Chapter 150.2: Aggressively Protecting One’s Own People
Chapter 150.2: Aggressively Protecting One’s Own People
Gu Jiao paused and said, “So… he lived in the capital for only a few short months?”
Steward Liu recalled, “It should be less than a month.”
Gu Jiao mused, “Oh.”
Steward Liu said, “The young master’s mother told him about her life before she died. The young master and his half-brother then went to the capital to look for his father. How could he have anticipated that before he could meet his father, his brother would accidentally come into contact with a leper. The young master was worried that his brother would be caught and sent to Leprosy Mountain and quickly left the capital with his brother.”
Gu Jiao nodded, “So that’s the case.”
“Hm?” Steward Liu didn’t understand what her sentence meant.
Gu Jiao looked at him and said, “Go on.”
Steward Liu continued, “After that, Lord Marquis sent people around to inquire about the whereabouts of the young master. It was not until last year that he found out that the young master was studying at Tianxiang Academy in the county. Lord Marquis asked me to bring the young master back. I have persuaded the young master many times, but the young master probably couldn’t let go of those past events so he refused to go back to the estate with me. “
Gu Jiao believed that most of what he said was true, but it was unclear whether there was anything he didn’t mention.
Sometimes, distorting a fact didn’t require lying, just telling a little less truth was enough.
Moreover, no one could guarantee that the things Steward Liu knew was the whole truth.
Gu Jiao believed that there was indeed a Xiao Liulang who went to the capital to look for his father four years ago.
However, was this Xiao Liulang really today’s Xiao Liulang?
Gu Jiao took a sip of tea, spread her hands and said, “Unfortunately, if he doesn’t want to go back to the estate, there’s nothing I can do either.”
Hey, after listening for a long time, is that what you’re going to tell me?
Shouldn’t you weep bitterly, grieve for your husband’s life experience, and be saddened that the pair of father and son wasn’t able to recognize each other?
Do you still have the consciousness of a little village girl?
Steward Liu was anxious. Since the sympathy card didn’t work, he could only lay the bombshell card!
Making up his mind, he sternly said, “Do you know that young master is being bullied in the Imperial Academy? Just what is the Imperial Academy? You can’t count how many dignitaries of the capital come there to study, and the instructors and professors there are all tougher than the other. It is impossible for the young master to compete with them on his own! Even if young Madame doesn’t think for her own sake, she should also think for the young master’s sake! Lord Marquis doesn’t mind that he is lame. If he is willing to recognize Lord Marquis, he should go back obediently. If he becomes the young master of Marquis Xuanping Estate, let alone the Imperial Academy, he can walk sideways even in the entire capital!”
Gu Jiao’s expression finally took a change. However it was not the expression of being moved, but rather an overflowing murderous intent and coldness.
She stood up and gave Steward Liu, who was sitting on the mat, a condescending look and said, “Tell your Lord Marquis that I will protect and look after my own husband myself!”
Someone bullied her husband?
Good, good!
Gu Jiao went back to Bishui Alley.
Xiao Liulang had already washed the dirty clothes, and not the slightest trace of being bullied could be detected on his face.
Gu Jiao looked at the clothes fluttering in the cold wind, and her eyes cooled down little by little.
The next day, Gu Jiao found Feng Lin.
Feng Lin was surprised. He asked, “Little Jing Kong said you wanted to see me. What’s the matter?”
Gu Jiao immediately said her purpose.
Feng Lin’s eyes became evasive as he said, “That… Liulang won’t let me tell you what happened in the Imperial Academy.”
Gu Jiao didn’t speak and simply stared at him intently.
Feng Lin used to hate her in the past, but now she liked her. It wasn’t the like between men and women, but more like between relatives.
In the end, Feng Lin lost this battle and said in lament, “Well, there is indeed such a thing. Liulang… has offended Director Zheng.”
How exactly he offended him wasn’t clear to Feng Lin. Not many people knew about Little Jing Kong and Qin Chuyu’s matter. Liulang wouldn’t mention it himself, and it wasn’t Feng Lin’s turn to inquire.
Xiao Liulang was already an outstanding student now, otherwise he could not have entered Shuaixing Hall.
However, he came last in the monthly exam, and he heard that Director Zheng was the one who corrected it.
Others might not know Xiao Liulang’s strength, but Feng Lin and Lin Chengye had undergone his tutoring and they would never believe that his grades would suddenly plummet like this.
Feng Lin said, “Lin Chengye asked me whether Director Zheng is actually making things difficult for Liulang. There are also those people, Wang Qi, Chen Duo, Luo Du, Zhao Hai… “
Feng Lin recited a series of names, all of whom had given Xiao Liulang troubles these days.
Gu Jiao jotted down their names in a small notebook.
Several of them were coerced. Gu Jiao crossed out the names of these people, leaving only four names—— Luo Du, Zhao Rui, Zhou Fengping and Director Zheng.
Luo Du and Zhao Rui were Imperial Academy students, and Zhou Fengping was a Provincial Education Commissioner.
Shuaixing Hall was the first of the six halls. Generally speaking, no person would casually bully a student of Shuaixing Hall.
But Zhou Fengping was a pawn of Director Zheng. Director Zheng was about to become the new Chief, and Zhou Fengping was expected to be the next Director of Studies. He was following the lead of Director Zheng.
As for Luo Du and Zhao Rui, they were quite famous in the capital: one was the young master of Duke Luo Estate, and the other was the youngest son of the Minister of the Ministry of Works, who was the immediate superior of Marquis Gu.
But in Gu Jiao’s eyes, this was not worth mentioning.
No one was allowed to bully her husband!
……
Marquis Gu was in the important stage of annual assessment, racking his brains every day to please his immediate superior.
Little did he know, as soon as he presented generous gifts to someone, that someone’s youngest son was beaten into a pig’s head by his own daughter!
The kind of beating that would make his parents unable to recognize him even!
On the way back to the estate, Marquis Gu looked up at the sky with a puzzled face. He had already given away so many gifts so why was he still feeling uneasy? How come there was a feeling of impending disaster in his heart?
This feeling became stronger after Gu Jiao beat up Duke Luo Estate’s young master.
Marquis Gu’s back felt a chill on his back.
He obviously hadn’t done anything wrong, but why did he feel like he was going to be done for soon?
After Gu Jiao beat Zhou Fengping, the Provincial Education Commissioner of the Imperial Academy, Marquis Gu suddenly clenched his teeth while drinking water in the estate!
He suddenly felt flustered, he was panicking.
In a dark alley, Gu Jiao took out a small notebook and crossed out the third name— Zhou Fengping.
As her eyes rested on the last name, Gu Jiao, who was dressed in black, hooked up her lips wickedly.