Grandmother was offering to take her place.
Dou Zhao looked at the silver strands at her grandmother’s temples and smiled, shaking her head. “Please follow my arrangement!”
They weren’t so easily fooled!
Grandmother was about to say something when suddenly there was a commotion outside as if something had happened.
The people inside perked up, and Duan Gongyi hurriedly lifted the thick felt curtain on the window to look out.
“Madam!” He quickly turned back, excited. “It seems someone has come into conflict with them…”
The reason Prince Liao’s men were able to surround them was that no one had discovered them. If anyone noticed something unusual at the villa, they would certainly report it to the authorities, and Prince Liao’s siege would naturally be lifted. This was why they had to take Dou Zhao and her son to Prince Liao’s residence before dawn.
Everyone felt a sense of relief, and Dou Zhao handed Yuan’er to Grandmother before walking to the window.
The men guarding the main gate seemed very flustered, holding their crossbows but not knowing where to aim, clearly troubled by the newcomer.
Dou Zhao frowned in confusion.
Then she saw a young man, more beautiful than any girl, walking in alone with a sword in hand.
As he walked, he cursed, “You pack of dogs, give you an inch and you take a mile? Don’t you know where this is? You dare to pile up firewood and set fires!” He stood arrogantly in the middle of the courtyard. “I’m Prince Liao’s first cousin. If you have the guts, burn me to death too! I’m standing right here, let’s see if you have the courage!”
Gu Yu!
It was Gu Yu!
Wasn’t he supposed to be in Tianjin? How did he come back to the capital?
Dou Zhao’s eyes widened.
The other party couldn’t help but feel helpless, saying, “Young Master Gu, why are you doing this? We’re just following orders…”
“Nonsense!” Gu Yu jumped up and down, shouting, “How could my cousin do such a thing? You say you’re following orders, then show me my cousin’s written decree! If it’s truly my cousin’s wish, I’ll convince my sister-in-law to go with you without another word!”
How could there be a written decree for such a matter?
The other party remained silent.
Gu Yu became smug and said, “I knew you were lying! You must be envious of Madam Dou’s wealth and are using my cousin’s name to rob her! Disperse quickly, or when this is investigated, you’ll all suffer the consequences!”
The man, having been entrusted with such an important task by Prince Liao, was no fool. His tone immediately hardened: “Young Master Gu, since you’re causing such a scene, don’t blame me for being impolite!”
“You’re ruining my cousin’s reputation and dare to be impolite to me!” Gu Yu shouted angrily, striding towards the side room. “Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, are you in there?”
As he approached, Dou Zhao could not only see the dust of travel on his face but also his reddened eyes.
Prince Liao’s rebellion and using her and Yuan’er to threaten Song Mo must have been the hardest on Gu Yu!
Dou Zhao felt a pang in her heart and called out loudly, “Brother-in-law, I’m here! Yuan’er and I are both fine!”
Yuan’er, hearing Gu Yu’s voice, called out childishly, “Uncle Gu!”
Gu Yu’s eyes reddened even more.
He didn’t enter the room but stood blocking the doorway, shouting fiercely, “I’d like to see who dares to shoot!”
The air in the courtyard froze.
Song Han crawled out from under the holly tree in the corner: “Gu Yu, save me quickly!”
He scrambled towards them on all fours.
Dou Zhao hurriedly said, “Brother-in-law, he’s the one who led them in!”
“It wasn’t me, it wasn’t me!” Song Han screamed. “I was forced to do it!”
Gu Yu hesitated for a moment.
Dou Zhao, utterly disgusted, said coldly to Gu Yu, “Don’t mind him! He’s just an ungrateful wretch…”
But before she could finish, Song Han suddenly lunged at Gu Yu, and somehow, he now held a gleaming dagger in his hand…
Dou Zhao and the others couldn’t help but cry out in alarm.
Duan Gongyi and Chen Xiaofeng instinctively ran towards the door.
Gu Yu’s expression sharpened, and he kicked Song Han away with one foot: “You are an ungrateful wretch, just as sister-in-law said!”
He laughed bitterly.
Song Han fell with a thud in the middle of the courtyard, twitching slightly after a while.
Dou Zhao said hatefully, “Why couldn’t that kick have killed him?”
Hearing this, Gu Yu laughed heartily and said, “Sister-in-law, we’re thinking the same thing!”
As he spoke, he walked towards Song Han, looking as if he intended to finish him off.
“Shoot!” A cold voice rang out in the courtyard.
Duan Gongyi, quick as lightning, pulled Gu Yu inside, while Chen Xiaofeng swiftly closed the door.
The room echoed with the sound of arrows thudding against the doors and windows.
Like a sudden rainstorm.
Gu Yu dropped his sword, clutching his head in pain as he crouched on the ground: “Why didn’t you let them shoot me dead and be done with it!”