Back then, Gu Jinxi beat up all the servants in the mansion, and it still took a lot of effort to get them to keep quiet.
But now, the person Gu Jinxi is hitting is Gu Nansheng.
Once Gu Nansheng wakes up, Gu Jinxi's secret of being strong will likely be exposed.
As Xiaoman was thinking, the tent flap was lifted from the outside, and Gu Nansheng walked in with a dark face.
He was furious and wanted to give Gu Jinxi a hard time as soon as he entered the door.
However, he didn't expect that simply lifting the curtain would pull on his ribs, causing him to grimace in pain and turn pale.
He couldn't help but glare at Gu Jinxi, who was lying on the bed.
I never expected this little guy to be so strong.
It was a coincidence that the kick landed on his upper abdomen, near his ribs, which is why he was in so much pain.
After Gu Nansheng woke up in bed, recalling the reason for her fainting, the first thing she did was to order her servants not to spread the news, and even more so, not to call the imperial physician.
He didn't want word to get out that he had been kicked unconscious by a child and become a laughingstock.
But he couldn't swallow his anger, so after waking up, he went to Gu Jingchun's tent again, intending to send Gu Jinxi away.
After all, this is no ordinary place; it's full of high-ranking officials and nobles. If Gu Jinxi offends others, it could be detrimental to the Yong'an Marquis's mansion.
When Xiaoman saw Gu Nansheng enter, she didn't care about anything else and immediately rushed to the bedside, shielding Gu Jinxi behind her before saying:
"Second Young Master, my young master is here only to find my young lady, and has no other purpose."
"I promise I will stay with the young master in this tent today and will not step out even once. I hope the second young master will grant my request."
Gu Nansheng's face turned ashen. He didn't give Xiaoman a chance at all and immediately stepped forward to lift Gu Jinxi up.
At the critical moment, Xiaoman disregarded everything and slapped Gu Nansheng.
The palm strike was delivered with full force, causing Gu Nansheng to stumble back several steps and crash into the screen behind her.
With a loud "bang," the screen fell to the ground.
Gu Nansheng also fell to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
He stared at Xiaoman in shock, and after a long while, he slowly got up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and sneered.
"Oh--"
"I never expected that the maidservant beside my sister would be so capable, daring to lay a hand on me. Then don't blame me for being impolite."
He shouted sternly, "Guards!"
"Take down this person who has trespassed into the hunting grounds."
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of people stormed in aggressively.
Seeing this, Xiaoman disregarded everything and took the prince's jade pendant directly from Gu Jinxi's arms, holding it high above her head.
"We were personally invited by the Crown Prince; let's see who dares to touch us!"
Gu Nansheng was stunned for a moment, but quickly chuckled.
"joke."
"How could a country bumpkin like you possibly know His Highness the Crown Prince?"
"To dare to casually use a jade pendant to impersonate His Highness the Crown Prince is simply outrageous."
"Someone come here—"
"Why don't we take down these two liars?"
After Gu Nansheng finished speaking, Xiaoman also raised her voice, her face full of sternness.
"Let's see who dares to do this. Our young master was personally sent by the Empress Dowager to invite the imperial physician for treatment."
If something were to happen to him, could you bear the responsibility?
Gu Nansheng was still unconscious when the Empress Dowager arranged for the imperial physician to be brought in.
He came here immediately after waking up, so he was unaware of this matter and naturally did not believe it at the moment.
He tilted his head back and laughed. "Just now you were talking about the Crown Prince, and now you're bringing up the Empress Dowager. Will you be bringing up His Majesty later?"
Without further ado, Gu Nansheng drew his longsword from the guard beside him and pointed it at Xiaoman, saying:
"Let's do it!"
No sooner had the words been spoken than a dignified voice rang out.
"stop!"
Gu Nansheng reflexively turned her head and saw the Empress Dowager slowly walking in.
"Young Master of the Marquis of Yong'an's residence...you are truly capable!"
"What? You're not even listening to me anymore?"
The Empress Dowager's oppressive gaze fell on Gu Nansheng's face, causing Gu Nansheng's heart to skip a beat, and she immediately knelt down.
"Your subject pays respects to Your Majesty the Empress Dowager."
The Empress Dowager continued speaking.
"I just said today that we must ensure the safety of this child."
But you insist on taking this child away.
"Then I would like to ask you, what exactly do you want to do?"
"Or rather, what does your Yong'an Marquis's mansion want to do?"
"Disobedience?"
Once the label of disobedience is pinned on them, their Marquis's mansion will be finished.
Gu Nansheng didn't care about anything else and immediately knelt down to beg for mercy.
"I had no such intention. I beg Your Majesty to see the truth."
"It is because this child comes from a rural background that I fear might disturb Your Majesty's travels, which is why I wanted to send him away."
The Empress Dowager glanced at him indifferently, and then, supported by Granny Li, slowly walked to Xiaoman.
She glanced at Xiaoman first, then looked at the jade pendant in Xiaoman's hand.
She had heard Xiaoman mention the Crown Prince while she was still outside the tent, which is why she barged in.
Xiaoman noticed the Empress Dowager's gaze and immediately knelt down, respectfully presenting the jade pendant to the Empress Dowager with both hands. She then took the opportunity to explain the whole story of what had happened that day.
At this moment, a hint of surprise flashed across the Empress Dowager's face.
She didn't even need to examine the jade pendant closely to confirm that it was indeed the one Shen Hechuan always wore.
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