Chapter 36: Stealing People

The thirteen-year-old child has a well-proportioned figure and a gentle appearance. He is a child that makes people like him at first sight.

He looked at his second sister, whom he rarely saw, in surprise and bowed respectfully to his mother.

Then he turned to Gu Huan and bowed, "Second sister."

Gu Huan couldn't stop her tears from falling, she quickly wiped them away and looked at Chen Li.

“Miss Shen, thank you for your trouble.”

Chen Li took out the pulse pillow.

Wang had no doubts about Shen Li, and she pulled her bewildered son over and said, "Be good, put your hands here, and let Sister Shen take your pulse."

Gu Ruiwen obediently put his wrist on it.

Chen Li quickly came to a conclusion: "Same as Madam, no need to test with needles. The amount of poison is about the same, but the young master is young and the poison is more serious."

Wang's heart sank, her body swayed and she almost fainted.

"Same? Mother was poisoned too? Who poisoned her?"

The little boy's face was filled with shock. He tried to remain calm, but his hand that was holding Wang's was trembling a little, revealing his nervousness.

Gu Huan's heart also began to lift.

“Miss Shen, are the medicines enough for both of us?”

"Enough for you two to eat for two days."

Wang's face turned pale.

Chen Li said easily: "I have to find out what kind of poison this is and make a targeted antidote. Two days will be enough, don't panic."

Gu Huan calmed herself down and said, "Mother, please don't let anyone else know for now, including... Father."

Wang nodded with tears in her eyes: "I know."

My husband has been favoring Aunt Pei for more than one or two years, especially in the past year when the Marquis' Mansion was running short of money and needed support from the Pei family, so my husband has been even more indulgent towards Aunt Pei.

If there is no real evidence, your husband will definitely not believe it, and it will only alert the enemy.

Or maybe…

Even if my husband knew the truth, he would not do anything to Aunt Pei. After all, money and the future of the Marquis's mansion are more important than the lives of them.

No one was in the mood to eat. After finishing their lunch without any appetite, Nanny Zhou asked the maid to take Gu Huan and the others to the guest house to rest.

Gu Huan pondered for a moment, then knelt down to Wang: "Mother, Jin'er is not in good health either. I want to check Jin'er as well, but I don't want Aunt Pei to know. Please help me, mother."

Wang's color had all faded, and the two brothers in the Marquis's Mansion had both met with accidents, so she no longer had to be the mistress.

He nodded quickly: "Okay. I'll have someone pick up Jin'er from school and take him directly to the guest house."

"Thank you, mother."

Gu Huan said goodbye reluctantly but could not reveal too much.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Gu Huan entered the guest house, she saw Aunt Pei and a few strong old women waiting there.

She glared at Gu Huan fiercely, and soon changed her expression to a fake smile.

"Take the three girls to their rooms to rest. I want to have a private chat with Sister Huan."

Zhou Zhilan is so smart.

Seeing this scene, he immediately became alert.

He stood beside Gu Huan and said, "We have been ordered to follow Miss Gu Er. Wherever Miss Gu is, we will be there."

Aunt Pei snorted coldly: "She was born by me, I can still be her master!"

She winked at a few strong old women, and they rushed forward to capture the man.

Gu Huan's face changed and she stepped back quickly.

Zhou Zhilan quickly pulled out a dagger from her waist and rushed towards the old women who were rushing over.

He shouted sternly: "Let's see who dares to take a step forward!"

Donghua scooped up a broom and held it in her hand. She swung the broom horizontally and said, "I haven't had a fight in a long time! Come on!"

Shen Li slowly pulled out a handful of silver needles.

The old woman had never seen such a scene before and stopped in fear.

Aunt Pei didn't expect that apart from the crazy little girl holding the silver needle, the other two little girls were more aggressive than the other.

He pointed at Gu Huan with a shaking finger: "You're rebelling! You've grown wings! You're turning your elbows outward and teaming up with outsiders to bully your own mother!"

