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

The atmosphere at the Cui residence was tense, so tense you could hear a pin drop, with both sides waiting for the other to make the first move.

Gu Ziming was short and went unnoticed. He took out his slingshot and aimed it at the leg of the person opposite him.

"boom"

A small pebble hit the other person's knee with perfect accuracy.

The man, in pain, immediately knelt down, thinking he had been ambushed. He cursed under his breath, then shouted, "Protect the lady! Charge!"

The atmosphere instantly thawed, and the people on both sides quickly engaged in the battle, while Su Xiuran and the others retreated behind a pillar.

Chunhe held Gu Linglong in one arm and covered her eyes with the other to prevent her from seeing. How cruel was that scene!

If the young lady saw this, she would definitely be terrified and cry!

Gu Linglong's little hands tugged at Chunhe's hand, looking somewhat anxious.

Oh dear, Sister Chunhe, don't cover my eyes! I want to see!

With Da Zuo among the people brought by the Gu family, the outcome of the battle was quickly decided.

The people from the Cui family were all bruised and swollen, lying on the ground groaning in pain.

Seeing this, Su Xiuran led everyone out and was about to leave when...

With her chest heaving with anger, Old Madam Cui glared fiercely at Gu Xinyi: "Gu Xinyi, if you dare to leave this courtyard, I'll have my son divorce you!"

Gu Xinyi glanced at her: "Whatever."

Madam Cui was stunned for a moment. It seemed that Gu Xinyi was determined to leave the Cui family. Otherwise, given her previous personality, she would have compromised long ago.

Since she couldn't threaten Gu Xinyi, she decided to go all out. She lay down at the courtyard gate and said, "If you want to leave, you'll have to step over my dead body. If you dare to step over it, I'll bite my tongue and kill myself."

Su Xiuran was both shocked and speechless. How could Madam Cui, a noblewoman of the imperial court, behave like a shrew lying on the ground?

Gu Xinyi's eyes widened as well. She had always known that her mother-in-law was shameless and scoundrel-like, but she never expected her to be this shameless.

Gu Linglong watched in amazement.

[It's like being stabbed in the butt with a knife; it's an eye-opener.]

When the two gatekeepers returned, Gu Xinyi had already come out. Only then did they realize that they had been deceived. If the master knew that it was because of them that the mistress had escaped.

Then they... were doomed. Just as they were panicking, they saw the old lady lying on the ground acting like a rogue.

They exchanged a glance; their chance to redeem themselves had arrived.

The two old women immediately lay down next to Madam Cui: "Yes, if Madam Gu wants to take our mistress away today, she'll have to step over our dead bodies first."

"Yes, step over our corpses."

Just as the two sides were deadlocked, a melodious and clear voice rang out:

"Let's see who dares to stop me from bringing my aunt home!"

Gu Yu'an stood tall at the courtyard gate: "Mother, Aunt, I'm late."

Gu Yu'an nodded to Su Xiuran, and Su Xiuran knew that she had obtained the letter of departure, and the weight on her heart was finally lifted.

Gu Yu'an held up the divorce papers and said to Madam Cui, "Madam Cui, this is a divorce agreement written by your son himself, and it bears his personal seal."

"From this day forward, my aunt has nothing to do with your Cui family. If you still insist on not releasing her, then we'll have to deal with the authorities."

Gu Xinyi stared at the divorce papers with reddened eyes, not only because she was free, but also because she was moved.

It must have taken a lot of effort to get the divorce papers from Cui Sheng. She pinched the web between her thumb and forefinger of her right hand with her left, trying her best not to cry.

Madam Cui, who was ill, sat up in shock. She looked at the seal and handwriting, and it was indeed her son's, but her son could not have written a divorce agreement.

"This is fake. Everyone in the capital knows that my son and daughter-in-law are a loving couple. How could they possibly be divorced? This is all a lie."

Gu Yu'an looked at Old Madam Cui with some amusement: "Then let's report it to the authorities."

