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

Gu Linglong sensed the tense atmosphere between the two sides and felt somewhat nervous as well.

Oh no! I hope they don't start fighting. If only I could run away right now, I could dash in and bring Auntie out in a flash, and nobody would catch me.

Gu Ziming's eyes darted around, and seeing that the two sides were on the verge of conflict, no one noticed him.

He tugged at the servant beside him, who understood and together they crouched low and sneaked to a spot not far from Gu Xinyi's room.

Seeing two fat women standing at the door, like two small mountains, I'm afraid I can't rely on those two weaklings.

Gu Ziming beckoned to the servant, who immediately bowed and said, "What should I do, young master? I can't beat those two fat women."

Gu Ziming whispered a few words in his ear, and the servant's eyes immediately lit up, nodding repeatedly in agreement: "Good, good, good."

The servant carried a flowerpot from the side and walked past the two matrons, saying, "Greetings, matrons."

But no one gave him a second glance, so the servant squatted down and pretended to tend to the flowers and plants.

Gu Ziming hid behind a pillar, took out his slingshot from his pocket, picked up a stone from the ground, squinted, and shot it at the head of one of the fat women.

"Ouch"

The old woman cried out in pain, clutching her forehead as blood trickled from between her fingers.

The old woman was so frightened she fell backward: "Heavens above, where did this stone come from?"

Another old woman quickly helped her up, asking, "Are you alright?" Before she could finish speaking, a stone struck her leg.

With a thud, both of them fell to the ground.

The servant immediately came over and helped the two old women up: "Are you alright, old women?"

"It's alright, where did this stone come from?"

The servant said, "It seems like a fight has broken out at the courtyard gate. It might have been thrown from over there. You two maids should hurry and treat the wounds."

"This……"

The two old women exchanged a glance: "No, we are ordered to protect the lady."

"But you've all suffered so many injuries, what if they take the opportunity to escape? How about this, I'll keep watch for you, and I'll leave when Granny comes back."

The two old women looked embarrassed: "This...this..."

"Alright then, hang in there. If you can't hold on and the madam runs away, see how the master punishes you."

The servant made a move to leave, and he silently counted, "One, two, three..."

"Hey kid, thanks for your help. We'll treat your wound and be right back."

"Alright, then go and come back quickly, Granny."

Seeing that the old woman had walked away, the servant waved to Gu Ziming.

Gu Ziming rushed over like a whirlwind and knocked on the door: "Auntie, open the door quickly, it's me, Ziming!"

Gu Xinyi, who was sitting in a daze, was instantly brought back to her senses when she heard that familiar yet childlike voice.

"Open the door quickly"

As soon as Hehua opened the door, Gu Ziming rushed in and hugged Gu Xinyi's leg: "Auntie, my mother has come to pick you up, come with me quickly."

Gu Xinyi burst into tears, saying, "Good, good, good!"

Lotus quickly packed her bags behind her.

As Su Xiuran approached the courtyard entrance, she saw Gu Xinyi, whose face was pale and whose forehead was wrapped in gauze: "Are you alright?"

Gu Xinyi shook her head: "It's nothing, sister-in-law, thank you, thank you so much."

Su Xiuran patted her hand and gave Gu Ziming an approving look.

Wow, my third brother is so amazing!

Gu Ziming straightened his back instantly, his mouth stretching to the back of his ears in a wide grin.

Facing Old Madam Cui, Su Xiuran said forcefully, "Old Madam, Xinyi has come out. I'm taking her back to the Gu residence for a few days. Please make way for me."

Ignoring Su Xiuran, Madam Cui turned to Gu Xinyi and said, "Xinyi, you probably don't want to go back, do you?"

His tone was gentle, but his eyes were clearly full of warning.

Gu Xinyi adored her son, but they had no children of their own for many years, and she always tried to please the Cui family.

Therefore, Gu Xinyi was always afraid of her. Gu Xinyi would never refute what she said. As long as she opened her mouth, Gu Xinyi would never leave the courtyard.

Gu Xinyi gave a slight curtsy, her tone indifferent: "Mother, your daughter-in-law wishes to return to her parents' home for a few days. I hope you will allow me to go."

Madam Cui's face immediately turned ashen. When had Gu Xinyi ever embarrassed her?

In front of so many people, she glared angrily at Gu Xinyi.

"Gu Xinyi, have you thought this through? If you dare to step out of this courtyard today, I'll have my son divorce you."

Being divorced because Gu Xinyi had no children was a great disgrace to a woman's reputation, and she refused to believe that Gu Xinyi would not bow her head.

Gu Xinyi remained calm, showing no signs of panic: "Fine, I'll wait."

Upon hearing this, Old Madam Cui's face flushed crimson: "Fine, you've rebelled! You've rebelled!"

"I'm your mother-in-law, I'm the one who calls the shots in this house. You'd better go back right now, or I'll resort to family discipline."

"you dare"

Su Xiuran stood in front of Gu Xinyi.

Old Madam Cui squinted at Su Xiuran: "Madam Gu, let me make this clear from the start: your Gu family is already in dire straits. How dare you force my daughter-in-law to go out today?"

"I'll impeach you before the Empress Dowager, and then your Gu family might not be able to withstand her wrath."

Gu Xinyi frowned, though she wanted to escape the Cui family, she didn't want her sister-in-law to fall into danger again.

She gently tugged at Su Xiuran's sleeve and whispered, "Sister-in-law, how about we call it quits?"

Su Xiuran patted Gu Xinyi's hand to reassure her: "Don't worry, she wouldn't dare to implicate me."

Su Xiuran, holding Gu Xinyi's hand, said loudly, "Let's go together! I also want to file a complaint against you, accusing you of not only failing to love your daughter-in-law as a mother-in-law, but also embezzling her dowry and beating her so badly she can't get out of bed."

"I'd like to see whether the Empress Dowager punishes you or me."

If it weren't for the fact that the fight was taking place in someone else's residence, making it difficult to escape, she wouldn't be wasting her time arguing with this old woman here.

Madam Cui was so angry by Su Xiuran's words that she clutched her chest, and a maidservant behind her was patting her back to help her catch her breath.

After calming down, she angrily pointed at Su Xiuran: "You...you...you're talking nonsense, I didn't!"

"No? If not, then where did my sister get the injury on her head? You're not saying she did it herself, are you?"

Madam Cui: "She did it herself; it has nothing to do with our Cui family."

Lotus's eyes darted around before she knelt before Su Xiuran: "Madam, it was Old Madam Cui who hit her. Not only the Old Madam, but Master also bullied my young lady."

Lotus had unknowingly changed her address from "Madam" to "Miss," hoping that the girl she had accompanied since childhood could escape the den of evil, and today was the best opportunity.

Upon hearing this, Su Xiuran felt she could no longer tolerate it; even if she had to go to the Empress Dowager to complain, she would still be in the right.

"Madam Cui, please let me through, or I will barge out and even take this to the Empress Dowager; I will have my reasons."

Madam Cui was sweating profusely. It seemed impossible not to release the person, but she had promised her son that she could not let him go.

It's infuriating! Why hasn't the person he sent to persuade Gu Xinyi arrived yet?

Gu Xinyi will definitely soften her heart as long as he comes.