"Mother, where are you going?"
Gu Jingchun looked at her with cold eyes, which sent chills down Chu Qianlan's spine.
But Chu Qianlan was still furious.
"You little bitch, how dare you show your face in front of me! I haven't settled my score with you yet!"
What exactly are you up to?
“I sent you 30,000 taels of silver, and now you dare to switch it with another pendant, hanging it around Yun Jin’s neck. I think you are… um…”
Chu Qianlan stopped abruptly as a hand suddenly grabbed her neck, silencing her.
“Mother, I advise you to keep your voice down. Do you want everyone to know that the reason the Third Prince took a liking to your adopted daughter is because of the little dog pendant you prepared for her?”
Gu Jingchun's eyes were full of coldness and threat as he looked at Chu Qianlan.
“To scheme against a prince is a crime of deceiving the emperor. Can you bear the consequences?”
Chu Qianlan was stunned.
She stared intently at Gu Jingchun, initially somewhat angry, and then shouted angrily.
"How dare you! How dare you..."
However, as her breathing became increasingly difficult, Chu Qianlan could no longer utter the remaining two words.
She tried to push Gu Jingchun's hands away with both hands, but she couldn't budge them at all.
Finally, she could only look at Gu Jingchun pleadingly.
"I don't have time to talk to you about these boring things right now."
Gu Jingchun's voice was ruthless.
What did you do to my son?
Upon hearing this, Chu Qianlan's expression changed, and her eyes instantly filled with panic.
Upon seeing this, Gu Jingchun immediately released the person, took a step back, and looked at her coldly.
Chu Qianlan was finally able to breathe, and immediately sat on the ground coughing violently.
Her cheeks flushed red, and once she could breathe easily, she immediately looked at Gu Jingchun.
"How dare you murder your mother!"
Seeing that Chu Qianlan still wouldn't speak, Gu Jingchun gestured directly to Lanxin beside him.
Lan Xin immediately took a bracelet from her hand, gently activated the mechanism, and it instantly transformed into a dagger, which she then pressed against Chu Qianlan's neck.
"I ask you, what have you done to my son?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Qianlan suddenly threw her head back and burst into laughter.
"Hahaha."
"Your son?"
"He's probably already gone to meet the King of Hell!"
"This is the consequence of your scheming against Yun Jin. Did you think this Yong'an Marquis's mansion was your former countryside, a place where you could do whatever you wanted?"
“Here, whoever has power calls the shots. Someone like you, who has neither ability nor connections, should just obediently listen to others.”
“I am, after all, your mother. Even if I don’t like you, I will still arrange everything for you, but you just won’t listen.”
"So, this is what happens when you disobey!"
As Chu Qianlan was speaking, Gu Jingchun, who had been relatively calm, suddenly stepped forward and grabbed her neck again.
"I'll ask you one more time, where is my son?"
If Gu Jingchun could still allow Chu Qianlan to breathe at the beginning, now he was truly going all out.
Chu Qianlan felt short of breath, and her face turned from red to green and then to white in an instant.
Her movements changed from struggling at the beginning to begging.
She tried to speak with difficulty, wanting to beg Gu Jingchun, but found that she couldn't make a sound at all.
Moreover, she saw a strong killing intent in Gu Jingchun's eyes.
She was now certain that the woman truly wanted to kill her.
The feeling of being on the verge of death allowed Chu Qianlan to barely utter a sound.
"He...is not dead..."
Those three faint words made Gu Jingchun release Chu Qianlan.
Chu Qianlan didn't dare to delay this time and said directly, "He is... not dead yet."
Chu Qianlan's throat was hoarse and sore, but she couldn't care less about anything else and quickly explained.
“I instructed the steward to send him to the estate outside the city; I had no intention of killing him.”
Chu Qianlan calculated the time.
She instructed the housekeeper, Li, to wait until everything was settled before taking any action.
She is still in the palace, and no other news has been sent out, so he probably hasn't made a move yet!
Gu Jingchun breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
She stood up and gave a cold order.
"Go and tell the Empress Dowager that we must leave the palace immediately."
Upon hearing this, Chu Qianlan did not hesitate. She immediately straightened her clothes and prepared to go find the Empress Dowager.
However, seeing her obviously red neck, Lanxin reluctantly took out a small box from her sleeve and applied it to her neck.
Soon, Chu Qianlan's neck returned to normal.
Moreover, her skin was so smooth, even better than before.
If it weren't for the special circumstances, Chu Qianlan would have already asked Gu Jingchun for this item.
The Empress Dowager lost her mood today because of the matter between the Third Prince and Gu Yunjin.
Later, Chu Qianlan knelt down to beg for forgiveness and stated unequivocally that the matter had nothing to do with her.
However, having navigated the palace for many years, the Empress Dowager was certainly aware of Qianlan's petty tricks.
She originally intended to punish her.
But Chu Qianlan was, after all, a Lady of Imperial Decree. No matter how powerful the schemes in the harem were, they couldn't fundamentally harm a person like her who was a wife of an official.
Considering Emperor Rongcheng's reaction upon leaving, it's likely that he already had a plan in place.
Since that's the case, she decided to put the matter aside for the time being and let Chu Qianlan drift along for a while longer.
It would also give her a taste of falling from a height.
Therefore, when Chu Qianlan mentioned that she was feeling unwell and wanted to leave the palace early, the Empress Dowager immediately agreed.
He also specifically told her to get plenty of rest.
This took on a different meaning in the eyes of the crowd.
Those with shallow eyes couldn't help but sigh inwardly, marquis Yong'an's position was truly unshakeable.
Even after this incident, the Empress Dowager did not punish her in the slightest.
However, those who have a clear understanding of the situation cannot help but sigh inwardly at this.
"The fortunes of the Yong'an Marquis's mansion are probably about to run out."
After paying their respects to the Empress Dowager, the group left Shou Kang Palace under the guidance of eunuchs.
However, Gu Yunjin expended some effort in escaping.
The third prince held her tightly the whole time, refusing to let go.
In the end, the Empress Dowager scolded him and ordered someone to take the puppy pendant off Gu Yunjin's neck and put it on the Third Prince's neck before he finally let go.
Once freed, Gu Yunjin didn't care about anything else and immediately hid in Chu Qianlan's arms, quickly leaving Shou Kang Palace.
After leaving the palace gates, Gu Yunjin, who was crying, was helped into the carriage.
Chu Qianlan originally wanted to go up, but Gu Jingchun pulled her directly into a carriage.
The carriage slowly began to move forward.
Almost simultaneously, the sound of galloping hooves came from afar.
Shen Hechuan rode his horse at breakneck speed.
Upon reaching the palace gate, he leaped off his horse, tossed the reins to the imperial guards, and subconsciously glanced at the carriage that had just departed.
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