Legend of Concubine’s Daughter Minglan - Chapter 273

Chapter 273

Can Zhonghuai spread what has happened to him? No, he can not, otherwise he will be accused of being unfilial . ” Gongsun Baishi said .

Minglan tried to digest his words, and then nodded slowly .

Bai shi’s existence was a humiliation to Marquis Ningyuan’s family . Old Master Gu married Bai shi for her money but did not treat her son well and even drove the young boy out of the family . If this thing was known by others, Old Master’s reputation would be ruined and Marquis Ningyuan’s family would become a joke .

However, a son should never speak ill of his father . If Gu Tingye really gave great publicity to his family story and damaged his father’s reputation, he would surely be reproached even if he didn’t do anything wrong .

“Because of the three reasons I have just told, I have advised Zhonghuai to have a long-term vision and stop focusing on the temporary loss . He still has so much time to redress wrongs done to Madam Bai and do justice to himself . I told him that he has to be patient . ”

Gongsun Baishi picked up the handkerchief from the ice to wipe his hands and then stroked his beard, saying, “Zhonghuai was in a huff a few days ago, so I couldn’t say much .  Two days ago when you two came back from Marquis Ningyuan’s mansion, I saw him not as decisive as before . Then I went to him right away to advise him again . Finally, he was persuaded by me . ”

Minglan was very touched deep down, thinking, ‘This old man truly means good for us, otherwise he wouldn’t have tried so many times persuading Gu Tingye . ’

“ . . . Thanks for your efforts, Sir . I, I am so grateful . ” After saying that, she bowed to the old man sincerely .

Gongsun Baishi waved his hand and said smilingly, “Don’t mention it . The friendship between Zhonghuai and me has nothing to do with our age and I like his temperament a lot . Also, that’s not the only thing I told him . I also suggested, ‘Do not go to anyone else to argue for your families . Go straightly to His Majesty and plead for them . It’ll be better if you can shed tears when you say how heartbroken you are . ’”

Minglan opened her mouth slightly and appreciated Gongsun Baishi’s marvelous idea .

It meant that Gu Tingye hadn’t gone to the emperor to absolve the Gu’s people of their guilt since they truly were guilty . What he had done was asking the emperor to give his family a light sentence for his own sake .

Or rather, what mattered most was not the result of Gu Tingye’s speech, but the fact that he had given the speech . It didn’t matter whether those bastards could be clear of their charges . The most important thing was letting the emperor know about Gu Tingye’s difficulties and sadness as well as building a warmhearted, a bit sentimental and kind image of Gu Tingye .

Minglan who was finally enlightened gave a naughty smile and asked in a soft voice, “So, did he cry?”

“Well, I have wanted to ask you about this . ” Gongsun Baishi pretended to get angry and said that .

Minglan covered her mouth and chuckled, feeling the old man quite adorable . At last, she gave obeisance to the old man and said with a smile, “As the saying goes, listening to the words of a wise person is better than reading books for ten years . Thanks for explaining everything to me patiently regardless of my foolishness . Today I really have learned a lot of things .  I really appreciate it . ”

“It’s a pleasure . I didn’t talk to you for nothing . ” Gongsun Baishi shook his head smilingly, “Although Zhonghuai has followed my words and begged for mercy for his family, he has been simmering with rage the whole time . A man should always do things in a good temper . Otherwise he will either offend others or hurt himself . Yesterday afternoon, after Zhonghuai talked with you for a while, he seemed in high spirits when he went out . Last night . . . Ahem, ahem, I heard from Shunzi that when Zhonghuai left this morning, the look on his face already looked very joyful, which means that he should be fine now . ”

Hearing the old man’s compliments, Minglan blushed and lowered her head bashfully .

“I can not advise him forever . You two are going to live together . I feel that it is better that I could straighten things out with you early . ” Gongsun Baishi laughed cheerfully .

“Anyway, we are so lucky to have a talented man like you, Sir . ” Minglan was quite shy and changed the subject at once .

“Zhonghuai could never be persuaded by me if he hasn’t sorted things out by himself . ” Gongsun Baishi also said it modestly .

Minglan wished they could talk about something else .  Then she asked, “What do you mean?”

“When Zhonghuai was in anger, he asked if I had a way to vent his anger without making trouble . I said yes . ” Gongsun Baishi showed a meaningful look and said, “If he wants to be an official without any support in the imperial court . ”

“What?!” Minglan was shocked, thinking, ‘No, I don’t want to be a family of an official without any support!’

“That’s right, an official who has no support except for the trust from His Majesty and is devoted to His Majesty forever . ”

Minglan was speechless for a long while . Although it was wrong to form a clique for personal interests, an official still couldn’t have no friend in the imperial court .

As far as she knew, half of those famous officials without any support in the history hadn’t ended up well, such as Shang Yang, Wu Qi, and Chao Cuo . The other half did have died a natural death .  However, their descendants had been left unattended then(Their dads had offended everyone) . Therefore, the thriving situation in their families had only lasted for one generation .  The stern official called Tian Wenjing was such an example .

“Don’t worry, Madam . ” Seeing the worried look on Minglan’s face, Gongsun Baishi held back his laughter and said, “The moment I finished saying those words, Zhonghuai disagreed with me right away . ”

Minglan let out a sigh of relief and stroked her chest to calm herself down, thinking, “Luckily, Gu Tingye used to be a playboy, and his ideological awareness hasn’t kept up with his political instinct . ”

Gongsun Baishi turned around to look at Minglan while stroking his beard with a smile .

In fact, what Gu Tingye had said to him was, “I marry a wife to let her live a good life instead of suffering with me . ”

. . .

Seven or eight days later, at night .

As Madam Shao entered the room with a bowl of hot decoction, she saw Gu Tingyu sitting up on the bed thinking of something with his body leaning on the cushion . With a frown, Madam Shao said gently, “Why did you get up again?Just lie down . ” Then she stepped forward to help her husband .

Gu Tingyu waved his hand and said, “I’m so tired lying on the bed all day long . I need to get up to have a rest . ”

Madam Shao said nothing and only blew on the hot decoction .

“Old Madam Qin came here again just now . ” Gu Tingyu stared at the roof . His face was haggard, but the look in his eyes was still very sharp .

Madam Shao sighed slightly, saying, “Why did she . . . Gosh, she knows that you are sick right now, why does she have to bother you over and over again?”

“She got anxious . ” Gu TIngyu showed a vaguely sarcastic look on his face and said, “She wants to finish that deal before I die . ”

Madam Shao wanted to say something but stopped on second thought . Finally, she still couldn’t help but say, “You really wouldn’t consider what she said?”