I became the God Brother of the Regent King after Transmigration!-Chapter 319 - 241: Awakening

Earlier, Gu Lan asked Wei Junzhuo why he didn’t want to know how his brother was doing. Wei Junzhuo replied that as long as he was alive, it was fine;

Now, whenever Wei Chengyuan hears a mention of his brother, he stages a scene of a traumatized child coughing up blood and fainting.

Since neither of them wanted to acknowledge each other, Gu Lan gave up.

After arriving at the Northern Territory, Wei Chengyuan replaced Shiqi’s role as both the trainer of the City Defense Army and the follower guard behind Gu Lan.

Just like when she lived in Xiefang Palace.

Shiqi was very upset about this.

"The task of protecting Young Master has always been mine. How can it be handed over to this clumsy old man?"

Rong Heng thought it made sense.

Upon just learning that Shiqi was a woman, Wei Chengyuan looked indifferent: "Oh really, but men and women should keep proper distance. You couldn’t even move, so don’t think about competing with me over Lanlan."

Rong Heng also thought it made sense.

Shiqi looked at Gu Lan, mouthing silently: "He actually understands about men and women keeping proper distance?"

Gu Lan, meanwhile, told Wei Chengyuan not to argue with a woman and told Shiqi not to argue with a fool.

In the end, Rong Heng felt that the root of all these issues was that Young Master Gu was constantly flirting and couldn’t stay put, thus attracting so many people.

Young Master Gu felt rather aggrieved; she was clearly the top "gentleman" in the Capital City, caring for her various sisters and adoring all sorts of nephews.

Right after Gu Lan finished eating the chili noodles Tang Zhan made for her, several generals walked into the tent with heavy expressions.

"Young Master, rumors are spreading in the camp these past two days, all saying that the Prince is not going to make it. Last night, Wei Country’s army shot arrows with messages into the city, and many people who found them came asking about the Prince’s condition," Xiao An said.

"Messages?"

"This is it." Xiao An presented the note.

Gu Lan took it and saw it read, "The Prince is dead. Surrender the city and be spared."

"These notes were tied to arrows and shot in by the hundreds and thousands. The Wei army is indeed treacherous."

"Wei Junzhuo wants to unsettle our troops, but now Yinzhou’s provisions are ample, and he too needs to wait for reinforcements. There’s no need to provoke like this. What is he rushing for? Could it be that something has happened in Wei Country?" Gu Lan spoke, contemplating.

"Regardless of Wei Junzhuo’s intentions, now the city is anxious and worried about the Prince’s injuries, which is not good, but the Prince refuses to wake."

"Unless the Prince wakes up, the morale of the army remains unstable."

The generals started discussing all at once.

At this moment, Rong Heng walked in from outside, speaking in a moderate voice: "Rong Shuo has woken up."

"What!? The Prince has woken up?"

"The, the Prince has woken up?"

"Heavens bless us! The Prince is safe!"

All the military leaders cried out and rushed towards Rong Shuo’s room.

Gu Lan followed behind, saying: "Rong Heng, you did that on purpose, didn’t you?"

Rong Heng glanced at the chili noodles on Gu Lan’s desk, shrugged, and said innocently:

"Although Rong Shuo’s injuries were severe, they were not fatal, and I detoxified him, yet he still didn’t wake up. Who knows if he was pretending? So, today I fed him some medicinal soup for stimulation, and there, he’s awake."

When Gu Lan walked in, she saw that Rong Shuo was already sitting up on the bed, and when he saw her, a faint smile appeared on his pale face:

"These days, while I was injured, Young Brother Gu did well. On behalf of the people of the Southern Border and the border army, thank you, Young Brother Gu."

Gu Lan replied, "No need for that, Prince. Protecting the borders and the safety of the people is my duty. Now that the Prince is awake, the Southern Border needs you to take charge of the situation."

