Chapter 308 You acted even better than Chu Yanluo

Thinking of this, Xiao Qingyuan didn't want to wait a moment longer; he was eager to see Gu Qianhan beaten to the ground in a miserable state.

He got out of bed and pointed to Yan Cheng, the most skilled martial artist among the guards: "You, come with me! Take nine more men with you, and go to the Gu family!"

Yan Cheng didn't move, and didn't even respond.

He simply watched Prince Ning quietly, waiting for his true master to give instructions.

"Yancheng."

Prince Ning said, "Give the order: anyone who dares to follow the Crown Prince to cause trouble at the Gu family's residence will be expelled from the Prince's mansion and never allowed to return!"

"yes!"

Yancheng responded and turned to leave.

Xiao Qingyuan felt as if he had been slapped hard across the face, his face burning.

His eyes reddened, and tears welled up in them: "Why did Father have to embarrass me in front of so many people? You made me lose face, and Father is happy, isn't he? I was wronged and bullied, and not only did Father not stand up for me, but he even suppressed me! Father doesn't care about me at all!"

Prince Ning was lucky he didn't actually slap him across the face; his anger was barely contained: "You say I don't care about you as my son, but do you care about me as your father? Do you care about your mother?"

"Your mother and I are both alive and well, and you actually went to someone else's funeral for a maid! Where do you expect your mother and me to put our faces?"

"Do you think I don't know what you're up to by sending guards to the Gu family? You just want to snatch your maid back, don't you?!"

"I'm telling you, you're not allowed to go! And you're not allowed to get that maid back!"

"When Huayi was with your mother, she was well-behaved; when she was with the Crown Princess, she was obedient. Why did she start causing trouble after she came to you?"

"It's all because of your indulgence! A master attending a servant's mother's funeral—such an outrageous act is unheard of! It's your disregard for hierarchy that allows someone like Chu Yanluo to ride roughshod over you!"

"You stay in the yard and reflect on your actions! You are not allowed to step out without my permission!"

After saying this, Prince Ning turned and left in anger.

He turned back halfway there, grabbed the princess's hand, and pulled her away as well.

Shen Wantang, of course, was also unwilling to stay there, and followed suit and left.

After everyone had left, the gate to Xinghe Courtyard was closed from the outside.

Only Xiao Qingyuan and his servant Mo Ji remained in the courtyard.

Mo Ji said helplessly, "Your Highness, you're in too much of a hurry. You sent the guards to the Gu family as soon as you got back. Isn't that just telling the Prince and Princess that you're going to steal Hua Yi?"

Xiao Qingyuan frowned: "Is it that obvious?"

Yes! Quite obviously so!

"So what should we do now?"

"Why don't you focus on healing your injuries first? Once you've recovered, the Prince will probably lift your confinement. Then you can go and rescue Huayi."

"How can that be! Are you stupid? By the time I recover from my injuries and go to save Huayi, she'll have already been bullied by that shameless bastard Gu Qianhan! Besides, I've been beaten up like this by him, if I don't go and beat him up right now, I won't be able to swallow this!"

Xiao Qingyuan said angrily, "You must avenge your grudges immediately! That 'a gentleman takes revenge after ten years' nonsense! Ten years is far too late!"

Mo Ji: "Um... sir, I'm not asking you to wait ten years, you'll only have to wait ten days at most."

"Ten days? I can't even wait ten hours! You better think of a way right now, I'm going to get revenge today! If you can't come up with a way, I'll sell you out!"

Mo Ji looked worried. He did have a way to help Xiao Qingyuan get out, but the problem was, if the prince and princess found out, he would have his legs broken!

But he couldn't refuse to help Xiao Qingyuan either, since Xiao Qingyuan was his master.

——

The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

The news that Gu Qianhan had snatched a maid from Xiao Qingyuan and brought her back had already spread throughout the entire mansion.

Everyone was extremely shocked. The usually indifferent, cold, and aloof second young master had actually fallen in love and started to care about women.

Several groups of people arrived at Gu Qianhan's courtyard one after another, some sent by his mother, some by his father, and some by his elder brother and sister.

But he didn't respond at all. The courtyard gate was tightly closed, and no matter how the people outside called to him, he ignored them and remained unmoved.

Inside the room, he looked at Huayi indifferently, noticing that the chains binding her hands had been deformed by her gripping, and that the iron chains were about to break.

He said coldly, "Your mother said that you were different from ordinary people since you were a child, with superhuman strength. I thought she was lying to me, but it turns out it's true."

Hua Yi lowered her head, her hand covering the chain she had squeezed out of shape. Her voice was gentle as water, her tone soft as a breeze: "Second Young Master Gu, my mother is talking nonsense. I am just an ordinary maid. How could I have any innate superhuman strength? She just likes to curry favor with the powerful and wealthy, so she said this on purpose to make you interested in me. Please don't be fooled, Second Young Master."

Unfortunately, her gentle and soft demeanor was all an act for the blind man.

Gu Qianhan remained indifferent, her words like a sharp sword piercing Huayi's heart: "Does Xiao Qingyuan know you have superhuman strength?"

"He must not know, otherwise he wouldn't have accompanied you home for the funeral. After all, in his eyes, you are a simple, kind, weak, and pitiful woman who needs his protection."

"It's really surprising. You acted even better than Chu Yanluo. Xiao Qingyuan is so pitiful. He was completely fooled by you."

"You've already seen the consequences of Chu Yanluo's deception of Xiao Qingyuan. Do you want to see your fate?"

Hua Yi suddenly raised her head: "What do you mean by this, Second Young Master? I am stronger than ordinary people, but I have never lied to the Young Master! I have served the Young Master wholeheartedly and have never had any disloyalty!"

“I don’t care if you had any ulterior motives before, but from now on, you do.”

"I don't!"

Whether you have it or not is not up to you to decide, it is up to me to decide.

Huayi bit her lip and lowered her head again. Her tone returned to its gentle and soft tone: "Huayi is just a servant girl and doesn't have much of her own opinion. Young Master Gu is a noble young master, so I'm sure he won't make things too difficult for a mere maid like me. If you have any orders, just say so. Huayi is willing to share Young Master Gu's burdens in exchange for her freedom."

Gu Qianhan watched as she effortlessly switched between strong and weak personas without the slightest sense of incongruity, and knew that her level was far superior to Chu Yanluo's.

No wonder the people he planted in the Prince of Ning's mansion told him that Xiao Qingyuan's weariness of Chu Yanluo was largely due to Hua Yi's influence.

However, since Xiao Qingyuan is already tired of Chu Yanluo, then the painting is no longer useful, and she can "retire successfully".

Gu Qianhan said indifferently, "I can give you a completely new identity. You will never have to be a maid for the rest of your life. I will send you out of the capital to a place where no one knows you, so you can live as a young lady from a prominent family."