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Chapter 128 The half-brother
The transportation in the ancient world was inconvenient, but even so, it took five days to travel from the capital to Ningzhou City at high speed.

Entering Ningzhou City, Gu Jiangwen stopped the carriage at the entrance of Gu's Mansion, and then walked down from it.

He didn't visit, and he didn't inform Gu Chengliang, the owner of the family, when he came back this time, and came back alone.

And when he came back, he wore a filial cloth on his head and knelt down at the gate of Gu's mansion under the heavy rain.

"Gu Jiangwen, a member of the Gu family, asks to see my uncle, and I hope that my uncle will make the decision for me!!"

Gu Jiangwen's actions made all the passers-by stop and watch.

It is the nature of human beings to watch the excitement, and at this moment, this nature is fully displayed at the entrance of the Gu Mansion. Even if it is raining, a group of passers-by who don't know the truth will soon gather in front of the Gu Mansion.

The door of Gu's house soon found out about this matter. While sending someone to inform Gu Chengliang, he hurried to Gu Jiangwen and said:

"Oh, Master Xingqi, why are you kneeling here? Isn't this just a joke for people to see? Hurry up, come in with this old slave, and warm yourself..."

"If I don't see Uncle, I will just kneel here and not leave!"

Gu Jiangwen had a resolute face, as if he had suffered some great injustice.

Pedestrians around pointed at Gu Jiangwen, and someone asked:

"What's the matter? Why is the young master of the Gu family kneeling here?"

"Who knows, what kind of injustice is there..."

"Hey, you guys are ignorant. Some time ago, the collateral branch of the Gu family in Dan'an City was murdered inexplicably. As a result, Pinghu Division has not given a result until now. This Young Master Gu is probably that collateral branch. People, why don't you come to the Gu family to ask for an explanation?"

"Then he shouldn't be kneeling here, he should go to Pinghu Division."

"Who knows."

The people around you talked one after another, Gu Jiangwen was watched by these eyes, but the figure kneeling on the ground did not waver in the slightest.

The concierge stood there quite at a loss, he was a servant, even if he was a servant of the master's family, he had to be respectful to the young master of the collateral line at this moment, so he didn't dare to yell at Gu Jiangwen.

Even if he usually does this to outsiders.

The concierge tried a few more words of persuasion, he sighed when he saw that he could not be persuaded, and was about to leave when someone came out from the gate of the Gu mansion.

What is strange is that the one who came out was not the current head of the Gu family, Gu Chengliang, but a weak-looking son.

This Young Master was wearing a mask, only revealing the position of his mouth, but even if only half of his face was exposed, the noisy crowd outside became quiet.

The same goes for Gu Jiangwen.

There was a strange silence at the door of Gu's house. Everyone stared blankly at the young master of Gu's family who came out. For a while, there was only the sound of rustling rain on the street.

"Brother Xingqi, what are you doing?"

On the quiet street, the young master of the Gu family broke the strange tranquility.

Just listening to the sound, the breath of the surrounding people couldn't help but suffocate, no matter men or women.

The same is true for Gu Jiangwen, who was stunned and puzzled in his eyes, and asked in great surprise:

"You are...Gu...Gu..."

"I have a watch now, my name is Ning Shun."

Gu Chen whispered, so that Gu Jiangwen could not say Gu Chen's previous name.

Gu Jiangwen opened his mouth halfway: "Ning... Ning Shun?"

"Well, it seems that Brother Xingqi still remembers me."

"I……"

Gu Jiangwen was suddenly speechless.

For his younger brother, Gu Jiangwen's impression was that he was cowardly and easy to bully. When he was in Gu's mansion, he often treated him like a servant.

But at this moment, Gu Jiangwen was kneeling here, kneeling at the door of Gu's mansion, drenched by the heavy rain, so embarrassed.

But the illegitimate child who was often bullied in the past is now standing at the door of Gu's mansion, followed by a maid holding an umbrella, and behind him are guards protecting him.

For a moment, the identities of the two seemed to be switched, as if the one standing on the high platform was the legitimate son of the Gu family.

And himself... is an illegitimate child who is not liked by others.

The difference in status made Gu Jiangwen feel uncomfortable, but looking at Gu Chen in front of him, Gu Jiangwen didn't complain at all, as if he was born to be like this, he should stand there, and he should kneel here.

Gu Chen looked at Gu Jiangwen who couldn't say anything, feeling a little disappointed.

In the past in the Gu family, although Gu Jiangwen's attitude towards Gu Chen was not so bad, it was definitely not good.

Gu Chen is Gu Jiangwen's half-brother in name, but in fact he is not treated as well as a book boy next to Gu Jiangwen.

The original owner's resentment towards Gu Jiangwen was already quite deep, and this resentment also affected Gu Chen, making Gu Chen very disgusted with Gu Jiangwen.

But at this moment, Gu Chen, who really saw Gu Jiangwen's distressed appearance, was a little less interested.

After all, the two are not from the same world. To insult him at this time would be to lower their status.

Sighing, Gu Chenming showed a soft and worried smile on his face, and said to Gu Jiangwen:
"Brother Xingqi, don't kneel here. It's just a joke. If you have anything to do, come in and talk about it."

"Ning Shun..."

