The princess, unaware of what had happened, followed behind, asking, "Third brother, where are you going?"

The young master sighed and beckoned to Su Yi and the other man, "You two sit down and rest for a bit, I'll be right back."

Su Yi nodded, but remained restless as he sat down.

Li Yu ran to the princess's courtyard, where she heard a woman screaming in pain, "Ah..."

And then there was the nanny's fierce voice, "You little hussy, you're not learning anything good, you're trying to seduce the young master."

Li Yu's mind went blank, and her feet moved faster than her brain, pushing open the door.

A woman was lying on the ground; her face was obscured, but her clothing suggested she was a maid.

The old woman next to her was holding a leather whip and lashing it haphazardly at the woman's body.

Li Yu kicked the person away, yelling, "Get out of the way!"

She turned the person on the ground over and realized it wasn't her after seeing their face clearly. She was relieved but also nervous, and asked, "Where is she? Where did you hide her?"

The old woman knelt on the ground and said, "What is the Third Young Master saying? This old servant doesn't understand."

The princess came out, her face stern yet dignified: "You, the groom, what are you doing here instead of offering toasts?"

Li Yu's back went limp. "Mother, I'm already married. Please, spare her."

The princess looked away: "I don't know what you're talking about. The person you're looking for isn't here."

The princess had no idea what kind of riddle the two were playing, and she couldn't understand a single word they were saying. "Mother, what are you talking about? By the way, have you seen Guyu? I haven't seen her all day."

The princess turned her anger on her again, "Guyu, Guyu, have you both lost your minds? Is a maidservant worth you two siblings taking turns questioning me?"

At this moment, a maid walked up to her and said something. The princess sneered, "Since you want to know where she is, then come with me."

Li Yu felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar, and she dragged herself forward with all her might.

The princess took him to a courtyard in the backyard, where a large crowd had gathered.

She glanced at Li Yu with a smile, "She's inside."

The princess tried to run away, but she was stopped by someone who said, "Hold the princess back."

At this moment, a person came out from inside. To be precise, it was the VIP scholar who carried out a woman covered in blood. The woman's wrists were covered with knife marks, and her light pink dress was stained red.

The top scholar's face was full of anger and panic. The princess noticed something was wrong. Wasn't that brat Gu Yu inside?

He looked at the maid beside him, who also didn't know what was going on.

Su Yi glanced at Li Yu, then grabbed the person in his arms and ran outside, with his servant following closely behind.

When Li Yu went inside, he saw a man lying on the floor, barely alive. He was slumped on the ground. There was nothing he didn't understand.

The young master told the guests to leave, saying it was all a misunderstanding.

Only after the princess left was the princess released. She went inside and asked her third brother, "What happened?"

She knew that the person just now was Gu Yu. Although she couldn't see her face clearly, she knew that the clothes she was wearing and the only remaining pearl hairpin in her hair were the ones she had given to her.

She was somewhat incredulous, or rather, finding it hard to accept: "Third Brother, what did Mother do to Guyu?"

"Why did you treat her like that? And what did you and Mother mean by what you said?"

She asked hysterically, but Li Yu didn't answer. She just picked up the string of pearl hairpins from the ground, put them in her hand, and left the room.

The guests hurriedly finished their meal and left. Although they didn't know what had happened, the scholar's anxious appearance suggested that something serious had occurred.

Just now, Xu Zijing saw the princess looking for someone and became a little worried.

Wanting to ask her what happened, Su Yi, preoccupied with her own thoughts, followed him into the courtyard.

The two went to the gate of a courtyard and heard a woman shouting and a man cursing inside.

The two exchanged a glance and quickly went inside.

Su Yi caught his breath when he saw the woman inside.

The woman was seen constantly dodging the men inside the house, holding a small knife and cutting her own hand repeatedly.

His face showed pain, and his cheeks were flushed.

Then he suddenly squatted down and blurted out instinctively, "Stone~"

The familiar face broke him, and he quickly stepped forward and hugged the woman.

"Huanhuan!"

The woman wearily opened her eyes, tears welling in her eyes, uttered "Stone~" and then fainted.

Xu Zijin was a little surprised to see that the two knew each other, especially Su Yi's murderous expression. Before she could say anything, she saw him pick up Gu Yu from the ground and walk outside with a face full of anger.

When they went out, they encountered the princess with a entourage, and they knew without a doubt what had happened.

Xu Zijing didn't even have time to greet the princess before following Su Yi out. "Brother Su, this way."

He led the way, and Su Yi carried the person, and the two quickly ran towards the nearest clinic.

"How did you get so badly injured?"

The doctor at the clinic was startled when he saw Gu Yu's appearance and hurriedly said, "Quickly, bring her in."

Seeing that Su Yi had lost his bearings, Xu Zijing answered for him, "He must have been drugged; the wound on his arm is external."

Upon hearing this, the doctor took her pulse and looked up, "Judging from this pulse, young lady, you've been given an aphrodisiac."

He asked the apprentice to bring the antidote, preparing to pry open Gu Yu's mouth, but Su Yi took it from him, saying, "I'll do it."

He gently pinched Gu Yu's cheek and fed her the pill.

His gaze remained fixed on her until the pain on Gu Yu's face subsided, and his brows remained furrowed.

When Su Yi started treating the injuries, he pushed Xu Zijing away.

Xu Zijin: "..."

I don't know how much time passed before the doctor finally came out, his head covered in sweat.

Xu Zijin asked, "Doctor, how is the girl inside?"

The doctor shook his head: "This girl has a strong personality and is ruthless to herself, but she managed to preserve her chastity."

"The people inside..."

"Oh, by the way, the man inside said you should go back first, and he will come to thank you another day."

Xu Zijing nodded knowingly, told Su Yi's page to keep a close watch outside, and then got into the carriage to go home.

Inside the clinic, Su Yi held Gu Yu's hand—or rather, Liu Huan's—while his eyes remained fixed on her face.

She's grown up and become even more beautiful.

God knows how terrified he was when he saw that scene.

Fortunately, I came; fortunately, there's still a chance to make amends.

He took off his clothes to cover the person, carefully avoiding the hand injury as he picked him up.

Push open the door.

The page boy outside stepped forward, "Young master."

Su Yi said in a hoarse voice, "Let's go."

The pageboy carefully followed them out, pulled open the carriage curtain, and his young master carried the girl inside. As he closed the curtain, he saw his young master kiss the girl's forehead.

In the Prince's mansion, no one could find where the groom had gone.

The princess returned home like a walking corpse, locked the door and refused to see anyone. Her head maid did not return all night.

The bride, unaware of what had happened, sat quietly waiting for her groom to arrive, but the entire night passed.