The people were overjoyed and kowtowed to express their gratitude.

"Yes! Thank you, Lady Chess!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Lady Qi!"

"The Chess Goddess is truly a Bodhisattva reincarnated! Our commoner family is finally saved!"

"..."

Li Anqi instructed Shi Ming to send the people back home, and then returned to the Prince Xiao's residence.

She was about to tell Li Anshu about Wu Gong's imprisonment when she saw Old Madam Wu with a gloomy face, leading several of her subordinates, standing in a row in front of the east wing of Fuying Garden, knocking on the door incessantly.

"Anshu, Grandma's here to take you home! Open the door quickly!"

Old Madam Wu spoke in a very kind tone, but her expression seemed to be that of someone who wanted to devour someone.

"It's not a good idea for you to stay at the Prince Xiao's residence like this! The entire Wu family is waiting for you to come back! If you don't open the door, your mother-in-law will send people to break in!"

The room was completely silent.

Seeing no response from inside, Madam Wu gestured to one of her servants, telling him to bang on the door.

Bang!Bang!Bang!

As the Wu family servants pounded on the door, the gap in the east wing room grew wider and wider.

Zhilan hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Madam Wu, if Your Highness finds that Madam Wu is suddenly not here after returning to the manor, you will probably be worried. Why don't you wait until Your Highness returns to the manor before you bring Madam Wu back?"

With a cold expression, Madam Wu turned around and slapped Zhilan across the face.

"Who do you think you are, daring to tell me how to do things?!"

Zhilan didn't react much, lowered her head, covered her face, and retreated.

Liu Yun and Xiao Shunzi both wanted to step forward and speak, but Zhi Lan silently stopped them.

Li Anqi saw everything, her face solemn and serious as she appeared before Old Madam Wu.

"stop!"

Zhilan Liuyun and her group seemed relieved to see Li Anqi return.

"Oh, Lady Chess has returned from Shuntian Prefecture?" Old Madam Wu smiled, her expression quite sarcastic.

No sooner had she filed a complaint against Wu Gong at the yamen than she came to the Prince Xiao's mansion demanding his release.

It seems that Madam Wu's appearance at Prince Xiao's residence at this time was not unexpected.

Li Anqi frowned slightly, his tone low and sharp: "Madam Wu led people to trespass on my residence and even beat my people! Madam Wu, you really don't take me seriously at all!"

Madam Wu grinned, showing no sign of panic.

"Didn't Your Majesty also disregard the Wu family, silently suing my own son in the Shuntian Prefecture?"

"Wu Gong deserved it!" Li Anqi gritted his teeth. "You're not innocent either!"

"Oh! Your Highness, are you also going to file a complaint against this old woman with the Shuntian Prefecture?"

Old Madam Wu slowly walked up to Li Anqi, smiling as she approached, making no attempt to hide her malice.

"However, I'm afraid it won't go as Your Majesty wishes! The Wu family has been rooted in the capital for over fifty years, and they are not someone that can be easily bullied! Countless people have opposed the Wu family, and without exception, their fate has been tragic!"

Li Anqi exuded a chilling aura, his face slightly turned to the side, his gaze piercing like a cold glint.

"You dare threaten me?!"

Madam Wu curled the corners of her lips: "In the end, Consort Qi is nothing more than a concubine who is not favored by the Prince! The only thing Consort Qi can rely on, the Jingguo Mansion, no longer exists! Consort Qi is all alone now, what can she use to fight against the Wu family?!"

A sinister glint flashed in Li Anqi's eyes as he looked at Old Madam Wu.

Madam Wu straightened up and sighed heartily, "Tsk tsk tsk... I've only maintained my composure and been so polite to Your Highness out of respect for Prince Xiao! It's as if Your Highness has mistakenly thought the Wu family is afraid of you! Hehe~"

Li Anqi remained unfazed: "Even if I am out of favor, it is not your place to run wild in the Prince Xiao's mansion!"

Madam Wu's eyes were sinister, her smile as cold as a snake's, as she stared intently at Li Anqi, then loudly addressed the Wu family servants behind her.

"Keep ramming! The Wu family is determined to take Li Anshu back today! I'll teach her a lesson on how to be a good daughter-in-law!"

"Yes!"

Four servants of the Wu family responded and simultaneously slammed against the door.

Li Anqi's expression was stern, her brows furrowed, and her voice was full of intimidation: "This is my territory, who dares to challenge me!"

The Wu family servants felt intimidated and chilled, and shrank back sheepishly, unsure whether they should continue.

Old Madam Wu continued to stare at Li Anqi, her smile vanishing abruptly: "Keep crashing!"

Li Anqi glared at Old Madam Wu and the Wu family servants, and gave an order!

"Men, seize these scoundrels and madmen! Throw them out of the Prince Xiao's mansion immediately!"

Xiao Shunzi and Xiao Dezi's group were itching to get started and couldn't wait any longer.

"Yes!"

Now they know that their master has completely broken ties with the Wu family.

So they stopped worrying about everything else and started calling for reinforcements or grabbing sticks.

The servants of Fuying Garden and the Wu family's retainers split into two groups, mingling together and about to start a fight.

crunch--

The door to the east side door suddenly opened.

Everyone stopped, made way, and focused their attention on the source of the sound.

Li Anshu, pale and frail, was helped out of the room by Ju Ru.

Li Anqi's cold gaze gradually warmed, then she frowned with a hint of heartache, looking at Li Anshu and shaking her head slightly: "Shu'er... no."

Don't go back to the Wu family!

Li Anshu slowly raised his head, looked in Li Anqi's direction, steadied his gaze, and then nodded again, withdrawing his eyes.

She was as white as a porcelain doll, and although she moved delicately, she possessed an innate air of aristocratic elegance.

Li Anshu lowered his eyes, not daring to look at Old Madam Wu, his voice trembling: "Old Madam, how can you let Anshu go?"

Only Li Anqi knew how much courage it took for Li Anshu to take that step of opening the door.

Madam Wu smiled with satisfaction, narrowed her eyes, and uttered the four most vicious words in the world in a kind tone.

"Unless you die."

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