Late at night, the lights in the Gu family courtyard in the outer city were bright.

Qi Yuxiao was tossing and turning in bed. When she heard the noise outside, she quickly put on her coat and went out. She looked at the female officials in front of her and asked calmly, "It's so late. What are you doing here?"

On the other side, Gu Xulin and his wife, who came over after hearing the news, also looked worried and inquiring.

The female official bowed expressionlessly and said, "Your Highness has ordered that you please come with us."

Qi Yuxiao's heart sank suddenly, and the last bit of luck was completely gone. She showed a stiff smile on her face: "But my uncle wants to see me for something? Can you wait until daytime so that I can visit him?"

"It's better to stop talking nonsense. We are just following orders and are in a hurry to go back and report. Madam Gu, please don't make things difficult for us." The female official looked solemn and was too lazy to say any extra words. She waved her hand behind her and several eunuchs came forward.

"My lords, please talk nicely," Gu Xulin stepped forward and said, "They are all royal relatives and women, so you can't be violent, you can't be violent."

They were indeed the royal family. Thinking of Princess Changle behind Qi Yuxiao, the female official's expression eased a little. She bowed towards the inner city and said, "I am acting on the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. As long as the young lady cooperates, I have no intention of making things difficult for you."

Although His Highness was murderous tonight, he did not say when he gave the order how to deal with the former Princess Chengyi. No one can say whether she will be rescued by Princess Changle.

"Yes, yes, please wait." Gu Xulin was dealing with the ladies in the inner court. Madam Gu had already pulled over her newly married daughter-in-law and asked in a low voice, "The prince summoned you to the inner city overnight. Do you know why?"

The Gu family lived not far from the Wei family, so the news that the prince's personal guards had taken Wei Hansu away not long ago naturally reached their ears.

I didn't expect that they would come to invite their daughter-in-law at night. Could there be some connection? These female officials looked ruthless and selfless, and it seemed that they had come with bad intentions...

Qi Yuxiao's face was extremely pale. When Wei Hansu was taken away, she thought that the truth might have been revealed. She tossed and turned in bed hoping for the best, but she didn't expect that...

She hurriedly grabbed her mother-in-law's hand and shook her head, saying, "I don't want to go to the inner city alone. I will die. My uncle will kill me."

After hearing this, Gu Xulin and his wife were shocked. Just as they were about to ask more questions, Qi Yuxiao saw Gu Yunran arriving at the gate of the courtyard without knowing when.

I think he was awakened by the news of someone coming from the inner city, just like the Gu couple, so he came over to check.

They had been married for many days, and this was the first time he stepped into her courtyard. When she was in a panic, Qi Yuxiao's eyes lit up and she couldn't help feeling touched.

They were indeed a couple who had worshipped heaven and earth. No matter how cold he was to her on weekdays, he would not be able to help but show concern when he saw that something might have happened to her.

"Husband!" She let go of her mother-in-law's hand and ran over in a few steps, her tone happy and anxious: "Husband, save me, I don't want to go to the inner city alone, the emperor's uncle will not forgive me, can you go with me?"

"Your Highness has summoned me, who dares to disobey?" Gu Yunran dodged her body and said coldly, "What bad things have Miss Qi done to make her so scared?"

Miss Qi...

Qi Yuxiao gritted her teeth in anger. They had been married for several months, but he never acknowledged that she was his wife and kept calling her "girl".

His heart is as strong as iron!

For him, she married him despite all the gossip in the capital, which displeased her mother and her uncle, but in return she was called "Miss Qi".

Gu Yunran froze, "What do you mean?"

Thinking of the commotion in the inner city tonight, several possibilities flashed through his mind quickly, and his voice trembled a little.

Qi Yuxiao had never seen him so flustered for other women, and she was filled with hatred in her heart. But when she thought of her own plan and the great commotion in the inner city, she felt strangely relieved.

She laughed loudly and said, "That's what you think. What can I do? Miss Wei, the girl that my husband has been thinking about, is not worthy of her position and is too hated by others. I'm afraid it's not going well for her now."

Gu Yunran's face changed drastically. He reached out and grabbed her shoulder, asking, "What did you do to Ranran?"

"A bitch like her has offended more than just me," Qi Yuxiao put her arm around his waist, tears streaming down her face, but she still smiled and said, "What's so good about her that makes you think about her so much and keep your virginity for her? If you had treated me well, I wouldn't have made such a mistake."

"What happened to Ranran?" Gu Yunran pried open the hand around her waist, pulled her away, and pinched her neck with one hand, his face full of anger and unable to control himself: "What on earth did you do to her!"

"Mr. Gu, please be careful with your words!" Several female officials' faces changed and they hurried over to stop him.

His Highness has strictly forbidden the news of the Crown Princess being poisoned to be spread outside, so how could it be spread among them?

Qi Yuxiao had no intention of answering for Gu Yunran. She stared blankly at her husband questioning her about other women. Her neck was strangled so hard that she couldn't breathe, but she even forgot to struggle.

After everyone rescued her from Gu Yunran, she was stunned for a long time. It was not until several eunuchs came forward to take her away by force that she smiled bitterly and said, "Mother is right. I will regret it sooner or later."

It was not worth it for her to go from being a princess to being a prisoner for a man who had no interest in her.

"If I had known this day would come, I wouldn't have taken the fleeting glimpse at the city gate to heart, nor would I have forced myself to marry you."

That day, at the city gate, Gu Yunran rode past in riding clothes. He was truly a handsome young man with fine clothes and a strong horse. He was a rare and unrestrained young man among the nobles in the capital.

Like her mother, she fell in love with a man who already had someone in her heart at first sight.

But she put herself in such a dangerous situation. Once she entered the inner city, with her uncle being bewitched by that bitch, could she come out alive? She was already a wife of the Gu family, but there was no place for her in the Gu family, and no one would care whether she lived or died.

Looking around, she had gone from being the most noble lady in the capital to being a resentful woman in the harem. Apart from her mother, even her father had never cared about her...

Mother...

Qi Yuxiao was shocked and finally reacted. She grabbed the arm of the dowry nanny and hurriedly ordered: "Mammy, remember to find my mother and ask her to come and save me. I know I was wrong and I don't want to die!"

She wanted to live, she wanted to divorce Gu Yunran, she wanted to go back to her mother, she didn't dare to force it anymore.

A man’s heart cannot be warmed. Her mother has tried to warm it for so many years but failed. Why is she still so stubborn?

I updated it at the end of the day. Today, three chapters are finished~~ 　　 　 (End of this chapter)