Gu Lan heard from You'er that when Basang and Duoji met, the two men, both towering at 1.9 meters, embraced each other and cried for half a two-hour period, utterly shocked that both were still alive.
The day before yesterday, when Duoji saw Gu Lan, he nearly dropped to his knees to bow to her. Well, she felt more affirmed in her decision; her big nephew was getting more obedient, yet...
Gu Lan glanced subtly at Gu Chengzhao laughing merrily, thinking that his obedience seemed to target everyone, and that was not good.
She preferred a lion, wild and unruly, yet would obediently beg her for food, rather than a circus pet from the zoo.
Duoji seemed a bit downcast and said, "I, I heard from Basang that the Dingyuan Marquis has returned and came out to see. The outside seems quite lively these days."
He looked at Gu Chengzhao and asked softly, "Did the Marquis return victorious?"
The Dingyuan Marquis' victorious return meant that the Qiangrong Royal Court had been defeated.
