Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

Chapter 430 We're With You

The behavior of the Crown Prince and Li Chu after the morning court today was different from the past. In the past, they would go to the Shangshufang to discuss state affairs with the Emperor, but today the Emperor sent them both back on the grounds of being unwell.

The emperor knew that his son and grandson were determined to punish the treacherous minister Yang Guozhong. However, he still had a slight concern in his heart: he was worried that his beloved concubine Yang Guifei would be sad because of this.

In fact, the emperor had long been aware of the crimes committed by Yang Guozhong. His evil deeds were too numerous to list, and it would not be an exaggeration to execute the entire Yang family.

For a long time, the Emperor had held off on taking action against Yang Guozhong out of consideration for Concubine Yang Guifei's feelings. Now, he felt it was time to have a clear discussion with Concubine Yang before decisively punishing Yang Guozhong.

But to his surprise, today at court, the Crown Prince and Li Chu suddenly launched an uprising, directly targeting Yang Guozhong. Faced with this situation, the Emperor felt momentarily bewildered. In desperation, he temporarily dismissed Yang Guozhong from his post and confined him to his palace to ease the current tensions.

Since he no longer needed to go to the Shangshufang, Li Chu felt relieved after visiting the Crown Princess. Seeing this, the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess allowed him to return home first to handle some government affairs.

In addition, they also specifically told Li Chu to take advantage of this period to accompany the pregnant Dugu Jingyao more. After all, during this special period, the careful companionship of a loved one is crucial for pregnant women.

Before Li Chu even stepped into the ancient gate of Wangyuexuan, he could hear bursts of joyful laughter from afar, as sweet as silver bells. He stopped and listened carefully. The cheerful laughter actually came from four women: Li Ruo, Dugu Jingyao, Liu Jingyue, and Zheng Wan.

Listening to the energetic and joyful laughter, Li Chu couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a doting yet helpless smile. He shook his head gently, as if he had long been accustomed to the noise of the women in the house, and then walked with steady steps into the quiet and elegant courtyard of Wangyuexuan.

As soon as he entered the room, the maids waiting there spotted Li Chu. They all knelt and saluted, saying in unison, "Your Highness, your servants pay their respects."

Upon hearing this, Li Chu raised his right hand and waved it casually, signaling them to stand up. Then he asked, "Who is accompanying the princess at this moment?"

One of the clever maids quickly stepped forward and replied respectfully, "Your Highness, it's the Princess, the County Lady, and Lady Zheng."

Li Chu nodded slightly, indicating that he already knew, and then continued to ask: "So, are they in the flower hall now?"

The maid nodded again and replied, "Your Highness, as you expected, the masters are now in the hall."

After receiving a definite answer, Li Chu said no more and walked slowly towards the flower hall. As he got closer to the flower hall, the faint laughter and joyful chatter gradually became clearer.

When they reached the door of the flower hall, Li Chu stopped and listened carefully to the movements of the people inside. He could only hear a few coquettish voices or cheers from time to time. It sounded like... they were happily playing mahjong!

Li Chu knocked on the door, but it seemed that they were too engrossed in playing mahjong and did not hear the sound of Li Chu knocking. Li Chu shook his head helplessly and just walked in quietly.

When he walked to Dugu Jingyao's side, Shijian and Sijian beside him were about to pay their respects, but Li Chu stopped them and signaled them not to make a sound.

The two smiled at each other and stepped aside to make room for Li Chu. Li Ruo, who was sitting opposite Dugu Jingyao, naturally looked up and saw Li Chu. Just as she was about to speak, Li Chu made a silent gesture to her.

Li Ruo stopped talking. Dugu Jingyao saw that it was Li Ruo's turn to play a card, so when she didn't, she urged: "Ruo'er, it's your turn."

Li Ruo said in a panic: "Oh, oh, okay, right away."

Li Ruo quickly played her cards, followed by Liu Jingyue. After Liu Jingyue finished playing, it was Dugu Jingyao's turn. Just as Dugu Jingyao was about to play a card, she was stopped by Li Chu: "Don't play this..."

Liu Jingyue was about to say, "A true gentleman watches the cards without saying a word..." But when she looked up and saw that it was Li Chu, she exclaimed in surprise, "Brother-in-law!"

Dugu Jingyao heard a male voice and knew it was Li Chu, so she turned around and asked, "You're back?"

Then several people saluted: "Greetings to His Royal Highness (Imperial Brother)."

Li Chu said, "Alright, alright. We're all family, no need to be so polite. But why are you playing mahjong? And with these two little ones?"

A few people were afraid that Li Chu would come to hold them accountable, so they found an excuse to slip away. When they saw that only Li Chu and Dugu Jingyao were left, Shi Jian, Si Jian and Feng Shengyi also quickly withdrew, leaving Li Chu and Dugu Jingyao alone in the flower hall.

Dugu Jingyao smiled awkwardly and said, "Donglang, why did you come back so early today?"

Li Chu gently hugged her and said, "If I hadn't come back so early, I wouldn't have known you were playing mahjong!"

Dugu Jingyao complained to Li Chu: "It's because you don't allow me to leave the mansion. I've been around everywhere, and some of the account books have been taken care of by Zhang Deyu. I really have nothing to do... so I'm looking for something to do!"

Li Chu understood but did not support it, so he said, "Well, today, my father and I submitted a memorial to impeach Yang Guozhong during the morning court session, and the emperor was a little angry about it, so I'm afraid I won't have to handle government affairs in the Shangshufang for a while."

Dugu Jingyao was shocked when she heard this and asked, "Donglang, you guys just submitted the memorial like that? Then... how did the Emperor deal with it?"

Li Chu shook his head: "Today is just the beginning. After all, Yang Guozhong's connections in the court are deeply rooted. Add to that Yang Guifei, there is still a lot to deal with!"

Dugu Jingyao walked behind Li Chu, pressed his temples and said, "Since it's difficult, then take your time. I'll accompany Donglang."

Li Chu felt a surge of warmth in his heart when he heard this and said, "Well, but your most important task now is to protect you and our child."

Hearing this, Dugu Jingyao lowered her head to look at her belly, which had not yet bulged, and said with a gentle smile, "Okay, then we will accompany you together."