I just got divorced, and this cold, ruthless, and powerful minister is begging for a third child eve

At this moment, inside Qingwu Garden.

Lingxiang cried and said:

"Miss! What should we do? What does the young master mean by that? Are we stuck here?"

Gu Mingshuang's face was stern, and she remained silent for a long time before standing up and saying:

"Come with me!"

"I told you, I would make sure the Marquis's residence is never at peace!"

Upon reaching the courtyard gate, Gu Mingshuang said in a deep voice:

"Open the door. The young master has asked me to apologize to Miss Biao."

Thinking about what had happened that day, the old woman guarding the door glanced disdainfully at the crack before unlocking it.

"Take this old servant's advice: stop acting like a shrew. A woman in the inner quarters still needs a man's favor to survive. What good will it do to keep making a scene?"

With a snap.

Gu Mingshuang slapped him across the face.

"Ouch!" The old woman was caught off guard and fell into the flower bed with a scream.

The old woman beside her widened her eyes and pointed at Gu Mingshuang, shouting:

"You! You're insane!"

Gu Mingshuang's eyes were icy as she swept them over the other old women guarding the area.

"Is there anyone else who wants to offer advice?"

Everyone else took a half step back.

Seeing the guards rushing over, Gu Mingshuang asked in a cold voice:

"Where is the Crown Prince?"

The guard, his face pale, stammered:

"The Crown Prince has gone out!"

Gu Mingshuang nodded.

"In that case, I will go and apologize myself!"

As she spoke, she snatched the wooden stick from his hand and strode quickly toward Shou'an Hall.

With a bang.

Gu Mingshuang kicked open the courtyard gate of Shou'an Hall.

Upon seeing Gu Mingshuang enter, Granny Yan angrily said:

"Princess Consort, don't think you can get away with it by simply apologizing. Maliciously injuring someone during your confinement is something the Madam says must not be tolerated lightly..."

Before she could finish speaking, Granny Yan noticed the wooden stick in Gu Mingshuang's hand.

Her expression changed.

"What is the Crown Princess going to do?!"

Gu Mingshuang raised her eyes, her gaze filled with a chilling coldness.

"If you're going to apologize, you should naturally be sincere!"

With a bang.

The wooden stick was thrown at Granny Yan from behind.

The precious rosewood frame collapsed to the ground with a crash, shattering the porcelain pieces everywhere.

Granny Yan's eyes widened, and she shouted sternly:

"Stop! Those are the lady's porcelain!"

Gu Mingshuang sneered.

"These were all added by me. I'm so uncouth, I'm sure my choice of things will annoy your wife."

Gu Mingshuang swung the stick again with her backhand.

The stick landed squarely on the lotus pot.

"And this jar, my mother-in-law is sick eight out of ten days a year, the feng shui is really bad."

Suddenly, with a loud crash, the lotus pot split open in the middle.

Granny Yan reached out anxiously, but the vat of water had already spilled all over the floor.

"These are the lady's favorite water lilies and koi!"

As Meng was being helped out by her maid, everything went black.

The half of the yard that hadn't collapsed before was also smashed to pieces!

Her legs went weak, and she almost lost her balance and fell to the ground.

"Stop! Stop her right now!"

Gu Mingshuang put down the wooden stick and calmly turned to look at Meng Shi.

"Perfect timing, my mother-in-law is here. Let her see if there's anything else that's bothering me. I'll take care of it all today, so the young master will know the sincerity of my apology."

Meng pointed at Gu Mingshuang, her fingers trembling.

"Outrageous! You won't stop until you tear down my Shou'an Hall!"

Gu Mingshuang raised her eyes.

"My mother-in-law is delirious; she even heard that I'm under house arrest. Shou'an Hall has been struck by lightning."

"If your mother-in-law has done something wrong and has no money to help, feel free to tell me, and I will lend her some more money."

Meng's face turned pale, and she clutched her chest.

"Shut up!"

Gu Mingshuang looked at her and spoke calmly.

"If my mother-in-law doesn't want to see me, that's fine. Just advise the young master to return the money as soon as possible and divorce me."

Meng's face turned ashen.

"Wait until the old lady returns, then we'll see how arrogant you can still be!"

"Then I'll wait." Gu Mingshuang held Lingxiang's hand reassuringly and turned to leave.

