Shocked! The salty concubine was spoiled by the cold prince

Chapter 135 The Fire

Gu Jiaorong licked his dry lips and looked at Pei Xu in front of him. He was so worried that even his eyes revealed obvious emotions.

This was different from Pei Xu's usual behavior. Pei Xu rarely acted like this in front of her. Most of the time, he would quietly express his love to her late at night when everyone was asleep, even Gu Jiaorong.

"Okay, I'll rest first."

Gu Jiaorong finally compromised. She nodded to Pei Xu and responded in a hoarse voice.

"Don't worry about me, Your Majesty. You protected me very well today."

Only after hearing Gu Jiaorong's words did Pei Xu smile slightly.

He gently kissed Gu Jiaorong's lips and said softly, "Go to sleep. I'm here with you."

Under his gaze, Gu Jiaorong slowly lay down and closed her eyes.

But she actually didn't feel sleepy at all. Although she was not in good condition and looked tired, her spirit was very active.

The moment she closed her eyes, the scene deep in the jungle emerged in her mind, frame after frame, so clear, like a movie projection.

Gu Jiaorong's attention was focused on these images, even though she couldn't see any problems at the moment.

Before she knew it, she fell asleep with all these chaotic thoughts in her mind.

In her hazy state, she also felt the gentle movements of the people around her, so careful, as if she were some fragile glass.

How could she know that Pei Xu was still very nervous at this moment.

He was glad that he brought a musket with him, and was also glad that he subconsciously obeyed Gu Jiaorong's order at the moment of the explosion. If he had hesitated for a moment, perhaps Gu Jiaorong, or perhaps their child, would have been in danger.

Pei Xu has always been looking forward to their child. This child is the blood of him and his lover, and is destined to continue their lives. He has silently poured countless love into him.

He also knew that although Gu Jiaorong seemed cold and heartless, she would be devastated if she really lost the child.

No matter what the reason was, he had to protect Gu Jiaorong and their child at all costs.

Perhaps because she had experienced too many things yesterday, Gu Jiaorong slept for a long time before waking up.

She opened her mouth to call Yueyan, but quickly remembered that they were not in the palace now.

Fortunately, Shaoyao had been listening to Gu Jiaorong's movements, and when she saw her wake up, she immediately came over to serve her.

"Auntie, you are finally awake. If it weren't for Divine Doctor Chu saying that you were overworked yesterday and needed more rest today, I would have gone to look for the prince."

There was worry in Shaoyao's tone, which showed that she had really slept for a long time.

"Don't worry about me, I'm just a little tired."

Gu Jiaorong patted Shaoyao's hand and smiled.

Shaoyao helped her get up and eat breakfast, then she said, "I have already prepared the tranquilizer that Divine Doctor Chu prescribed for you yesterday. Will I bring it to you right away?"

Gu Jiaorong nodded and did not refuse.

Although she didn't think there was anything wrong with her, she did not sleep well that night and still felt dizzy when she woke up. Maybe taking some medicine would help.

"I've been keeping this tranquilizing medicine warm over a low fire. Auntie, please drink it quickly. If it gets cold, it won't taste good."

Although the medicine tasted bitter when hot, it was at least better. Gu Jiaorong did not refuse and took the bowl of medicine.

She has always disliked bitterness and believes that a short pain is worse than a long one, so she drank the medicine in one gulp.

Shaoyao brought her some candied fruit to help her ease the bitterness in her mouth.

"After all, this place is not as good as our palace. Auntie, please make do with it. I will go shopping for some things this afternoon so that you can live more comfortably."

Shaoyao's eyes were full of heartache, and she felt that Gu Jiaorong was suffering.

Gu Jiaorong shook her head and said, "It's already very good."

She was not an ignorant person. She knew that this was a special period, and she was also concerned about the jungle explosion.

After eating a candied fruit, she waved her hand and stopped eating, concentrating on thinking about this matter.

Pei Xu knew that she was worried about this matter, so he came to see her as soon as the person he sent out to inquire about the news overnight came back.

"The hunting grounds have been sealed off, and His Majesty has departed for the palace. This matter has been handed over to the Crown Prince, with the Third Prince assisting. They have also found the site of the explosion, and I think they are concerned. However, they had nothing to do with the explosion, and they did not expect there would be a fire. Besides where we are, many other places have burned. However, there are swamps in the forest, so some areas are not affected."

After Pei Xu told her the information he had found out, he sighed again.

"It's just that it's burned to this extent. I'm afraid it will be difficult to recover in the next few years. It needs to be properly maintained."

Gu Jiaorong didn't care how the dense forest could be restored. When she heard the word "swamp", she frowned.

"Your Highness, are you saying that there is a large swamp in this dense forest?"

She confirmed with Pei Xu again in a very serious tone, and even Pei Xu realized that something was wrong.

Pei Xu nodded and told Gu Jiaorong the truth.

"Yes, this hunting ground has been deserted for too long, and the Crown Prince is so careless in his work, only thinking of killing me. It's no surprise that there's a swamp. After all, His Majesty is just putting on an act and won't be hunting with the same enthusiasm as he did two years ago."

Gu Jiaorong understood that today's autumn hunting was almost like a company team-building activity.

The boss may not be really having fun, but just rewarding his subordinates, and there may be other intentions as well.

As for whether it is a reward for subordinates, it depends on personal understanding.

Anyway, when Gu Jiaorong was working, she hated team-building activities. If she had that much money, she might as well just give it to her as a year-end bonus.

"So the person who planned the explosion knew that His Majesty would not go deep into the jungle, so he didn't worry about His Majesty's punishment. Even if others discovered the swamp, they wouldn't take it to heart, after all, it was handled by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Gu Jiaorong's eyes darkened. "If we are lucky enough to survive, even if we have any suspicions, we will first suspect the Crown Prince, and then the Third Prince, who has a conflict with you and me."

The opponent played a good game and hid himself perfectly.

"That's a really good plan."

Pei Xu also had to praise him, "He's much more thoughtful than those two."

Gu Jiaorong agreed with this, but she couldn't think of anyone else who could do it, and the explosion...

"We stayed there for a long time. When you killed the tiger, the fight alone took over half an hour. Then the brown bear came. Although we had weapons and dealt with it quickly, it still took nearly an hour in total. If it was going to explode, it should have exploded long ago, unless there was something we overlooked."

Gu Jiaorong and Pei Xu looked at each other and blurted out at the same time.

"The fire."

"The fire I ordered."

Gu Jiaorong pursed her lips and showed an expression that said, "As expected."

If there was no problem there originally, but the explosion suddenly occurred, it must have been caused by something, and the explosion occurred after the fire.