Princess Pingning glanced at the grinning Duke of Qi next to her, and said coldly: "Is Heng'er the kind of person who likes women?"
Princess Pingning naturally knew the meaning of Qi Guogong's words, but she just wanted her to agree to Qi Heng's acceptance of the girl from the Sheng family.
However, you can enter, but only after Qi Heng officially says goodbye!
In other words, the girl from the Sheng family must be Qi Heng's concubine!
"Huh? Madam, what do you mean?"
Duke Guo of Qi also noticed something was wrong, frowned and asked, "Is there anything wrong in this?"
"Ah!"
Princess Pingning glanced at Qi Heng outside and said quietly: "What your good son wants to do now is to get married officially!"
"Marry a girl from the Sheng family and become the eldest wife of the Duke of Qi!"
"What?"
Hearing this, Qi Guogong's expression darkened involuntarily.
"This is not okay!"
"Heng'er's eldest wife must be helpful to his future career, and we can't choose Xiu Jin's family!"
Although Qi Guogong spoke highly of Sheng Hong, when it came to the Qi family's century-old plan, he still disliked him.
"Yes, I think so too!"
Princess Pingning looked at Qi Guogong, nodded, and expressed her opinion: "Heng'er will never be allowed to do anything wrong in this matter!"
"That's right!"
Duke Qi asked hesitantly: "But, madam, you also know what Heng'er's temper is like!"
"Right now, he will fail again. If he takes action directly, I'm afraid it will hinder his health!"
The Duke of Qi said worriedly: "Madam, how are you going to get rid of Heng'er's thoughts?"
"We can't let him..."
Before Qi Guogong finished speaking, Princess Pingning waved her fan and said in a cold tone: "Don't worry!"
"When the time comes, I will have my own way!"
…
In front of Donghua Gate, many frustrated people are lingering in front of the list.
Among them, the second son of the Ningyuan Hou Mansion, Gu Tingye, was also standing inside.
"Master!"
Beside Gu Tingye, his long-term follower Shitou looked at him with worry!
Shitou's body was tense, as if he was preparing to support Gu Tingye when he became unstable.
"Second brother!"
Just as the atmosphere between the two became increasingly tense, Shitou suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from behind.
He looked back!
It's Gu Tingwei!
Gu Tingwei is the half-brother of Gu Tingye and the biological son of Qin, the current head of Ningyuan House.
"Master, the third master is here!"
Shitou also knew the situation of his young master in Ningyuan Houli, so when he saw Gu Tingwei, Shitou immediately said "warning".
"Ting Wei?"
Hearing this name, Gu Tingye finally had some reaction.
"Go! Stone!"
Gu Tingye didn't care about Gu Tingwei, who was running towards him in the distance, but his face suddenly darkened, and then he said something directly to the stone.
"Let's go back!"
For some reason, Gu Tingye had already fallen out with Ningyuan Houfu and lived alone outside.
"Second brother!"
"Second brother..."
Seeing Gu Tingye walking out without looking back, Gu Tingwei immediately became anxious!
"Second brother, wait for me!"
He shouted loudly as he squeezed into the dense crowd, preparing to chase his second brother.
To be honest, excluding the changes in the past year or two, the relationship between Gu Tingwei and Gu Tingye was still very good in the past. They were really like brothers, respectful and harmonious.
It's a pity that due to some calculations by Gu Tingwei's mother, Xiao Qin, Gu Tingye ran away from home and did not want to go back.
"Second brother..."
Gu Tingwei ran quickly and kept shouting, hoping to make Gu Tingye in front of him stop and wait for him.
Unfortunately, this is not possible!
At this time when the exam results are released, it is easy for you to go out, but it is extremely difficult to squeeze in from the outside!
Therefore, Gu Tingwei's actions will only be in vain.
"Second brother..."
"...Are you angry with me?"
Seeing that his action failed, Gu Tingwei finally had no choice but to hang his arms dejectedly and stand there sighing.
"It seems that the second brother not only hates my mother!"
"Even I am annoyed by him!"
In fact, the main reason why Gu Tingye fell out with Ningyuan Houfu was because of his stepmother, Gu Tingwei's biological mother, Xiao Qin.
