Reborn as a bride, pretending to be virtuous, the prince held his waist and regretted

Li Guojiu once tried to recruit Changning Hou Zhou Ze, but Changning Hou avoided the question and was not willing to join him.

Zhou Jin, a young and inexperienced man, actually dared to report him.

It was precisely because of Zhou Jin's actions that the attitudes of those generals in the army who originally wanted to get close to him became ambiguous and they gradually distanced themselves from him.

Not only did the Changning Marquisate fail to help him, but it became an obstacle to his power.

Since Marquis Changning and Zhou Jin are so ungrateful, don't blame him for being cruel and ruthless.

"Go ahead!" Li Guojiu's voice was cold and his eyes were indifferent, as if he was looking at a dead object.

It would save trouble if he could find any prohibited items that indicate treason. If he couldn't find any, he would let the Marquis of Changning have them!

"Yes, sir." The guard responded and knocked hard on the door.

When the servants saw so many guards outside, they were terrified and hurried to pass on the message.

At the same time, the masters hidden in the Changning Marquis Mansion stood on all four sides of the mansion. The guards also picked up bows and arrows, hid in the bunkers, confronted the guards outside, and were ready to fight at any time.

"Who is outside the door? Why are you surrounding the Marquis of Changning's Mansion?" Butler Zhou walked over quickly, his breathing was slightly disordered, but he was still calm.

At this time, Pang Ming, the right guard of the Imperial Guard, stepped forward and said, "I am Pang Ming of the Imperial Guard. I learned that the Changning Marquis' Mansion was hiding prohibited weapons and was planning a rebellion, so I was ordered to search it."

When Butler Zhou heard this, his expression changed slightly, "General Pang, do you have the search warrant?"

"Yes, take a closer look." Pang Ming chuckled. This was the document that Uncle Li asked the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard to issue.

Butler Zhou took it respectfully and examined it carefully. Both the paper and the seal were authentic.

"General Pang, please wait a moment. I will report to the master." Although Butler Zhou seemed a little flustered, he still maintained the dignity of the butler of the Marquis' Mansion.

Pang Ming, the right guard of the Imperial Guard, disagreed. "If you move and hide the contraband Eight Ox Crossbow after notifying us, it will delay our important task. Please open the door immediately and let us in."

Butler Zhou stood in front of the corner door and did not open the middle door, arguing with reason.

"General, I'm sorry that I can't obey your order. The Marquis is on a mission and is not in the mansion. There are only women and children in the mansion, which is very inconvenient."

Pang Ming drew his sword and confronted him, "Delaying the search will delay important matters. Since you don't know what's best for you, don't blame me for being rude."

At this time, Gu Xiling and Song were both in the old lady's Songhe Garden.

The old lady held her daughter-in-law's hand while holding her granddaughter-in-law's hand.

"Don't be afraid. I still have the golden medal bestowed by the old marquis. No one can touch our Changning Marquisate!"

The gatekeeper was a soldier who had followed the old marquis. After the initial panic, he gradually calmed down and said, "Madam, the right guard of the imperial guard outside the gate is trying to force his way into the marquis's mansion."

When the old lady of Changning Marquis heard this, she stood up and said, "Xi Ling, hold the gold medal bestowed by the old marquis."

With this gold medal, no one can hurt Gu Xiling!

"Yes, grandma." Gu Xiling only thought that she was helping the old lady hold things and didn't know that the old lady was trying her best to protect her.

Madam Song supported the old lady, "Mother, I will help you over."

The old lady patted Song's hand and said, "Don't be afraid! When the old marquis was alive, he often said that it is better to strike with one blow than to strike with a hundred. Since the old marquis passed away, my Changning Marquisate has been silent for too long, so many people think we are a toothless tiger."

"No matter if they are cats or dogs, they all want to eat the meat and drink the blood of the Changning Marquisate. This time, I want to let all the people of Kangguo know that even if my Changning Marquisate is no longer powerful, it is not a soft persimmon that others can easily manipulate."

Gu Xiling listened to the old lady's firm words and suddenly realized that the old lady in front of her with a hunchbacked figure, chicken skin and white hair was very tall.

Vaguely, she seemed to have learned something!

Gu Xiling chuckled, "Grandma is right. When I was a kid, the kids in the village bullied me, so I would grab the most mischievous kid who bullied me the most and beat him up. Even if I couldn't beat him, I would still beat him to death."

"He was just teasing me, playing tricks on me, but for me, if I continued like this, it might cost me my life, so I fought him to the death. I beat him so hard that he was scared and he never dared to bully me again. Other children in the village even avoided me when they saw me."

Song admired her mother-in-law, and now she has a powerful daughter-in-law. She smiled and said, "In the past, I had my mother-in-law to support me, and in the future, I will have my daughter-in-law to support me. It seems that I am the most blessed person in Changning Marquis's Mansion."

The old lady sighed and patted the back of Song's hand as she walked.

"Your only suffering is my evil son. However, you have Jin'er and Ling'er, and in the future you will have smart grandchildren. As for men, let them work like slaves outside, and we can enjoy life at home."

When Song heard her mother-in-law's words, she felt relaxed all over, and her nervousness and fear disappeared.

"Mother, I know. In this world, perfection is envied by heaven, and perfection is good. The Marquis once made a mistake, but now he has turned back from his wrong path, and your daughter-in-law is already satisfied."

The old lady nodded, "Okay, okay, we are almost at the second gate, don't be afraid."

The maids walked in front, carrying sheep-horn lanterns.

When he arrived outside the second gate, he happened to see the Right Guard Pang Ming of the Imperial Guard pushing the housekeeper Zhou away and about to rush in.

"How dare you!" The old lady of the Marquis of Changning pounded the ground with her cane, making a sound of metal and stone colliding. "General Pang, what crime have you committed in the Marquis of Changning's mansion at this hour?"

At this time, the old lady of Marquis Changning was wearing a robe of the highest rank and holding a cane in her hand, which was specially given to her by Emperor Kangping in order to win over the army's hearts after the old marquis passed away.

The Right Guard of the Imperial Guard is only of the third rank, the same level as Marquis Changning, but cannot be compared with the old lady of Marquis Changning who is of a higher rank.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Pang Ming stepped forward and saluted, "Replying to Madam Zhou, we suspect that the Changning Marquis' Mansion is hiding the Eight Ox Crossbow. We have received an order from our superiors to search the Changning Marquis' Mansion."

Hearing this, the old lady was full of vigor, "Whose order is this?"

"It's the order of General Zhao, the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard!" Pang Ming replied. He was indeed following orders.

When the old lady of the Marquis of Changning heard this, she sneered, "Zhao Xiang? No wonder he is still the deputy commander after all these years. It turns out he doesn't even know the most basic rules!"

"My Changning Marquis Mansion is loyal and has never been disloyal. These are all slanders against my Changning Marquis Mansion. Zhao Xiang wants to search my Changning Marquis Mansion, but he is not qualified."

Pang Ming's forehead was covered with sweat. He was worthy of being from a family of military generals. He was calm and composed in the face of difficulties. However, orders could not be disobeyed, and Uncle Li was nearby.

To show his loyalty, he also had to rush in.

"Madam, I am just following orders. If you try to stop me, don't blame the Imperial Guards for forcing their way in."

"How dare you!" At this time, Gu Xiling stepped forward, holding up the gold medal, and shouted, "Here is the gold medal of 'Loyalty and Bravery' bestowed by Emperor Taizu. If you suspect that my Changning Marquis Mansion has any disloyal behavior, you must have the imperial decree of the current emperor. Anyone who breaks in by force will be framing a loyal and good person, and will be guilty of treason."