freenovelworld Chapter 624 Incidentally, we'll dig another huge pit for the emperor.
Chapter 624 Incidentally, we'll dig another huge pit for the emperor.
"What?" Chu Ruohan's eyes widened in surprise. "You sent him to the military camp? How come I didn't know?"
“He’s doing it on his own,” Gu Junze said matter-of-factly. “That kid’s been ambitious for a long time. Rather than being a spoiled brat in the capital, he should go to the military camp to toughen up and suffer a bit.”
He paused, his tone turning serious, "Gu Lu was able to grow up so quickly because no one protected him when he was young; he was forced into it by the sordid affairs of the third branch of the family."
“But Xuan-ge’er is different. He’s been protected too much by you and me, and he’s become arrogant and ignorant.”
"He should also know that not everything in this world can be resolved by the name of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion."
Chu Ruohan fell silent.
Gu Junze's words, though direct, hit the nail on the head.
Xuan-ge'er really didn't like Confucian classics; he mostly read military strategies and tricks.
Gu Cheng'an had long been promoted from deputy general to general, and it was better for Xuan-ge'er to follow him than to be idle in the capital.
She sighed, which was taken as tacit agreement.
"Alright, I'm not worried about Xuan-ge'er. But what about Qingchen?"
Thinking of her daughter, Chu Ruohan frowned again.
"She's a total troublemaker, wilder than a monkey. If you leave her alone in the mansion, she'll tear the roof off!"
"Aren't there people in the manor?" Gu Junze said casually. "Yingqing, Uncle Yue, Song Ruyan, Doctor Qian, who can't keep an eye on her?"
Chu Ruohan was so angry she almost laughed when she heard this.
"Give me a break!" She rolled her eyes at him, annoyed. "Uncle Yue's family just had a new baby, and Yingqing has to manage everyone in the mansion by herself. How can she have time to keep an eye on her every day?"
"Dr. Qian's clinic is almost full, how can he have time to take care of our daughter?"
"As for Song Ruyan..." Chu Ruohan sneered, "With her personality combined with your daughter's personality, do you believe that if the two of them got together, they could cause a huge mess in the capital within three days?"
"At that time, we won't be raising just one troublemaker in our manor, but two female demon kings!"
Gu Junze listened to her scolding, but instead of being worried, he smiled.
"Isn't there her uncle too?"
“At worst,” he slowly revealed his last card, “there’s still the Emperor, isn’t there?”
Chu Ruohan was taken aback.
Gu Junze continued, "Isn't he always saying he wants our Qingchen to be the Crown Princess?"
“Perfect, let him get used to it in advance, and let his son see what kind of person he will marry in the future.”
"We can't just want the benefits and not take any responsibility, can we?"
Chu Ruohan was speechless when she saw the matter-of-fact, even calculating expression on her husband's face.
She finally understood.
This guy wasn't really looking to travel and have fun, nor was he simply trying to gain experience for Gu Lu.
He was clearly annoyed by the children and wanted to get rid of them, while also digging a huge pit for the emperor.
The next day, at the first light of dawn.
An inconspicuous blue cloth carriage quietly drove out of the side gate of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, blending into the flow of carriages and people rushing out of the city early in the morning, without disturbing anyone.
When Gu Qingchen woke up, yawning, and was about to go to the main courtyard to cuddle with her mother, she found the whole courtyard quiet.
"Where is my mother?" she asked, grabbing a maidservant at random.
The maidservant bowed tremblingly and replied, "Miss, the Duke and his wife... left early this morning."
"Going out? Where did you go?" Gu Qingchen frowned, a bad feeling creeping into his heart.
The maid took out a letter from her sleeve and presented it with both hands: "The Duke left a letter saying... he and his wife are going to visit, and he asks you to stay in the manor and not cause any trouble."
Gu Qingchen snatched the letter and quickly glanced at it.
The letter contained only a few words, written in her father's familiar, forceful style, but its contents made her so angry that she almost jumped up on the spot.
"Walk around? Let's go out!"
The girl's clear yet angry voice rang out in the empty courtyard, startling the birds on the branches into fluttering away.
"They actually abandoned me and ran away! That's outrageous!"
Inside Bailu Academy, Master Li was lecturing earnestly, nodding his head as he spoke.
Only one person slumped dejectedly on the table, his fingers idly poking at the tiny characters on the book in front of him.
Gu Qingchen is very unhappy today.
I am very unhappy.
Her parents went on a long trip without taking her with them!
This is outright abandonment! This is betrayal!
After finally getting through the school day, Qian Zhenyun and Lin Jiayou came over from either side.
“Gun Gun, look at her, she’s been like this all morning.” Qian Zhenyun nudged Lin Jiayou with his elbow.
Looking at Gu Qingchen's lifeless expression, Lin Jiayou cautiously asked, "Qingchen, what's wrong?"
Gu Qingchen raised her eyelids, glanced at him lazily, and then slumped back down with a thud.
Qian Zhenyun lowered his voice and whispered in Lin Jiayou's ear: "What else could it be? The Duke and his wife went on a long trip and didn't take her with them."
Lin Jiayou didn't think much of it.
Adults have their own affairs to attend to. The Duke of Zhenguo is very busy with official business. Isn't it normal for him not to bring a child with him when he goes out on official business?
Seeing Gu Qingchen's expression, he couldn't bear it. After thinking for a moment, he coaxed, "If you want to go out and play, Gun Gun and I can go with you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Qingchen, who had been lying on the table like a lump of mud, suddenly raised his head.
Two small flames seemed to ignite in her eyes instantly as she stared intently at Lin Jiayou.
"That's right!" She slammed her hand on the table and stood up abruptly. "We can go out by ourselves!"
The students around her were startled and turned to look.
Gu Qingchen didn't care at all. She paced around by herself, becoming more and more excited as she spoke: "I've never seen what it's like outside the capital! I want to see all the places described in books, like the water towns of Jiangnan and the desolate deserts!"
Qian Zhenyun slapped his forehead and looked at Lin Jiayou in despair.
What advice are you giving her?
Lin Jiayou was dumbfounded. He just wanted to stroll around the temple fair in the capital and watch the acrobatics. How did it turn into a trip outside the capital?
"That's not what I meant!" He hurriedly waved his hand. "Can't we just wander around the capital? Go listen to a storyteller, eat some candied hawthorns..."
"What's the point of that?" Gu Qingchen waved her hand, interrupting him. At this moment, she was completely immersed in her grand plan.
"I'm tired of exploring the capital! It's settled then, let's go out of the city!"
Her unwavering determination was unstoppable.
Qian Zhenyun wanted to persuade her again: "Sister, calm down! Leaving the city is no small matter. Without a travel permit, you can't even get out of the city gate! Besides, it's so dangerous outside!"