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

Later that evening, Ji Yunchen personally visited the house and stayed in the study with Gu Mingqing for a long time before leaving. A short while later, he sent his housekeeper to Lingxi Pavilion, bringing several guards with him.

Gu Fanchu had already woken up and taken some medicine, feeling much more refreshed, so she got up to greet him personally. She sat on a chair, holding a cup of tea, looking at the housekeeper in front of her, and asked softly, "Uncle Qi, I wonder what brings you here?"

The old housekeeper bowed slightly, his voice steady and respectful: "Miss, Master Ji came over and said that the murderer who pushed you in the other courtyard has been found, but... he is dead."

He paused, a trace of regret and helplessness on his face.

Gu Fanchu sneered, with a sarcastic smile in his heart.

This was naturally expected. Meng Hewan seemed gentle and harmless on the surface, but in fact she was very vicious.

She has always been ruthless and decisive in doing things, so naturally she would not leave any handle for herself.

She had already guessed that the other party would kill to silence her, so she was not surprised. However, she still pretended to be ignorant and frowned, wondering: "How could he be dead? How could this happen? Who is trying to murder me?"

A hint of coldness flashed across Gu Fanchu's eyes, but she quickly regained her composure. She knew that all this was Meng Hewan's doing, but now was not the time to expose it.

Gu Fanchu's face turned pale in an instant, and he looked obviously frightened.

The old housekeeper was a person who had always been by my grandfather's side. He had a sharp eye and a sharp mind. If she appeared too calm and composed at this moment, it might arouse his suspicion.

The old butler sighed softly, gazing at the terrified Gu Fanchu with a hint of pity. Although he didn't understand why the old general wanted him to tell the seemingly timid cousin in front of him the news without reservation, he still responded truthfully:

"That was a little maidservant of Miss Meng's family, but she was found dead in a dilapidated temple outside the city last night."

Gu Fanchu's face revealed a look of astonishment, and he asked in disbelief, "This... Miss Meng and I have no grudges against each other, why would she want to harm me like this?"

"This... Miss Meng said that this maid followed me into the other courtyard yesterday and disappeared. She didn't follow me back to the Marquis's residence afterwards. The Marquis's wife and another maid can also testify. A large amount of banknotes and jewelry from the Qizhen Pavilion were found on the little maid. According to the testimonies of others, this maid may have been in collusion with others."

Uncle Qi had watched Gu Ruyue grow up, and seeing how she was taught by the second branch, as a subordinate, he couldn't say anything.

Unexpectedly, after Gu Ruyue married into the Marquis' Mansion, she did many harmful things to the General's Mansion. No wonder the old general and the old lady were heartbroken by her.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see what happened yesterday. The incident with the little maid was probably related to the Marquis's wife.

Gu Fanchu felt it was ironic. Hadn't the people in the Marquis' Mansion always thought Meng Hewan was gentle and virtuous? It seemed they were just deceiving themselves. After all, those who loved you would always think everything about you was good.

"Alas, it seems that I'd better go out less in the future."

Gu Fanchu's face was melancholy, and his eyes were full of sadness.

Uncle Qi then let the person guarding the door into the house. Seeing the puzzled look on the woman's face, he quickly explained, "The master asked me to send a few guards to the young lady. They are all very skilled and will be assigned to her in the future."

Gu Fanchu looked at the four people behind the old housekeeper with some surprise, and her voice revealed joy: "Is this given to me by my grandfather? But I am just a girl, wouldn't it be a waste of their talent for them to follow me?"

Gu Fanchu was indeed surprised. She knew that her grandfather had a group of guards around him, and their abilities were first-class. How could her grandfather actually give her four guards? Did he also predict something?

But... some of the things she wants to do may not be easy for them to do. After all, she doesn't want to make her grandfather worry.

Uncle Qi had such a sharp eye that he naturally saw the regret in Gu Fanchu's eyes and comforted her, "Don't worry, Miss. The master said that once these four people are given to you, they are yours and will obey you completely. As long as it's not harmful to others, he won't ask about it."

Gu Fanchu smiled a little embarrassedly. She didn't expect that her grandfather had guessed her little thoughts. But it was true. With the kind of man her grandfather was, how could he not see through her little thoughts?

Thinking of this, Gu Fanchu became more calm.

Seeing that his mission had been completed, Qi Bo took his leave and left the yard.

Gu Fanchu looked at the four people in the room and said in a steady tone, "Since Grandfather asked you four to come here, you must obey me completely from now on. Don't worry, my original intention is all for our General's Mansion, and I will naturally not let you do anything to harm the General's Mansion."

"However, I also need your absolute loyalty. If anyone doubts me, then leave as soon as possible."

The four of them looked at each other and then responded respectfully, "Yes, Miss."

Gu Fanchu was very satisfied, nodded, and continued to ask: "What are your names?"

"My name is Liuyun, and they are Liuming, Liuzhu, and Liuye."

"Okay, Qiutang, go ask Nanny Wang to make the arrangements. The safety of Lingxi Pavilion will be in your hands from now on."

The four of them received the order and retreated together.

Gu Fanchu began to think in the room that since Meng Hewan had already made a move on her, she naturally had to give her a big gift.

Meng Hewan has always boasted of her noble status, so she wanted to see whether the Third Prince still truly loved her after losing that pure identity, and how the people in the Marquis' Mansion would cover up her lies.

But at this time, she still had to communicate with her grandmother, at least to prevent her grandmother from being deceived by the Marquis' Mansion in the future.

Looking back at the time point in the previous life, it was two years later. When my uncle won a battle and was preparing to return to the court, letters of treason were found in the general's mansion.

However, in order to stabilize my uncle, I kept the people in the general's mansion under house arrest and forbade them from contacting the outside world. As soon as my uncle's troops arrived in the capital, I immediately sent people to arrest them, and all the people in the general's mansion were imprisoned.

Thinking about it this way, there must be something wrong with the servants in the general's mansion. I just don't know if Wang has caught the person this time.

Thinking of this, she suddenly remembered a detail. In her previous life, it was at this time that she returned to the Marquis' Mansion, and Gu asked her to pay her respects to her every morning, noon and evening.

Under the pretext of teaching her etiquette, it was actually a disguised way of tempering her sharpness.

That morning, she really couldn't get up, so Gu punished her by making her kneel in the yard for two hours.

Faintly, I heard the low conversation between Gu and the maid beside her in the room, something about Gu Xunzhou and drugging.