Chapter 116 Even the dogs in the capital know the young master's woman has been stolen.

A quarter of an hour later, Gu Qianhan led Chu Yanlu out of the Ning Prince's Mansion.

Xiao Qingyuan stood at the door, watching as Chu Yanluo got into Gu Qianhan's carriage, while Gu Qianhan rode alone on a tall, magnificent horse, leading the way with great momentum.

Outside the gate of the Prince Ning's mansion, a crowd of onlookers had gathered, and they began to discuss the scene.

"No way, no way, could it be that Young Master Gu has stolen the woman that Prince Xiao loves most?"

"Young Master Xiao's face looks so grim; his woman must have been stolen from him!"

"Chu Yanluo is really capable. Not only did she captivate Prince Xiao, but she also charmed Young Master Gu. Young Master Gu spends lavishly on her and is furious for her. He is truly madly in love with her!"

"Exactly! How many people would dare to snatch someone away from Prince Xiao? This is the Ning Prince's mansion; ordinary people can't even get through the gate. Not only did Young Master Gu get in, but he also snatched Chu Yanluo away. He's so brave and amazing! If I were Chu Yanluo, I would be moved by him and go with him too!"

"Sigh, the world is going to the dogs. A woman as immoral as Chu Yanluo has so many noble young men fighting over her, especially Young Master Gu. He probably likes Chu Yanluo even more than Young Master Xiao. I think he's gone mad."

As Xiao Qingyuan listened to these discussions, his face turned pale and then red.

Gu Qianhan, riding on his horse, ignored him and rode away expressionlessly.

Before leaving, he glanced at Xiao Qingyuan indifferently.

Xiao Qingyuan didn't miss that glance. His gaze was too cold, colder than the emotion one would expect from a victor.

He wanted to yell at the crowd who were talking, "Gu Qianhan doesn't like Chu Yanluo at all!"

If he liked Chu Yanluo, he wouldn't be looking like that right now!

When Xiao Qingyuan brought Chu Yanlu back to the palace, he was excited, overjoyed, and filled with tenderness and affection. He had many emotions at that time, but none as cold as Gu Qianhan.

He couldn't understand why Gu Qianhan would go to such lengths to take Chu Yanluo away if he didn't like her.

The only explanation is that Gu Qianhan wants to get revenge on him and Chu Yanluo.

Because he and Chu Yanluo slandered Gu Qianhan, they ruined his reputation, made him kneel in the palace for an entire night, and caused him to be reprimanded by the emperor. As a result, the emperor also became dissatisfied with the Gu family.

Moreover, because Gu Qianhan has a stain on his record, his sister Gu Qianning is also very likely to be implicated and unable to become the Crown Princess!

She was almost a shoo-in for the Crown Prince's wife. The Crown Prince was already twenty years old and had not yet married a Crown Princess, actually waiting for Gu Qianning to come of age.

Last month, Gu Qianning had her coming-of-age ceremony.

But the month is almost over, and there is still no movement from the palace.

The more Xiao Qingyuan thought about it, the more he felt that Gu Qianhan was getting revenge on him. He clenched his fists tightly, feeling that he couldn't just hand Chu Yanluo over to Gu Qianhan like that, otherwise she would definitely suffer a lot.

However, what he didn't know was that Gu Qianhan was doing all this for a more dangerous and far-reaching goal.

Being splashed with dirty water and stained was indeed an accident, but it was the kind of accident Gu Qianhan really wanted.

He snatched Chu Yanluo away from Xiao Qingyuan not only to help Shen Wantang, but more importantly, he wanted to make his "stain" even heavier and bigger.

At this moment, he was riding his horse, watching the people pointing and whispering about him all the way, and he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

At least, his reputation is completely ruined, and the palace should be less wary of him and the Gu family.

His next task was to prevent his sister from marrying into the Eastern Palace and becoming the Crown Prince's consort.

In her previous life, her younger sister first became the Crown Princess, and later, as the Crown Prince ascended the throne, she became the Empress.

However, after the Gu family was executed along with their entire clan, her younger sister was deposed and died in the cold palace a few days later.

The palace's official statement was that the younger sister committed suicide, but Gu Qianhan did not believe it.

My sister would never commit suicide. She was raised by her family from a young age to meet the standards of a future empress. She is strong-willed, calm, thorough, and never gets stuck on trivial matters.

Just like him, after the Gu family was accused of treason and executed, he never thought of dying. He tried his best to find a way to survive, to clear the name of the Gu family, and to seek justice for those dozens of lives.

Even if her younger sister is deposed, she will not take her own life.

She was murdered.

The Gu family is already gone, and there's no one else who would still want to wipe her out like this but the Crown Prince.

If it happened again, Gu Qianhan would not let his sister marry the Crown Prince.

He hoped to exchange his own disgrace for the safety of his family and sister in this life; if that didn't work, then he would have to take another path.

As Gu Qianhan was pondering this, Jixiang, who was leading his horse, whispered a reminder to him: "Young master, we've already circled the city once. Do we want to circle it again? By now, not only people in the capital know about your abduction of Chu Yanluo, but even the dogs know about it. Isn't that enough?"

Gu Qianhan came to her senses: "That's fine. Have someone take her to that house."

Jixiang then reminded him, "Young master, that house is in Bai'an Lane, and it's called Jingsi Residence."

Gu Qianhan didn't seem to care much: "Really?"

"Yes, young master, I told you before, have you forgotten?"

"I haven't forgotten."

"Then how come you didn't know?"

"I didn't hear what you said."

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The young master has recently developed a special ability: no matter what you say in his ear, he can nod attentively while blocking out all other sounds.

"Young Master, aren't you going to personally escort Chu Yanluo to the Jingsi Residence?"

Gu Qianhan glanced at him indifferently: "Do you think I'm free?"

Ji Xiang was stunned: "Huh? Are you busy? You're so free that you're fighting with Xiao Qingyuan to steal someone away!"

Gu Qianhan casually said, "Go and book me a private room at Zuixianlou. I'm hungry."

Jixiang earnestly advised, "Young master, you should go all out with this act. You've already kidnapped someone; it wouldn't be right not to personally deliver them to your residence! If someone with ulterior motives finds out, they'll become suspicious."

Gu Qianhan's face turned cold: "I've already ruined my reputation, do you want me to ruin my life too? Enough nonsense, go book a private room!"

Jixiang felt both helpless and relieved. It was good that the young master was clear-headed and didn't really want to keep a mistress. Although his reputation wasn't good now, as long as the young master wasn't as infatuated as Xiao Qingyuan, it was a great thing!

He handed the reins to another servant and then dashed off to Zuixianlou to reserve a private room.

As expected, Gu Qianhan did not personally escort Chu Yanluo to the residence. He parted ways with Chu Yanluo's carriage, returned to the Gu family home, took a bath, changed his clothes, and then headed out.

A tall, slender figure appeared and blocked his way: "Second Brother, where are you going?"