Although he had so many concubines in his backyard that he couldn't count them with one hand, this was the first time he had seen a cold beauty like Su He.

If anyone is to blame, he can only blame Empress Guo for transferring him to this small rural place. Otherwise, in the glorious and bright capital, he would surely have kept several beauties in his courtyard!

"Who is this?"

Guo Fei asked knowingly, with a hint of possession in his eyes.

Qingyun was afraid that he would do something out of line, so he ran to Su He in two steps, deliberately kept a distance from Guo Fei, and reported the search situation clearly.

So far, no useful clues have been found.

Su He nodded slightly, holding her pregnant belly with one hand, and walked towards Guo Fei with a distant smile on her face.

"Master Guo is here to help find someone too?"

Guo Fei smiled and snorted, "Who are you looking for? The pervert who flirted with my wife?"

As he spoke, he continued to look Su He up and down with a hint of teasing in his words: "Mr. Guo didn't know that Mr. Lu had such a beautiful wife?"

"If my husband has offended Lord Guo in any way, I can apologize on his behalf. But what if he molested your wife?" Su He took a step back and deliberately covered her mouth and nose with a silk handkerchief, as if she felt something was wrong because she was standing too close to Guo Fei. She chuckled and said, "Why don't you ask your wife to come out and let's talk it out."

"That's right! You can't convict Lord Lu based on just a few words from you!" Pei Xia echoed.

Guo Fei was very unhappy to see that a maid could talk back to him.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he winked at the people around him, and immediately someone surrounded Su He and his companions.

Seeing this, Qingyun and Peixia protected Su He behind them and looked at Guo Fei with a vigilant look: "This is the wife of Lord Lu, the Minister of the Dali Temple. What does Lord Guo want to do?"

"Oh, who cares whose wife she is? Once she reaches Yanzhou, she will be in my hands! Come on, arrest them all!"

Guo Fei pinched Pei Xia's chin and said, "This little maid is pretty, I'll give her to you as a reward! As for Madam Lu..."

He slowly moved his eyes over to stare at her slightly bulging belly, and smiled sinisterly: "Escort you to the Guo residence. If anything goes wrong, I'll chop off your heads!"

"Guo family, is this really the case?"

Someone wanted to pull Pei Xia away, but Su He stepped forward and blocked her way, and Qing Yun also drew his sword. The two forces faced each other, and it was obvious that they were outnumbered.

Guo Fei laughed loudly, "It's more than just lawlessness. The Guo family is the law! What are you all standing there for? Tie them up!"

"Let's see who dares!"

Su He asked in a clear voice, and immediately raised a bright yellow edict from his hand, which was slowly unfolded as he moved.

I didn't see clearly what was written.

However, the prince's seal on it was extremely clear.

Guo Fei hurriedly asked his men to stop their movements, frowned and looked at them carefully, and couldn't help but laugh: "The prince is far away in the capital, and distant water can't quench nearby fire. What can he do to me? At worst, I can be as quiet as Lord Lu, and no one will search for me!"

"Really?" Su He put away the imperial edict, his brows cold, "I'm afraid Lord Guo will be disappointed. The prince's reinforcements are on the way to Yanzhou."

"You are lying!" A trace of anxiety flashed in Guo Fei's eyes, but it was quickly concealed. The capital had never lost contact with him, so how could they not know whether Baili Jun had really called for reinforcements?

Maybe that young woman cheated him?

Guo Fei set his eyes on Su He again.

She is truly a beautiful girl, her beauty remains even when she is pregnant.

The corner of his mouth curled up into a wicked smile: "Be obedient and come back with me obediently, and I will ensure that everything will be safe for you. Maybe when I am happy, I may tell you the news about Lu Huaihe..."

"You mean, the prince's edict doesn't work?"

Guo Fei replied: "A powerful dragon cannot defeat a local snake, don't you think, young lady?"

Suho chuckled.

He exchanged glances with Qingyun, and the next second, his sword was at Guo Fei's neck.

It's just a blink of an eye, or even a gust of wind.

Guo Fei felt a chill on his neck, accompanied by a slight tearing pain.

"To catch a thief, we must first catch the leader. Don't you agree, Lord Guo?"

Su He stretched out her finger and wiped the blood from Guo Fei's neck on his lips, and said in a cold voice: "Lord Su, the Minister of Rites, is my father, and Princess Zhaoyang is my mother-in-law. If I suffer even the slightest humiliation in Yanzhou today, even if the Guo family is there to support you, how can you guarantee that you will not lose your life? I already have the Crown Prince's edict in my hand. Do I have to report to the higher authorities when dealing with a local tyrant who is addicted to robbing women and is arrogant and domineering and does not care about civil affairs?"

Her tone was sharp, and as soon as she finished speaking, Qingyun's sword moved closer, and the wound became deeper.

“Don’t…don’t mess around!”

Guo Fei struggled in panic, but was restrained by Qingyun's hand. The others looked at each other and dared not move.

"Tell me, where is Lord Lu?" Qingyun asked.

Guo Fei felt blood flowing from his neck, and in order to save his life he had to tell the truth: "I... I really don't know. That night I asked him to come to the reservoir to check for floating corpses, and when he wasn't paying attention, I pushed him into the reservoir. As for where the person floated to, I really don't know!"

"Where are the two doctors from the capital who are with him?"

"They...they were locked up in the dungeon by me."

"You!" Qingyun gritted his teeth and resisted the urge to kill him.

"Wait! I will release them later. Little brother, please show mercy and spare my life!"

Guo Fei begged for mercy, and when Qingyun was not paying attention, his face suddenly changed and he pushed Qingyun away.

He quickly snatched the follower's sword and was about to stab Su He when a long sword came out of the air and scratched Guo Fei's arm, and the sword fell to the ground with a clang.

Su He's heart skipped a beat and she turned around quickly, thinking that Lu Huaihe had appeared safely, but she didn't expect it to be her brother Su Ling!

"Brother! Why are you here?"

"You ran so far away while you were pregnant. Don't you know that your mother is crying every day missing you?"

Su Ling dismounted and walked over to Su He. After making sure that she was not in any danger, his face darkened slightly and a flash of concern flashed across his face.

Su He looked guilty, she knew that her mother loved her the most. She wondered how worried she would be if she knew that she dared to travel to Yanzhou with only Qingyun and Pei Xia.

Su Ling didn't settle accounts with her first, but went straight to Guo Fei, picked up his sword, and slapped him lightly on the face, his anger still not gone: "My sister, you are just a small governor of Yanzhou, and you dare to move me?"

Although Guo Fei did not work with Su Ling in the capital, after hearing Su He call him brother, he had already guessed Su Ling's identity: Su, the Inspector General of the Supervisory Office.

He secretly regretted that he should have caught them all in one fell swoop when he learned about Su He and the others, but he didn't expect that he would get into trouble now!

"Inspector Su has misunderstood. Your sister is pregnant. Even if Guo is ridiculous, he would never offend her. There must be a misunderstanding!"

Su Ling's eyes were stern, and he put away his sword. He kicked Guo Fei and said with a warning: "If you let me know anything else, you'll be in trouble!"

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