"He is still a sixth-grade official now. It's too early to think about this." Wu An planned to close his eyes and rest. He finally understood what He Jisheng meant.
They just wanted to sow discord between him and the teacher, making him feel resentful and dissatisfied with the teacher and Gu Chengyu.
But Wu An was a little strange. Although He Jisheng had some bad words with the teacher before, he had never provoked such a thing.
Is it because there is more Gu Chengyu? Wu An suddenly smiled, is He Jisheng jealous?
When Gu Chengyu and the others arrived at the mansion, it was already three o'clock in the morning, and the carriage entered through the corner gate.
“Where are people being held?”
Ming Yan gave the carriage to the boy in the outer courtyard, turned around and replied: "We will settle down in Qilan Courtyard for the time being."
Gu Chengyu nodded. Qilan Courtyard was a vacant courtyard in the inner courtyard. Ji Furui originally lived next door to Qilan Courtyard.
Just when Gu Chengyu was about to take Ming Yan to Qilan Courtyard, the steward from the outer court hurried over.
"Sir! The second master Gu is here. The younger one has been taken to the side hall to wait." The master did not give any special instructions, so Manager Chen only dared to call him the second master Gu.
Gu Chengyu frowned when he heard this, how could they get together by chance? Did Gu Changbai know that it was Ming Yan and the others who captured Gu Wanfang?
Seeing Gu Chengyu frowning, Manager Chen couldn't help but feel uneasy. Before, his adults knew that Gu Changbai was coming, and they all ordered him to go to the side hall to receive him. Does it mean that his adults don't want to see Gu Changbai today?
"You go back to the inner courtyard first, and I'll go meet my second uncle." Gu Chengyu told Ming Yan that no matter what the purpose of Gu Changbai's visit, he would go and meet him.
Ming Yan understood what Gu Chengyu meant, so he said yes and turned around to go to Qilan Courtyard.
When Gu Chengyu arrived, Gu Changbai was sitting on an armchair deep in thought.
"Second uncle! You came here so late, but have you figured it out?" As soon as Gu Chengyu entered the side hall, he sat at the top.
Gu Changbai waited for him to arrive so late, either to know that they had arrested Gu Wanfang, or to talk about his last trip to Jingyuan Mansion or Yingnan Mansion.
Gu Changbai hurriedly stood up from his chair, smiled at Gu Chengyu and said, "I had a disagreement last time. You are right. It is indeed expensive to stay in the capital."
Gu Chengyu was a little surprised. He glanced at Gu Changbai who was smiling and wondered why Gu Changbai changed his mind. Could it be that Gu Changbai had already consulted the people behind him for permission?
Will Gu Changbai give up? What about Xiao Yao? His heart suddenly turned. Could it be that Gu Changbai knew that Gu Wanfang was captured by them and thought he was going to use this to blackmail him?
Or have they changed their strategy again and are planning to start elsewhere? Anyway, they will never say anything here. Those people may know that expecting themselves to be soft-hearted is not feasible, and they want to find another way.
And what other methods are there? Of course it is his parents. If he starts from his parents, it is possible that Gu Changbai will have a close relationship with his father.
"It's good that the second uncle can figure it out. Don't worry, Brother Fang will stay in the capital and I will take care of him. Then I will ask the boatman tomorrow to see when the boat to Yingnan Mansion will leave."
Gu Chengyu couldn't help but make a sound to test. He stared closely at Gu Changbai's face to see if Gu Changbai's next answer was what he thought.
Sure enough, when Gu Changbai heard Nan Fu's response, he felt a little uncomfortable on his face.
"I haven't been back to my hometown for many years. I miss your father and uncle very much. I think it's better to go back to Jingyuan. It's better to have brothers and nephews to take care of you in Jingyuan Mansion than to have no relatives in Yingnan Mansion.
I’m not young anymore, and it’s time for me to fall back and return to my roots.”
After saying this, Gu Changbai was stunned for a moment. These two sentences were actually his true thoughts. It was hard to leave his hometown. As he got older, he often missed his hometown.
Gu Chengyu curled his lips, he was going back to his hometown soon anyway. Even if Gu Changbai returned to Jingyuan Mansion, there would be no big storm.
"After I return to Jingyuan Mansion, I still need to repair the old house at home. I don't know if it can be inhabited." Gu Changbai thought of his old house, which was right next door to his third brother's house.
The two families happen to be very close to each other, so it would be a bit inappropriate to stay at the third brother's house when we go back.
In fact, if Xiao Yao had not been taken away, he would have planned to return to Shangling Village in the next few years.
Gu Chengyu glanced at him in surprise when he heard this, and then said: "When the second uncle left, you didn't pay any money for that house, so it was regarded as belonging to the village. Now it has been bought by my family and the yard has been rebuilt."
After all these years, Gu Changbai still thinks about that shabby house? When they left, Li Zheng told them that if they didn't pay the money, the house would have to return to the village.
Gu Changbai was shocked when he heard this, and his face became a little ugly. "The house is gone? Then where should we live when we go back?"
Gu Chengyu was a little impatient, and his interest suddenly waned.
In fact, he was also surprised that the mysterious man spent so much energy on him. He was only a sixth-grade man, and there were no secrets in the house. As for setting up an spy?
Even if Gu Changbai moved into the mansion, he might not even be able to enter his study, so what use would it be? It's really puzzling.
"Then what is the second uncle's plan?"
When Gu Changbai saw that Gu Chengyu had lost his patience, he could only murmur: "It's better to go back to Jingyuan Mansion first. I won't have to bother you at your house. Brother Fang will stay in the capital to study. What do you think, nephew?"
Gu Chengyu sneered in his heart, he didn't know how to persuade his parents after he returned to Jingyuan Mansion!
"Since the second uncle has decided, my nephew will send someone to see when the ship will sail tomorrow." Gu Chengyu took the tea bowl and prepared to see off the guests.
Gu Changbai has never mentioned Gu Wanfang since he came in. He must not know that Gu Wanfang is in his house. He just wants to send her away at this moment.
Before Gu Changbai finished speaking, he saw Gu Chengyu serving tea to the guests, so he had to shut up angrily.
"Your Majesty! My subordinates have given it to him according to your instructions."
In the study room of Prince Jing's Mansion, a man in black bowed and reported to the man who was writing ink at his desk.
"Well! Go down! Keep an eye on me, and don't miss Gu Wanfang, he may already know something."
Prince Jing was drawing a landscape picture and said without raising his head.
"Yes!" The man in black took the order and quickly disappeared into the study.
"Your Majesty! Gu Changbai might not be able to do anything important, so it would be more reliable to place two people into the Gu Mansion as servants." Xiao Chengzi had no hope for Gu Changbai, thinking that he was not a smart person.
Prince Jing smiled and said, "Can those servants get close to the study? There are not many servants in Gu's house, and they are very strict. There are quite a lot of capable people in his house. Besides, the status of servants is still inconvenient after all."
After King Jing finished painting, he stopped and began to admire his masterpiece.
Xiao Chengzi had many questions to ask, but she didn't know where to start.
Finally, he couldn't hold it in any longer and spoke, "Your Majesty! Mr. Gu is just a sixth-grade official. He is not a member of one of those aristocratic families, nor is he a member of the imperial court. He has not done anything secret for the emperor. Why are you treating him like this?"