Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

"First, you deliberately picked on me when I was asking for homework, and today I got some good luck. I insisted that he was coveting me. What are you trying to do to target Cheng Yan like this? Did he offend you?"

These days Gu Ming'an made things difficult for Cheng Yan, Gu Yunji saw it all.At first, he thought it was because Gu Ming'an had lost face when Chen He praised and trampled on him in public, so he saw Cheng Yan was unhappy, and felt that he would be angry for two days at most.

Unexpectedly, Gu Ming'an was so narrow-minded and hated Cheng Yan for so long, and he would ridicule and ridicule him almost every chance he got, making Cheng Yan extremely embarrassed.

At the beginning, Gu Yunji and Cheng Yan turned a blind eye to this, thinking about enduring it and passing it, not wanting to intensify the conflict.Up to now, Cheng Yan could bear it, but Gu Yunji couldn't.

He invited Cheng Yan to come to Gu Family School to study and go to school with him and to listen to the teachings of Confucianism, not to humiliate him here.

Seeing that Gu Yunji spoke so directly, without any superficial effort, Gu Mingan lost the patience to gossip with him, and immediately turned cold: "It's no wonder he didn't mess with me, he messed with me! What a mud leg , I’m not even worthy of carrying shoes for this son, how can I have the qualifications to go in and out of the school with me, on an equal footing?”

Gu Yunji did not expect that Gu Mingan was still struggling with this, and looked at him incomprehensibly: "Gu Mingan, are you sick? Does birth represent everything? Since ancient times, there are so many capable people from humble backgrounds, which one is not more famous than Cheng Yan?"

"Although there are high and low ranks in the world, whether you admit it or not, powerful people in this society can climb fast and can get rid of those rich and poor by a large margin. The so-called no matter high or low, the capable live, the imperial examination system is exactly this. The best evidence for a sentence!"

The eight characters "no matter high or low, those who are able will live in it" are as sharp as thorns, and each word is poked on Gu Ming'an's heart, smashing the creed of hierarchical order that he has pursued for more than [-] years. He clenched his fists by his side, and didn't make a sound for a long time.

"Ding, ding, ding—"

The bell for class came from behind the two of them. Gu Mingan turned his head and glanced in the direction of the school, and then quickly restrained his emotions. When he looked at Gu Yunji again, his eyes were still indifferent, and he sneered:
"Hmph, I don't care what other people do, but Cheng Yan, I just see him as unhappy, and I just want to target him, so what can you do? If you have the ability, you will protect him every time, I'm afraid... you will always have out of reach."

As he said that, Gu Mingan turned around and walked towards the school with a distant voice, which seemed to be warning or admonishing: "Gu Yunji, you are also a child of my Songjiang Gu family after all, I advise you to broaden your horizons, remember your identity, and be less acquainted with me." People like Cheng Yan get mixed up, just take care of yourself..."

Looking at Gu Mingan's leaving back, Gu Yunji narrowed his eyes slightly, his chest was filled with depression.

It seems that communicating with Gu Ming'an himself is not feasible. Cheng Yan's background is slightly cold, and he has no one to back him up. One day he might suffer a big loss under Gu Ming'an's hands, so he should tell his elders about it...

That night, in Gu Kaiqi's study.

After listening to Gu Yunji's explanation of the cause and effect, Gu Kaiqi frowned, with anger hidden in his eyes: "I never thought that Gu Mingan would be so reckless and humiliate Cheng Yan in public. It seems that we really spoiled him!"

Gu Kaiqi took a deep breath, looked at Gu Yunji and said, "Yunji, I will tell your uncle about this, let him find a time to teach Gu Mingan a lesson, and won't let him embarrass Cheng Yan again, you can rest assured."

Seeing that Gu Yunji pursed his lips without saying a word, he seemed dissatisfied with this statement, Gu Kaiqi asked again: "What's the matter, Yunji, do you have any concerns?"

"Fourth Uncle, are you sure you're not trying to perfuse me?" Gu Yunji smiled wryly, then raised his head to look at him, "You watched Cousin Ming An grow up, and you must know his temperament better than I do. Do you think doing this , will it work? Will he listen?"

Gu Yunji and everyone in the Gu family in Fucheng are not very familiar with each other, only fourth uncle Gu Kaiqi is relatively close.Gu Yunji thought that he was a reasonable person and would not favor Gu Mingan, so he told him the whole story, hoping that he could properly resolve the matter.

But the answer Gu Kaiqi gave was to tell Gu Kaili about the matter and let him, as Gu Mingan's father, handle it.Gu Yunji understands that Gu Kaiqi is just Gu Mingan's uncle after all, so it's not good to intervene in person, but it's too perfunctory. Doesn't this just give the other party a chance to turn this matter into a trivial matter, and just fool around with this matter?

