The daughter of the first wife grew up in the countryside and was extremely powerful

Gu Fanchu was stunned and turned to look at him with a hint of doubt. He saw that Shi Jinyan's handsome face was filled with a gentle smile.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to visit you today. I have some urgent matters to attend to. However, the palace will be hosting a grand hunting event in a few days, and I will personally come to welcome you, my lady."

Shi Jinyan said softly, his gaze always fixed on Gu Fanchu, his eyes full of tenderness.

However, Gu Fanchu inadvertently looked to the side and found that Ji Yunchen, who was standing next to the carriage, was looking at the two of them with a sneer on his face.

Seeing Ji Yunchen's expression, Gu Fanchu suddenly understood a little bit.

"Okay, go ahead and do your work. I'll be fine! If it's inconvenient, I can go with my brother."

She was worried that Shi Jinyan might feel embarrassed.

The man did not respond to her words, but just waved his arm lightly, and the follower named Chang Geng behind him quickly brought out a bucket from the carriage.

The bucket was actually filled with gorgeous and bright lotus flowers that were in full bloom.

When Gu Fanchu saw these beautiful flowers, she couldn't help but show surprise on her face. Her bright eyes immediately turned to Shi Jinyan, and her voice was filled with uncontrollable joy:

"When did you go to pick them?"

When Shi Jinyan saw the happy smile on the girl's face, his expression became softer, as if the warm spring sun was warming people's hearts.

He replied softly:

"I specifically ordered people to pick them this morning. The weather is getting hotter, so we should hurry inside."

As soon as he finished speaking, the clever servants beside him immediately understood what he meant and stepped forward, carefully taking the wooden barrel full of lotus flowers.

Gu Fanchu was in a very good mood. After saying goodbye to Gu Xunzhou and the two of them, he slowly walked into the magnificent gate of the general's mansion.

Even though they were a little further away, they could still clearly hear Gu Fanchu's joyful voice:

"Let's go! Let's send these flowers to grandma first. She will definitely like them very much..."

Seeing this, Ji Yunchen, who had been waiting silently on the side, slowly walked forward.

I saw the corners of his mouth slightly raised, with a hint of joking and ridicule, he said in a sarcastic tone:

"Oh my, I never thought that Master Shi would become so gentle and considerate. Not only do you know how to please girls, but you also know how to carefully prepare gifts for them. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, my so-called 'old love' is really sad~"

Shi Jinyan's face, which originally had a hint of gentleness, instantly withered, and was replaced by indifference and alienation.

He glanced coldly at Ji Yunchen who was pretending to be important, as if the other party was just an insignificant passerby, and turned around without hesitation and got on the gorgeous carriage parked nearby.

However, Ji Yunchen did not get angry when being treated like this. Instead, he followed with a loud laugh. The laughter could be heard from far away in the quiet street.

Because Gu Fanchu returned to the capital unharmed, the Marquis' Mansion knew that their plan had failed.

When Meng Qingwen learned that Meng Qiaoming had caused trouble at the General's Mansion, he got very angry. After all, he had offended Master Shi, and the future career paths of both he and Meng Qiaoming would be more difficult.

Meng Hewan was married, but he didn't expect Meng Qiaoming to be so stupid as to ruin his own future.

When Gu learned that Meng Hewan had finally married Pei Qing'an, she was so angry that she fell ill.

At this moment, the team led by Pei Qing'an was only one day's journey away from their fiefdom.

The journey was full of hardships and difficulties. The road was bumpy and uneven, forcing the entire team to slow down their pace.

After drinking the poison carefully prepared by Gu Fanchu, Meng Hewan remained in a coma for three whole days.

Lvliu, the maid who was responsible for taking care of her, was nervous all the way, fearing that someone would notice something was wrong.

Therefore, apart from getting off the carriage to deliver necessary food and water, Lvliu would stay inside the carriage obediently for the rest of the time and would not dare to show up easily.

Lvliu chose to ignore the unconscious Meng Hewan and just enjoyed the food that originally belonged to the two of them every day.

Sometimes, she would even quietly throw away the extra food to avoid arousing suspicion from others.

At the same time, she thought to herself:

"The poison this lady found is truly powerful! It's actually capable of causing a person to fall unconscious for several days without making any noise."

In this way, the days passed day by day.

Finally, the fourth day came. Just when the sleeping person was about to fall into chaos again, some subtle sounds suddenly came out of her mouth.

Lvliu, who was sitting nearby, drowsy and in a trance, suddenly woke up after hearing the weak call - "Lvliu?"

At first, she thought she had misheard or was having a dream.

However, when the voice came again, Lvliu was certain that Meng Hewan had begun to show signs of waking up.

How could this be the young lady's voice? They had already left the capital hundreds of miles away!

According to common sense, the young lady should have settled down by now, so why would she appear here?

Lvliu couldn't help but think to herself that she might have really gone crazy.

But even so, the faint sound still lingered in her ears, disturbing her and making it difficult for her to fall asleep.

In desperation, Lvliu simply sat up, gently lifted the curtain of the car, and looked outside.

On the other side, Meng Hewan, who had been sleeping for several days, slowly woke up.

At this moment, she felt as if her whole body was crushed by a giant carriage. She felt unbearable pain, hunger, and even her lips were extremely dry.

She tried hard to stand up, but found that her whole body was limp and she had no strength at all. Even moving a finger was extremely difficult.

What was worse was that her vision was blocked by a piece of blood-red cloth, making it impossible for her to see her surroundings clearly.

It seemed as if the ground beneath my body was still shaking, as if I was in a rough sea.

Meng Hewan couldn't help but feel flustered. She subconsciously called out again, "Lvliu?"

At this moment, the annoying red cloth in front of him was finally lifted.

In an instant, a strong beam of light suddenly shone in, causing Meng Hewan to close her eyes involuntarily.

At this moment, a clear and incredible cry reached Meng Hewan's ears:

"Miss...??!"