In the dark night, it was as if endless thick ink was heavily smeared on the sky, and everything on the earth seemed to be shrouded in the lonely moonlight, as silent as water.
A black shadow flashed by the window, and in the dark space, there were only those sharp eyes like wolf eyes, with cold gaze, staring closely at the person on the bed.
The girl showed a charming smile while she was half asleep. The moonlight shining on her fair face was so soft and beautiful. The slightly messy and loose silk made her skin color shine, so fascinating...
The collarbone, the jade neck, the fragrant shoulders, are endlessly tempting. Under his cold gaze, there is no sense of obscenity at all, but rather an aggressive look, as if he is peeping at prey.
At night, Shu Yao fell asleep in a daze. In the hazy state, she seemed to feel someone carefully kissing her forehead.
Her eyelids were too heavy to open, and she thought to herself: Could it be that she was dreaming? That person seemed to be her third brother.
The next day, Shu Yao and Gong Yun'ao had breakfast and strolled around the Imperial Garden. Gong Yun'ao sent Zi Mo to send Shu Yao back to Shu Mansion.
Gu family
Ling Hanjing walked through the flower hall and saw the maid Xiao Chuan walking towards her. She hurriedly stepped forward and asked: "Xiao Chuan, have you seen the eldest young master?"
Xiao Chuan held the tea and said truthfully: "I saw it, the young master just went to the study."
After listening, Ling Hanjing turned around and walked towards the study...
Walking to the door of the study, just as she raised her hand to knock on the door, a fierce quarrel came from the study...
"Brother, I have a beautiful girl at home, but you still hang out in the romantic place all day long. Have you forgotten all the things your father told you?" Gu Fan teased with dissatisfaction.
Gu Yan snorted coldly: "You don't have to worry about my affairs."
"Brother, don't blame me for not reminding you. That Ye Guhong has already become His Highness the Crown Prince's man. Maybe he has told His Highness the Crown Prince what happened back then."
"You boasted in front of dad before that you could find the whereabouts of the orphan. Why, it's been so long and you still haven't found it? Your efficiency is too poor. Dad is still waiting for good news from you!"
Gu Fan clasped his hands behind his back and spoke in a somewhat aggressive tone.
"I will make this matter clear to my father. My ability is limited and I haven't found it yet." Gu Yan impatiently threw the book on the desk.
Gu Yan stood up immediately, and when passing by Gu Fan, he said again: "Brother, if you can find it, you can ask dad for orders and take credit. There is no need to tell me."
"You are also my father's son. You should share my worries with me instead of taunting me. If you have time to ridicule me, you might have found a place for the orphan."
"You..." Gu Fan was filled with anger and pointed his finger at Gu Yan. He was about to say a few words to hurt him, but he didn't expect that Gu Yan would retort:
"Big brother kindly advises you, don't idle around all day long, do some serious things to impress your father, instead of doing bad things and causing trouble, and I, my brother, will take the blame for you."
After finishing speaking, Gu Yan raised his feet and walked towards the door. However, before he reached the door, he heard Gu Fan said reluctantly:
"Hmph, don't be proud. Ling Hanjing doesn't know about all the good things you have done! If he knew that you secretly colluded with Nether Palace to kill Yiye Guhong, do you think she would forgive you..."
Before he could finish his words, he was blocked by Gu Yan's stern gaze like a blade.
Ling Hanjing hid outside the door, her beautiful eyes widened in fear, and she quickly covered her mouth, fearing that they might hear her breathing. In panic, Ling Hanjing ran away with red eyes.
It turns out that Brother Hong was trapped in Netherworld Mansion because he was secretly responsible for it. It turned out that he had long been colluding with the killers of Netherworld Mansion.
From day to night, Ling Hanjing stayed in the room, feeling extremely uncomfortable with all kinds of emotions in her heart.
The moonlight shines down, covering everything like a veil, passing through the gaps in the leaves, and dots of silver light on the ground.
At this time, a low-pitched conversation between the two came from the study: "Has the news about Lijiacun been released?"
"Return to the master, the news has been released. The second master has received the news and believes it very much."
"Haha... My little brother who is a concubine has a great temperament and loves success. He has no talent, no strategy, and is as stupid as a pig. If he gets such good news, he will definitely take the lead and strike first..."
"When the time comes, I will take the credit in front of my father and take the opportunity to humiliate me so that I lose my status in front of my father so that he can take the opportunity to replace me."
"Yes, my subordinates have found out that the Second Young Master has already started planning to exterminate the orphans of Lijia Village."
"You've done a great job on this matter. The next step is how to perform this show well in front of others." A sinister look flashed in the man's eyes, and he sneered faintly: "Father, my son learned this trick from you.
Don’t blame me!”
The next day, the housekeeper of the Gu family hurriedly came to report that Gu Yan was infected with cold and could not get out of bed.
After receiving the news, Gu Changwu and Gu Fan hurriedly came to Gu Yan's room. Sure enough, Gu Yan's face was as pale as paper and she was lying on the bed weakly.
