Farming with kids: My deceased husband returns and I spoil him rotten.

"Didn't I just say that I have something I'd like to ask the Prime Minister for help with?"

Gu Yu looked at Hu Junling and said.

Hu Junling nodded and smiled, saying, "General Gu Yu, to be honest, I don't think I can be of any help to you. One is a civil official and the other is a military general; who can help whom?"

"Prime Minister, you are a wise man. I know you understand what I just said, so please help me."

Gu Yu looked at Hu Junling very seriously and said, word by word.

Hu Junling said, "You really overestimate me. I don't know what you mean."

Gu Yu wanted to say something, but Shang Qing stopped him and turned to look at her.

Shang Qing held Gu Yu's hand. She was happy that he was able to help her like this, but that didn't mean she wanted to see him constantly talking to others as if he were begging for a favor.

"Since the Prime Minister doesn't know what this means, then we won't stay any longer. We'll take our leave now, and the Prime Minister can just pretend we were never here."

As she spoke, Shang Qing grabbed Gu Yu's hand and walked outside. Of course, the gifts she brought could not be left for Hu Junling.

Upon seeing the movement, Hu Junling narrowed his eyes and slightly raised the corners of his mouth.

Gu Yu was grabbed by her and walked out of the gate. Before he could say anything, Shang Qing had already gotten into the carriage.

Having no other choice, Gu Yu could only get into the carriage as well.

……

The carriage was very quiet. Shang Qing kept a gloomy face and didn't say a word. The surroundings were also very gloomy.

Seeing Shang Qing like this, Gu Yu was also a little scared and asked cautiously, "What's wrong with you? Why did you come back from Hu Junling's residence just now?"

"It seems that Hu Junling also knows what happened, but he is unwilling to say more. We have no one else to turn to. You were too impulsive today."

Shang Qing frowned and looked at Gu Yu: "Can't you tell that he's deliberately not telling us? If we keep bothering him, it will only make him resentful."

"If he wanted to talk, he would have done so when you introduced me, instead of saying all this nonsense. Also, I don't like the tone of your voice when you talk to him."

Thinking of Gu Yu's appearance just now, her face turned even uglier.

“You just humbled yourself, but he didn’t budge. You’re a general; you don’t need to do that, especially not because of this matter.”

After saying that, Shang Qing turned her head away and stopped looking at Gu Yu.

In fact, after the two generals remained silent, she realized how terrifying the enemy she was about to face was, and the death of the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review was even more unfathomable.

Soon, they returned to the General's Mansion. Gu Yu was still immersed in what Shang Qing had just said. He was very happy because Shang Qing had protected him.

But on the way, he thought of something else: the person behind Huo Sicheng and Hu Junling who could keep quiet must be very powerful.

Gu Yu walked up to Shang Qing and looked at her very seriously.

Shang Qing felt uncomfortable being stared at by Gu Yu, so she asked, "Just say what you want to say, don't keep staring at me."

"Can you please stop investigating this matter?" Gu Yu said directly.

Shang Qing frowned slightly: "What did you say?"

"Although I don't know the specifics, this matter has kept both prime ministers silent, and I will be implicated because of it, so let's stop here, okay?"

Gu Yu reached out and grabbed Shang Qing's hand, his eyes filled with a hint of pleading.

Shang Qing saw his gaze, pulled her hand away from his, and said calmly, "I can't stop now. This matter must be investigated further."

"Why? Why can't we stop?" Gu Yu asked, somewhat agitated.

Shang Qing did not answer Gu Yu's question because she understood that once the mastermind behind the scenes found out that she was the one who broke the scheme in the village, she would inevitably be implicated and the people around her would be in danger.

Since that's the case, she might as well turn the tables and take the initiative.

"Can you think about me and the child? Think more about us, okay? Let's stop here."

Gu Yu gripped Shang Qing's shoulders tightly, hoping she would agree to stop.

Shang Qing stood up abruptly, shaking his hand off her shoulder. She frowned and said, "Gu Yu, you're a general, you have a brain, can't you understand something this simple?"

“I’m already involved in this matter, and I can’t get away from it at all, just like you can’t escape from the capital.”

Gu Yu lowered his head slightly: "I clearly didn't want you to be in danger, but in the end you still ended up in danger."

"Things are unpredictable, and don't worry, they won't make a move anytime soon. I'm still safe, so there's nothing to worry about."

Seeing Gu Yu like this, Shang Qing couldn't help but offer words of comfort.

Gu Yu reached out and hugged Shang Qing: "I hope you are free from disasters and troubles, I hope you are carefree, but why are these things so difficult?"

Shang Qing did not push Gu Yu away, but instead smiled and said, "How many things in this world are perfect?"

"I'm scared, Shang Qing. I'm really scared. Before, on the battlefield, even when swords were right in front of me, I wasn't scared. But now I'm scared."

Gu Yu held Shang Qing tightly: "I'm afraid you'll be in danger, afraid I can't protect you, what should I do?"

Shang Qing couldn't help but pat Gu Yu on the back and whispered, "Don't be afraid. Didn't you say I'm very smart? Then you should trust me. They won't be a match for me."

Even so, it was merely a way of comforting Gu Yu.

Shang Qing didn't know who "he" was, only that he was of noble status, and even the two prime ministers didn't dare to talk about it. She didn't think she could handle this matter well.

But we have to try no matter what, maybe a miracle will happen.

Gu Yu could tell that Shang Qing was trying to comfort him, but even if it was just words of comfort, he was willing to believe that Shang Qing would beat them.

"Yes, you will definitely beat them. You are the best."

Gu Yu spoke to Shang Qing in a very firm tone.

Shang Qing thought Gu Yu would say something else, but unexpectedly he would agree with her.

She couldn't help but laugh: "I was just bragging, and you actually believed me? Isn't that a bit too blindly trusting?"

"No, you will definitely beat them. I believe in you. You are the smartest. Your daughters also believe that their mother is the smartest. You must believe in yourself too."

Gu Yu released Shang Qing, staring into her eyes to let her see the trust he had in them.

Shang Qing looked into Gu Yu's eyes, where she saw her own reflection. She smiled and said, "You all believe me now. If I didn't, it would seem a bit unreasonable."

“Don’t be afraid, we shouldn’t be afraid. Even if no one helps us, we still have ourselves,” Gu Yu said.