C14 Search the Compound

Not long after, Marquis Yuan brought the guards to the courtyard, but there was no sign of Mu Zhaoyang.

Seeing the courtyard in a mess with Gu Xiaoxiao standing to one side, Marquis Yuan was a bit annoyed. Just when would this Gu Xiaoxiao save him some refreshments?

"You made such a huge ruckus after coming to the residence. Are you trying to stop us from sleeping well?!"

Marquis Yuan was furious. He was busy with government affairs during the day, serving those nobles was one thing. Even after returning home at night, he still couldn't get a good rest.

Gu Xiaoxiao was speechless. She still didn't want to see Marquis Yuan.

There was also that idle prince who had not rested for most of the night and had actually come to stroll in the manor and test her martial arts over and over again.

"Now that I live in the courtyard, I naturally wish that the environment of the courtyard would be better, so how could I intentionally ruin it?" "From the looks of it, he must have been robbed."

Stolen? Marquis Zhen Yuan was a little disbelieving. This was the Hou Mansion, and there was no one in the capital who did not know of it. Who would dare to steal something from the Hou Mansion without caring for their life?

The guard in charge stood up without a second thought. "How can a dignified direct daughter of the house of the Marquis spew words like that? We've worked so hard to keep vigil every day, and you actually say that the house of the Marquis has been robbed?"

One had to know that if a thief really did enter, Marquis Yuan would definitely take out these guards.

The head guard also knew that Gu Xiaoxiao was an unfavoured daughter. Even if she had been reprimanded, Marquis Yuan wouldn't have spoken up for her.

Besides, he was a distant cousin of the Zhang family. Every day, he would think of a way to climb up to a higher branch.

If he could give Gu Xiaoxiao a lesson today, perhaps the Zhang family would continue to promote him tomorrow.

Gu Xiaoxiao sneered. Mu Zhaoyang, a wounded man, could easily escape. Didn't that mean that the security of the manor wasn't tight?

"Whether I'm lying or not, I'll find out after checking. Why are you so excited? "I think it's time to change the guards of the house of the Marquis."

Gu Xiaoxiao knew that the majority of Hou Mansion guards were Zhang family members.

At the beginning, Mrs. Zhang was still wailing about wanting them to join the imperial court as officials, but they really didn't have much knowledge. Marquis Yuan had no choice but to leave them in the mansion and give them some tasks.

It was also because of this that they were basically fearless and did not put the task given to them by the Marquis of Zhen Yuan in their eyes at all.

The Marquis Yuan had always been busy with politics, so he naturally didn't have the time to bother with them. Even though he knew their morals, he still turned a blind eye to them.

When the events of the day were over, Marquis Yuan began to think that it was time to change his guard.

In other words, they were serving in the house of the Marquis. In other words, the Zhang family had provided their family with a place to live in for free.

Although Marquis Zhen Yuan doted on the Zhang family, he didn't want to be a fool either. It was fine if nothing happened to him during the day, but if something really did happen to him, then he wouldn't be able to keep his face in check.

Forget it, let's have a good talk with Mrs Zhang another day.

At this moment, Gu An An An walked in. She was already troubled by the matter regarding the crown prince, so she had no intention of sleeping. After hearing about such a huge commotion in the guest courtyard, she naturally could not miss it.

"Father, what happened in the middle of the night? Why are you all at elder sister's courtyard?"

Gu An An An's soft and weak appearance made people's hearts ache. If they didn't know what kind of person she was, Gu Xiaoxiao would have been tricked by her.

"Your sister said that there was a thief in the house of the Marquis. I was just about to investigate it thoroughly."

Marquis Yuan actually didn't care whether Gu Xiaoxiao was telling the truth or not. He was just worried that she was spouting nonsense again, so he could only investigate the entire estate and give her an explanation.

When Gu An An heard this, she became spirited. She pretended to be alarmed and asked in disbelief, "Then did elder sister get hurt? Did you lose anything valuable?"

Gu Xiaoxiao was a bit irritated. She had wanted to practice more martial arts, but now, Gu An An An had actually come.

In the memories she'd gotten, Gu An An An was a hard worker. He would never stop until he reached his goal. But in the end, she wasn't smart and could only bully the original owner.

"That was a stupid thief. Before he even entered the room, he accidentally bumped into the tea table. However, father, guards and others came over when they heard the sound. "

Gu An An listened attentively and nodded his head hesitantly. He then looked at Marquis Yuan and lowered his head, as if there was something hidden in his heart.

The Marquis of Zhenyuan saw that she looked like she wanted to say something, but hesitated. "An An An, what did you see? Did the thieves go to your room as well?"

Gu An An hastily waved her hand. "Daughter has never seen any thieves, so I'm not sure if I should say some things."

Seeing her expression, Gu Xiaoxiao could guess. It seemed that she didn't have any good intentions in coming here.

I'd like to see what kind of tricks you're going to play for me.

Hearing that the thieves had only entered the courtyard, Marquis Zhen Yuan heaved a sigh of relief. Luckily, An An was not harmed.

Gu Xiaoxiao felt sarcastic as to why the Marquis of Zhenyuan could be so biased. Was it because the Zhang family was favoured, or was the Zhao family not favoured?

"What? Do you know what's going on?"

Gu An An stood on tiptoe and whispered into Marquis Yuan's ear. He heard Marquis Zhen Yuan say, "Why do we have to push them aside? These are all people from the house of the Marquis, there's nothing they can't say."

Gu Xiaoxiao probably guessed that was what Gu An An An was thinking.

"I didn't want to say this, but it's very important. Elder sister, please don't blame me for this," Gu An An said, then looked at Gu Xiaoxiao with feigned fear.

"I couldn't sleep today, so I just happened to be out for a stroll. I didn't expect to hear a man's voice in the courtyard."

Hmph, that's true. In that case, don't blame me for being impolite.

Marquis Yuan was startled. He only knew that Gu Xiaoxiao had become extremely unruly in the past two days. Who knew that she had hidden some men in the courtyard?

Duke Zhen Yuan's voice became a little erratic after hearing this. "So you're saying that Gu Xiao hid a man in the side courtyard?"

Gu An An nodded, her face filled with confidence. "Father, I wasn't sure at first, but it was obvious that they were all thieves, and my elder sister didn't lose anything. This is really strange." "Moreover, this is the Hou clan. Which blind person would enter the Hou clan?"

That's right, this is too strange. Marquis Zhenyuan bellowed, "You're going to make me lose all my face!"

Gu An An agreed from the side. "That's right, I didn't expect my elder sister to do such a shameless thing." This is not something that a lady of a noble family can do. If this were to be spread out, not to mention the Qi King, even the most ordinary families would not want this kind of slut. "

Looking at the guards of the courtyard, Marquis Yuan wished he could find a hole to hide in. He had lived a clean and honest life, yet in the end, he actually made others laugh at his own family.

This Gu Xiaoxiao really knew how to make things difficult for him!

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