Yuan Qiu, Xia Zhen, and the others prepared a large bucket of swill early in the morning. Before dawn, they were already waiting near the Yongchang Marquis's residence, but no matter how long they waited, Gu Minghua did not appear.

"What's going on? Could it be that he knows we're here guarding him, so he's not coming out?" An Xiaohu whispered.

Xie Feng: "Impossible. Only we know about this. We would never leak it."

"Could it be that he/she is sick?"

Xia Zhen: "Wait a little longer. If it doesn't work, we'll retreat. Anyway, there will be plenty of opportunities to deal with him."

"It's okay if we can't deal with him, we can just splash someone else." Yuan Qiu smiled slyly.

"Who did you splash?" Three pairs of large, bright eyes stared at Yuan Qiu.

Yuan Qiu uttered two words: "Her...father!"

...

The swill came so suddenly that Vice Minister Wang fainted from the stench.

Fortunately, his servant reacted quickly and caught him, otherwise he might have fallen hard to the ground.

Yuan Qiu and his group did it discreetly, managing not to let outsiders see their faces. After splashing the water, they even left a wooden board with four big characters written on it: "The daughter's debt is paid by the father!"

Vice Minister Wang was furious.

Yesterday, Gu Minghua was splashed with swill, but he never expected that it would be his turn today.

"Did you see that? Vice Minister Wang's face turned green, hahaha..." After running two miles, Xia Zhen laughed loudly.

“He must be holding a grudge against Wang Mengyun. Wang Mengyun has been disliked by her husband’s family, and now she’s being disliked by her own family. Heh heh…” Yuan Qiu sneered twice.

With his uncle away, he was the only man in the family, and no one could hurt his godmother!

Yang Cui had no idea that Qiuqiu and his friends were taking revenge on her in their own way.

Two days later, when Chen Shiqi and Xie Tong came to the house to play with Er Ya and San Ya, they talked about the children's "great achievements." Only then did Yang Cui realize that Yuan Qiu was protecting her in his own way.

Yang Cui felt comforted, but the child was still young, and given his intelligence, she was worried that he might go astray in the future.

“Madam is overthinking it. Young Master wouldn’t do that,” Bao Lan said. “Young Master always gives money to pitiful disabled beggars. He has a kind heart just like you.”

“We can’t let him run wild. Adults should handle adult matters.” Yang Cui decided to have a heart-to-heart talk with him.

“It’s strange that Vice Minister Wang and the Earl of Yongchang didn’t come knocking on our door,” Bao Lan said.

"Ha, they need to have the nerve to do that," Xi Hongmei scoffed. "Being splashed with swill by a few kids is not a glorious thing to begin with, and in my opinion, it was a good thing they did."

Both the Wang and Gu families knew that Yuan Qiu and Xia Zhen's gang had thrown the swill. They wanted an explanation, but Xia Zhen was a little devil and a grandson of the emperor. Where could they go to seek justice?

Anyone with eyes can see that Yuan Qiu is standing up for Yang Cui, and it's quite possible that Yang Cui is the one who instigated him. If they really come to Yang Cui's door to demand an explanation, will Yang Cui punish Yuan Qiu?

If he reports it to the authorities or makes a big fuss, Yuan Qiu can just say he's avenging his mother, and he might even gain a reputation for being filial.

More importantly, they will definitely bring up what Wang Mengyun did again. It has already caused a huge uproar, and now the Wang family and the Gu family just want some peace and quiet.

There's no going back to calm things down. The Gu family is quite lively right now. Gu Minghua is fed up with Wang Mengyun, which presents an opportunity for the other concubines.

In addition, Chen Shaoyun had already had certain words "unintentionally" passed on to Duan Qiuhong.

Duan Qiuhong developed a hatred for Wang Mengyun and began to deal with her.

Ten days later, news came that Wang Mengyun's child had died in the womb.

At first, they suspected that Yang Cui was responsible, but the imperial physician said that the cause of the fetus dying in the womb was very complicated and difficult to determine, but it could be determined that it was not caused by poisoning or a fall.

It was also said that excessive stress and worry during pregnancy, and lack of rest and quiet, could be the cause of stillbirth.

This statement cleared others of suspicion, while also implying that Wang Mengyun's restlessness during her pregnancy led to the child's stillbirth.

It was a boy, and Wang Mengyun cried her heart out. Gu Minghua felt nothing but disgust for Wang Mengyun, but he was still heartbroken at the loss of his child.

This is why he is even more dissatisfied with Wang Mengyun.

Wang Mengyun's days at the Yongchang Marquis's mansion were becoming increasingly difficult, and she couldn't help but think of Lin Shikang again...

Yang Cui sighed deeply after hearing about the events at the Yongchang Marquis's residence.

Time flies, and it's already late February. It's been a month since Cen Xiao left, and I miss him quite a bit.

The fact that there are no reports of war so far should be considered good news.

"Godmother, the Emperor said we're going hunting in the hunting grounds in seven days." Yuan Qiu seemed very excited.

Why go hunting at this time of year?

Yang Cui was somewhat confused about what the Emperor was up to, but before she could figure it out, devastating news arrived...