Upon seeing the constables, Gu Shen's expression instantly changed.

The blue box in my hand was as hot as charcoal, and I wanted to throw it away or get rid of it immediately.

But how could he throw it in front of so many people?

The constables also saw Gu Shen, but they first bowed to the princess: "We, your humble servants, greet Grand Princess Fushun, greet Old Madam Shen, greet..."

The Grand Princess's drunkenness had vanished: "Get up, everyone. The case is the priority."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

The constables all stood up and looked at Gu Shen.

The leader of the constables, Lu, said, "So Lord Gu is at home!"

As she spoke, she looked Gu Shen up and down, only to see that Gu Shen had his hands behind his back, and there was a hole in the ground! Inside were some random things.

Officer Lu raised an eyebrow. Had they caught them red-handed?

Although Madam Mei was unaware of the details, the current situation made her feel uneasy: "Young men, what urgent matter do you have with my master?"

Officer Lu said, "A petty thief was stealing from your house and stole a small blue box. Coincidentally, your former heir, Gu Han, just happened to come and see what was going on. When he saw the box, he said it was the poison that framed him back then! The thief said that you still have some."

"We are here to search on the orders of the Prefect."

Upon hearing the name Gu Han, Madam Mei's smile froze, and she hurriedly explained, "Young man, you must have misunderstood. Back then, it was Gu Han who was ruthless and poisoned my biological father. This matter..."

"Madam, let the Marquis explain this to the Prefect!" Constable Lu waved his hand, looking at Gu Shen, "What is the Marquis doing now..."

The Grand Princess said with a playful look, "Oh dear, that little blue box I was talking about earlier, could it be the one Gu Shen has in his hand?"

Lady Pingguo loved seeing the Gu family suffer misfortune, and excitedly said, "Just now, the princess accidentally broke open the door, and we saw Marquis Gu holding a small blue box, which he hid behind his back... Was it dug out of the cellar?"

As he spoke, he glanced at the still-open cellar, his eyes full of amusement.

"Could it be... that Lord Gu received the news in advance and rushed back to destroy the evidence? Tsk tsk tsk, it's a good thing today is the Flower Goddess Festival, everyone is gathered together, and the princess drank a few more cups, otherwise how could we have run into her?"

The ladies present all had their eyes gleaming. This was even more interesting than catching someone in the act of adultery!

"No, no, no, that's not how it is..." Gu Shen was speechless.

He wished he could slap himself a few times.

If he had known this would happen, he would have been better off not digging it out earlier. Now... he feels like he can't clear his name even if he jumps into the sea.

The constables were all experienced men, and they knew what was going on as soon as they saw the scene. They looked at Gu Shen with some disdain and asked, "Lord Gu, what are you holding in your hand?"

Gu Shen's face stiffened.

"Excuse me!" Constable Lu led several constables inside and went around to Gu Shen's back.

Gu Shen was clutching a small blue box tightly in his hand, exactly the same one that was in the courtroom.

"Lord Gu, please come with me to the court."

Gu Shen's face turned pale and then red, finally letting out a cold snort and throwing the box in his hand hard to the ground:

"Very well, that unfilial son, not content with poisoning his own father, has actually returned to frame me after several years! I'll go and see what other tricks he has up his sleeve!"

After saying that, he flicked his sleeve and left in a majestic manner.

Officer Lu quickly picked up the small box from the ground, cupped his hands towards the princess and the others, and said, "This humble officer will take his leave now."

The Grand Princess nodded: "Alright, you all get on with your work."

The group of constables then followed Gu Shen and left in a grand procession.

Mei stared blankly at all of this, her body swayed, and her face turned deathly pale.

The ladies all looked at her with varying expressions, most of them mocking and ridiculing.

Like Madam Mei, Lady Que was already pale with fright.

So many years have passed, the matter between Gu Han and Que Xinyan should have been over long ago, why is it causing trouble again?

Madam Liao, who had been standing at the back, stepped forward and stared at Madam Mei with a mocking look: "I told you long ago, Gu Han isn't stupid. Even if he really wanted to poison someone, he wouldn't put it in the medicine he brewed himself, haha!"

Many of the ladies nodded, looking on with amusement.

The princess, having successfully completed her mission, raised an eyebrow and said, "It's getting late, let's all head back!"

After saying that, he turned and left with his maid.

The noblewoman behind her hurriedly followed in her footsteps.

Just as Madam Shen and her daughter-in-law were about to leave, Madam Mei grabbed Madam Shen's arm and said urgently, "Father-in-law, you must help our Marquis..."

Madam Shen's eyes were filled with sarcasm: "If he is innocent, the laws of our Great Zhou will naturally not wrong him. What, is Gu Shen not innocent in the first place?"

Mei choked so hard her face turned blue.

Madam Shen shook her head.

Madam Shen gave her a cold, mocking look: "Who's your in-law! Does your filthy, stinking Gu family deserve it?"

After saying that, he gently flicked his sleeve and helped Old Madam Shen leave.

Madam Mei stood there blankly, then turned around and saw the group of noble ladies chattering away, making a series of clicking sounds.

The eldest princess, who was at the head of the group, showed no signs of drunkenness and walked with a light step.

Mei's face gradually turned pale, and only then did she belatedly realize that they had been tricked!

And it's the Shen family! Plus the eldest princess!

Yes, it was the Shen family who schemed against them! They wanted to renege on the marriage decree!

......

The news of Gu Shen being taken away by the constables quickly spread throughout the entire Gu family.

Gu Yang, who was having an affair with the maid in the room, was so frightened that he rolled off the bed.

Even the ailing Mrs. Gu jumped up in excitement.

Afterwards, the Gu family rushed to the courtroom.

The courtroom was surrounded by a dense crowd, three layers deep.

"What's all this commotion about? Is it a murder case?"

"No, he's a thief who stole from a noble family."

"What's so interesting about this?"

"This is incredibly interesting! Because that thief accidentally stole evidence of an old incident! This has also implicated the Ningguo Marquis's mansion, saying that the Ningguo Marquis framed his own son for the sake of his second wife."

"What the hell is this place?"

Those in the know enthusiastically explained the relationships between the masters of the Ningguo Marquis's mansion to those who didn't: how they would die for their maids, how one maid would marry another young lady for the sake of the maid, how the maid ultimately died of anger and rose to power, and how the maid even framed the young lady's son...

They described everything vividly and logically.

"Wow, this is the first big surprise of the year! How exciting!"

"Make way! Make way!" At this moment, two servants rudely pushed through the crowd to make way.

Madam Mei, Gu Yang, and Old Madam Gu walked in, their faces pale.

They originally wanted to listen in the private room behind the screen in front, but were told it was full!

I had no choice but to look here.

At this moment, in the fully occupied booths—

The Shen brothers, Shen Zhiyan and Shen Xingyue, were sitting there, and even the three Shen brothers, Shen Manman and Shen Xingyue, were eating melon seeds. A little while later, even Old Madam Shen, her daughter-in-law, and the eldest princess came in.