Gu Tingwei didn't know anything about his mother's plot against Gu Tingye. In fact, from the beginning, Gu Tingwei knew how Xiao Qin plotted against him.
However, although Gu Tingwei and Gu Tingye have a good relationship, and he really likes to follow Gu Tingye, for the sake of his own future, he also mentally acquiesces to his mother's approach.
Just like when Xiao Qin asked him to cooperate in plotting against Gu Tingye, Gu Tingwei always objected on the surface, clamoring to tell his second brother that he was not willing to accept his mother's arrangement.
However, in the end of this kind of thing, it happened to be another situation - Gu Tingwei would always be "forced" to follow his mother's request and plot against his second brother Gu Tingye.
There is a saying that describes it very appropriately, "You don't want to say anything, but your body is very honest." Gu Tingwei fully explained this sentence at this time!
Having said that, let’s not talk about the love-hate entanglement of the previous generation, let’s talk about what is the conflict between Gu Tingye and the Xiao Qin family?
It's very simple. At present, there are three heirs from the eldest son of the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, that is, the current old Marquis. They are the eldest son Gu Tingyu, the second son Gu Tingye, and the third son Gu Tingwei.
Although these three people are all direct descendants of the Gu family, they were all born to three women.
Gu Tingyu's biological mother is the Da Qin family, Gu Tingye's biological mother is the Bai family, and Gu Tingwei's biological mother is the Xiao Qin family. Among these three people, except for the Bai family who married into the Gu family for other reasons, the Da Qin family and the Xiao Qin family were both descended from Mr. Gu. He found someone to come to his door and marry them back.
In other words, the two of them are the true love in the old Marquis's heart.
Therefore, the Da Qin family, the Bai family, and the Xiao Qin family were all the first wives of the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, and their children were all direct descendants of the Gu family who were eligible to inherit the Marquis Mansion.
Of course, there is also the saying of ordering the elders and younger ones. In other words, if the current Marquis Ningyuan passes away, then Gu Tingyu will be the well-deserved and undisputed first heir.
But now the Gu family is facing another problem, that is, Gu Tingyu's physical condition is not good. He was born with a congenital defect. In the future, whether he can survive and how long he can live is a question. Not to mention promoting Ningyuan Hou Mansion.
Moreover, Gu Tingyu only has a girl under his knees, and no male. According to the rules set by the court, there are restrictions. In other words, if Gu Tingyu has no incense to pass on, then the title of Ningyuan Marquis Mansion will be lost after him. It will be taken back by the court.
Unless Gu Tingyu adopted his brother's child into his own name to inherit the title.
However, Gu Tingyu was not willing to do this.
After all, if he is not his own biological child, he is much different!
Therefore, in other words, if Gu Tingyu has three advantages and two disadvantages, the most likely candidates to succeed are the second eldest Gu Tingye and the third eldest Gu Tingwei.
Although there is a principle of ordering the elders and younger ones, because Xiao Qin is the sister of Da Qin, Gu Tingyu has listened to his aunt since he was a child, and is close to Xiao Qin and rejects the second child Gu Tingye.
Gu Tingyu even heard the news about his mother from Xiao Qin's mouth!
According to the Xiao Qin family, the Da Qin family was forced to commit suicide because of Gu Tingye's mother. No one knows whether the grudge is true or not, but Gu Tingyu has hated his younger brother Gu Tingye extremely since then!
He believed that it was because of Gu Tingye and his son that his biological mother died early and his health became bad!
The Da Qin family died in childbirth.
Therefore, for the sake of her son's future and the chance to inherit the title, Xiao Qin deliberately indulged Gu Tingye and raised him crookedly, becoming the most famous playboy in Bianjing City and the biggest joke in everyone's eyes!
Gu Tingye didn't know Xiao Qin's sinister intentions before, and he really thought that she was a loving mother and the mother who treated him best. But he never expected that under the hypocritical appearance, she was such a snake-hearted person!
It was precisely because of Xiao Qin's fanning the flames and secretly playing tricks that Gu Tingye and his father, the old Marquis Ningyuan, turned against each other and their friendship was divided. Now, Gu Tingye has moved out of the Marquis' Mansion and stayed away from that group of people.
"Alas~~"
Gu Tingwei sighed, seeming a little sad.
