On the night of the broken engagement, the paranoid prince came to me crying and asking for my statu

"Young people are certainly impulsive because of their youth and recklessness. There are countless examples of people doing wrong things because of impulse. However, as time goes by, there are also many people who feel regretful when they think back on the stupid things they did before..."

"So, what does Madam Gu want to say? That Gu Xiuyan's request for His Majesty to cancel our engagement was just his youthful recklessness? Or do you want to use this excuse to explain Gu Xiuyan's neglect and humiliation of me over the years, and then hope that I can happily marry Gu Xiuyan, a dying man, and help your Gu Guogong Mansion raise the child you adopted from the branch?"

Old Madam Gu didn't expect that Su Sui'an would ruthlessly expose her plan.

The many words that he had prepared to convince Su Sui'an were stuck in his lips, and he couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

He could only point at Su Sui'an and say "you" for a long time.

Su Sui'an smiled and said, "Madam Gu, didn't she think that sending someone to the Su Mansion to let me come to see Gu Xiuyan for the last time was a test?"

There was a hint of sarcasm in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, and even the look she gave Madam Gu was full of undisguised contempt. "Since I'm here, does that mean your test is successful? What if I don't come? Are you planning to send someone to the Su Mansion in the middle of the night to kidnap me, throw me on Gu Xiuyan's bed, and then let me marry Gu Xiuyan?"

To be honest, after guessing Madam Gu's plan, Su Sui'an was not angry, but rather felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

How desperate and stupid must a person be to come up with such a bad idea?

As long as Fu Jingrong has not broken off the engagement, she will still be the future wife of the Crown Prince of Dingbei Palace. What's the difference between Madam Gu's behavior and throwing the face of Dingbei Palace on the ground?

Or was it that once Gu Xiuyan fell, Madam Gu felt that there was no hope for the Duke Gu Mansion, so she wanted to drag all the people and things previously related to the Duke Gu Mansion into the quagmire?

Madam Gu did not seem to be embarrassed at all by having her thoughts exposed. Instead, she changed her kind expression into a grim smile.

The old lady beside her smiled at Su Sui'an with malicious intent.

"Miss Su, you are a smart girl, but it's a pity that being too smart can easily lead to mistakes. You came here today just to rely on the Dingbei Palace behind you. But once the matter is settled, do you think that the Dingbei Palace will choose to confront the Guguo Palace and risk the suspicion of the emperor, or will it choose to keep quiet?"

"Everyone already knows that the childhood sweetheart of Prince Dingbei has come to the capital. Now everyone is waiting to see the Su family make a fool of themselves, waiting to see you, Su Sui'an, make a fool of yourself. If you are willing to cooperate with me and raise and educate the heir of my Guguo Mansion, I may be able to help you clean up this mess... Otherwise..."

The old nanny's words were blunt and shameless, but Madam Gu didn't show any intention of stopping her.

Not only that, she also sat up straight and glanced at Su Sui'an with her pair of triangular eyes, as if what the old lady had just said was a great blessing to Su Sui'an.

But Su Sui'an seemed to have nothing to do with it.

Not only was there no panic on his face, he even looked at them with a smile.

The old nanny seemed to have been greatly insulted. She met Su Sui'an's gaze with a cruel look in her eyes. "Miss Su, I advise you to be more sensible. You are here today, and whether you can leave or not is not up to you."

Liu'er looked nervous and wanted to step forward to protect Su Sui'an behind her.

He had just taken a step when Su Sui'an reached out and pulled him back.

"Small..."

Su Sui'an winked at Liu'er. That determined look seemed to have magic, which even calmed the restlessness and worry in Liu'er's heart.

After comforting Wan Liuer, Su Sui'an slowly turned around and looked at Old Madam Gu and the nanny standing behind her.

Suddenly a brilliant smile appeared.

"Whether you can keep me here depends on Madam Gu's ability. Whether I can leave depends on my ability."

As soon as Su Sui'an finished speaking, she put away the smile on her face.

Pulling Liu'er and running out.

The servants of Duke Gu's mansion, who had been respectful to the master and servant just now, surrounded Su Sui'an and tried to block his way when they saw him "escape".

