nashuaworldcup Chapter 130 He's praising her
Chapter 130 He's praising her
In the study of the former dean of Bailu Academy, Gu Liang sat upright at his desk.
The old dean took out a tea box and pushed it in front of Gu Liang.
“Now that I’m getting old,” the old director gestured to Gu Liang, “I need the help of you youngsters.”
Gu Liang lowered her eyes and remained silent.
"What's wrong?" The old dean glanced at him. "Now you won't even make tea for the teachers?"
“You will always be my teacher,” Gu Liang said.
The old dean scoffed, "I can't stand it. Every member of the Gu family is a pillar of society. We can't even get close to you."
“But our names are still on the list of students,” Gu Liang said with a slight smile. “Emperor Gu Xu and Prince Gu Yuan were both students of the academy.”
"Then I'll remove you all," the old dean stroked his beard. "Anyway, you're all the same, so what does it matter?"
With a smile, Gu Liang took out a pen from her sleeve and handed it to the old dean, "Start drawing now."
The old dean stared at Gu Liang in front of him.
The old man slammed his fist on the table and stood up abruptly; he was furious with Gu Liang.
"Hey, you brat!" The old dean pointed angrily at Gu Liang, "You don't listen to your teachers anymore, do you?!"
"Teacher, please calm down," Gu Liang said calmly. "The doctor said that you are too old to get angry."
The old hospital director rolled up his sleeves. "Didn't you hire a great doctor? If I'm so angry that you kill me, then ask him to come and treat me and see if he can save me."
“If you really want to be angry with me, teacher, we can talk about it when I return from the Northern Barbarians,” Gu Liang said.
"What?" The old dean's gaze darkened. "You're leaving Beijing?"
“There’s been some unusual activity from the Northern Barbarians; a major battle is brewing in Yanjing.” Gu Liang picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said, “Why does Teacher still prefer this bitter tea?”
The old dean stood up, snatched the teacup from his hand, and said, "Didn't you want revenge? Why don't you let the emperor worry about it himself?"
"This doesn't sound like something a teacher would say."
Gu Liang smiled and said, "Our teacher taught us that when the country is prosperous and the people live in peace, the monarch is precious."
"You're not the emperor."
"Only if the country exists can we stay together for life," Gu Liang said. "I'm not that noble; I just want to protect what I can protect."
The old headmaster sneered, "Do you think he'll abdicate? He hasn't even appointed a crown prince yet, and Gu Yuan is already vying for the throne with you."
“He doesn’t need to give up his seat.” Gu Liang shook his head. “I can take it myself.”
The old dean slowly raised his head, sizing up Gu Liang. "You want to rebel?"
"The teacher just said that I was competing with Gu Yuan, but that's not true." Gu Liang said frankly, "My army has never let them know its true strength, and he couldn't get any results from his probing."
"So you want to take over directly?"
“No.” Gu Liang denied the old dean’s guess. “I came here today to tell you something, teacher.”
"what's up?"
"The child my mother was carrying back then is probably still alive."
The old dean was taken aback.
Gu Liang added, "But what he's doing now might affect the life and death of Yanjing."
A glint of shrewdness flashed in the old dean's narrowed eyes for a fleeting moment. "You mean...that child?"
Gu Liang nodded. "He's doing very well now, he's been adopted by a wealthy family."
"Child..." the old director murmured.
"He is now holding a position in the palace and has a bright future ahead of him."
The old dean remained silent for a moment, then said, "On the day you were sent to the Northern Barbarians, your mother gave birth to him, but everyone said it was a stillbirth."
Gu Liang's eyes flickered slightly.
The old dean looked at him and said, "Back then, when she was still Consort Shu, the Imperial Noble Consort added a lot of embellishment."
"At that time, I was sent to the Northern Barbarians, and I heard most of what was happening in the court from Qin Qi. However, I still do not know why he had such great courage to adopt a prince."
"To instigate a rebellion?" The old dean pondered. "After the late empress passed away, I also had my suspicions for a while, but I still couldn't believe that anyone would have such a scheme."
The situation was chaotic at the time, and no one knew whether the child was actually alive. In the end, it was said that the late empress died in despair.
“Gu Xu also had his doubts,” Gu Liang said sarcastically. “But his ambition had already taken over his mind, and he was easily swayed by rumors. How could he possibly believe the truth?”
"So you want that child to seize the throne?" the old dean asked.
"Gu Xu colluded with foreign tribes and betrayed the country to ascend the throne, and Gu Yuan is no different," Gu Liang said coldly. "How can such people be worthy of the throne?"
If an emperor gains his power by selling out his country, shows no love for his people, and even uses them to vent his anger, how can such a country survive?
The old dean looked approving. "Do you have evidence to overturn their claims?"
“Yes,” Gu Liang said in a deep voice. “Over the years, Qin Qi and I have worked together to find a lot of evidence, and Wen Xiangyu even left behind important ledgers.”
"Then why don't you make it public?"
“The time is not right.” Gu Liang did not hesitate at all. “The Northern Di are currently eyeing us covetously. If we were to announce the crimes of the father and son now, it would likely cause unrest and allow the Northern Di to take advantage of the situation.”
Changing the emperor is easy, but stabilizing the people's hearts is not.
The old dean remained silent for a long time before saying, "This road is really difficult to travel."
"My life was saved," Gu Liang said indifferently. "It's already a blessing that I was able to return from the Northern Barbarians."
"You were so endearing when you first entered the academy," the old headmaster sighed. "That trip to the Northern Barbarians was truly tough on you."
"Not bitter."
He no longer cares about the suffering he endured in the past; so be it.
“If you had no ties, then so be it,” the old headmaster said, his face dark and his tone reproachful, “but you do have a wife, you have family ties, you can’t risk your life for her—”
Gu Liang lowered his head and remained silent for a while before saying, "My wife is seven years younger than me."
“I know she is brave and fearless, and I also know she is naive and cute, but even such a young girl would stand up for the fearsome King Liang and defend me. What I want to do, and what I can do, is to make her happy.”
The old dean, feeling indignant on Jiang Zhi's behalf, said, "Then you should live well."
The night light was deep as ink, and the moonlight was like silver.
Jiang Zhi escorted Lu Nianqiu home and earnestly advised her, "Cousin, please be careful if you go out these days."
"I know, stop it." Lu Nianqiu smiled gently, revealing the red gold pomegranate bracelet on her wrist. "Look, I'll naturally be careful with the bracelet you gave me."
This bracelet was specially made by Jiang Zhi for Lu Nianqiu's birthday.
Her birthday was not celebrated with great fanfare because she had never liked celebrating her birthday, due to her aunt.
Jiang Zhi was afraid of touching a thorn in her heart, but also felt that a birthday gift was still necessary, so he made a special gift for her.
“Cousin,” Jiang Zhi stared at the bracelet, “you…”
"Alright, I'm fine now," Lu Nianqiu said, seeing through Jiang Zhi's meaning. "Go back quickly, your Prince Liang is probably waiting for you at home."
Jiang Zhi smiled and lowered his head, then got into the carriage as she called him.