She was so angry that her teeth chattered.

His eyes were fixed on Gu Jingchun, and then he slowly moved forward from behind the crowd.

Even the crowd in front of her seemed to make way for her, allowing her to walk to the front without any hindrance.

Just as she was walking at the front, a sudden commotion arose ahead.

A small child was pushed out of the crowd and fell to the ground.

A long sword was clearly embedded in his chest.

"Murder!"

"Murder!"

A gasp of surprise rippled through the crowd.

Instantly, the crowd erupted into chaos.

The people fled in terror, jostling and bumping into the guards around them.

Until the guards were breached, a gap was created, and all the civilians rushed towards it.

Chu Qianlan mingled among the crowd, taking advantage of the chaos to approach Gu Jingchun.

All of this happened extremely quickly.

The moment the incident occurred, Gu Jingchun calmly surveyed the surroundings and identified two suspicious individuals.

However, seeing this scene, Lan Xin immediately shielded Gu Jingchun behind her and said, "Miss, something is wrong. You should go back to the manor first."

Gu Jingchun knew he couldn't be of much help from outside, so he immediately nodded.

"Okay, I'll go back first. You and the guards can handle this."

Remember, do not harm the people.

As Gu Jingchun spoke, he turned around.

In that instant, a breach was created in the guards' ranks, and the civilians immediately rushed in.

Gu Jingchun and Lan Xin were instantly separated by the people on both sides.

At that moment, Chu Qianlan approached Gu Jingchun, sneered, and stabbed at her back.

This happened extremely quickly.

Just as she was about to stab Gu Jingchun, Gu Jingchun suddenly turned around and grabbed Chu Qianlan's hand.

When she finally saw Chu Qianlan's face clearly, she was first startled, then let out a cold laugh.

"It was you!"

"Who sent you?"

Chu Qianlan struggled violently the moment Gu Jingchun grabbed her hand.

"Let go of me!"

"Gu Jingchun, I will definitely kill you!"

Gu Jingchun chuckled softly.

"Kill me?"

Why did you kill me?

"Look at yourself now, destitute and wretched, a pitiful sight. Shouldn't you be kneeling on the ground begging me to help you?"

"Why did you kill me?"

Chu Qianlan's face contorted with rage.

"Please?"

"You're dreaming!"

"Gu Jingchun, let me tell you, even if I die today, I will never beg you."

"You disregarded your father's life and death, concealed your son's identity, and deliberately arranged for your sister to marry the Third Prince, suffering endless torment. Now, what makes you think you can become Empress?"

Gu Jingchun felt as if he had heard a joke when he heard this.

"So you mean that it was because I concealed my son's identity that Gu Wei'ang was killed?"

"That's why your good daughter has become like this?"

Chu Qianlan immediately rebuked him.

Isn't that so?

"If it weren't for you, how could our Yong'an Marquis's mansion have become like this?"

"You're a jinx! It was my mistake not to strangle you with my own hands back then, and today, I will kill you with my own hands!"

Gu Jingchun gave a cold laugh.

"Kill me?"

"You don't have that ability yet."

"However, I could kill you."

As he spoke, Gu Jingchun twisted his wrist, and the dagger in Chu Qianlan's hand was already in Gu Jingchun's hand.

Gu Jingchun pressed his hand against Chu Qianlan's neck.

Upon seeing this, Chu Qianlan immediately swallowed hard, and only when she felt the pain in her neck did she completely panic.

She looked at Gu Jingchun and immediately softened.

"Gu Jingchun, I am your mother! How dare you kill me?"

"Do you want to be branded as the murderer of your mother?"

"In that case, you will never be able to be empress again."

Gu Jingchun snorted coldly, his eyes filled with disdain as he looked at Chu Qianlan.

"Chu Qianlan, open your eyes wide and look carefully. With your stupid appearance and ugly as a snail, how could you possibly give birth to a daughter as beautiful as me?"

Chu Qianlan, who had still held a sliver of hope, was stunned upon hearing this.

What do you mean by that?

"What's the meaning?"

Isn't that obvious?

She gave a cold laugh.

"Chu Qianlan, let me tell you, my mother is not you at all, and your so-called Yong'an Marquis's Mansion has nothing to do with me."

So, even if I kill you right now, it won't affect me at all?

"He was just an exiled fugitive; he died, so what?"

Chu Qianlan was shocked.

She looked at Gu Jingchun in disbelief.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"If you're not my daughter, then who is?"

Gu Jingchun curled his lips into a smile and unconsciously increased the pressure on his hands.

Who knows?

Chu Qianlan was only stunned for a moment before she quickly realized the reality, and her voice suddenly became more pleading.

“Jingchun…”

"No, Your Majesty, I was wrong just now. I was bewitched and thought of killing you. Please don't hold it against me and spare me, okay?"

"I promise I'll go far away and never show my face in front of you again."

Gu Jingchun gave a cold laugh.

"If you want to let me go, that's fine too."

“If you tell me how you got to Tiandu and why you are here, I might let you go.”

Upon hearing this, Chu Qianlan immediately explained, "I don't know how I got here either."

"I was knocked unconscious, and when I woke up I was already here."

"The reason I came here is because I heard what people around me were saying, and I couldn't stand it, so I came to find you."

"As for the rest, I really don't know!"

As Chu Qianlan spoke, she prayed again.

"I'm telling the truth, please, let me go."

Over the past few days, Chu Qianlan has asked many people for help and has been trampled on by many people, so asking for help has become the easiest thing for her.

If it weren't for the dagger still around her neck, Chu Qianlan would probably be kneeling down by now.

Gu Jingchun wasn't interested in Chu Qianlan's life, but rather in the people behind her.

Therefore, she did not kill Chu Qianlan, but instead brought her to the mansion.

After a while, Chu Qianlan looked completely refreshed and walked out through the back door.

Chu Qianlan was filled with joy.

She never expected that Gu Jingchun would not kill her, and even specially ordered someone to give her a bath and change her into new clothes.

This was the most comfortable time Chu Qianlan had experienced in a long period of time, as if she had returned to her days at the Yong'an Marquis's residence.