My younger sister insisted on marrying me and made me the Marquis' wife.

Chapter 558 Escape
Lord Gu seemed to have thought of something, his eyes flashed, and his fingers at his sides couldn't help but curl slightly.

Gu Baozhu raised her chin proudly and danced with joy. "That's right. Xu Tang challenged me and lost two out of three games, but he refused to give up and insisted on fighting again. I wanted him to accept the defeat with conviction, so I agreed. I made a deal with him that if he lost again, he would call me dad. If I hadn't invited me just now, he would have been the only one to call me dad."

Qin Yuan exclaimed in surprise: "I didn't expect you to be so good at Cuju (ancient Chinese football). I heard that Xu Tang is an exceptionally skilled Cuju player, which is why he was kept in the palace to keep the emperor company. No one in the palace can match him, and he is also very ruthless. Many people have fallen victim to his schemes. If you encounter him in the future, you should be extra careful."

Gu Baozhu shook her head nonchalantly. "It's hard to live up to the reputation I have. If he's so foolish as to plot against me, I could justifiably break his legs. I was just worried he wouldn't come."

Seeing that neither Madam Gu nor Lord Gu scolded her, she had to seize the opportunity to brag loudly, which attracted several children to applaud her and admire her very much.

After everyone finished eating, Rong Momo took the children out. Gu Baozhu then said to Qin Yuan, "Heng Ge'er said he wanted to play polo with me and introduced me to Xu Tang so we could get closer. But he's been missing for the past two days, and I've been too busy to look for him."

Qin Yuan knew that Qin Heng had probably fallen victim to Cui's evil deeds, so she said with a smile, "Aren't you trying to get close to him? Now that you've forced people to call you dad, I'm afraid you're going to create a grudge. It's better if he's not here, as he can help you mediate in the future."

Gu Baozhu rolled her eyes and said, "Who cares? If Xu Tang can't tolerate me, then that's even better. I have plenty of tricks waiting for him."

He looks like he is only afraid that the world will not be in chaos.

Lord Gu finally couldn't help but scold: "You should calm down a bit. Don't think that you are so powerful. You should know that there are always stronger ones among the strong."

Madam Gu, who had been silent the entire time, finally spoke up: "Baozhu, can you please behave yourself before you go to the White Crane Academy? Even after you go there, you should be more restrained. As the saying goes, teeth that are too hard fall out quickly, and tongues that are too soft live the longest. Mother only hopes that you will have a worry-free life."

Gu Baozhu lowered her head, holding the teacup, and nodded in agreement, but everyone could see that she didn't take it to heart at all.

Gu Liuye quickly changed the subject: "Third brother called us all here suddenly, but what's the important matter?"

Lord Gu sighed, took a sip of his teacup, put it down, and then picked it up again three or four times before saying, "I won't hide it from you. A lot has happened outside these past few days..."

Gu Baozhu immediately became interested: "Third brother, I have been asking around these days, but I haven't heard anything."

Glancing at her sideways, Lord Gu sneered, "What can you force Eighteen and the others to tell you? If you can force them to tell you anything, they'll be punished."

Seeing that she was silent, Lord Gu coughed lightly and said solemnly, "It's difficult to go into details about the details, but you should be careful when you leave the palace in the future. Now I... I have formed an alliance with the King of Qi. The Crown Prince and Queen Lin are still trying to win over the Dingbei Marquisate, but I'm afraid they won't have much patience in the future."

Qin Yuan and Master Gu Liu were silent. Gu Baozhu blinked and asked, "Didn't Third Brother say that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi was a black sesame dumpling? Our Dingbei Marquisate is only loyal to the Emperor and doesn't interfere in the affairs of the royal family."

Lord Gu paused before saying, "We, the Dingbei Marquisate, are loyal only to the Emperor, but the Emperor is worried about us, and he's been forced into a corner... After the holiday, go to the White Crane Academy to study, and don't get involved in the capital. Don't associate with people like You Da and Song Er. I know you can't control your mouth, but this matter concerns the life and death of our Gu family, so I'm sure you know the importance of it."

Gu Baozhu was stunned for a moment, then muttered, "What's going on? We're just a bunch of ladies having a casual get-together. What kind of trouble could we possibly cause?"

Master Gu Liu hurriedly tugged at her sleeve and said, "Just listen to Third Brother. That Yu Da is very cunning. If you get close to her, you might be tricked into telling her something in a few words. Even if you know nothing, she won't be able to get anything out of you. What if she tricks you and ties you to the prince's boat? What will Third Brother do then?"

Gu Baozhu was very unconvinced, "Am I that stupid?"

Qin Yuan smiled and said, "You're not stupid, you're just not as smart as them. If you compare your weaknesses with their strengths, you'll naturally lose. Let's hide away for now, and wait until the situation in the court is settled. Then it will be fine."

"No one knows me better than my third sister-in-law," Gu Baozhu was deeply moved. "I will never hold my third brother back."

Sixth Master Gu glanced at Gu Baozhu and sighed inwardly. Old Madam Gu clutched her prayer beads tightly in her hand, her expression grave: "Third son… what exactly has happened these past few days…?"

Gu Jinghui didn't hide it any further and said slowly, "A few days ago, someone set fire to the Jingzhao Yin Mansion prison and nearly kidnapped Monk Zhiguang. Luckily, we got the news and gave chase overnight. Unexpectedly, we captured several members of the Yelu clan."

Everyone was shocked and asked hurriedly, "How could this be? What else?"

Gu Jinghui's face was expressionless, and his voice was low: "...and...there are a few more assassins, they are from Marquis Cheng'en's men."

Qin Yuan let out a long sigh.

Marquis Cheng'en is the younger brother of Queen Lin and is deeply loved by the Emperor. Previously, people only suspected that Monk Zhiguang was from Queen Lin's faction, but now it has been confirmed.

The room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Outside the window, you could clearly hear the laughter of the little maids watching the cats and dogs fight.

Two different moods separated by a window.

Qin Yuan was stunned for a moment before asking, "What happened to Monk Zhiguang?"

If anything happens to Monk Zhiguang, this matter will be difficult to resolve.

and……

The corner of his eye swept over the gloomy face of Old Madam Gu.

Qin Yuan thought that she needed an answer as to who the corpse in the dry well was.

Gu Jinghui said woodenly, "They were kidnapped by bandits."

"Bandits?"

Everyone was shocked again.

Gu Jinghui nodded and said, "Yes, the bandits are now hiding in the imperial estate outside the capital."

Gu Baozhu could no longer contain herself and jumped up: "Why not order people to search every village?"

Master Gu Liu scolded, "Nonsense! The imperial estates outside the capital are all under the names of the royal family. How can we search them so casually? Besides, the matter of Monk Zhiguang's escape should be under the jurisdiction of the Jingzhao Yinfu and the Wucheng Bingma Division. How can we, Third Brother, get involved and alert the Crown Prince and others? We can only act in secret."

Qin Yuan nodded.

It seems that Mr. Gu Liu has not spent these days in vain with Mr. Songshan, and has made a lot of progress.

Gu Baozhu couldn't refute him, so she sat down angrily and cursed, "What's the point of the Jingzhao Yin Mansion? Not only is there no trace of Xu Zhen, but now the bandits are hiding in the imperial manor, so there's no way to control them."