Chapter 555 No More Connections
Seeing that Niao Cui's expression was off, the maidservant couldn't help but tremble and said, "Madam, you wouldn't be thinking of harming the young master..."
Before the maid could finish speaking, she felt a chill run through her body.
Niao Cui merely glanced at her indifferently before continuing to feed Gu Congzheng spoonful by spoonful with the small soup spoon.
"Have you chosen the person carefully?" Niao Cui asked while teasing the child.
The maid finally found a voice of her own, "Reporting to Madam, she has been tied up in the woodshed."
After Gu Shuyan inquired with the gatekeeper and learned that no one had left since they entered, she breathed a sigh of relief. As long as this person was still in the Marquis's residence, finding him would be much easier.
Meanwhile, Ji found the wet nurse who had slowly regained consciousness. After questioning her, she discovered that the wet nurse knew nothing, and Ji's heart was in her throat.
"Madam, Wuxin said that the young master has already been found."
Wuyin and Wuxin are both bodyguards and grew up training together, so they naturally have a tacit understanding with each other.
Upon hearing that Gu Congzheng had been found, Gu Shuyan was overjoyed and immediately asked Wuyin to take her there.
When Gu Shuyan arrived at Niaocui's courtyard, Niaocui had just finished coaxing Gu Congzheng to sleep. Seeing Gu Shuyan arrive, Niaocui smiled and said, "Miss has arrived. Please come in and have a seat."
"Tell me, where did you hide the young master?"
Before Gu Shuyan could speak, Pearl had already launched an attack on Niao Cui.
Upon hearing this, Niao Cui smiled but did not answer Pearl. Instead, she looked at Gu Shuyan with a smile.
"Pearl, you mustn't be rude to your aunt." Gu Shuyan stopped Pearl, then followed Niao Cui into the house.
Tea was still brewed inside. Niao Cui personally poured a cup for Gu Shuyan before slowly saying, "Miss should have already guessed that Niao Cui has something to ask for, so I won't beat around the bush and will just say it directly."
"When Miss came to me, she said she would help me avenge my family, and I agreed to her suggestion without hesitation. Now that Aunt Qiao is gone, my wish has been fulfilled. Originally, I thought it would be nice to live out my life in this mansion, but the Second Madam is now looking down on me in every way. I can't stand being tormented by her anymore. Please, Miss, help me get out of my current predicament!"
As Niao Cui spoke, she knelt down in front of Gu Shuyan. Upon seeing this, Gu Shuyan picked up her teacup, took a sip, and then looked at her.
"So, what do you have to exchange?"
Gu Shuyan and Niao Cui have always been partners. She helped Niao Cui gain a foothold in the backyard of the Marquis's mansion, and sowed discord between Aunt Qiao and Second Master Gu, making Aunt Qiao live a life of constant anxiety in the backyard.
When Niao Cui helped him at the right time, now that Aunt Qiao had been sent to the estate, the two were no longer connected, and the cooperation naturally came to an end.
Now that Niao Cui wants Gu Shuyan to help her escape this Gu family prison, she certainly won't be empty-handed when it comes to negotiating terms.
"Just now, this servant was passing by the garden and happened to rescue the young master and capture two disloyal maids."
Niao Cui left Gu Congzheng behind to lure Gu Shuyan to her place, and now that Gu Shuyan has asked, she has no reason to hide it.
Gu Shuyan glanced at Niao Cui, "Are you sure you want to leave the Marquis's residence?"
In many people's eyes, being able to enter the Marquis's mansion is a blessing earned over several lifetimes. Although she is only a concubine of the second wife, as long as she is in the Marquis's mansion, she will never lack for food, clothing and other necessities.
But Niao Cui didn't covet the wealth and enjoyment of the mansion and insisted on leaving, which was really against common sense.
"Young Miss, my mind is made up, please grant my request."
As Niao Cui spoke, she bowed to Gu Shuyan again, and Gu Shuyan quickly helped her up.
"Speaking of which, we are destined to meet. Since you want to get out, I will help you. As for Zheng'er, thank you."
Gu Shuyan had agreed to Niao Cui's conditions. Niao Cui was overjoyed and hurriedly had Gu Congzheng brought over, along with the two disloyal maids.
Gu Shuyan's expression turned cold as soon as she saw the two maids. "Take them away."
Gu Shuyan waved her hand and personally carried Gu Congzheng back to the Plum Garden.
When Ouyang Jing heard that Ji Shi had returned and said that there were no clues, she was making a fuss about going to look for them herself. However, just as she was getting dressed, she saw Gu Shuyan carrying Gu Congzheng back.
"Zheng'er!" Ouyang Jing hurriedly took the child over, and seeing that Gu Congzheng was just asleep, she looked at Gu Shuyan and asked, "Sister, where did you find Congzheng?"
Gu Shuyan did not mention Niao Cui, only saying that two maids carried her away and hid her.
Seeing the two maids tied up and gagged, Ouyang Jing felt as if her heart had fallen into an ice cellar.
Because the news she heard about Madam Ouyang that morning came from these two maids, and seeing their pleading eyes looking at her, Ouyang Jing asked, "You were originally maids left to me by my mother. Before I got married, I was afraid that the poisonous woman Qiu would plant people, so I brought the four of you with me. But why do you all betray me?"
If there were any people in the Ouyang family who they could trust besides Ouyang Bin and Ouyang Jing, it would be these four. Yet even so, they betrayed them and even tried to harm them several times.
Seeing this, Gu Shuyan signaled Pearl to tear off the gags from the two women's mouths. Realizing they had been exposed, the two women hurriedly kowtowed to Ouyang Jing and cried, "Miss, we didn't mean to harm you. We had no choice but to do this. If we didn't do as you instructed, our families would be finished."
The two women wept bitterly. To be fair, Ouyang Jing had treated them quite well, at least better than the others. But unfortunately, they weren't alone, so they had no choice but to follow orders and secretly harm their young mistress.
"Who's in charge this time?"
Since Madam Ouyang is already in trouble, she can no longer give orders to the two of them, so there must be someone else involved in this matter.
"Yes, it's Miss San." The two knew that hiding it was useless. Besides, they had personally witnessed how Cai Feng was tortured after falling into Gu Shuyan's hands. If they didn't want to suffer the same fate, they could only obediently answer.
Their answers were similar to what Gu Shuyan had in mind: with Madam Ouyang's accident, Ouyang Rong's life in the Ouyang family was bound to be difficult. Given their mentality, how could they allow others to have an easy time if they themselves were suffering?
Since she couldn't touch Ouyang Jing, the culprit who caused Madam Ouyang's misfortune, her newborn son naturally became the target of revenge.
"Ouyang Rong, it's her again!" This was the first time Ouyang Jing had felt such intense hatred. Even after learning yesterday that Madam Ouyang had killed her mother, she had never hated anyone like this before.
Gu Shuyan knew that she couldn't persuade Ouyang Jing this time, so she simply glanced at the two maids and instructed them: "Send her back to the Ouyang family. Also, tell Lord Ouyang that the people of my Gu family are not someone that their small Ouyang mansion can touch. In addition, Ouyang Jing is already a member of my Gu family, and will have no further connection with the Ouyang family."
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