Xu Yuehuai glanced upstairs, worried that Zhou Wan's health would suffer if she knew about this. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Third Sister, you stay at Tianxiang Tower and pretend you know nothing about it. I'll go to the Duke and Duchess to find a solution. We can't let Chen Ge'er suffer all kinds of bullying at the hands of that devil."
Third Sister also frowned deeply.
Over the years, she had come to regard Jiang Shichen as her own child, and naturally wanted to do her part. But upon closer reflection, she realized that Zhou Wan needed someone to comfort her.
She nodded and agreed, "Okay."
Thus, Xu Yuehuai followed Steward Zheng to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.
After entering the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, the Duke of Zhenguo was already dressed in his finest attire. Upon seeing her, he immediately said, "I know you are worried about Chen-ge'er. We'll go to his door to demand his return in a little while. I don't believe that Marquis Ningyuan would refuse to give me this face."
"Godfather, will we run into any trouble?" Xu Yuehua asked worriedly.
Although she wanted to rescue Jiang Shichen as soon as possible, she did not want to implicate the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.
The Duke of Zhenguo frowned slightly: "There might be trouble. He won't release them so easily, and this is, after all, his only chance to control you."
After he finished speaking, he couldn't help but sigh.
He was able to intimidate Marquis Ningyuan last time because there was no conflict of interest, but now that they have completely broken off relations, it will be difficult to rescue him.
"What should we do?! I'll go find him." Xu Yuehuai said, about to rush out. Every moment Jiang Shichen stayed in the Ningyuan Marquis's mansion was an increase in danger.
Seeing this, the Duke of Zhenguo quickly stopped her: "Ayue, if you go there rashly, you will probably get into trouble in the Ningyuan Marquis's mansion. Besides, without any evidence, we can't seek justice for you."
"Don't worry, I'll go. I'll go to the Ningyuan Marquis's residence right now to ask for the person." He said this as if he had already made up his mind.
Xu Yuehuai never wanted to involve the Duke's mansion, especially since this matter was fraught with danger.
“Godfather, I’ll go with you.” She said, getting up to follow him.
When the Duke of Zhenguo saw that she wanted to come along, he became even more anxious. To be honest, he himself was not entirely confident about this trip, so how could he take her into danger?
"Oh dear, just wait for news at home." The Duke of Zhenguo was extremely anxious, but he could only try to persuade Xu Yuehuai.
Xu Yuehuai refused, saying, "No, godfather, I can't let you go on this risk alone."
Just then, the Duchess of Zhenguo arrived upon hearing the commotion. She was terrified when she heard that Xu Yuehuai was about to storm the Ningyuan Marquis's residence.
She quickly had her maid help her up, and before she even saw the person, she shouted, "A-Yue, don't go!"
The Duchess of Zhenguo came over, panting. Xu Yuehuai heard the sound and quickly went over to help her up.
"Mother, why did you come out?" Xu Yuehuai could tell at a glance that the Duchess of Zhenguo was anxious again.
The Duchess of Zhenguo's hands were still trembling slightly.
But she clung tightly to Xu Yuehuai: "Ayue, don't go. How much of a chance does your father have if he goes alone?"
“You already have a grudge against the Marquis of Ningyuan, I’m afraid you’ll perish there too.” The Duchess of Zhenguo said, clutching her chest tightly, her heart pounding for some reason.
Xu Yuehuai fell into thought after hearing this. She knew all too well that it was dangerous, but how could she let the Duke of Zhenguo go alone?
She was very conflicted and didn't know what to do, so she paced back and forth in a panic.
Seeing this, the Duke of Zhenguo spoke up directly: "Child, your going will only make things more difficult. It would be better if I spoke to him properly by myself."
He couldn't help but sigh after he finished speaking, and the Duchess of Zhenguo looked at him with a worried expression.
Xu Yuehuai was also tormented, but for the sake of the bigger picture, she could only agree: "Godfather, then you must be extra careful."
"If you don't return in two hours, I will go to the palace to find someone to rescue you," she finally said.
Nevertheless, she still couldn't put her mind at ease.
The Duke of Zhenguo nodded: "A-Yue, don't worry, take good care of your mother at home. I'm leaving now." With that, he got up and left the mansion to retrieve the person.
Xu Yuehuai and the Duchess of Zhenguo were always worried about the Duke of Zhenguo. After he left, they sat in the backyard waiting for him to return.
Unexpectedly, when Xu Yuehuai looked up, she saw thick smoke billowing from the south of the city.
"Mother, look, there's a fire over there!" she couldn't help but call out to the Duchess of Zhenguo.
The Duchess of Zhenguo added, "Ah Yue, it looks like it's from the south of the city, but I don't know why such a big fire broke out."
Xu Yuehuai was already anxious about Jiang Shichen's matter, and now that she heard it was in the south of the city, her heart was in turmoil again.
Qi Guze is still imprisoned.
"South of the city, isn't that the Ministry of Justice prison? Oh no, something might have happened to him." Xu Yuehuai said, getting up to run outside. In her haste, she almost tripped over a stone bench.
"Ah Yue, slow down." The Duchess of Zhenguo was so frightened that her heart was pounding. She quickly got up to help Xu Yuehuai.
Fortunately, Xu Yuehuai reacted quickly enough and didn't fall; she just tripped.
"Mother, I need to go out and see. I'm afraid the Ministry of Justice prison is on fire." Xu Yuehuai was already incoherent as she spoke. If she could still remain calm about what happened with Jiang Shichen earlier, she was now completely panicked.
"Ah Yue, look at you like this, calm down first." The Duchess of Zhenguo said, quickly grabbing her hand.
Xu Yuehuai looked flustered, and her voice trembled as she spoke: "Mother, I..."
She was about to say that she absolutely had to go and see, but before she could finish, she was interrupted by the Lady of the Duke of Zhenguo.
"Ah Yue, I know you're worried. I'll send someone over right away. Please calm down first," said the Duchess of Zhenguo, quickly calling for someone.
"Steward, take our servants and go put out the fire now. Find out what's going on and come back to report as soon as possible," the Duchess of Zhenguo instructed methodically.
Xu Yuehuai was still filled with anxiety: "Mother, I want to go too." Her eyes were full of pleading.
The Duchess of Zhenguo turned to look at her: "A-Yue, you should stay home and wait for news with your mother. I'm really worried about you going out like this." She couldn't help but sigh as she spoke.
Xu Yuehuai's eyes cleared a little. She was indeed too flustered, but she really wanted to know what was going on.
"Ah Yue, don't worry, the housekeeper will be back soon." The Duchess of Zhenguo said, pulling Xu Yuehuai to sit down.
Thick smoke billowed and flames shot around the Ministry of Justice prison in the south of the city. Qi Guze became alert after smelling the fumes.
He sat in front of the cell door against the wall, and suddenly frowned. He heard hurried footsteps and loud noises outside, and with the smell of smoke from earlier, something must have happened.
He was calculating everything in his mind when he heard footsteps, and he immediately became alert.
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