Pressure

In the study, Emperor Xuanzong was seated on a grand throne, dressed in a magnificent golden dragon robe and a regal dragon crown, exuding an aura of authority and power.

Below, alongside Gu Qingluan, there were Qi Tianyou, an elderly man with silver hair, a middle-aged gentleman, and Gu Zhicheng.

Considering the complex feuds between the two families, Gu Zhicheng, as the Gu family's patriarch, had been summoned to the palace.

Gu Zhicheng had long known about Gu Qingluan killing Fifth Prince Qitian Yu. Apart from a mocking remark about her audacity, he had taken no action, aware that someone would come after her sooner or later.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the people from the Duke Dingbei's mansion to come knocking.

As soon as Gu Qingluan entered, Duke Dingbei and the Grand Marshal cast predatory gazes upon her.