After traveling through time, I became Han Zhang’s grandson?

The busy streets, the coming and going crowds, and the bustling city of Bianjing constitute a painting called "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" by Zhang Zeduan.

On a deserted street next to the Sheng family's house, Han Ming, Sheng Changbai, and Sheng Changfeng, along with their attendants, were gazing into the distance, as if waiting for someone to arrive.

Han Ming and Sheng Changbai were talking in low voices about their previous lessons, while Sheng Changfeng was pacing back and forth with a sleepy look on his face and yawning.

Suddenly, the three people's eyes lit up. Sheng Changfeng's face lit up with joy. He quickly turned around and shouted to Han Ming and Sheng Changbai, "Second Brother Gu is here!" Then he rushed forward excitedly.

Han Ming and Sheng Changbai also went forward with joy, only to see two horses coming from the corner of the street, and the handsome young man in the lead was none other than Gu Tingye, the second son of the Ningyuan Marquis in Bianjing City.

"Changfeng, Zecheng, Jingyuan!" Gu Tingye looked at his close friends with a smile on his face.

"Slow down!" Sheng Changbai saw Sheng Changfeng holding the horse rein for Gu Tingye and reminded him softly.

Gu Tingye dismounted quickly and stood in front of several people, then started talking to Han Ming and Sheng Changbai with a smile.

"Why did you only bring Shi Tou? Where's your luggage?" Han Ming looked around in surprise. The burly young man on the other horse was Gu Tingye's personal servant Shi Tou.

"There's not much luggage." Gu Tingye said nonchalantly.

"You won't come back empty-handed, will you?" Sheng Changbai asked doubtfully.

"Just a few boxes, and a...family." Gu Tingye said casually, but when he mentioned family, his tone paused slightly and his eyebrows raised slightly.

As soon as these words were spoken, Han Ming and Sheng Changbai's expressions changed, and they quickly pulled him to a corner.

"Why do you have a family?" Han Ming asked in a low voice.

Gu Tingye shook his shoulders, raised his head slightly and smiled, "I met her before in Bianjing City. I felt sorry for her, so I gave her some silver to send her away."

"Later, her wicked brother cheated her out of all her wealth, and she ran to Bailudong Academy to find me."

"Her brother squandered all his money and jumped off a cliff to his death. I felt really sorry for her and felt desperate, so..."

"Just take her in."

At the end, Gu Tingye spoke a little embarrassedly.

Then Han Ming smiled helplessly, and Sheng Changbai made two "tsk tsk" sounds, with a speechless look on his face. The three of them looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

Finally, Gu Tingye took the initiative to speak: "She didn't come with me. I put her and those boxes in the same place."

Hearing this, Sheng Changbai said helplessly, "That's all just idle talk. Master Zhuang is about to start his lecture at noon. The rules are very strict. You must not be late. Come in quickly."

As soon as he finished speaking, Sheng Changbai called his long-time attendant "Hanniu" and Han Ming called "Yongzeng", and they each whispered an order.

Gu Tingye also asked Shitou to go back and clean up the house so as not to be fooled.

"Hey! Second Brother Gu, where did you get this handkerchief? This embroidery method is rare!"

After seeing Gu Tingye and Shitou finish their conversation, Sheng Changfeng took out a handkerchief he had taken from the horse's back and asked.

"Could it be that Chief Wei embroidered it himself?" Sheng Changfeng said this with an expression that only men understand.

"I'm of no use to you. If you like me, I'll give it to you!" Gu Tingye said casually.

"Hey! Hehehe!" Hearing this, Sheng Changfeng couldn't stop laughing foolishly.

"You two, hurry up! It's already midnight." Han Ming patted Gu Tingye and entered the school first.

. . . . . .

As the four of them were chatting and laughing, they passed by a garden and saw a woman sleeping under a tree, lying on the back of another woman. There was a young man next to her, fanning her carefully.

Gu Tingye's eyes lit up, and he quickly waved to the people behind him, quietly moved over, and then slapped the young man on the back: "Yuan Ruo!"

"Haha, why are you here?"

Gu Tingye's move scared Qi Heng to death, and even the sleeping Sheng Minglan woke up and climbed up from Xiaotao's back.

