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Chapter 41 Hidden Strength
Han Chan came back quickly and brought back ten people. The only flaw was that only two of them were women, the rest were men.

"My lady, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi asked me to tell you something. You can do whatever you want. If you don't have enough people, just ask. He has plenty of people on hand."

Han Chan said this with a smug look on his face: "The people under His Royal Highness Prince Qi's control are not vegetarians, otherwise people wouldn't secretly say that he is the living devil."

Gu Nianchu asked two women to take care of her with Han Chan. She originally planned to leave the other eight people in the front yard. Han Chan smiled and said, "Miss, let them be the maids."

Gu Nianchu suddenly realized: "Han Chan, do you mean to let them dress up as men?"

Han Chan nodded: "Disguise is no problem for them, don't worry."

After seeing the eight guards in disguise, Gu Nianchu was really shocked. These eight people really didn't look like men at all. They just looked taller than ordinary women. It was really hard to say anything if they were kept as servants.

That's how it was settled.

With so many people around him, Gu Nianchu was no longer afraid of the people in the Marquis' Mansion.

"Miss, just wait and see. The old lady might bring someone to embarrass you."

Han Chan leaned close to Gu Nianchu and whispered, and Gu Nianchu nodded: "If they want to cause trouble, then come, but don't let them know our strength for the time being, so that they don't think it's difficult for us to deal with it."

Han Chan nodded and agreed: "Then Han Yu, Han Shuang and I will deal with them."

There are also Zhu Yi and the other four, plus the maids and servants of Haitang Garden. It is impossible for the Marquis' Mansion to turn the situation around with just these four people. After all, there are only four of them, and they have to be divided into three groups.

Old Madam Shen really did not disappoint Gu Nianchu. A few days later, she brought people to cause trouble.

She wanted Gu Nianchu to return the stolen silver.

Old Madam Shen came with Xu Yan, wanting to vent her anger.

"If Haitangyuan dares not open the door, I will break it down."

Old Madam Shen was filled with rage when she thought about the humiliations she had suffered at the hands of Gu Nianchu these days.

Gu Nianchu had been waiting for them to arrive, and upon hearing the report, he opened the gate.

Old Madam Shen saw Gu Nianchu standing in the yard wearing the new clothes made by Jinxiufang and a bright red cloak. She felt disgusted no matter how she looked at her.

"Gu, return the silver you stole to the government."

Old Madam Shen didn't waste any more words with Gu Nianchu. Now that they had already fallen out, there was no point in saying any more nonsense.

Gu Nianchu smiled faintly: "Old Madam, what you said is so unreasonable. I am the eldest daughter of the General's Mansion. I will be the wife of the Crown Prince after marrying into the Marquis' Mansion. But in the old madam's mouth, I have become a bandit who even robbed people of their money. Old Madam, be careful with your words."

Gu Nianchu was very free today, so he didn't mind having a verbal fight with her. It would be best if he could make her so angry that she vomited blood.

Xu Yan said timidly, "Sister, there are only 20,000 taels of silver in the treasury for the New Year. You took away 16,000 taels of silver, leaving only 4,000 taels. How are we going to celebrate the New Year with such a big family? Please give the overall situation priority and return the silver."

Gu Nianchu raised an eyebrow: "Oh, you are talking about the money given to Jinxiufang. I am the wife of the prince of the Marquis's mansion. I made a few sets of clothes. This is also to support the face of the Marquis's mansion. Naturally, the Marquis's mansion should pay the money. If you think there is any problem, then go and sue the authorities."

"Gu, you're not willing to hand over the silver? Then don't blame me, your mother-in-law, for not giving you face! Someone, ask her to hand over the silver!"

Yuzhen, Yurong, Qingshan and Qingfeng walked out with sullen faces.

"Ma'am, we're sorry." After saying that, the four of them started to take action.

Madam Shen and Xu Yan took a step back, with expectant looks on their faces, wanting to see these four people vent their anger.

Before Gu Nianchu could say anything, Han Chan, Han Yu, Han Shuang and a few others including Zhu Yi rushed over and started fighting with the four of them.

The three of Higurashi were evenly matched in the one-on-one fight, while the four of Takeichi were struggling against one.

Although Madam Shen did not know martial arts, she could see that they would not gain any advantage today.

"Yan'er, what's going on?"

Madam Shen was a little dissatisfied. Xu Yan whispered, "This general's mansion has a very rich foundation. I didn't expect that it could give my sister three secret guards. I underestimated her."

I originally thought that Higurashi was the only one there, but I didn't expect there were three.

This battle lasted for half an hour. The four men did not gain any advantage and were defeated.

Old Madam Shen and Xu Yan had no choice but to leave with their people.

After returning to Shen Ling's Lingyun Pavilion, Old Madam Shen was still a little angry.

"Yan'er, this number is still not enough. You have to find a way to get a few more in."

Xu Yan rolled her eyes. What an idiot! He really thought that these masters were cabbages that could be easily obtained.

"Mother, this is also the family's trump card for Yan'er to protect her life. Where else can we find it?"

Xu Yan's words made Old Madam Shen very dissatisfied: "You are really useless. I thought you were so capable."

Shen Ling saw that Xu Yan's eyes were red, and hurried over to comfort Xu Ya: "Yan'er, mother is straightforward, it's just a casual remark, don't be sad."

After comforting Xu Yan, Shen Ling blamed Old Madam Shen again: "Mother, how can you say that about Yan'er? It's not that easy to train a secret guard. Even our Marquis Mansion doesn't have such a foundation. Now Yan'er has given us all the family's trump cards. Don't say such things again in the future."

Old Madam Shen muttered, "I just heard her say that she had an extraordinary background, so I thought... Never mind, never mind, I overestimated her."

Shen Ling frowned: "Mother, you are tired, go back to your Fu Shou Tang and rest first."

Without further ado, he had Madam Shen sent back to her own courtyard.

Xu Yan felt very aggrieved and threw herself into Shen Ling's arms: "Brother Ling."

Shen Ling patted Xu Yan's back and comforted her softly: "Yan'er, don't be sad. It's all because of your husband's uselessness that you have been wronged."

Only after hearing Shen Ling's gentle voice did Xu Yan stop crying.

"Brother Ling, for the sake of our great plan, Brother Ling has to go through the trouble of flirting with that bitch."

Xu Yan snuggled in Shen Ling's arms. Shen Ling frowned slightly: "Yan'er, I only love you. I can't touch that bitch."

Xu Yan reached out and stroked Shen Ling's lips: "Brother Ling, Yan'er of course knows that you only love Yan'er, but if Brother Ling does not make sacrifices, we can't get close to the General's Mansion. Brother Ling also saw that there are so many masters in the General's Mansion. There are three such masters around just one married daughter. How can we get in?"

(End of this chapter)