Forced to be a concubine? I turned around and married the scumbag's father.

Gu Hua was anxiously waiting for Min Dongsheng when she suddenly heard a commotion outside, which then quieted down.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she felt uneasy.

"Donghua, go quickly and see what happened!"

Donghua also sensed something was wrong and ran off immediately.

A moment later, a commotion broke out outside again, and Donghua was heard shouting for help.

Without thinking, Gu Hua hurriedly walked out, calling out as she went, "Where are the guards?"

Several dark figures emerged from the shadows: "Madam, your subordinates are here."

"Come with me."

Gu Hua was helped by Dong Qing and walked quickly outside.

As the group rounded the screen wall, they saw several people fighting with Donghua. Gu Hua panicked and said, "Go help her quickly."

Just as the black-armored guards were about to rush forward, the people who were besieging Donghua quickly fled.

Donghua didn't rush to explain, and immediately chased after them, shouting as she ran, "Release Miss Shen!"

Shen Li!

Gu Hua's mind went blank for a moment, and she quickly followed after them: "They kidnapped Shen Li? Is that right?"

"Yes, they tied up Miss Shen and dragged her to the guest courtyard."

Donghua ran very fast, her voice echoing back with the sound of the wind. She rushed to the tightly closed door of the guest courtyard and kicked it with all her might.

Gu Hua was so angry that she trembled all over, her steps became unsteady, and her vision went black. Dong Qing quickly hugged her, saying, "Madam, Madam."

"I'm fine, hurry up and get Shen Li back." Gu Hua gasped for breath, pointing a trembling finger at the guest courtyard.

The black-armored guards, their black figures leaping past the winter flowers in a few strides, quickly entered the guest courtyard, where the sounds of fighting could be heard.

A moment later, the door opened, and Donghua rushed in. A short while later, she came out carrying the limp and unconscious Shen Li.

Gu Hua quickly went to greet her, reached out and touched Shen Li's face, checked her clothes and found them intact, then breathed a sigh of relief.

Her face was full of anger as she shouted, "What do you want to do!"

The guards dragged the commander of the Tianwu Army over and slammed him to the ground.

She stomped on his thigh: "Quickly reply to Madam!"

The commander trembled with fear: "Replying to Madam, we only wish to ask Miss Shen to examine the man's injuries."

"Please? Is this a gesture? I'll settle the score with you later!"

Gu Hua was furious.

Shen Li was carried back to her room by Dong Hua, and after a while, she woke up.

"Are you alright?" Gu Hua asked with concern.

Shen Li slapped her forehead and then gave herself another pill: "You son of a bitch, how dare you drug me!"

If he can swear now, then everything's alright, and Gu Hua is relieved.

"Don't worry, I'll settle the score with them. You should rest for now."

Shen Li's eyes blazed with fury: "I'm going to poison that beast right now!"

She suddenly stood up, her vision went black, and she plopped back down on the bed.

Gu Hua felt extremely distressed and comforted her, saying, "They were afraid you would poison them, so they used a drugging method to knock you out. Today they begged me to let you treat Yuan Zhongyong's injuries, but I refused. I never expected them to dare to resort to such underhanded tactics."

Shen Li was furious: "You bastard!"

"Madam, Akabane has brought Mr. Min here." Dongqing walked in.

Gu Hua patted Shen Li's hand: "Once the effects of the drug wear off, we'll go and settle the score with them together."

Shen Li lay on the bed with a sullen face.

Gu Hua came out and saw Min Dongsheng wearing a cloak and a hat.

"gentlemen……"

He interrupted her: "Is Yuan Zhongyong right here?"

"Yes. He just got back today, and he came for Dr. Shen who works for me."

"brute!"

Upon hearing his name, Min Dongsheng's pent-up resentment erupted.

Gu Hua approached and whispered, "Mr. Min, something serious has happened, and we need to discuss it."

Hearing the tremor in her voice, Min Dongsheng immediately suppressed his rage and said in a deep voice, "Let's talk inside."

As soon as the two entered the room, Min Dongsheng spoke first: "Chiyu has already told me. If it's a private message, it must be true."

Gu Hua's vision went black, and Dong Hua quickly helped her up and helped her sit in a chair.

