Sixty-four moves later

  The people around were stunned, and that insect was swaying back and forth, seemingly about to crawl into the thicket.

  But it was Ouyang Can who reacted first, he lifted his foot and 'slapped' the insect to the ground, and the insect suddenly splashed out green blood.

  Even Gu Yu couldn't help but bend over and retch.

  Ouyang Can didn't have time to care about their feelings, and with a flick of his sleeve, he bent down to stare at the already flattened bug.

  This is obviously no ordinary insect, it can actually drill out of a person's ear alive...

  Gu Man took a few steps back, and suddenly remembered what Pei Yin had told her, that Liu Liuniang's birth mother was a Miao person.

  She wasn't unfamiliar with these things in modern times either. Once, a friend of hers went to Xiangxi and came back inexplicably ill, with large patches of skin festering. She went to all the major hospitals but it was no use.

  Later, it was an old woman who took her parents back to Xiangxi and asked them what she had done wrong. Only then did she remember that she had accidentally stepped on someone's dog at a house and refused to apologize.

  。

  Later, she found out the root cause and her parents begged someone to help her get rid of the Gu.

  The Miao family's Gu technique

  Gu Man's mind was racing fast, and she couldn't help but suspect the cause of Wang Shi's death in her previous life once again.

  If everything goes as it did in the previous life, if it was indeed the previous life, then Gu Yan should have already allied with Liu Liuniang and would soon kill Wang Shi.

  Then Liu Liuniang was supported and became the legitimate wife, and when she was eleven years old, the original host had already died under her circumstances.

  As she thought about it, her heart couldn't help but feel a chill.

  If it's really as I suspected, then it means that both my death and Wang's death are related to Liu Liuniang.

  She felt a fire burning in her heart.

  Such a tumor must be completely removed.

  She glanced at Gu Yan and found that her face was pale, with a look of terror in her eyes. Her expression also subtly contained resentment.

  Gù yān zì rán shì yuàn hèn de.

  Translation:

  Smoking is naturally hateful.

  Liu Liu Niang, this scoundrel, actually dares to frame herself along with others!

  She's not one of those ignorant and foolish people from ancient times, can't she tell that Liu Mama is abnormal?

  Originally wanted to use her power to clear the obstacles for herself, but who would have thought that Liu Liuniang was so ruthless and had set her sights on herself.

  Her gaze gradually turned cold.

  Wants to kill three birds with one stone, killing both Gu Zhao and Gu Man, while also dealing a blow to the Wang family and clearing the way for himself, eliminating the threat, what a satisfying calculation.

  Unfortunately, she found the wrong person.

  Liu Liu Niang, since I narrowly escaped death, you can go die now!

  Ouyang Can looked up at them and asked Gu Man: "What's going on? The person was fine just now..."

  The ancients had little information, and these aristocratic sons may not have seen much of the world, so it's better not to mention it to him, and this is also a family scandal. It can't be spread outside naturally.

  Gu Man pretended to be ignorant and said: "I suppose you must have eaten something unclean."

  After finishing speaking, he turned around and ordered the house servant: "Take all these wicked servants who dared to plot against their master into custody! Tomorrow, bring them back to the capital city to be interrogated by the officials!"

  The groom was so frightened that he lost his soul and hastily shouted: "Ninth Miss! Ninth Miss, you must think thrice! This matter is not over yet. If we are all caught, the girls will still escape death tomorrow!"

  He is so full of himself that he doesn't listen to others.

  Gu Yan looked at her and said, "Wait! I have something to ask him."

  It's just what Gu Yan said.

  Contemplating smoke

  Aren't you trying to form an alliance with Liu Liu Niang? After this incident, I won't believe that you can still act as if nothing happened.

  The groom was stuffed with a mouthful of mud and fell to the ground, constantly knocking his head and begging Gu Man to forgive them.

  She gazed at him coldly for a moment before asking, "What did you mean by what you just said? What do you mean we'll still be unable to escape death tomorrow?"

  The horseman wailed with a nose full of snot and tears, while still haggling: "My humble life is at stake, if I say it, I'll be dead! Miss, please forgive my sin, only then will I dare to speak."

  "Cut the nonsense! If you say there's still a glimmer of hope, if not... " Gu Yan paused for a moment. Suddenly, his tone turned heavy with anger, and he shouted: "I guarantee you won't see tomorrow's sun!"

  This sentence sounds familiar. Gu Man gave her a somewhat unexpected glance, and a hint of strangeness flashed through his mind.

  Gu Yan's voice and expression were both stern, and the look on his face didn't resemble that of a child at all.

  The horse keeper cried and looked gloomy, discovering that these two girls were more ruthless than each other. After hesitating for a moment, he revealed to them: "Girls, even if you escaped the cliff and the big fire today, there will be mountain bandits waiting for you when you go down the mountain tomorrow morning!"

  Mountain bandit!

  Gu Yan and Gu Man simultaneously widened their eyes.

  A perfect and ruthless plot.

  Liu Liu Niang, are you so impatient? You've just entered the door for a short while, and yet you dare to make such a big move.

  Gu Yan sneered and continued to ask him: "Do you know when the mountain bandits ambushed and where they were hiding?"

  Ouyang Can hugged his arms with great interest and listened intently, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

  The waters of Dingyuan Marquis's estate are indeed deep.

