Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 108 Weakness
"Wow!"

A cry was heard.

When Gu Jingnian saw this, he was unusually flustered. He turned to look at Gu Caiwei and asked, "Sister, is this really your child?"

"Ah."

Gu Caiwei wiped the tears from her face and nodded. She didn't like to cry before, but recently she couldn't control herself.

She took two steps towards Min Yuanxiu, looking at the little person in his arms longingly. She wanted to reach out her hand, but she didn't dare to, for fear that Min Yuanxiu would stop her and hurt the child.

"You go ahead and hug me."

Min Yuanxiu said as he handed the child to Gu Caiwei and said calmly, "As long as Gu Jingnian keeps his word."

The cell was heavily guarded, and he didn't believe that Gu Jingnian could force his way out without hurting Gu Caiwei and her daughter. Since Gu Jingnian wouldn't do that, he was happy to do him a favor and simply withdrew, giving their relatives a chance to talk.

Gu Caiwei first opened the swaddling clothes and carefully checked the child. Only when she saw that she was safe and sound did she feel relieved and smiled.

The crying soon stopped.

"I was worried that those people couldn't take care of her, but fortunately she lived up to her name, An Ran... and it was all thanks to you. What did you promise Min Yuanxiu?"

"It's not a big deal." Gu Jingnian said, "Let me go and persuade my father to come back."

"Persuade him to come back? Can he still come back?"

It can be heard that Gu Caiwei is still very disappointed with Gu Beiming, but as a son should not blame his father, she did not say anything about it.

"I'll try." Gu Jingnian said in a relaxed tone, "He has some misunderstandings about the court, I will explain it to him."

Gu Caiwei sighed slightly. Although she was a little confused, she was more concerned about the child. When she saw the child open his eyes, she asked softly, "Is Anran hungry?"

When Gu Jingnian heard the name, he thought of the early morning when he left Lu's residence and went to Wanchun Palace.

It was precisely because he had gone through so many things in between that he could feel how difficult it was for this child to be born.

He looked at her and saw that she was small, with a small face and small hands, and her skin was delicate and fragile, as if it would break if touched.

"Why are you just standing there? Give me a hug."

"I, I don't dare to hug."

Gu Jingnian shrank back a little, but Gu Caiwei still handed the child to his arms, so he held the child carefully, afraid of hurting her.

Perhaps this stiff movement made the child feel uncomfortable and she started crying again.

"I'm crying... Sister, what should I do? Just hold me."

"It's okay. She's not hungry yet. Pat her and comfort her."

Gu Jingnian then adjusted his movements slightly, pacing back and forth, coaxing the child carefully. Gradually, he relaxed a lot, and the child in his arms stopped crying, closed his eyes to sleep, and occasionally opened his eyes to look at him.

"Look, this is your uncle." Gu Caiwei said softly, "An Ran, remember your uncle."

Gu Jingnian looked into the child's eyes and realized that he had gained the identity of an uncle and a close relative.

If this was Min Yuanxiu's goal, he had indeed achieved it.

The cell door was opened, and Min Yuanxiu walked in and said, "It's almost time to talk about business. Let them go back to their quarters."

Seeing that Gu Jingnian was holding the child and did not let go, he smiled.

"Don't worry, I will let Gu Si Niang take care of the children personally, and they will live safely under my protection. As long as you do things for me, they will be safe and sound."

Gu Jingnian then handed the child to Gu Caiwei and said, "Sister, I will talk to Envoy Min, don't worry."

Gu Caiwei looked at him worriedly, but she was still worried.

But she didn't have many choices, so she had to take the child and prepare to leave.

After walking two steps, she stopped and wanted to ask how her husband was doing, but she didn't get the answer in the end.

"I didn't lie to you." Min Yuanxiu said.

"Yes." Gu Jingnian finally bowed and said, "Thank you, Governor of the Pacification."

"Trust is very important." Min Yuanxiu shared the same view as Pei Nian on this matter. "You can only work hard in Yong State if you trust me."

"You trust me?"

"Ah."

"Why?"

"I know you." Min Yuanxiu said, "You could have run away, but you came back and almost died."

Gu Jingnian asked: "What should I do specifically?"

"You burned down the capital and assassinated the prime minister. Your acts of treason will soon be known to the world, including the Yong Kingdom. Next, you need to find an opportunity to escape from prison, flee to the Yong Kingdom, and seek refuge with Gu Beiming."

"How do I escape from prison?"

"Pei Nian will help you."

"Her?" Gu Jingnian said, "You said in public that everything she did was instigated by you. You can't hold her accountable."

"She did make a big mistake." Min Yuanxiu said, "Considering that she was against alchemy, I protected her and gave her a chance to make amends... In other words, she will go to Yong State with you."

Gu Jingnian was surprised, but deliberately did not show any concern or worry on his face. He just frowned slightly and said, "I don't need her."

"If she hadn't broken the prison, no one would believe that Kaipingsi let you escape again. We will make people believe that she had a deep love for you, so she asked me and Pei Wugou to plead for her and kept her official position in Kaipingsi, and then she broke the prison again and escaped to Yong State with you."

"You don't trust me, so let her monitor me." Gu Jingnian pretended to be angry and said, "You just said that trust is important."

"It's okay if you think so." Min Yuanxiu said: "Pei Wugou is still in Beijing, she will definitely bring Gu Beiming back."