Gu Yu'an gave a wink to one of the guards in the crowd: "Since Old Madam Cui refuses to give way, then you can just climb over the wall and go out to fetch the officials."

"Yes"

The old lady stamped her feet in desperation. If she reported it to the authorities, how could she possibly save face? "No! I'll let you go, okay? Hurry up and go!"

Gu Yu'an: "Then thank you very much, Madam."

Su Xiuran asked Gu Xinyi, "Is there anything else that hasn't been packed?"

"Gone"

Over the years, she has used most of her dowry to subsidize medicine purchases in the Cui family.

Su Xiuran: "Then let's go."

Gu Xinyi: "Wait a minute."

Su Xiuran: "What's wrong?"

Gu Xinyi looked at one of the gatekeepers: "She just took my money."

Douzhu understood and immediately stepped forward to search them: "Tie them down."

"What are you doing? I didn't take the lady's money, I didn't!"

Douzhu quickly searched her entire body and handed twenty taels of silver to Gu Xinyi: "Miss, here you go."

As the old woman watched her silver fall into Gu Xinyi's hands, she wailed, "Madam, you only gave me ten taels! The other ten taels are my own! You can't take my money!"

"Pah! He just said he didn't take it, but now he's admitting it. He doesn't tell the truth a single word."

Douzhu frowned and looked at another nanny: "Then you must have taken my young lady's money too."

"No, I'm innocent! I didn't take your money, Madam! Please, Madam, say something for this old servant!"

The old woman wanted to run to Gu Xinyi and beg her, but her hands were tied behind her back by the guards, so she couldn't go anywhere.

Douzhu: "Pah! Who's your wife? That's our young lady!"

As she spoke, she stepped forward and roughly searched for the silver, handing all the silver she found to Gu Xinyi.

Not bad, more than ten taels of silver and a handful of gold melon seeds.

Old Madam Cui watched from the side, furious but unable to speak out. Finally, overcome with anger and shortness of breath, she cried out, "Xinyi, quick, come and pat my back!"

Gu Xinyi said calmly, "These matters will be handled by the maids. Madam Cui, I will take my leave now."

Seeing her silent attitude, Madam Cui felt a pang in her heart. In the past, whenever she had a headache or fever, Gu Xinyi would always take care of her personally, running around to help.

She personally brewed the medicine and fed it to the patient. Even if she only coughed lightly, she would worry so much that she would immediately call a doctor.

Her eyes were filled with worry, but now Gu Xinyi looked at her as if she were a stranger. Did she really not care about the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law that had lasted for so many years?

After waiting for a long time, Gu Xinyi still hadn't arrived, and she became increasingly angry.

Gu Xinyi is such an ingrate.

She rolled her eyes and fainted. The maids cried out in alarm, "Quickly, fetch a doctor! Quickly, fetch a doctor!"

Gu Xinyi didn't react when she saw that she had fainted.

Lu Li watched all this from the side and realized that his aunt was really different from before, both to him and to the Cui family.

In the past, if the old lady had fainted, her aunt would have rushed over long ago.

Lu Li's vision went black, and he almost lost his balance.

How did it suddenly turn out like this? All the planning over the years has vanished into thin air!

Ignoring the chaos in the Cui family, Gu Xinyi accepted the silver from Douzhu and smiled knowingly. Everyone in the Gu household truly doted on her.

Su Xiuran took her hand and said, "Come on, sister-in-law will take you home."

A large group of people went out.

Upon reaching the door, Da Zuo bowed to Su Xiuran with clasped hands, saying, "Madam, gentlemen, my brother and I will take our leave now."

Thank you very much today.

"You're welcome."

Gu Liyao also stepped forward and patted Da Zuo on the shoulder: "You've worked hard, Da You."

Da Zuo: "Young Master, I am Da Zuo."

Gu Liyao: "Okay, Da You."

Da Zuo: "..." numb