"When I say kiss, I mean pure kiss."

Xie Ling leaned over and quickly touched Gu Weiying's pink lips. "That's it. Do you understand?"

Gu Wei wanted to block it, but his limbs were weak, the tips of his ears were getting redder, and he looked quite angry and embarrassed.

Thinking of the feeling of someone kissing and touching him when he was unconscious, he became even more certain that it was Xie Ling who did it.

He wanted to ask, but he felt that since the little girl didn't care, it would be a bit too shy for a grown man like him to do so.

Xie Ling found it interesting that the prince who was so decisive in killing people was actually a pure and innocent boy.

Just then, there was a noise outside.

Xie Ling frowned and motioned for Gu Wei to lie down pretending to be unconscious, then she went forward and opened the door.

Yesterday, the little maid came crawling in, crying, "Miss, the Jinwu Guards are here to search and confiscate the property. Let everyone go to the main hall."

Xie Ling patted the maid's back and soothed her, "Don't panic. Come with me to the side room to get the prince's cart and we'll drag him out."

The little maid took a deep breath and finally recovered her breath. She followed Xie Ling and pushed the cart, and pushed Gu Wei to the main hall.

This little maid is called Qiuyue. She grew up with Xie Ling and is very loyal.

All the servants in the Duke's Mansion ran away. Although she was timid, she did not run away and stayed with Xie Ling.

In the main hall, all the members of the Gu family were present.

Gu's mother, Mrs. Pei, looked listless, her eyes were swollen like walnuts, and she was holding a little girl of five or six years old in her arms.

Pei was the eldest daughter of the Pei family, a century-old family in Qinghe. No matter how dignified and steady she was, she could not cheer up after experiencing a series of misfortunes including her husband's early death, the disappearance of her eldest son, the living dead of her second son, and the decline of the Duke's Mansion.

The eldest sister-in-law, Mrs. Song, was sitting there weakly, with empty eyes and a big belly. It seemed that she was four or five months pregnant.

Gu Li was so busy taking care of this and that that he had no time to rest.

Seeing Xie Ling pushing Gu Wei over, he hurried forward and said, "Second sister-in-law, thank you for your hard work. I'll come and greet my second brother."

Xie Ling held his shoulder and said, "It's okay, I'm here with your second brother."

Pei coughed twice, stretched out her bony wrist and touched Xie Ling's shoulder, "I'm sorry for wronging you. You've suffered this as soon as you entered our Gu family. You and Shi Jin are not yet husband and wife, so there is still a chance to turn things around. I'll write you a letter of divorce, and you can pack up your dowry and go back to your parents' home.

Then he said to Gu Li: "Shi Yu, get some paper and pen."

Xie Ling held Pei's hand and said softly, "Since I've married into the Gu family, I belong to the Gu family. Xie Ling is willing to follow you into exile and will never regret it in this life."

Mrs. Pei was stunned for a moment, tears welling up in her eyes, "Good child, good child, many people who depend on the Gu family avoid them when they see their miserable state, but you, a little girl, are so loyal. Shi Jin is lucky to have you. Don't worry, if Shi Jin doesn't wake up, I will take charge and choose a good husband for you."

Xie Ling lowered her eyes and nodded shyly.

But he secretly thought in his heart that the whole family of the Duke's Mansion were reasonable and good people, and it would be much better to follow them than to stay in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Going back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, I would still be just a chess piece paving the way for my elder sister. It would be better to go into exile and have my own world!

The Jinwu Guards came from the outer courtyard and soon arrived at the main hall. The leading man looked around coldly with a lightning-like gaze, and said in an imposing manner, "Hand over all the valuables on you. You can only keep one set of clothes. Don't force me to do it."

Pei put Ru Jie'er down, stood in front of the crowd, and began to take off her jewelry in a dignified manner.

With Pei in front, Song and Gu Li were not so flustered. They stood up straight and calmly began to take off their valuables.

Xie Ling didn't have anything valuable on her, so she took off the two jade hairpins from her hair and threw them into the box.

The leading man couldn't help but show a little more admiration in his eyes when he saw that the Gu family didn't cry for their parents like other families.

Thinking of the Gu family's generations of loyalty, he sighed softly. The emperor was getting older and more incompetent, and even a family like the Gu family was exiled. The Beijiang Kingdom was on the verge of collapse.

The man only dared to think about it in his heart, but did not show it on his face. He scolded his subordinates: "Mrs. Gu was once the eldest daughter of the Pei family. You should be careful and don't tarnish the reputation of the women of the Gu family."

He knew the character of his subordinates and he couldn't help them much. He could only make their life easier during the house search.

Those subordinates who had evil thoughts when they saw how beautiful Xie Ling of the Song family was, all put away their inappropriate thoughts after hearing the warning from their boss.

Madam Gu is the eldest daughter of the Pei family. Just writing a letter from her is enough for them to kill all nine generations of her clan.

Pei heard the man's words and bowed slightly, "Thank you for this, sir. The Gu family will never forget it."

The man waved his hand and began to direct his subordinates.

The Wuyi Guards spread out and began to search for treasures in an orderly manner. They piled all the valuable things together and had special people classify and keep accounts.

It’s just that everyone’s expression was complicated. How come there were so few valuable things in such a huge Duke’s Mansion? It was even smaller than the residence of a ninth-rank official!

At this time, a Jinwu Guard ran in hurriedly and whispered something to the leader.

The man had a very strange expression on his face. He waved his hand to signal him to leave, and glanced around coldly. "I am here to confiscate your property. I hope you will not make it difficult for me. Why are there only some worthless antiques and calligraphy and paintings in your mansion's storehouse? May I ask what is your hundred-year savings?"

His voice turned cold and stern: "If you dare to hide the property, it will not be as simple as exile after being reported to His Majesty. According to the law, you will be executed along with your entire clan."

Xie Ling frowned. Fortunately, she had been careful last night and did not take everything. She also left some worthless antiques, calligraphy and paintings, writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone. As long as they insisted that these were the only things in the Duke's Mansion, it would be fine.

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