Ruan was very anxious. She searched all over the house but could not find the person she sent.
It's like people disappeared out of thin air.
She had calculated the day when the Lu family would deliver the makeup gift. In order to avoid suspicion, she did not rush to catch the rapist early in the morning, and she did not allow people around her to get close.
Just waiting for trouble to break out over Gu Qingyuan's side.
She didn't really want to ruin Gu Qingyuan's innocence. After all, she was her own daughter.
He just wanted to create a plausible illusion, and the incident at Huangzhuang made Lu Wenze feel uncomfortable.
No matter how clever she was, she planned to replace Gu Qingyuan as the bride with Yun Niang.
As for Gu Qingyuan, in order to make up for her, it is impossible to find a wealthy family like the Lu family. She can always find a good and innocent family for her to live a stable life.
Even if Lu Wenze doesn't care, Gu Qingyuan won't be able to get a good deal if the marriage is done.
However, she never expected that the ending would be like this.
She just couldn't figure it out. Where did the people who were sent go?
Mrs. Ruan didn't find anyone, she was so frightened and uneasy that she didn't dare to close her eyes while lying next to Gu Zhiyuan at night.
She bit the corner of her quilt, knowing that if she did something once, it wouldn't be so difficult the second time. It would be better if Gu Qingyuan didn't find it, but if she did...
Then take advantage of this opportunity to make her disappear.
Ruan's eyes gradually darkened.
With an idea in her mind, she naturally fell asleep. Just as she was drifting off to sleep, a scream woke her up.
Ruan had something in her mind. She was so frightened by this scream that she almost lost her courage and shouted angrily,
"Let's go and see, which courtyard is this person staying up for most of the night..."
Gu Zhiyuan had been woken up a long time ago. He also had an angry look on his face and lay down in his clothes.
When the group of people left the house, they saw torches lit in the courtyard, and the ground was still damp from the heavy rain the day before.
Yan Luoban, the attendant assigned to Gu Qingyuan by Lu Wenze, stood at the entrance of the courtyard.
In his hand, he was holding a huddled figure with a handkerchief in his mouth, whining and moaning constantly.
Gu Qingyuan was also wearing plain clothes and hair, looking shaky.
Even though she couldn't see the man's face clearly, Ruan was still covered in cold sweat and trembling for a long time.
She knew that that was the person she sent out. He disappeared inexplicably for a day and was picked out by Lu Wenze's attendants.
Without Gu Qingyuan opening his mouth, Lu Wenze's attendant had already thrown him in front of Gu Zhiyuan and reported everything in detail.
I heard that a thief entered Gu Qingyuan's yard at night. Fortunately, he was discovered quickly, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
Gu Zhiyuan's face turned pale. He had already recognized the thief as the nephew of Ruan's natal family.
He also knew what was going on.
He remembered that a long time ago, he vaguely heard from Ruan that he wanted to marry Gu Qingyuan to his nephew, but he refused.
I didn't expect that she would not give up and do such a dirty trick before Gu Qingyuan's marriage.
But in Gu Zhiyuan's heart, face is the most important. After all, Gu Qingyuan is the noble daughter of this house, so she should keep this matter covered up.
It's best not to mention it. That way she can still save some face.
She would not have to be mentioned in the future that she found a man in the yard a few days before her wedding, and would receive strange looks from others.
But, how could Gu Qingyuan go as Gu Zhiyuan wanted?
She looked vulnerable and frightened,
"Uncle, this thief is so audacious that he dared to break into the Duke's residence. He is either a desperado or a gangster. I have already ordered someone to report him to the official."
Mrs. Ruan and Gu Yunniang, who had just arrived, both had anxious and shocked faces.
"Sister...why do you make decisions without your parents' consent? This matter..." Gu Yunniang gradually stopped talking.
When Gu Qingyuan glanced at her, she was frozen in place as if struck by an arrow.
"Second sister, what you said is wrong. Why are you making arbitrary decisions? Fortunately, this person sneaked into my yard tonight and was guarded by two elder brothers, so nothing happened."
"If we go to my sister's yard..."
Gu Qingyuan looked at Gu Yunniang solemnly, as if the thief had already gone to her yard.
Gu Yunniang stamped her feet anxiously and pulled Ruan's sleeves.
Ruan's eyebrows jumped, as if she was looking at an ignorant child.
"Ayuan, even if you are right, after all, it is a family matter and can be solved behind closed doors."
Gu Qingyuan suddenly raised her head and looked at Ruan,
"Aunt, why is this a family matter? Is it possible that you know this thief? Do you also know the purpose of his breaking in?"
Gu Zhiyuan glanced at Mr. Ruan sternly, and then said covertly,
"Ayuan, your aunt has no other intentions. She is just doing it for your reputation."
"It's just that you haven't thought carefully about where to report to the official in the middle of the night. It doesn't matter if you wait until dawn."
"Please give this person to your uncle first, and he will help you deal with it."
Gu Qingyuan lowered her head and said nothing.
It is impossible to leave the person to Gu Zhiyuan. It is impossible to wait until dawn to report to the official.
Who knows if people will still be here at that time? In what direction will things develop?
The quiet atmosphere was broken by a pair of hands, and lazy and slow applause resounded in everyone's ears, which was inexplicably ironic.
Everyone looked and saw a tall figure standing by the gate of the courtyard, wearing the official uniform of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.
Pei Jinting said,
"My young master was patrolling the streets with his people when he came across people from the Gu family who were in a hurry to report to the officials. It happened that my young master was also an official, so he came with his people."
He circled around the people in front of him, and their eyes fell on Gu Qingyuan's shocked face. The thin figure stood there, embarrassed and pitiful.
Gu Zhiyuan looked at Pei Jinting solemnly. He really couldn't understand what was going on with the Gu family these days. He kept getting favored by the third son of the Pei family and came to his door again and again.
Originally, he was not afraid of Gu Qingyuan reporting to the official. It was not that the Gu family was empty, so he would just clear it up when the time came.
Now, Pei Jinting suddenly appeared, and he was more suspicious of the intentions of the Pei family and even the prince's family.
Could it be that he wants to operate on the Gu family?
Before Gu Zhiyuan could finish the draft, he saw Pei Jinting walking up to the huddled figure and tearing off the cloth from his mouth.
"Aunt, aunt... help me..." The nephew of the Ruan family on the ground began to cry and howl.