Of course, there were also some people who did not want to see the Prince Duan's Mansion remain unscathed.
Gu Qinlian and Ji Yinli are precisely the kind of people who hold this mindset.
However, since Ji Yinli aspired to take the imperial examinations and had high hopes for his official career, they still had some concerns and were worried about being recognized. Therefore, they only stirred up trouble in secret and did not directly participate in the robbery.
The two watched as the refugees surrounded the Prince Duan's mansion, and many people began to build ladders to climb over the walls, and they secretly rejoiced.
Gu Qinlian's lips curled into a sly smile: "My dear sister, haven't you always boasted of your intelligence and ability to influence people's hearts? This time, I'd like to see how you manage to persuade these refugees to leave!"
These refugees were no benevolent people; the homes they breached not only suffered heavy financial losses, but the women also endured unbearable hardship.
Many cowardly women lost their innocence in the chaos.
Whenever Gu Qinlian thought of those pampered ladies from noble families and secluded young ladies who ended up with fields touched by uncouth farmers, beggars, or vagrants whom they had always looked down upon, an uncontrollable surge of joy welled up inside her.
Her heart was filled with the expectation that Gu Qinlan would suffer the same fate. No, she longed for more—ideally, that Gu Qinlan would be dragged through the streets by displaced people after being humiliated, so that even if Gu Qinlan had the thickest skin and the most resilient mentality, she would be turned away from the Zheng family.
Suddenly, Gu Qinlian didn't want Gu Qinlan to die. Death meant the end of everything, and she wanted Gu Qinlan to linger on, living in endless suffering, despised by everyone, and ultimately reduced to a wretched place...
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