Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 307 Changbai’s Wisdom
Li An smiled slightly and had to say that Gu Tingye saw it accurately.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. The food and wine will be here soon. Let's have a drink."

Sheng Changbai has a calm personality and does not want to talk about such sensitive topics, let alone in a crowded place like a restaurant.

Li An and Gu Tingye didn't say anything after hearing this, they just chatted and reminisced.

After a while, the waiter brought the food and wine, and the three of them started chatting while eating.

Half an hour later, all three of them were already a little drunk.

Gu Tingye didn't know whether it was because he was holding back too many things, or whether he was depressed after returning to Bianjing. After getting drunk, he drank faster and faster, which seemed to be a way to relieve his sorrow.

Seeing this, Sheng Changbai quickly said: "Okay, that's it for today. Zhong Huai, you have to go home in the afternoon. You're too drunk."

Gu Tingye pushed Sheng Changbai's hand away, drank the wine, and said with a wry smile: "If I wasn't drunk, I really don't know how I would face my father when I go back."

"Zhong Huai!"

"What Zi Qian said is right. We don't want to talk much about your family affairs. But I have heard some things about Gu Hou in Bianjing over the years. With Gu Hou's character, even if he was not on good terms with your mother at the beginning, But it won't kill your mother. Talk to Gu Hou after you go back, there may be some misunderstanding." Sheng Changbai reminded.

Xiao Qin is good at pretending, and Gu Tingye is very grateful to her. If he reminds Gu Tingye to be careful about Xiao Qin, Gu Tingye will probably fall out with him.

Li An was startled and said, "Why do you think this is a misunderstanding?"

He knew what happened back then from Aunt Chang, and when he thought about his father's attitude towards him over the years, he basically believed this fact.

Sheng Changbai and Li An both fell silent. Neither of them knew how to persuade them about this kind of thing.

Li An opened his mouth, wanting to remind Gu Tingye, but finally gave up.

"Facing? My biological father killed my mother. How can I face this?" Gu Tingye said angrily.

But he still held a trace of luck in his heart, so he hid in Yangzhou and refused to come back, just because he was afraid that when facing his father, he couldn't help but ask questions, which would break this luck.

Li An was surprised and said: "Zhong Huai's stepmother, Xiao Qin, is praised by everyone in Bianjing. Why do you feel something is wrong?"

Sheng Changbai took the wine glass from Gu Tingye's hand and said, "There are some important things to face. If you are evading like this, you are not the Zhong Huai I know."

Sheng Changbai asked his entourage to pay the bill, and the three of them walked out of Jingxian Tower together.

"Well!" Gu Tingye nodded and said, "Thank you."

Sheng Changbai patted Gu Tingye on the shoulder and said with a smile: "We are friends, there is no need to be polite. Let's go!"

"Zhong Huai, sometimes what you see with your eyes and hear with your ears may not be true. Don't let anger affect your reason and make wrong judgments." Li An reminded.

"Do you think Zhong Huai can resolve the misunderstanding with Gu Hou this time?" Sheng Changbai said as he watched Gu Tingye drive away in an ox cart.

Gu Tingye picked up the wine bottle and took a big sip, wiped his mouth, and said apologetically: "Zecheng, I'm sorry, I lost my temper. In fact, I have been prepared when I come back this time. But I am still very confused. Drink more." Ordering wine can also make my heart calmer. Some things should come to an end."

Even if Li An knew roughly what happened back then, he couldn't tell him.

But when he learned that his father was about to return to Bianjing, he still chose to escape and left Bianjing.

With the persuasion of Li An and Sheng Changbai, he plucked up the courage to return to Bianjing.

"I'm not sure, but Zhong Huai's stepmother is a little too nice, and there's something wrong with her." Sheng Changbai said.

Gu Tingye refused to see the two of them off, called a bullock cart, got in and left.

To be honest, if he hadn't known the plot, he wouldn't have thought there was anything wrong with Xiao Qin.