Maybe Gu Ming'an might still feel resentful because of this, and will intensify his revenge on Cheng Yan in the future, which will make the situation even worse.

Although Gu Mingan is not good enough, he is a child of the Gu family, and he is closer than an outsider like Cheng Yan anyway. Gu Kaiqi doesn't want things to become serious, and he doesn't want to be too harsh on Gu Mingan. If he can save face and fool him, Whitewashing peace is naturally the best.

Gu Kaiqi was told the central thought by him, and he was silent for a while, before saying: "Then what do you hope?"

Gu Yunji raised his bright eyes to look at him, and said slowly and clearly: "I hope that my grandfather will come forward to solicit Cheng Yan on behalf of the Songjiang Gu family."

Gu Kaiqi was taken aback when he heard the words: "Solicit solicitation? Why?"

Gu Yunji continued: "In this way, it can reflect the importance that grandfather attaches to Cheng Yan, so that Gu Mingan does not dare to act rashly. Secondly, it can also improve Cheng Yan's status. With Songjiang Gu's backing, his future official career will be smoother. "

Although Gu Kaizhen had already started to support Cheng Yan before, it was only limited to money and did not give support in other aspects.What's more, this is Gu Kaizhen's personal behavior, which cannot represent the entire Gu family, and it cannot be compared with Gu Zhengde's personal solicitation.

Gu Ming'an is bullying and afraid of the tough, and is very difficult to deal with. The reason why he dared to target Cheng Yan in this way was because he knew that he had no backer and no one to back him up.That being the case, then fundamentally raise Cheng Yan's status, even if it can't make Gu Mingan stop provocative thoughts completely, but if it can make him worry a little bit, it would be good to ensure that the township exam is calm before the exam.

Gu Kaiqi's eyes flickered, then fixedly stared at Gu Yunji's eyes, and asked in a deep voice: "Do you know that recruiting scholars is a major matter that must be treated with caution, and it is related to the future development and destiny of the family, not casually?" Just anyone can get your grandfather's favor, Cheng Yan has no name and no record, why should he?"

"Kaimeng at the age of ten, a scholar at the age of 14, and the second place in the county examination in one fell swoop, are you qualified?"

"With my own strength, I was admitted by submitting an article to Luxi Academy. Is it qualified?"

"As soon as I entered the academy, I won the first place in the monthly examination for freshmen. Since then, I have never dropped out of the top three in the examination in the past three years. Is such a result qualified?"

Gu Yunji kept talking, one sentence after another, and the loud words hit Gu Kaiqi one after another, and his heart trembled when he heard it: "Cheng Yan is very talented, if he is not tired of his background, his achievements must be even more dazzling. Every step I have taken in the past few years, in fact, there is his figure beside me, and I have never missed half a point, but no one knows."

Gu Yunji looked deeply into Gu Kaiqi's dark eyes, as if he wanted to see through his hidden thoughts, and the words were like jade beads on a plate, clear and powerful: "The most important thing is that his family is poor, so we will help you at this time." , he must be grateful for the kindness of the Gu family, if one day he becomes a dragon and takes off, can he forget our Songjiang Gu family?"

Gu Yunji said these words not only for the long-term interests of the Gu family, but also for the sake of Cheng Yan's personal development.He is well aware of Cheng Yan's ability, and believes that with his perseverance and character, his future achievements will definitely not be low.But after all, he was born in a humble background, if he wants to compete with the children of those aristocratic families, he does not know how much effort he will have to put in and how many detours he will take.

But if he could rely on the big tree of Songjiang Gu family from the beginning, his journey would be much easier.But the Gu family just made an investment with extremely low risk, but the return they got was far higher than the cost they paid, and it couldn't be more cost-effective.

Gu Kaiqi's expression seemed to be shaken, but he couldn't help hesitating: "...I know what you said, but he is still just a young scholar after all, why don't we wait for the county test..."

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Yunji interrupted: "If Cheng Yan passes the provincial examination and Cheng Yan wins the Juren examination, there must be many forces wanting to make friends with him. At that time, our Gu family will only be one of the many forces. What bargaining chips do we have?" Can you guarantee that he will definitely choose us?"

Seeing that Gu Kaiqi was still vacillating, Gu Yunji sighed, and said leisurely: "Fourth Uncle, icing on the cake is not as good as giving charcoal in the snow..."

Gu Kaiqi's body trembled, and he took a deep breath, as if he had made up his mind, and finally agreed: "Okay, I promise you. I will talk to your grandfather tomorrow, and I will try my best to persuade him, but I can't guarantee that he will I will agree, you have to be mentally prepared."

Gu Yunji was already very satisfied with getting Gu Kaiqi's clear promise, and he didn't dare to ask for anything more, and immediately said happily: "Okay, then I will wait for the good news from my fourth uncle."