Chapter 80: She Merely Had Three Years Left
Translator: Storm in a Teacup
Though very young, Kong Qing, seemingly born with alertness, stared at An Rushuang for a long time before turning to An Qingrong and reminding him in a crisp voice, “Big brother, better watch out!”
Upon hearing his words, Chuan Qiong, who had always kept a straight face, smiled in helplessness. This little brat... preferred brother Gu to him, his biological elder brother.
An Qingrong patted Kong Qing’s head with a mild chuckle.
An Rushuang turned to Zhao Xiaotao when other people left. “Wait for me outside.”
Zhao Xiaotao stepped out of the room after responding, not forgetting to close the door.
The room, suddenly turning dark, was shrouded in silence, as well as the strong fragrance of the herbal medicine emitting from the medicine roller.
“Who are you on earth?” An Qingrong asked directly in a low-pitched voice.
Her voice sounded so familiar, to which he should be alert, however, it was so weird that he wasn’t able to be hostile to this strange girl.
An Rushuang, planning to joke around, couldn’t help pouting upon hearing his words. She took her hat off in silence before looking up at An Qingrong with her sparkling eyes. “I also want to know who this Mr.Gu is.” An Rushuang retorted with a glamorous smile, very charming.
She was not tall, barely reaching An Qingrong’s chest. Her small face was a little pallid, her dark eyes flickering with bright light.
With his doubts disappearing, An Qingrong, staring at her, couldn’t help frowning. “Rushuang...” he muttered.
This girl was nobody but his younger sister, An Rushuang.
“Why are you here?”
An Qingrong felt very confused at what she said just then.
An Rushuang let out a sigh of relief upon hearing him calling her name. There was a moment that she thought maybe this brother Gu just looked similar to her elder brother, so they were not the same person. How funny was that!
“This is just the question I want to ask you. I heard Chuan Qiong called you brother Gu!”
Raising her eyebrows, An Rushuang fixed her eyes on him silently. Noticing his facial expression suddenly changed, she asked at once, “Why are you here? Why don’t you return home after arriving in the capital, and why do you use a fake name?”
She had a lot of doubts.
“We will talk about it later. I heard you suffered a serious injury. Where did you get hurt? Have you recovered now? Why not have a rest at home?”
He was so worried when knowing she was hurt several days ago. It was beyond his expectation that he would meet Rushuang here, really hard to say whether it being a shock or a pleasing surprise.
An Rushuang shook her head. “I am all right. Don’t you change the subject!”
Given her insistence, An Qingrong, as helpless as he was, sighed in hesitation after a period. “I can’t tell you now. Though you have recognized me, you must not mention it to the third person at home.” An Rushuang, stunned at his resoluteness, nodded before continuing to ask further, her eyes flickering with smartness, “I promise not to mention it to others, but...”
She slight curled up her lips, staring at An Qingrong with her dark eyes. An Qingrong couldn’t help feeling anxious once seeing her expression.
“Since I encountered you here, could you do me a favor?”
With a bitter smile, An Qingrong had guessed her intention already.
“Why do you want to meet Luo Qu?” He felt so bewildered there was actually someone wanting to meet Luo Qu, let alone it was his younger sister.
Suddenly remembering Ping’er, An Rushuang said with tinges of pain, her face turning paler, “It’s... a long story.”
Seeing her expression, An Qingrong, his heart suddenly twitching, changed the topic at once. “If so, I won’t ask you any more, but I have to remind you it’s far more complex than you thought. You’d better leave soon and don’t get involved in this, otherwise... I can’t keep you safe.”
His voice was soft but resolute.
Frowning slightly, An Rushuang, trying her best to recollect whether there was something significant about her elder brother, couldn’t help being worried. “Isn’t it very dangerous if you stay here?”
Her elder brother’s security was much more important than learning the medicine.
Knowing An Qingrong was unwilling to tell her the truth, she suddenly had an idea. “Since it is inconvenient for you to unravel the truth, you merely need to nod or shake your head when I ask you a question, okay?”
An Qingrong nodded after a period of hesitation.
“Our parents totally have no idea you are here?”
He nodded.
“...Is it related to the royal family?”
An Qingrong glanced at An Rushuang in much hesitation before nodding.
“Is it about the Second Prince?!”
Her heartbeat sped up when she thought of Zhu Han. Perhaps, back then he was hostile to the An family not merely because of his love affairs with An Lingshan...
An Qingrong shook his head in confusion.
Though letting out a sigh of relief, An Rushuang, with complex feelings somehow rising from her heart, didn’t know how to express it in words.
Since her elder brother was here not because of the second prince, he must be a member of the crown prince party, or one of the supporters of the emperor.
However, the emperor was in poor healthy, not well enough to go to the military camp by himself. It’s not very possible that her elder brother would choose the emperor.
“Is it about the crown prince?”
An Rushuang asked without a second thought, while An Qingrong merely stared at her, neither nodding or shaking his head.
“What’s your mission here? Protect someone?”
The more she knew, the more confused she was. It must be a noble man who needed his protection. Was it Chuan Qiong or Kong Qing? What are their identities on earth?
Why had she never heard of it in her previous life?
“Rushuang, there is no need for you knowing that much. I will surely return home at your thirteenth birthday.”
He gazed at her with a glamorous smile, his eyes filled with pampering and care.
An Rushuang was greatly worried. She knew clearly that things didn’t end well with the crown prince. If her elder brother supported other princes instead of the crown prince, he wouldn’t be the first target of the second prince.
In her previous life, the crown prince died one year later after she married Zhu Han, who, with great ambitions, eradicated all his enemies within two years and killed the very ill crown prince with a pill called “Top Quality Elixir”.
When Zhu Han was crowned, the An family would meet its final doom.
All of these would happen in three years.
Therefore, she merely had three years left to change her fate.
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