I want to make progress

Chapter 11 Red Dress
"Are you done? If you are, let me go."

With a self-deprecating smile, Shu Yunfu looked coldly at the man in front of her, her calmness was terrifying.

"Ugh!"

Seeing her stubborn look, Gu Changting sighed and gently held her in his arms, "I know you blame me, but believe me, I won't let you get hurt."

Leaning in the man's arms, even though it was such a warm and broad embrace, she could not feel any warmth at all. She bit her red lips, and a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes.

"I want to know what that thing is and why so many thieves keep coming here to steal it."

Shu Yunfu suppressed the anger in her heart and regained her rationality. She knew that she had no right to be petty. Even if she was angry, so what? This was the sadness of being in a weak position.

Seeing that she was no longer angry, Gu Changting smiled. Fu'er still understood the big picture.

Originally, Gu Changting had not intended to let her know about this. He just wanted to complete this without anyone knowing. But for some reason, the news leaked out. Shu Yunfu was smarter than he thought and noticed it all.

At this point, Gu Changting had no intention of hiding anything anymore and told her everything.

The corruption case was indeed over in Xuancheng, but in fact it was far from over. He found a hidden account book at the Xuancheng prefect's place. The things recorded in the account book were shocking and even involved noble royal relatives.

He didn't know if this account book would be of any use in the end, but he would feel guilty if he didn't hand it in.

So he sewed the account book into a red dress, and secretly gave Shu Yunfu a similar red dress. He knew very well that with her current status she could no longer wear that red dress, and that dress could only be put at the bottom of the box. He took the opportunity to exchange the red dress and brought the account book back to the capital without anyone noticing.

Not only that, there was an account book next to him as a target. The account book contained the evidence they had collected in Xuancheng in recent days, but it was slightly inferior to the fatal account book, so he used this to ensure the safety of the account book.

"I see. It really took a lot of effort."

He sneered. No wonder he was so leisurely on the road. It turned out that he was just doing it for others to see. Gu Changting was indeed unfathomable. "Who is involved in the account book that you, the Duke of England, have to go to such great lengths to protect?"

Should she be thankful that this man was so smart that he only attracted some petty thieves instead of a large number of killers?

"You don't need to know these things, I..."

"I should know for whom the account book I risked my life to protect is for."

She interrupted him, she had risked her life to be used, shouldn't she know that? Women in Darong had a low status and knew almost nothing about what was going on outside the rear house, but she was not like that.

"…It's the Empress Dowager's maiden family, the Duke of Huguo Mansion." "Hiss~!"

After a moment's silence, Gu Changting did as she wished. However, as soon as this title was uttered, Shu Yunfu gasped. This was touching the ceiling of Darong's power!
No wonder he planned so carefully, he really offended a powerful person!

Shu Yunfu was also silent. She really didn't know what to say. "You can't do anything to the Duke of the Guard with just this account book. Not to mention the power and status of the Duke of the Guard, which can't be easily shaken, even the Queen Mother in the palace won't let anything happen to her family. What's more, the current emperor is still very young and needs the Duke of the Guard. You will only offend the Duke of the Guard and the Queen Mother by doing this. This is not a wise decision."

"I just did what I should do. The Duke of England is not afraid of anyone. As for the outcome, it is not my concern. I just have a clear conscience."

How could Gu Changting not know what Shu Yunfu could think of, but the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion could continue to be at its peak until now only because they were only loyal to the emperor.

Besides, the Duke of England is now at its peak and needs a powerful enemy.

With Gu Changting's careful planning, although the road was not peaceful, the red dress was brought back to the capital safely. Seeing the tall and majestic city gate, ambition emerged in Shu Yunfu's eyes.

The first step when arriving in the capital is to enter the Duke of Ying's Mansion!
The first generation of Dukes of England were brothers who conquered the world with the founding emperor Taizu. There were many such brothers in those days, but only a few survived several generations without decline, and the Duke of England was one of them.

The previous Duke of England was Gu Changting's father. He was young and promising. Because his father was ill and the Duke of England's Mansion was gradually declining, he inherited the title of the Duke of England's Mansion at an early age. He was daring and brave, good at fighting, and extremely wise, and he re-supported the entire Duke of England's Mansion.

But because he worked too hard when he was young, he suffered from many illnesses when he got older, which led to him passing the title of Duke to his son at an early age. He took his wife to a hot spring resort in the suburbs and lived a leisurely life in his retirement.

Gu Changting lived up to everyone's expectations and did not disappoint his father's hopes. After inheriting the title of the Duke's Mansion, he did better than his father, and the entire Duke's Mansion became more prosperous.

The old lady lives with the old duke in a hot spring villa outside the city all year round. Today, the Duke of England's Mansion is fully managed by the current wife of the Duke of England, Liu, the wife of Gu Changting and the legitimate daughter of the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple.

Although Liu was the legitimate daughter of the Dali Temple Minister, she was actually born to an aunt. Her biological mother died early, so she was raised under the name of her legitimate mother. It was not her who should have married Gu Changting, but her sister.

Unfortunately, the eldest daughter of the Liu family was not blessed. She was born prematurely and had a weak body since birth. She was carefully raised and finally grew up to the age to get married. However, she died of a cold just before she was about to get married.

This marriage between the Duke of Yingguo and the Chief Justice of Dali Temple was arranged since childhood, not only because of the good relationship between the two families, but also because of the goodwill of the two surnames, and it would not be stopped because of the death of a daughter.

At the beginning, the Duke of Ying's Mansion was in danger, but the Minister of Dali Temple did not care and arranged this marriage, which was like timely help. Now that the Duke of Ying's Mansion is thriving, the Minister of Dali Temple will not let this marriage go to waste.

Even though the eldest daughter was gone, there was still a second daughter. So Liu joined the Duke of Yingzhou's Mansion and became the Lady of Yingzhou. Only one year after marrying into the Duke of Yingzhou's Mansion, she gave birth to the eldest daughter, who is now four years old. A year later, she gave birth to the eldest son, who is only three years old. She was really a very cute and lovely age.

Although Liu was not as smart as her deceased sister, she was brought up as a legitimate daughter after all. She had both means and brains. Moreover, she had a good husband like Gu Changting, whom other women envied, and a pair of children. Liu's life was a sweet one.

(End of this chapter)