Gu Qinlan witnessed Master Liao's face turning blue with anger and almost fainting, and she couldn't help feeling extremely guilty.

"Master, calm down and take care of yourself. I will take him home first, and then I will have him come to you in person to apologize."

As for the proposal to change schools, Gu Qinlan did not consider it.

Because Zheng Fenghui had no other school to go to.

Other schools had already rejected Zheng Fenghui's application for admission, but Mr. Liao accepted him out of momentary greed.

At this moment, Mr. Liao must be regretting his decision.

The little tuition money I earn is probably not enough to buy medicine.

Although she felt guilty, Gu Qinlan did not agree to change Zheng Fenghui's school.

She really didn't want to bow her head and ask for help from others.

The hardships she had gone through in her previous life to study for Ji Yinli were still vivid in her mind, and she didn't want to experience that kind of pain again.

Not wanting to see Master Liao kick Zheng Fenghui out on the spot, Gu Qinlan hurriedly grabbed Zheng Fenghui, who was still feeling indignant, and fled the school.

After leaving the school, Zheng Fenghui shook off Gu Qinlan and said, "How can you be so rude?"

Gu Qinlan had lost her patience with this naughty child and slapped him on the head: "How do you talk to your elders? Are you going to kneel in the ancestral hall again?"

Zheng Fenghui was stunned for a moment and turned his head away in embarrassment.

Gu Qinlan asked calmly: "Tell me, why did you contradict the Master?"

Zheng Fenghui was a little surprised: "Are you concerned about me?"

Zheng Fenghui snorted coldly: "None of your business is my business."

Gu Qinlan glanced at him with contempt: "You think too much. I don't care about you, nor do I want to interfere in your affairs. But now you are my nominal heir, I can't ignore you, and you can't ignore my discipline. If you are dissatisfied, then swallow your anger for the time being and wait for your father to return before making a decision."

Zheng Fenghui was speechless.

Gu Qinlan said patiently: "If you don't want to tell me, then I can only write to my father. Do you know how urgent the war is? Do you know how cruel life and death are on the battlefield? Do you know that if your father hears about your actions, it will distract him? You should understand the consequences of being distracted on the battlefield, right?"

Zheng Fenghui said anxiously: "Then can you not tell him?"

Gu Qinlan shook her head: "No. I am just a successor, there are many things I don't want to interfere in, and it is not convenient for me to interfere. I am worried that if I interfere too much, people will say that I am overstepping my authority; if I interfere too little, they will say that I am not doing my best. So, I decided to report more to your father in the future and let him make the decision. In this way, no one can find fault with me."

Zheng Fenghui was still young after all, and was moved by Gu Qinlan's words: "Okay, I'll tell you. Don't complain to your father anymore. This is just a small matter, it's not worth his worrying about it."

Gu Qinlan couldn't help but laugh: "It's just a small matter? Zheng Fenghui, do you know how serious a crime it is to contradict the teacher? She is your mentor. If you really hit her, do you know what consequences you will face?"

Zheng Fenghui was indignant, his eyes wide open: "Why is he biased towards others? He is a good teacher, but I don't recognize him as my teacher. I will never accept such a teacher!"

Gu Qinlan looked at his angry expression and asked, "Who is he favoring? Why is he doing this?"

Zheng Fenghui clenched his fists and said angrily, "Lou Zhejie! He favors Lou Zhejie! It was Lou Zhejie that bastard who was the first to say something hurtful, but Mr. Liao didn't ask any questions and insisted on helping Lou Zhejie!"

Gu Qinlan asked: "What did Lou Zhejie say?"

Zheng Fenghui remained silent, with a tight smile on his face.

Gu Qinlan frowned, turned her head, and glanced sharply at Zheng Fenghui's servant, Jingchen: "Tell me, what kind of injustice has your son suffered?"

Jingchen glanced at Zheng Fenghui, hesitant and not knowing how to start.

Gu Qinlan rebuked him in a cold tone: "I'm asking you a question, why are you staring at him? Tell me the truth!"

Jingchen's body trembled, and he quickly replied: "Madam, Lou Zhejie said... that the young master's biological mother..."

"Shut up, don't say any more!"

Zheng Fenghui shouted angrily, then turned to Gu Qinlan and said resolutely: "You don't have to ask about what happened today. I won't go to this school anymore!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zheng Fenghui left angrily.

Gu Qinlan ordered Jingchen: "Hurry up and catch up with him."

Jingchen hurriedly trotted to catch up with Zheng Fenghui.

Gu Qinlan turned to Hongye and said, "Go and find out what Lou Zhejie was talking about."

Hongye took the order and left in a hurry.

Soon, Hongye returned with a serious look on his face.

"Miss, I have found out the truth. Lou Zhejie openly slandered the second young master's biological mother in the school today, saying that she is fickle and shameless, and cannot survive without a man."

Gu Qinlan frowned and asked, "Whose child is this Lou Zhejie?"

Hongye replied, "He is the man that Zou remarried, born to Lou Yongwei's ex-wife."

The man Zou remarried, Lou Yongwei, was from a wealthy family and had a long-standing relationship with Zou. Lou Yongwei had proposed to Zou, but was rejected by the Zou family. Later, with the help of Princess Duan, Zou married into the Prince Duan's mansion. Lou Yongwei also married someone else and had a pair of children.

Originally, the two of them were living well, but Zou lost her husband and Lou Yongwei also lost his wife. It seemed that the two of them were destined to be together.

Hongye continued, "After Zou married into the Lou family, her life did not get better. Lou Yongwei's children did not get along with her, and the Lou family's backyard was full of singing and dancing... Lou Zhejie just transferred to this school recently, and he did not get along with the second young master as soon as he arrived. Today, he even spoke wildly."

Gu Qinlan asked: "What about Master Liao?"

Hongye replied: "Mr. Liao's wife and Lou Zhejie's biological mother have been close friends for many years."

Gu Qinlan sneered: "It seems that he is indeed biased. He really lives up to the title of a teacher!"

It was obvious that Lou Zhejie had provoked Zheng Fenghui first. His outrageous words angered Zheng Fenghui and triggered a fight. Lou Zhejie was unable to defeat Zheng Fenghui, so he called Master Liao.

Mr. Liao tried to stop the fight, but was pushed away by Zheng Fenghui and fell to the ground. Because he was biased towards Lou Zhejie, this fall made him believe that Zheng Fenghui was naughty and wanted to expel him from the school.

Gu Qinlan glanced at the school and got on the carriage: "Go find the child."

The group found Zheng Fenghui by a nearby pond.

Zheng Fenghui was skipping stones on the water. When he saw Gu Qinlan, he immediately turned around and left.

Gu Qinlan stopped him and said, "Don't you want to seek justice for yourself?"

Zheng Fenghui was stunned: "Fair?"

Gu Qinlan nodded: "That's right. Lou Zhejie provoked first, and Master Liao was partial to you later. Are you willing to swallow your anger? Are you willing to swallow this injustice?"

Zheng Fenghui immediately responded: "Of course I don't want to! But... he is the teacher..."

"So what if you are a master? If you make a mistake, you still need to admit it."

Zheng Fenghui was somewhat stunned: "Do you really think I'm right?"

Gu Qinlan nodded affirmatively: "Of course. Not only did you do nothing wrong, you did a very good job. Since the other party provoked you first, it is his own fault that you taught him a lesson. The master is biased and unfair, and he wants to expel you on trumped-up charges. We absolutely cannot tolerate this kind of loss."

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