Early the next morning, Gu Jiangyue left home bright and early. She had an appointment with Liu Yunyan today. Liu Yunyan would give her some intelligence, so she went early to meet up. The streets of the capital were still bustling with activity. Countless sounds of laughter and hawking filled the air.
Gu Jiangyue went to the restaurant opposite the Lin Mansion again. After a while, she waited for Liu Yunyan. Although Liu Yunyan was dressed charmingly, a glimmer of light would only appear in her eyes when she saw Gu Jiangyue. Gu Jiangyue was her last straw.
"Miss Gu, these are the intelligence I've collected recently."
Liu Yunyan handed an envelope to Gu Jiangyue. At the moment Gu Jiangyue took the envelope, she noticed the bruises on Liu Yunyan's arm, covered by the red sleeves.
Obviously, Gu Jiangyue hadn't seen these injuries a few days ago. She looked up at Liu Yunyan and found that she was indeed much haggard than before. It seemed that it was not easy to collect this intelligence. She had to act quickly.
Before Liu Yunyan left, Gu Jiangyue still called her.
"Miss Liu, be more careful and take good care of yourself."
Hearing Gu Jiangyue's words, there were faint tears glistening in Liu Yunyan's eyes. She nodded and quickly left. She couldn't stay outside for too long, or she would be suspected.
Gu Jiangyue stayed in the building for a while longer and then left. She came out today to meet Liu Yunyan. It would be inconvenient if there were too many people, so she didn't bring Zhiyuan.
But as Gu Jiangyue walked alone on the street, she always felt a chill on her back, as if someone was watching her. Gu Jiangyue seized the opportunity, turned around quickly and turned into an alley, looking out warily.
She saw a man in a dark blue luxurious robe following behind her. He was now opening his small, narrow eyes and looking around, as if he was looking for her.
Gu Jiangyue recognized him at a glance. This man was Lin Yeran.
And it seemed that Lin Yeran saw Gu Jiangyue. He walked straight towards her, with a lewd smile on his lips, looking extremely disgusting.
Gu Jiangyue wanted to leave quickly, but the only way out had been blocked by Lin Yeran who came over. She couldn't get out now and could only be stuck in this dead end.
A large shadow rushed towards her. Lin Yeran laughed obscenely and stepped towards Gu Jiangyue step by step.
"Little beauty, how about marrying this young master? This young master will definitely love you well."
Gu Jiangyue stared at him firmly. She didn't expect that even after Xie Jiuan had said that much, Lin Yeran still had evil intentions.
Lin Yeran did this not without reason. Their Lin family was attached to the second prince, Xie Chengrui. Recently, Xie Chengrui had been very powerful in the court, and the Lin family had also risen in status. As long as he had Xie Chengrui's support, he didn't need to be afraid of Xie Jiuan.
He really liked Gu Jiangyue. He had taken a fancy to Gu Jiangyue since the first time he saw her. He was even willing to give the position of the only main wife to Gu Jiangyue.
Lin Yeran was already going to ask his mother to go to the Gu Mansion to propose marriage. Although Gu Jiangyue had Xie Jiuan's support, the Gu family would ultimately not be able to fight against their Lin family.
When the time came, he would marry Gu Jiangyue first, and then things would be easy.
Gu Jiangyue didn't know what this man was thinking, but looking at his infatuated look, she felt that it was not a good thing. She didn't even expect that Lin Yeran actually wanted to marry her.
The fact that she had a marriage contract with Xie Chengrui had always been a secret. Except for the royal family and the Gu family, no one else knew about it. No wonder Lin Yeran dared to say such things.
Gu Jiangyue's father was a military general with great power. The reason why the emperor was willing to trust Gu Yanwu and let him hold the military power was that the royal family and the Gu family had an agreement. The daughter of Gu Yanwu must marry a prince, so as to reduce the chance of Gu Yanwu, a military general, rebelling.
Gu Yanwu didn't think there was anything wrong with this and just agreed to it. But outsiders didn't know about this. At most, they only knew that Gu Jiangyue had a marriage contract with Xie Chengrui, but they didn't know the reason.
Gu Jiangyue's original betrothed should have been Xie Jiuan. But at that time, Gu Jiangyue was still young and was constantly instigated by the third branch of the Gu family, so she chose Xie Chengrui. Gu Jiangyue didn't know that at that time, the third branch of the Gu family had a relationship with Xie Chengrui.
And Gu Zhengwan liked Xie Chengrui at that time. She was willing to give up Gu Jiangyue's engagement with him reluctantly and then take everything back. This woman was extremely cruel and ruthless in everything she did.
Gu Jiangyue looked at Lin Yeran in front of her. She frowned tightly. No matter how calm she was on weekdays, she couldn't help but feel a little panicked now.
Should she tell him about her marriage contract with Xie Chengrui? The Lin family was attached to Xie Chengrui. If Lin Yeran knew that Gu Jiangyue had a marriage contract with Xie Chengrui, he would naturally not provoke her again. He wouldn't dare even if he had the guts of ten thousand people.
But her marriage contract with Xie Chengrui was still very useful to Gu Jiangyue. Should she say it now?
"Little beauty, what are you thinking about? Why don't you just follow this young master? This young master will definitely not treat you badly."
Lin Yeran casually put his fan on his belt and took a few more steps towards Gu Jiangyue. He seemed to like to see all kinds of expressions on Gu Jiangyue's extremely cold face scared by him.
It was most important to get out of trouble now. She could plan for the long - term later.
Gu Jiangyue bit her lower lip tightly. Just as she was about to say this,
she suddenly saw Lin Yeran in front of her roll his small, narrow eyes. A large area of the white of his eyes showed, and then he fell straight backward. His body hit the ground heavily, making a dull sound.
Gu Jiangyue was a little confused. She hadn't figured out what had happened yet. Almost instantly, she looked up at the alley entrance.
Just one look and Gu Jiangyue was stunned. A black - clothed man was standing there motionlessly. His all - black clothes made him look unfathomable. The white mask on his face was particularly eye - catching. His long black hair was tied up high and fluttered constantly with the gentle breeze.
Although he was in the bustling city, it seemed that there was a chill around him, surrounding him and isolating him from the world.
"Black - clothed man!?"
Gu Jiangyue shouted at him. She still had some doubts. There were many people dressed like this in the Qianyin Pavilion, but based on this temperament, Gu Jiangyue could still recognize him.
Hearing Gu Jiangyue call him, the black - clothed man tilted his head and smiled. With the sunlight behind him, he walked towards her step by step.
He was as graceful as jade, and his shadow on the ground was also extremely beautiful.
The black - clothed man kicked away Lin Yeran who was lying on the ground and walked in front of Gu Jiangyue. Although his voice was still hoarse and terrifying after special treatment, in Gu Jiangyue's ears, it didn't seem scary at all.
"Miss Gu, long time no see."