After being sentenced to death, she came to her senses.

To be honest, she and this person had a complicated past. Gu Yuqing's mother, Shang Lingzhu, and Bai Qiqi were once close friends, and the two even arranged a marriage for their unborn child. Strictly speaking, this person is now her fiancé.

In her past life, in order to be with Zhao Jin, she publicly broke off her engagement with Gu Yuqing. Gu Yuqing was not angry at all, but accepted it gladly. He seemed to be dissatisfied with this arranged marriage. After all, the two had never met and had no feelings for each other. Moreover, she heard that Gu Yuqing already had someone he liked, so she naturally refused to accept this absurd arranged marriage.

Since the annulment of the engagement, she had almost no further dealings with this man, wholeheartedly supporting Zhao Jin as he carved out his own path amidst the bloody turmoil of the royal family. As far as she could remember, many people were drawn into this struggle.

After Zhao Jin ascended the throne, he was ruthless in eliminating dissidents, and even the Zhenyuan Marquis's mansion seemed to be affected. However, as the second son of the Marquis's mansion who was not favored and had a disability in both legs, Gu Yuqing actually survived to the end, which really surprised Fang Xiaoran.

Was he too useless to be let off by Zhao Jin, or was he too powerful and had already secretly chosen sides?

It should be noted that Zhao Jin is a man who would rather kill the innocent than let the guilty go free, but after killing the entire Zhenyuan family, he spared only Gu Yuqing, which is really puzzling. Could it be that Gu Yuqing has some extraordinary talent?

Fang Xiaoran carefully examined the face. She hadn't had much of a entanglement with him in her past life, so she couldn't be sure whether there was another side hidden beneath that seemingly innocent and harmless face.

"Miss Fang, why are you staring at me like that? Is there something wrong?" Gu Yuqing tilted his head, smiled slightly, and his words immediately interrupted Fang Xiaoran's thoughts.

Fang... he actually knew her true identity?

Is the curtain too transparent? But it shouldn't be possible to see from that distance. She hasn't met this person since returning to the capital, so he shouldn't know what she looks like.

"No." Fang Xiaoran shook her head slightly, slowly walked towards the carriage, raised her delicate chin, looked at the person in the carriage, and asked neither humbly nor arrogantly, "How does Second Young Master Gu want me to repay you?"

Gu Yuqing squinted and peered around before deliberately lowering his voice, "There are too many people around here, Miss Fang, let's get in the car and talk in detail."

To be honest, Fang Xiaoran didn't want to get on the train, but what he said was true, and she couldn't expose her own affairs. So she simply walked towards the carriage. When the boy saw that she agreed to get on the train, he quickly prepared to help her. However, Fang Xiaoran grabbed the carriage and jumped on. Her movements were swift and decisive, which made the boy's eyes widen in surprise.

After getting into the carriage, Fang Xiaoran saw Gu Yuqing sitting in a wheelchair, casually sipping tea. The carriage must have been specially made for him, with the original seat replaced by a wheelchair, which fit perfectly in that position. When he saw Fang Xiaoran come in, he slightly raised his eyes, blew on the tea leaves, and said with a faint smile, "Sit."

Fang Xiaoran had no choice but to sit down first, glancing at Gu Yuqing in surprise. As the son of the Marquis of Zhenyuan, he was crippled in both legs and could only sit in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. His personality was not that of a mature, steady, and deliberate person. Instead, he was somewhat unruly, carefree, and idle. How did he manage to survive to the end? Could the rumors be untrue?

"Is there something on my face that makes Miss Fang stare at me like that?" Gu Yuqing's slightly playful smile pulled Fang Xiaoran back to reality. When she looked up, her eyes met those deep, clear eyes, which made her lose her composure slightly.

Gu Yuqing is indeed handsome, that much is undeniable, but Fang Xiaoran is not flustered by his face, but by his eyes.

I always felt that beneath those seemingly calm eyes lay a turbulent undercurrent, but he was so good at hiding it that it was impossible for anyone to figure him out.

"Young master, let's set off."

The boy's voice came from outside the carriage. Before Gu Yuqing could speak, a whip cracked and fell, striking the horse's back hard. After a neigh, the carriage sped away at an extremely fast speed.

The suddenness of the fall nearly caused the people in the car to lose their balance. Strictly speaking, it was Gu Yuqing who lost his balance, as his body lurched forward. In his panic, he dropped his teacup, which fell onto his legs, splashing water all over him and making him look quite disheveled.

However, after the carriage stabilized, he calmly picked up the teacup and placed it back on the small table. He casually took out a silk handkerchief to wipe the water off his clothes, and finally turned his gaze to Fang Xiaoran, smiling brightly as if nothing had happened. "Let's talk business."

This person is really...

Fang Xiaoran's eyes flickered slightly, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly. "Does Young Master Gu want me to heal your leg?"

Although his leg has been disabled for many years, it is not entirely impossible to cure it. However, it is a bit troublesome. Fang Xiaoran does not want to really cure his leg unless he can help her. After all, it is not worth curing such a difficult disease when it is just helping someone out of a predicament.

But she was overthinking it. Upon hearing this, Gu Yuqing was not moved in the slightest, and not even a hint of surprise appeared on his face. Instead, he tilted his head and said seriously, "No, it's someone else. You'll know when you get there."

Another person? He doesn't want to heal his leg? Does he lack confidence in her medical skills? But thinking about it, it makes sense. As the son of the Marquis of Zhenyuan, how could he not find a renowned doctor to treat him? Since he has been unsuccessful for many years, it's normal for him to give up.

The carriage stopped outside the back gate of the Zhenyuan Marquis's residence. Fang Xiaoran got out of the carriage first. She was slightly surprised to see that it was the back gate of the Marquis's residence. Although Gu Yuqing was not favored by the Marquis, it was not like a legitimate son of the Marquis's residence would always enter and exit through the back gate.

It seems that his situation is somewhat similar to mine. Both are children of the principal wife, yet they have no place to stand in the mansion. The difference is that Gu Yuqing seems to have a more difficult time, because the Marquis's favorite is not a concubine but a wife of equal status to Gu Yuqing's mother. Her child is also born of the principal wife and has the right to inherit the title.

As he pondered, he saw the young man lift Gu Yuqing's wheelchair from the carriage with both hands and bring the carriage down. The wheelchair had landed smoothly, and Gu Yuqing had an expression of being used to it.

Is this boy really that strong? That wheelchair looks exquisite and is definitely heavy enough. With a person on it, he was able to move it out so easily without even the slightest tremor. It must be more than just brute force. It shows how profound his inner strength is. No wonder those two strong men were defeated.

"Let's go." After Gu Yuqing said this, the boy immediately opened the back door, then came back and pushed Gu Yuqing towards the door.

Fang Xiaoran then realized that the steps leading in were actually a paved ramp, just big enough for a wheelchair to pass through, and the door didn't even have a threshold, so there were no obstacles at all.

It seems their circumstances are not the same; at least Gu Yuqing has his mother to protect him.