After being forced into a marriage with a wealthy family, the virtuous wife caused a huge uproar.

"So what if I did it? You're just a merchant's daughter, so you have to put up with it." Gu Qingya didn't care at all that she knew. The thought of a merchant's daughter living under the same roof as her made her feel uncomfortable all over.

Rong Yingluo smiled faintly.

As expected, it was her. She has no cunning whatsoever and bullies the weak by taking advantage of her status.

Rong Yingluo couldn't understand how the so-called "pretentious" Su Shi could raise her daughter like this, lacking any of the demeanor of a well-bred lady.

"Sister, no matter how much you look down on me, I am still your sister-in-law. Your mother carefully selected the wife of the heir for your elder brother." Rong Yingluo emphasized her status to provoke her.

"Hmph, sister-in-law, you don't deserve it. Beat her up." How could Gu Qingya possibly call her sister-in-law?

The four maids behind Gu Qingya rolled up their sleeves and approached Rong Yingluo and her maid.

"Miss, what should we do? Let's run!" Yinghong saw that there were only two of them against five opponents, and they were no match for them. There were no servants around, and even if there were, they might not help them.

"Okay, let's run." Rong Yingluo chose a direction and took off running.

"Trying to run? Grab her!" Gu Qingya's anger was further aroused.

The four maids received the order and chased after her. Gu Qingya also lifted her skirt and followed behind. She was determined to see Rong Yingluo's miserable state today.

Rong Yingluo understands feng shui. Although she is not familiar with the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, she can guess the location of the mansion's garden according to the laws of feng shui.

She didn't run fast, keeping the people chasing her at a distance that was neither too close nor too far, making it impossible for them to catch her.

"Miss, run faster!" Yinghong was frantic and wanted to run with her mistress, but her mistress dodged her twice.

"Yinghong, I...I'm so tired. I knelt in the ancestral hall all night, and my legs are too weak." Rong Yingluo deliberately gasped for breath and raised her voice so that the maids behind her could hear her.

Sure enough, the maids sped up after hearing this.

Thus, a rare and beautiful scene appeared on the road leading from the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion to the garden.

Seven women chased after him, their clothes fluttering in the breeze.

Rong Yingluo, who was ahead, called out, "Sister, stop chasing!"

Gu Qingya shouted from behind, "Rong Yingluo, you stop right there!"

With such a commotion, Gu Ce quickly got the news, and he was eager to see how Rong Yingluo would escape her predicament.

He knew Gu Qingya's temperament very well; she would never give up until she achieved her goal.

Rong Yingluo led a group of girls onto the winding bridge over the lotus pond in the garden. Ahead was the pavilion in the pond, and there was no further path.

A smile spread across her eyes; this was the place.

She pretended to be too tired to run anymore, stopped, put her hands on her knees, and breathed heavily.

"Let's see where you run now." Gu Qingya glared fiercely at Rong Yingluo. She was also exhausted from running and was panting heavily just like Rong Yingluo, as were the four maids.

"Little sister, are you really going to push things to the extreme?" Rong Yingluo was trying to give her the chance to stop making things difficult for herself. If Gu Qingya still didn't stop, then she shouldn't blame her for being impolite.

The reason she ran so far was to make the best of a situation so that no one could criticize her.

As the eldest sister-in-law, she had already been quite accommodating to her younger sister, but Gu Qingya persisted relentlessly.

"If you let my maid beat you up, I'll let you go." Gu Qingya gasped.

She hadn't felt it before, but after running so far, her knees, which had been pricked by pebbles, hurt terribly. She became even more furious and was determined to get revenge.

"I'm your sister-in-law." Rong Yingluo straightened up and stopped running.

"Miss, hurry up and rush over there, I'll hold them off." Yinghong, protecting her mistress, gave Rong Yingluo a strong push from behind, urging her to run back quickly.

"Beat him!" Gu Qingya's anger was ignited by the pain in her knees.