However, even though Su Sui'an was dragging Liu'er, his body was very agile. In addition, the servants had already received instructions from Madam Gu not to harm Su Sui'an.

So they were restrained when they took action.

Instead, it gave Su Sui'an the opportunity to "leave".

After he created a "gap" among the servants, he was relentlessly chased by the servants and guards of Duke Gu's Mansion. Su Sui'an had almost no chance to breathe and dragged Liu'er in a direction where there were no servants to stop him.

The further he ran, the more familiar the place seemed to Su Sui'an.

The moment she saw Cong Hui, her previous thought was confirmed - the people from Duke Gu's Mansion were trying to force her into going into Gu Xiuyan's yard on her own initiative.

But this didn't bother her at all.

Su Sui'an had been to this place many times before.

It was also thanks to her previous relentless pursuit of Gu Xiuyan that she had hope of escaping today.

In the courtyard where Gu Xiuyan lived, there was a corner with a dog hole covered by weeds. Outside the dog hole was a river that flowed towards the south of the city. As long as you followed the river, you could reach the ruined temple outside the city...

Su Sui'an quickly calculated the route in his mind.

The pace of my feet increased a bit.

Liu'er sprained her ankle while escaping.

But seeing her young lady trying hard to escape, she gritted her teeth and limped after Su Sui'an.

Su Sui'an quickly discovered Liu'er's abnormality.

"What's wrong with you? Can you still run?"

I can see that the person behind me is about to catch up.

Liu Er pushed Su Sui'an away and said, "Miss, don't worry about me. Their target is you. Even if they catch me, it's useless..."

"No, I brought you here, so if you want to leave, let's go together."

As he spoke, Su Sui'an didn't care whether Liu'er objected or not, and he carried Liu'er on his shoulder.

Su Sui'an was originally thin, and carrying Liu'er was like a skinny teenager carrying a large sack that was totally disproportionate to his body size.

Su Sui'an could even feel that Liu'er was not much lighter than him.

Carrying Liu'er on her back, she felt as if she was being pressed down by a mountain, and it was difficult for her to take a single step.

Despite this, Su Sui'an gritted his teeth, held his breath, and strode to the corner.

The only thing that made Su Sui'an feel lucky was probably that there were fewer people in Gu Xiuyan's yard.

Su Sui'an guessed that it might be because Gu Xiuyan needed to rest.

But no matter what Gu Xiuyan said, for Su Sui'an, there was no point in letting her know.

She only needed to know that she had already offended Duke Gu's Mansion, and she had only two options left - either kill Duke Gu's Mansion or leave the place.

Su Sui'an ran all the way carrying Liu'er, and his mind almost went blank.

At this moment, her calf was hit by something hard. She felt pain in her foot and staggered, falling heavily to the ground.

Liu'er was thrown several steps away by her because of inertia.

Several sticks pressed down on Su Sui'an at the same time, and Su Sui'an was unable to move.

"Miss Su, I'm sorry."

The servant from Duke Gu's mansion who was leading the group pointing a stick at Su Sui'an said he was offended, but there was no trace of guilt on his face.

Su Sui'an sneered, "Why? You agreed to let me come to Duke Gu's Mansion to see Gu Xiuyan for the last time, but now you beat me with sticks. Is this how you treat guests at Duke Gu's Mansion?"

"What a clever girl you are." Madam Gu's steady and majestic voice came from the crowd of servants.

At this moment, the look in Old Madam Gu's eyes when she looked at Su Sui'an was the same contempt she had shown in the past when she was pestering Gu Xiuyan. Where was the slightest bit of kindness she had just shown?

Su Sui'an stood up slowly and looked indifferently at the approaching figure behind the crowd.

"Does Gu Xiuyan know that you treat me like this?"

"Now that the master is seriously ill in bed, it is certainly not a good idea to make him worry about these things." The one who answered Su Sui'an was the old nanny beside Madam Gu.

"With a troublesome grandmother like you, I don't think Gu Xiuyan can feel at ease." Su Sui'an said casually.