Living a good life in Bianjing, he still lived a life of debauchery.
Even if Gu Tingye was stupid, he knew that he had been deceived by his mistress.
Of course, at that time he had not completely given up on his mistress.
After all, she gave birth to two children for him.
So Gu Tingye decided to give his mistress another chance.
So he set up a trap to test the other party's feelings towards him.
As a result, something went wrong during the test.
The concubine finally tried to take away his property and run away with the children.
Fortunately, this game was originally arranged by Gu Tingye13, so there was no trouble.
The final result was that the concubine was driven out of Bianjing.
Now, no one knows whether he is dead or alive.
However, Lu Xiao guessed that most people were gone.
Because this matter has alarmed Gu Tingye's father.
Lord Gu has led the army for many years and has always been a decisive and ruthless person. Now that he knows about this, he will definitely not allow this hidden danger to remain.
When Lu Xiao said this, Gu Tingye's heart was immediately moved.
"Then I'll try it?"
Lu Xiao raised his hand and patted him, saying, "That's right. I'll accompany you then. I've been in Bianjing City for so long, and I've never participated in a polo match."
The three of them made an agreement.
While the three of them were celebrating their place on the list, Sheng Changfeng was hanging out with his gang of cronies in a brothel in Bianjing City.
"Hmph, my father is just a lowly fifth-rank official in the court. He's self-righteous and never tries to curry favor with others. All he does is force me to study hard. And I'm a bastard. This world is truly unfair."
After failing the exam, Sheng Changfeng's mood naturally needs no explanation.
Very bad.
Especially since Sheng Changbai made the list, the atmosphere at home was filled with joy, which made him extremely jealous.
That's why he came here tonight with a bunch of his friends to have some wine and women to cheer him up.
Unfortunately, his alcohol tolerance is average, and he started talking nonsense before he even drank much.
At this moment, someone in the room shouted, "Exactly. As the saying goes, kings, princes, generals, and ministers are born with different bloodlines. What's wrong with being a concubine's son? Does a legitimate son necessarily succeed? I've never seen your brother smile, and your brother-in-law is so arrogant he never even looks at us. Even if someone like that passes the imperial examination, he'll have trouble making it in the officialdom."
After hearing this, Sheng Changfeng said, "My second brother is indeed serious, but my brother-in-law is not arrogant. You don't know how powerful he is. If you knew, you wouldn't think he's arrogant. He is really awesome."
Lu Xiao had also met Sheng Changfeng's friends a few times.
He naturally didn't bother to deal with this kind of dandy boy who had no talent.
That's why these people have opinions about him.
But for Sheng Changfeng, he truly admired Lu Xiao.
Especially after witnessing Lu Xiao's fighting power last time, he was completely impressed.
Therefore, even though he was drunk at the moment, he didn't dare to say anything bad about Lu Xiao.
However, the others did not listen to what he said, but continued to speak.
"I think what Brother Youguang said makes sense, but it's a pity. The situation was originally very good, but now it has all changed. Otherwise, we wouldn't have to drink alone here."
Sheng Changfeng asked in confusion: "What has changed?"
Someone immediately interrupted, "What else could it be? A while ago, news came out from the palace that three noble ladies were simultaneously pregnant with the emperor's child. How could the emperor be so capable? He's already over forty years old, and he can still get pregnant. If it weren't for this, based on the previous situation, Prince Yan would definitely have become the crown prince. Now everything depends on fate."
When this person said this, his tone was full of regret.
However, they didn't notice that at that moment, a waiter was listening carefully outside the door, remembering every word of who was present and what was said, without missing a single word.
A night of silence.
Because we were so happy, we drank till late at night during yesterday's celebration party.
Towards the end, even Sheng Changbai was drunk as a jellyfish.
He rarely indulges himself like this on ordinary days.
Lu Xiao was fine, but he was too lazy to send two drunks home.
So the three of them settled down in Fanlou.
By the time I woke up, it was already afternoon.
However, as soon as they walked out of the Fanlou gate, they saw a man running towards them in a hurry.
The person who came was Sheng Changbai's servant.
He ran up to the group and immediately spoke to Sheng Changbai in a low voice.
"Second Young Master, I finally found you. Something happened at home. Please return quickly."
Sheng Changbai asked immediately after hearing this.
"What happened?"
The servant boy quickly replied, "The master was summoned away by an eunuch after the morning court session today and hasn't returned yet. The house is in complete chaos."
When these words came out, Sheng Changbai immediately panicked.
Being called away by an eunuch alone was clearly an official act.
Sheng Quan was only a minor official of the fifth rank, so logically the emperor would not meet with him alone.
So this is definitely not a good thing.
If nothing unexpected happened, it must be because something had angered the government.
"No, I have to go back quickly."
After saying that, Sheng Changbai immediately took a step forward and ran towards the Sheng family.
Behind him, Gu Tingye's face also showed anxiety.
