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

Chapter 704 Betrayal
The conversation ended there.

Whether the King of Qi and the Ninth Princess agreed or not, there was no stopping them.

Qin Yuan stepped forward and praised, "Miss Gu, you have excellent skills. You managed to capture all three of them, thus clearing my and Qin Siyuan's names."

Gu Baozhu tilted her head back and said smugly, "Easy, easy. Who told them to be so tired of living and try to harm my third sister-in-law's family?"

"It's lucky they ran into me. If it were my third brother, haha! I'd be beating them senseless!"

Qin Yuan asked with a smile, "I wonder if these three are willing to tell the truth?"

Gu Baozhu nodded and then shook her head.

“I also brought the waiters, the manager, and the maids. With so many people as witnesses, it won’t matter if they bite off their tongues and swallow them.”

Qin Yuan looked at Gu Baozhu and nodded with emotion.

Great, you're getting smarter and smarter.

Gu Baozhu was even more pleased with herself. Without delay, she kicked the three people several times in the blink of an eye, the red pom-poms on her embroidered shoes leaving afterimages as they swayed.

The three people woke up instantly, groaning and crying out in pain.

King Qi couldn't help but shout, "Good!"

Lord Gu's lips also curved into a smile very quickly.

Among the crowd, Commander Fu praised, "Miss Gu's martial arts skills are superb, which is truly rare." After a pause, he added, "I have heard that the Marquis of Dingbei's mansion intends to take in a son-in-law. I wonder if this is true or not."

Lord Xu had no time for such talk and replied stiffly, "I was unaware of this. Since my sister passed away, our families have not been as close as before. Even if Your Excellency is unable to, my sister has given birth to two sons."

The implication is that if one has nephews or nieces to adopt, there is no need to take in a son-in-law.

Commander Fu rolled his eyes and then fell silent. Gu Baozhu was agile and unlike ordinary women, which showed that the Gu family intended to raise her as a boy.

If we could arrange for one of our nephews or nieces to marry into the Gu family and establish a connection with them, that would be a good thing.

As for what Master Gu thinks...

It doesn't matter at all.

Unaware that she was being watched, Gu Baozhu didn't mince words. She cupped her hands in greeting and laughed heartily, "It's just a trivial skill. I'm sorry to have made Your Highness laugh at me."

Lord Gu said in a deep voice, "It's getting late. Tell them to speak quickly. The sooner they speak, the better."

"Yes," Gu Baozhu replied, then looked down at the three people on the ground and said coldly, "Who wants to speak first?"

All three remained silent.

Without saying much, Gu Baozhu stepped forward, bent down, grabbed the back of her head, and exposed her face so that everyone could see clearly.

"This is Xu Tang. He was recommended by His Highness Prince Qi to play polo in the palace. He injured his foot a few days ago and is recuperating at home."

King Qi nodded.

Gu Baozhu grabbed another person and showed him, saying, "This is the old eunuch by Prince Jin's side. I'm sure His Highness Prince Qi will recognize him as well."

King Qi nodded.

"This one……"

The woman quickly covered her face with her sleeve and pleaded, "Please, Miss Gu, understand my predicament and don't make me show my face in public and bring shame to my husband's family."

"I was merely there by chance; I had no involvement in the matter."

"Xiao Lian?"

Lin Ziqi exclaimed in disbelief.

The woman's body trembled violently, and she dared not lower her sleeve.

Lin Ziqi walked over in a few steps, utterly shocked: "Is it really you? Didn't I take you home? Why did you change your clothes again?"

The woman just kept sobbing.

Gu Baozhu ignored him and said to the woman, "If you tell the truth, I will not let you show your face."

The woman paused, then said softly, "What did I say? I don't know anything, I just overheard them gossiping."

Gu Baozhu sneered, "I just went there and heard everything. You dare to say you know nothing?" The woman shrank back and lowered her head, remaining silent.

Lin Ziqi's face was pale, and he seemed lost in thought. He looked as if he had been struck by a heavy hammer and was broken, yet he managed to stay upright.

Gu Baozhu said coldly, "I'll count to three. If you don't speak after three counts, then you don't need to speak anymore."

The woman curled up even tighter.

Gu Baozhu slowly said, "One."

The woman began to cry softly again.

Gu Baozhu raised her striking eyebrows slightly and quickly said, "Three."

"..." The woman stopped crying in surprise.

Before she could say anything, a strong force struck from behind her head, revealing her tear-streaked face to the light.

"This is Lin Ziqi's concubine, Aunt Yu."

The woman screamed, her body trembling like a wounded cub trying to hide in the shadows and lick her wounds.

Lin Ziqi felt a pang of heartache: "Why should a noble lady from a marquis's mansion make things difficult for a weak woman?"

Gu Baozhu said with a mocking expression, "When Xu Tang said he would first take down Qin Siyuan tonight and then use you as a sacrifice, this weak woman was afraid that you wouldn't die a miserable death."

"Impossible. Xiaolian has always been sincere to me. How could you possibly understand the bond we've shared since childhood?"

Lin Ziqi immediately retorted.

It seemed as if he had nothing left in the world, but he still possessed Aunt Yu's sincere heart.

Gu Baozhu said to Yu Xiaolian, who was sobbing with her head down, "I never expected that Lin Ziqi would not only be a bad person, but also have poor eyesight."

However, since he betrayed the Qin family, it's understandable that you betrayed him as well.

You two are evenly matched, so you're a good match.

Aunt Yu remained silent, her tears flowing like a gushing spring.

At this moment, Qin Heng squeezed in and said with a sneer, "Lin Ziqi, I heard it with my own ears. Xu Tang told this old eunuch that Aunt Yu had been stirring up trouble in front of you a lot. Otherwise, you wouldn't have so readily joined Wu in smearing the Qin family."

You probably didn't expect that Mr. Wu was holding the original manuscript, waiting to deliver the final blow.

Gu Baozhu said in a high-pitched voice, "Oh dear, this frail woman originally planned to leave with Xu Tang tonight, and even changed into a new outfit."

"Lin Ziqi, look at this. Being betrayed and abandoned by everyone is the ending His Highness Prince Jin and Xu Tang arranged for you."

"I can't live anymore, I can't live anymore..." Aunt Yu cried out in a shrill voice.

But she dared not say that she hadn't done it.

Lin Ziqi swayed violently, almost losing his balance.

Even her lips turned pale.

But she still insisted, "You, you're lying, I don't believe you."

Gu Baozhu scoffed: "Believe it or not."

Qin Yuan added sarcastically, "I never imagined that Lin Juren, who possessed such righteous spirit and tore his robes to sever ties with the Qin family and Qin Juren for the sake of fairness for all scholars, would have been a useless person in your master's eyes long ago."

What use are you now?

Lin Ziqi coughed up blood with a "poof," staining his front of his shirt red.

Qin Heng frowned and sighed, saying, "Second brother-in-law, although you are not a decent person, I will still call you second brother-in-law for the sake of my second sister."

My second sister is pregnant, so no matter how angry my father is, he has to consider her feelings.

But if you don't tell the truth and offend Young Master Nantang... and Mr. Songshan, you will offend my brother-in-law.

"After tonight, no one can save you."

Xu Tang, who had been holding on, finally spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Brother, you must not fall for their divisive tactics."