Chapter 173: Release from Prison

Gu Yunjin didn't know how long she had been crying, nor how long she had been beaten. She only remembered that she was naked and the whip kept falling on her body, causing her to feel excruciating pain.

She kept begging for mercy and shouting.

But the servants around her seemed to be deaf, and they all stood there indifferently. No one dared to step forward to help her.

Just like now, several days have passed, but still no one has called a doctor for her.

Now she only has Bai Lu by her side, who can give her some medicine.

"Be gentle!"

"Do you want to hurt me to death?"

"Useless stuff."

Gu Yunjin grimaced in pain and couldn't help but curse at Bai Lu.

Bai Lu was so scared that her hands shook and she almost dropped the ointment in her hand.

In fact, in order to protect Gu Yunjin, Bai Lu was also beaten and was still in pain.

But she still endured the pain and applied medicine to Gu Yunjin first.

Now that he was scolded by Gu Yunjin, he couldn't help feeling a little aggrieved, but after all, he was still a little gentle when applying the medicine.

After taking the medicine, Gu Yunjin felt that he was feeling a little better. Then he slowly said, "What day is it today?"

She looked out the window.

There, a bird was sitting on a tree, chirping, which was very annoying to listen to.

Bai Lu answered her while packing her things.

Gu Yunjin asked again, "Has anything happened recently?"

Bai Lu then told Gu Yunjin everything that had happened during this period.

Upon learning that Marquis Yong'an was imprisoned, Chu Qianlan went to ask Gu Jingchun for help but failed, was called to the palace, and was almost assassinated. She couldn't help but chuckle.

"This mother of mine is truly ridiculous."

"You actually went to beg Gu Jingchun? If she had such good intentions, how could I have ended up like this?"

Gu Yunjin snorted coldly, and when she learned that Gu Jingchun had actually become a female official in the East Palace, she immediately laughed triumphantly.

"God is really helping me."

"Since God has sent her before me, I will definitely make her suffer."

As she spoke, she no longer cared about the pain in her body and ordered, "Apply more medicine to me. I need to go meet my good sister early."

"It's all thanks to her that I'm able to live my current good life. I have to let her have a taste of what it's like, right?"

As time went by, Gu Jingchun gradually adapted to the life in the palace.

The New Year is approaching, and the entire East Palace is shrouded in joy.

But at this critical juncture, some not-so-good news came out.

That means Prince Rui and Marquis Yong'an both came out.

When Emperor Rongcheng heard that Prince Rui had changed his behavior and worked hard in prison, he was very moved and released him.

As for the Marquis of Yong'an, it was incredible that he was able to escape unscathed.

He was also somewhat stripped of his skin. Although he kept his title of marquis, he did not keep his military power. But at least he saved his life.

After he came out of prison, he went straight back to the Marquis' Mansion.

But after learning that Chu Qianlan had gone to Gu Jingchun for help many times but was actually kicked out, he became furious and slapped Chu Qianlan in the face.

"Stupid woman!"

He shouted angrily.

"Ignorant fool!"

He was so angry that his beard curled up, "You actually went to beg that Gu Jingchun!

She just copied a few Buddhist scriptures for the Queen Mother. What help could she provide?"

"If you do this, won't you be spreading all my stories? Where will the reputation of our Yong'an Marquisate be?"

Chu Qianlan covered her face with her hands, looking aggrieved.

"What else can I do!"

"Your life or death in there is uncertain. I begged everyone, but no one was willing to help me. I thought that since she was able to see the Queen Mother, she must have some face in front of her, so I wanted to ask her for help.

But who could have thought that girl would be so heartless that she wouldn't even see me. I had no other choice but to resort to this desperate measure."

"Because of this, the Queen Mother summoned me into the palace and made me kneel for six hours. I almost had an accident on my way back. If I hadn't been lucky, I'm afraid you would have seen a pile of bones."

Gu Wei'ang had not expected Gu Jingchun to be so heartless, and he gritted his teeth in anger.

Chu Qianlan then continued, "You know, that girl keeps saying that she's not familiar with the Queen Mother, but now she's in the palace. I heard she's working as a court lady in the East Palace."

"Even the child was taken away. Everyone was saying that the Crown Prince had taken a fancy to this girl and brought her to the Eastern Palace specifically, saying that she would be a female official, but in fact she was just a concubine."

"Luckily, we kicked her out of Yong'an Marquis Mansion, otherwise the reputation of our Yong'an Marquis Mansion would have been affected by her again."

Upon hearing this, Gu Weiang snorted coldly and cursed inwardly before sitting down and continuing to question Chu Qianlan.

"Where's Yunjin?"

Chu Qianlan paused when he said this, then he sighed and said:

"I wonder if Yunjin has encountered any difficulties. I have been trying to find her for a while, but I haven't seen her yet.

"Just hope you don't encounter any accidents because of this."

Gu Weiang frowned.

"Go check it out when you have time. I heard that the Third Prince has gone a little crazy lately."

Upon hearing this, Chu Qianlan immediately became nervous, thinking, this fool can be coaxed, but what should I do with this crazy person?

No, she must go see her again tomorrow.

During this period of time, Gu Nansheng has been forced to study by Chu Qianlan.

Ever since Gu Wei'ang was captured, Gu Nansheng also realized that the mansion was entirely supported by Gu Wei'ang alone. Once his father was killed, their mansion would be finished.

Therefore, during this period of time, he studied hard, determined to make a difference and to support the Yong'an Marquis Mansion.

As a result, he had no idea what was happening outside during this period.

However, when he was tired of studying, he would inevitably think of his elder brother.

Gu Erli.

Yes, Gu Nansheng has an older brother.

However, his eldest brother left the Marquis' Mansion when he was young and has never returned until now.

Whenever he had difficulty in learning, he would wonder what his elder brother was like now and what he would do if he were in his shoes.

When he heard that Gu Weiang had returned, he immediately ran over and looked at Gu Weiang happily.

"Daddy."

"I'm so glad you're okay."

Gu Weiang felt relieved when he saw Gu Nansheng's haggard appearance, and couldn't help but sigh that he had finally grown up.

Chu Qianlan also said: "Nan Sheng has been studying hard recently, but his original marriage plan..."

Having said that, Chu Qianlan couldn't help but sigh again.