The whole family was brutally murdered? The ruthless heiress's eldest daughter went berserk aft

Xiao Wanning narrowed her eyes, seemingly trying to determine the truthfulness of Gu Ye's words.

Gu Ye continued, "Once Xue Wei has finished dealing with her family affairs, I will definitely have her return as soon as possible to assist His Highness."

Xiao Wan Ning remained silent for a moment, then finally nodded. "In that case, please allow Madam Murong to return home first. However, I hope Madam Murong can resolve her family matters as soon as possible, as I cannot do without her here."

Gu Ye smiled slightly, "Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness. Xue Wei, let's go."

Murong Xuewei bowed to Xiao Wanning, then followed Gu Ye and left the princess's residence.

After returning to the General's Mansion, Murong Xuewei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Murong Xuewei held Gu Ye's hand and whispered, "General, thank goodness you arrived in time. Xiao Wanning has already realized my motives and is probably already planning to kill me."

Gu Ye's face darkened, and he gripped his wife's hand tightly. "Xuewei, today's situation is far too dangerous. No, you can't go to the princess's residence anymore."

Murong Xuewei shook her head and said firmly, "No, General. Only by continuing to get closer to Xiao Wanning can we find evidence of her rebellion more quickly."

Gu Ye frowned and said, "But this is too risky. Xiao Wan Ning already intends to kill you. If this continues, your life cannot be guaranteed."

Murong Xuewei took a deep breath and said, "General, I know you're worried about me. But if we back down now, Xiao Wanning will become even more unscrupulous. We must find evidence as soon as possible and stop her conspiracy."

Gu Ye grabbed Murong Xuewei's arms with both hands, almost frantically shouting, "Murong Xuewei, plans, plans! All you think about is plans! Haven't you thought about what I'd be supposed to do if something happens to you?"

Murong Xuewei was stunned by Gu Ye's sudden outburst. In the half year she had known Gu Ye, she had never seen him so crazy.

"Gu Ye, you are not me, you will never understand why I did this."

"If I don't understand, you can tell me! What are you afraid of, Murong Xuewei?"

Murong Xuewei pushed Gu Ye away and turned her back to him, saying, "This is my family matter, and I don't want anyone else to interfere."

Gu Ye pulled Murong Xuewei back abruptly, "I am your husband, don't you have any place for me in your heart?"

Murong Xuewei froze, staring straight at Gu Ye, "I'm sorry."

Murong Xuewei pushed Gu Ye out the door and slammed it shut.

Murong Xuewei leaned against the door, silently apologizing to Gu Ye.

I'm sorry, Gu Ye, you are a general of the Taichu Kingdom, while my goal is to destroy the Taichu Kingdom. We are not on the same path.

Gu Ye stood dejectedly at the door, while Liu Li walked over from the side.

"General, why don't you go back first? Your wife might be in a bad mood."

"Liuli, what secrets does your young lady have that she can't tell me?" Gu Ye asked in a low voice.

"If Madam is willing to talk to me about her affairs, I will know. If she is not willing to talk to me, I will not ask any further questions."

"Perhaps I'm just being presumptuous."

Gu Ye turned and left Murong Xuewei's courtyard.

Liuli glanced at Gu Ye, then at Murong Xuewei's room, and sighed.

"Oh dear! What a big deal, the two of them are arguing like this."

A few days later, Murong Xuewei went out of the city again and found Du Yuanbai.

They met in a secluded teahouse. Du Yuanbai looked at Murong Xuewei with a puzzled expression. "Madam, what brings you here today?"

Murong Xuewei smiled and said, "Young Master Du, I have done what you asked me to do last time. Shouldn't you now fulfill your promise?"

Du Yuanbai took a sip of tea, his face showing a hint of reluctance. "Madam, do you truly wish to take me as your disciple?"

Murong Xuewei asked with some doubt, "If it weren't for my true feelings, why would I single-handedly break into the manor at night and become an enemy of the *** for your sake?"

Du Yuanbai hesitated for a moment and asked, "But Madam, I... I'm just an ordinary scholar, I know absolutely nothing about palace intrigue!"

Murong Xuewei was stunned and exchanged a glance with Liuli behind her, then looked at Du Yuanbai, "So you thought I came to you because of the power struggle within the family?"

Du Yuanbai said softly, "What else can we do?"

Murong Xuewei couldn't help but laugh, "Young Master Du, I admire your talent. I didn't want your talent to be buried, so I wanted to lend you a hand."

Du Yuanbai looked at Murong Xuewei with a puzzled expression, "Give me a hand, how does Madam intend to help me?"

"Naturally, it will help you achieve top marks in the exam."

Du Yuanbai could hardly believe his ears, "Husband...husband...madam means...is..."

Murong Xuewei smiled faintly, "That's right, Young Master Du, you heard me correctly. I'm here to help you with your imperial examinations and help you enter the Golden Palace."

Du Yuanbai was so excited he was almost incoherent, "This...I...Madam...I..."

Du Yuanbai simply knelt down before Murong Xuewei, saying, "I have no way to repay your great kindness, Madam. I will do my best to serve you in any way you need in the future."

Murong Xuewei asked Liuli to help Du Yuanbai up, "Young Master Du, there's no need for such a grand gesture. However, I have one small request."

At this moment, Du Yuanbai was overjoyed to learn that Murong Xuewei was willing to help him with his imperial examination.

"Please feel free to make any requests, Madam."

Murong Xuewei looked at Du Yuanbai and said, word by word, "I want you to pretend you don't know me, whether you're in the court or the capital."

Du Yuanbai asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why does Madam want to do this?"

Liuli rolled her eyes at Du Yuanbai, "Whatever the madam says goes. Why are you asking so many questions?"

After leaving the teahouse, Murong Xuewei secretly pondered that now that she had brought Du Yuanbai under her wing, she could not only cultivate a capable assistant for the future, but also gain more influence in the court.

A few days later, Murong Xuewei came to the princess's residence again.

She approached Xiao Wanning and suggested, "***, our new ready-made clothing store is about to open, and I have an idea, but I'm not sure if I should say it."

Xiao Wanning raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Xuewei, just tell me."

Murong Xuewei smiled and said, "It's like this, I was thinking of inviting you, ***, to personally cut the ribbon on opening day. This would not only let the people of the capital know that you're behind this store, attracting more customers, but I also suggest you wear our store's newest clothes that day, which would have an even greater promotional effect."

Xiao Wan Ning thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, we'll do it your way."

On opening day, the store was bustling with people.

Murong Xuewei arrived at the shop early and directed the servants to set up the scene.

Red silk ribbons covered the exterior walls of the shop, and a banner that read "Grand Opening" hung high.