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

The city of Bianjing was a little cool in the early morning, and the early-rising merchants began their busy day.

In front of the gate of Linqi Pavilion in the inner courtyard of the Sheng family, Sheng Hong's concubine Lin Qinshuang, also known as Lin Xiaoniang, was walking back and forth anxiously, looking a little uneasy.

After a while, the dizzy Sheng Changfeng came from a distance, grinning foolishly, supported by servants and entered the inner courtyard.

Lin Qinshuang was so angry that she swung her handkerchief and hit Sheng Changfeng in the face: "Where have you been? Huh?"

"I've been waiting for you here all night without closing my eyes. I wanted to send someone to look for you, but I was afraid of alerting your father and giving the people from Wei Rui Xuan something to hold against me."

"Where have you been?" Lin Qinshuang's mouth was booming like a machine gun, and she angrily sprayed Sheng Changfeng without even taking a breath, and finally ended it by throwing a handkerchief in his face.

Seeing his mother angry, Sheng Changfeng regained his composure and said speechlessly, "Didn't I tell you that before I left yesterday?"

"Qiu Sanlang wants to host a banquet for his friends and ask me to accompany him. He does this every day, so why make such a fuss?"

Sheng Changfeng, who had just sobered up, said something and shook his body, and it seemed that he would fall to the ground in the next second.

As Sheng Changfeng explained, a strong smell of alcohol wafted out, causing Lin Xiaoniang to cover her nose with a look of disgust.

"When do you usually...when do you usually stay out all night?"

"Did you sleep in some little bitch's bed last night?" Lin Xiaoniang became more and more excited and furious as she spoke.

"Aiya, mother, why do you have to be so harsh?"

Sheng Changfeng retorted somewhat displeasedly, and the next sentence instantly irritated Lin Qinshuang.

"She's not a little bitch, she's an otaku! Hehehe!" Sheng Changfeng looked nostalgic.

"You! You! You're such a loser! You failed the exam, and you still go out drinking and whoring. If your father finds out, what will happen to you? Have you ever thought about it?"

Lin Qinshuang stretched out her finger and kept tapping Sheng Changfeng's forehead. Finally, Sheng Changfeng became annoyed and waved his hand to open her hand.

"I know, I know. Who is Mr. Qiu? His father and uncle are both retainers of the King of Yan..."

After hearing Sheng Changfeng's words, Lin Qinshuang and her personal maid Zhou Xuenniang stood there in a daze, at a loss as to what to do.

"The current emperor has no son, and Prince Yan has ascended the throne. He is the new emperor. I have my reasons for making friends with this group of people."

"Didn't mother say that if I didn't pass the exam, I would need my brother-in-law's support? I...wouldn't need his!"

Sheng Changfeng said this dazedly but firmly, and then he staggered into the yard. A servant beside him quickly reached out to hold him back: "Slow down, be careful!"

He was helped into the yard, limping.

Lin Qinshuang's face was filled with shock and disbelief, and then she became at a loss: "Prince Yan?"

After a moment's thought, he quickly said to his personal maid, Zhou Xuenniang, "Hurry up and make some hangover soup for Third Brother!"

"Yes, don't worry, young lady." Zhou Xuenniang bowed quickly and rushed back to the inner courtyard.

Lin Qinshuang had a frightened expression, with her hands on her chest and a frown on her face.

. . . . . .

At the same time, the Duke of Qi and his wife, and Lord Gu, the Marquis of Ningyuan, successively visited the chief examiner of the imperial examination and asked why their sons failed.

Qi Heng's problem was that although his essay was brilliant and elegant, it was too ornate and unstable, and lacked refinement, so he failed the exam.

Gu Tingye's problem is basically the same as in the original novel. Because he spoke up for the dissolute talent Yang Wuduan, he angered the emperor and was directly punished to take the imperial examination again when he was fifty years old.

After Gu Tingye learned about this, he realized that he had been framed and missed out on the top three.

