I RELY ON BREASTFEEDING TO STABILISE THE DISEASE (34)
34. AMBITION NEVER DISAPPEARED
Longzhou was located in the north of the capital, and the temperature there was low throughout the year. When they arrived at the territory of Longzhou, everyone felt constant chills. In addition, it has been raining there, the patters of raindrops are constantly falling, and the damp mist in the air made people feel even colder.
This time Gu Xian brought a lot of people and relief supplies. After the rain, the road was muddy and landslides occurred in some places on the road. Obviously it was not suitable to continue travelling at night, so Gu Xian ordered all the staff to stay at an inn ten miles away from the main city of Longzhou to take a break and wait until the rain stops before going on the road.
Chu Ran was bored alone in the room. After some thought, she turned back and went to Gu Xian's room next door. The candles in the room was still lit, when she pushed the door in, several people who were talking looked up at the same time, and there was Xu Shangshu inside.
Chu Ran was embarrassed.
If she had known that he was still discussing things, she wouldn't have rushed in so recklessly.
"Come on in."
Seeing that Chu Ran was about to withdraw, Gu Xian suddenly said, looking at her with a smile.
They have long heard about this Miss Chu, and it was said that her relationship with the prince was very unusual. Everyone only took a quick glance at her curiously and then looked away.
A very beautiful and clean looking girl.
Sun Shangcheng continued to report to Gu Xian: "Master, do you want to let your subordinate go first tonight to see what's going on in the city?"
Gu Xian nodded, "It's okay!"
The others gave a respectful salute to Gu Xian: "Wangye, officials will take leave."
After they left, Chu Ran looked at Gu Xian, "Is something happening in the city of Longzhou?"
"It's nothing." Gu Xian curled his lips. His tone was calm and peaceful. "It's just a few local snakes who incited the people to rob these relief materials in the city, saying that the relief materials will only be distributed to local officials, and the court will not care about the lives of the commoners."
She knew that nothing good will happen when she heard this. Chu Ran shrank his neck.
"Since someone is making trouble to delay the relief work. If they want me to delay the relief work, they have to consider how much weight they have first." Gu Xian lowered his eyes to play with Chu Ran's little hand.
Chu Ran frowned.
Before she said anything, she saw Gu Xian standing up and facing her with a faint smile: "Anyways, I have nothing to do now Ran Ran, but if you are interested, let's go and see the night scene outside the city of Longzhou."
Chu Ran tilted her head to look out the window. Outside, there was a darkness and heavy rain falling outside. It might be difficult for pedestrians to see on the street. So where can they see the night scene... She looked at him with coolly.
She doesn't understand the literati aesthetics.
Gu Xian smiled without saying a word.
Gu Xian took Chu Ran to the suburban street and looked around. Unexpectedly, it was not too deserted. The vendors on both sides of the road put up rain cover and shouted enthusiastically at the passing pedestrians.
"This two guest, what would you like to eat?" An old man at the noodle stall greeted them with a smile.
"A bowl of Yangchun noodles." The aroma of sesame oil and green onion wafting from the stall made Chu Ran's appetite rise.
(陽春面, Yángchūn miàn. Spring onion noodles famous in the South of the Yangtze river.)
"Okay!" The old man prepared her order.
Gu Xian glanced at her, and Chu Ran quickly changed her words: "Grandpa, two bowls."
Chu Ran scanned the surroundings with her peripheral vision and pretended to ask casually, "Grandpa, it's raining tonight. There are a lot of people on the street, I don't know if it is the same in the city?"
The old man sighed after hearing this. "The girl came from a different place right? There have been floods and plagues, and there are more ordinary people."
"The court doesn't care about the epidemic?" she asked.
The old man smiled and waved his hand: "Here, where the emperor is far away, the imperial court will not care about the life and death of ordinary people like us. Even if the relief material arrives, it will only be distributed to the nobles. Miss, the noodles are ready to eat."
Chu Ran laughed and said to Gu Xian: "It seems that the people of Longzhou really believe these rumors."
Gu Xian was silent and did not look surprised.
After eating the noodles, they continued to move forward.
His steps were not hurried or slow, and his pace was so leisurely that Chu Ran help but wonder: "Aren't we going to think of some way to stop these rumors?" He didn't seem to have come out to investigate at all, but seemed to be here for shopping.
"No hurry." Gu Xian shook his head.
Seeing that he had obviously planned for a long time, Chu Ran didn't ask any more, and walked casually on the street following his steps.
While the rain was still falling, Gu Xian was holding a red oil-paper umbrella in one hand and Chu Ran's shoulder in the other. He walked in the rain like he was taking a stroll, his snow-white shoes and clothes were stained by the mud that splashed from the street, but his immortal-like elegance did not diminish at all.
The passing pedestrians cast curious glances at them from time to time, but it was a pity that they couldn't see their faces clearly because the umbrella surface was held too low.
The corners of Chu Ran's mouth twitched slightly, feeling that it was a good thing that it was raining today, and there was an umbrella to cover Gu Xian's overly eye-catching face, otherwise they would be found strange when they came out.
From time to time, raindrops splashed and fell on her skirt. Chu Ran looked down quietly and heard Gu Xian suddenly ask, "Who does Ran Ran think this Qin Wen dynasty will belong to in the future?"
Her footsteps stopped.
Gu Xian stopped with her.
"The emperor's most favorite person at the moment is you...you, otherwise he would not leave such an important thing to you." She stumbled upon her words, and it took patience and forbearance to hold back the panic in her heart.
"Haha! Ran Ran really thinks that the emperor will pass the throne to me?" Gu Xian chuckled lightly, the laughter seemed a little unreal in the rain.
Chu Ran did not nod or shook her head.
"It's impossible for him to pass it to me." Gu Xian still smiled.
The sleeves were wet by the rain, and it was cold against the skin. Chu Ran stared at him motionlessly.
"No matter whom this throne will be passed on in the future, I will definitely win it in the end." When he said this, his tone was flat, as if he was talking about something trivial that he didn't care about, but Chu Ran's back stiffened, and the hair on her body stood on end.
This was no longer a hint, Gu Xian was telling her clearly-he was going to usurp the throne ah!
It reminded Chu Ran of her first life. It was because of the rebellion that he caused that got her to drink poisoned wine and die. At that time, her abdominal cramps felt like being cut by a knife, and her face turned pale.
Will it still repeat in this life...?
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