Rong Qijun met Gu Lan's sinister gaze, and panic-stricken, he took a step back, a trace of fear flashing in his eyes.
He was genuinely terrified of Gu Lan.
Moreover, while he was confined to bed rest due to injuries for this past month, too many things happened.
The Qian Family, as his mother's maternal relatives, had their right-hand auxiliary, the Cao Family, have their assets seized, and Cousin Qian Zhao was thrown into the Heavenly Prison. At the root of it all, it was due to the assassination attempt on Gu Lan.
Also, the assassins sent by Cousin Qian Zhao, the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion claimed that the Young Master was saved by household soldiers, barely escaping death. However, horrid rumors circulated in the Capital City, saying that night, Young Master Gu fought one against five, and blood flowed like a river!
