After my luck was stolen, I led my whole family to defy fate and change our destiny.

A passerby, unable to bear it any longer, said, "How dare you go to the Zhou residence? Today is a joyous occasion for the Zhou family, with so many distinguished guests, and your son still goes to cause trouble."

"Lord Zhou has already shown kindness by not sending your son to the authorities and locking him up."

"You didn't treat Miss Gu well when she was your son's wife, and now that you're divorced, you're still causing trouble. You're truly shameless."

"If you ask me, you shouldn't try to persuade her. If she causes trouble and offends someone, she'll suffer the consequences."

Madam Cui was a woman of pride, and immediately understood what was going on. She couldn't bear to cause any more trouble, so she left without a second thought.

What a shame!

A small carriage passed by the mansion gate. Gu Hanyue looked haggard. In the past year, her husband had not only failed to get a promotion, but had also been sent to Jiangdong.

Her daughter resented her, her mother-in-law resented her, and even her husband resented her. She was truly wronged beyond words.

"I never imagined that Gu Xinyi, a divorced woman, could remarry so well, and even have twins."

Gu Hanyue's husband couldn't help but retort, "We're all sisters, so why do other women have two sons in one pregnancy, while you've only had one daughter all these years?"

"It's all my sister's fault, but look at you. Her husband is rising through the ranks while I am! I told you to get along better with Gu Mingtang, but you wouldn't listen and insisted on offending him. I'm now demoted to Jiangdong because you offended your brother-in-law."

Gu Hanyue felt extremely wronged. He couldn't even get into the gates of the Minister's mansion, let alone build a good relationship with his elder brother. Whenever Su Xiuran was present, he would go and greet her, but she would ignore him.

Gradually, people in the circle learned that the two families were at odds. Those who used to fawn over her because she was the sister of Minister Gu from the Ministry of Rites were gone. All they had were now people who fawned over her and bullied her. Her husband had taken more than a dozen concubines in the past year. She felt very wronged and regretful.

The carriage gradually drove out of the capital, and Gu Hanyue might never be able to return to the place where she had lived half her life.

A luxurious carriage was parked in the alley diagonally opposite the Zhou residence. Lu Li lowered the curtain and said to the person inside, "Godfather, aren't you going to deliver a gift?"

The person sitting down suddenly slapped Lu Li, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood. Lu Li, who was already covered in wounds, was unable to get up.

"I spent so much money to rescue you just so you could say such nonsense? What kind of nonsense is it for a eunuch to attend someone else's full moon celebration?"

"Child...child knows he was wrong."

The man used his fan to lift Lu Li's chin slightly: "I heard that Madam Zhou wanted to adopt you as her son before. What, do you have a new idea now?"

"Hehe, you should give up that little thought. She only had two sons in her life, why would she care about you?"

Lu Li lay prostrate on the ground: "Godfather, I wouldn't dare. I have never had any intention of betraying you."

Even if Zhou Zhixing were here, he wouldn't treat you like a son.

"My godfather is right."

The eunuch placed his foot directly on Lu Li's shoulder: "I spent a fortune to rescue you, you should know what to do, right?"

Lu Li's face stiffened: "Yes, son knows."

Lu Li stripped off his clothes one by one until he was completely naked, and knelt humiliatedly inside the carriage.

The eunuch removed the jade pendant from the fan and slid it down the back of her neck.

The coldness of the jade pendant and the humiliation made Lu Li shudder. If she had done her best to help Gu Xinyi get a divorce back then, and had been on good terms with Gu Yu'an without avoiding suspicion or framing him, would she not be suffering this humiliation today?

The eunuch patted his back: "Why are you trembling? I'm just showing you affection..."

The carriage was very large, and Lu Li gripped the side of the carriage tightly to keep himself from making a sound.

……

Gu Linglong was held in Su Xiuran's arms, and she frowned as she looked at her younger brother in the cradle.

[So ugly, they look like two little old men]

Su Xiuran chuckled and tapped her forehead. Really, when she was born, she was all wrinkled. The two boys were thinner because they were twins.

Su Xiuran teased her, "As the older sister, aren't you going to give me a red envelope as a token of your appreciation?"

Gu Linglong's face immediately fell, and she quickly covered her little cloth bag. ["I'm still a child."]

Su Xiuran was amused by her behavior.

However, Gu Linglong thought about it and realized that she should indeed give her something, after all, she was now the older sister.

Gu Linglong slid off Su Xiuran's arms, ran to the study, wrote two peace charms, and then ran back to place them on her two younger brothers.

May my brothers be healthy and safe.

Gu Xinyi knew what made her niece special, and she gratefully kissed Gu Linglong again and again.

Thank you, Linglong.

Gu Linglong patted her chest: "You're welcome, I'm your older sister."

As long as money isn't mentioned, everything is negotiable!

Gu Linglong spotted Chen Xining and tugged at Su Xiuran's skirt, saying, "Mommy, play with Sister Xining."

"go"

Gu Linglong ran off to find Chen Xining: "Xining Zi, tsk~"

Chen Xining caught her and picked her up: "Shall we go to the kitchen and see what dishes are available today?"

Gu Linglong's eyes lit up: "Let's go, let's go!"

Chen Xining knew she was a glutton, so he carried her to the kitchen. When they passed the back garden, Gu Linglong saw her older brother.

"Shh, sister, crouch down, big brother's over there."

"Isn't it...eavesdropping a bad idea?"

"Squat down, that's fine."

Chen Xining squatted down, his ears perked up, and Gu Linglong secretly smiled. He was a perfect gossip buddy.

Inside the pavilion, Chu Jinyang held a sachet and forcefully shoved it into Gu Yu'an's hand, saying, "I embroidered this for you."

Gu Yu'an sighed: "Princess, I told you, I won't accept your sachet."

"Why is it that I've been embroidering for a long time?"

"Improper"

"What about the sachet I gave you before?"

"Throw it away"

"You've gone too far, Gu Yu'an. This is my heartfelt gift; how can you just throw it away like that?"

“Princess, you can find someone better than me. Why waste your time on someone who has been rejected by your fiancé?”

"It's none of your business, this princess just likes you."

When Gu Yu'an realized he couldn't reason with her, he simply left, which infuriated Chu Jinyang so much that he stomped his feet and cursed.

Gu Linglong stroked her chin. Her older brother was really putting on an act. If she hadn't seen the sachet properly preserved in a wooden box in his study, he would have believed it.

It seems that Li Xiaohan really hurt him deeply. Coupled with the princess's carefree personality, even if he likes her, he doesn't dare to try easily.

Tsk, it always has to be her younger sister who steps in when it matters most.

Gu Linglong rushed out: "Jin Yang Zi, tsk~"

"Hey~"

"Linglong, come quickly to your sister!"

"Greetings, Princess"

"No need for formalities, no need for us girls to be so polite. Um... you all saw what happened just now?"

Chen Ningning nodded, Gu Linglong shook her head, the two looked at each other, Chen Ningning shook her head, and Gu Linglong nodded.

"..."