As they reached the door, Gu Hui stopped and turned to Cheng Huaiyu, saying, "Xiaoyu, go to your husband's memorial tablet. Don't come back here. Once everything is over, someone will come to pick you up and protect you."
Cheng Huaiyu nodded: "Okay, Sister Huihui, you should go now!"
Gu Hui didn't linger. She carried the person and called out to Princess Jinghe as they left together.
Cheng Huaiyu tidied up the house, rinsed the cups with water from the kettle, poured the water outside into the yard, and then arranged them to make it seem as if Peng Mu had not returned.
She then instructed the maid to take good care of the child in the courtyard, and if she was really scared, she could take the child to the old lady.
The maid was naturally willing to take the child to the old lady's place. The third master had just died, and she dared not stay in the courtyard alone, even though the young master was still there. But the young master was too young!
Cheng Huaiyu began to wipe away tears in front of Song Cheng's coffin, looking as heartbroken as could be.
Meanwhile, Gu Hui and Princess Jinghe carried people away from the Song family and boarded the carriage that Princess Jinghe had already rented.
Just then, Peng Mu's men brushed past them.
Peng Mu's men found it strange. Wasn't the Song family holding a funeral? Why was this man carrying a sack onto the carriage? Could it be that he was taking the opportunity to steal something from the Song family?
Peng Mu's men didn't care about anything else; they didn't even enter through the main gate. Instead, they flew directly up the courtyard wall and reached the study in the darkness.
I wanted to report the progress to Peng Mu, but he wasn't there.
His subordinates were getting anxious. Their young master was preoccupied with Miss Cheng and there was no reason for him to be wandering around outside.
The leader sensed something was wrong; he recalled the scene he had just witnessed—the people carrying sacks.
No, he has to go and check it out.
So the leader ordered his men to search the courtyard. If they couldn't find it, they should ask Cheng Huaiyu, who was the fastest, and he quickly went to catch up with Gu Hui and their carriage.
Gu Hui and Princess Jinghe drove the carriage to an inn. Gu Hui then carried Peng Mu to book a room and had Princess Jinghe drive the carriage around the city for a while, just to be on the safe side, since she had seen a group of suspicious people earlier.
The innkeeper often saw people carrying things, but he had never seen a girl carrying such a large sack, as if it contained a person, before.
He wanted to ask more questions, but Gu Hui simply gave him a gold ingot, and he obediently shut up.
The innkeeper personally led Gu Hui to her room and told her to call for help if she needed anything, and that he would instruct people not to disturb her.
Gu Hui nodded and closed the door.
She threw Peng Mu directly to the ground, a muffled groan coming from the sack. Gu Hui raised an eyebrow. He woke up so quickly? Did he hurt himself? Am I that strong? Did I wake someone who'd been drugged just by throwing them awake?
Peng Mu did wake up, but he was not in good condition. He was in pain all over his body, and the feeling of dizziness and throbbing in his eyes persisted.
Gu Hui squatted down and opened the sack.
Peng Ze looked at the person in front of him, but he did not recognize Gu Hui.
Gu Hui looked at him coldly: "King Lang's son?"
Peng Ze's pupils contracted.
Gu Hui sneered, her tongue twitching against her back teeth: "It really is! Looks like I really can't kill you. Then I'll collect some interest!"
After saying that, Gu Hui picked Peng Mu up and slammed her knee into Peng Mu's stomach. Peng Mu's mouth was gagged, so she could only make whimpering sounds and couldn't even scream.
Gu Hui threw him against the wall. He bounced back, and she stepped on his neck, turning her foot left and right to let Peng Mu experience the feeling of being on the verge of death.
Her daughter, Xinxin, has suffered so much alone; it must be even more unbearable for her than this.
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