"Or, even your own brother can't let you go to the mansion to rest? You have to be ashamed outside and lose the face of the Gu family to be satisfied?"

Compared with what he said just now, what Gu Chen said later seemed a bit unpleasant.

Gu Jiangwen listened to these words, and then looked at the crowd gathered around him. Finally, he felt a little ashamed. He stopped kneeling on the ground, and was helped up by the book boy who followed him back, and walked to the inside of Gu's mansion.

Seeing that Gu Jiangwen, who couldn't be persuaded by himself, was persuaded by Gu Chen to come to the mansion with a few words, the porter couldn't help showing admiration.

"As expected of Master Ning Shun..." He said with a sigh, then looked at the people gathered outside, waved them away and said:

"It's all gone! Is it possible for you and the like to gather and make noise at the gate of Gu's mansion? It's time to disperse!"

Without bowing his knees in front of Gu Jiangwen, the concierge acted arrogantly in front of other people, which was disgusting to see.

Passers-by swarmed away, still discussing what happened just now.

Especially the young master Pianpian who came out later was the object of their discussion.

Many people don't know that there is such a young master in the Gu family. Gu Chen usually keeps a low profile and doesn't want to go out every day when it rains. They don't even know that there is a young master Ning Shun in the Gu family.

But now, they know that there is a new collateral young master in the Gu family, named Gu Ningshun, who is a young master who will make people feel good at first glance.

It can be foreseen that in the next few days, the topic of these people's gossip will be this Mr. Gu.

……

Gu Jiangwen, whose name is Xingqi, was born in Dan'an City, Ningzhou, and is Gu Chen's half-brother.

He was sent to study at the Capital Academy two years ago, and has been working hard to gain fame. If all goes well, Gu Jiangwen will participate in Chunwei next year.

After three exams and a while, as long as he doesn't make any major mistakes in the papers and doesn't say anything wrong during the exam, he will directly serve as the eighth-rank official based on the relationship of the Gu family.

Just like the uncle who is an official in Bianzhou now.

But obviously Gu Jiangwen doesn't have that time now.

I don't know who told him about Dan'an's Gu's family, and made him go back to Gu's mansion all the time, wanting to ask Dan'an's Gu's family for an explanation.

If the trouble continues like this, Gu Jiangwen will definitely not be able to catch up with Chun Wei in the coming year. If he misses this one and waits for a few years to take the exam, it will be another matter of how much he can achieve.

But Gu Jiangwen had to come back again.

Loyalty and filial piety have been the top priority of a scholar since ancient times. Loyalty to the emperor and filial piety to the family are the standards to measure a scholar's morality.

Gu Jiangwen didn't know about Dan'an's Gu family before, so it's understandable not to come back.

But now Gu Jiangwen knows that something has happened to his family, and his parents have died tragically. If he doesn't come back, it will be unfilial.

Once he bears the reputation of being unfilial, Gu Jiangwen will have no future.

So he had to come back, even if it was a critical moment to prepare for the exam, he had to come back.

But this time, if I want to go back... I'm afraid it will be a little difficult.

Walking in the corridor of Gu's house, Gu Chen thought about these things in his heart, and Gu Jiangwen staggered behind him, as if he had lost his soul.

After walking a certain distance with Gu Jiangwen, Gu Chen suddenly stopped and turned his head and said:
"Brother Xingqi, I don't know why you came back, but before meeting the Patriarch, you'd better change your clothes and tidy yourself up."

"..."

Gu Jiangwen raised his head blankly, he hesitated to speak when he met Gu Chen's eyes, and finally just nodded numbly.

Gu Chen continued:
"If you make such a fuss today, if you want to hide it, you will definitely not be able to hide it. If the Patriarch finds out about such an impolite behavior, you will definitely be punished.

"But fortunately, the Patriarch treated me well. You can think of a plausible excuse while you are washing your body, and I will lobby from the sidelines. At that time, I will give the Patriarch a step down, and maybe you can avoid punishment."

Gu Jiangwen made such a fuss at the gate of Gu's mansion today, and for no reason let other people see Gu's mansion's jokes. If it is normal, even if Gu Jiangwen really has a grievance, the head of the family, Gu Chengliang, will never talk to him.

But who made Gu Chen the heart and soul of the entire Gu family now?

As long as Gu Chen opens his mouth, no matter how much wrong Gu Jiangwen has done, Gu Chengliang will probably forgive him.

Gu Jiangwen was a little dazed when he heard Gu Chen's words. He never thought that the illegitimate child who was not popular in the side line would become a favorite after coming to the main house.

But looking at Gu Chen's appearance, Gu Jiangwen felt a little taken for granted.

"That's all I'm going to say. You should think about it carefully. We'll talk about the old days after we meet the Patriarch...You guys, take good care of Young Master Xingqi."

At the end of Gu Chen's speech, he gave orders to the maids of the Gu family who were standing by.

"Yes."

The maids saluted Gu Chen at the same time, and then helped Gu Jiangwen into the bathroom beside him.

Looking at Gu Jiangwen's back, Gu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly.

Gu Jiangwen felt abnormal when he came back at this time, which means that Ningzhou City may not be peaceful.

I just don't know which side Gu Jiangwen is representing when he comes back this time.

(End of this chapter)