  Two young girls under ** years old have such a good brain, unlike any famous lady he has ever met.

  She asked the question that Gu Man wanted to ask, so Gu Man leisurely raised his hand to look at his fingernails and asked him: "Who gave you such a big nerve to dare to harm your master? Who ordered you to do things? And how did you know there was still news about mountain bandits lurking?"

  The groom was taken aback by this barrage of questions, and when he plucked up the courage to look up at Gu Yan and Gu Man, he saw that they were both staring intently at him with an unspoken understanding. The gaze...Gu Yan's was sharp and piercing, while Gu Man's may not have been as sharp, but the scrutiny and determination in her eyes were no less intense.

  He was stared at by them and his mind went blank, and without thinking he said: "It's Liu Pozi! I heard it all from Liu Pozi!"

  Ouyang Can looked at Liu Pozi lying motionless on the ground and suddenly asked him, "Did Liu Pozi tell you who instructed her?"

  The groom bowed his head and thought carefully, eager to seize the opportunity to make a name for himself. He said: "I only vaguely heard Liu Pozi tell me that if this matter is handled well, Liu Niang will certainly treat us generously..."

  Finally got the answer I wanted to ask.

  Gu Man and Gu Yan both let out a sigh of relief in their hearts, and they exchanged a tacit understanding with just one glance at each other.

  Since Liu Liuniang this wolf has already started eating people, then get rid of her first!

  The nights on the mountain top are cooler than outside, and soon the strong mountain wind is blowing wildly in the yard. Ouyang Can glances at them and says, "I'll take care of this here, you two sisters should go rest first."

  "Don't worry, I'm here, nothing will happen tonight."

  Gu Yan smiled at him gratefully.

  Gu Man stopped in his tracks and asked him: "What about tomorrow? The mountain bandits aren't easy to deal with, young master wants to..."

  Should we leave first or go ask for reinforcements?

  Ouyang Can didn't wait for her to finish speaking, and mischievously smiled: "No need! Because tomorrow we won't be taking that road down the mountain. Those bandits will ambush our family's carriage, but my brother has more than twenty Imperial Guards with him."

  Ouyang Can's face was originally exceptionally handsome, and at this moment, he smiled brightly, looking even more beautiful than the girls. Gu Man and the others around him, including Pei Yin and Pei Qin, were all stunned by his smile.

  Gu Man's attention was focused on the words he spoke, and after thinking for a moment, she also nodded her head in agreement and bowed to thank him: "In that case, I must thank Master Ouyang, and at that time, I'm afraid we'll still need to trouble you and your wife to be our witnesses."

  Ouyang Can's intention is to let the mountain bandits be caught by the Jin Yiwei, and then sent to the Imperial Prison or directly to the Ying Tianfu government office, letting those officials investigate the real mastermind behind the scenes. At that time, this would no longer be just a simple family matter.

  It's obvious that if those mountain bandits confess, the truth will be made known to everyone in an undisputable way. At that time, Gu Boqi, I'll see how you face your beautiful and charming concubine.

  The ground had long been cleaned up, spotless, and there was no sign of what had happened here. Gu Man's mood was great as he saw Ouyang Can lead his men out of the yard. He then looked at the maids carefully locking the gate tightly before returning to his room to lie down.

  Madam Ouyang frowned and asked her son: "Really?"

  Ouyang Can helped her brighten the candlelight and handed her a cup of hot tea, saying "Really."

  Madam Ouyang sighed and said, "The Dingyuan Marquis's estate has been getting more and more out of hand in recent years. It's also because the old marquis is not around. If the old marquis were here, it wouldn't be like this."

  Mrs. Gu was notorious for her bad reputation when she was young, and as she grew older, she became even more muddled and mean-spirited, not only looking down on others but also nitpicking her own family members.

  She didn't know about the affairs of the older generation, so she spoke bluntly: "This time it must be their own family feud. To say that I had heard my aunt mention earlier, Mrs. Hou was not loved by her parents when she was young, and as a result, she developed a selfish and self-interested personality. It is said that she doesn't even get along with her natal family."

  Isn't it also that even relatives from her hometown are not allowed to see her?

  Madam Ouyang recalled that several years ago, the father of Old Lady Gu was wrongly accused and thrown into prison. His family begged her to intervene, but she dragged her feet and did nothing until Old Lord Huai An was cleared of his name and released from prison. He lived for only a few months after his release before dying due to the suffering he endured in prison. Because of this incident, people in Shengjing looked down on this noblewoman who had been accumulating wealth and power over the years.

  After listening to Ouyang Can's plan, Mrs. Ouyang frowned and said, "Why bother with such trouble? Wouldn't it be enough to just catch the thief and recover the stolen goods?"

  "This is not the same. If those mountain bandits only disturbed the Hou Mansion's young ladies, and if the Hou Mansion did not pursue it, at most it would be just a robbery on the road. But if they were to attack an official of the imperial court, this is different." Ouyang Can leaned on the table watching Madame Ouyang embroider flowers, saying: "When the time comes for the Provincial Administration Commissioner's office to investigate and find out what happened, considering that our own Minister's residence is also involved, the Hou Mansion will not just let it drop to avoid embarrassment."

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