My Sister Insisted on Swapping Marriages, and I Became a Marchioness Instead Chapter 166: Those Who Offend Me Must Die

Gu Jinghui noticed the seriousness on Gu Shiliu’s face and realized he must have discovered sothing.

It seems that this Doctor Liu indeed has so issues.

"What did you find?"

Gu Shiliu replied, "The one with the surna Liu is using carrier pigeons to send ssages outside."

"Have you figured it out clearly?"

Gu Shiliu said, "We hadn’t found where the pigeon was hidden before; he whistled, and the pigeon flew out. I sent soone to follow the direction of the pigeon."

Gu Jinghui’s face turned serious. The entire situation was becoming more complicated. Whose agent was this Doctor Liu?

What was he scheming?

Gu Jinghui’s stern features grew even more fierce, "What else did you discover?"

Gu Shiliu hesitated, "I saw him act very skillfully; clearly, this wasn’t his first ti. These days, he’s probably been in constant communication with the outside. If he tries again, we will surely catch him in the act."

Gu Jinghui said coldly, "All this ti, you’ve been in the mansion with the guards and still haven’t noticed anything suspicious about him. This is negligence."

If Qin Yuan hadn’t noticed sothing amiss, the patients in the mansion would have increased, and the servants would have beco more desperate. Not believing in Qin Yuan’s thods and discipline, if soone with ill intentions instigated them, the mansion would beco chaotic. It’s hard to say what the consequences would be.

These days, soone has probably already started to badmouth Qin Yuan behind her back.

All of this is due to Gu Shiliu’s negligence.

Gu Shiliu lowered his head, dejected, "Please punish , master."

Gu Jinghui said, "It was the Madam who noticed that sothing was wrong with the one nad Liu. You should appreciate her goodwill. If it weren’t for her, we might all have fallen into the hands of the one nad Liu. Today, I will not punish you. I give you a chance to redeem yourself by performing ritorious deeds. Be more alert in the future and don’t try to be clever, as it will only lead to trouble."

Gu Shiliu understood that Marquis Gu was afraid that he might beco weak after punishnt and catch smallpox, feeling both guilty and grateful, repeatedly assured, "I will keep a close watch on the one nad Liu. He won’t dare to act carelessly again."

Gu Jinghui reminded him, "You must also be cautious about Doctor Li’s safety. The one nad Liu, intending to harm others, sees Doctor Li as an obstacle."

Gu Shiliu nodded, "I understand. Madam was indeed wise in bringing Doctor Li into the mansion. The one nad Liu won’t dare act rashly now. He will be eager to report information outside, and we will surely find out who is behind him."

Gu Jinghui gritted his teeth, his jaws clenched tightly, a murderous intent filled his eyes, "Regardless of who it is, those who offend must die."

They even dared to set their sights on his mother.

The one nad Liu and whoever is behind him both deserved to die.

Gu Shiliu, filled with deep hatred, harshly said, "The malice of this one nad Liu is so wicked it wouldn’t be excessive to impose a punishnt like flaying and dismbernt on him."

"Hmph," Gu Jinghui sneered, "First figure it out clearly; he will get what’s coming later."

The next day, sounds of shouting were heard outside the mansion gates. Housekeeper Han inquired from behind the doors; learning that Doctor Li from Renhe Hall, along with a Little dicine Boy, had arrived, he hurriedly ordered a ladder to be set down for them to climb inside.

Doctor Li and the Little dicine Boy not only arrived themselves but also brought several heavy large bags.

Soone outside saw and gathered around, shouting from a distance, "Isn’t the Dingbei Marquis Mansion sealed off?"

Housekeeper Han shouted back, "Our Dingbei Marquis Mansion now only allows entry, no exit; if that’s not sealing off, what is?"

"Indeed," these people couldn’t find anything else to argue about.

Housekeeper Han’s face was bleak, unable to say much in front of Doctor Li and the Little dicine Boy, he privately told Gu Shiliu, "Tell the Marquis, soone is watching our Marquis Mansion; they are probably up to no good."

Gu Shiliu imdiately beca alert, asking, "Who are these people, does Housekeeper Han rember?"

Housekeeper Han then took Gu Shiliu up to the shaded area by the gatehouse near the courtyard wall, hiding in the shadows cast by the gatehouse. He pointed out a few people, motioning for Gu Shiliu to look carefully. Afterward, they walked a few steps away and whispered, "Those were the ones. Last ti, when the Chief Eunuch ca to deliver a decree, they were watching from nearby, I rember them clearly. Look at their attire; they don’t seem like locals living nearby. They resemble idlers. Look at the way so of them walk; their stances are steady, and their inner strength is deep. Such people loitering around the mansion gates, isn’t it strange?"

Gu Shiliu muttered, "Shi Ba doesn’t even know what’s going on; why hasn’t he ntioned anything?"

Housekeeper Han said, "Shi Ba ntioned before that many spies are watching the Marquis Mansion, mostly from the various Prince Mansions. But these people are not just simple spies."

These people indeed seed like practitioners.

They were watching the Marquis Mansion with likely ill intentions.

Gu Shiliu shivered, climbed up the wall again to scrutinize the appearances of these people, committed them to mory, and had soone draw them out, taking it to Gu Shiba who was outside.

Gu Jinghui, upon learning of this, said, "Once you have investigated thoroughly, dispose of that one nad Liu, smallpox doesn’t discriminate, having a few more smallpox patients in the mansion won’t be strange."

Gu Shiliu nodded, thinking it’s best to deal with a person as they dealt with others.

...

Wutong Garden.

Doctor Li and the Little dicine Boy sat in the hall, sweating. Qin Yuan accompanied them.

After cooling down a bit, Doctor Li asked, "This ti, I brought all my treasured belongings as you requested. Are the thousand taels of silver you ntioned real?"

"Real can’t be any more real."

Qin Yuan replied briefly, ordering soone to quickly bring snacks, gently coaxing the Little dicine Boy, "Xiao Dong, the pastries here are delicious, have so first, and when the dishes are served, you can eat more. I have a small kitchen here, so in the future, just tell if you crave sothing. If I’m not convenient, you can tell Hong Ye or Cui Ming."

Doctor Li complained, "How co you forgot about ? I spent all day yesterday grinding dicine, lit candles at night to make pills, and packed bottles early in the morning. It exhausted ."

Qin Yuan said, "I rember your kindness naturally, wouldn’t forget even with Xiao Dong here. I’m just worried for Xiao Dong, he’s still so young, and you brought him to the mansion."

This Xiao Dong, in his past life, had died young due to a plague. Doctor Li brought him again this ti, making Qin Yuan feel a bit sorrowful, wanting to treat the child well.

Seeing Xiao Dong’s eyes crinkled in laughter, Doctor Li snorted, "People die for wealth, birds die for food. Would I co if it wasn’t for the thousand taels in the Marquis Mansion? Since I’m here, I ought to show my skills. How will Xiao Dong learn if he doesn’t follow ?"

Qin Yuan said, "Got it, got it. I’ve even prepared your silver note of a thousand taels, you won’t even need to visit the accountant. I’ll give it to you right now."

Cui Ming quickly handed over a silver note. Doctor Li took it, confirming it was indeed a thousand-tael note, smiled, and tucked it into his pocket before asking, "Tell how you plan to deal with that one nad Liu."