AWB Chapter 147 Don’t let the wealth go to outsiders
Chapter 147 Don’t let the wealth go to outsiders
Chu Yuan laughed and scolded, "Gu Yu'an, you've even tried to scheme against me!"
"Students dare not"
Chu Yuan looked at the article in his hand and pondered for a moment before asking, "Chen Boqing, with your exceptional talent, would you still be willing to continue taking the imperial examinations?"
Chen Boqing cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I am getting on in years and my strength is failing me. Teaching is more suitable for me."
Chu Yuan nodded: "In that case, I appoint you as the Dean of the Imperial Academy, with full authority over the reopening of the Imperial Academy. Are you willing?"
Chen Boqing stood there, stunned. It was enough that he could clear his name, let alone become the dean of the Imperial Academy.
Seeing Chen Boqing lost in thought, Gu Yu'an quietly nudged him: "Sir, quickly express your gratitude!"
Chen Boqing, realizing what was happening, quickly knelt down to express his gratitude: "Thank you for your great kindness, Your Majesty."
Chu Yuan nodded: "Get up. You will take Jiang He's place. Announce the results quickly."
"Yes, Your Majesty"
Chen Boqing walked towards the examiners' table to see the results. This short walk felt sluggish. He had always walked through thorns and had never walked on clouds before, so he was a little unaccustomed to it.
Chen Boqing cleared his throat: "The first place is Tiancheng Academy, and the second place is Tianxing Academy..."
"The first place in the individual rankings goes to Gu Yu'an from Chengwei Academy... and the second place goes to Lu Li from Tianxing Academy..."
The students immediately erupted in cheers and swarmed around Chen Boqing and Gu Yu'an.
Congratulations to Dean Chen on the exoneration of his innocent son!
"Congratulations, Dean Chen!"
"Congratulations, young marquis, on winning first place!"
Congratulations echoed throughout the room, then Zhao Fu's shrill voice rang out: "Set up the carriage and return to the palace!"
"Your Majesty, we, your students, respectfully see you off."
After Chu Yuan left, the students of Chengwei Academy dragged Gu Yu'an toward Tianxiang Tower, saying they wanted to celebrate, but Gu Yu'an politely declined.
He walked past the crowd and came to Gu Mingtang to take his sister from his arms.
Brother, you're amazing!
Gu Yu'an smiled and said, "Let's go, Dad, let's go home."
Shangshu Mansion.
The cook prepared a large table of fine wine and dishes, and Gu Linglong also had a seat in a specially made baby chair, which allowed her to feel involved while keeping her out of reach of the food on the table.
"Come on, let's congratulate today's winner," Gu Liyao said, raising his glass.
【Me too, me too】
Gu Linglong held up the milk jug, and Su Xiuran and Gu Mingtang next to her bumped into her.
Gu Linglong immediately smiled.
"Brother, it was really dangerous when you fired all ten arrows at once. I remember a stone flew out of nowhere, luckily it didn't hit the arrows, otherwise we would have been finished."
"I wonder which bastard threw that stone."
[Who else? Lu Li, of course. He's utterly wicked. Luckily, I intervened. If the stone had hit the arrow, it would have been fine if the arrow had fallen. But what if the arrow had been hit by the stone and gone towards the emperor? Wouldn't that have turned into an assassination attempt?]
These words shocked everyone. Gu Mingtang had truly not expected this. If Lu Li really harbored such intentions, then the Gu family was doomed.
He glanced at Gu Xinyi, then said, "I saw him, it's Lu Li."
[Wow, Daddy saw it! Lu Li is so wicked. In his past life, he was the son of his eldest aunt, but his aunt died of illness on the estate and was bullied by the servants. He even took his birth mother back and enjoyed all of his aunt's resources and love, but in the end, he said that his aunt was the one who separated them. It's heartbreaking.]
Gu Xinyi was also surprised. He thought Lu Li had only turned bad later, but he didn't expect that he was bad at heart.
Gu Mingtang looked at Gu Xinyi: "Do you have any thoughts on this child?"
Gu Xinyi shook her head: "To be honest, at first I thought I couldn't have children and that Lu Li was a pretty good child, so I had the idea of adopting him."
"But after the Gu family's incident, Lu Li started fawning over the powerful and belittling the weak, and even tried to persuade me not to leave the Cui family. I have no feelings for him anymore. He even came to see me not long ago. Although he didn't say it explicitly, I could sense that he wanted to be my and Zhou Zhixing's son."
"And Lu Li's mother also came to see me."
Gu Liyao almost jumped up: "Auntie, you can't agree to this!"
Gu Xinyi smiled and said, "I'm not that stupid. I reckon he's waiting for me to speak up first."
He's dreaming.
Zhou Zhixing also stated, "I will not accept a son with such impure intentions."
Gu Liyao continued, "Lu Li probably came to my aunt because she's not helping him anymore. He wants to be my aunt's son but also tries to harm my older brother. He's utterly wicked."
Zhou Zhixing took a sip of his wine: "Since he's so eager to be someone's son, I'll find him a rich one."
Gu Xinyi looked at him: "Who are you looking for?"
Zhou Zhixing smiled and gripped his wine glass: "I just gave him a push; whether he accepts it or not is his own business."
Just then, a servant came to report: "Master, the young mistress has arrived."
The atmosphere fell silent for a moment. Gu Mingtang frowned: "What's she doing here? We're having a family celebration dinner, why is she here to spoil the fun?"
After Su Xiuran told him about what he did in prison, she stopped caring about her younger sister.
Gu Xinyi said, "Let's see what she's up to at this critical juncture. She can't possibly be unaware that the Minister's residence doesn't welcome her right now. She must have some purpose in coming here. Let's observe first."
Gu Mingtang waved his hand: "Go."
A moment later, Gu Hanyue brought in a young girl.
"Big brother, sister-in-law, sister, why didn't you invite me to the victory celebration banquet?"
"How did you come?"
Gu Hanyue chuckled: "Look at what you're saying, I'm your own sister."
Gu Mingtang raised an eyebrow: "My own sister? I remember not long ago I sent your mother in there and you said you'd cut ties with me if I didn't get her out?"
Gu Hanyue paused, then touched her hair: "Oh dear, I was just saying those hurtful things when I was so upset. Mother should be punished for what she did wrong."
"Speak, what brings you here?"
"Oh dear, my little niece is getting old enough; I'm thinking it's time to arrange a marriage for her."
"How can an eleven-year-old be engaged?"
"Eleven years old is not young anymore. People who marry young get married at fifteen or sixteen. That's why we're getting engaged first."
You want me to be your matchmaker?
Gu Hanyue pulled the little girl out from behind her: "Quickly call them Uncle and Aunt!"
"Greetings, Uncle and Aunt," the little girl behind her called out timidly.
"Okay, get up quickly." Gu Mingtang never made things difficult for the children.
"Which young master have you taken a fancy to? You could ask Gu Minghai to be the matchmaker; he's His Majesty's favorite now."
[Because Gu Hanyue has taken a liking to my older brother and wants her daughter to marry into the family.]
Gu Mingtang nearly spat out his tea, and Gu Yu'an broke out in a cold sweat.
His aunt really has some wild ideas.
"Brother, what do you think of my child?"
Gu Mingtang: "..."
"Too skinny, skinny as a feather."
Gu Hanyue: "..."
"She's still young, she'll be better when she's older. There was a misunderstanding between my sister-in-law and me before, but we're still family. As the saying goes, 'Don't let the good stuff go to outsiders.'"