He couldn't help but quarrel with his elder brother Gu Tingyu and his father, left the Gu family, and returned to his own courtyard outside.

The sky was gloomy and dark, and the sound of dripping rain filled the entire courtyard.

In the pavilion, two men were drinking silently.

After a while, the somewhat decadent man raised his glass and said, "I regret it! I regret it so much! Haha..."

Looking at Gu Tingye who was laughing softly, Han Ming's hand holding the wine bowl tightened unconsciously, and his knuckles gradually turned white.

"Zhong Huai..." Han Ming didn't know how to start comforting him, so he could only pat the other person's shoulder hard.

"I regret not listening to you and speaking without restraint, speaking up for Mr. Wuduan, which led to the disaster today... Hehe, hahaha..."

Gu Tingye had tears in his eyes and kept blaming himself. The disappointment in his so-called 'family' and the hatred towards himself made his heart torn into pieces.

"Your elder brother's behavior is excessive." Han Ming raised his head and drank a bowl of wine with a deep tone.

"I originally thought that the Gu family looked down on me because of my misbehavior and bad character, but now it seems that they don't even consider me a member of the Gu family!"

Gu Tingye's eyes were bloodshot, and he clutched the wine bowl tightly: "Jingyuan, do you understand? Can you understand?! They are my blood-related father and brothers!"

"One framed me like this, and the other never took me seriously. My heart aches."

"But I'm the one who's hurting more. If I don't make progress, it will seem like my mother deserves to die! It will also seem like I'm unworthy of being the legitimate son of the Marquisate!"

Gu Tingye spoke in a hurried tone, and he felt that there was darkness ahead, with no light at all.

"Everyone in this courtyard is deceiving themselves. They all think that this will make them seem like they've forgotten the fact that they married my mother for money!"

"I'm really not ambitious. I feel so sorry for my grandfather and my mother. They both hope that I will pass the imperial examination and bring honor to my Bai family."

"But I, just because of a joke, completely ruined my future. I am just like what the Gu family said, I am a rebellious son!"

Gu Tingye held his head, looking extremely painful.

His words made Han Ming grit his teeth slightly: "I will go and plead with the government for you."

"Jingyuan!" Gu Tingye grabbed Han Ming who was about to get up, smiled bitterly and shook his head.

“Enough, enough…”

"Zhong Huai..." The time when Han Ming felt so uncomfortable was that time in Yangzhou many years ago, when he saw with his own eyes the Sheng Mansion carrying Wei Xiaoniang's coffin out.

"If your mother were still alive, she would definitely not want to see you in such pain."

"As a mother, I believe she wants to see you live a peaceful and happy life."

Han Ming comforted Gu Tingye in a low voice. He didn't know whether his words would work or not, but he just didn't want his good brother to continue like this.

"Zhong Huai, you must firmly believe that 'I was born with talent and it will be useful'! There are 360 ​​professions in the world, and every profession has its top scholar. If you fail the imperial examination, you can always join the army, which is also a way out."

Han Ming still told Gu Tingye about the future path he would take, hoping that he could really cheer up.

Hearing Han Ming's words, a glimmer of light seemed to flicker in Gu Tingye's dim eyes.

"Join the army?" Gu Tingye murmured.

"Yes, join the army! Instead of wasting time on the imperial examinations, why not go to the battlefield and earn a great reputation, a great honor!"

Gu Tingye let go of Han Ming's hand and lay back on the bamboo chair, staring blankly at the distant sky. It seemed that a few bright stars flickered in the dark clouds...

The two people in the pavilion outside the house were still talking intimately, but Zhu Manniang, who was watching her child sleep inside the house, had an anxious and unwilling look on her face.

After hearing the conversation between the two, she knew that Gu Tingye would probably never become a high-ranking official in this life, and she felt very nervous.

Because the biggest reason why she chose to follow Gu Tingye from the beginning to the end was that he had a father who was a marquis and a noble status as the legitimate son of a marquis.

