Li Gu broke out in a cold sweat. Even if he had great courage, he would not dare to let the Prime Minister's Office bear the reputation of favoritism and corruption!

He clenched his teeth, bowed to the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo again, turned around and left.

When something like this happens, the Prime Minister's Mansion cannot be unprepared! He must send someone back to report the news as soon as possible!

Hua Yuanzhao stared at the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo who was at ease, and for a moment he was unsure what the latter was trying to do.

It seems unlikely that the other party wants to harm me.

But if the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo wanted to help her...how could anyone help someone like that in this world?

"You know very well that Miss Hua is innocent!" Rong Xiu blocked Hua Yuanzhao tightly, as if the person in front of him was not his biological mother, but the Black Mountain Demon!

The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo didn't bother to pay any attention to him.

This son has no plan at all. If the spy in the Prime Minister's Mansion hadn't said that the second daughter of the Hua family got their address, she would not have bothered to make this trip.

She glanced at Hua Yuanzhao, who was well protected, and said slowly, "Speaking of which, an interesting thing happened in the Prime Minister's Mansion last night."

Hua Yuanzhao's heart skipped a beat and he looked up.

"The concubine Su in the mansion was executed by Old Madam Hua yesterday." The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo said slowly.

Fuling grabbed her sleeves excitedly - Aunt Su was dead?

"The white silk was around her neck, but she was rescued by the second young lady and her people." Lady Zhenguogong continued.

Fuling pouted in disappointment and her eyes began to turn red again.

What a pity!

Hua Yuanzhao looked at her calmly, his mood not fluctuating at all, and he was even a little curious about how Hua Yuanshan had saved Aunt Su.

The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo observed Hua Yuanzhao's performance and nodded secretly in her heart, saying that he was a good boy who remained calm in the face of danger and did not panic.

Better than her two children.

Unfortunately, they failed to kidnap the person at Huguo Temple that night.

Otherwise, sending her to the border would not allow her to live more comfortably in the capital, right?

"It is said that the second young lady found your hiding place and was able to redeem herself from punishment by making amends..." the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo continued.

"How did she know?" Rong Xiu asked blurt out.

The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo ignored him, told him the information she had obtained, and then drank her tea.

Hua Yuanzhao pulled Rongxiu, and the uneasiness that had been lingering in his heart disappeared. He even felt like asking the monks in the temple for a few bowls of vegetarian food.

Someone is helping Hua Yuanshan, which means her speculation is correct! The culprit who caused all this wants her to be the scapegoat!

…

When Gu Changsu brought his men over, Hua Yuanzhao had just finished his meal.

Gu Changsu looked with a dark face at the woman who had caused him so much trouble, and unexpectedly felt an absurd sense that everything was settled.

The three-day deadline has expired and he is in no mood to argue any further. As long as this woman is arrested, the case will be closed!

"Someone, put shackles on the prisoner!" Gu Changsu said in a muffled voice, his face looking dignified and heavy.

"Miss Hua is just a suspect. Putting her in shackles now is a bit inhumane, isn't it?"

Gu Ci walked out from behind the crowd, waving a folding fan, and said with a half-smile, "Or is your Dali Temple really so overbearing?"

Gu Changsu had been holding his breath for the past few days. He finally calmed down a little, but was blocked again by Gu Ci's words.

He glanced at the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo and gritted his teeth and said, "Hua Yuanzhao murdered Princess Lin'an and dozens of noble ladies and palace maids. The evidence is complete and his conviction is a foregone conclusion!"

Today, even if the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo wants to protect Hua Yuanzhao, she has to consider whether it is worth it!

But the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo didn't care about what was happening here at all. Instead, Gu Ci walked to his side.

He didn't even look at Hua Yuanzhao, but lowered his voice and said to Gu Changsu: "After all, we have an engagement. If you are too ruthless, wouldn't it make the people who follow you feel disappointed if the news gets out?"

Gu Changsu's expression changed slightly, and he glanced at Hua Yuanzhao again before he said reluctantly, "Then for the sake of the emperor's uncle, I will not wear these shackles for the time being."

He waved his hand gently, and Song Zuo, who was holding the shackles, retreated reluctantly.

Gu Ci looked at Gu Changsu with a half-smile. This man wanted to gain fame and even wanted to drag him down with him!

Hua Yuanzhao breathed a sigh of relief and blinked at Gu Ci gratefully.

Gu Ci smiled slightly, made a gesture of invitation to Hua Yuanzhao, and when she walked over, he took half a step behind her, protecting her vaguely by his side.

"Don't be afraid." Gu Ci's lips moved and he spoke in an almost inaudible voice.

Hua Yuanzhao twitched his ears and glanced at him stealthily, with guilt in his eyes.

"Go before entering the city." Gu Ci looked around and lowered his voice.

"Jinyan will pick you up."

Hua Yuanzhao's pupils shrank slightly and he looked at him in disbelief, almost unable to control his expression.

Is this asking her to run away?

Gu Ci nodded at her imperceptibly, his eyes always on Gu Changsu who was talking to the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo.

Hua Yuanzhao's heart palpitated briefly, and at that moment, she also thought about running away.

But the thought only lasted a moment before she rejected it.

"What do you know? Why do you always advise me to run away?" Hua Yuanzhao asked in a low voice.

Rong Xiu stared at the two of them for a long time, and couldn't help it, so he stepped forward with a gloomy face and inserted himself between them.

"I told you to stay away from strangers!" Rong Xiu muttered softly.

Gu Ci shook his head, stared at Gu Changsu and said meaningfully: "If you fall into his hands, you won't survive. We are acquainted after all, and I can't bear to see you die."

This argument seems reasonable, but it is full of loopholes.

Hua Yuanzhao calmed himself down and said in a low voice, "Thank you, but I can't leave, or else I will be blamed for this!"

She thought it through and realized that life was earned by herself. How long could she survive by just running away?

Although the drug trial failed this morning, she had a rough idea in her mind.

Gu Ci really stopped trying to persuade him after hearing this. He just shook his head and sighed, "What a pity."

Such a good girl, why would she be so careless about her life?

These words were spoken very softly, and sounded more like a sigh to Hua Yuanzhao's ears.

She looked over sharply, thinking she had misheard.

"Your Highness, could you please take care of Fuling for a while?" Hua Yuanzhao spoke with difficulty, his face a little red.

She has been bearing Gu Ci's kindness and has yet to repay it, and now she has to trouble him again.

This time Rong Xiu was bound to be imprisoned. Hua Yuanzhao was worried about Fuling returning to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and even more worried about letting her wander around outside alone.

Gu Ci nodded casually. Fuling was just a maid, and it would not be difficult for him to get her over with his status.

When they arrived at the gate of Dali Temple, he opened his folding fan to block Fuling who wanted to follow Hua Yuanzhao, and watched Hua Yuanzhao and Rongxiu both go to prison.

"Your Highness, is there no way to save the young lady?" Fuling stood there, crying anxiously.

Gu Ci said quietly: "Yes, but it's a pity that your young lady doesn't value her life..."

Originally, he had hoped that Hua Yuanzhao would find the Tuibei Tu, but now, he just hoped that she could tell him the secret before she died.