Gu Huan naturally couldn't go with her, who knew what bad things she was going to do!

She said calmly: "Mrs. Pei, things are different now. I advise you to be quiet."

Aunt Pei glared at her fiercely, then left angrily with a few maids.

Gu Huan heaved a sigh of relief and looked at Zhou Zhilan and Donghua with envy in her eyes: "You all know martial arts?"

Zhou Zhilan put the dagger back into the dagger holster hanging on her waist and said with a smile: "You forgot that the Yongguo Mansion is a family of military commanders. We are all very capable. It's just that we haven't fought for too long, so our arms and legs are a little stiff."

Gu Huan hugged Zhou Zhilan's arm and turned into a little fangirl: "Sister Zhou, please teach me a few moves when you have time."

You can defend yourself when necessary.

"Okay! You teach me how to write, and I'll teach you swordsmanship."

"Yeah, yeah." Gu Huan was so happy.

After they had dinner in the guest house, Wang's maid came with Gu Jinwen, who had just finished school.

Gu Jinwen is one year younger than Gu Ruiwen, but he is half a head shorter than Gu Ruiwen. He is thin and small, and looks like a child of about eight years old.

As soon as he saw Gu Huan, he subconsciously wanted to run over, but suddenly he found three pairs of unfamiliar eyes looking at him.

She was so nervous that she took a step back, her eyes red as she whispered, "Second sister... are you back?"

Gu Huan felt distressed and stepped forward to touch his head: "Have you had your meal?"

He nodded: "Just used it."

Gu Huan said softly, "Let Sister Shen take your pulse."

Gu Jinwen didn't dare to look directly at Chen Li, and obediently put his hand on the pulse.

Chen Li looked at the scar on his wrist, frowning: "How did it become like this?"

Gu Huan felt sad but didn't know what to say.

Gu Jinwen blushed and tried to withdraw his hand, but Chen Li held his pulse and said, "Why are you withdrawing? Just stay still."

After a long while, he continued to order: "Change your hand."

After taking the pulse of both hands, he said calmly: "It's nothing serious, but it will take some effort to treat it."

Gu Jinwen was very frightened and didn't know what was going on.

Shen Li frowned and looked at the timid boy: "Boy, you have to run 5,000 steps every day. Otherwise, you will die young."

"Five thousand steps?" Gu Jinwen shuddered with fear.

"He gets out of breath badly whenever he runs because he doesn't have much strength and rarely exercises." Gu Huan explained hurriedly.

"That's why I have to run. I'll start by jogging, and then speed up when I can bear it. If you're this short, you won't be able to get a wife in the future."

Gu Huan looked at Gu Jinwen's blushing face and couldn't help laughing.

She whispered, "Sister brought you some delicious food. Can you go eat with Sister Donghua?"

Gu Jinwen followed Donghua obediently, looking back at his second sister every step.

Gu Huan resisted the urge to look at him and said to the maidservant at the door, "Madame Du, come in. I have something to ask you."

Nanny Du is Gu Jinwen's wet nurse and has been serving him since he was born.

Madam Du bowed respectfully and said, "This servant greets the Second Young Lady."

Gu Huan smiled and handed her a gift bag: "You have worked hard to take care of my second brother."

Nanny Du weighed it secretly and found it was at least one or two taels of silver, which was her monthly salary for half a year.

Her face suddenly smiled like a flower: "Taking care of the Second Young Master is my duty, I don't deserve the reward from the Second Young Lady."

Gu Huan changed the subject: "My second brother is weak. If anything goes wrong, you will be the first to be punished, Madam Du. Don't you agree?"

Madam Du nodded quickly: "Yes, the second young master has a small appetite and never grows taller."

"Huh, did you take too many random drugs?"

Shen Li interrupted coldly.

Madam Du's expression changed slightly: "The Second Young Master is weak and sickly. He must have taken too much medicine."

"It's because I took too many wrong medicines." Shen Li corrected.

Madam Du’s face turned pale.