De'an looked at Gu Chengyu's back as he turned away, his eyes gleaming with sharp light.
This assassination failed. If you want to take action, you have to find another opportunity. If Gu Chengyu hadn't suddenly intervened, the prince would have been in hell, but now he missed the opportunity.
Gu Chengyu hurried back to the mansion in a carriage. As soon as he entered the outer courtyard, steward Chen and Ming Mo of the outer courtyard greeted him.
"You haven't come back, and the old lady and the old man are worried. They haven't slept until now."
Gu Chengyu's body was now covered in blood. To avoid worrying her parents, she had no choice but to wash up first.
He nodded and said, "Get ready for me. I'll wash up first and then go to the main courtyard. The city has been under martial law these days, so the guards in the house have to guard the door and just close the door to thank guests. All those people have been watched over by me.
If anyone dares to leave the house at this time and cause trouble, you should lock them up first and avoid this period of time."
"I also want to inform Brother Fang that you are not allowed to get married during the national mourning period. It lasts for one month. The wedding may have to be postponed. I can only choose another auspicious day. I will be in the Yamen during this period and cannot go back to the house. I have got it.
If you are undecided, you can go to the Yamen and see me. Those people, you can take care of them and don't be lenient."
Gu Chengyu had to explain the affairs of the house clearly. Without his instructions, Guanshi Chen was a slave and it was difficult to discipline the master of the house.
He was afraid that someone would cause trouble if he was not in the house. Anyway, he would be locked up if he caused trouble, and he must not be lenient.
There has been a lot of chaos in the capital recently, and he can't let his backyard hold him back.
"Yes!" The three of them responded quickly with extremely solemn expressions.
With Ming Mo and Ming Yan around, Gu Chengyu could still feel relieved.
Late at night, a black shadow lingered on the roof. The man gently took away a tile on the roof, widened his eyes, and looked into the house.
After Gu Chengyu hurriedly washed up, he sat in front of the desk. Leaving Ming Mo to guard outside the study, Gu Chengyu took out the brocade box in the space.
He looked at the brocade box in front of him, hesitating whether to open it now. Just as he was about to open it, the man on the roof suddenly choked.
Suddenly, Gu Chengyu's ears twitched. He casually took a pen from the pen holder, and then stabbed it straight towards the roof.
"Ah!" A person on the roof screamed, and then wanted to escape to the east.
Gu Chengyu quickly put the brocade box into the space, picked up a sword on the wall, stepped down, and flew towards the roof.
The tiles on the roof fell down, making a huge noise, which was particularly harsh in this silent night. Ming Mo quickly chased after him with his sword in hand.
Gu Chengyu caught up to the roof and saw a man in black jumping on the roof.
He snorted coldly, then raised his spirits and chased after him. Within a few breaths, Gu Chengyu caught up with this person.
The man in black felt the strong wind coming from behind, and knew that there was no way to escape today's battle.
Just now, Gu Chengyu used a pen as a hidden weapon and used seven levels of skills. Seeing that this person's resistance movements were very slow, he must have suffered internal injuries.
The man in black had bloodshot eyes at the corner of his mouth. Gu Chengyu's blow just now caused him considerable internal injuries. He did not expect that Gu Chengyu's martial arts skills were so strong.
The two only fought for a few rounds, and the man in black was already at a disadvantage. Mingmo caught up later and found the two fighting, so he immediately stepped forward to help.
With the addition of Ming Mo, the man in black has become even more difficult to deal with.
After a while, his body was covered with wounds of all sizes.
"Poof!" The man in black spurted out a mouthful of blood and fell directly from the roof.
Ming Mo and Gu Chengyu flew down and saw this man lying motionless on the ground.
Ming Mo moved forward cautiously and slashed the man's leg with his sword. He found that the man was motionless and unresponsive, so he felt a little relieved.
Kicking the knife away from the man, Mingmo stepped forward and took off the man's mask.
"My lord, he is dead and committed suicide by taking poison again!"
Gu Chengyu nodded, having already guessed such an ending. With this person's martial arts background, he probably wouldn't be able to get any useful information out of it.
"Search him to see if there's anything that could reveal his identity."
Gu Chengyu felt that this person's martial arts skills were different from those of the previous group, and perhaps he was not from the same group.
Mingmo searched this person and found a small token.
"Sir, what do you think?" Ming Mo handed over the token in his hand. Gu Chengyu's eyes narrowed and he immediately took it.
It was a black token with four large characters in the middle of the complicated pattern, which made Gu Chengyu frown instantly.
Blue Ling Guards!
Gu Chengyu felt that something was a bit tricky. This was the personal token of a sixth-grade blue-ling bodyguard. It was a symbol of status just like the tooth tags of their officials.
Without some background, it is impossible for this kind of person to achieve a sixth-grade official position. If someone knew that he had killed a Blue Ling guard, it would be a big deal.
But why did this person visit Gu Mansion at night? It is impossible to say that this person has been following him, because he was afraid of the brocade box in his hand.
It goes without saying who the person who sent this person is, it must be the current empress.
It seems that the Queen did not believe what he said in Guangning Palace today, at least she was half-believed.
"Dispose of it quickly without leaving any trace." Gu Chengyu immediately ordered.
He put the token into his arms and then took stock of his surroundings.
Ming Mo was carrying the body and was about to fly to the roof, but Gu Chengyu suddenly moved.
Gu Chengyu raised his sword and kicked open a door. As soon as he rushed into the house, he saw a man covering his mouth and sitting by the kang.
A sword was placed across the man's neck, and the man was instantly frightened.
"Uncle, don't kill me! Don't kill me. I didn't see anything. I really didn't see anything."
The man sitting on the kang instantly fell to the ground. He looked at Gu Chengyu in horror and kept begging for mercy.
Gu Chengyu snorted coldly, this person turned out to be Gu Wanjiang, Erlang of the Gu family.
Unexpectedly, when they were chasing him, they came to the courtyard where Erlang was. This courtyard was in the southeast corner of Gu's mansion and was a bit remote.
Manager Chen deliberately placed him in this remote courtyard because he was afraid that Erlang would become a monster.
Because Erlang's father-in-law's family lived in that house, it was really inappropriate for them to live under the same roof before they were married. Even if they didn't want to, they could only let Erlang live in the house.
Erlang was really frightened at this moment. He didn't expect Gu Chengyu to know martial arts.
He was about to get up for the night, but he didn't want to hear the sound of weapons clashing outside. He was a little scared, so he opened a little window and looked outside.
Several people beat him until they reached the courtyard. He was so frightened that he was afraid that these people would hurt innocent people, so he resisted and did not dare to scream.
But the fighting stopped after a while, and then he suddenly heard the voices of Gu Chengyu and Ming Mo.
He was very familiar with Gu Chengyu's voice and there was no way he could hear it wrong.