In the side courtyard of Chang Mansion.
Bang--
The teacup on the table was thrown to the ground with a cracking sound.
Gu Ziyuan was wearing plain white pajamas and standing in front of the bed, his expression full of anger.
"Waste!" he shouted angrily at the secret guard kneeling on the ground.
The masked guard, dressed in black, knelt on the ground and pleaded, "I am incompetent. Please calm down, Master."
Gu Ziyuan started to accuse him, "You couldn't even beat a woman and let her run away. What use do I have for you?"
"Master, that woman is very skilled and has excellent martial arts skills. I was distracted by her words and she took the opportunity to escape. If we meet again, I will definitely capture her."
The secret guard promised solemnly.
"No need to say more. You can accept the punishment yourself after returning to Beijing." Gu Ziyuan said coldly and waved his hand.
"Yes, sir." The secret guard nodded, then bowed and retreated.
Gu Ziyuan was the only one left in the room.
He turned around and sat back on the edge of the bed with a bold gesture. His fair and handsome face, with features even more delicate than a woman's, was covered with a faint haze.
Gu Ziyuan's mother is the eldest princess of the current dynasty, and his father is the Marquis of Pingyang who holds military power. He is the young Marquis Gu who can walk sideways in the capital. He has always been the one who cheats others, and no one else has cheated him. This time, he was stepped on the face by a woman, and he was determined to find the person and vent his anger.
As he thought about it, he remembered the way the woman patted his cheek frivolously.
Shameless!
He couldn't help but clench his fists, recalling the woman's expression over and over in his mind like a masochist, and then went to the study to sketch the person and draw her on paper.
"Shadow." Gu Ziyuan spoke to the air.
The next moment, a man in black clothes and wearing a half mask appeared in front of him. The shadow was different from the secret guard who had just been punished. This was the leader of the secret guards under Gu Ziyuan's command.
Shadow is a martial arts expert. He was sent out by him to investigate and was not around. Otherwise, Gu Ziyuan would not have been held hostage for so long.
At this moment, Shadow half-knelt in front of Gu Ziyuan, bowed his hands and said respectfully: "Master, please give your orders."
"Go, take this portrait and check all the women who entered Chang's mansion one by one. When you find someone, tie them up and bring them to see me." Gu Ziyuan handed over the portrait in his hand.
Shadow took it and saw that the woman in the portrait was covered with a veil, revealing only the upper half of her face. Her almond-shaped eyes were full of smiles.
"Yes, master." Shadow said.
Then, he flashed and disappeared in the room.
…
A few days later.
“Bang, bang!!”
There was a gentle knock on Gu Ziyuan's door.
"Enter."
The door was pushed open, and a stern-looking man in black walked in. Seeing Young Marquis Gu reading at the table, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
"Young Marquis Gu, sorry to bother you." the man said.
Gu Ziyuan looked up, a little surprised: "Li Jingwen, why are you here?"
Li Jingwen was taken aback by the young marquis's impolite address. The veins in his temples couldn't help but twitch. He said in a cold tone, "Miss Xie has recovered enough. The Third Prince plans to leave the palace tomorrow, so he asked me to come and inform the young marquis."
"Oh, I see." Gu Ziyuan put down the book and said casually.
Li Jingwen was about to say goodbye after hearing this, but when he looked up, he exclaimed in surprise: "Young Marquis Gu, what's wrong with your face?"
Young Marquis Gu was famous in the capital for his bad and eccentric personality, but also for his handsome face. But now, that much-talked-about face was covered with a bruise half the size of a fist, which looked both strange and funny.
Did he get beaten?!
An unreliable guess suddenly popped up in Li Jingwen's mind.
The curiosity in his eyes was too obvious. Gu Ziyuan's eyes flashed with anger, and he explained with a face-saving smile: "I accidentally bumped into a pillar a few days ago. Is that a problem?"
Li Jingwen was a bit gossipy, but he didn't want to delve into it. He said, "Young Marquis Gu, take care of your injuries. I'll take my leave."
Gu Ziyuan was the only one left in the room. He couldn't help but raise his hand and smashed another teacup.
Bang--
The teacup shattered to the ground.
The next moment, he stroked the bruises on his face that had not yet disappeared and said, "Shadow!"
A dark figure flashed out, clenched his fist and said, "Master, I am here."
"Where is the person I asked you to investigate? Still no news?" he said in a cold tone.
Shadow lowered his head and said, "I have sent secret guards to guard all places near Chang Mansion, but no one who looks like the woman in the painting has been found yet."
"Keep guarding. I want to see if this woman can stay away from showing up forever."
Gu Ziyuan's drooping eyelashes cast a faint shadow on his eyelids, and there was a hint of coldness in his tone when he spoke.
"Yes." Shadow said.
…
In the west courtyard.
Chang Miaoer, who is cared about by others, is happily studying embroidery with Aunt Qing and Luoer.
She had been hiding in the mansion for the past two days and had not gone out. Seeing that she was bored, Aunt Qing asked her to embroider together.
As a novice who had practiced embroidery hard but had no results, Chang Miaoer suddenly became motivated and started trying with a small piece of cloth.
"Aunt, what do you think of the flowers I embroidered? Is it prettier than before?" Chang Miaoer asked, holding up the handkerchief she had just embroidered.
Aunt Qing looked at the handkerchief her daughter had been embroidering for several days and couldn't help but sigh.
She thought some people might not be born with any talent for embroidery, like her daughter, who managed to embroider a lotus flower into something that looked like a chrysanthemum.
"Well, it looks better now and has a basic shape." Aunt Qing couldn't bear to disappoint her daughter, so she closed her eyes and praised her.
Chang Miaoer's confidence increased after hearing this, and a smile appeared in her almond-shaped eyes.
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