My elder sister is so noble, this time it's my turn to strike back

"Broken? What's broken?"

Wan Zilang had a face full of question marks, and so did Ge Wanjin.

However, Ge Wanjin was more experienced than Wan Zilang. When Qiu Ning's eyes swept over him, he immediately realized that something was wrong.

He stood up from his chair and exclaimed, "What does Miss Qiu mean? Has the Guo family already taken action against the people in my shop?"

Qiu Ning closed his eyes and sighed, "Patriarch Ge is very smart. If he had sent someone there now, he might have been able to collect the body in time."

Sure enough, almost as Qiu Ning finished speaking, a panicked servant suddenly ran in from outside the door.

"Oh no, sir! The liquor store in the back alley is on fire! Ah Qi and the others... they are all dead and gone..."

When the servant who reported the news came to the end, he couldn't help but kneel down, feeling extremely sad.

Hearing this, Ge Wanjin couldn't help but take two steps back. If Ah Kuan hadn't been quick to catch him, he would have fallen to the ground.

"Master, you must hold on." A Kuan advised with a worried look on his face.

It took a long time for Ge Wanjin to recover from this shock. He felt as if he had aged ten years in an instant.

He cried out in sorrow, "Heaven is merciless and treats all things as straw dogs. The Guo family is trying to destroy my Ge family!"

As he finished speaking, all the servants in the yard knelt on the ground, each with a look of grief and worry on their faces.

"Master, let me go. I will go and fight the Guo family. The worst that can happen is death. Eighteen years later, I can be a hero again." An eight-foot-tall man in shorts stood up and said.

He has been a guard at the Ge family for decades, and his brothers are among the guys working at the winery. When he heard this, he wanted to go find the Guo family and fight them to the death.

At this time, the other members of the Guo family also heard the news and rushed to the yard. For a moment, everyone was filled with righteous indignation and wanted to deal with the Guo family as soon as possible.

The daughters of the Ge family also hugged each other and cried.

They grew up in the Ge family and knew in their hearts that the wine shop might just be the beginning.

In order to prevent the news from leaking out, the Guo family will probably uproot the entire Ge family and leave no one alive.

Everyone felt a sense of despair.

Even the usually arrogant Wan Zilang couldn't help but frown when he saw this, feeling that the situation was quite tricky.

"This is outrageous! Qiu Ning, do you have any idea to save the Ge family?"

If the Ge family were truly swallowed up by the Guo family, then the other half of their assets, which belonged to the Ge family, would likely be eroded by the Guo family soon. Furthermore, the Guo family was secretly manufacturing weapons, and perhaps they were secretly engaged in other activities that they were unaware of. A complete change of ownership was highly likely.

But the problem now is that even if they want to go to the palace to expose the evil deeds of the Guo family, they do not have enough strong evidence.

Since the Guo family dared to illegally mine iron ore in the Xuanwu Mountains, they must have an ally behind them. Perhaps if the Wan family made any move, they would soon suffer the same fate as the Ge family.

The matter was too serious, so Wan Zilang had to restrain his expression and look serious.

Qiu Ning frowned and asked, "Who in the court today has the most power to compete with the Guo family?"

Ge Wanjin is a businessman and cannot answer Qiu Ning's question, so he can only turn his attention to Wan Zilang.

Although Wan Zilang was a playboy and ignorant of worldly affairs, he had heard some of the rumors in the court.

So he said, "Father said a few days ago that the only person in the court who could rival the Guo family, besides Prince Yong, would probably be Gu Li, the Privy Councilor of the Privy Council."

"Gu Li?"

After Qiu Ning searched through the memories of his two lives, he didn't know whether this person was too low-key or had a weak presence, but he had no impression of him at all.

"Indeed, Privy Councilor Gu Li, also known as the Jade-faced General, has three generations of military service. When he was young, both his parents died on the battlefield. He was raised by an old slave in the palace and entered the military at the age of ten. He has fought in countless battles, both large and small, and has accumulated a lifetime of military merit. The late Emperor, in appreciation of the Gu family's loyalty and bravery, posthumously conferred the title of Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery on his father, and now Gu Li has inherited that title."

"Since he is good at leading troops in battle, why did he become the Privy Councilor?" Qiu Ning couldn't help but ask.

"Why else could it be? It's because of the Emperor's trust. Currently, there aren't many people around His Majesty who can be used. Most of the official positions have been controlled by aristocratic families like Prince Yong or Prime Minister Guo. They intend to undermine the Emperor's power and support their own people in the position.

Of course, if your father hadn't been in trouble, he would have been able to compete with the Guo family by now."

After Wan Zilang's analysis, Qiu Ning remembered that there seemed to be such a person in the court, but he was not in the capital all year round, so she ignored him.

"But from what I know, this person seems to be leading troops outside all year round and is not in the capital. I'm afraid the position of Privy Councilor will be of little use."

"You don't know that."

Wan Zilang folded his fan with a swish and said sternly, "He's not in the capital because the princes are showing signs of rebellion, and the Emperor is sending him to suppress them. Calculating the dates, he should be back in the capital soon."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Ning couldn't help but glance at Wan Zilang a few times and said, "I can't believe it. You seem so out of touch on a daily basis, but you're more knowledgeable than anyone else about this gossip."

"Of course. Although I'm not in the imperial court, I have quite a few friends in the capital. Knowing who to offend and who not to offend is a science."

Wan Zilang did not feel ashamed at all, but rather proud of it.

Qiu Ning shook his head and laughed, saying, "If that's the case, then you should go and find out when Lord Gu will return to the capital. We need to rush over and send him a generous gift when he does."

Upon hearing this, Wan Zilang glanced at Qiu Ning, who was slowly sweeping his gaze across the Ge family. His eyes lit up, "What do you mean? You want to send the news about the Guo family's illegal iron ore mining to Gu Li?"

Qiu Ning nodded, unable to deny it: "Yes, this is the duty of the Censor, isn't it?"

Wan Zilang agreed deeply and turned to Ge Wanjin and said, "That's right, Patriarch Ge, you heard it too. If we can win the support of Gu Li, then we can overthrow the Guo family in no time."

"but……"

"If someone can infiltrate the Guo family and work together from inside and outside, it will be much safer." Qiu Ning offered his own suggestion.

Everyone fell into thought again.

However, at this moment, a figure in an emerald green dress walked out from the garden path on the side, accompanied by a voice like a distant orchid:

"Father, I am willing to go and infiltrate the Guo family!"