Chapter 95: The changing situation

Lord Gu and the father and son of the Qi family were discussing the doubts in the military book in the study. Lord Gu was eloquent, Duke Qi was concentrating, but Qi Heng was sitting on pins and needles. Duke Qi saw that his son was distracted, so he pulled him and signaled him to calm down.

After a while, when Lord Gu paused, Duke Qi immediately interrupted and said, "Lord Gu is a master in military tactics. I believe that the young masters in your family are also quite knowledgeable in the art of war. By the way, Yuanruo, I remember you mentioned that your second uncle Gu is very talented and has unique insights in academic studies. I wonder if he has any talent in the art of war?"

Hearing Duke Qi mention Gu Tingye, Lord Gu snorted coldly, "What insights can he have? They are just unorthodox methods learned from his friends, let alone the art of war!"

Lord Gu's attitude surprised Qi Heng. He actually belittled his own son. Duke Qi and Princess Pingning were always modest and would never belittle him in front of outsiders. Qi Heng guessed that Lord Gu was furious, and he was a little worried about Gu Tingye's situation.

Before the father and son of the Qi family could respond to Lord Gu's words, there was a knock on the door. It was Xiao Qin who came to serve tea. The father and son of the Qi family took the tea and thanked Xiao Qin. Xiao Qin looked at the military books on the table calmly, and then looked at Gu Yankai's ugly face. She was surprised in her heart, could it be that discussing military tactics also made them angry? Xiao Qin wanted to stay and wait and see, and then continue to inquire, but when she was there, none of the three people spoke again. In this way, Xiao Qin couldn't stay any longer, so she could only leave with a smile.

On the other side, Gu Tingyu learned that Xiao Qin had not made any further move after she had delivered tea to the study, so he let down his guard, thinking that the Duke of Qi and his son might have come to see Marquis Gu for something, and they were not here for Gu Tingye.

After Xiao Qin left, the study became quiet again. Qi Heng could not help but speak first, "First of all, please forgive my disrespect! Although Yuan Ruo has only been a classmate of my second uncle for a few months, he can see the character of my second uncle. My second uncle is indeed a little careless in doing things, but he is definitely a gentleman. The four of us, including the second son of the Sheng family, Changbai Changfeng, and my second uncle Gu, have been studying hard in the Sheng family every day for the past few months. The rumors outside are all nonsense. How can I go to Qinlou and Chuguan when I am studying in the Sheng family? Gu If the Marquis does not believe in the unique insights of his second uncle in writing, then has the Marquis ever read his second uncle's articles?

Zhuang Xuejiu is a great scholar, and he always praises his second uncle for his talent and wisdom in his writings. His articles are sophisticated and he quotes classics and classics at will, which shows that he is well-educated and well-read. What is even more valuable is that his articles are full of emotion and reason, but the articles are a bit perverse. If he is given time and works hard, he will surely become a great man. Mr. Zhuang can see the talent of his second uncle, and I can see it, too. People in the family school can see it, and I believe Lord Gu can see it after reading his article."

Qi Heng said excitedly, took a breath, and continued: "Recently, rumors about my second uncle have suddenly arisen in the capital. If there were no one behind the scenes to fan the flames, how could it spread so quickly? My second uncle might have been framed because of jealousy!"

Qi Heng said it earnestly, and Lord Gu was also moved, but he still spoke up to refute, "Wasn't he the one who did all those messes in the past? Even if what is happening now It was someone else who framed him, and it was also because he was not upright in the first place, which gave others the opportunity to take advantage of him. This was the root of the disaster he had planted! Let’s not talk about these rumors for now, but the woman who came to his house said that she was his mistress. Could it be that she also framed him? Why didn’t the woman go to find someone else, but only to him? It must be that he was having an affair outside, which caused such a disaster! "

Even the Duke of Qi was shocked. Why didn’t Lord Gu think about clearing his son’s name and instead put the blame on his son? Qi Heng didn’t expect this situation. He was extremely sad and angry. He felt sad for Gu Tingye, and even more angry for him. This was his second uncle’s father. How could he treat his second uncle like this?

