After eavesdropping on my thoughts, my whole family changed their fate

Jin Yuanyuan pointed towards the alley.

"Uncle Cheng is talking to mother, let's not disturb them."

"Brother, have all those masters who were pestering you left?"

Speaking of this, Gu Xu's mind was filled with the lawsuit. Just as he was about to say something, another rich man came up to him.

"Sir, why did you leave when I didn't squeeze in just now? Let me tell you, my daughter is not only beautiful, but also a good housekeeper. If you marry her, she will definitely take good care of your house. Do you want to meet her?"

Gu Xu raised his hand to stop him from speaking, "Thank you for your interest, but I already have a wife. Sorry."

He hugged Duan Shuhe and pulled Jin Yuanyuan to leave, but the old man still refused to give up and grabbed his arm and refused to let go.

"It's okay for you to have a wife. You can let my daughter be a co-wife, or a concubine."

This man is handsome and has an extraordinary demeanor, and is one of the top three.

If his daughter marries him, even as a concubine, she will be able to establish a relationship with the court, which will make it much easier for him to do business in the future.

Gu Xu, who had been speaking in a gentle manner, suddenly became gloomy when he heard his words, and he shook off his restraints.

"I will never take a concubine in my life! I will only have one wife, Shuhe Yuanyuan, let's go!"

Sure enough, human greed is endless.

The material of this master's clothes is better than his, and he is not short of money, but he is willing to let his daughter become a concubine.

It's obvious that she's just trying to get in touch with him. She's so greedy.

When Duan Shuhe saw him like this, she was moved and felt sorry for the girl she had never met before, who had such a father.

The three of them got on the carriage and waited for about three quarters of an hour before Jin Ruoyun came back.

Her eyes were so swollen that it was obvious that she had been crying, but she did not look dejected. Instead, there was a light in her eyes.

Jin Yuanyuan lifted the curtain of the car and saw Cheng Che sitting on the horse, who was also in high spirits.

She knew that the two of them had talked it out and there was a possibility that things could develop further.

Gu An pinched the little nipple on her head in confusion.

"Yuanyuan, why are you so happy? Tell your third brother if you have anything happy, so that I can be happy too."

Jin Yuanyuan took his hand away and said, "Hey, Third Brother, don't touch my hair. It's messed up."

"Why should I be happy? I won't tell you. You have a big mouth. You will reveal everything I tell you. Humph!"

Seeing that she didn't tell him, Gu An turned around angrily and snorted twice.

"If you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me. I don't want to hear it, humph!"

At the same time, in the Gu Mansion.

Old Mrs. Gu was waiting and watching at the door eagerly. When she saw the Gu family's carriage coming, she quickly asked the servants to light firecrackers to celebrate.

A banner was also put up, with words written on it in very thick brush strokes.

'Congratulations to Gu Xingcheng for winning the first place in this year's spring exam.'

Seeing this scene, Gu Boqing's face turned pale and he was so embarrassed that he tapped his toes on the ground.

Thinking of his son being expelled and never being able to take the imperial examinations in his life, he was so angry that he tore down the banner and tore it to pieces.

"Mom! Stop embarrassing yourself and go in!"

Old Madam Gu didn’t know how to read people’s faces and only saw the injuries on Gu Boqing’s face.

Seeing her son's face beaten into a pig's head, she trotted after him.

"Bo Qing, what happened to your face? Why are you injured again? Who hit you? Who is so bold as to beat up an official appointed by the imperial court in broad daylight? I will report it to the police right now. This is too lawless!"

Gu Boqing grabbed her and said, "Oh, mother! Please stop making trouble. Today is embarrassing enough."

Old Mrs. Gu didn't understand what was going on, and what she said was really hurtful.

"By the way, how are Cheng'er's grades? Is he in the top? He told me before he left that he would definitely be in the top. I knew this kid couldn't be wrong. When are we going to have a feast to celebrate?"

She also wanted to take a walk around the general's mansion to let Jin Ruoyun see that Gu Xingcheng was her good grandson, and the one she gave birth to could only be a scapegoat for Cheng'er.

Gu Xingcheng kept his head down, not daring to speak, for fear of saying something wrong and upsetting his father again.

But he just didn't say anything, and Gu Boqing had no intention of letting him go.

He picked up the ruler, slammed the table, his face full of anger.

"Gu Xingcheng! Kneel down for me!"

"Tell me the truth. Did you offend someone? That's why you were falsely accused of writing such a disrespectful article. It wasn't you who wrote it, right?"

No matter how stupid he was, it was impossible for him to write bad things about the emperor during the Spring Examination, unless his brain was squeezed by the door.

Someone must have framed him. What kind of person did he offend to deserve such a vicious plot to harm him?

Gu Xingcheng was so frightened that his body trembled, and hesitantly dared not say anything.

Gu Boqing no longer had the patience to watch him dragging his feet, so he hit him on the back with a ruler. Gu Xingcheng screamed in pain and lay on the ground wailing.

"Ah! Dad, I was wrong, I was wrong, please stop hitting me!"

Just one hit with the ruler made him cry with pain. Old Mrs. Gu wanted to go over to protect her grandson and scolded Gu Boqing harshly.

"What are you doing! You're going to hurt the child again. He's the seedling of the future top scholar. How can you bear to hit him? If you want to hit him, hit me. I have thick skin and flesh, so I'm not afraid of pain!"

He knew that Gu Boqing didn't dare to fight, so he said this on purpose.

Gu Boqing really didn't dare to hit his parents. He hit the table leg with a ruler, looking very disappointed.

"Mother! Why are you still protecting him? He offended someone outside, and someone replaced his article with something bad about the emperor."

"Now the emperor has ordered him not to take the imperial examinations in his lifetime! His future is completely ruined!"

Not getting a first-class place would have been bad enough, but she would never be able to take the imperial examination in her lifetime. Old Mrs. Gu was so scared that she sat down on the ground.

"This, this, this, is this true? Cheng'er, tell me yourself, is it true?!"

"Our Gu family depends on you to bring honor to the family. Who did you offend?"

This matter was too embarrassing, Gu Xingcheng would never tell anyone about it and kept his mouth shut.

Gu Boqing was looking at him and got angry because he couldn't get any result from a slap. He picked up the ruler and hit him hard several times.

Gu Xingcheng's back hurt so much that he felt like he was dying and he couldn't hold on any longer.

Before the ruler fell again, he could not bear it any longer and could only tell the whole story.

"I...I wanted to frame Gu Xu for cheating at first, but I didn't expect that when the results came out, it would be considered as my essay that was extremely treasonous."

"I spent one thousand taels on that Zhao Quan. He must have changed sides at the last minute and was bribed by Gu Xu!"

Gu Boqing grasped the key point, "Where did you get the 1,000 taels of silver? Where did you get so much silver?"

Gu Xingcheng's eyes were evasive, his back was still aching, he didn't dare to lie anymore.

"Yes... yes... I got it from you, father."

Upon hearing this, Gu Boqing's eyes went blind. He no longer needed the ruler and just kicked him directly.

"You bastard, you beast! That's all my wealth! And you actually gave it all to that Zhao Quan! I'll beat you to death!"

He had some room for maneuver just now, but now he used all his strength, and Gu Xingcheng was almost fainted from the beating.

Gu Boqing still felt unsatisfied, so he just picked up a chair and smashed it on him.