Gu Qinlian seemed to have witnessed Gu Qinlan's tragic future, and her body trembled involuntarily with excitement.

Ji Yinli's gaze lingered on Gu Qinlian for a moment, and a complex emotion surged in his heart. He learned about the past life from Gu Qinlian. Although he had a vague memory of Gu Qinlan, and even felt that she was hypocritical and had looked down on him, when he thought that she was his partner in his past life, he couldn't help but feel a little bit unacceptable in his heart, and couldn't tolerate her being violated by those filthy people.

However, he also felt that Gu Qinlan deserved such treatment, after all, she had looked down on him.

He still remembered the arrogant and contemptuous look in Gu Qinlan's eyes when they met by chance in the restaurant. His father was a third-rank official, and the Ji family was once a prominent family. He obtained the honor of a scholar at a young age, and was respected and flattered wherever he went.

Gu Qinlan was just a merchant's daughter who gained some glory through marriage. What qualifications did she have to sneer at him!

Such a woman who pretends to be noble but is actually arrogant and rude should be trampled into the mud and never stand up. She will be as lowly as dust and will no longer have the qualifications to look up at him!

Both of them were looking forward to Gu Qinlan's tragic fate, and their eyes met, full of malice.

Inside Prince Duan's Palace, the refugees set up ladders and scrambled to climb the high walls of the palace.

"what……"

The first group of people who successfully climbed up the wall unfortunately came into contact with the poison smeared on the wall. Their skin and flesh were corroded and the pain caused them to fall from the wall.

The doctor among the refugees checked their injuries, gritted his teeth, and said angrily: "They actually smeared poison on the wall! This method is too cruel!"

"The Prince Duan's Mansion is indeed worthy of its reputation. It actually uses such insidious means!"

"How can we get into the palace?"

"If that doesn't work, then we'll just have to break through the wall."

"But the wall was too thick, we didn't have the right tools, and the gate was blocked, so we could only try to climb over the wall."

Someone suggested: "Put something on the top of the wall! Even if the poison is strong, it can't penetrate the mat."

Soon, all kinds of rags, quilts and straw mats were piled on top of the wall.

As a result, the defensive function of the wall is completely lost.

One by one, the refugees stepped over the wall and jumped into the palace.

They thought that even if the palace wall was high, the worst that could happen was a fall. However, to their surprise, the ground beneath their feet was a trap.

Once they hit the ground, they fell with the ground collapsing, and before they could react, the sharp spikes pierced their bodies.

The bottom of the pit was soon stained red with blood, and the smell of blood filled the air.

The refugees who had just climbed onto the top of the wall were so frightened by the scene before them that their faces turned pale. They did not dare to risk jumping down and could only try to retreat back outside the wall.

Outside the towering walls of Prince Duan's mansion, a group of displaced refugees were unaware of the situation inside. They were restless and eager to climb over the wall to plunder food, money and even women. Seeing the refugees in front of them hesitate, they impatiently squeezed forward and rudely pushed the people in front of them under the wall.

"The wall of Prince Duan's palace is so high. If there is someone to cushion us from below, we won't get hurt when we jump down." They thought so in their hearts, and the second group of refugees who tried to climb over the wall were ruthlessly pushed down.

Then, the third batch, the fourth batch... until the traps under the wall were filled with corpses, the refugees who jumped in later were not harmed by the traps.

However, their rejoicing came too early. When they landed on the bodies of the victims in front of them, they soon fell into another row of traps...

Gu Qinlan stood on the highest floor of Prince Duan's Mansion, watching the refugees jumping into the courtyard and falling into traps one after another. Her expression was solemn and deep. These refugees were not bad people at first. They were even a group of poor people persecuted by disasters. But the cruelty of natural disasters and the indifference of the court forced them into a desperate situation. She did not want to take their lives, but what crime had she and the people in Prince Duan's Mansion committed? In order to survive, she had to stand on the opposite side of the refugees.

She was not wrong! Gu Qinlan repeatedly emphasized this in her heart, and then she turned around and went to the ancestral hall with Hongye and Sang Qian.

In the ancestral hall, Princess Duan hurried over with the support of Zheng Huiyi. Gu Qinlan asked anxiously, "Mother, why haven't you gone to the secret passage yet?"

Not only did the Zheng family mother and daughter not leave, but also the three children and the Jiang family were present. Sang Qian led several guards to protect them together.

The servants had already left, and their speed was amazing. Gu Qinlan stayed in the mansion for a while, and met Princess Duan and others only a short while later.

Princess Duan was pale and trembling. She wanted to speak but couldn't make a sound. Zheng Huiyi hurriedly explained, "Mother was worried because you hadn't arrived for a long time, so she refused to leave first. The same is true for Huaiyu and her two siblings."

There was an obvious look of fear on Zheng Huaiyu's face: "Mother, we are a family. If we want to leave, let's leave together." Zheng Fenghui and Zheng Fengyun also nodded repeatedly.

A warm feeling welled up in Gu Qinlan's heart.

Although she didn't think it was necessary to evacuate together, who wouldn't be happy to be valued like that?

"Then let's set off quickly. Those refugees have already poured into the palace. Although it will take some time for them to get here, it is always safer to leave as soon as possible."

Gu Qinlan waved to Zheng Fengyun, who stepped forward obediently.

Gu Qinlan handed Zheng Fengyun to Sang Qian: "Please ask Guardian Sang to carry Fengyun on your back."

The child is still young and has difficulty walking, so it is difficult for him to keep up with the adults. Although Polang and Luofeng are better at martial arts than Sang Qian, they are not as loyal as Sang Qian. When facing danger, Sang Qian will not hesitate to protect them with his life, but Polang and Luofeng may not be able to do so.

Sang Qian felt Gu Qinlan's full trust and was very excited. He solemnly promised: "Madam, please rest assured that I will do my best to protect the safety of the young master."

As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly took off his coat and tied Zheng Fengyun tightly to his chest.

Gu Qinlan turned to the Jiang family's cousins ​​and said, "Tie the children to yourself, so you don't have to worry about them falling behind."

The two cousins ​​of the Jiang family have married, and Jiang Yue is away, so the eldest cousin's wife is taking care of the two children alone. Fortunately, the eldest cousin's child is about the same age as Zheng Fenghui, so there is no need to worry too much. The second cousin's child is still young, and the eldest cousin's wife quickly found a sling and tied the child to herself. The second cousin's wife and the second cousin also took the same measures.

Everything was ready. Gu Qinlan directed Hongye and Luofeng to take the lead in the winding secret passage. Following closely behind, he personally supported his aunt Liang and slowly walked into the dark passage. Zheng Huaiyu and Zheng Fenghui followed their aunt's steps, and Princess Duan and Zheng Huiyi followed closely. Sang Qian hugged Zheng Fengyun tightly and walked steadily behind the team. The members of the Jiang family entered one after another and followed closely behind. At the end of the team was Polang and several loyal guards.

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