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

"What do you want to say to me?" Rong Yingluo deliberately looked disgusted, as if she didn't want to talk to her.

"Sister-in-law, I was wrong to treat you like that before. I apologize to you today. Please forgive me for the sake of us being family." Gu Qingya lowered her head slightly, looking like a puppy begging for its owner's pet.

"Okay, go ahead." Rong Yingluo pretended to be moved by her appearance.

"There are too many people here, it's not convenient for us to talk privately. I'll take you somewhere where there's no one around, so we can talk in private." Gu Qingya said this deliberately to increase the mystery and arouse Rong Yingluo's curiosity.

By this time, the banquet was already in its middle stages, and many guests had already left their seats, either to relieve themselves, to find a place to chat with people they wanted to befriend, or to toast each other.

The woman also started playing some tricks.

Leaving his seat at this time was not abrupt.

Rong Yingluo followed Gu Qingya to the Zhao family's garden, but Gu Qingya forbade her two maids from following.

Rong Yingluo knew what she was going to do, so she naturally cooperated.

Princess Xiangyi, who was at the banquet, saw Gu Qingya leave with Rong Yingluo. Her eyes were filled with malice, and a sinister smile slowly spread from the corner of her mouth to her ears.

She took another sip of fruit wine, then left the table and followed Rong Yingluo and the other woman at a distance.

Gu Ce kept a close eye on Rong Yingluo's movements, and got up when he saw her leave.

As he passed Liu Changhua, he pretended to trip over a chair leg, which conveniently caught Liu Changhua's back, causing Liu Changhua's bowl of soup to spill all over him.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Liu. I didn't mean to. Would you like to change your clothes?" Gu Ce didn't show any of the attitude one would expect when apologizing; instead, his smile gave one goosebumps.

"Hmph." Liu Changhua knew how formidable Gu Ce was, so he just snorted and got up to change his clothes.

Just as he walked to a place where there was no one in front or behind him, he felt a pain in the back of his neck and fainted. Then a pill was stuffed into his mouth.

"Brother Feng, you're too fast!" Ling Yun wanted to show off, but Ling Feng stole the spotlight again.

Last time at the Duan Tiandi Gambling House, Ling Feng stole the spotlight from everyone, making him look utterly incompetent.

"Such dirty work is better left to your older brother. You'd better keep your hands clean, or you might never be able to find a wife." Ling Feng hoisted the man onto his back and left.

"Do people of our status even deserve to get married? What a pipe dream," Ling Yun muttered to himself, and immediately headed towards the garden.

When he saw Princess Xiangyi, he revealed a sly smile. Just as his master had guessed, this woman would definitely come to see the outcome.

Lingyun did the same thing again.

When he carried Princess Xiangyi on his back, he finally understood why Brother Feng had knocked Liu Changhua unconscious before him.

He's so angry because he has to carry women around.

He's still not as smart as Brother Feng.

Seeing that the two had succeeded, Gu Ce felt relieved and continued to follow Rong Yingluo at a distance.

the other side.

Gu Qingya led Rong Yingluo to a waterside pavilion and stood by the railing.

"Speak, what is it?" Rong Yingluo's eyes were filled with amusement.

"Sister-in-law, Princess Xiangyi is trying to harm you. She wants me to push you into the water now and drown you," Gu Qingya said solemnly.

After arguing with Princess Xiangyi, Gu Qingya felt as bitter as if she had swallowed a bitter pill.

From the age of thirteen, she had liked Yuwen Tai and dreamed of marrying him when she grew up.

Once, she and Princess Xiangyi went out of the city for a spring outing and boating on the lake. She wanted to fish, but accidentally fell into the water. She couldn't swim, and after floating up and down in the water for a few moments, she sank straight to the bottom.

At that moment, she was terrified.

Just when she thought she was going to die, it was Prince Xuan who jumped into the water and saved her.

To protect her reputation, the Crown Prince of Xuan issued a gag order, and only a few people on the ship knew about it; it was not spread outside the ship.

From then on, she secretly harbored feelings for him, but Prince Xuan made no move. Unaware of his feelings for her, she seized every opportunity to get close to him.

The heir is already nineteen years old, and the Xuan Prince's Mansion has not yet arranged a marriage for him.

She wondered if he was waiting for her to come of age, but several months had passed since then and he still hadn't come to propose marriage.

She is in a hurry.

But today, Princess Xiangyi said she wanted to marry her elder brother and even told her to lure her sister-in-law here to drown.

How could she possibly help Princess Xiangyi, someone who was about to ruin her dreams? She would never help her.

So she chose to tell the truth, and how to deal with it is up to her sister-in-law.

"Oh? Why are you telling me?" Rong Yingluo was taken aback, but she was very satisfied with Gu Qingya's choice.

"I'll tell you what I want to tell you. Why are there so many 'whys'? We're family." Gu Qingya said awkwardly.

From this moment on, she truly bowed down to Rong Yingluo.

The apology I gave this morning wasn't from the heart.

And at this moment, she was willing to tell the truth.

"The water isn't deep; it won't drown me," Rong Yingluo said, glancing at the surface of the water.

The ponds in each garden were all dug by hand to plant lotus flowers for ornamental purposes, and were at most one person deep.

"I don't know, Princess Xiangyi just told me to do it this way. As for what other plans she has, I don't know." Gu Qingya was telling the truth.

She asked Yuwen Xiangyi at the time, but didn't tell her.

Rong Yingluo frowned. The water wasn't deep, and she wouldn't drown if pushed in. As for embarrassing her, there was no one around. Even if she were pushed into the water, Gu Qingya would just scream and call for help. At most, they would just pull her out, and she wouldn't embarrass herself.

Would Princess Xiangyi be that foolish?

If Princess Xiangyi wants to marry Gu Ce, then they must get rid of her, or perhaps ruin her reputation, so that the Gu family will have to divorce her out of consideration for their reputation.

Princess Xiangyi, as the daughter of a first-rank prince, possesses a noble status and is arrogant. Such a person would only crush others.

So it's more likely they'll kill her, rather than ruin her reputation.

Having figured this out, Rong Yingluo narrowed her eyes dangerously.

She looked into the distance and saw Gu Ce dart behind a pillar.

Having made up her mind, Rong Yingluo leaped into the water.

"Sister-in-law!" Gu Qingya was dumbfounded.

She told the truth to show her attitude. Her sister-in-law appreciated her understanding and pushed her to the ground before leaving. In this way, she fulfilled Princess Xiangyi's request, and her sister-in-law would not have fallen into the water.

Why did she jump into the water by herself?

As soon as Rong Yingluo fell into the water, she noticed someone quietly diving towards her, grabbing her, and pulling her completely underwater.

Just as the man was about to grab her by the neck, Rong Yingluo quickly pulled out a dagger from her leg and plunged it into the man's chest.

The man was shocked to find that Rong Yingluo was carrying a weapon. Despite the pain, he grabbed Rong Yingluo's right hand, which was holding the dagger.

Soon the water surface turned blood red.

As soon as Rong Yingluo fell into the water, Gu Ce rushed towards the waterside pavilion. Gu Qingya only reacted after he jumped into the water as well.

When she saw the blood rising to the surface of the water, she realized that Princess Xiangyi had arranged for people to be in the water.

This is an attempt to kill the elder sister-in-law.

"Help! Help! Someone has fallen into the water!" Gu Qingya shouted at the top of her lungs.