"Kill them and break in!"
Nangong Mo's eyes were filled with coldness.
"Yes, Master!"
The hidden guards surged forward.
Amidst the glint of blades and flashes of swords.
Nangong Mo's subordinates suffered minor injuries, but the guards stationed at the hall all fell to the ground, dead.
Nangong Li pushed aside a hidden guard, attempting to enter.
A dark figure suddenly appeared, blocking their path.
"You cannot go in!"
Nangong Li was slightly startled, "Hu Biao, why is it you? What are you doing here? Do you know that your master's Gu Manor is in trouble?"
Nangong Li did not realize the abnormality of Hu Biao's actions at the moment and kindly informed Hu Biao of the incident at Gu Manor.
"You cannot go in."
Hu Biao repeated coldly.
At this moment, Hu Biao was wearing the robes of an Eastern Palace guard.
"A'li, kill him!"
Nangong Mo's voice was icy.
Upon hearing this, Nangong Li immediately reacted.
He looked at Hu Biao, "You betrayed your young lady?"
If not for betrayal, why would he be here, obeying Crown Prince Nan Rongqi?
Hu Biao remained silent, his attitude still indifferent.
In Nangong Li's view, this attitude was tantamount to an admission.
He immediately became furious, "You ungrateful bastard! I'll kill you!"
Nangong Li clenched his fist and punched Hu Biao in the face.
For the first time, Hu Biao did not dodge and took Nangong Li's punch head-on.
But on the second attempt, Hu Biao made a move.
Hu Biao wielded a long sword against Nangong Li's bare fists. In their fight, it was evident that Nangong Li was at a disadvantage.
However, Hu Biao did not intend to take Nangong Li's life. During their fight, Hu Biao did not harm Nangong Li at all.
"Third Prince, Your Highness, you should leave. His Highness the Crown Prince will not see you."
Hu Biao stood outside the hall, still blocking Nangong Li from pushing Nangong Mo further.
At this moment, Nangong Mo looked at him, "Although she saved your wife, I can still kill your wife!"
Hu Biao was stunned for a moment.
He knew that Nangong Mo was not just saying this.
Hu Biao took two steps forward, and when he spoke, his voice became much softer.
"He is in the Di Men Pavilion and has not suffered any torture. The Crown Prince wants to use him to threaten Old General Gu. That's all I can say. You should leave and never come back."
After speaking.
Hu Biao retreated, returning to his usual cold demeanor.
Listening to Hu Biao's words, Nangong Mo looked up at him.
Di Men Pavilion was where Nan Rongqi usually kept the beautiful girls he secretly brought back from outside.
Some of the girls who fell into his hands had died from torture, some had been given away, and some had been directly killed by him.
And according to Hu Biao's words, Gu Manor's eldest son, Gu Yefeng, had been imprisoned in Di Men Pavilion, which meant he was temporarily safe.
"A'mo! Push me back."
"Yes, Ninth Imperial Uncle."
Nangong Li pushed Nangong Mo and left the Eastern Palace.
On the way, Nangong Li pushed Nangong Mo into the palace again to meet the Emperor.
At the same time.
Outside the gates of Gu Manor.
"Young Lady, Master said that if you returned to the manor, you must enter through the back gate. As for the main gate, given your current situation, you cannot enter."
The gatekeeper, a young servant, stood with his hands on his hips, arrogantly blocking the main gate, preventing Gu Qianying from entering through it.
Now that his old master and eldest young master were in trouble, his master was in charge.
And everyone in the manor knew that his master hated the young lady the most.
Therefore, if there was an opportunity to dampen the young lady's spirit and make her look bad, and if his master found out, he might even reward him with money.
"What kind of dog thing are you, daring to disrespect this young lady? Scram! Get out of the way!"
Gu Qianying looked at the gatekeeper with icy eyes.
Meeting Gu Qianying's gaze, which seemed as if she could devour people, the gatekeeper felt a chill down his spine and trembled slightly. However, when he thought that no one in the manor would support Gu Qianying anymore, he became bolder, "Young Lady, this is Master's order. I am just a servant, you shouldn't..."
"Bang!" A sound interrupted the gatekeeper's unfinished words.
Gu Qianying, not giving the servant a chance to act presumptuously in front of her, directly kicked him with her leg, sending the arrogant servant flying more than a meter away.
The servant cried out, fell to the ground, and wailed continuously.
Gu Qianying walked past him without even glancing at him.
"Look quickly, it's... it's the Young Lady, the Young Lady is back!"
As Gu Qianying walked through the courtyard alone, she attracted the whispers of many working maids and servants.
Looking up at the unfamiliar faces.
She quickened her pace towards the main hall.
Most of the maids and servants here had been replaced, which indicated that something major must have happened in their manor.
At this moment.
Beside the pavilion in the backyard.
Aunt Sun was leisurely eating delicious pastries and drinking hot tea.
Her personal maid, Little Peach, was serving her.
Not far away, her eyes occasionally glanced at the First Madam, who was dressed plainly, her hair a little messy, her hands covered in dirt, and doing rough work. Beside her squatted Granny Wang, whose temples were slightly white, who had lost an arm, and whose movements were inconvenient.
"Why is that slut working so slowly? Go and give her a good helping hand!"
Sun Shi was annoyed by the First Madam's slow movements.
"Yes, Aunt!"
Little Peach's lips curved into a sinister smile.
Then, she picked up the long whip she had discarded earlier, flicked it twice, and walked towards the First Madam.
"Slap, slap, slap."
The long whip with iron nails was fiercely whipped at the First Madam.
"Ah!"
The First Madam cried out in pain and instinctively dodged backward.
When Little Peach, holding the whip, swung the second whip at the First Madam, Granny Wang, who was beside the First Madam, immediately pounced forward, hugged the First Madam, and turned her back to the maid who was whipping them.
"Slap, slap, slap!"
Several whips were struck.
Granny Wang cried out in pain, her bloody back a horrifying sight.
Little Peach, enjoying herself, whipped and cursed, "You old hag, so loyal, then I'll whip you to death!"
Granny Wang's calloused hands tightly hugged the First Madam, not wanting Little Peach to harm the First Madam any further.
The First Madam burst into tears. She pushed Granny Wang away, turned around, hugged Granny Wang, and tearfully begged the maid Little Peach, "Don't hit anymore, I beg you, don't hit anymore."
Little Peach stopped after whipping for a while. She spat and glared fiercely at the First Madam, "My aunt said that you, Madam, are working a bit slowly, so she specifically asked this servant to come and give you some encouragement."
"I, I, I'll work faster, I'll work faster."
Seeing that Little Peach had stopped whipping them, the First Madam let go of Granny Wang and immediately started working.
The weeds under her feet had to be pulled out one by one. Her hands were red, and some places were bleeding, but even so, she dared not slack off on the rough work that Sun Shi had ordered her to do.
"My aunt said that if you don't clean this place up before dark, you won't get dinner tonight!"
After Little Peach finished speaking, she turned to leave.
"Bang!"
A powerful internal force struck her.
Puff!
She flew out like a kite with a broken string. When she landed, her internal organs were severely damaged, blood flowed from the corner of her mouth, and she was no longer breathing.