Gu Boyu already felt that Gongzhong was in the wrong, and that he had almost poisoned his third sister-in-law, which was a terrible thing.

However, he refused to allow Gu Shaoyu to separate the family. How could that be? If his third brother left, the whole family would starve! Who in the Marquis's mansion would care about who you were?

So he immediately started shouting, "Mother, at the New Year's Eve banquet, my third sister-in-law just earned a certificate of merit for the family, and we're about to separate from my third brother? What kind of talk is that? Without my third brother, what is our Marquis's mansion?"

The old lady frowned: "Eldest son, you're a marquis now, can you please stop being so rude?"

“Mother, I’m telling the truth. My words may be rough, but the reasoning is sound. Let’s settle it like this. If the third son says he’ll hand over half, then he’ll hand over half. If it were me, I’d be poisoned by now. I wouldn’t even bother handing over half. Why would I feed the Marquis’s mansion only to have them plot against me?”

"Shut up!" the old lady scolded her eldest son, then said to Gu Shaoyu and Xie Zhaozhao, "I will definitely find out the truth. Don't stay up any longer, go get some sleep. You still have to go to the palace to pay your respects to His Majesty and the Empress later."

When the two returned to Qingpu Courtyard, everyone there was furious and indignant, staring at their two masters.

Give the order: Who should be killed?

We'll do anything, from stuffing sacks to smashing bricks!

Gu Shaoyu glanced at the water clock and said to the people in the courtyard, "Everyone, hurry up and take a nap. We'll go out to pay New Year's visits when it's light."

People are not satisfied with this outcome. Are we just going to let it go like this? Abandon the matter?

Gu Shaoyu didn't care about anything else, closed the door, and started to undress his wife!

From the hour of Chou (1-3 AM) to the hour of Mao (5-7 AM), he kept tormenting Xie Zhaozhao.

Try all thirty-six moves! Don't let all those booklets just sit in the bottom of a box. A good student should learn to apply what they learn and keep learning until they die!

Exhausted from the ordeal, Xie Zhaozhao mumbled, "Can't you just stop for a bit? If you can't get up by dawn and can't go to the palace to pay New Year's respects, where will you put your face then!"

Gu Shaoyu said confidently, "People only know that a moment of passion on New Year's Day is worth a thousand pieces of gold, but they forget that the year's plan starts in spring. If you are in a good mood on New Year's Day, the whole year will be smooth sailing; if we are intimate on New Year's Day, then the whole year will be..."

Xie Zhaozhao didn't say anything, but pressed her hand firmly against his mouth.

Gu Shaoyu chuckled, his chest rumbling with laughter.

Xie Zhaozhao covered her head with the blanket.

Gu Shaoyu pulled back the covers, kissed her eyes, and said, "Do you know what men's two greatest loves are?"

Xie Zhaozhao resolutely refused to listen, turning her back to him and tightly gripping the blanket.

Gu Shaoyu said in a serious tone: "Men have two great hobbies: dragging virtuous women into prostitution; and persuading prostitutes to reform themselves."

Xie Zhaozhao could guess what he was going to say, and just punched him, saying, "How many people have you persuaded to reform?"

"I never tried to persuade women to leave their profession, but I did try to lure respectable women into prostitution..."

...

Finally, Xie Zhaozhao lost all energy to argue with him and fell asleep while talking.

Gu Shaoyu tucked the blanket in for her and whispered to Yuan Yuan, "No need to stay with her, let her sleep quietly for a while."

He came out of the courtyard and went to the study.

Nanxing, who was standing beside him, could sense the anger of Grand Secretary Gu at a speed that was visible to the naked eye, which quickly switched from the warm spring of March to the howling of the cold wind.

Upon entering the study, Nanxing and Beichen stood with their heads bowed, not daring to breathe.

After a while, Gu Shaoyu said, "Go, make sure he eats it, once a day, and watch him eat it."

"yes."

The nine "longevity pills" that the Crown Prince gave to His Majesty have been replaced by Gu Shaoyu with real black sesame and walnut pills.

The real "elixir of immortality" is hidden in Bei Chen's hands!

Nanxing and Beichen left the study, changed into night clothes, and covered their faces.

Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. After an unpleasant breakfast, Gu Chengyan helped Madam Tu "investigate" Ruhua's plot to murder his third aunt. He quickly found out the truth, gagged Ruhua, and beat her to death. When the city gates opened at dawn, he threw her into a mass grave.

Ever since Granny Wei drugged him to test his erectile dysfunction, despite Xie Xiangxiang's repeated statements that she not only slapped Granny Wei but also punished her by making her wash the chamber pot, he still refused to forgive her and never came to Fanghua Garden to spend the night again.

At dawn, the curfew on the streets was lifted, and he took a carriage to Guan Yingying's place.

Ping An drove the carriage, and the master and servant walked like thieves along a back road, afraid of being seen by acquaintances.

After leaving the west city and entering the east city, Ping An was suddenly struck on the back of the head and passed out.

As soon as the carriage curtain was lifted, Gu Chengyan saw a dark figure quickly slip into the carriage. Before he could even shout, the figure grabbed him by the neck.

The person was dressed in black and had a cloth covering their face, making it impossible to tell who they were.

The man grabbed his neck, crushed something, and quickly stuffed it into his mouth.

Gu Chengyan struggled but couldn't vomit.

The man pulled a water bag from his waist, pried open his mouth, and poured cold water into it.

Gu Chengyan nearly choked to death and was forced to swallow hard.

The crushed contents, along with the water, entered my stomach.

Gu Chengyan trembled with fear. He recognized the smell—it was the Panacea!

Who, who gave him the panacea?

Besides Guan Yingying, who else managed to get the Panacea into such a big deal?

He tried to scream and vomit, but the other person knocked him unconscious.

Gu Chengyan and Ping An fainted. The carriage was unmanned and blocked other people's way on the road before they were woken up.

Ping An rubbed the back of his head, which was throbbing with pain, and said angrily to Gu Chengyan, "Young Master, let's report this to the authorities. This is outrageous. Someone knocks you unconscious just as you're walking along."

Thinking of what he had eaten, Gu Chengyan ordered, "Quickly, go to Madam's side."

What if Yingying got into trouble too?

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