After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

Jinping and Yiping looked at each other, then they both snorted at the same time and turned their heads away.

These two guys have been acting like a pair of enemies lately, always arguing with each other whenever they speak, and I feel helpless.

I was thinking about how to move these things back to the Chrysanthemum Garden when the two servants left by Bao Youli bowed to us and said, "Butler Bao asked us to stay and help. If the young master and young lady check that the items on the list are correct, we can move to the Chrysanthemum Garden."

Yi Ping didn't even look at it and said, "It's no problem, you guys can move it, thank you for your hard work."

"It's not hard, it's not hard. This is what I should do." Two servants lifted a box and walked out.

There really aren't many things, just four boxes and three small cloth bags. These two people should be able to move them all in two or three trips.

So I said to Yiping, "Let's go back to the Chrysanthemum Courtyard. There's no need to stay here."

Yiping nodded and said, "Okay, we have to sort out those things when we move them back to Juyuan. Although they are not valuable, they are all things left by my grandmother and we can't waste them casually."

Jinping nodded in agreement.

We were about to leave when a group of imperial guards with spears suddenly rushed in from outside the hall, stomping their feet. The "tat-tat-tat" sounds scared the three of us, and we couldn't help but huddle together, trembling as we kept backing away.

I looked at them in horror, not knowing that I had committed another crime that had alerted the Imperial Guards to arrest me.

The three of us were at a loss as to what to do when Du Changfeng strode in from outside the hall.

When he saw us huddled together, he clasped his fists towards us with amusement and said, "Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you three. I'm currently hunting down rioters throughout the city, and every household is being searched. If you have nothing else to do, please go back to your rooms and avoid us."

It turned out that they were not here to arrest us. The three of us couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Jinping was so frightened that his legs went limp and he couldn't speak. Yiping was young after all, and after being beaten by Gui Lanting, he understood the principle of speaking too much and making mistakes, so he pursed his lips tightly and dared not speak. Finally, I was the only one left. Among the three people, I was actually the oldest, had seen more of the world, and had a stronger psychological quality than the two of them, so I pretended to be calm and said, "So they are arresting the rebels. Haha, General Du, please feel free to do whatever you want."

Du Changfeng smiled at us, then waved his hand, and the royal guards immediately dispersed and disappeared from our sight in the blink of an eye.

Du Changfeng also walked out afterwards.

At this time, Bao Youli hurried over and saw that we were still in the hall. He said quickly, "Master Zhao, Miss Zhao, the Imperial Guards are searching the entire city under martial law. It just so happens that the master is not at home today. I am afraid that you three will be frightened. Please go back to the room and wait."

I watched Du Changfeng walk away, then I whispered to Bao Youli, "Who are you arresting? They even dared to search the Taifu Mansion."

Bao Youli also whispered, "I don't know, the Royal Army is doing things, we just follow their orders. Please go to your room, so as not to clash with the Royal Guards."

The three of us had to support each other and leave the hall.

We walked for a while and found that all the servants were confined in an open area. The Royal Guards surrounded them and an officer was checking the information of each person with a booklet.

I didn't expect the Imperial Guards to handle cases so seriously and conscientiously. If there really were traitors, I'm afraid no one would escape their grasp.

The three of us quickly took a detour to avoid them. Given my unlucky physique, if I dared to go forward to join in the fun, I was afraid that I would cause more trouble.

We took another road back to the Chrysanthemum Garden. This road was also not safe, and from time to time a royal guard ran past us.

I also watched from afar as Du Changfeng and a few others searched room after room.

Du Changfeng was dressed in military uniform with a sword hanging from his waist. He was tall, mighty, and handsome. Such an outstanding man was going to marry the daughter of the Gui family. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but sigh.

Yi Ping looked at me strangely and asked, "Second sister, why are you sighing for no apparent reason?"

I whispered, "Did you see that General Du?"

Jinping and Yiping nodded quickly.

I said, "Is General Du handsome?"

Yi Ping nodded again hurriedly, but Jinping said disapprovingly: "A man should have great ambitions, and character is the most important thing. What does appearance matter?"

I rolled my eyes at him and said, "If you are ugly, you can't be an official even if you want to!"

In ancient times, to be an official, one not only had to be knowledgeable, but also had to have good looks, otherwise, one really couldn't become an official.

Jinping choked and didn't know how to refute.

Yi Ping also rolled his eyes at him and said, "That's right!"

Jinping looked at us as we united against the enemy and turned his head away, ignoring us.

I continued, "Du Changfeng has both martial arts and character, and a good job. He is also a third-rank imperial guard with a sword, which is considered a high position. Why do you think he has to be so desperate and marry Gui Lannuo?"

Yi Ping tilted his head and thought for a while, then said, "Maybe Guilannuo is a great beauty?"

I said, "It's generally acknowledged that the Gui sisters are beautiful, but they are all femme fatales. I'm afraid you won't be able to enjoy the pleasure of marriage if you marry them."

Jinping looked at us and wanted to say something but didn't dare to, for fear that we would argue with him again if he said it.

I glanced at Jinping and said, "If you have something to say, say it now. If you have to fart, fart now."

Jinping snorted, "Second sister, you always swear at me, but now you are not swearing all the time!"

"Me!" I said a little annoyed, "I just said this and you remembered it. I've never seen you have such a good memory when you were studying!"

Jinping said unconvincedly, "I am a good reader. If you don't believe me, I will go to school and get an A in the exam and show you."

"Haha, I've got that. If you don't get an A in the exam, you'll be done for if I don't beat you." I responded bluntly.

Ignoring Jinping's anger, Yiping said to me, "So, won't General Du be like our father in the future, doting on his wife and neglecting his children?"

I said, "Who says it's not true? No one in the Gui family is good. Whoever marries them will be unlucky. Our father was a god of war who was feared by all. But after marrying Gui Lanting, he drove away his son and daughter, and even made his legitimate daughter useless. His reputation was ruined."

Yi Ping thought for a moment and said, "It seems that His Majesty has also married the daughter of the Gui family. According to what you said, His Majesty will definitely get into trouble, but why is he still fine now?"

When I heard this, I was so scared that I covered Yi Ping's mouth with my hands and whispered, "My little ancestor, talking about the emperor is a capital crime. You are still shouting so loudly, are you looking for death?"

Jinping and Yiping were so frightened that their faces turned pale. They quickly looked around and luckily there was no one there.

Seeing that there was no one around, I whispered, "After Your Majesty married the daughter of the Gui family, the late emperor became critically ill, and Your Majesty himself was also poisoned. If you say that the daughter of the Gui family is not a disaster, what is she?"

Although it is a bit forced to blame Gui Lanzhi for the death of the late emperor and the strange poison in Zheng Xian, there is not a single good person in the Gui family. Who knows if all this has anything to do with them?