Fu Ge'er shook his head slowly beside him and said with regret, "Those who know when to yield are the heroes. Brother Heng doesn't know how powerful it is. Although my aunt's methods may not be the top three in our mansion, they are more than enough to deal with a weak scholar like you."

Qin Heng remained unmoved, tilting his head and saying, "You should know that wealth and power cannot corrupt, nor can force... Oh, oh... No, no, Grandma, good sister, I'll tell you, okay?"

Gu Baozhu gave a satisfied hum, withdrew her two fingers, and said lightly, "Why didn't you say so earlier? You could have suffered less."

Qin Heng grinned, his smile more like a grimace, and said, "Grandma, Sister Baozhu, I'm truly impressed by you. It's one thing to be good at polo, but how come your hand skills are so amazing too?"

Gu Baozhu winked and asked with a smile, "Unyielding to power?"

Qin Siyuan couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Qin Heng retorted defiantly, "Don't think I'm afraid of you. I'm just thinking that if you have the ability to help me, this matter will definitely succeed."

Qin Yuan couldn't help but laugh too.

Qin Heng has shown his talent for being stubborn and putting on a brave face since he was very young.

Gu Baozhu said, "What are you saying? I'm very busy, and I might not be able to help you."

Qin Heng softened his voice and pleaded, "Since you've already saved my cousin once, why not do it again?"

Hearing that it was related to Qin Siyuan, Gu Baozhu's eyes lit up and she said, "Then tell me about it first."

Qin Siyuan, who was involved, asked in surprise, "How is this related to me?"

Qin Heng rubbed his wrist and said in pain, "Does my brother think that those people today were just passing by and suddenly decided to make things difficult for you?"

Qin Siyuan was greatly surprised upon hearing this.

Qin Yuan immediately said, "Alright, why don't we all go to the hall and sit down to talk slowly?"

Gu Baozhu became interested, took Lan Jie'er's hand and said, "Third sister-in-law is right. Let's sit down and discuss it slowly. You can rest assured that if anyone deliberately opposes Brother Siyuan, I have always liked to stand up for justice and will naturally not stand idly by."

Lan Jie'er swayed her little braid and said in a crisp voice, "My aunt is a female knight-errant who has fought her way through the noble ladies' circles of the capital. She loves to uphold justice and help those in need whenever she sees injustice. With my aunt's help, the bad guys will definitely know what's what."

Qin Yuan glanced at Gu Baozhu with amusement.

Qin Heng immediately gave a thumbs up and flattered, "I knew you were the most kind-hearted person, otherwise you wouldn't have stepped in for my cousin Siyuan time and time again."

Gu Baozhu blushed, but she was also pleased. She immediately said, "Hey! Even for my third sister-in-law's sake, I can't just watch my own relative suffer."

“That makes perfect sense,” Qin Heng said sincerely. “Then I can’t stand by and watch my cousin Siyuan be harmed by the Xu family.”

Qin Siyuan: "...I...I haven't even exchanged more than a few words with the Xu family, so where did they...they...come from?"

Gu Baozhu puffed out her cheeks and raised her eyebrows, sighing, "Brother Qin is well-read, but he doesn't understand the ways of street ruffians. The Gu family and the Xu family are in a lawsuit over my sixth sister-in-law's dowry money, and there's also the matter of my sixth sister-in-law's niece going missing... It's a long story, let's break it down slowly."

Fu Ge'er, though small in stature, was quite shrewd. He put on an embarrassed look and shook his head, saying, "What a misfortune for our family! What a misfortune for our family! We've made a fool of ourselves in front of the Qin family brothers."

Everyone calls each other by their own names; the generational hierarchy is completely messed up.

As everyone entered the hall, Mo Zhu hurriedly ordered tea to be served. After everyone sat down, Xiao Dong frowned and asked, "Is Xu Tang the Xu Lang who was so popular with the Emperor for playing football in the palace and was allowed to stay there permanently?"

Qin Heng asked curiously, "How does Xiao Dong know this? Has he become so famous already?"

Xiao Dong said, "He was playing football in the palace. In order to please the emperor, he injured his opponent's ankle. He searched everywhere for a cure but couldn't find anyone. Later, he somehow ended up at Renhetang. My master saw it and said that there was a piece of iron hidden in his shoe, which is why he injured the person so badly. He was too insidious."

Qin Heng clenched his fists tightly and said, "Although he acts domineeringly in the sports club, he hasn't acted like this yet."

Xiao Dong said, "Of course, it's because the people in the football club are not as good as him at football. If he wants to win people's hearts, he naturally doesn't need to do this."

Xiao Dong, who often accompanied Doctor Li in and out of the mansion, was more adept at understanding human relationships than Qin Heng.

Gu Baozhu said, "I heard that many of the Xu family's sons work in the marketplace, and they inevitably have some bad habits. It's really hard to guard against Brother Qin being targeted by such people."

Qin Yuan frowned.

Lord Gu had said he would send some people to protect the Qin family to prevent them from being implicated. She had also sent someone to deliver a letter to the Qin family, telling them to stay away from the Xu family, but somehow Qin Siyuan had offended the Xu family again, and Gu Baozhu just happened to run into them.

"What exactly happened today? I can't ask in detail in front of the old lady, so I'll explain it to you now."

Gu Baozhu said, "I didn't want to stay in the manor today, nor did I want to be with You Da and the others. I happened to hear Cuiming instructing someone to go to the Imperial Academy to invite Heng Ge'er to come to the manor to ride a horse. So I stopped the person and went to the Imperial Academy myself. I didn't expect to run into Brother Qin being harassed by someone outside the gate."

These past few days, she had been practicing martial arts diligently, but she still couldn't withstand a single move from Gu Shiliu. Feeling frustrated, she saw people causing trouble for the students at the entrance of the Imperial Academy and naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to show off her skills.

He became even more smug after discovering that the person he had rescued was Qin Siyuan.

Qin Siyuan frowned and said, "Actually, I still don't quite understand. The leader called my name, I responded, and then they surrounded me."

Qin Heng said with certainty: "Those people are from the Xu family. I've seen two of them before. At that time... I was actually hiding not far away, planning to find someone to help you, but I didn't expect Sister Baozhu to fall from the sky."

At this point, Gu Baozhu exclaimed, "Then when you saw me looking for you, you pretended to be surprised."

Qin Heng blushed and argued, "Of course I was surprised. I didn't know you were looking for me, and I never expected my brother-in-law to take me horseback riding."

"It's a pity that my third brother hasn't come back yet, so I'm afraid I won't be able to take you horseback riding today. Fortunately, my sister-in-law asked me to teach you."

Gu Baozhu gloated.

Qin Heng responded weakly.

I really don't understand what's so great about this that makes Gu Baozhu happy.

Qin Yuan coughed lightly a few times and said, "Heng-ge'er, you've been following Xu Tang for so many days, what kind of information have you found out? Father said he can't stop you, he can only let you go, and he just hopes you won't get stuck. Your brother-in-law is also afraid that you'll go astray, and he was originally thinking of having a good talk with you today."

Mentioning the Xu family, Kang Ge'er and Fu Ge'er looked gloomy and remained silent, waiting for Qin Heng's answer.