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

Just when Madam Cui was extremely anxious, a clear voice rang out, giving her hope.

"Cousin's wife"

Lu Li first bowed to Madam Cui, and then bowed to Gu Xinyi.

Upon receiving a message from Madam Cui, Lu Li rushed back from the academy, determined that they absolutely could not divorce.

His mother's medicine was running out.

"What's going on? Why are there so many people?"

Old Madam Cui said kindly, "Good child, quickly persuade your aunt, she's trying to run away from home because she's believed her family's slander."

Lu Li: "Aunt, let's talk this out. So many people taking you away isn't good for either you or my reputation."

"yes"

Old Madam Cui chimed in, and when hard tactics failed, she resorted to softer ones: "I've been preventing you from adopting Lu Li before, but if you stay, we'll open the ancestral hall tomorrow, how about that?"

A glint flashed in Lu Li's eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.

"Yes, Aunt, I've always respected you, and I especially wanted you to be my mother."

[Nonsense, Auntie, don't be soft-hearted! In your past life, you were seriously ill because the servants he sent to bully you fed you too much old man's food, and your winter coat was wet, which is why you caught the illness.]

[You've got a serious illness, and they won't even give you treatment. Are you going to die in agony?]

Gu Xinyi's pupils suddenly contracted, and her hands trembled uncontrollably inside her sleeves.

She made Lu Li her son out of pity, which led to her tragic life.

Su Xiuran sensed her unusual behavior and assumed it was because she was being soft-hearted, since her sister-in-law had truly treated Lu Li like her own child these past few years.

"Xinyi..."

Gu Xinyi shook her head at Su Xiuran, indicating that she was fine and would not soften her heart.

She looked at Lu Li, feeling a terrifying sense of unfamiliarity. She said calmly, "No need. I don't plan to adopt the child. If you're so eager to be someone else's son, Mr. Lu, you should find someone else."

[Wuhu~ My aunt can be quite sharp-tongued, but I like her that way.]

Gu Xinyi's cold heart was warmed by Linglong, and gradually warmed up...

Lu Li did not expect to receive such an answer. Gu Xinyi had always been very good to him. If it weren't for Madam Cui's obstruction, he would have become a member of the Cui family long ago.

"Aunt, you...you don't like Li'er anymore?"

Gu Xinyi looked away from Lu Li's gaze: "Young Master Lu, please step aside."

Su Xiuran breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Gu Xinyi was sensible. It would have been a bad thing for her to stop people at this time and ignore her sister-in-law's injury.

"If you don't move aside, we'll fight."

Since you're in the right, there's no need to waste words.

The guard Da Zuo, sent by the Sixth Prince, was the first to unsheathe his sword. He had been wanting to make a move for a long time, and he didn't take the Cui family seriously.

Su Xiuran said to him, "Right Guard, you lead the way and flank from the left."

Guard: "Madam, I am Da Zuo."

Su Xiuran: "..."

……

the other side.

Since it was well past the time for the court session to end, and Cui Sheng hadn't returned to his residence, he was most likely in Ping'an Lane.

Gu Yu'an, Gu Liyao, and a guard were perched on the wall, having been waiting for quite some time.

"Save me from wasting my time, save me from wasting my time, don't single me out to bully me..."

The group watched as Cui Sheng walked out of the alley, carrying pastries in his hand, humming a little tune, and swaying as he walked.

"Pah! Today, we're going to specifically target you and bully you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Yu'an made a gesture to the guard Da You.

Dae-you quickly jumped down, put Choi Seung in a sack, and stuffed him into the empty room next door.

"what……"

Inside the empty room, Cui Sheng's shouts soared into the sky.

After the two brothers had vented their anger, Da You was allowed to untie the sack.

Upon seeing the three masked men before him, Cui Sheng immediately begged for mercy: "Three heroes, please don't kill me! Just let me go, and you'll give me whatever money you want!"

None of the three spoke. Cui Sheng thought they didn't believe him, so he quickly took out the money pouch from his waist and the gold hairpin from his bosom.

Gu Yu'an snatched the item from Cui Sheng's hand, and he really did look a bit like a bandit.

He opened the money pouch and estimated there were about thirty taels of silver, then put it into his pocket without any hesitation.

He picked up two gold hairpins and examined them closely. Their designs were exquisite and intricate, and they probably cost at least two hundred taels of silver.

They could see from their aunt's clothes that the fabric was from two years ago, and she didn't have a single gold hairpin in her hair.

Cui Sheng is so stingy with his wife, but he's very generous to his mistress, giving her two at a time.

Gu Yu'an snorted coldly: "That's it?"

Cui Sheng stammered, "Heroes, that's all! I've given you all the silver I had. Those two hairpins are worth at least two hundred taels."

Gu Liyao looked Cui Sheng up and down: "This outfit is this year's plain brocade, so it's worth some money. And the headband, it can also sell for a good price."

Upon hearing that they were going to strip him of his clothes, Cui Sheng trembled in fear: "My heroes, no way! If you strip me of my clothes, what will I wear? I am, after all, an official of the imperial court. If someone with malicious intent sees me like this, I will lose all face!"

"If you let me go, I promise I won't report you to the authorities."

Da You pulled out a long knife: "Money or your life, choose one."

Cui Sheng remained silent, crossing his arms over his chest and tightly protecting his clothes.

Without saying a word, Da You stepped forward and started tearing off Choi Seung's clothes.

"Don't peel it off, don't peel it off!"

Cui Sheng's shouts had no effect whatsoever. Da You quickly stripped Cui Sheng of his outer clothes, leaving him only in his pure white undergarments.

Gu Liyao laid out his brush, ink, paper, and inkstone: "I'll write a divorce agreement with Gu Xinyi."

Cui Sheng suddenly looked up and realized, "You're not bandits, you were sent by Gu Xinyi?"

"No, Gu Xinyi is in the Cui residence. She doesn't have that kind of ability. You were sent by Su Xiuran?"

Although it was a question, he was already very certain in his heart that Su Xiuran had now formed a grudge against him.

Suddenly emboldened, he burst into laughter: "A divorce agreement? No way! I'd rather die than write one!"

Gu Yu'an's eyes were filled with ice: "Really not going to write?"

"Hey, I'm not writing it, what can you do about it?"

Gu Yu'an couldn't hold back any longer when he saw his smug expression, so he went up and kicked him.

The three of them swarmed him, punching and kicking him wildly. Gu Yu'an, tired from beating him, rubbed his knees and asked, "Will you write it or not?"

At this moment, Cui Sheng's face was bruised and swollen, his hair was disheveled, and the collar of his inner garment was stained with blood, making him look extremely disheveled.

Cui Sheng lay on the ground, blood and foam still bubbling from his mouth, his expression somewhat deranged: "Hahaha, if you've got the guts, kill me! If you kill me, she'll be a widow!"

"Then everyone will say she can't have children and even killed her husband; she'll never be able to remarry in her lifetime, hahahaha!"

Gu Liyao stepped forward and added a kick: "Damn it!"

Gu Yu'an gave Cui Sheng a cool look and said to Da You, "It's up to you now."

"Do not worry"

Daewoo walked towards Choi Seung, twisted his neck, crossed his hands and moved his joints back and forth, while making a sinister, eerie laugh.

Cui Sheng propped himself up a little with his elbows, feeling an inexplicable sense of panic.

"What...what are you doing? I'm a man!"