Chapter 546: Arrest

Watching the worried expression on Madam Gu’s face, Yuanbao found it highly ironic. She was so concerned about an adopted daughter while willing to sacrifice her own biological daughter.

These people from the Gu family didn’t seem to have their wits about them and didn’t appear very clever.

“There must be some misunderstanding in this matter, we…”

Master Gu wanted to say something, but Yuan Bao had lost patience to listen any further.

With a wave of his hand, the people who had come with him went directly to Gu Xiruo’s courtyard and took her away.

“Who are you? Why are you arresting me? Let me go!” Gu Xiruo struggled incessantly.

Yuan Bao looked at the restrained Gu Xiruo and said coldly, “Gu Xiruo intended to harm the princess. Take her away.”

Gu Xiruo’s pupils contracted. How did they know? She had done everything so discreetly, yet these people had somehow noticed.

“This is a false accusation, I didn’t do anything.”

“Whether you did or not, we’ll see after you meet the Prince. Take her away.”

With Gu Xiruo in tow, Yuan Lin and the others left. Master Gu was about to intervene, but Yuan Bao stopped him. “Master Gu, the emperor and the empress dowager are still unaware of this matter. You should take care of it.”

With that, he left the Gu residence.

Meanwhile, over at the Ming family, Yu Manxue was crying and refusing to leave.

Didn’t Great-grandmother say that nothing would happen?

But what was happening now?

“Great-grandmother, please save me. I don’t want to die.”

The tactics of Yuan Xu and the others had frightened Grandmother Ming, and she quickly instructed those around her, “What are you waiting for? Hurry and bring the head of the family here.”

The servants went to summon the head of the Ming family, but he had only one response.

When the servants returned, they looked at Grandmother Ming, hesitating to speak.

“What are you looking at me for? Where are they?” she demanded.

“The head of the family said… he said he’s just useless and won’t come because he can’t help,” the servant said nervously.

Grandmother Ming’s face turned livid with anger. How dare they.

Yuan Xu looked amused. This head of the Ming family was quite interesting.

“We have taken the person away, and we will not interfere in your family affairs,” he said before leaving with his people.

Grandmother Ming watched helplessly as Yu Manxue was dragged away by them.

As they reached the door, Yuan Xu suddenly stopped and turned to look at Mr. Yu. “The prince asked me to pass on a message to you.”

“What?” Mr. Yu looked at Yuanxu in astonishment, instinctively asking.

“The words you spoke about our princess and the future young master have been noted by our prince. Later, he will send a generous gift to you and your family,” Yuan Xu said before leaving.

Mr. Yu felt a chill run down his spine. The words spoken here had somehow reached the ears of the Prince.

This was big trouble.

“Wife, what should we do?” Mrs. Yu, even if she was foolish, knew that Su Yu’s visit this time was serious.

“We need to apologize to the Prince immediately.” Apologizing was the only way out now.

“But what about Manxue?”

“There’s no time to consider that now. No one can stop the Prince from doing what he wants,” Mr. Yu said with a grim expression.

At this point, Mr. Yu also harbored some resentment towards Yu Manxue. If she hadn’t done such a thing, it wouldn’t have come to this.

The couple left without a word, and Grandmother Ming, with a stern face, went to find the Head of the Ming Family.

Ignoring the objections of those at the door, Grandmother Ming barged into the study and attempted to slap the Head of the Ming Family, who blocked her hand before it could land.

“What are you doing?” he asked.

“What am I doing? How can you treat your own niece like this? If you can’t even protect your own niece, what use are you?” Grandmother Ming said with disgust.

The Head of the Ming Family not only didn’t get angry but also laughed. “Don’t you know that I have a grudge against Yu Manxue? You should be grateful I didn’t kick her when she was down.”

“You…”

“You dare.”

“He doesn’t dare, but I do,” said the person who spoke. It was the Head of the Ming Family’s father.

As the legitimate son of the Ming family, and she being just a stepmother, she also had her own children and grandchildren. Even if the direct line of descent was not her concern, no one could say anything to her.

“I am your mother.”

“My mother passed away many years ago. You are just my stepmother. We split our family assets thirty years ago. If you are unhappy, then go in your birth family and let your grandson take care of you,” said Mr. Ming coldly.

Yu Manxue’s mother was the biological granddaughter of Grandmother Ming, which was why she treated them so well.

Upon hearing Mr. Ming’s words, the old lady angrily said, “I do not agree.”

The kind of people her grandsons were, she knew very well. If she went there, she would definitely become a despised presence. Moreover, their assets were limited, which made it difficult for her to accept such a lifestyle, having been accustomed to a lavish one.

“I am not here to negotiate. If you dare to lay a hand on my son for the sake of your granddaughter, and protect the person who drugged my granddaughter, then I dare you to leave,” Mr. Ming had long been fed up with this woman and had been thinking of getting rid of her sooner or later.

This was an opportunity.

Once she was gone, no one would harm and blame her granddaughters.

“I won’t leave.”

“If you don’t leave, that’s fine. But if you ever do anything harmful to the children of this family for the sake of Yu Manxue and her mother, then you will be out. I am almost halfway into the grave, and I am not afraid of you or anyone saying that I am unfilial,” Mr. Ming said nonchalantly.

Grandmother Ming’s face looked grim. He had already guessed what she wanted to say.

She left without saying anything, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Mr. Ming didn’t care about Grandmother Ming’s attitude. He turned to the Head of the Ming Family and said, “You did the right thing. Even if Su Jiu is your future son-in-law, we shouldn’t use it as leverage against them.”

“Dad, I understand.”

“Alright, you carry on. I’m going to see the flowers Ningning brought back for me.” Wang Jinhe had many precious flowers in the Xie family’s house in Xie Village, and Ming Wanning had brought back quite a few for the old man.

After that, he spent his days tending to his flowers, no longer concerned with the affairs of the family.

Su Yu sat in the front hall, waiting for Yuan Bao and the others to bring the person over. It didn’t take long before they returned with someone.

As they arrived, Yu Manxue, upon seeing Gu Xiruo, erupted into a furious tirade.

“Gu Xiruo, you despicable person, how dare you harm me,” Yu Manxue struggled to reach Gu Xiruo but was held back and couldn’t move.

“Let me go! I’ll kill this despicable person!”