The two found a secluded place, and Gu Tingye got straight to the point: "Minglan, everything you said back then has come true. Zhique, my personal servant, is gone too. Can you tell me now how you knew all this back then?"

Minglan looked at him and said very seriously: "I really want to tell you that I heard these from some bad guy, but in fact it is not true. I really knew these in my dream. I told you these things because I hope you can avoid these disasters and live a smoother life."

Gu Tingye looked at Minglan's serious face, his heart moved slightly, and he still said: "How is this possible?"

Minglan: "The world is so vast and full of wonders that I can't believe it myself. But you've experienced it yourself, so you can't say I'm making it up, right?"

Gu Tingye didn't comment, but only asked: "You said you hope I can avoid these disasters, will I still have disasters in the future?"

Minglan: "Isn't it obvious? Your brothers from the Bai family will definitely find another opportunity to seize your property. And there are also those troublesome relatives in your family, especially your eldest brother and your stepmother."

Hearing this, Gu Tingye laughed: "I almost believed it at first. But you said my stepmother, I absolutely don't believe it. Although I don't know how you know that I have a stepmother at home now, you haven't verified it. My stepmother is one of the few people who is really good to me. You said she wants to harm me? Haha."

Minglan stared at him and asked, "If she really loves you, why does your eldest brother's hatred for you grow?"

Gu Tingye: "That's because my eldest brother thinks it's my late mother... Anyway, it has nothing to do with my stepmother."

Minglan added to his words: "Your eldest brother believes that it was your late mother who forced his biological mother, the Qin family, to death, but how could he have such thoughts?"

Gu Tingye: "Of course it was my uncles and aunts who instigated this."

Minglan: "Your eldest brother is extremely intelligent. How could he not see what kind of people your uncles and aunts are? Would he listen to their instigation? He would only take the words of his own aunt, Xiao Qin, seriously."

Gu Tingye was struck by lightning when she pointed out the key point: "This... No, it won't happen... There are so many people gossiping, it may not be my stepmother..."

Minglan: "Okay, then let me ask you again, if Xiao Qinshi really loves you, why haven't you been to school yet?"

Gu Tingye: "That's because I'm naughty and don't like to study."

Minglan: "Do you really think you are such a naughty person?"

Gu Tingye looked at her.

He felt that the girl in front of him did not look like an eight-year-old, but had experienced countless vicissitudes. Behind those bright eyes, it seemed as if another soul lived.

Gu Tingye's eyes were burning: "What kind of person do you think I am?"

Minglan: "You are brave, resourceful, affectionate and righteous. You are a first-rate man in the world."

Gu Tingye repeated: "Brave and resourceful, affectionate and righteous..."

He had just praised Minglan in front of Changbai. He came to block Minglan after he finished talking to Changbai, so she had no chance to hear it from Changbai.

Gu Tingye took a step forward and asked, "Do you really think of me like this?"

Minglan nodded: "Of course."

Gu Tingye: "You are only eight years old and you have only met me once. How can you have such an opinion of me?"

Minglan: "I dreamed about it."

"It's a dream again," Gu Tingye shook his head and laughed, "If I tell anyone, I don't know if you are crazy or I am crazy."

Minglan sighed: "Well, let's make another bet."

Gu Tingye: "Okay, what are you betting on?"

Minglan: "When you return to the capital soon, you will probably meet a singing girl named Zhu Manniang on the streets of Bianjing. She has a poor life and only has a brother to rely on. If you really meet her, ignore her and don't save her, you will avoid a big disaster. But if you really can't bear to help her, then don't tell her your true identity no matter what. Just say... that it was my second brother who saved her, and ask her to come to my Sheng family to repay her gratitude."

Gu Tingye asked curiously, "Since you said she is a disaster, why do you want me to lead her to Zecheng? Aren't you worried about your second brother, and aren't you worried that the Sheng family will let a wolf into the house?"

Minglan laughed and said, "Do you believe it or not, that man was beaten to death by my father before he even got close to the door of my Sheng family?"

Gu Tingye smiled and said, "That's right. Lord Sheng is very strict in managing his household. Didn't he beat a purchasing servant to death a few days ago? It is said that he deceived his superiors and deceived his subordinates, and passed off inferior goods as good ones. In my opinion, this matter is not serious enough to warrant beating him to death."

Minglan did not answer, and continued, "Even if my father did not kill the evildoer who seduced my second brother, my eldest wife would do it. Anyone who hinders Brother Changbai's future will be killed in the hands of the eldest wife."

Gu Tingye sighed, "What a good trick! I was so lucky to praise you in front of your brother."

Minglan: "What did you praise me for?"

Gu Tingye waved his hand: "You don't need to know, I'd better take it back."

Minglan: "Just assume that I know more. For the long term, we must find the most appropriate way out."

Gu Tingye stared at her and sighed, "I really don't understand you, girl. Are you really only eight years old?"

Minglan: "I'm afraid it will be a long time before we meet again after returning to Beijing. You must study hard and never indulge in brothels and taverns, which will distract your attention. You must be careful of your elder brother and your stepmother, and don't take what they say seriously. Think about it more. As for other people, if they try to trip you up or provoke you directly, you should ignore them. When you become an official in the court in the future and consolidate your status, you will have the opportunity to slowly settle accounts with them. In short, I'm waiting for you to pass the exam and congratulate you!"

She said it with great confidence, which warmed Gu Tingye's heart. This was the second person he had met today who advised him to be good and hoped that he would pass the exam. He rubbed Minglan's head and said happily, "Okay! If I pass the exam, I will come to tell you the good news in person!"

He no longer wondered how Minglan knew so much. Maybe it was really a magical power, but it didn't matter!

At this moment, Gu Tingye just felt that he liked the Sheng family very much, and liked the brother and sister of the Sheng family very much. They treated him with sincerity. They had no conflicts of interest with him, no blood relationship, but only cared about his good and advised him. Such pure and sincere friendship made Gu Tingye cherish it very much.

Thinking of this, he searched his body for a while, took out a banknote, looked at Minglan, and thought it was useless to give the banknote to such a girl. He took out a jade hairpin and said, "This is a relic of my late mother. I am very grateful for your kindness, and I have no way to repay you. I will give you this jade hairpin as a thank you gift."

Minglan clasped her hands together, stepped back and squatted, bowed to Gu Tingye steadily, and then pushed the jade hairpin back, saying, "Men and women are different, and it is not allowed to be passed on privately."

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