Xiao Qin's method of flattering him was not very clever. After all, she doted on Gu Tingye. No matter what mistakes Gu Tingye made, she not only paid to help Gu Tingye deal with the aftermath, but also protected Gu Tingye in front of Gu Yankai. But he is very strict with his own son, and he will be beaten or scolded if he makes any mistakes.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that something is wrong.

But Xiao Qin is a stepmother, and it is difficult for you to be a stepmother. If she was also very strict with Gu Tingye and often beat and scolded him, others would say that she couldn't tolerate Gu Tingye.

So her approach is not a problem in most people's eyes.

This is also the reason why the Xiao Qin family has a good reputation in Bianjing. After all, most stepmothers cannot tolerate the children left by their predecessors.

Those who are more generous will simply ignore it, while those who are less generous will suppress them.

Xiao Qin was able to help him deal with the aftermath and protect Gu Tingye. In the eyes of many people, he had gone as far as he could.

"Let's talk in the car." Sheng Changbai said.

The two got on the carriage, and Sheng Changbai said: "There are many families in Bianjing who have married again, and it's not like they didn't treat the children left by the first wives. But Zhong Huai is different. His stepmother Xiao Qin, and the Da Qin family are her biological sisters. Back then, It's impossible that she doesn't know about it. If Gu Hou dislikes Zhong Huai because of his biological mother, then shouldn't his stepmother hate Zhong Huai even more?"

Li An looked at Sheng Changbai in surprise when he heard this. He had to say that Sheng Changbai hated being smart, and even he didn't think about it.

As for why no one in Bianjing saw Xiao Qin’s true face, it’s actually very simple.

Because he divorced his wife and married the Bai family to make up for the money the Gu family owed the court.

In order to preserve their title, the Gu family asked Gu Yankai to divorce his wife and marry a merchant's daughter, which was a very shameful thing in itself.

For the sake of the Gu family's face, the Gu family will definitely try their best to cover up a series of things that happened that year.

The outside world has no idea what’s going on.

But as a member of the Qin family, Xiao Qin married into the Gu family again, so it was impossible not to know.

If Gu Tingye hadn't told Sheng Changbai what happened back then, Sheng Changbai wouldn't have thought of this.

"Then why didn't you remind Zhong Huai?" Li An asked confused.

Since Sheng Changbai can see the problem in this, then Gu Tingye also told him in the original play, so he must be able to see it too.

However, Sheng Changbai did not remind Gu Tingye in the original play, which puzzled Ang Lee.

"Why didn't you say it?" Sheng Changbai asked.

"I thought of these again, what should I say?" Li An shook his head.

Sheng Changbai shook his head and said, "When I was drinking before, I saw you stop talking a few times. You must have noticed it, but you didn't know how to remind Zhong Huai, right?"

Li An: "..."

He is really not that smart, but he does know that there is something wrong with Xiao Qin.

Unexpectedly, Sheng Changbai noticed it and mistakenly thought that he also saw it.

Li An didn't know how to refute for a while.

"It is difficult for an upright official to resolve family affairs. It is not easy for us to get involved in this kind of thing. And it is just a guess. If the guess is wrong, wouldn't it instigate the relationship between Zhong Huai and his stepmother? Even if it is true, without evidence, Zhong Huai may not believe it, and maybe he has a grudge because of it," Sheng Changbai said.

"So you asked Zhong Huai to go back and make it clear to his father?" Li An asked.

"Yes." Sheng Changbai nodded and said, "There must be some misunderstanding. Once Zhong Huai and his father explain it clearly and know what happened back then. With Zhong Huai's intelligence, he will definitely be able to figure out the problem."

Li An fell silent after hearing this, and had to say that what Sheng Changbai said was indeed very likely to come true.

However, he didn't know that what happened back then was a taboo for Gu Yankai and he didn't want to mention it at all.

After all, his role in it is not bright.

Gu Tingye went to question him, which only deepened the misunderstanding.

(End of this chapter)