Hearing the commotion coming from inside, Liu Yue rushed into the house in a panic and asked with concern,
"Master, has something happened?"
Gu Zijun's eyes were cold and clear, his expression indifferent, and even his voice was devoid of any emotion.
"Liu Yue, I hereby order you to immediately purchase all the jewelry scattered in the pawnshops of the capital that bears the name of the 'Gu' family, no matter how much silver it costs."
Furthermore, this matter must not be told to anyone, not even Luo'er, understand?
Liu Yue's heart sank; it was the first time she had ever seen Gu Zijun so angry.
Although he didn't know what had happened, his intuition told him it was quite serious, so he bowed and replied, "I will take my leave."
"Yes, sir!"
Liu Yue accepted the order and began to plan the mission in his mind. He never questioned the rightness or wrongness of Gu Zijun's orders and always carried them out resolutely.
After the sun set, Gu Qianluo finally succumbed to hunger and reluctantly got out of bed.
She had intended to have someone send some food to the room, but upon hearing that Gu Zijun was having a meal, she rushed over to freeload.
Before even entering Gu Zijun's palace, she bumped into Liu Yue, who was walking towards her, and asked in surprise,
"Liu Yue, why aren't you with the eldest young master? Where are you rushing off to?"
Liu Yue was an honest man, and he always answered whatever his master asked.
Caught off guard by Gu Qianluo's question, he was momentarily speechless, blurting out something he had almost forgotten Gu Zijun's words. His face showed an unnatural expression as he replied...
"Miss Gu, the young master has important matters to instruct me to attend to. I still have my life to spare, so I will take my leave now!"
Before Gu Qianlu could ask any further questions, Liu Yue scurried away.
Gu Qianlu frowned, a hint of frustration crossing her mind, and muttered to herself,
"When did Liu Yue start to like being mysterious?"
"Hmph! You're not going to tell me, are you? I'll go ask Gu Zijun myself!"
Just as Gu Qianluo was about to enter the palace, she saw two figures in the inner hall arguing in the distance.
"Are you discussing business?" Gu Qianlu asked in surprise, slowly approaching the door and listening intently.
"Young Master, I've heard that the First Madam of the Marquis's Mansion not only pawned all of the Eldest Miss's dowry, but also sold off all the servants in the palace where the Miss lived."
I've heard that some were even sold to brothels and other similar establishments.
"They certainly know how to bully people! As far as I know, those who work in Luoying Palace, apart from Xiao Cui, are all elderly servants."
They usually have elderly parents and young children to support. If they are sold off, what difference is there between that and taking their lives?
Some of them were servants who came from our Gu family.
Manager Lin, do you know where these people are sold?
We must find a way to redeem them and bring them back to Lotus Garden.”
Upon hearing this, Manager Lin's eyes revealed admiration, and he said,
"Young Master Gu is kind and benevolent. The Gu family is truly honored to have such a master as you!"
Actually, I had already written down the information about their being sold on paper, just waiting for your word!
Gu Zijun lowered his eyes, his gaze falling on the list in Manager Lin's hand. He spread it out flat and pointed to each person's name with his finger.
"Where's Xiao Cui?"
"Reporting to the young master, when my men went down to look for Xiao Cui's place of sale, they found that she had already been sold to another place."
Upon hearing this, Gu Zijun crumpled the list in his hand into a ball and sternly instructed,
"Manager Lin, you must not tell the young lady about this. You may leave now!"
"Alright! Young master, please get some rest."
Gu Qianluo was hiding outside the door, tilting her head to look into the room. She held her breath, listening to the words inside, one by one. Her slender fingers tightened around her skirt, and a fierce look appeared in her eyes.
"Zhang! How dare you mess with my people!"
Her anger surged rapidly, and she ran towards the gate of the Lotus Garden like a mad bull.
At this moment, Zhu Ying was sitting leisurely on the roof of the Lotus Garden, carefully observing the people coming and going on the street.
A familiar figure swept past him. His eyes flashed, and he leaped down from the rooftop to look at the person, only to see her disappear around the street corner.
He walked dejectedly into the house, sighing softly, "Could I have been mistaken?"
Gu Zijun and Manager Lin had just finished their discussion and were coming out of the house when they bumped into Zhu Ying, who was still lost in thought.
Gu Zijun's eyes narrowed slightly, anger welling up inside him. He said coldly, "What are you doing here?"
Zhu Ying was taken aback, her eyes darting around, and she stammered, "I...I..."
Seeing that he was evasive, Gu Zijun first escorted Manager Lin to the gate and instructed his servants, "Someone, take Manager Lin back to the pawnshop."
"Your subordinate takes his leave!"
Watching Manager Lin walk away, Gu Zijun turned back and questioned Zhu Ying.
"Bamboo Shadow, can you explain why you came out without permission? Don't you know what's going on outside?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Ying's eyes flashed with surprise, and she said with a wronged expression,
"Rumors? I've been staying indoors all this time and am unaware of what's happening outside. Please, Young Master Gu, tell me the details."
Upon hearing this, Gu Zijun felt indignant. This person was clearly the culprit who had caused his sister to be stigmatized for infidelity.
"The fact that you went out with Gu Qianluo to check the accounts has been spread by someone with ulterior motives, who claimed that she was having an affair with you."
Luo'er's dowry was pawned by the First Madam of the Marquis's mansion, and all the servants of Luoying Palace were sold off.
"What? How could the First Madam distort the truth like this?"
My relationship with the second wife is completely innocent, and the audit was ordered by the old lady!
"Fortunately, Luo'er doesn't know about this yet, otherwise she would definitely make a scene when she gets back."
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