GSY Chapter75

The door creaked open, Yuan Zheng raised his head abruptly, and he walked straight in, asking Su Chenzhao, “How is Ah Lan?”

 

Su Chenzhao hesitated for a moment and whispered, “It’s, it’s nothing serious. It’s an old injury… an old injury recurred.”

 

“What old injury?” Yuan Zheng sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Cen Yelan, who was lying on the bed. Cen Yelan had his eyes closed, and his face was pale. Yuan Zheng touched his cheek and felt him. Then he turned to look at Su Chenzhao and said, “Why didn’t I know that Ah Lan had such an old injury?”

 

In the Imperial Ancestral Temple, when Yuan Zheng came out, he saw Cen Yelan leaning against a long vermilion pillar, sweating profusely, with his hands on his lower abdomen, looking in unbearable pain.

 

Yuan Zheng was startled, but Cen Yelan held his hand and said, “Chenzhao… Find Chenzhao.”

 

Yuan Zheng clearly didn’t see that Cen Yelan had been injured. Seeing him like this, his heart was trembling, and he said “alright” randomly.

 

Su Chenzhao was being protected by Li Jingchuo. When he saw Cen Yelan, his face turned ugly.

 

Fortunately, the child was saved.

 

Si Shaoying was not someone who could be easily dealt with. They had traveled all the way from the General’s Mansion to the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and even Cen Yelan was a little overwhelmed, not to mention that he had been hit by Si Shaoying.

 

But unexpectedly, Cen Yelan grabbed Su Chenzhao while half asleep and half awake, saying, “Hide it from Yuan Zheng, don’t tell him.”

 

Su Chenzhao was stunned and murmured, “How, how can this be?”

 

Cen Yelan forced himself to open his eyes and said, “Chenzhao, Yuan Zheng can’t know that I’m pregnant.”

 

Su Chenzhao seemed to understand but not quite understand as well, he was at a loss, but Cen Yelan asked for a favor, and Su Chenzhao could not refuse. He swallowed under Yuan Zheng’s scrutinizing gaze and said, “Ah Lan has been fighting for many years, it’s not surprising that he has old injuries. How long have you been with Ah Lan? How, how can you know all this?”

 

Yuan Zheng stared at Su Chenzhao for a while. He had become more gloomy since he returned to the capital. His eyes were full of oppression, which made Su Chenzhao’s scalp numb. He straightened his chest and said, “What I said is the truth! We were attacked in the General’s mansion, and Si Shaoying’s palm also caused Ah Lan to suffer internal injuries…”

 

“Your Highness.” Su Chenzhao was interrupted by Li Jingchuo before he could finish. Li Jingchuo stepped forward and performed the etiquette of a monarch and a subject, saying respectfully, “Physician Xiao Su was just worried about General Cen. He was worried and confused. Fortunately, General Cen is fine. We will withdraw first and let the General rest well.”

 

Yuan Zheng’s eyes fell on Cen Yelan’s face, and he said, “Retreat.”

 

Su Chenzhao looked at Cen Yelan, still a little worried, but was directly held on the shoulder by Li Jingchuo, half dragged and half hugged, and taken out.

 

Li Jingchuo was tall, and Su Chenzhao slapped his hand away unhappily, muttering, “Why are you dragging me?”

 

Li Jingchuo helplessly pulled Su Chenzhao’s head and said, “You ah.”

 

Su Chenzhao pursed his lips and looked back. Li Jingchuo said, “Don’t worry, His Highness will take care of General Cen.”

 

Su Chenzhao said in distress, “…No, you don’t understand.” He was a little discouraged, and then he remembered something. He looked up at Li Jingchuo and said, “Why are you here? Aren’t you in Hedong?”

 

Li Jingchuo smiled and said, “I was supposed to be in Hedong, but I thought that Little Divine Physician would be bullied in the capital, so I hurried here.”

 

Su Chenzhao blinked in confusion. “Really?”

 

“Really.” Li Jingchuo nodded seriously. Seeing Su Chenzhao actually believing it, he felt that it was cute and rare.

 

Su Chenzhao sighed: “Li Jingchuo, you are such a good person.”

 

Li Jingchuo looked at Su Chenzhao with a smile and naturally would not tell him about the bloody and cruel conspiracy. After Li Jingchuo rushed to support Beicang Pass and returned to Hedong, Si Shaoying could not kill him openly, but found another excuse and demoted him from the front line to the logistic department, demoting him by three levels.

