Before the servants could react, Gu Yunran threw the thing in his hand away, and a ball of white powder exploded in the air.
The leading servant's heart was filled with alarm. He quickly pinched his nose and shouted to everyone, "Everyone, cover your noses quickly! This white powder is poisonous."
Although it won't kill people, it will make them sleepy for a few days.
Gu Yunran and Zhuye had already prepared soft handkerchiefs to cover their mouths and noses.
"Zhuye, run."
Gu Yunran pulled Zhuye out and ran. Zhuye said as she ran, "Thanks to the box of medicine powder Ruizhu brought, otherwise we wouldn't be able to escape today."
But as soon as they walked out of the second door, the dozen or so servants behind them started chasing them again.
"Surround her! The Fourth Master said that the Madam must not be allowed to leave the house under any circumstances!"
More than a dozen people surrounded Gu Yunran again, making it impossible to get out.
Gu Yunran's eyes darkened and she narrowed them slightly. She looked at these people inquiringly. They had such skills and such sharp reactions to the crises around them. There was no way they were bought from the human trafficking market.
"Who are you? Why are you in Lu Mansion?"
"Of course we are the guards bought by the Fourth Master. Madam, it would be better for you to listen to his advice and not force us to do anything."
"I will not let you leave the Lu Mansion no matter what."
Gu Yunran took a deep breath: "It has come to this, do you think I will stay?"
She grabbed the hem of her skirt with both hands and said firmly to Zhuye, "Let's go!"
Lu Qingzhou only wanted to keep her and didn't dare to really hurt her.
Gu Yunran held up the hem of her skirt and walked forward step by step. Zhuye held the brocade box in one hand and picked up a green brick from the ground with the other hand, and stood tremblingly behind Gu Yunran to protect her.
These servants really didn't dare to attack Gu Yunran. The Fourth Master told them to keep the Madam, but he also said that they must not hurt a single hair on the Madam's head.
Therefore, when Gu Yunran took a step forward, they could only take a step back.
When they were almost at the gate, Lu Qingzhou was carried out by two servants lying on a bamboo pole. The wound on his chest had been bandaged, but his eyes were bloodshot and his lips were chapped, and he looked like he was about to die.
When he was almost in front of Gu Yunran, Lu Qingzhou asked someone to stop.
Amu hurriedly helped Lu Qingzhou up and half leaned against him, then took a cushion and placed it behind him. After taking a deep breath, he looked at Gu Yunran and said, "Yunran, stop making trouble and come back!"
He winked at Amu, and Amu took a wooden box from the servant next to him and handed it to Lu Qingzhou.
"Fourth Master."
Lu Qingzhou took the wooden box, placed it on his legs, and opened it with force, revealing a heavy stack of papers inside.
"Yun Ran, I know you've always looked down on me for being a poor scholar and for not having any abilities. I used to hate myself too, but since my mother passed away, I've been constantly reflecting on myself. I swear, I'm going to prove that I can give you what you want on my own."
"Here are the property deeds, shop deeds, and banknotes..."
After a pause, Lu Qingzhou took a breath and ordered Amu: "Move that box out as well."
"yes."
Amu ordered someone to go to the warehouse and move a box out. The sandalwood box was very heavy and required four strong men to move it.
"Fourth Master."
The servants placed the box in front of Lu Qingzhou.
Gu Yunran frowned: "Lu Qingzhou, what do you want to do?"
Lu Qingzhou pursed his lips and said nothing, but asked Amu to open the box.
Look at the pearls that are as big as glass beads and shine brightly under the sunlight.
Lu Qingzhou opened his cracked lips and said, "These are pearls I collected from all over the world over the past three months. I know you like them, so I prepared them for you."
His somewhat sunken eyes looked at Gu Yunran expectantly, with a slight smugness on his face: "Yunran, I know you must be very touched."
"Touched?" Gu Yunran snorted coldly.
If it was in her previous life, she would definitely be deeply moved and would go through fire and water for Lu Qingzhou.
But after experiencing the tragic end of her previous life, she only felt that this person was hypocritical and disgusting.
"Lu Qingzhou..." Gu Yunran said coldly, "You asked me to stay not because you really care about me, but because I am still useful to you, right?"
"Why be so hypocritical!"
"I don't want it!"
She grabbed Zhuye's hand and said in a resolute voice, "Let's go!"
She turned and walked forward resolutely.
Lu Qingzhou looked at her resolute back, and his heart suddenly trembled, as if something important was slipping away from him.
His eyes were gloomy, and he swallowed his saliva and said, "Gu Yunran, do you think you can leave the Lu Mansion?"
He waved his hand and one of the servants started to attack.
There was a scream, and Zhuye was grabbed by a servant. The servant pinched Zhuye's neck. As long as he made a move, Zhuye would die instantly.
Lu Qingzhou's eyes were deep, and he suppressed the cruelty in his heart and persuaded: "Yun Ran, I really hope you stay."
He pushed the sandalwood box in front of him towards Gu Yunran.
"I've done many things to you in the past, and I regret them. I'm giving these to you as compensation."
"I will treat you well in the future, as long as you don't leave me."
Amu also advised: "Madam, the Fourth Master is truly repentant. He worked so hard to earn all this for you. He got up early and went to bed late every day, and he ruined his health."
"Madam, we are human beings, and we make mistakes. The Fourth Master regrets it, so please give him another chance."
Amu was moved by Lu Qingzhou's sincerity.
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