Chapter 169 170. Revealed
I thought this was just an episode. As the eldest son of Marquis Wu'an, he would definitely not pay attention to insignificant people like them.
The class was just over. Gu Wenheng packed up his things and was about to go down the mountain when he was stopped by Lu Ping.
"Brother Wenheng, wait for me."
Gu Wenheng turned around and looked at him in confusion? ?
"Brother Wenheng, I just heard Mr. Nan mention your name several times. There are some things I don't quite understand yet. Please feel free to enlighten me."
Lu Ping laughed, but in his heart he secretly admired this Daocheng champion and wanted to sell him well first.
Gu Wenheng didn't expect that just by answering a few more questions, he could be regarded as giving advice.
But since the other person had already spoken, Gu Wenheng could only politely reply, "I just happened to know those questions by chance, but I dare not ask for your advice."
"That's too modest," Lu Ping came over and walked side by side with him, "I just happen to have something I want to ask you in private, let's talk while we walk."
Gu Wenheng looked at Bai Jinglie and Shan Ke'an who had already turned and left, "Aren't you going to follow?"
Lu Ping was stunned for a moment, then he immediately laughed, "It's okay, they will wait for me when they come down the mountain anyway, we can just talk while walking."
Gu Wenheng: "..." Doesn't it look like I'm holding him back?
Deng Yuanhang, "..." It seemed that this had nothing to do with him, so he would not share the hardship with Junior Brother Wen Heng.
"Wenheng, I remembered that I have some things to do at home, so I'll leave first." Deng Yuanhang didn't think for a long time and left his fellow brothers without any loyalty.
Gu Wenheng, "..." I really want to shake Erkang's hand off, alas!
"It's just right for us to talk while walking," Lu Ping looked at Deng Yuanhang who was walking away with some regret. He originally wanted to tell him some gossip about him, but it seems there is no need to waste his words.
"Brother Wenheng, since you became famous in Daocheng, many families in the city have been keeping an eye on you."
Gu Wenheng looked at him sideways. He was just a small scholar. Lu Ping was exaggerating.
"Don't disbelieve it. If you hadn't run fast, you would have been captured by others to be made the son-in-law of a royal family." Lu Ping couldn't help shuddering when he thought about the misfortune that almost befell him because of these people's departure.
Gu Wenheng, "...This doesn't seem to have much to do with me. After all, I have a family."
Lu Ping looked him up and down. "You are not as handsome as me, but you are smarter, taller, and your nose seems to be a little higher. But why are you so popular?"
Gu Wenheng, "..."
"Okay, I won't joke with you anymore," Lu Ping carefully looked around and found that there was no one around, so he said mysteriously, "When Governor Xiao held a banquet that day, the second young lady of his family hid in the back and observed you. It is said that she was attracted by your gentle and elegant appearance, and she made a bold statement at that time that she would marry no one but you."
"This is about the reputation of a lady from a noble family, so be careful with your words, Brother Lu."
"Go, everyone, stop pretending to be ignorant. Why did you leave at night? Did you hear the news?"
Gu Wenheng looked bewildered. "I had been away from home for a long time. It's normal to return home."
"Then do you want to know? What did the second daughter of the prefect do later? This is closely related to you." Lu Ping wanted to see a trace of panic in the other party's eyes, but was disappointed.
Unexpectedly, the other party shook his head calmly, "This day is no different from any other day, you may have made a mistake."
"Speaking of this, you still have to thank me."
Gu Wenheng: "..." I finally know why this guy is here, to ask for a favor.
"The second daughter of the prefect has already sent her servants to try to separate you two. If they can't separate you, she will let her servants create some accidents..."
At this point, Lu Ping finally caught the ruthlessness in Gu Wenheng's expression, but he just listened silently and did not open his mouth to ask.
"I happened to know about this, and I used a little trick to tell the prefect's wife about it, which helped to suppress the matter temporarily.
Just for this reason, shouldn't Brother Wen Heng remember a favor for me?"
Gu Wenheng clasped his hands together and bowed, "Thank you, Brother Lu, for your help. Otherwise, I would have suffered a lot."
Although Gu Wenheng was not sure about the authenticity of this matter, judging from the other party's expression, it was true.
When he thought about how he and Qianqian were almost framed, Gu Wenheng became more resolute in his previous thoughts.
Originally, he just wanted to tease Gu Wenheng, but he didn't expect the other party to thank him so seriously. Lu Ping felt a little embarrassed.
He hurriedly helped the man up and said, "Actually, this is just a coincidence. My subordinates told me after finding out about it. I just passed the news on quietly..."
"No matter what the reason is, we escaped the disaster because of your action. We deserve your thanks." Gu Wenheng didn't understand. With so many unmarried scholars at the banquet, why did a young lady from an official family set her eyes on him?
"But you don't have to worry now. I just got the news that Magistrate Xiao has been demoted to a small county magistrate. He should have moved to his remote county with his family by now, and he won't be a threat to you in the future."
Seeing the worry in the other person's eyes, Lu Ping simply told him what happened next.
At this time, no one expected that the troublemaker Xiao Wanyu, whom they were discussing now, did not go to the remote county government as they had expected, but shamelessly followed her stepmother to Shangjing, under the pretext of sending her own sister to marry.
With such a fate in between, Gu Wenheng didn't want to just listen to the other person chattering, and occasionally responded with a few words. As they chatted, Lu Ping actually thought that he had found a soulmate, and he was just about to follow Gu Wenheng all the way home.
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"You're a good kid. In just one day, I found you a new playmate." As soon as Lu Ping returned to his residence, Shan Ke'an was standing at the door blocking him.
"This shows that I'm popular and good at socializing. You must be envious, right?" Lu Ping walked past him into his room with a smug look on his face and poured himself a cup of tea. He had been saying this all the way and was already dying of thirst.
He gulped down two cups, then wiped his mouth in satisfaction, "Why are you here? Why don't you go out for a walk with the prince?"
Shan Ke'an, "Please forgive me. I've been having endless social events all day. My alcohol tolerance has been increasing since I got here. But even so, even if my body is strong, I can't handle it."
After all, his cousin Bai Jinglie has the status of a prince, and most people don't have the courage to force him to drink.
But it was different for me. As the prince's cousin, these people seemed to be putting all their strength on me. They kept pouring one cup after another. Who could bear it?
(End of this chapter)
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