Chapter Eighty-Two: The Newly Arrived Rebellious Phase
Ever since Gu Qingheng found out that Gu Yu was the one manipulating everything, he had become much more obedient.
His rebellious phase, which had just begun, was completely suppressed at this time, giving Gu Qingheng a chance to escape becoming a brat.
Gu Yu was very satisfied with this outcome.
However, after seeing her younger brother’s recent good behavior, Mengyao Gu couldn’t help but feel confused. She wondered what Gu Yu and Gu Qingheng had talked about to make Qingheng recover so well.
He seemed no different from his usual self.
He no longer sighed or lamented the changing seasons and wrote poetry, which made Mengyao Gu greatly relieved.
Afterwards, she didn’t ask too many questions, thinking that as long as her younger brother recovered, it would be fine.
It seemed that in the future, if anything happened, it would be better to let Ah Yu talk to Qingheng…
Since they were both boys, there wouldn’t be any barriers.
While Mengyao Gu was lamenting that her younger brother had grown up, she had no idea… Gu Qingheng was forced to comply due to Gu Yu’s methods, and it wasn’t something that could be changed with just a chat!
After this incident passed, the Gu family was quiet for a while. Before the disaster relief grain arrived and with no one causing trouble, it was naturally calm and peaceful.
However, there was a small interlude in between.
There was a man in the village named Yang Yiwen who didn’t know what business he had with the Gu family. Before he even approached the Gu family, he was thoroughly scared by the bear kept by the Gu family.
When he ran back to the village in a panic, he found that a large patch of his pants had been soaked with urine. Those who saw him in the village made him the talk of the town for a long time, and he was mocked.
By the time the Gu family found out, a long time had passed. After confirming that they didn’t know this person, they didn’t think much of it.
Little Black was so smart, he would definitely not play tricks on people for no reason… It must have been this person who said something on the way over, which led Little Black to take action and deal with him.
On the other hand, after hearing this news, the village chief drank an extra cup of wine with his meal that evening, which surprised his family. They didn’t know what had happened to make him so happy.
When they asked the village chief, he smiled and shook his head, not saying much, just happily drinking the wine from his cup.
Yang Yiwen was eventually dealt with properly.
It was truly satisfying!
He had asked him to help speak to the Gu family before, but he didn’t even look in a mirror to see what he looked like. How could he have the audacity to ask others to help him for no reason, and without asking for a single cent!
If there were such good things, he would have gotten them long ago, and it wouldn’t have been Yang Yiwen’s turn.
People!
They must have self-awareness.
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“Are you sure that the escort personnel for the disaster relief grain this time is from the Wang Clan?”
“Reporting to Your Excellency, the information investigated from the capital city confirms this.”
Just as the Gu family settled down, Magistrate Bai was now starting to worry.
When Magistrate Bai heard that the imperial court had allocated disaster relief grain, he was overjoyed. He thought that with the imperial court’s assistance, the losses caused by the earthquake would not be much, and Lian Town would definitely endure it!
However, upon discovering that the escort personnel were from the Wang Clan, Magistrate Bai’s smile quickly faded.
Magistrate Bai was well aware of what kind of people the Wang Clan were, so the joy of receiving the disaster relief grain was quickly washed away, replaced by worry for this batch of disaster relief grain.
It wasn’t unheard of for officials to embezzle goods from the imperial court in the past. Now that it was the Wang Clan’s turn, the probability of it happening was even greater.
However, this was not what Magistrate Bai was worried about.
It was… why the Emperor had suddenly placed so much trust in the Wang Clan?
Based on the information received earlier, the Emperor should have greatly disliked the Wang Clan. It would have been good enough if their powers hadn’t been curtailed, but now they were being given more authority. Did this mean that the imperial court was about to undergo a reshuffling?
If this were true, the faction opposing the Wang Clan would suffer greatly.
With the assistance of Prime Minister Bai Jingfu and Empress Bai Qian, the Wang Clan would have to think twice before trying to move against the Bai family, so there was no need to worry too much.
But, the Gu family…
Now, he could only hope that General Gongsun Jie would not have any accidents, otherwise, the Gu family would also be in a very difficult situation!
Compared to Gu Qing, who was far away in the capital, Gu Yu and Mengyao Gu, the siblings on the Lian Town side, would likely have to endure the attacks of the Wang Clan. He would have to choose a side between these two factions.
With the disaster relief grain, his choice of side might affect the relationship between the Bai family and the Wang Clan.
However, thinking of his trusted advisor, who had followed him for many years, being won over by the Wang Clan, Magistrate Bai was furious and thought that the Wang Clan was truly too arrogant.
Even though the Emperor now seemed to be giving them favor again, things were not yet settled, and anything could happen…
Compared to the Wang Clan’s cronyism, the Gu family’s strength was more worth betting on.
Therefore, he would stand with the Gu family this time.
At worst, when the matter was brought to the capital, he would bear the responsibility alone for the sake of the Bai family.
Sometimes, individuals were destined to make sacrifices for their families.
Although things might not turn out so badly, Magistrate Bai still had to consider them carefully, so as not to be caught off guard when they actually happened.
“County Magistrate, someone has delivered a letter.”
Just as Magistrate Bai’s expression became firm, a bailiff walked up to him and handed him a letter while speaking.
When Magistrate Bai saw it, he didn’t take it to heart, thinking that perhaps someone had failed to appeal for justice and had sent a letter.
Or, it was someone wealthy who wanted to bribe him.
“Alright, you go about your business.”
Magistrate Bai couldn’t open it in front of his subordinate, so he waved at the bailiff. After the subordinate left, he then opened the letter to see what was written.
Bai Wangzhi was not an absolutely good official, so he would not refuse to accept bribes.
When he made things convenient for others, he was also making things convenient for himself!
However, if it involved violating his principles, Magistrate Bai would not agree.
His bottom line was not to be crossed.
After opening the letter, Magistrate Bai couldn’t help but frown, and then slowly relaxed.
After reading the words on the paper, he immediately found a flint and lit the paper. When he saw the letter burn to ashes, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Magistrate Bai had long known that the person had considerable ability, he didn’t expect him to achieve this much.
With his help, even if it was the Wang Clan, he no longer had to worry about anything.
If this batch of disaster relief grain had problems, it wouldn’t be him who should worry, but the Wang Clan.
Because a great gift would definitely be waiting for them.