When the doctor informed the two of them that Gu Yan was indeed suffering from cold illness and had a high fever that would not go away, Gu Fan proudly showed a smile of success.
"Brother, if you are sick at this time, what should I say to you? If you don't know, I thought you were scared."
"Brother's teachings a few days ago, I don't dare to forget. I have already engraved them in my heart. This time, the Gu family won't count on you. I have everything. Brother, just take good care of your health!"
"Father." Gu Yan weakly propped himself up and wanted to get off the ground, but was stopped by Gu Changwu.
It seemed that Gu Changwu was not worried about his son's illness. Instead, he said in a deep voice: "Have a good time and take care of yourself! It's all thanks to your brother this time. If it weren't for him, I don't know how long it would have been before I became a father!"
The tone in these words seemed to be complaining about his inability to do things well.
Gu Yan looked sick and said pitifully: "Father, it's because of your son's incompetence that he didn't find out the news about the orphan in Lijia Village... Your son has let you down."
Gu Fan urged impatiently: "Dad, it's time for us to leave."
Turning around, he glanced at Gu Fan coldly, "Brother, keep your children alive! Wait for the good news about my father and me." Gu Fan said proudly.
"Let's go!" Gu Changwu walked out of the room first.
Before leaving, Gu Fan glanced at Gu Yan indifferently on the bed, his eyes full of sarcasm.
After the two of them left, Gu Yan sat up and didn't look sick at all.
Gu Yan glanced at the door indifferently, with a hint of evil in his eyes, "She left?"
At this time, a dark shadow in the darkness flashed past, came to Gu Yan, and said respectfully: "Yes, the young lady heard clearly. I believe that by this time, the young lady has already gone to report the news."
After a pause, he said again: "Master, did you intend for Madam to hear it?"
Gu Yan glanced at the secret guard and said in a deep voice: "Yes, if she wants to eavesdrop, let her listen. So what if she finds out? It's just to tell Shu Yao the news and ask her to inform the prince."
After saying that, Gu Yan smiled coldly, "Huh! It doesn't matter whether you report the letter or not. What matters is, who is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? He is a very deep man in the city. How can he not know what is going on in the Gu family?"
The secret guard was suddenly startled, "Master? You mean His Highness the Crown Prince... But has the young master ever thought that if the evidence is conclusive, the young master is also a member of the Gu family and may be implicated!"
Gu Yan sneered, lay back on the bed, and said in a cryptic manner: "Tianjiu, if it is up to me to kill my relatives and report him for justice, tell me, your son, am I a hero or a criminal?"
"Besides, I successfully escorted the grain and grass to the military camp, which is a meritorious service. If the prince takes me back under his command, do you think he will punish me?"
Tianjiu looked at his master on the bed with admiration and said, "Master is wise."
"Tianjiu, let's just wait for the good news to come!" After saying that, Gu Yan closed her eyes expressionlessly.
Father, don't blame your son for being ruthless. I learned this from you too. If you weren't partial, your son wouldn't blame you.
In the next life, we don’t want to be father and son anymore!
In the dark night, Gu Changwu and Gu Fan led a group of generals out of the palace. Gu Fan followed suit and said: "Dad, this time, my son will definitely eliminate his father's worries and not let his father down."
Hearing this, Gu Changwu felt deeply comforted and said, "Okay, if we can annihilate the orphans of Lijiacun in one fell swoop this time, my father will definitely tell the emperor that you will inherit my father's title hereditary."
When Gu Fan heard this, his handsome face trembled with excitement, "Thank you, father. My son will not disappoint his father."
"Okay, let's go." Gu Changwu gave the order, and a group of people walked through the night and headed towards Lijiacun...
At this time, Lijia Village was extremely quiet.
The cool night breeze blew in through the window lattice, causing the candlelight in the room to flicker. Two figures were projected on the window. They were Mrs. Yin who was still chatting with Li Dan about home affairs.
At this time, Li Nan'er came out to fetch water in the yard, but at this moment, she found a fire not far away, and it was approaching her quickly.
Seeing dozens of men in black approaching menacingly, Li Nan'er stepped back and screamed in panic, "You, who are you?" The wooden barrel she was carrying fell to the ground due to excessive fright.
Bang
A muffled sound came, startling the two people in the room...
Hearing the noise, Li Dan and Yiye Guhong's mother Yin quickly came out of the room...
In an instant, dozens of men in black surrounded Li Naner and the others...
"Grandma, who are they?" Li Nan'er was so frightened that she hugged Yiye Guhong's mother.
Seeing everyone walking out, Gu Changwu laughed a few times and raised his voice: "So you are all hiding here incognito. This time, where will you go to escape? Today, you will be eradicated."
Although Yin was scared, when she saw that familiar and hateful face, her hatred suddenly surged, "Gu Changwu, you killed my man, I will make you pay with your life..."
Ms. Yin searched with her eyes and saw a sickle lying next to the well. She suddenly ran over, picked up the sickle and roared angrily, "I'm going to kill you..."
When Li Dan saw this, he was extremely frightened. He took three steps at a time and pulled Yin back, "Grandma, you can't beat him, don't be impulsive..."