I have suffered enough in my previous life, my cousin will never marry me

Chapter 122 Resentment
When Xue Jiu fled back to the Pacification Commissioner's Office, Gu Tingchen was in the backyard counting all kinds of rare treasures that Liu Zhang had collected from Yuzhou City.

The lip balm from Yuzhou City and the fine gold earrings from Yingzhou both have the most unique craftsmanship. He remembered that Wanwan liked them the most when she was in Tongyang.

Looking at the various earrings and lip balms of various colors on the table, Gu Tingchen nodded with satisfaction.

Liu Zhang smiled and said, "If my cousin knew that the young master was so attentive, she would definitely be very happy."

Gu Tingchen's expression suddenly darkened. "But she betrayed me and hooked up with that shameless villain Fu Mingchi."

Now, whenever Gu Tingchen thought of the scene of her jumping off the city wall and throwing herself into Fu Mingchi's arms, he felt extremely angry.

"Don't worry, young master. Prince Yongning will definitely not return this time."

Liu Zhang consoled her, "I heard that the Yingzhou troops stationed at the Pacification Commissioner's Office have already set out for Qizhou. Now is a good time to bring my cousin back. She was merely deceived by Prince Yongning for a moment. Sooner or later, she will understand the young master's earnest intentions."

"You're right. I'll go pick Wanwan up now."

Gu Tingchen ordered Liu Zhang to put away all his things and was about to go out excitedly when he suddenly saw Xue Jiu rushing in rashly.

"I have met the young master."

Xue Jiu said smugly, "Young Master, great joy, great joy! Prince Yongning has already led the Yingzhou army to Qizhou. And according to the information I have gathered, Prince Yongning only brought 10,000 soldiers to stop the pirates. This time, the pirates have brought a total of 100,000 soldiers into Qizhou. Prince Yongning will definitely die."

"The Yingzhou army only has 20,000 soldiers. If he dares to split his forces to fight for Qizhou at this time, it would undoubtedly be like hitting a rock with an egg."

Gu Tingchen looked confused: "Fu Mingchi has been leading troops in battle for years, when did he become so stupid?"

Xue Jiu said flatteringly, "Young Master, you don't know that Prince Yongning has sent a large force to Baixiang County just for a woman."

"For a woman?"

Gu Tingchen and Liu Zhang looked at each other, feeling something was wrong.

"This woman is none other than Miss Ye, the one who broke off her engagement with the eldest young master. I heard she brought a thousand guards she recruited and braved the rain to rush to Baixiang County to rescue those lowly Shannons."

Xue Jiu smiled innocently and said, "This girl is really stupid. Once Qizhou is lost, the pirates will definitely take over the tiny Baixiang County. How can she save those lowly people? I'm afraid she will not be able to escape death this time. This can be regarded as a vent for the eldest master."

Gu Tingchen listened, his brows already knitted together, and he looked at Liu Zhang angrily: "When did your cousin leave Yuhua Town?"

Seeing his fierce eyes, Liu Zhang felt uneasy. "Young Master, there are Yingzhou troops stationed in Yuhua Town. We are unable to get any information from there. I didn't know that my cousin would go to Qizhou."

Xue Jiu didn't understand what was going on and looked at Gu Tingchen in confusion: "Young Master, what's wrong with you? Is that girl from the Ye family very important to you?"

The conflict between that bitch and the Gu brothers had already spread to Yuzhou, and Xue Jiu knew about it. He asked suspiciously, "Young Master, are you planning to keep her alive and bring her back to torture her?"

Liu Zhang sighed silently while listening and didn't dare to look at Gu Tingchen directly.

"Xue Jiu, you did a great job this time. I will reward you well."

Gu Tingchen suppressed his anger, looked at Xue Jiu with a forced smile, and gestured to Liu Zhang, "Go, bring some wine. I want to welcome the pacification envoy. When we return to Lin'an, I will also commend him in front of Prince Yan."

Watching Liu Zhang leave, Xue Jiu showed a smug look on his face and said modestly, "Young Master, you are too polite. This is what I should do. I will never let down the Queen Mother and the Duke's appreciation and respect."

Gu Tingchen clenched his fists tightly and silently watched Liu Zhang bring two glasses of wine over. Gu Tingchen had already identified the two glasses of wine from Liu Zhang's eyes when he entered the room, and which one was his. He raised the wine on the left and handed it to Xue Jiu first.

"Envoy Xue has worked hard this time. Let us drink this cup together."

Xue Jiu didn't realize that Gu Tingchen had murderous intentions towards him, so he took the wine with confidence and drank it with a smile.

But as soon as he drank the wine, Xue Jiu felt extremely unwell.

"Young Master, this wine..."

Gu Tingchen flung the wine glass in his hand to the ground and said angrily, "Fool, how could Prince Yan have such a stupid brother-in-law like you?"

"What do you mean, Your Highness?" Xue Jiu pinched his throat tightly and kept spitting out blood: "Gu Tingchen, you want to harm me, aren't you afraid of His Highness Prince Yan..."

Gu Tingchen kicked him to the ground viciously.

"If anything happens to my Wanwan, I will kill your entire clan."

Gu Tingchen rushed out of the door in a hurry and shouted to Liu Zhang, "Gather the troops immediately and rush to Baixiang County."

Liu Zhang glanced speechlessly at Xue Jiu, who was bleeding from all seven orifices, and quickly followed him out.

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The rain poured down like a pillar, almost flooding all the roads near Qizhou City.

When Ye Wanshu and her men arrived near Baixiang County, they saw that the road ahead had been flooded. They had no choice but to abandon the carriage and wade through the accumulated water into the city.

Because Baixiang County is located at a higher altitude, the city has not been flooded yet. However, the pirates have been attacking the East City Gate for several days, and the people in the entire city are in panic.

Seeing their daughter coming, many Shannons led their families and rushed into the rain to greet her.

"Miss, Baixiang County is now an isolated city. You shouldn't have risked your life for us."

Looking at the person who spoke first, Ye Wanshu recognized it as Mother Wang, the elderly woman who had once been her grandmother's side. She immediately supported her and said softly, "Mother Wang, you and everyone else have suffered so much. Don't worry, everyone. The court will not abandon Baixiang County. As long as we hold on together, reinforcements will surely arrive."

Mu Qingqing also quickly echoed, "Yes, Sister Wan didn't lie to us. Prince Yongning is already mobilizing his troops. He will definitely help us recapture Qizhou and avenge our dead fellow villagers."

"How could it be easier said than done? I heard that the 50,000 soldiers of the Pacification Commissioner's Office have already fled Qizhou City. Prince Yongning is a royal relative, so why would he care about the lives of us common people?"

Someone in Shannon began to complain, and soon others followed suit, saying, "Yes, these officials are all the same. The Pacification Commissioners are the imperial army stationed on the coast, and they've all abandoned us. Prince Yongning is far away in Yuezhou, living a life of luxury and extravagance. I'm afraid he's already forgotten the people of Yuzhou."

"No, no," Mu Qingqing shouted to everyone, "King Yongning will never give up on us. He will not give up on any of the people of Yuezhou."

"If you say you can't, then you can't."

Someone in the Xiangnong area turned their attention to Ye Wanshu. "Miss, it's not that we don't appreciate your kindness. We accepted the Duke's wife's cruel abandonment of us. But you should never come to Baixiang County again. We are but a worthless life, and if we die, we die. Your body is worth millions of gold. If something happens to you, how could the Duke's wife forgive us?"

As soon as he finished speaking, many people shouted, "Miss, please leave Baixiang County immediately."