Everything that happened in Zhou Shiyuan's courtyard reached Yuan Zhao's ears. When she heard that Bai Mianmian was now very much favored by Zhou's father, and that Zhou Shiyuan forbade Bai Mianmian from seeing Zhou Yujie, she sneered.
"Zhou Shiyuan is really courting death!"
Does he really think he can control everyone?
Neither Bai Mianmian nor Zhou Yujie are under his control now.
Especially Zhou Yujie, who was almost beaten to death by Zhou Shiyuan this time, she didn't believe that Zhou Yujie would just let it go.
He's a wolf cub who eats people.
Just as Yuan Zhao was wondering whether to add fuel to the fire, someone from the gatehouse came to announce that someone had come to visit. The person identified himself as Gu Qingchen.
Upon hearing the name, Yuan Zhao smiled and quickly had someone invite the person in. Then, looking at Linglong, he said:
"That money will be deducted from your monthly allowance."
Linglong didn't understand at first, until she saw Gu Qingchen and realized that he was the gambler from that day.
Unlike that day, Gu Qingchen was completely different today. He was wearing a thin, faded robe and his hair was neatly styled. Although he had some scars on his face, he was no longer the disheveled person he had been that day.
He stood there with his back straight, aloof and serene, like a young poplar tree standing proudly in the cold wind.
Linglong watched for a while, then suddenly blushed.
Gu Qingchen bowed to Yuan Zhao:
"Madam, I've arrived."
"No need for such formalities."
As Yuan Zhao spoke, she subconsciously glanced at his hand and saw that his right hand was perfectly fine and not damaged.
In his previous life, he was unable to enter officialdom because of a disability in his hand, which may be why he eventually followed Zhou Shiyuan.
Previously, Yuan Zhao helped Gu Qingchen for two reasons: firstly, to repay a debt of gratitude from a past life, and secondly, to keep Gu Qingchen by her side for her own use. After all, Gu Qingchen also had a younger brother who was an outstanding individual.
If Gu Qingchen is skilled at planning, then his younger brother Gu Qingfeng is a treasure trove and a master at accumulating wealth.
However, now that Gu Qingchen's hand is uninjured, he can fully enter officialdom and perhaps even give her a different kind of surprise.
Thinking of this, she spoke:
"Consider the ten taels of silver a loan to you. You can pay me back when you have the money."
She paused for a moment, then continued:
"Judging from your appearance, you are also a scholar. Although I don't know why you were there that day, it's a pity that your years of hard study have been wasted."
"With the imperial examinations just around the corner, don't let those who care about you down."
Yuan Zhao wasn't worried at all about whether Gu Qingchen was qualified to participate in the imperial examination. He was Master Wen's last disciple, and if he couldn't even participate, then others probably couldn't even dream of it.
Gu Qingchen came today to sign a contract of servitude, and the ten taels of silver had relieved his predicament.
He is a gentleman. Although he may feel sorry for his future, he has no regrets.
He had already prepared himself mentally, but he didn't expect Yuan Zhao to say such a thing.
He stared blankly at Yuan Zhao for a long while before finally bowing deeply:
"I will never forget your great kindness and virtue, Madam."
He was ultimately unwilling to give up; if he missed this imperial examination, he might regret it for the rest of his life.
"Madam, please provide the student with pen and ink."
Yuan Zhao knew he valued his promises, so he didn't stop him. Instead, he had someone bring over the writing implements and said:
"Since you've already lent it to me, I'll lend you another ten taels."
Upon hearing this, Gu Qingchen gave her a deep look and bowed again.
After he finished writing the IOU, Yuan Zhao had it taken without even looking at it.
"By the way, could you tell me why you were at the gambling den that day?"
Yuan Zhao couldn't understand why Gu Qingchen was at the gambling den that day.
Gu Qingchen hesitated for a moment before speaking:
"My younger sister is seriously ill, and we have no money for treatment..."
"So how is it now?"
Yuan Zhao asked with concern.
Hearing this, Gu Qingchen's expression improved considerably:
"Thanks to the ten taels of silver from the madam, my sister has survived the ordeal."
"So that's how it is!"
Yuan Zhao looked as if he had just realized something.
In my past life, I only heard Gu Qingchen mention that he had a younger brother, but I never heard that he had a younger sister. I suppose she died because she couldn't afford medical treatment.
It is highly likely that Gu Qingchen's hand was broken on that day.
Because I helped them that day, everything changed.
That's a good sign!
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