However, he was not reckless. Knowing that his men were no match for Gu Jingchun, he simply endured it and did not lash out.
They could only watch helplessly as the people behind Gu Jingchun loaded things onto the carriage.
At that moment, one of the men couldn't help but slip and fall while loading the large boxes onto the truck.
The box also fell to the ground and rolled several times.
Three gleaming gold ingots rolled out of it, instantly dazzling the eyes of those around them.
This instantly brought tears to Chu Qianlan's eyes.
Chu Qianlan gasped, and without knowing where she got the courage, she stepped forward and stopped the person.
Then he looked at Gu Jingchun and asked, "Where did you get so much stuff?"
She went straight up and grabbed Gu Jingchun.
"You're just a country girl, where would you get gold ingots from?"
Chu Qianlan frowned, her face showing disgust.
"They must have stolen something from the Marquis of Yong'an's residence."
As she spoke, she immediately raised her voice.
"These kids raised in the countryside are just different. Not only are they crude and vulgar, but they also have dirty hands and feet. They especially like to do these kinds of thieving, cheating, and petty theft."
Gu Jingchun chuckled softly upon hearing this.
“I only took my own things. I didn’t even take a single stone from the courtyard, so how could I have taken anything from your manor?”
"Besides, I find your things from the Yong'an Marquis's residence dirty."
Gu Jingchun emphasized the last three words as he finished speaking, which made Chu Qianlan grit her teeth in anger.
She chuckled softly.
"Don't try to confuse the issue. How much silver does each brick and tile cost?"
But the gold ingots of my Marquis's manor are not something ordinary people can buy; they must have been stolen secretly from my manor's treasury.
Gu Jingchun chuckled softly upon hearing this.
"What a joke."
"I had no idea that you had such gold ingots in your household."
After all, these gold ingots were given to us by the Empress Dowager and Shen Hechuan back then.
Each one is engraved with a unique mark, something not everyone can have.
Chu Qianlan, however, insisted that the gold ingot was definitely for her.
Gu Jingchun had no intention of paying any attention to her.
But she annoyed Gu Jingchun to the point of having a headache.
She simply took one of them out of the box.
Then he said, "This gold ingot was a gift from the Empress Dowager."
Upon hearing this, Chu Qianlan chuckled softly and exclaimed loudly:
"Indeed, this was a gift from the Empress Dowager. It even bears her personal mark on the bottom. It was a special gift from the Empress Dowager when Gu Wei'ang returned after making meritorious contributions. I never expected that Gu Jingchun would steal it now."
At this point, Chu Qianlan became even more furious. She stepped forward, snatched the gold ingot away, and continued:
"The Empress Dowager only bestowed three gifts in total, and you stole them all. You really are a nobody, with no sense of propriety whatsoever."
"These gold ingots were a gift from the Empress Dowager and cannot be traded. Even if you take them to a pawnshop, they won't dare to accept them."
Chu Qianlan saw three gold ingots on the ground and assumed that Gu Jingchun had three gold ingots.
So they insisted that Gu Jingchun had stolen the gold ingot.
Moreover, after she finished speaking, everyone present began to criticize Gu Jingchun.
Some say that she came from a bad background, and even now, as the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Yong'an, she cannot change her inherent bad habits.
Seeing something good and thinking of stealing it is a shameless act that will inevitably arouse the dissatisfaction of those present.
Gu Jingchun chuckled lightly, as if he hadn't heard these words, and then asked again to confirm.
"So, you're sure that the Empress Dowager did indeed reward you with three gold ingots back then, is that right?"
Chu Qianlan nodded, her face full of pride.
"Of course, this is a rare honor."
The Empress Dowager disliked extravagance, so very few of the prominent families in the capital had ever received a personal gift from her.
Only after receiving a satisfactory answer did Gu Jingchun slowly open the box.
In an instant, a golden light flashed, causing everyone present to gasp in shock.
Previously, the common people had no idea what the imperial gold ingot looked like.
But now, thanks to Gu Jingchun, they have all seen it, and they are all shocked by the sheer number of them.
Chu Qianlan was completely stunned.
She stared in shock at the entire box of gold ingots.
"How...how do you have so many gold ingots?"
"Didn't you just say that I stole yours?"
Chu Qianlan reflexively said, "You're lying. How could I possibly have such a gold ingot?"
Gu Jingchun smiled.
"That's right."
"Look, since you don't have that many gold ingots, then my gold ingots have nothing to do with you, right?"
As soon as Gu Jingchun finished speaking, he immediately put on a cold smile.
"So, Madam Gu, please step aside and don't obstruct my people from moving things."
After Gu Jingchun finished speaking, Chu Qianlan's face turned pale and then red.
She wanted to leave, but she was really curious about where Gu Jingchun had gotten all those gold ingots.
So I asked another question.
"Where did you get so many gold ingots, you wild girl?"
"Don't even think about leaving until you make this clear."
Gu Jingchun snorted coldly, pushed Chu Qianlan away, and then said directly, "It must have been a gift from the Empress Dowager?"
Chu Qianlan naturally didn't believe that.
"Why would the Empress Dowager bestow such a reward upon you out of the blue?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun seemed somewhat helpless and said something, but his tone was still arrogant.
"Naturally, it's because my Empress Dowager likes it!"
"Otherwise, the Empress Dowager wouldn't have summoned me to the palace alone to copy Buddhist scriptures, would she?"
As Gu Jingchun spoke, he opened the other boxes one by one.
In an instant, all sorts of rare and precious treasures dazzled Chu Qianlan's eyes.
"Not only are there gold ingots, but also these other good things!"
Gu Jingchun's words made Chu Qianlan so angry that she vomited blood.
Gu Jingchun then added, seemingly casually.
"When the Empress Dowager heard that my wedding was postponed, she was worried that I would be upset, so she specially sent me a lot of nice things to appease me."
As Gu Jingchun spoke, he opened another box.
"As for this box, it was a gift from His Majesty to appease me!"
Chu Qianlan's eyes nearly turned red as she looked at Gu Jingchun's box of things.
She wanted to leave the things behind, but now that Gu Jingchun had been expelled from the manor, these things naturally had nothing to do with the Yong'an Marquis's manor.
This made Chu Qianlan want to vomit.
She regretted that she acted too quickly. She should have waited until Gu Jingchun returned, and then seized all these things tomorrow before kicking her out.
Seeing Chu Qianlan's expression and the approving looks around her, Gu Jingchun felt much better.
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