When Qi Heng turned around, he saw Gu Tingye laughing loudly, Sheng Changfeng trying to hold back his laughter, and Han Ming watching the fun.

"Second Uncle!" Qi Heng was very surprised, and then said with joy: "I should be the one asking you this!"

"Hahaha, come here!" Gu Tingye opened his hands, indicating a hug, and the two hugged each other happily.

"Second Uncle, I'm studying here now!" Qi Heng took the initiative to explain after they separated.

"Hey? Young Master, why are you calling me Second Uncle?" Sheng Changfeng asked with a smile.

"Well, our two families are related by ancestry, and in our generation, I happen to be the nephew." Qi Heng explained the origin nonchalantly.

Then he realized that the beautiful lady was still beside him, and hurriedly introduced her to Gu Tingye: "Second uncle, this is Xiaoliu from the Sheng family."

"Sixth Miss!" Gu Tingye greeted Sheng Minglan with a smile.

"Uncle, how are you?" Sheng Minglan said while bowing.

This scene made Han Ming, who was watching from the side, shake his head slightly. It was really interesting. These three people met like this...

"Ahem...ah..." Sheng Changbai saw that the three were still chatting, especially when he heard Minglan following Qi Heng in calling Gu Tingye 'Second Uncle', he couldn't help but clear his throat and change the subject.

"Don't delay any longer. If Master Zhuang is late to see someone, he will definitely punish you."

Gu Tingye and the other two looked tense and turned their gaze to Sheng Changbai who was still talking.

"But the scholar won't be here early today. Since you're tired, why don't you go back and take a nap for half a cup of tea before going back?"

These words made Sheng Minglan's face tighten, and she stood there with her head down, feeling a little at a loss.

"Xiao Tao!"

"Hey!"

"Take care of your girl."

"Yes!"

After Sheng Changbai finished speaking, Qi Heng quickly bowed and said, "Sixth sister, we'll take our leave now."

Sheng Minglan nodded in return, dumbfounded, as if she was completely out of her mind.

"Let's go!" Qi Heng pulled Gu Tingye and followed Sheng Changfeng away.

Sheng Changbai was left staring at Sheng Minglan seriously, as if he wanted to say something, but Han Ming simply pulled him away.

"Don't be late, hurry up."

"Hey? Don't pull me!"

Seeing everyone leave, Xiao Tao said happily: "Okay, girl, now that I understand what Second Brother means, you can just lean on me and take a nap for a while."

Sheng Minglan smoothed her bangs with her small hands and patted Xiaotao: "Are you really taking a nap?"

"Second brother... Second brother was trying to help me avoid suspicion, fearing that others would see me and the young master walking together, so as to avoid gossip and trouble."

"The young master came over just now, and you didn't tell me. If you do this again next time, I will...I will kick you out."

Sheng Minglan said this with some complaints, and finally pretended to threaten Xiaotao fiercely.

Xiao Tao said with an unconvinced look on her face: "The fourth and fifth girls were still chatting and laughing with the young master!"

"Last year during the Lantern Festival, I ran into the young master while visiting the lanterns on the Imperial Street. The queen and her husband were watching. The fourth and fifth girls even pestered the young master to buy lanterns, but you, my girl, refused to take any."

Xiao Tao mumbled to the end.

"How can it be the same? One of them is noble, the other respectable, and has parents to look after them. I only have my grandmother, and I can't cause trouble for her, right?"

Sheng Minglan's heartfelt words left Xiao Tao speechless, and she could only silently answer with a "yes".

"Mr. Gu has returned from his studies, and my wife has passed away a long time ago..."

Sheng Minglan's face was filled with nostalgia, as if she was thinking of what happened in Yangzhou that year. Her eyes flashed, and Han Ming's figure was reflected in the girl's pupils.

Back then, Han Ming and Gu Tingye tried their best to help the young Sheng Minglan find a doctor to save Wei Xiaoniang, but they were still one step too late, and Wei Xiaoniang ended up with two lives.

Afterwards, she only remembered that the weather was gloomy that day, and outside the Sheng Mansion in Yangzhou, a young man sat in the rain for a long time, watching his mother's funeral from afar without saying a word.

After that day, the virtuous and virtuous genius of Bianjing disappeared without a trace, replaced by a dissolute and reckless son of an official...