Min Dongsheng: "You don't need to worry too much. They often have these kinds of wars."

"But I still feel uneasy." Gu Hua's eyes were red.

"To be honest, sir, I had a very vivid dream in which many things happened at the corresponding times. I dreamt that he died in battle, right around that time."

Gu Hua didn't care about anything else, and she didn't care whether Min Dongsheng had any doubts.

"I initially thought his death was due to their lack of winter clothing and food, and their depletion of ammunition and supplies. But the winter clothing and food issues were resolved. Then we discovered the Yifeng Hall, and now that Yifeng Hall has been destroyed. I thought there were no more external factors causing danger. But unexpectedly, something else happened. I'm afraid that my dreams might come true."

As she spoke, Gu Hua couldn't help but burst into tears.

Despite her best efforts, could she not change the course of her previous life?

Min Dongsheng pondered for a moment: "Yuan Zhongyong shouldn't have come back today, right?"

Gu Hua wiped away her tears: "Yes. They said they wouldn't be back for two or three days, but they suddenly came back today."

Min Dongsheng coldly curled the corners of his lips: "Maybe he knows something."

Gu Hua was taken aback, then suddenly realized: "Does the master mean that someone is still causing trouble?"

“Since the Jiang family already has dealings with the Dali Kingdom, sending him to supervise the army must be an attempt to collude with the enemy. If the dream that the lady had was a prediction, then it means that the Jiang family is making another move to put the Duke of Yong to death.”

Gu Hua was alarmed: "What should we do now?"

"First, we need definite information from within the military. Second, we need to interrogate Yuan Zhongyong tonight."

Without hesitation, Gu Hua instructed Chi Yu, "We must find out the exact situation as soon as possible."

Akabane nodded: "Don't worry, Madam, I have already sent the message, and we should receive a reply before dawn."

Gu Hua stood up: "Let's go! We'll interrogate Yuan Zhongyong."

"Madam, please don't go."

Zhou Zhilan and Min Dongsheng stood up together and said in unison.

"I go."

Shen Li pushed the door open and came in, her face dark: "I guarantee I'll make him tell the truth!"

Min Dongsheng also said, "I'll go with you."

Gu Hua asked with some concern, "Aren't you afraid that Yuan Zhongyong will recognize you?"

"Don't worry, when my wife and I go to the capital to do something important, we will eventually have to meet people."

Zhou Zhilan took Gu Hua's arm and said, "There are so many people here, you don't need to personally interrogate that beast. It will only make you angry."

Gu Hua also felt unwell, so she nodded.

Be careful.

Akabane said, "Don't worry, Madam, we'll keep watch and nothing will get out."

Gu Hua waited anxiously for a quarter of an hour before Shen Li and the others returned.

Akabane was nowhere to be found.

Min Dongsheng sneered: "They played an empty city ploy! When Mu Junyan raided the Dali royal court, he found nothing; the entire royal court was filled with gunpowder."

Gu Hua's face turned deathly pale.

"Exploded?"

"It should be. Yuan Zhongyong confessed that they planned to blow up Mu Junyan. But the body should not have been found yet."

Gu Hua was burning with anger. She clutched her clothes tightly, trying her best to suppress the churning blood in her throat.

She didn't believe that Mu Junyan would die in this life.

He cannot die.

He doesn't even know he's pregnant!

Gu Hua glared with bloodshot eyes and gritted her teeth, asking, "Where is that beast Yuan Zhongyong?"

Shen Li snorted: "He won't die, but he'll be worse off dead."

She sprinkled a corrosive poison on his wound, and it wouldn't heal; it just kept festering until he died.

Looking at the poison that Shen Li had sprinkled back then, Min Dongsheng felt much of the resentment that had been building up in his heart for five years dissipate.

He said calmly, "Madam, you can't fall down. You must stay calm. We can only wait until the army sends back definite news before making any plans."

Gu Hua nodded: "Don't worry, I'm fine."

She raised her bloodshot eyes: "We can't let Yuan Zhongyong die. He's a witness. He has to come back to Beijing with us!"

Shen Li nodded: "Don't worry, I'll take care of it myself."