 

Until Cen Yelan’s secret letter was delivered to Li Jingchuo.

 

Li Jingchuo had been in Hedong for many years and was born in a poor family. Most of the soldiers on the border were from poor families, and many of them had been led by him. Li Jingchuo wanted a bright future and had a great cause at hand. Since he wanted to rebel, they all followed him. Afterwards, the Northern Border Army launched a surprise attack on the Hedong Army through the Qingzhou waterway and directly replaced it. The Northern Border Army was the one that entered the city.

 

Suddenly, Li Jingchuo said, “Chen Zhao, did General Cen’s old injury really relapse?”

 

Su Chenzhao’s eyes wandered for a moment, and he said, “Of course!”

 

Li Jingchuo lowered his head and approached Su Chenzhao. Seeing him take a step back guiltily, his smile deepened, with a proud look between his eyes. He said slowly, “Chenzhao, when you lie, you will talk more.”

 

Su Chenzhao opened his eyes wide, but Li Jingchuo did not ask any more questions. He smiled and said, “Let’s go. We have been busy these past few days and are starving. Come with me to eat something.”

 

Su Chenzhao muttered, “I’m not lying, Li Jingchuo, I’m telling you, don’t make random guesses, why would I lie?”

 

Li Jingchuo laughed.

 

Inside the room.

 

Yuan Zheng stood by the bed, staring at Cen Yelan with greedy eyes, wishing to engrave every bit of him into his eyes.

 

Yuan Zheng held Cen Yelan’s cold hand, kissed his lips, and whispered, “Ah Lan… I’m sorry.”

 

“As you said, since we met, your pain and suffering were all brought upon you by me.” Yuan Zheng put his hand on his forehead and whispered, “I am really an assh*le.”

 

Yuan Zheng closed his eyes and said in a hoarse voice, “But Ah Lan, can you—not leave me?”

 

Suddenly, Cen Yelan’s fingers moved, Yuan Zheng looked at Cen Yelan, and saw Cen Yelan’s eyelashes trembled, and he slowly opened his eyes.

 

Yuan Zheng said in surprise, “Ah Lan, how do you feel? Are you feeling uncomfortable?”

 

Cen Yelan’s eyes fell on his hand that was holding his. He wanted to pull it out, but Yuan Zheng subconsciously tightened it. The joy on his face faded a little, and he looked at Cen Yelan.

 

Cen Yelan lowered his eyes and said, “It’s not serious, it’s just a recurrence of an old injury.”

 

Yuan Zheng forced a smile and said, “How could there be such a serious old injury? I—Physician Xiao Su and I were both scared. We have never heard of it before…”

 

Cen Yelan said, “Your Highness—that’s not right.”

 

He paused, looked at Yuan Zheng, his face still pale but his eyes calm, and said, “It’s time to change the words.”

 

Yuan Zheng: “Ah Lan…”

 

Cen Yelan said, “Your Majesty.”

 

Yuan Zheng looked at Cen Yelan disappointedly and said, “Ah Lan, you don’t have to be like this.”

 

Cen Yelan said, “Etiquette cannot be abolished.”

 

Yuan Zheng was still unwilling to give up and said, “You like me, don’t lie to me. If you don’t have me in your heart, why do you come to see me late at night, save me, and even risk your life…”

 

“I like you.” Cen Yelan interrupted him. Yuan Zheng was stunned. He only heard Cen Yelan slowly say, “I like you, but so what? This is the end of it.”

 

“I am the commander of the North Territory, and I will be the commander of the Northern Territory until my death. And you.” Cen Yelan looked at Yuan Zheng and said, “Yuan Zheng, you are the emperor.”

 

Yuan Zheng’s voice suddenly rose, “Emperor, the emperor can’t like people anymore? Can’t the emperor be with the one he likes?”

 

Cen Yelan looked at Yuan Zheng deeply and said, “Don’t be stubborn.”

 

Yuan Zheng’s eyes suddenly turned red, like a trapped animal, but he calmed down inexplicably, with a paranoid and gloomy expression, staring at Cen Yelan, and said, “I love you, and you like me, we should be together, and we can only be together.”

 

“No one can stop it!”