The group returned the same way, and left the forest an hour later, Gu Anning had already waited at the entrance of the forest, and when they saw Gu Annuan and them coming out, they hurriedly greeted them.

"Sister, how's it going? Did the trip go well? Gu Anning helped Gu Annuan and asked.

"Fortunately, the people in that village are still sensible, and they don't plan to stay forever." Gu Annuan said with a smile.

It's just that Gu Annuan's face is a little pale now, and this smile is particularly dazzling in Gu Anning's eyes.

When he returned to the palace, Gu Anning noticed Ayou who had been following the back of the team, Gu Anning looked at Ayou and asked in a low voice: "Sister, she is the daughter of the owner of the village who saved her brother-in-law?" ”

Gu Annuan glanced at Ayou and nodded.

Gu Anning frowned: "Then why did you bring her back?" ”

Gu Annuan glanced at Gu Anning with complicated eyes, Gu Anning seemed to understand something, and looked at Ayou's face that was not very good-looking.

"Hey, my lord, you're back."

Seeing Gu Anning coming back, a little guy hurriedly greeted him, and at first he couldn't find Gu Anning, but a layer of cold sweat broke out on his head.

"What's wrong?" Gu Anning frowned, as if he was very unhappy with the little girl's unreasonable behavior.

The little guy saw Gu Anning's face suddenly pale, and then looked at Gu Annuan's face, and then told what happened.

"Master Hou, the emperor has issued an order, saying that if you don't return to Beijing, it will be disrespectful to resist the decree, and you have to be treated for a big crime, Master Hou, you should go back to Beijing as soon as possible." The little guy said.

Indeed, Gu Anning went to Gutongguan to find Nan Liyan this time to leave Beijing without permission, and Nan Motang had already sent people to send five holy decrees to summon him back to Beijing, but he was unable to leave to return to Beijing for a long time.

First, the situation in Gutongguan is indeed very bad, he wants to do his part here, and second, Gu Annuan is absolutely impossible to leave Gu Annuan alone in this war-torn place, if he wants to leave, Gu Annuan must also leave with him.

"Sister, now that my brother-in-law has been found, you can go back to the capital with me, and my brother-in-law will also recuperate." Gu Anning said.

Gu Annuan was silent for a while, with the current situation of her and Nan Liyan, staying here would also add chaos, it was better to follow Gu Anning back to Beijing together.

When Gu Annuan was about to agree to Gu Anning, the soldiers guarding the city gate suddenly came to report, saying that the coalition army was starting to gather troops a hundred miles outside the city gate, and it seemed that they were preparing to attack in a big way.

Gu Annuan pondered for a long time and said, "You take your brother-in-law back first, and I'll go back later." ”

After speaking, Gu Annuan walked out, but Gu Anning grabbed his wrist: "What are you going to do?" Come back with me! ”

"When I'm done here, I'll naturally go back, don't worry, you take your brother-in-law back first." Gu Annuan said and wanted to pull out his hand that was firmly held by Gu Anning.

"What do you want to do? Do you really want to go to the battlefield and kill that Zhu Yutang? What exactly are you thinking? You're still pregnant, how can you be as willful as you used to be? Gu Anning yelled with some annoyance.

When Ayou heard the news that Gu Annuan was pregnant, her eyes flashed, she wished that Gu Annuan insisted on going to avenge Nan Liyan, and the child fell on the battlefield, so that when Nan Liyan woke up and found that Gu Annuan had harmed her child because of her willful and reckless actions, then Nan Liyan would definitely be disgusted with Gu Annuan, a willful and arrogant woman.

"Master Hou stays." At this time, Wang Shouzhi hurriedly ran out.

Gu Anning's eyebrows were raised, and he looked at Wang Shouzhi with a frosty face.

"What's wrong, Lord Wang?" Gu Anning asked.