"I will go by myself. This is also my condition."

"Pei Nian will go with you. This is also her request. When she returns after performing meritorious deeds, she will be the Commissioner of Kaiping Division."

After that, Min Yuanxiu raised his hand to stop Gu Jingnian from saying, "That's it. Wait a few days, and when everything is arranged, go north with Pei Nian, and then follow her arrangements... Also, you are still the captain of Kaiping Division, and she is the investigator."

————————"Ji Shi, I apologize to Ji Shi."

In the Jishi Hall, You Gui was making apology. He looked over and saw Pei Nian's face was pale and bloodless, as if he had been seriously ill. He couldn't help but wonder and asked with concern, "What's wrong with you?"

"It's okay." Pei Nian shook his head and said, "You Gui, I promised you that I would retire, but I'm afraid I will have to break my promise."

She tried to raise her voice, but she couldn't hide the weakness in her voice, as if she had a serious illness.

You Gui said: "I have committed a serious mistake, and I deserve to be punished, but I was really drunk, so..."

"I'm not trying to punish you, but congratulations, you've become a wanted criminal."

"Wha...what?"

Pei Nian handed a document to You Gui and said, "The governor has another errand for you. Go see him."

"Yes."

You Gui stood up to leave, but couldn't help but glance at Pei Nian again and said, "Ji Shi, are you really okay?"

"It's okay, it's just a minor illness, it will be fine after a sweat."

Pei Nian waved his hand, knowing that Min Yuanxiu wanted to arrange You Gui to protect Gu Caiwei and her daughter in order to reassure Gu Jingnian.

This is also the result of her hard work.

Because she paid some other prices, Min Yuanxiu finally agreed to her.

Thinking about this, she closed her eyes tiredly and fell asleep unknowingly from exhaustion until a subordinate came to report that Shen Lingshu had come to Kaiping Division to see her.

"Let her come."

Pei Nian could probably guess why Shen Lingshu came.

really.

As soon as Shen Lingshu came in, she said, "Pei Nian, Pei Nian, I heard that Gu Jingnian flew up, is it true?"

"Ah."

"He grew a pair of wings like fire and flew away?"

"Ah."

"So, he is an alien?" Shen Lingshu accepted it very quickly. "No wonder he survived such a serious injury before... But why did my father let me marry an alien?"

"Yes."

Pei Nian thought for a moment and then asked, "Don't you want to marry a stranger?"

Shen Lingshu was stunned for a moment, and said, "I haven't thought about it. I just... I'm not here to talk about these trivial matters. I came here to ask you, is the crime he committed very serious?"

"The crime of treason, what do you think?" Pei Nian murmured.

Shen Lingshu was stunned and felt very lost.

After a while, she noticed Pei Nian's condition, waved her hand in front of her, and said, "What's wrong with you? You look so ugly and dazed, are you worried about something?"

"It's okay, I just got a minor injury, it will be fine in two days. By the way, can you do me a favor?"

"what?"

"I was implicated by Gu Jingnian and have been convicted. I am afraid that my official position will be lost. Your father is now guarding Zhenyun Pass and his position is very important. Can you plead for me?"

"Okay." Shen Lingshu agreed immediately and said, "I'll talk to Princess Yushu and ask her to plead for you with His Majesty."

"Thank you very much."

In this way, it would be more credible that Pei Nian would be able to keep his official position and rescue Gu Jingnian in a few days.

Shen Lingshu originally wanted to find out what happened to Gu Jingnian, but ended up only being asked to plead for Pei Nian. She was disappointed, but couldn't show it, so she had to force a smile.

After leaving Kaipingsi, she felt confused.

"A Yuan, Gu Jingnian will definitely be beheaded, and maybe even tortured to death... I heard that his wounds healed very quickly, so it seems he can't be tortured to death, right?"

Shen Lingshu heard all this from Liang Caixing.

Ah Yuan sighed and said, "Who will the girl marry in the future?"

She didn't want her daughter to marry Liang Caixing, as she would have to give her as a dowry.

The master and servant felt disappointed, but at most they just had a good impression of Gu Jingnian and it was not worth it for them to do anything more for him.

Returning to the Marquis' Mansion, A Yuan tried harder to find a way to divert Shen Lingshu's attention so that she would not feel sad for the dying Gu Jingnian.

About five days later, Shen Lingshu finally came out of his confusion.

That day she asked A Yuan to prepare some delicious food, and she muttered something as she picked up her chopsticks.

"Everyone has his own destiny. He has committed a serious crime and must die, but I still have to live well."

"That's what the girl said."

"What is this dish? It looks delicious."

"Yuanyang Five Treasures Sashimi is made from..."

As they were talking, Shen Jichi's concubine Xue Wanwan ran up with her skirt lifted up, her eyes excited and full of desire to talk.

"Have you heard? The guy who broke off the engagement is in trouble again."

"what?"

Shen Lingshu's appetite suddenly disappeared, and she thought, is Gu Jingnian going to be beheaded today?
However, what Xue Wanwan said was news that made her unbelievable.

"It was Pei Nian... Pei Nian robbed the Kaiping Prison and eloped with him! Girl, there is no smoke without fire. You didn't believe it when they said they had an affair, and you still don't believe it now?"

(End of this chapter)