TLDPCRM 47: Arrogance

Chapter 47: Arrogance

Qingfeng saw that Gu Yunru was really angry, so he quickly put on a friendly face and said, "Don't be angry, Miss. I only found out this morning that the prince was at the Yi Village. At that time, the prince was indeed seriously ill. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid..."

"Well, so you found out when we were at the Yi Village, and yet you just watched me carry him on my back for two miles without showing up. You two are too much!" Gu Yunru clenched her teeth and glared fiercely at the two of them.

Rong Zhen cleared his throat lightly, and Qingfeng helped him up, looking guilty and bowing his head.

"Don't be angry. I didn't expect that you would care so much about me," Rong Zhen said.

Gu Yunru heard this and quickly retorted, "No. I just didn't want you to die here when you rushed over to save me. Don't make any assumptions. Since you're okay now, let's each go our separate ways without owing each other anything!"

Qingfeng looked at her walking down the mountain alone and quickly turned to look at Rong Zhen. "Your Highness, it seems like Miss Gu is really angry. Did we take the joke too far?"

"Don't worry. Let her cool down first. How did things go with the mountain stronghold?" Rong Zhen squinted his eyes, his savage hair, and whoever dared to harm her, he would repay them double.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. The place has been wiped out, and we've already taken Sulubu's head back and thrown it into the sea," Qingfeng said.

"Good. I don't want such a thing to happen again. Hurry up and catch up with her and protect her so that she doesn't have any accidents," Rong Zhen said.

"Yes."

Qingfeng lowered his eyes and used light work to fly to a tree branch to observe her movements.

Along the way, Gu Yunru kept cursing at Rong Zhen, this guy was so boring. He played such a serious joke on her, making her worry all the way and making her back hurt...

"Damn Rong Zhen, why didn't he just slap you to death with one palm?" Gu Yunru was indignant. Finally, she came to a bustling street where she heard someone following her. She quietly turned into a dead-end alley and saw Qingfeng's shadow. She walked up and patted his shoulder, asking, "Hey, why are you following me?"

"It's master's order, and I can only comply," Qingfeng said.

"Don't keep saying 'master' all day long. Do you just listen to what your master says?"

Qingfeng lowered his head and smiled meticulously, "Miss, please don't be angry. Master Just wanted to test if you cared for him as he does for you."

Gu Yunru remained speechless, acknowledging that there was some truth to what Qingfeng said, but still felt annoyed at being played with.

"Who let him test me?"

Gu Yunru grumbled all the way, and when she saw Qingfeng still following behind her, she stopped and asked, "Are you coming with me to the Gu Mansion?"

"Its master's orders. I must see Miss return to the Gu Mansion before I can leave," Qingfeng replied.

"You..."

Gu Yunru nodded silently, no longer speaking.

In the main hall, Gu Junyao, Gu Junyue, and Madam Gu were enjoying the freshly-made desserts when the steward Lafu entered the room, trembling, and announced, "Madam... Miss has returned."

Gu Junyao almost bit her own tongue when she heard this. She widened her almond-shaped eyes and exclaimed, "Really? She's back?"

She hadn't received any news from that wicked girl for six or seven days, and now she suddenly came back?

Gu Junyue also looked at Madam Gu with lingering fear. Few people could escape from the hands of bandit leaders, so what kind of otherworldly skills did Gu Yunru possess?

"I'm back. I'm sure you all missed me very much, didn't you, sisters?" Gu Yunru suddenly appeared in front of everyone, and they all looked as if they had seen a ghost. Madam Gu tried to conceal her panic and said calmly, "Yunru, you've finally returned. Your father and I were worried about you."

Gu Junyao wasn't afraid of her at all and walked up to Gu Yunru with a look of arrogance. "How did you come back? Did you join forces with those bandits, and that's why they let you come back?"

"Second sister always thinks of dirty things, but I came back cleanly. Is there anything wrong with that?"

Gu Yunru blinked innocently at her mother, walked to the table, and enjoyed a pastry she had taken, saying, "This pastry is so delicious. I've been craving it for days. Lai Fu, go to the kitchen and see if there's any more food."

"Yes..."

Madam Gu's eyes rolled, and she quickly pushed Gu Yunru down onto a chair, showing a rare gentle smile. Gu Junyue guarded behind Madam Gu feeling unhappy.

"Quickly tell me, how did you come back?"

"His Highness came to save me, so I came back."

As long as she mentioned His Highness, these gossipy women wouldn't dare to make up stories.

"His Highness?!"

Gu Junyao cried out in shock. She didn't expect that His Highness would take risks to save her sister. It was truly unbelievable.

"Yes, thanks to His Highness, I was able to come back. He also successfully suppressed the bandits this time and gained military achievements. What's wrong? You two don't seem very happy that I'm back?"

Gu Yunru blinked at the two of them, realizing that they both looked guilty. Did something happen while she was gone?

With this in mind, she didn't say anything and returned to the Garden of Flowers and Trees. She found it was very quiet and that some precious furniture had been moved out. Could it be that Madam Gu really thought she couldn't come back, or had she been prepared all along?

Thinking about this, Gu Yunru felt that being kidnapped to the bandit's lair was indeed too coincidental.

"Qingxing?"

Gu Yunru looked at the empty courtyard with no one in sight, not even Qingxing. She became panicked and called out Qingxing's name.

"Lai Fu, have you seen Qingxing?"

Seeing the butler's figure at the door, she immediately walked up and grabbed his sleeve to ask.

"Miss... I didn't expect you to come back."

Lai Fu, the butler, lowered his head with a guilty expression, as if hiding something from her.

"Lai Fu, are you hiding something from me?" Gu Yunru could see the concealment in his eyes and his sneaky behavior at the door earlier, so she was certain he wanted to tell her something.

"Miss, you should go to Chunhua Tower and take a look."

"What?!"

Gu Yunru widened her almond-shaped eyes, suddenly realizing something. Without a word, she ordered a carriage and hurried to Chunhua Tower.

It was still daytime, and business at Chunhua Tower was still booming. Scholars and literati gathered there to recite poems and exchange ideas, and women did not usually come to this place. Gu Yunru had not made any prior preparations and came directly dressed in women's clothing.

"Let me in!"

"No, miss. You need a regular customer to take you in, otherwise it will violate the rules of Chunhua Tower."

Several women blocked the door and refused to let her in.