in a few days."
Gu Junze seemed not to have heard Doctor Qian's words; his mind was filled with the image of Zhi Qiu losing control just now.
He suddenly grabbed Dr. Qian's hand, "Dr. Qian, thank you for your help."
Doctor Qian understood that he was referring to Zhi Qiu. "Don't worry, Your Highness. If there's really no way to wake her up, I'll give her a quick death so she won't suffer any more."
Gu Junze looked at Zhi Qiu, who had quieted down. Her face was haggard, and her brows were still slightly furrowed.
What does this sentence mean?
Who gets to make the selection?
They rode in silence, the rhythmic clatter of hooves striking the ground.
The two rode the same horse. Chu Ruohan sat in front of Gu Junze, her gaze somewhat vacant as she stared blankly into the distance.
Every time she went to see Zhi Qiu, her mood would be unusually heavy.
Zhi Qiu's pained expression felt like a heavy stone pressing on her heart.
If it weren't for the desire to uncover the truth behind the princess's death and bring justice to the Tian family, she would have loved to kill Marquis Anyang immediately.
As soon as I stepped into Hongmeng Courtyard, I bumped into Granny Zhou.
"Greetings, Your Highness and Your Highness's Wife."
She straightened up slightly and continued, "The Empress Dowager is urging us again, and it just so happens that the Heir Apparent is on leave today. This old servant has prepared some things..."
Although Gu Junze was somewhat distracted in the morning, now, neither of them had the mind to deal with these things.
Gu Junze looked exhausted and waved his hand, "I know what I'm doing, Granny, you can go back now!"
After saying that, he walked straight into the house.
Chu Ruohan followed him inside, then turned around and closed the door.
There were no lights on inside, only the afterglow of the moonlight, and neither of them spoke.
Chu Ruohan walked to Gu Junze's side and gently hugged him.
Gu Junze also reached out and hugged her tightly in return.
He rested his chin on Chu Ruohan's head, took a deep breath, and felt her warmth and breath.
They nestled together like that, as if the whole world had shrunk to just the two of them.
next day
Chu Ruohan didn't wake up until the sun was high in the sky, and there was no one on the bed beside her.
She reached out and touched it; it was cold!
That means I've been gone for a long time.
"Young Madam, you're awake."
Yu Ling placed the basin on the shelf to the side, preparing to serve Chu Ruohan as she washed up.
Chu Ruohan sat up, rubbed her still sleepy eyes, and asked, "Where is the young master? How long has he been gone?"
Yu Ling answered while skillfully combing Chu Ruohan's hair.
"The young master left just as dawn broke, specifically instructing me not to disturb you and to let you sleep a little longer. He also said that there were many matters to attend to at the military camp, and he needed to go there early to deal with them."
In times of peace, countries conduct business without aggression.
What important military matters could a centurion stationed in the capital's army possibly have to deal with?
They were clearly deliberately making things difficult for him...
Remembering that Deputy General Li, Chu Ruohan's eyes darkened, and she beckoned, "Yuling, go find a few beggars and have them go to the Feng family's gate..."
She lowered her voice and whispered some instructions in Yuling's ear.
Yu Ling accepted the order and left. Before long, she arrived at the Feng family's door with several ragged beggars.
"let's start!"
The beggars were singing loudly the peculiar children's song: "The general's mansion has a large courtyard... The concubine's son is intelligent and virtuous. She studies and learns to read and write well, and sooner or later all the family property will belong to her..."
The singing echoed through the streets and alleys, attracting many passersby to stop and watch.
Upon hearing the jarring singing, the maids of the Feng household panicked and rushed out to chase the singer away, shouting, "Go away! Stop singing here! Get out of here!"
As he spoke, he waved his broom, trying to shoo the beggars away. But the beggars were not about to leave easily; instead, they sang even more enthusiastically.
Helpless, the maids had no choice but to hurriedly run back to the mansion and report to the inner quarters.
At this moment, Madam Feng was leisurely sipping tea in her room when she heard the maid's report. Her face instantly turned ashen, and she smashed the teacup in her hand to the ground with a loud "crack".
"This is outrageous! Arrest all those beggars who can sing this lousy children's song! I want to see who's behind this!"
Before long, the beggars were brought before Madam Feng, bound hand and foot.
Madam Feng, her face contorted with rage, glared at them fiercely: "Speak! Who ordered you to come here and sing this nonsense?"
The beggars trembled with fear, but they all kept their mouths shut and didn't utter a word.
"You bunch of spineless bastards, don't be so stubborn!"
She turned to the guard beside her and ordered fiercely, "Beat them! Beat them until they tell the truth!"
Upon receiving the order, the guards immediately rolled up their sleeves.
"I said...I said..."
"We all heard it from Deputy General Li. He said that his sister had given birth to two sons for General Feng, and it's uncertain who will inherit the family business in the future!"
Madam Feng was furious; she had been far too lenient with these concubines.
Aunt Li actually had such thoughts, and even dared to spread them... She was courting death.
He seems docile and obedient on ordinary days, but he actually harbors such wolfish ambitions.
"Bring Aunt Li here!"
Before long, Aunt Li was hurriedly brought in by her maid.
She saw the beggar, his skin torn and bleeding, and the mistress glaring angrily. Aunt Li's heart skipped a beat; she knew something was wrong.
But she still tried to remain calm, curtsied slightly, and said softly, "Sister, what's wrong?"
Madam Feng sneered, "What's wrong? You've done this mess yourself, and you're still pretending to be ignorant!"
As she spoke, she suddenly stood up...