Rong Shuo shook his head, saying nothing, and his gaze fell on Rong Heng behind Gu Lan. He spoke with surprise: "Wu, you’re here too?"

Rong Heng remained silent, his face indifferent.

Between him and Rong Shuo, there was Rong Luo’s death, and there would be no reconciliation.

"Since you’re here, Su Yi, take the Pingnan Army soldiers from the camp and hand them over to Rong Heng to command from now on." Rong Shuo looked at Su Yi and said softly.

Su Yi was taken aback: "Your Highness, I am your subordinate, and Fifth Prince Rong is merely a Military Discussion Captain; he cannot command troops."

Rong Shuo’s deep and contemplative gaze seemed to see through everything, and his tone was firm and solemn, leaving no room for doubt:

"I told you to do it, so do it. The Pingnan Army rightfully belongs to Rong Heng. I have only been fulfilling my promise all these years, and now, to return it intact — Wu, are you satisfied?"

Rong Heng looked into Rong Shuo’s gentle eyes and felt a slight tremor in his heart.

He once thought that the matter of Su Yi being one of the Xiao family was deeply concealed.

He had not expected Rong Shuo had known from the beginning that Su Yi was his man.

Despite that, Rong Shuo had allowed Su Yi to become a commander of the border army and regarded him as a right-hand man. Now, he even voluntarily handed over command of the Pingnan Army to him.

In his youth, Rong Shuo had promised he would protect his younger siblings.

His life seemed to have been lived for them, for the fulfillment of his promise.

Rong Heng lowered his gaze, saying: "Thank you for your trust, Prince."

Rong Shuo smiled, not exposing Rong Heng’s current emotions.

"I only just learned about Li Yuanju’s matter. I will personally report to Your Majesty and make this matter clear," Rong Shuo’s eyes flickered with a trace of pain when mentioning Li Yuanju, "This man deserves death. I have no objection to Gu Lan’s decision. However, he is still hanging alive at the city gate, and if the Wei army were to kill him, it would be inappropriate."

Gu Lan said, "I hadn’t considered that. I’ll bring him down and lock him up."

Rong Shuo steadied himself, his tone nonchalant: "No need for such trouble, Young Brother Gu. Tomorrow, behead him publicly."

Gu Lan: "Alright, big brother."

She had thought Rong Shuo wanted to spare Li Yuanju’s life, not expecting he was even more ruthless.

Rong Shuo gave some more instructions and finally said: "To boost morale, I will go to the front tomorrow. However, as my injuries haven’t healed, Gu Lan will continue to handle military affairs."

Seeing that Rong Shuo was indeed awake and in good spirits, the generals finally let go of their worries and left with joyful expressions, leaving only Gu Lan and Rong Heng behind.

With a gentle tone, Rong Shuo spoke:

"Who was it that, while I was unconscious, was beside me, shouting for their brother to wake up... Now that I’m awake, some people are silent."

Rong Heng coldly replied: "It wasn’t me."

Gu Lan quickly turned her head to look at Rong Heng.

On Rong Heng’s handsome face appeared a hint of red. His expression was cold and ruthless, but paired with his flushed face, it gave off a sense of being caught in the act, flustered and exasperated.

"Wu, you’re still just like when we were kids," Rong Shuo’s tone had a touch of teasing.

Rong Heng, with a cold expression and gritting his teeth, said: "I knew it. After you coughed yesterday evening, you woke up. You were pretending to be unconscious."

On Rong Shuo’s resolute and stern face appeared a faint smile: "Gu Lan had managed the border army so well, why did I need to wake up?"

Rong Heng: "How did the medicinal soup taste today? I added Tang Zhan’s chili specially."

Rong Shuo was stunned, and after a breath, he reacted, roaring in a low voice:

"No wonder! No wonder! I thought my taste had gone wrong from lying down so long. I didn’t expect you brat to try to murder your brother!"

Rong Heng snorted lightly and took out a letter he carried with him:

"This is a letter for you from Consort Jia."