However, to be honest, the feeling in his heart at the moment was a little strange. To say sad, he was a little happy, because once Gu Tingye left, he would be the one to inherit the title of Marquis Ningyuan from now on.
You must know that Marquis Ningyuan is a first-class noble who is separated from the country. To be able to hold this title is no less than being the number one scholar in high school for a child from a poor family!
This is evident!
However, Gu Tingwei is happy, but he is also a little sad. After all, he really likes Gu Tingye, and there is a brotherly relationship between them.
Of course, what comes back does not affect Gu Tingwei's desire to pursue his own future.
"Third Young Master, let's go back!"
"The eldest lady is still waiting for you to go back to dinner!"
Just when Gu Tingwei felt "uncomfortable", his companion started to persuade him.
"Um?"
Gu Tingwei looked up at the crowded crowd around him, with a hint of displeasure on his face!
"Then let's go, there are too many muddy legs here, and the smell is too bad!"
"Let's go back quickly!"
Gu Tingwei, who has a strong aura as a descendant of aristocratic family, can't stand this urban environment anymore.
…
Time flies by in the blink of an eye, and more than half a month has passed since the trial release of the rankings that day.
Today, it was apparently time for the tributes to face the imperial examination.
However, because Qi Heng failed in the examination, he did not have to prepare so rigorously for the palace examination. Therefore, after being patient for a long time, he finally broke out on this day!
Qi Heng, who had been worrying about Minglan in his heart, finally couldn't bear it anymore!
He can't stand it anymore!
He wanted to have a showdown with his mother and ask her to fulfill her promise and take him to propose marriage to the Sheng Mansion and marry Minglan!
Without Minglan, Qi Heng's heart seemed to have lost the most important core, his life seemed to have lost its light, and he had no intention of thinking about anything else.
Let alone reading.
Because the population of Qi Guogong's mansion was simple and there was no excessive population, Qi Heng didn't think much about it. He walked directly into the courtyard where Princess Pingning and his wife lived on the east side of the mansion and opened the door of Qi Guogong and his wife's house.
"Mother!"
As soon as he entered the door, Qi Heng said without raising his head: "When will the things you promised me start?"
"Son, I can't wait!"
When Qi Heng spoke, he did not raise his head, but lowered his head and said a lot in one breath.
"Um?"
In the room, Princess Pingning's expression changed, her eyebrows raised, and she suddenly looked a little unhappy!
"Heng'er, are you talking to my mother?"
Princess Pingning's tone was incomprehensible, as if she was suppressing her anger.
This world pays special attention to filial piety, and Qi Heng is a pure filial person. He also sincerely respects and loves Duke Qi and Princess Ning. However, the reason why he opened his mouth like this at this time is actually to use this to force himself , let yourself face Princess Pingning bravely.
Just like Xiang Yu burned the boat, Qi Heng also needs to use this to face the future.
Face the future between yourself and Minglan.
Princess Pingning is the first hurdle Qi Heng has to pass!
"Mother, my son doesn't dare!"
"However, my son also wants to know when will you bring me to the Sheng family to propose marriage!"
At this moment, Qi Heng is also ready to fight!
"Mother, were you trying to fool your son earlier and want to break your promise?"
Qi Heng knew his mother's temperament and how arrogant she was, so he said this, preparing to stimulate the other party.
"Heng'er!"
Hearing this, Princess Pingning intensified her tone and said angrily: "Do you know who you are talking to?"
"Do you dare to disregard your filial piety and question your mother for the sake of a woman?"
Princess Pingning's eyes flashed with sadness, as if her son had grown up and was disobedient.
However, it was Qi Heng's performance that made a certain decision in her heart become more determined!
"My son doesn't dare!"
Qi Heng couldn't bear it, but he just suppressed his softness and knelt down and kowtowed: "Mother, my son just wants to know when you are going to take your son to the Sheng family!"
Qi Heng said nothing, just admitted his mistake and repeated his words.
"you!"
Princess Pingning was stunned by Qi Heng's performance and was immediately choked and speechless!
a long time.
"good!"
"My mother will take you to the Sheng family today!"
In the luxurious and elegant room, the voice of Princess Pingning came slowly.
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