One of Gu Xingnuo's personal servants ran to the house where the Second Master lived, bowed, and whispered to Gu Xinglang, "Third Master, the eldest son wants you to come over. He and General Li are in the west corner hall."

Gu Xinglang nodded to the boy and looked at the second in command.

The second in command asked hurriedly, "What instructions does the Prince Consort have?"

"You keep an eye on her," Gu Xinglang pointed at Miss Zhao San and said to the second in command.

"Yes!" The second in command agreed immediately.

Two servants came in and carried Gu Xinglang away.

When only himself and Miss Zhao San were left in the room, the Second Master thought for a long time before saying to Miss Zhao San: "My princess is not a bad person. She won't hurt you."

Miss Zhao San wiped her tears. Her Royal Highness the Princess was not a bad person, but she wanted to kill her entire family!

The second in command said, "You are a young lady from a wealthy family, why do you want to run away from home?"

Miss Zhao San cried even harder. Is it okay that she has already regretted it?

Seeing that the fat lady cried harder the more he talked, the second in command could only ask, "Do you want to have breakfast?"

Not all fat people are foodies, but Miss Zhao San is. "Eat," Miss Zhao San nodded to the second in command.

The second in command scratched his head, walked to the door and said to the guards outside the room: "The young lady wants to eat breakfast, you can bring some over."

The two guards around Gu Xinglang...

Miss Zhao San is really generous. As the daughter of the Zhao family, she was captured by the Gu family, but she still wanted to have breakfast?

At this time, Li Yuanle saw Gu Xinglang in the flower hall. After exchanging greetings with Gu Xinglang, General Li said, "Brother Gu, Qinghui is here too. Can you tell me what the good news is?"

The Gu brothers looked at each other, and Young Master Gu said to the inner hall of the flower hall: "Miss, come out."

Li Yuanle stared blankly at the person who walked out of the inner hall.

Li Wan lowered her head, one hand unconsciously tugging at the corner of her clothes.

Li Yuanle slowly stood up, took a few steps towards Li Wan, and said in a trembling voice: "You, you are..."

Li Wan lowered her head and stepped back.

Gu Xinglang was about to speak, but was stopped by Master Gu who shook his head.

Li Yuanle looked at Li Wan and thought, Am I still drunk and not sober? Li Shaojiang pinched his thigh hard, and the pain made Li Shaojiang believe that he should be sober now.

Li Wan stood still, but still did not dare to look up and secretly escaped from the palace. Li Wan was very clear about how much trouble she had brought to her family.

Li Yuanle strode up to Li Wan and asked in a voice that was unclear whether it was happy or angry: "Little sister?"

Li Wan called Li Yuanle softly, "Fourth Brother."

"You," Li Yuanle murmured, "You are not dead?"

Li Wan said "hmm".

“At least you’re not dead,” Li Yuanle said.

Just because of her fourth brother's words, Li Wan's nose felt sore and tears flowed.

"Let's all sit down and talk," Gu Xingnuo said at this time.

The Li siblings sat down across a coffee table.

Li Yuanle picked up the teacup on the coffee table and gulped it down. Then General Li came to his senses. It was a good thing that his younger sister was not dead, but who was the one lying in the mourning hall in the palace? "You, how did you get out of the palace?" Li Yuanle asked Li Wan.

Li Wan whispered, "Escaped."

Li Yuanle dropped the teacup in his hand and asked, "You escaped from the palace secretly?"

Li Wan nodded.

Li Yuanle felt like his head was going to explode. Escaping from the palace without permission was a crime punishable by the death of all nine generations of his family!

Li Wan looked at Li Yuanle's face which had lost all its color and could no longer say any more words of apology.

Li Yuanle was stunned for a long time before he looked at Gu Xingnuo and said, "It's impossible for her to escape from the Imperial Palace alone."

Gu Xingnuo smiled and said, "Yes."

Seeing that Young Master Gu could still laugh at this time, Li Yuanle immediately wanted to jump up and down, "Brother Gu!" Li Yuanle shouted to Gu Xingnuo.

Gu Xinglang said, "Things have already come to this, what's the point of you shouting?"

Li Wan said, "Fourth brother, if I die, will everything be alright at home?"

"Nonsense," Li Yuanle hurriedly said to his younger sister, "Do you think I would want you to die? It's good that you're alive. You don't have to worry about the family affairs."

"I believe Miss Li is dead," Gu Xingnuo said at this time, "This is good for everyone."

Li Yuanle asked, "What's going on? Can you explain this to me?"

"Xiong Xiong," Li Wan said to Li Yuan.

"Who?" Li Yuanle looked angry.

"Sit down," Gu Xingnuo said to the jumping General Li, "Xiong Xiong is not here now, so you can't kill him even if you want to."

"He's a thief," Li Yuanle said in disbelief, "Does he have the ability to enter the palace and bring people with him?"

"An assassin entered the palace the night before," Gu Xingnuo said, "This assassin not only killed people but also set fire. The princess happened to be in the palace at that time. She knew about Xiong Xiong and Miss Li, so she took advantage of the chaos to release Miss Li from the palace, and found the body of a palace maid who unfortunately died in the fire, and used Li as a substitute."

It’s not that Gu Xingnuo doesn’t believe Li Yuanle, but this is setting fire to the palace. It would be fine if they were frightened themselves, but Young Master Gu was not going to let Li Yuanle be frightened again. Even if Young Master Gu died, he would never let others know about this.

Li Yuanle knew that Gu Xingnuo didn't tell him everything, but Li Yuanle also understood that there were some things that Gu Xingnuo didn't say, so he couldn't ask.

"Li Wan is dead," Gu Xingnuo looked at Li Yuanle and asked, "What are your plans now?"

Li Yuanle's face was livid and he said nothing. How could General Li be willing to give his sister to that thief?

Gu Xinglang asked: "Miss Li, what are your plans?"

Li Wan lowered her head and said nothing.

Li Yuanle slapped the coffee table and said, "We in the Li family can still afford to support one person."

"Let Miss Li stay in the Li Mansion for the rest of her life?" Gu Xingnuo asked.

Li Yuanle was speechless now. What’s the difference between staying in the house for the rest of his life and going to jail?

Gu Xingnuo looked at Li Wan and said, "Sister Li, you need to speak out what you think about some things. Your fourth brother and I are both your brothers. As long as it is your wish and we can fulfill it, we will fulfill it for you."

Li Wan looked up at her fourth brother.

Li Yuanle said angrily, "Tell me what your plan is. With your fourth brother here, is there anything you can't say?"

Li Wan clutched the corner of her clothes tightly with both hands, and mustered up the courage to say to Li Yuanle: "I want to be with Brother Xiong."

"You!" Li Yuanle slammed the table and stood up.

Two lines of tears burst out from Li Wan's eyes. "Even though I'm like this, he doesn't dislike me," Li Wan said to her fourth brother, "I don't think I'll ever meet another person who treats me so well in this life. Fourth brother, where can I find another person who is willing to break into the imperial palace for me and die for me?"

Li Yuanle stood and looked at his sister. The scar on Li Wan's face stung General Li's eyes.

"If possible," Li Wan said, "Can you just treat me as dead? There is no such person as the daughter of the Chengzhou Li family in this world anymore?"

A note to readers:

The fourth update is here.