Gu Qinlan watched as Master Liao's face turned ashen with anger, and he almost fainted. She felt extremely guilty.
"Please calm down, Master, and take care of your health. I will take him home first, and then I will make sure he comes to you in person to apologize."
As for the suggestion to change schools, Gu Qinlan did not consider it.
Because Zheng Fenghui had no other schools to attend.
Other schools had already rejected Zheng Fenghui's application to enroll, but only this Master Liao accepted him out of momentary greed.
At this moment, Master Liao must be regretting his actions.
The tuition fees I earned probably wouldn't even be enough to buy medicine and supplements.
Despite feeling guilty, Gu Qinlan did not agree to change schools for Zheng Fenghui.
She really didn't want to lower herself and beg for help from others.
The hardships she endured in her previous life to help Ji Yinli pursue his studies were still vivid in her mind, and she did not want to experience that kind of pain again.
Unwilling to see Master Liao expel Zheng Fenghui from the classroom on the spot, Gu Qinlan hurriedly grabbed the still indignant Zheng Fenghui and fled the school in a flash.
Once outside the school gates, Zheng Fenghui abruptly shook off Gu Qinlan, saying, "What kind of behavior is this, pulling and tugging at me like that?"
Gu Qinlan had lost her patience with this unruly child and slapped him on the head: "How dare you speak to your elders like that? Are you going to kneel in the ancestral hall again?"
Zheng Fenghui was stunned for a moment, then awkwardly turned his head to the side.
Gu Qinlan asked calmly, "Speak, why did you talk back to the teacher?"
Zheng Fenghui was somewhat surprised: "You're concerned about me?"
Zheng Fenghui snorted coldly: "My affairs are none of your business."
Gu Qinlan glanced at him disdainfully: "You're overthinking it. I don't care about you, nor do I have any intention of interfering in your affairs. But now you are my nominal heir, and I can't ignore you, nor can you escape my discipline. If you're not satisfied, then swallow your anger for now and wait for your father to return before we make a decision."
Zheng Fenghui was speechless.
Gu Qinlan said patiently, "If you refuse to tell me, then I will have to write to my father. Do you know how urgent the war is? Do you know how cruel life and death are on the battlefield? Do you know that if your actions reach your father's ears, it will distract him? You should understand the consequences of being distracted on the battlefield, right?"
Zheng Fenghui said anxiously, "Then you can't just not tell him, can you?"
Gu Qinlan shook her head: "No. I am just a second wife. There are many things I don't want to get involved in, and it's inconvenient for me to get involved in. I'm worried that if I get involved too much, people will say I'm overstepping my bounds; if I get involved too little, they will say I'm not doing my job. So, I've decided to report to your father more often in the future and let him make the decisions. That way, no one can criticize me."
Zheng Fenghui was still young and was moved by Gu Qinlan's words: "Alright, I'll tell you. Don't complain to Father anymore. It's such a small matter, why should he worry about it?"
Gu Qinlan couldn't help but laugh: "A trivial matter? Zheng Fenghui, do you know how serious a crime it is to talk back to your teacher? She is your mentor. If you really hit her, do you know what consequences you will face?"
Zheng Fenghui was indignant, his eyes wide with anger: "Why is he biased towards others? He may be a teacher, but I don't recognize him as my teacher, and I will never accept such a teacher!"
Seeing his angry expression, Gu Qinlan asked, "Whom is he favoring? Why is he doing this?"
Zheng Fenghui clenched his fists and said angrily, "Lou Zhejie! He's biased towards Lou Zhejie! It was clearly that bastard Lou Zhejie who started the insults, but Master Liao didn't even bother to find out the truth and insisted on helping Lou Zhejie!"
Gu Qinlan pressed further, "What did Lou Zhejie say?"
Zheng Fenghui remained silent, his lips tightly pressed together.
Gu Qinlan frowned slightly, turned her head, and sharply swept her gaze toward Zheng Fenghui's pageboy, Jingchen: "Tell me, what kind of injustice has your young master suffered?"
Jing Chen glanced at Zheng Fenghui, hesitant and unsure how to begin.
Gu Qinlan rebuked her coldly, "I'm asking you a question, what are you staring at him for? Tell me the truth right now!"
Jingchen trembled and hurriedly replied, "Madam, Lou Zhejie said... said the young master's birth mother..."
"Shut up! Don't say another word!"
Zheng Fenghui roared angrily, then turned to Gu Qinlan and said resolutely, "You don't need to concern yourself with what happened today. I'm not going to school anymore!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Zheng Fenghui stormed off in anger.
Gu Qinlan instructed Jingchen, "Hurry up and follow him."
Jingchen hurriedly jogged after Zheng Fenghui.
Gu Qinlan turned to Hongye and said, "Go and find out what Lou Zhejie is talking nonsense about."
Hongye accepted the order and hurriedly left.
Soon after, Hongye returned, her face grave.
“Miss, we have found out what happened. Lou Zhejie openly slandered the second young master’s birth mother at the school today, saying that she was promiscuous, shameless, and could not survive without a man.”
Gu Qinlan frowned: "Whose child is this Lou Zhejie?"
Hongye replied, "He is the man Zou remarried, born to Lou Yongwei's ex-wife."
Zou's remarried husband, Lou Yongwei, came from a wealthy family and had a past relationship with her. Years ago, Lou Yongwei had proposed to Zou, but her family refused. Later, through the matchmaking of Princess Duan, Zou married into the Duan Prince's household. Lou Yongwei also married another and had two children.
Originally, both were doing well, but then Zou lost her husband, and Lou Yongwei also lost his wife. It seemed as if their fates were sealed, and they were destined to be together.
Hongye continued, "After Zou married into the Lou family, her life did not improve. Lou Yongwei's children were incompatible with her, and the Lou family's backyard was full of singing and dancing... Lou Zhejie only recently transferred to this school, and he immediately fell out with the second young master. Today, he even uttered some outrageous words."
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