Life is mostly full of unexpected surprises, which some people call bad luck, misfortune, and regret.
No matter which one, Gu Qingyuan has seen it before.
However, now, her heart was beating violently.
It felt like I would be suffocated the next moment.
Gu Qingyuan looked at Pei Jinting, who was wearing a blue official uniform. The flying fish on it was staring back at her with a pair of copper eyes, teeth and claws.
She didn't understand why Pei Jinting asked this question.
Since the death of the Qin family and the arrival of his step-brother, the father of Zhen Guogong went to the border to guard the border and never came back.
Although the person never came back, the letters continued...
Gu Qingyuan was thinking, something suddenly occurred to her, and her heart suddenly tightened.
During this period, she seemed to receive very few letters from Duke Zhen Guo.
It's been almost two months since she got married, and she doesn't seem to have received a letter.
Gu Qingyuan breathed out gently, slowly raised her head to look at Pei Jinting, opened her mouth, and said in a hoarse voice,
"It seems...it seems not..."
I don't know if she is overthinking or if it is true.
Gu Qingyuan always felt that Pei Jinting's face was very serious.
It doesn't fit his usual lazy and dissolute image at all.
Gu Qingyuan's eyes showed nervousness and she asked dryly,
"what's going on?"
Pei Jinting reached out and took her into his arms. She couldn't see his face.
He rubbed her thin shoulders and kissed her forehead.
"Nothing happened. Maybe it was due to the war on the border and the letter was late. Don't worry."
However, although Gu Qingyuan is a girl in a boudoir, she has been living her life watching Ruan's face for more than ten years.
I have long acquired the ability to observe words and emotions.
Even if she couldn't see Pei Jinting's face, she knew that Pei Jinting would not ask these questions for no reason.
Compared with previous years, the war in the border areas has stabilized a lot in the past two years.
Except in winter, when the enemy is short of food and clothing, they have to go to the pass to rob supplies.
However, it is early summer now, and it is the time when the grass is fat and the horses are strong outside the pass, and they are recuperating.
Where did the war come from?
What's more, when wars were frequent in previous years, the Duke's letters never arrived late.
So, what is the situation?
Gu Qingyuan's back suddenly... goosebumps suddenly appeared on her back.
Unable to control it, I gasped several times.
"Pei Jinting. Did something happen to your father?"
Injured in the war? Lost contact? Or...
Gu Qingyuan didn't dare to think about it.
Although her father-daughter love for Zhen Guogong gradually faded after the stepmother came in and Ruan's guidance.
But like Mrs. Qin, he also sincerely treats her well.
For so many years, although no one else came in, the letters never stopped, and most of the good things and trophies he got were sent back to her as a dowry.
Pei Jinting held Gu Qingyuan in his arms and felt her anxious heart at the moment.
He touched her face, and the wet tears at the corners of her eyes were still stained on his fingertips.
At this moment, Pei Jinting was really obsessed with it.
Gu Qingyuan needs him and relies on him.
He really hoped that he and Gu Qingyuan could become ivy and trees, with ivy clinging tightly to the big tree.
Only by absorbing rain and sunshine can we live prosperously.
He wanted Gu Qingyuan to live only by relying on him.
Without Gu Qingyuan, the big tree would be just a dead tree that no one would approach.
Gu Qingyuan didn't know what Pei Jinting was thinking. She raised her head and looked at Pei Jinting, her lips were red and dry,
"Pei Jinting, did something happen to my father?"
She said it again.
Pei Jinting looked at her and finally told the truth,
"...But we have been out of contact for more than a month, in a battle."
"His Majesty has assigned fifty guards to secretly go to the border. No matter how much news there is, I don't have any."
He knew he couldn't hide the girl in front of him.
Instead of asking her to run around like a headless fly when the time comes, it is better to tell her what happened first.
Gu Qingyuan raised her head and looked at Pei Jinting, her nose suddenly sore.
Some want to cry.
She suddenly remembered that her father had asked her more than once if she was living comfortably in Beijing.
If you are not happy, are you willing to go to the border with him?
What was she thinking at that time?
She rejected her father, saying that her life in Beijing was fine.
At that time, she still held a trace of fantasy in her heart. Maybe if she didn't leave Kyoto, Ruan would love her as much as she loved Gu Yunniang.
What is the difference between losing contact for more than a month during the battle and being sentenced to death?
Gu Qingyuan clutched the silk handkerchief tightly and closed her eyes gently to block the soreness in her eyes and the congestion in her chest.
"Thank you for letting me know, Pei Jinting."
She thanked Pei Jinting in a low voice.
Pei Jinting raised her face and stroked the tears from the corners of her eyes with his fingertips. His stern brows were slightly furrowed, and his expression was heavy even without a smile.
"do not Cry."
"He'll be fine."
Gu Qingyuan doesn't know what is going on in Northern Xinjiang. If the situation in Northern Xinjiang is not good, and if her father is captured, then the enemy invaders outside the customs will use him to negotiate terms with Dazhou...
Then Da Zhou's face would be completely humiliated.
What will happen to His Majesty?
She doesn't understand His Majesty's temperament today, but doesn't he have too many words in this world?
Lord, Lord, Minister.
Who can figure out the mysterious changes in the Tian family’s mind?
Gu Qingyuan stared blankly in other directions, her eyes unknowingly bursting into tears again.
Pei Jinting's eyes darkened. Gu Qingyuan's sadness was unexpected to him.
It turns out that there is still someone she cares about in her heart.
"Pei Jinting, can you help me?" Gu Qingyuan's voice was filled with sadness.
Pei Jinting finally replied "ok".
When Pei Jinting came out of the mansion again, he went to the palace.
As soon as he left, Gu Qingyuan immediately ordered people to pack up the carriage and horses and went to the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion.
She wanted to ask Gu Zhiyuan if there was any news.
In the main hall of Zhenguo Duke's Mansion, Gu Zhiyuan, Mrs. Ruan, and Gu Yunniang were all there. Their faces were solemn, and there was a hint of anxiety.
Gu Qingyuan was stunned.
Did you get the news?
"Uncle, have you received the news from father?"
Ruan's face was cold, looking at Gu Qingyuan with anger in her eyes,
"My uncle has been missing for a long time. I heard that he was defeated and captured by the enemy..."
"Who knows whether he will become a traitor to the country or collaborate with the enemy."
Gu Qingyuan seemed to have been struck by a bolt from the blue and was stunned for a long time.
Didn't Pei Jinting tell the truth completely?
It also involves his father collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country?
Although she didn't have much contact with her father, Zhen Guogong.
But she still knew his character.
He was loyal to the imperial court and loved the people on the border.
He has fought bloody battles on the frontier for so many years, and he is the arm of the emperor. There is no way he would collaborate with the enemy and betray the country.
Gu Zhiyuan glared at Mrs. Ruan and said vaguely to Gu Qingyuan,
"Don't listen to your aunt's nonsense. Your father just lost contact, and there is no news about what happened."
Gu Zhiyuan's attitude was much gentler. Perhaps he was worried about Gu Qingyuan's identity after all.
Gu Yunniang didn't have many scruples. She thought that Lu Wenze hadn't come to marry him yet. If the story about the Duke of Zhen was true, would she still have a chance to marry into the prince's mansion?
Suddenly, she raised her eyes and said calmly,
"Sister, you are married now, and your crime is not as bad as that of a married woman. What are you afraid of..."
"Besides, you have nothing to do with the Gu family."
Her words were harsh, as if Gu Qingyuan was not the daughter of this family.