Impersonation

Even if it is indeed a waste, there's no need to make such a fuss and embarrass me in front of so many people.

Gu Wanning strongly suspected that the Empress was using this as an excuse, and that her true intentions were unclear, but it was most likely related to her biological father or Xu Weibei.

"Madam, please receive the imperial decree." Seeing Gu Wanning kneeling motionless with her head bowed, the eunuch couldn't help but remind her, "Her Majesty the Empress requests your presence in the palace."

Is that a request for her to speak?

That's one-sided bullying, do you understand?

But there was nothing she could do; the Empress suddenly wanted to see her, so Gu Wanning had no choice but to obediently enter the palace.

She accepted the imperial decree, smiled at her four worried aunts, and said, "Go about your business. I'm going to the palace today and then straight back to my residence. You can enjoy yourselves a little longer; you've finally managed to get out."

It's alright. At this moment, her father and Xu Weibei are no longer two oppressive mountains, but have become an unshakable support for her.

Although the purpose was to interrogate and punish, the palace still had to consider appearances, so a carriage was sent to pick up Gu Wanning.

The four concubines watched with worry as Gu Wanning boarded the carriage and, under the escort, or rather, surveillance, of the Imperial Guards, gradually drove away.

Chapter 92 Impersonation

After the carriage left, the Fourth Concubine, who had been feigning obedience, couldn't help but mutter, "These people are really something. They even managed to find the temple to deliver an imperial decree. I originally thought they were going to the mansion to deliver the decree, but found that Madam wasn't there, so they sent someone to call Madam back! Why were they in such a hurry?"

Second Concubine said, "Stop making such a racket. Come on, you all—"

She pointed at the guards, "Split up. One of you go to the palace gates and see if the court session has ended. If it hasn't, wait for the Marquis. Another go back to his residence, and if the Marquis is already there, tell him the news. And the third one goes to the Ministry of Ministry of Revenue..."

In short, Xu Weibei needed to receive the news as soon as possible to rescue people.

The Third Concubine then said, "Send someone to inform Her Highness the Princess as well."

The Marquis cannot force his way into the inner palace, and besides, the Grand Princess is the most dignified, so it is more appropriate for her to go.

The guards split up and went their separate ways.

Fourth Concubine was still whispering to First Concubine, but because of her loud voice, everyone could hear her.

"Elder sister, do we need to bring so many Imperial Guards to deliver the imperial decree? Are you afraid the Madam will run away? Aren't there rewards for the Imperial Guards coming out, and they're just trying to make up the numbers?"

Imperial Guards?

The First Concubine's face suddenly changed; the veins in her neck stood out with excitement, and her eyes widened abruptly. "Those who just came were the Imperial Guards?"

She was not very knowledgeable and did not recognize the uniforms of the Imperial Guards; she only knew that they were ordinary guards on duty in the palace.

"Oh, it's the Imperial Guards. I secretly went out and fought with them... So what? Don't be afraid of the Imperial Guards, they're mostly incompetent."

"Impersonating the Imperial Guards... massacring Baoguang Temple..." the First Concubine murmured, then screamed like a madwoman, "Guards! Guards! Go after her! Protect the Madam!"

The others were also confused.

Fourth Concubine said, "Eldest Sister, what's wrong? What are you saying? The Empress has summoned the Lady..."

Even if the lady suffers a loss, it's all for nothing; they can't help her with anything.

She understands such an obvious truth, so why does her older sister understand it today?

The First Concubine was extremely anxious, but dared not make a sound, because she was not sure if this was the thing she vaguely remembered in her dream.

She remembered that there was a small country or tribe in the Northwest border region who, because they resented the Marquis who had defeated them in the Northwest, secretly sneaked into the Capital.

They were incredibly audacious, disguising themselves as Imperial Guards and swaggering around the Capital, swindling and cheating people. Later, they had a direct conflict with the Marquis at Baoguang Temple.

Those people took innocent worshippers at Baoguang Temple hostage.

In an attempt to force the Marquis to compromise, they killed many people in front of Marquis, as if they were trying to demand something from Marquis.

However, they ultimately failed and were all killed by the Marquis.

Baoguang Temple and Yuhong Temple don't match at all.

However, the Imperial Guards, the temples, some inexplicable imperial edicts, and unusually high-profile actions... all these factors combined have made First Concubine extremely uneasy.

Many things were different from what I dreamed about, but there were also many overlaps.

What if these people, disguised as Imperial Guards, took the lady hostage and forced the Marquis to compromise?

Given the Marquis's unyielding character, he wouldn't care whether his wife lives or dies!

No, we can't do that!

He cherished and cared for her in every way, knew all her secrets, and would try to persuade her while also being soft-hearted and indulging her. He was a wife who absolutely could not be allowed to get into trouble.

"Something's wrong, something's wrong! You all hurry and follow them, find the madam, bring the madam back!" the First Concubine shouted almost hysterically.

However, because she spoke so vaguely, everyone thought she was abnormal.

After all, who would have thought that, in broad daylight, those people would dare to openly impersonate the Imperial Guards?

In particular, the eunuch in charge of delivering the imperial edict was a familiar face.

"Quick, hurry up..." the First Concubine shouted hoarsely, and ran out first.

"Big sister, slow down, wait for me, what's wrong?" Fourth Concubine chased after her.

The Second Concubine and Third Concubines exchanged a glance.

The Second Concubine gritted her teeth and said to the remaining guards, "You don't need to worry about us. Go and check on the palace carriage to see if anything has happened. It concerns the lady's safety; it's better to be safe than sorry."

"Yes!" The guards didn't hesitate for long.

Xu Weibei didn't care much about his four concubines, so his subordinates didn't think they were that important either.

Meanwhile, the First Concubine, oblivious to the fact that she had lost one of her embroidered shoes while running, tripped over the high threshold of the temple and fell flat on her face.

I landed in a firm and familiar embrace.

Qin Lie left home late today because guests suddenly arrived at his house.

He thought about it and realized that he had already asked Lü Fuyi for help, so he first served his guests a cup of tea before hurriedly leaving.