Chapter 96 The Clouds Are Surprising
"Please forgive me, Master Gu. I have no intention of disturbing you, but I am really worried about Uncle Gu's life or death, so I want to stay and take care of him." Qi Heng said directly that he wanted to stay and take care of Gu Tingye. "I
have maids and servants at home, so you don't need to worry about it!" Gu Tingyu still refused.
"Lord Gu, my second uncle has been burning in the ancestral hall all night. I am really worried and want to stay and take care of him. Do you agree?" Qi Heng stopped communicating with Gu Tingyu and went directly to Lord Gu.
"Don't worry, young master. We will take good care of Tingye. As soon as he wakes up, I will send someone to inform the Duke's Mansion..." Xiao Qin was afraid that Marquis Gu would really let Qi Heng stay, so she also said to drive him away.
"It's up to you!" Marquis Gu spoke before Xiao Qin finished her words. He let Qi Heng do whatever he wanted. Seeing Gu Tingye lying unconscious on the bed, Marquis Gu felt upset. This son was the most like him, but he was also the most difficult to discipline. Marquis Gu was inevitably strict with him.
"Then I will stay and wait for my second uncle to wake up!" Qi Heng bowed to Marquis Gu, then moved a stool and sat beside Gu Tingye's bed. He would stare at whoever came.
Xiao Qin also came to Gu Tingye's bedside, and muttered some heart-wrenching words to the unconscious Gu Tingye, hoping that Gu Tingye would wake up, "Tingye, you are just too stubborn. If you had confessed your mistakes to your father earlier, your father would not have been so harsh."
After hearing what Xiao Qin said, Qi Heng brightened her up again, and heard her say, "What good places are Qinlou and Chuguan? Why do you always like to go to those places? Your father has high hopes for you, and you should just study hard. Hey, you haven't woken up yet, what's the point of me saying all this? Wake up soon. As long as you wake up, I beg your father to allow you to marry the mistress you like. Just take her as a concubine, and you won't have to run around all day long."
Xiao Qin was still crying and muttering. Behind her stood Gu Tingye's uncles and aunts from other branches of the Gu family, who echoed her, "Sister-in-law is too pampered to him. He has done so many wrong things, but you still protect him. I say, brother beat him well!"
Xiao Qin's voice and the echoes behind her. Qi Heng saw that with every extra word they said, Lord Gu's fists became harder. His face, which had originally been distressed, was now iron blue. If Gu Tingye had not been unconscious, Qi Heng had no doubt that Lord Gu would have beaten him again. Qi Heng thought, so that's it!
"Lord Gu! Did he admit that he had been to Qinlou and Chuguan recently? Did he admit that the concubine you mentioned?"
Qi Heng suddenly said a few words, interrupting everyone's show, and Lord Gu's clenched fist loosened, "What did you say?" He asked Qi Heng.
"I said, did he admit the absurd things that my second uncle did when he was young? Did he admit the rumors about him that were spread in the capital recently? Did he admit that concubine?" Qi Heng repeated the question just now.
This question made Lord Gu fall into memories. Two days ago, several restaurants and bars suddenly came to the door with IOUs, saying that they were owed by the second son of the Gu family. Some madams from Shapi Lane and Qinghefang also came to the door, saying that they were owed by the second son of the Gu family. Lord Gu was furious when he saw those IOUs. Gu Tingye came back late that day, and Lord Gu sat in the main hall waiting for him until noon, when he saw Gu Tingye coming back with a smug smile.
As soon as Gu Tingye entered the door, Lord Gu stood there with a military stick, shouting "Kneel down!" Gu Tingye was already used to his father's style of punishing him at any time, so when Lord Gu asked him to kneel down, he knelt down directly.
After seeing Gu Tingye kneeling down, Lord Gu was sure that Gu Tingye had admitted to all the charges. Seeing his indifferent look, he burst into anger and punished him without saying a word. After one stick after another, Gu Tingye soon vomited blood. He glared at his own father, not understanding why he suddenly hit him so hard, but in order to compete with his father, he gritted his teeth and said nothing. Lord Gu was even angrier when he saw his stubborn look, so he hit him even harder. Until the beating was over, Lord Gu never asked his son if it was him, and Gu Tingye never asked why he was beaten.
Originally, Gu Tingye was allowed to go home after the beating, but the next day a woman named Man Niang came to the house and said that she was Gu Tingye's woman. She also took out Gu Tingye's purse filled with silver, saying that it was Gu Tingye's household allowance. The Gu family didn't want to pay attention to the woman, but who knew that the woman actually cried outside the Gu mansion. Finally, it was the wife of Marquis Gu who came forward to welcome the woman in. When Marquis Gu found out, he beat Gu Tingye again and punished him to kneel in the ancestral hall. This time, Gu Tingye said that he had no relationship with the woman, but Marquis Gu refused to believe it.
After recalling all this, Lord Gu felt that he had not given Gu Tingye a chance to explain. He also thought of what Qi Heng said about Gu Tingye having been studying with them in Sheng Mansion for the past few months. He did not want to wrongly accuse Gu Tingye. Facing Qi Heng's question, he did not answer, and left everyone behind and walked out. The
remaining Gu family members looked at each other, not knowing what was going on. Gu Tingyu glanced at Gu Tingye who was still unconscious, and turned away. Seeing that the two heads of the Gu family were no longer there, the others left one after another, leaving only Xiao Qinshi and Gu Tingwei behind.
After Lord Gu left, he ordered his confidant to investigate whether the money owed by Gu Tingye was owed by the IOUs. The confidant quickly brought back the truth. He did not torture them, but threatened them. They all told the truth, "The money was not owed by the second son, but by the sons of the fourth and fifth rooms. They told those who came to ask for the money that as long as they said it was owed by the second son of the Gu family, someone would give them the money. So those who came to ask for the money said it was owed by the second son." Lord
Gu asked again, "What about the concubine who came to the door?"
"The Second Young Master did save the girl and gave her money. The girl also went to the academy to find the Young Master, but he sent her away. Later, it seemed that the Second Young Master ordered someone to investigate the girl and found that she had deceived him. The Second Young Master never cared about her again."
When Lord Gu heard this, his eyes turned black. He really wronged the rebellious son. Lord Gu took out Gu Tingye's article and read it carefully. Gu Tingye's article was indeed very good. Lord Gu was very relieved.
"Go and invite the Fourth and Fifth Elders!" After reading Gu Tingye's article, Lord Gu ordered someone to bring the heads of the fourth and fifth rooms over.
That day in the study, Lord Gu asked the fourth and fifth elders to tell the truth themselves, otherwise he would not care about them anymore. The two men were not strong-willed people, and they confessed everything after being frightened by Lord Gu.
It turned out that their useless sons had long owed a large sum of money in the name of Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion, and the debt collectors came to their house. They had no money and did not dare to ask Lord Gu, so they asked Gu Tingyu for help. However, Gu Tingyu did not care about family affection at all and let them fill the hole themselves. They had no other options, so they turned to Xiao Qinshi for help. Xiao Qinshi said that she didn't have that much money either, so she gave them an idea, asking them to go out and report Gu Tingye's name, and come to the Gu Mansion to ask for money under Gu Tingye's banner, saying that if they did so, Lord Gu would definitely pay for Gu Tingye. This trick really worked.