"What happened? How could such a change happen?"
Yesterday's good mood disappeared in an instant.
At this time, Lu Xiao said, "You go back first. I'll go to the Sheng family to take a look."
Gu Tingye said: "I'll go with you and see if I can help."
Then the two of them chased in the direction of Sheng Changbai.
The three of them just ran all the way, their speed no slower than if they were not riding horses.
The streets of Bianjing were bustling with people, and riding a horse wasn't necessarily faster than the Qi Umbrella Bell (IV) running towards them.
After half an hour, the three finally arrived at the Sheng family.
As soon as I entered the inner hall, I saw the Sheng family, who were already in a state of panic.
As soon as she saw her son coming back, Mrs. Wang seemed to have found her backbone and immediately rushed over.
"Son, something happened to your father. I asked someone to find out that he had offended the emperor for some reason, and he was imprisoned in the palace. If he had been imprisoned for more than ten days, wouldn't he have starved to death?"
Madam Wang wailed.
But what was said was unavoidably funny.
She was actually worried that Sheng Quan would starve to death.
At this time, Mrs. Sheng, who was sitting in the house, said sternly.
"Don't talk nonsense! Even a prisoner wouldn't starve to death. The emperor is a kind and benevolent person. There was no tea in the imperial garden, and he was afraid the palace maids would be punished, so he preferred to endure it and go to the empress's palace to have tea without saying anything. Such a person would not act rashly. The most urgent thing is to find out the whole story."
Chapter 190 The old lady was frightened
After all, Old Madam Sheng had seen a lot of the world, and at this moment, she was the only one in the Sheng family who could think things through calmly.
But after hearing what Old Lady Sheng said, Madam Wang said hurriedly.
"But I've already used all the connections I could, and no one knows why the emperor is angry. If I want to find out, I'm afraid I can only go to the palace and see the emperor, but how can we be qualified to see him?"
As she spoke, Madam Wang began to cry again.
How could one meet the emperor so easily?
Seeing her like this, Old Lady Sheng immediately said, "You are the mistress of the household. You must not panic at this moment. Since the founding of this dynasty, there has been no precedent for killing civil officials. Why are you panicking? Now that a major event has occurred, you must pay the eldest lady's fee. What's the point of just panicking and crying?"
Madam Wang was naturally dissatisfied with this, but she did not dare to say anything.
At this moment, she saw Lu Xiao and Gu Tingye in the house.
Then she suddenly had an idea and immediately said to Gu Tingye.
"Brother Gu, you and my uncle Changbai are good friends. Now that your uncle is in trouble, you can't just stand by and watch."
Gu Tingye said without hesitation, "Aunt, if you have any instructions, please tell me. Tingye will definitely not refuse."
Madam Wang said quickly, "Well, you're such a good child. I'm sure you've heard it just now. I'm afraid this matter can only be clarified by an audience with the emperor. But how can our family be qualified to see the emperor? But you are different. Your father is the Marquis of Ningyuan, so he is qualified to see the emperor."
Gu Tingye understood.
Aunt Wang hoped to go back and ask her father for help.
Logically, given his friendship with Sheng Changbai, he should have given his all to this matter.
However, his relationship with his father was strained.
So he couldn't guarantee success.
He thought for a moment and then spoke frankly: "Aunt, I can go back and ask Father for help on this matter, but you know something about our family situation, so I can't guarantee that this will convince Father."
After hearing this, Madam Wang became anxious again.
"If even you can't do anything, what can I do?"
Just as she was about to wail again, Lu Xiao, who was standing beside her, finally spoke.
"Isn't it just entering the palace? It's actually not that difficult~"
He was really troubled by Madam Wang's howling.
Actually, he didn't want to get involved in this matter.
After all, this is the original plot.
The final result was also a surprise.
Because of this incident, Sheng Quan even caught the attention of the current government officials.
It is said that those who survive a great disaster will be blessed in the future.
But just now, Lu Xiao suddenly remembered that in the original timeline, Sheng Quan was implicated because Sheng Changfeng, after drinking, discussed the issue of the crown prince with others and spoke out in support of Prince Yan.
But the problem is that the official family already has a child.
Although he hasn't been born yet, not many people are paying attention to the matter of establishing a crown prince.
At least now, most people in Bianjing believe that Prince Yong and Prince Yan are not destined to be crown princes.
So logically this shouldn't happen.
Therefore, Lu Xiao guessed that there must be some other unexpected events.
Looking at it this way, he really couldn't ignore it.
If something unexpected happens this time, the Sheng family will be in trouble.
Although this possibility seemed small to Lu Xiao, no one could guarantee that it wouldn't happen.
As soon as Lu Xiao said this, he immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the room.
"Not difficult? That's entering the palace to see the emperor, how could it not be difficult!"
Madam Wang shouted immediately.
Lu Xiao said calmly, "It's really not difficult."
Then he turned and looked at Sheng Xiaoliu.
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