Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

Minglan: "In my dream, you were dismissed by the government because of Yang Wuduan's affair. When the old marquis found out, he had a big quarrel with you. You told him all your grievances without restraint, which made him spit blood. Madam Qin took advantage of the chaos to send you to find a doctor, but she and your brothers and uncles locked the door and refused to let you in. The old marquis died of rage, and you didn't even get to see him for the last time."

The book in Gu Tingye's hand fell to the ground with a snap.

He looked at Minglan in shock, and his breathing seemed to stop.

"I know it's hard for you to accept what I'm telling you now. I didn't see it in my dream, but you told me yourself. You cried several times when you recalled the past, which really made me sad. I don't want you to repeat the same mistakes, Gu Tingye."

Gu Tingye's eyes seemed to have thousands of words in them. His palms opened and closed, his lips opened and closed, and finally he just nodded vigorously and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you. But the mess in my room is really annoying. I want to ask my wet nurse Chang to help me deal with it."

Minglan nodded: "Madame Chang is loyal to you and...Mrs. Bai. I feel more at ease with her around."

Gu Tingye: "Okay, I will write to her today."

Minglan: "Gu Tingye, this battle is long and difficult. Don't be discouraged no matter how many twists and turns there are in the middle. Everything will be fine!"

"I'll be fine as long as you're here."

……

On the way home, Gu Tingye kept thinking about what Minglan said.

Minglan's words were tactful, but in Gu Tingye's opinion, what she actually wanted to say was that Gu Tingye had once angered her father to death.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a lot of regret...

When he returned to the Marquis' Mansion, Xiao Qin came to greet him with a smile on her face. He returned the greeting respectfully. Xiao Qin wanted to take him directly to the house, saying that she had prepared good things for him. However, Gu Tingye said, "Thank you very much, mother. You have loved me so much, but I have nothing to repay you. I feel deeply guilty. I will order someone to send the things to my third brother right away." Without waiting for Xiao Qin to say anything else, he asked Shi Tou to do it immediately.

Shitou went back to the house and saw that it was not a "good thing" at all, but a beautiful maid named "Hongxiao" that Xiao Qin had found from somewhere. Shitou was a big and strong man who did not know how to be gentle with women. He grabbed Hongxiao by the scruff of the neck and threw her into Gu Tingwei's house.

Gu Tingye went straight into the main hall and saw Gu Yankai sitting in the hall. He thought of Minglan's words "regret for life", and felt mixed emotions. He knelt down in front of his father.

Gu Yankai stood up in shock and wanted to help him, but then he remembered that his son had always behaved badly and wondered if he had gotten into trouble outside again and was begging for mercy. So he sat back in his seat and asked sternly, "What are you doing?"

Gu Tingye: "For many years, I have been arrogant and domineering, and I don't understand the kindness of my strict father. I am ashamed to make my father worry and angry about me! I apologize to my father and ask for his forgiveness." After saying that, he kowtowed three times.

Gu Yankai was slightly moved when he heard him kowtow so loudly, and he was puzzled, so he asked: "What disaster did you get into outside?"

Gu Tingye: "My son has studied in Bailudong for these years, and he has figured it out and understood it. This time I just want to tell my father that my son has grown up and will no longer worry you in the future."

Gu Yankai snorted, "If you really mean that, why didn't you tell your family about your return to Beijing? Why did you go straight to the Sheng family as soon as you entered the city gate?"

Gu Tingye was stunned, wondering how did his father know so quickly?

Then he thought about it again. The soldiers guarding the city gates were all Gu's army. Perhaps someone had informed his father as soon as he entered the city. At that time, he was only concerned about preventing Gu's relatives from obstructing him from going to see Zhuang Xuejiu, and he forgot about the Gu's army.

"My son was afraid that someone might plot against him, so he went straight to the Sheng Mansion as soon as he entered the city gate, looking for Zhuang Mohan, the scholar who was teaching at the Sheng Mansion's private school. He returned home after the class was over and never went anywhere else."

Gu Yankai: "You reported your itinerary honestly. But you said you were afraid of being plotted against. Ha, with your attitude, who would want to plot against you? You've made up a plausible excuse!"

Gu Tingye was almost choked by his father's words. He repeated Minglan's words "Don't make the same mistake again" several times in his mind before continuing: "Father, from now on, I just want to study hard, pass the imperial examinations, and live up to your kindness in raising me. The mistakes I made in the past have already been made, and I have no way to refute them. I only hope that you can forgive me from now on and allow me to repent."

Gu Yan was about to scold him, but he was touched by the word "forgiveness". He let out a sigh and said, "Since you have such a heart, from now on, just concentrate on your studies and be careful in your conduct. Don't do such shameless things again!"

Gu Tingye lowered his head and said respectfully: "Son will follow my father's teachings!" After that, he lowered his head and walked out of the main hall.

Gu Yankai's face was grim, but he was extremely shocked in his heart: Has his son really come to his senses?

……

Early the next morning, Gu Tingye packed his things and prepared to go to the Sheng family. Xiao Qin sent someone to call him, saying that the kitchen had prepared Qiong Ye cake for him and asked him to go and get it.

Gu Tingye muttered, "If I get it and then go out, won't I be late..." He was about to walk towards the kitchen, but suddenly stopped - Minglan said, don't trust Xiao Qinshi.

Thinking back to what Shitou said last night, that Xiao Qin had prepared a new beautiful maid for his room, Gu Tingye's heart sank - this stepmother seemed to dote on him, but what she did would indeed be detrimental to him!

Gu Tingye did not delay any longer and turned to Shitou and said, "Go to the kitchen to get the Qiongye cake for me and send it to my father's room. Tell my mother that I have not done anything for the family and feel ashamed of it. I will repay my mother's kindness when I pass the imperial examination in the future!"

"Yes, sir."

"Remember, tell my dad."

Shitou was a smart person. After following Gu Tingye for so many years, he had learned some of his cunning. When he brought the Qiong Ye cake to find Gu Yankai, he spoke eloquently and passionately, which made the old marquis feel very comfortable for a while.

However, he only felt comfortable for a while, because the doorman led a clerk with a sad face into the mansion, saying that he came to collect yesterday's bill from Xiangchunlou. When he asked who owed it, the other party named him: "Second Master Gu Tingye."

Gu Yan was furious and asked Shitou to call Gu Tingye back to question him. Shitou said, "The scholar is about to start the class. It should have started by now. It would be disrespectful to the scholar if we call him back now."

Xiao Qin looked up at him and said, "The master is talking, you just do what you are doing. What's the rule for interrupting casually?"

Gu Yankai said: "Humph, what rules can the servants he taught have? Forget it, I'll settle the bill first, and I'll deal with him when he comes back!"

Shitou listened to every word, turned around and went back to Sheng Mansion to report to Gu Tingye.

Gu Tingye thought about it for a long time but didn't know how to solve it. Suddenly, he saw Zhuang Xuejiu and his eyes lit up!

……