She originally thought that she could climb up the social ladder, marry into a marquis's mansion, and become a god-like figure in the city of Bianjing.

But she never expected that Gu Tingye was so disliked by the old marquis.

Later, he thought that Gu Tingye could become an official through imperial examinations and return to the Marquis' Mansion, so he still had a chance.

But now he heard that he had failed the exam and might never be able to take it again. If he listened to that so-called Han Ming and joined the army, wouldn't it be even more difficult?

This made Zhu Manniang feel unwilling and she had to do something.

"At this point, I can only take one gamble, one chance..." Zhu Manniang turned her gaze to the gold lock pendant on her daughter Rongjie's neck.

The gloomy sky and rain outside were just like Gu Tingye’s mood at the moment.

"Jingyuan..." Gu Tingye said with a heavy heart

"Well, I'm..." Han Ming replied gently.

"I want to take Man Niang, her child and the nanny back to the countryside of Yangzhou..." Gu Tingye said with some relaxation.

“Don’t think about it anymore, give yourself a chance.”

"I think you're right. If my mother were still alive, she would definitely want me to be happy for the rest of my life. Yangzhou is great. It's quiet there, and I can regroup."

Looking at Gu Tingye who had regained some spirits, Han Ming smiled with relief and patted him: "If you need anything, feel free to ask."

"I'll keep it in mind!" Gu Tingye raised his bowl and clinked it with the other person, grinned, and drank it down with his head tilted back.

Unconsciously, the dark clouds in the distant sky slowly dissipated and the rain gradually subsided. At this moment, it seemed that even God wanted to give people an atmosphere of clearing up after the rain.

Han Ming left the courtyard in the middle of the night. Before leaving, he carefully reminded Gu Tingye: "This is your family matter. It's not convenient for me, an outsider, to butt in."

"But, Madam Zhu, I think you should be more careful and cautious."

It was still difficult for Han Ming to say this openly. No one believed that Zhu Manniang had bad intentions, bad thoughts, and was a great evil woman.

Not to mention that Gu Tingye now values ​​and cherishes Zhu Manniang so much. Once these words are spoken, I'm afraid he will take action directly.

But if he didn't remind her, Gu Tingye would be harmed by this vicious woman again, and he couldn't bear it.

"Jingyuan, you're worrying too much. My concubine is weak and can't take care of herself. Don't worry too much."

When Han Ming heard Gu Tingye say the classic quotes from his previous life, the corners of his mouth twitched. Hearing it in person was completely different from watching it on TV in his previous life.

"I won't tell you much."

Han Ming was still worried, so he turned to Nanny Chang who was holding an umbrella for Gu Tingye and said with a smile: "Nanny, your son won't listen to my advice, please listen to me."

Nanny Chang was a cautious person. She knew that the eldest son of the Han family was truly concerned about her son, so she smiled and replied, "Don't worry, I will definitely pay attention."

"No, are you two just ignoring me like this?" Gu Tingye deliberately frowned and spread his hands.

"Haha, come on, it would be great if you really listened to my advice."

Han Ming smiled bitterly, left the courtyard with Yong Zeng who was holding an umbrella, and got on the carriage.

Gu Tingye and Nanny Chang stood at the door, watching the carriage slowly disappear into the depths of the alley.

"This young man from the Han family really cares about you." Nanny Chang looked at Gu Tingye with satisfaction.

"Well, Jingyuan is a good person with a good heart, but he's too stubborn. I'm afraid he's going to have a hard time in the future."

Gu Tingye sighed softly, turned around and said to Nanny Chang, "Mammy, our family of five should go back to the countryside in Yangzhou and find a place to live a quiet life, okay?"

Nanny Chang nodded firmly and said with a pleased smile: "Okay, I'll listen to Brother Ye."

"As long as you can live happily, I can live in any way."

Hearing such thoughtful and considerate words, Gu Tingye smiled happily...