After leaving Shou'an Hall, Lingxiang couldn't help but say:

"Girl, what should we do?"

Gu Mingshuang said in a deep voice:

"Don't be afraid, two more days will be enough. Even if the old lady returns by then, the Marquis's mansion will be powerless to save it."

As she spoke, Gu Mingshuang asked:

"Have you packed everything?"

Lingxiang nodded repeatedly and patted her chest.

"Don't worry, young lady. I took all the contracts and banknotes out when they weren't looking."

Gu Mingshuang nodded.

"Let's go, Uncle Du must be getting impatient."

With that, Gu Mingshuang walked towards the main gate.

Several old women from the gatehouse stepped forward to stop her, but Gu Mingshuang coldly glanced at them.

"Get out of the way!"

Thinking that the Crown Princess was so crazy that she dared to smash even the Madam's courtyard, let alone these servants, the group quickly dispersed, pretending not to know anything.

Upon arriving at Yuelai Teahouse, Gu Mingshuang stopped the waiter and gave him a few copper coins.

"Any news about the scholar who was arrested at your teahouse yesterday?"

The waiter happily accepted the coins and said:

"Those scholars were lucky; they only got a beating at the Duke of Anguo's mansion and were released this morning!"

Lingxiang opened her eyes wide.

"Getting beaten up for no reason is considered good luck?"

Gu Mingshuang slipped another small piece of silver into his hand and tentatively asked:

"Go on."

The waiter led Gu Mingshuang aside before whispering:

"Miss, you have no idea, no one dares to mess with this devil these days! A beating is considered lenient; if you're unlucky, you'll be..."

He made a gesture across her neck, and Lingxiang turned pale with fright and gasped.

"real?"

The waiter nodded emphatically.

"Is that even a lie? Don't you all know? Duke Anguo has only been back in the capital for a few days, and he's already killed or maimed at least eight or ten people!"

"A few days ago, a government official was killed the very next day simply because he glanced at him at the gate!"

He lowered his voice and said:

"Duke Anguo took pleasure in killing on the battlefield. Back then, he would hold a family genealogy and kill people one by one, going against their names!"

Gu Mingshuang asked again:

"Then do you know what else the Duke of Anguo has done recently?"

The waiter nodded emphatically.

"Don't even mention petty people, everyone's been talking about it lately!"

"As soon as this devil returned to the capital, he complained that the horse farm was too small and that the hunting grounds were unbearable. I heard that the craftsmen the emperor assigned to him were all suffering terribly!"

"Just the other day I heard that Duke Anguo is going to build another large garden so he can gather beauties from all over the country!"

"However, it seems that Lord Qi from the Ministry of Works declined this assignment a couple of days ago. I wonder which unlucky fellow will have to take his place!"

With that, the waiter pocketed the money and left happily.

Lingxiang watched the waiter's retreating figure, her face pale, and grabbed Gu Mingshuang.

"Miss, this Duke Anguo is so frightening! He thought it was you who did those things, could it be...?"

Gu Mingshuang patted the back of her hand.

"What's there to be afraid of? If he really wanted to kill me, he would have done it already. He wouldn't have bothered to call the imperial physician for me."

Watching Gu Mingshuang walk up the stairs, Lingxiang followed and suddenly said:

"Could it be that he's taken a fancy to the girl and intends to forcibly take her to his garden!"

Gu Mingshuang stumbled and almost fell down the stairs.

She coughed and looked at Lingxiang, saying:

"How could that be? Don't overthink it, you silly girl."

Lingxiang frowned.

"What if? What will we do then?"

Gu Mingshuang curled her lips.

Suddenly, the image of Qin Mo forging iron that day flashed into his mind.

Sweat dripped down his broad shoulders and narrow waist, illuminating his wheat-colored skin and falling onto his abdomen.

His side profile was exceptionally well-defined.

"Young lady? Young lady? Something seems off about your complexion."

Gu Mingshuang quickly came to her senses and realized that her face was slightly hot.

She quickly slipped a piece of silver to Lingxiang, saying to cover it up:

"Alright, stop overthinking it. There's your favorite snacks over there, go buy some more."

Clearing her mind of distractions, Gu Mingshuang finally entered the private room.