"Now that the prince is unconscious, and the emperor has never sent someone to Gutong Pass, who can make decisions on this military affairs in Gutong Pass, and ask Hou Ye to stay and preside over the overall situation." Wang Shouzhi said breathlessly.

"No, no, no!" The little guy just now suddenly said in a hurry.

"The emperor has made it clear that if our Hou Ye does not return to Beijing, he will be dealt with as disrespectful to the will, and disrespect for the will is a big crime of the nine clans, if the Hou Ye does not go back, our Hou Mansion and the Gu clan will be finished." The little guy hurriedly said.

"But...... We need someone to take charge of the big picture! Originally, the prince's serious injury and disappearance have greatly damaged morale, if we don't have one who can preside over the overall situation, then Gutongguan will definitely not be able to be saved. Wang Shouzhi also said with some eagerness.

A hint of coldness flashed in Gu Annuan's eyes, she knew that Nan Motang was forcing Gu Anning to make a choice, after Nan Li's disappearance, Gu Anning came to Gutong Pass, Nan Motang urged Gu Anning to return to Beijing as soon as possible for various reasons, and had already issued several holy decrees, and this time he even threatened Gu Anning with the crime of Zhulian Nine Clans to let him go back.

If Gu Anning chooses to be in Gutong Pass, then it means that Gu Anning has given up the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion and the Gu clan, but all the people in the Gu family are innocent, what is wrong with them? Why do you have to sacrifice them for the sake of the big picture?

But once the Gutong Pass is lost, they will face the displacement of thousands of people.

Gu Annuan's eyes suddenly flashed with a resolute look and said to Gu Anning: "You go back first, the people are important, but everyone in the Gu family is also innocent, only if you go back can you keep them." ”

Gu Anning's heart suddenly abruptly when he heard Gu Annuan's words, and suddenly a bad premonition arose.

Gu Anning hurriedly asked, "What do you want to do?" ”

"I'll stay." Gu Annuan said sonorously.

Gu Anning's eyes couldn't help but widen, and he shouted in disbelief: "You're crazy!" ”

Wang Shouzhi and the others also stared at Gu Annuan in disbelief, and they all had the illusion that Gu Annuan was crazy.

"I'm not crazy!" Gu Annuan said in a flat tone.

"But what's the use of you staying, Princess?" At this time, Wang Shouzhi gradually regained his voice and asked.

He didn't know what the point of Gu Annuan's woman could stay, didn't this add to the chaos?

"Naturally, he is guarding Gutong Pass for Liyan, if Liwu wakes up and finds that Gutong Pass is lost, he will definitely blame himself." Gu Annuan said.

The tenderness in Gu Annuan's eyes when she mentioned Nan Li's death deeply stinged Ayu's eyes, Ayou's heart was full of jealousy, what was the use of such a woman who only knew how to cause chaos, I really didn't know what means she used to marry a man like Nan Liyan.

"No, you have to go back with me." Gu Anning said with a frown.

After saying that, he pulled Gu Annuan towards the door, Gu Annuan shook off Gu Anning with internal force, clamped his hand tightly, took two steps back, and looked at Gu Anning fixedly.

"Why are you not even listening to me now?" Gu Annuan asked.

"Sister, you go back with me, it's too dangerous here, you're pregnant now, what's the point of you staying?" Gu Anning rarely yelled at Gu Annuan angrily.

"Then can we just let the people at the border go alone? Are they in the midst of fire and water? Gu Annuan also said a little angrily.

"There are Lord Wang and them at the border, what kind of excitement do you follow, follow me back to Beijing!" Gu Anning said that he wanted to pull Gu Annuan away again.

Gu Annuan dodged Gu Anning's outstretched hand sideways and said: "An Ning, you have changed, if you couldn't say such selfish words in the past, the people at the border pass are innocent, they shouldn't have taken advantage of the pain caused by the war, they pinned their hopes on the court, Yu Liyan, I and Liyan are husband and wife, and now Liyan is unconscious, then I have the obligation to protect them." ”