Hearing this, Gu Qing pretended to be worried and said, "When she comes back, ask her to come to my room."

On the side, Chen Zhizhou looked at her expression and said nothing.

He had long noticed that Gu Qing's attitude towards Pei'er had changed. Although he appeared to be the same as usual, he seemed to be flattering her.

Pei'er was her maid who came with her as a dowry, and she also grew up with Gu Qing. Why would she treat Pei'er like this now?

Gu Qing interrupted his contemplation and asked abruptly, "Are you thinking about the affairs of the court?"

"Yes and no." Chen Zhizhou pretended to be deep.

Gu Qing couldn't help but look puzzled: "What do you mean?"

Seeing Cuiping retreat, Chen Zhizhou picked up a piece of lotus cake and put it into his mouth with quick and decisive movements.

Gu Qing suddenly remembered that in her previous life, when she occasionally passed by the western suburbs military camp, he ate and drank with the soldiers in this way.

A smile spread across her face.

Seeing that she was in a good mood, Chen Zhizhou held back the words that were on the tip of his tongue and said, "Madam, don't worry. Although the Huaishui City case has been handed over to the Fifth Prince, it is only His Majesty's way of balancing the dispute between the Third and Fifth Princes."

"Li Xiangsheng wouldn't dare to cause any trouble. If His Majesty were to conduct a thorough investigation, wouldn't he be shooting himself in the foot?"

Chen Zhizhou suddenly sneered, his eyes gleaming with sarcasm: "Although the Fifth Prince is stupid, he is not without cunning."

Hearing this, Gu Qing sighed.

"The matter is now settled. His Majesty has not punished you, and the Fifth Prince has not used Zhang Bin's death to make a fuss about you. Everything is now fine."

Fortunately, Yinghong acted in time today. Otherwise, if Zheng Jun found the silver notes hidden by the second house, no matter how many heads the Chen family had, they would not be enough to kill.

The upstarts in the capital are both popular and a thorn in the eyes of others. Now Chen Zhizhou seems to have a smooth official career, but in fact the road ahead is difficult and dangerous.

Chen Zhizhou noticed the worry in Gu Qing's eyes. He suddenly stood up, picked her up, strode back to the house, and gently placed Gu Qing on the couch.

"If it weren't for Madam today, I'm afraid everyone in the Chen family would have been imprisoned by now."

"You should have a good rest and don't overwork yourself."

Gu Qing did not refuse and nodded, allowing Chen Zhizhou to slowly lift up her clothes, revealing the gauze that was slightly soaked with blood.

Instantly, Chen Zhizhou's expression darkened considerably, his eyes flashing with murderous intent and coldness. He said in a deep voice, "Mr. Zheng."

Gu Qing held his vein-filled hand and soothed him, "It's nothing. I just walked a little too fast and accidentally pulled the scab."

"My injury is no longer serious, don't worry." She suppressed the discomfort in her lower abdomen, fearing that Chen Zhizhou would go and cause trouble for the Fifth Prince at this moment.

The Fifth Prince has already been humiliated today. After all, he is still a member of the royal family. If the Chen family goes too far, His Majesty will surely become suspicious.

Chen Zhizhou said nothing and slowly untied the gauze for Gu Qing.

After applying the medicine and rebandaging it, about half an hour later, he stood up, rubbed Gu Qing's head, and said with pity in his eyes: "If you are hurt in the slightest, I will not feel better."

Gu Qing felt a warm feeling in her heart and held his hand that was rubbing her forehead: "With your thoughtfulness, I will also take good care of myself."

"By the way, I have something else to tell you." A sly smile flashed across Gu Qing's face.

Chen Zhizhou leaned forward slightly and moved closer.

"Is there still a discrepancy of ten thousand taels of silver in the account book?"

"Yes, the silver should still be in the hands of the second house." Although he said so, Chen Zhizhou had already guessed some clues in his heart.

Gu Qing followed his words and said, "Mr. Zheng bullied my Chen family so openly today. How could I just let it go so easily?"

"Husband, do you still remember who attacked Mr. Zheng outside the Chen Mansion?"

Chen Zhizhou immediately connected with Gu Qing's thoughts, his eyes full of admiration and love: "Yinghong."

Zheng Jun's martial arts skills were only mediocre compared to Chen Zhizhou's, so he naturally didn't see Yinghong's figure clearly and was whipped several times.

Gu Qing's smile grew even stronger: "At that time, I had already asked Yinghong to leave the banknotes with him."

"Strike while the iron is hot. My husband will be busy tonight."

As she finished speaking, Chen Zhizhou suddenly held up Gu Qing's face and kissed her several times. He couldn't help but praise her, "Madam is really smart!"

He had never met such a strong and intelligent woman.

Chen Zhizhou's eyes fell, and his heart was filled with ripples.

Gu Qing was a little confused by his kiss, and smiled and brushed him away, "Alright, alright, you go and do your work first. I hope my husband will avenge me, otherwise, my wound will be bleeding in vain."

At this point, Chen Zhizhou's expression suddenly turned cold, and he said word by word, "I will not let Mr. Zheng survive for more than three days."

"Okay." Gu Qing sighed secretly in his heart.

In his previous life, Zheng Jun ascended to power by stepping on Chen Zhizhou's corpse. After taking over Chen Zhizhou's position, the soldiers who had fought side by side with Chen Zhizhou had to suffer humiliation at his hands.

From the first time she met Zheng Jun, she never thought of letting him live.

In this life, she also solved a problem for Chen Zhizhou.

Watching Chen Zhizhou's departing figure, Gu Qing's eyebrows curved slightly. After he disappeared from sight, he lowered his head to look at his wound and couldn't help but smile, saying, "Not a loss at all."

Having experienced too much that day, Gu Qing felt so tired that she fell asleep early at night before Chen Zhizhou came back.

Chen Zhizhou quietly returned to the Third Prince's Mansion at three o'clock in the morning. Within three days, there will be another good show in the capital.

Cuiping, who was guarding the door, was startled when she heard the noise. When she saw that it was the young master, she bowed and saluted. Just as she was about to speak, she was interrupted by Chen Zhizhou: "Is the Madam asleep?"

"yes."

Cuiping lowered her voice, "Madam must be too tired. She had been waiting for you, but she fell asleep."

Upon hearing this, Chen Zhizhou suddenly remembered something. He went to the side room to take a shower before coming back. He quietly carried the person inside and carefully laid her down, fearing that he would wake up Gu Qing.

Inside the house, the candles were not lit, and the cold moonlight shone through the thin window. Chen Zhizhou looked at the beautiful woman sleeping peacefully in his arms and gently kissed her on the forehead.

Gu Qing's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she held Chen Zhizhou's hand with her backhand, muttering: "I'm sorry..."

Her tone seemed very sad.

Chen Zhizhou lowered his head: "What?"

But the person under him didn't speak again. Only the sound of his even breathing, wrapped in a sweet fragrance, tickled his nose. Chen Zhizhou suddenly felt hard and sighed, "You really make it hard for me to endure it."

In the main house, everyone turned off the lights and went to sleep.

But the other three people in Chen's mansion were tossing and turning in bed.

Pei'er gasped for breath when she thought of the danger she had experienced at Gu's house today. The red marks on her neck caused by Liu's strangulation were still quite obvious. She applied makeup several times but couldn't cover them up.

The second and third rooms were also brightly lit.

Mrs. Lu exaggerated what happened during the day and told Uncle Chen Ershu, who was furious when he heard it. He was even more angry that the first wife did not give face to the second wife.