Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Chapter 199 Sleepless Night

"When Ayuan and Aqiao were born, you were only in your early teens, weren't you afraid that you would drop the children?"

"Of course I was afraid, but I was playful at that time, so I often went to see the child secretly with Dong'er."

Hearing Song Dong'er's name, Shen Nankui was stunned and asked, "How is Song Dong'er doing in Yangping Pass?"

Gu Yichuan shook his head. "I don't know either. Let's not talk about these irrelevant people."

He gently placed the child in his arms next to Shen Nankui's pillow and said excitedly, "Nankui, look, our daughter's eyebrows and mouth are like you, but her nose is a bit like mine."

Shen Nankui turned her head to look at the sleeping baby, suddenly struggled to sit up, leaned over and gently pressed her forehead against the child's cheek, feeling the child's warm body temperature and even breathing. Her eyes suddenly felt sore, and a tear slid down her cheek. She quickly turned her head to wipe it away.

But the more I wiped, the more tears came.

Gu Yichuan panicked immediately, "Nan Kui, you can't cry during the confinement period, otherwise you will develop a chronic disease. No matter what happens, the child and I will be with you."

Shen Nankui's eyes were filled with tears, but a smile appeared on her lips as she looked at the child beside her.

"I'm so happy."

I am happy that I finally have a blood relative in this life.

So glad that she brought the baby into the world safely.

Glad it was her daughter.

She stared at the child for a long time before she fixed her eyes on Gu Yichuan's face. She frowned and said, "You and I divorced a long time ago. Who wants you to accompany me?"

She was weak after giving birth and spoke in a weak voice, making it hard to tell whether she was annoyed or angry.

Gu Yichuan smiled and held her hand, "I burned the divorce agreement a long time ago, it doesn't count."

Shen Nankui rolled his eyes at him and closed his eyes tiredly, but his tone was unprecedentedly light.

"Don't be too happy too soon, I haven't forgiven you yet."

Gu Yichuan carefully tucked the quilt for her, "I know, I will wait for you, Nankui, you are tired after working for so long, go to sleep first."

As he said this, he was afraid that the child would wake up and disturb Shen Nankui, so he wanted to carry her out.

Shen Nankui quickly held down his hand and said, "Just leave her here!"

Gu Yichuan smiled gently, "Okay, I won't take the child away. I will stay here and watch over you and your mother."

Shen Nankui was exhausted after a whole day of hard work and gradually fell into a deep sleep.

Gu Yichuan sat on the edge of the bed, his eyes lingering on the faces of his wife and daughter, filled with deep tenderness.

After a long time, he saw that the child in the bed showed signs of waking up, so he picked her up quietly and went out to hand her to the wet nurse. He turned around and looked at the house, asked He Hua to go in and continue to look after Shen Nankui, and then walked towards the wing room on the west side of the house.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.

He arrived outside the room and knocked on the door three times, but the person who came to open the door was Gong Tao.

When Gong Tao saw him, he was about to salute, but Gu Yichuan stopped him, "No need to be so polite."

Gong Tao was worried, "I am a wanted criminal, how can I deserve to be treated like this by the governor?"

Gu Yichuan already knew everything from Zhong Shan, and said softly: "She believes in you, so I believe in you. Besides, you saved her, and you are also doing me a favor."

After hearing this, Gong Tao finally felt relieved. He knelt on his knees and banged his head heavily on the ground.

"Please Sir Gu, please give me justice!"

Gu Yichuan helped him up and said, "My first priority after taking over Yongzhou is to solve these two cases of murdering imperial officials. Gong Tao, you just need to tell me what you know."

……

Half an hour later.

Gu Yichuang came out of the wing room and glanced at the woodshed in the corner of the yard.

A chill suddenly appeared on his face, and he strode towards the woodshed and asked the two subordinates at the door, "How is it?"

One of the subordinates pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket and said with disdain, "He looks so aggressive, but he's actually a coward. I haven't used all the military tactics yet, and he confessed everything. Please read it, sir."

Gu Yichuan took the paper and glanced at it, frowning slightly.

"It's really just a chess piece that can be discarded at any time."

The person behind the scenes is hiding very deeply. It seems that we can't find any useful clues through Tian Peng.

If that's the case, then there's no need for him to stay in this world.

Gu Yichuan's mind flashed with the bloodstains on Shen Nankui's neck and her weak appearance after giving birth. This Tian Peng was the culprit who caused his wife's premature birth. If something happened to Shen Nankui today, killing him would not be enough to vent his anger.

Fortunately, everything went well today and both mother and daughter were safe, but this could not offset the hatred in his heart.

A hint of murderous intent flashed across Gu Yichuan's dark eyes, and he pushed the door open and walked in.

Tian Peng did not receive the same treatment as Gong Tao. He was now hanging on the beam, covered with wounds. When he saw Gu Yichuan coming in, he struggled to beg for mercy.

"Zhou Zun, please spare my life!"

"I have already explained everything you want to know. I offended your wife today because I had to do it because of your orders. If you don't believe me, you can go ask Governor Pang..."

Gu Yichuan sneered inwardly, thinking that Governor Pang would never stand up for a discarded pawn.

He nodded and said, "Tian Peng, there are indeed some misunderstandings about today's incident. I will order you to leave now."

Hearing this, Tian Peng still couldn't believe it. After a while, he asked with a happy face: "Are you serious, Lord Zhouzun?"

Gu Yichuan didn't respond, but asked someone to untie the ropes and let him down.

Tian Peng was freed, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you, Your Excellency, for your magnanimity and forgiving me. From now on, I will obey your orders!"

Gu Yichuan glared at him, "You are a criminal now, go home and wait. If necessary, I will send someone to summon you."

"Yes, I will obey your orders!"

Tian Peng was imprisoned here today and suffered several severe punishments. He almost thought he would die here, but unexpectedly, after the torture, this Gu Zhouzun was willing to let him go?

But it makes sense when you think about it.

Gu Zhouzun had just arrived and had no roots in Yongzhou. The reason why he did not pursue his own faults was probably that he wanted to take this opportunity to win him over to become his own person.

The more Tian Peng thought about it, the more he felt that this was the reason. Otherwise, how could he let him go so easily?

He got up from the ground and took a few tentative steps out of the house. Seeing that no one stopped him, he felt relieved and ran towards the door.

Gu Yichuan came out of the woodshed, only to see Cai Ling standing outside with a sword in hand.

"He almost killed your wife and daughter, and you just let him go? Gu Zhizhou, I didn't expect you to be so bloodless."

"Mr. Cai, you misunderstood..."

"What misunderstanding? I saw with my own eyes that Tian Peng walked out from here."

Cai Ling's eyes were filled with coldness. "If it's inconvenient for you to act, I'll do it for you."

As he said this, he was about to chase after him with his sword in hand. Gu Yichuan quickly signaled his subordinates to stop him. Cai Ling turned around and said coldly, "You don't want to avenge your wife and daughter, so why don't you allow others to do this?"