I have suffered enough in my previous life, my cousin will never marry me

Chapter 130 What bad intentions could I have?

In the provincial government office, Gu Tingchen sat upright on the stone platform in Langfang, watching the continuous drizzle in the yard while sipping the new spring tea with a comfortable expression.

On normal days, what he hated most was rainy days, but now he hoped that the rain would get heavier and heavier and continue for ten days or half a month.

If Fu Mingchi was still alive, this rain would definitely drag him to death.

Just as I was secretly rejoicing, I suddenly saw Liu Zhang walk in with great interest.

"Young Master, everything you instructed me to do has been completed."

Liu Zhang reported with a smug look on his face, "I've cleared out all the medicine in the pharmacies of the two counties near Qizhou. The floods have blocked access to the remaining counties, making travel difficult. Not only Yuezhou, but even Baixiang County is unable to support Qizhou."

"well-done."

Gu Tingchen nodded complacently when he saw another soldier running in hurriedly.

"Your Excellency, my cousin is in a hurry to leave the city. I dare not stop her, so I have come to ask for your permission."

"My cousin is becoming more and more restless."

Gu Tingchen frowned, stood up anxiously, asked his men to prepare their horses, and quickly chased out of the city.

After chasing for a long distance, they finally caught up with Ye Wanshu's men.

"Wanwan, where are you going?"

Gu Tingchen rode forward, blocking her path and sternly said, "The pirates were just repelled, and they could come back at any time. The roads are blocked by floods everywhere. Even if you want to leave the city, there's no rush."

"This is my business and has nothing to do with you."

Ye Wanshu urged her horse to pass him. Gu Tingchen pointed to the vast expanse of water ahead and snorted coldly, "There's no road ahead. Are you still planning on riding across?"

"Isn't this all thanks to you?"

Gazing at the seemingly endless torrent ahead, Ye Wanshu glared at him fiercely, "Gu Tingchen, you're truly selfish to the extreme. Just to cut off Prince Yongning's life, don't the lives of the 100,000 people in Baixiang County matter?"

"Wanwan, how can you assume such things about your cousin?"

Gu Tingchen's eyes darkened. "What bad intentions could I have? Qizhou City is related to the safety of Yuezhou. Now that the pirates have retreated, we should repair the city and rebuild Qizhou as soon as possible. We can't let the accumulated water in the city continue to accumulate inside."

"Yes, cousin, you have a profound misunderstanding of the young master."

Liu Zhang also chimed in, "Young Master, as the Imperial Censor, now that Prince Yongning has passed away, you are responsible for the livelihoods of millions of people throughout Yue Province. You can't ignore the safety of other counties for the sake of a small Baixiang County. You must relieve the flood as soon as possible for the benefit of future generations."

"Alright, why are you talking to Wanwan about this? She doesn't understand the affairs of state."

Gu Tingchen rolled his eyes at Liu Zhang impatiently, then tried to persuade Ye Wanshu kindly, "Wanwan, your cousin will never harm you. I've prepared a clean room for you in the government office. You can go back and rest. You can't stay with a dead person all day. It's too unlucky."

Ye Wanshu's eyes darkened, and her voice suddenly sank, "Is there anything in this world more unlucky than meeting you?"

Gu Tingchen choked upon hearing this, and replied with a half-smile, "Liu Zhang is right. You are just too prejudiced against me. I may not mind these things, but you have to think it through. If you keep delaying, I'm afraid that in a few days, riots will break out in the city, and then I won't be able to stabilize the situation."

Glancing at her meaningfully, Gu Tingchen still patiently advised: "Don't be so impatient, and come back with me quickly. I know what you are thinking. You are just looking forward to Baixiang County coming to rescue you, but don't forget, there are only 3,000 troops there, and they have to shoulder the heavy burden of defending the city. They can't raise too much supplies at once." As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a shout from a distance.

"Young Master, what is the current situation in Qizhou City? We have sent food and medicine to support King Yongning."

Ye Wanshu heard the sound and looked over, only to see a lot of figures suddenly appear in the flood ahead. They were so dense that there was no end in sight.

These people went upstream, as if they had the ability to move mountains and fill the sea, completely covering up the rolling torrent. When they got closer, Ye Wanshu finally saw the specific situation in the crowd clearly.

There are rows of bamboo rafts in the water, with bags of goods piled on them. Countless strong men are pulling the rafts forward with ropes in the water. Several women are arranged on each raft to carefully protect the goods, for fear that the goods will fall into the water.

A quick glance revealed that this transport team had at least tens of thousands of people.

Gu Tingchen was stunned by the spectacular scene. He stared at it for a long time before he came to his senses. He secretly glared at Liu Zhang with dissatisfaction.

Liu Zhang never thought that there was such a capable person in Baixiang County who could organize so many people to wade through water to deliver food.

While the two were staring at each other, Ye Wanshu jumped off her horse and waded into the water.

Seeing the figures of Tao Anran and Mu Qingqing, Ye Wanshu was so happy that she quickly moved closer to them as if the surging torrent in front of her had calmed down.

Tao Anran helped her onto the bamboo raft. Seeing the raft filled with food and the rich aroma of medicine, Ye Wanshu was overjoyed and asked, "Qingqing, who among you came up with such a brilliant idea to transport so much supplies here?"

Mu Qingqing glanced at Tao Anran with admiration: "It was all Master Tao's idea."

Tao Anran pursed his lips and smiled. "When everyone and I left Baixiang County, we discovered that all the roads were flooded. We concluded that the road ahead was difficult to travel, so we had everyone prepare bamboo rafts overnight. Thank you for your hard work."

"We don't need to work hard. As long as we can help Qizhou City, we will do it even if it means risking our lives."

Looking at Ye Wanshu, the Shannons apologized one after another, "Miss, we wrongly accused Prince Yongning earlier. Please make amends to His Highness on our behalf."

Hearing this, Mu Qingqing asked anxiously, "Sister Wan, how is my cousin now?"

"he"

Thinking of Fu Mingchi's current situation, Ye Wanshu frowned and didn't know how to start.

Mu Qingqing suddenly sensed something was wrong and hurriedly pulled Ye Wanshu towards the shore. "Sister Wan, Master Tao and I brought a lot of medicine. Let's go check on my cousin first."

"it is good."

Although Imperial Physician Qian is an excellent doctor, Ye Wanshu would rather trust Qingqing than him. If she also feels that Fu Mingchi is beyond help, then she can only give up hope.

Ye Wanshu and Mu Qingqing had just reached the shore when they were stopped by the army of the Pacification Commissioner's Office.

After silently sizing up Gu Tingchen, Liu Zhang said in a cold voice, "Cousin, the military morale in Qizhou City is already unstable. To prevent spies from infiltrating, no one except you can enter the city."

Seeing Gu Tingchen standing there indifferent, Tingfeng flew into a rage and drew his sword, pointing it at Liu Zhang: "Commander Liu, are you blind? Haven't you seen the person next to my daughter? How could a young lady from the Dingyuan Marquis's mansion be a spy?"

Gu Tingchen glanced at Mu Qingqing with a forced smile: "Miss Mu has returned to Yuezhou and her life has become much more relaxed."

Mu Qingqing subconsciously avoided Gu Tingchen's gaze and pulled Ye Wanshu's skirt tightly with lingering fear.