The four maids rushed towards Rong Yingluo.

Rong Yingluo screamed in fright, "Don't come any closer!"

Then she dodged left and right, seemingly without any strategy, but each time she dodged, she cleverly bumped into a maid.

Although the force didn't seem strong, the maid who was hit lost her balance and fell towards the lotus pond. Even the railing couldn't stop her, and she fell into the water with a splash.

All four maids fell into the water, leaving Gu Qingya dumbfounded. How could this have happened?

Rong Yingluo ran back like a headless fly. When she passed by Gu Qingya, she stumbled and bumped into her. Gu Qingya, who hadn't recovered yet, was also knocked into the water.

"Ah! Rong Liuli, I'm going to kill you!" But before she could finish shouting, the water from the lotus pond had already rushed into her mouth.

Rong Yingluo was "terrified" and turned to stone.

In the distance, Gu Ce and his guard Zhong Sheng, who were hiding in a tree, stared wide-eyed.

"Your Highness, how did the young mistress manage that? It was a bit far away, I couldn't see it clearly." Zhong Sheng rubbed his eyes hard.

"I didn't see it clearly either." Gu Ce's lips curled up.

She definitely didn't suffer any losses.

"Young Master, should we go and save her?" Zhong Sheng saw the young lady struggling in the water for a while, but the young mistress didn't call for help.

"No need, the water isn't even as high as a person, you won't drown." Gu Ce was very curious about Rong Yingluo's technique; he really hadn't seen it clearly.

"But the young lady will get sick if she stays in the water for too long, and it's already autumn." Although Zhong Sheng also disliked the young lady, he was afraid that the Duchess would be punished if she found out that they had failed to help her.

"If you want to save her, then go ahead and do it. You can marry a few more wives while you're at it." Gu Ce glared at Zhong Sheng, then turned and left. "Remember to investigate Rong Liuli thoroughly again."

Zhong Sheng shrugged and followed.

"Help! Help! Someone has fallen into the water!" Rong Yingluo on the Nine-Bend Bridge "finally" reacted and began to shout.

Yinghong had long been stunned by her master's "bravery" and was awakened by the shouts. When she came to her senses, she also shouted.

At this moment, Yinghong's admiration for the young lady was like a surging river, endless and boundless.

It wasn't until the master and servant were shouting themselves hoarse that a few old women heard them and rushed over. Together, they pulled the five girls out of the water.

Upon receiving the news, Su Jingyi rushed over with her maid: "Qingya, my daughter, how did you end up in the water?"

She knew her daughter was going to deal with Rong Yingluo, and she was naturally happy to see it happen.

Her daughter was her most effective weapon.

"Mother, it was Rong Liuli who knocked me into the water." Gu Qingya immediately complained as soon as she saw her mother.

She swallowed several mouthfuls of pond water before finally managing to stick her head out of the water and barely managed to touch the bottom, thus avoiding drowning.

Rong Yingluo sneered inwardly. She was soaking wet and didn't even bother to go back and take a bath and change. Well, she would just stall for time a little longer.

"Mother, I am innocent! I went with my husband to visit my grandmother. We had just left Shousong Courtyard and hadn't gone far when we met my sister. She didn't listen to any reason and ordered the maid to beat me."

Although I am the eldest sister-in-law, I cannot allow her to make a mistake. If she were to hit her eldest sister-in-law today, her reputation would be ruined. The daughter-in-law had no choice but to flee. But her younger sister still refused to let her go, and chased after her relentlessly with her maid.

In her panic, she fled into the garden and ran onto the winding bridge. Finding herself with nowhere to go, the daughter-in-law could only run back, only to be caught by them. In the struggle, she accidentally pushed the maid into the water. "My sister, I lost my footing and fell on top of her, which is why she fell into the water." Rong Yingluo finished speaking and began to cry sadly, feeling utterly wronged.