Qi Heng was so angry that his hands were shaking. He tried his best to control his emotions and presented all the articles written by Gu Tingye in the past few months to Marquis Gu. "You can take a look at them, these are the articles written by my second uncle in recent days. Besides, since I have come to the Marquis's Mansion, it is polite for me to visit my classmates. Please ask someone to take me to see my second uncle!" After Qi Heng finished speaking, he bowed deeply, as if he would not get up unless the Marquis agreed.

Lord Gu looked at the powerful handwriting on the paper in his hand and found it difficult to say a bad word. He stared at the article in his hand for a long time before looking at Qi Heng. Qi Heng maintained a long bowing posture and did not stand up. Duke Qi stared at him fiercely, as if he would bite him if he did not agree. Lord Gu compromised, "The rebellious son is still kneeling in the ancestral hall. I'll have someone bring him out to see you." He also let Gu Tingye come out.

Qi Heng was overjoyed, "Thank you, Lord!"

Qi Heng followed the servant of the Gu family to the ancestral hall. When they arrived at the hall, Qi Heng waited outside, waiting for the servant to bring Gu Tingye out. However, no one showed up. Instead, the servant shouted, "Hurry up, the second young master has fainted!" Qi Heng did not care that this was the Gu family ancestral hall and rushed in directly. After entering, he found that Gu Tingye had fainted on the ground with a flushed face. Qi Heng used his hand to feel Gu Tingye's temperature and found that his whole body was hot!

The doctor looked at Gu Tingye's injuries and shook his head, "The Second Young Master's injuries are too serious, and he knelt in the ancestral hall for two days. Not to mention that the Second Young Master is still injured, even if a healthy person kneeled in the ancestral hall for two days, it was cold at night, and the draft would make people sick, not to mention that the Second Young Master's injuries are so serious!" The doctor felt sorry for it and could not imagine that Lord Gu was so heavy-handed.

Xiao Qin cried as soon as she entered the house, crying for Gu Tingye's injuries and the suffering that Gu Tingye had suffered. She also complained that Lord Gu was too heavy-handed, but Gu Tingye still knelt in the ancestral hall for two days and burned all night!

The Gu family suffered this sudden change, and for a while, the mansion was filled with a heavy and panic atmosphere. The Gu family, which was usually well-organized and prosperous, seemed to be shrouded in a haze at this moment. The Gu family members came and went with different expressions. Seeing the chaos in the Gu family, Duke Qi instinctively wanted to take Qi Heng to say goodbye, but Qi Heng refused to leave, saying that he wanted to wait for Gu Tingye to wake up. Duke Qi couldn't persuade him, so he had to leave first and went to the Sheng family to ask for another half-day leave for him.

Under such circumstances, Qi Heng insisted on staying, which undoubtedly became a strange color in the eyes of everyone. According to common sense, Young Master Qi was born into a famous family and was well educated since childhood. He was well versed in the ways of the world and knew when to advance and when to retreat. He would not stay as a bystander when the Gu family was too busy to take care of the guests. Such behavior was very different from his usual gentle and gentlemanly image.

"Young Master, the Gu family is not convenient to entertain guests today. Please go back!" Before Marquis Gu spoke, Gu Tingyu rushed over.

However, Qi Heng saw the miserable state of Gu Tingye at home today and had already predicted that the Gu family was not peaceful. Gu Tingye, the second son of the Gu family, knelt in the ancestral hall for two days and burned his body for one night, but no one cared about him. Even if Lord Gu was so angry that he didn't allow anyone to visit him, if they really cared about him, how could they let him lie there with an unknown life or death? Qi Heng looked around the faces of the Gu family. He couldn't see any evil thoughts from their faces, but he just felt like he was surrounded by wolves, and it was creepy! Qi Heng felt that he couldn't retreat!