Gu Er felt guilty under the scrutiny. He wanted to turn and leave, but Li Si had already stepped forward and stopped him, "Second Young Master."

Clearly, he didn’t want him to leave.

Gu Er glared, "Get out of the way. How dare a mere servant block me?"

Gu Yifeng, however, sneered, "They are stopping you because as a master, there’s simply nothing about you that’s respectable. Do you want me to air the matter in front of everyone in the mansion today, or do you wish to find a private place to talk?"

Gu Er pressed his lips tightly, clearly hesitating. After all, he knew exactly what the matter was, but he couldn’t swallow his pride, especially with all the servants of the mansion watching.

As he pondered for a while, Gu Yifeng gave him no more time to think, "I’ll just ask you, whose child is it?"

Gu Er’s hand tightly clenched into a fist under his sleeve, "Of course it’s mine."

"I’ll ask you one more time. If you don’t tell me, I won’t ask again. You know well, I won’t ask again, even if you want to speak later, it’s useless." Gu Yifeng’s words were few, but carried a chilling undertone.

Gu Er sneered, "What is Big Brother trying to do? Just because I’m better now, are you going to pin the condition of not being cured on me? Or do you insist that I live a miserable life so you feel comfortable seeing people laugh at me? This child is mine. Even if you have Prince Shou behind you, I still dare to reason with the Holy Emperor."

"Alright then, you claim the child is yours. You also say I’m not happy seeing you well. Well, since you claim to be healed, it’s only fitting that you have someone to serve you. Tomorrow, I’ll send a few women to the mansion for you. It would be good to expand our family. Mother and I are waiting for you to bring us some good news." Gu Yifeng narrowed his eyes slightly.

Gu Er, however, was ashamed and annoyed, "What does Big Brother take me for? A breeding pig? Yuanhua has just become pregnant, and you want to send women to me. If I send a few women to Big Brother, I wonder if you would agree?" 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Seeing his brother’s face finally change, Gu Er felt a sense of satisfaction, "What? Big Brother knows how to cherish the people around him now? Is it only permissible for Big Brother to be with someone you like, but not for me? Does Big Brother want me to hurt those around me? Big Brother, I know I’m not as good as you, and people in the Capital look down on me, but you shouldn’t bully the weak, don’t bully too much."

Gu Yifeng sneered, "Should I call in the Imperial Physicians to have a look at you? Princess Yuanhua is the Emperor’s daughter. Her conduct represents the face of the Royal Family."

Gu Er said nothing, but his face turned pale.

Princess Yuanhua, who hadn’t managed to stop them earlier, rushed over upon hearing they were in the rear courtyard. She waved the servants away and took over the conversation, "Marquis, if you want to know whose child I’m carrying, you might as well ask the Young Master. That night, the Young Master drank too much and came to my room. Luckily, when he was about to do something inappropriate, the Second Young Master returned and preserved my purity. Thinking we’re family, I didn’t pursue it. But now, you’re holding my pregnancy against me. What do you want? Neither I nor the Second Young Master is afraid, so let’s have the palace physicians come over."

When saying this, Princess Yuanhua only looked coldly at Gu Yifeng. Gu Yifeng’s words might have intimidated Gu Er, but they did not scare her, having come from the palace. If her affair were revealed, it would certainly disgrace the Royal Family, and the Emperor wouldn’t agree to it.

So Princess Yuanhua naturally dared to speak so to Gu Yifeng. Gu Yifeng only looked at her coldly, "I won’t meddle in other matters. But if there are rumors in the Capital, even if you are a princess stripped of your title by the Emperor, or even if you are a princess, I can still deal with you."

After casting a cold glance at the two of them, Gu Yifeng turned and strode off.

With only the master and servant left in the courtyard, Gu Er coldly bit his lower lip, "I just don’t understand why he’s always targeting me. He has taken what belonged to me and yet flaunts his power. It’s truly hateful."

Princess Yuanhua, however, didn’t want to hear such words from him, "Gu Er, do you still have Lin Youning in your heart? Now she is pregnant, and her heart is with another. How can you still think of her here? Don’t forget what she said that day and how she looked down on you. Yet, you keep thinking of her. Doing so will only make her despise you. Do you really want her to look down on you that much?"

When Princess Yuanhua spoke of this, her eyes turned red, but Gu Er wasn’t afraid of her, "How do you see that I’m still thinking of her? This is hatred, can’t you see?"

Princess Yuanhua only looked at her coldly, her face wearing a sneer, clearly irritated by having her mind read, yet still pretending she hadn’t done anything wrong.

Thinking of how she couldn’t rely on her mother, her brother was imprisoned, and her maternal family was gone, the only man in front of her was her only hope. If she had initially found someone she could rely on, she wouldn’t have ended up like this.

Thinking of this, Princess Yuanhua turned and left, ignoring Gu Er behind her. Gu Er, in a foul mood, was slightly taken aback seeing Princess Yuanhua leave without their usual quarrel.

However, he didn’t think much of it, and Princess Yuanhua returned to the Zhou Mansion. Although Mr. Zhou Sr. was imprisoned, he was a former high-ranking official, and found at his residence were only people who insisted it had nothing to do with him. Moreover, someone at the manor confessed to doing it themselves. So, after half a month, Mr. Zhou Sr. was released.

However, after Mr. Zhou Sr. was released, the Second Prince was already in custody, and Mr. Zhou Sr. looked significantly older. Especially after Mrs. Zhou Sr. passed away not long after these incidents.

During the Zhou Mansion’s funeral, Princess Yuanhua returned but faced hostility from the Zhou family. Not wanting to deal with them, she left quickly without staying long.

Now, having returned, Mrs. Zhou’s expression wasn’t pleasant but still allowed her in, "The mansion is in this state now. What do you want to do by coming here?"

"I can testify for the Second Prince, stating that the items were sent in by the Gu Mansion’s orders. I’m infatuated with Gu Er, so of course, I’m willing to do such a thing for the Gu Mansion." Princess Yuanhua said through gritted teeth.