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Chapter 311 What a brilliant plan to destroy someone's spirit!

Chu Ruohan nodded, picked up Xuan Ge'er, and followed her mother into the main hall.

When Chu's father saw his daughter, his eyes were filled with relief.

"Father." Chu Ruohan bowed.

"Sit down," Mr. Chu gestured for her to sit. "Is there some good news you want to tell us this time?"

Chu Ruohan smiled slightly, "Yes, good news came from the front lines, Junze will be back soon."

"It is indeed good news." Father Chu nodded, but there was still worry on his face.

"But I've heard that the ceasefire is quite suspicious, with many different opinions circulating in the court. Do you know the inside story?"

Chu Ruohan pursed her lips, saying nothing more. Some things are better left unknown.

Xuan-ge squirmed restlessly in her arms, patting her cheeks with his little hands and babbling to get her attention.

Chu Ruohan smiled, took his small hand, and gently kissed it.

“Xuan-ge’er has grown quite a bit taller and can talk more now.”

"This child is very clever," said Chu's mother proudly. "He's only a little over a year old, but he can already call out to people. Every servant in the mansion is completely charmed by him."

Chu Ruohan placed Xuan Ge'er on her lap and teased him.

"Really? Then Xuan-ge'er, quickly call your grandparents over so we can hear it."

Xuan-ge blinked his big eyes and called out in his childish voice, "Grandpa, Grandma!"

"Good boy!" Father Chu stroked his beard, unable to hide his joy.

Looking at her son's innocent smile, Chu Ruohan felt a pang of guilt.

At the time, the emperor ordered her to move to Jing'an Residence, but in reality, he wanted to imprison her.

She was pregnant again and worried that she wouldn't be able to take good care of Xuan-ge, so she left him with his parents.

"Xuan-ge'er, do you want to go home with your mother?" Chu Ruohan asked softly.

Xuan-ge nodded vigorously, his little face full of anticipation: "Yes! Mother... let's go home!"

Chu's mother was somewhat reluctant, but she nodded understandingly.

"Now that the war has ended, it's good for you to go back. Children will eventually have to stay with their parents."

"Yes, and besides, Junze will be back soon, and it's a good thing for the family to be reunited," Chu's father added.

Chu Ruohan felt a warmth in her heart and looked at her parents with gratitude.

"Thank you for your understanding, Father and Mother. I'm sorry to have troubled you both during the time you've been at home."

"What's the big deal? They're all our own children." Mother Chu waved her hand, her face full of affection.

"However, you must take good care of your health. If there is anything the household needs help with, please don't hesitate to ask."

“I know, Mother.” Chu Ruohan nodded.

After lunch, Chu Ruohan played with Xuan Ge'er in the mansion. Seeing him chasing butterflies in the courtyard, she couldn't help but smile.

This child is becoming more and more lively.

After saying goodbye to her parents, Chu Ruohan carried the sleeping Xuan Ge'er back to Jing'an Residence.

As the carriage drove along the long street, the hustle and bustle outside could be faintly heard, but it was not as prosperous and lively as usual; instead, it had an unusual restlessness.

Yu Ling lifted a corner of the carriage curtain, glanced outside, her expression changed slightly, and then she quickly lowered it again.

"What's wrong?" Chu Ruohan gently patted Xuan Ge'er's back.

"Young Madam...outside..." Yu Ling hesitated, her expression flustered.

Chu Ruohan's heart sank slightly.

Back at Jing'an Residence, after settling Xuan-ge'er in, Chu Ruohan dismissed everyone except Yu-ling.

"Tell me, what exactly happened outside?" Yu Ling knelt down with a thud, her voice trembling with tears.

"Young Madam, people outside are saying... saying that the young master..."

Chu Ruohan's gaze suddenly turned cold, and her fingertips unconsciously curled up.

"What message should we send him?"

"Treason and collusion with the enemy!" Yu Ling uttered these words with difficulty, her head bowed low, not daring to look Chu Ruohan in the eye.

"It's a lie to say that General Gu won a battle; in reality, he secured a ceasefire by accepting benefits from the enemy country..."

Chu Ruohan's hand, which was holding a teacup, froze in mid-air, her knuckles turning white.

Sure enough, it came.

Gu Chengyan, you really can't wait.

"Anything else?" Her voice was eerily calm.

Yu Ling gritted her teeth and continued, "At first... at first some people argued that General Gu was the son of Princess Anyang and could never do such a treasonous thing."

"But then... a drunken old man suddenly appeared out of nowhere and started rambling incoherently in the tavern..."

"He said... he said General Gu is not the Marquis of Anyang's biological son at all, but... but the bastard child born from the affair between the Eldest Princess and a general from an enemy state!"

"Crack!" The teacup slipped from my hand and shattered on the ground.

The scalding tea splashed onto Chu Ruohan's skirt, but she was completely unaware.

A bone-chilling cold shot from the soles of my feet straight to the top of my head.

This filth is not only being thrown at Junze, but also dragging the long-deceased Princess Anyang into the mire, so that she will not find peace even in death!

"Young Madam, please calm down and take care of yourself!"

Chu Ruohan slowly closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, her eyes were filled with icy coldness.

"Malicious slander? Ha, that's in line with his style."

Besides Gu Chengyan, who else would use such a despicable and vicious method?

First they questioned his military achievements, then they tarnished his background, pushing Junze step by step into an abyss of no return.

They even went so far as to bring up the past affairs of Princess Anyang, blaming it on the Marquis of Anyang's rebellion, saying that he could not bear the great humiliation.

What a brilliant strategy to strike at the heart!

"What are people outside saying now?" Chu Ruohan's voice was as cold as ice.

Yu Ling said in a trembling voice, "They...they're all talking about it, saying...saying that no wonder the Marquis of Anyang rebelled, it turns out he was wearing such a big green hat..."

"Some people are saying that since General Gu's background is questionable, is he planning to... collude with outsiders and let the enemy in during this ceasefire?"

Rumors and gossip are like an invisible giant net, sweeping in from all sides, threatening to completely engulf Gu Junze.

He was still on his way back to Beijing and knew nothing about it.

Chu Ruohan slowly stood up, supporting herself on the table. She took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

No, we absolutely cannot let these rumors continue to fester.

Given the Emperor's suspicious nature, he is probably already suspicious of Gu Junze.

We must find a way to stabilize the situation as soon as possible.

She had to quell the storm before he returned.

"Yu Ling".

"The slave is here!"

"Go, prepare the carriage immediately. I need to go to the Chu residence."

Yu Ling was taken aback. "Young Madam, you just got back..."

"Now is not the time to rest."

Chu Ruohan interrupted her, her gaze sharp, "Also, have Qin Fang investigate that drunken old man who spread rumors in the tavern, find him for me."

"Yes!" Yu Ling didn't dare to delay and immediately got up to do it.

Chu Ruohan walked to the window and looked at the gray sky outside.

Gu Chengyan, do you think you can destroy Junze like this?

I won't let you succeed.

She touched her lower abdomen, feeling the throbbing of life within her, and her eyes gradually sharpened.

Gu Chengyan, you wait, I will make you pay the price...