Thirty-seven things happen

  Gu Boqi has been feeling depressed lately, taking leave every other day to avoid going to the department, finding all sorts of excuses. The reason is that whenever he sees his colleagues in the department, they congratulate him with ulterior motives, asking when his wife will be moving in and wanting him to treat them to a drink to celebrate.

  He was so scared that his legs went soft, not to mention Mrs. Gu's stern refusal of his request. Even if the old master in Liaoning found out about this matter, he would be afraid of being skinned alive. He worried and hid at home every day, fearing trouble would find him at any moment, and he couldn't bear the consequences.

  He couldn't help but think that all these troubles were caused by Gu Yun's meddling, and he felt a bit resentful towards her. As a result, whenever they met, he wouldn't even give her a good face to look at.

  It's likely that Gu Yun knows that Liu Niang's affairs are her own doing, and she often mentions Er Ge this and Er Ge that to Gu Bo, making him feel a bit softer in his heart.

  When Gu Boqi was idle, Wang Shi couldn't be idle. Gu Man looked at Wang Shi coldly as she busied herself preparing things for Gu Boqi, and her heart was racing with fear. Although she had transmigrated and been reborn, she hadn't experienced the events of eight years ago in her previous life either, nor did she know why Wang Shi had died a difficult death during childbirth. The longer Wang Shi's pregnancy lasted, the more anxious Gu Man became, afraid that Wang Shi would have an accident if she wasn't careful. It was strange that Gu Boqi had been unusually normal these days, neither going out to indulge in wine and women nor causing trouble for them at home, but instead making her feel more at ease, yet also somewhat uneasy at the same time.

  It wasn't just her who was uneasy, that day Wang Tingran had made an appointment with several colleagues to go on a trip together. They were chatting and having a good time when suddenly an official surnamed Zhang came over to congratulate him, but his words were laced with sarcasm, making Wang very uncomfortable.

  He faintly asked him: "Nor does he know where his joy comes from?"

  That Director Zhang was taken aback and asked him, "I heard that Lord Gu is going to marry the daughter of Liu Zhifu from Nancheng Prefecture as his legitimate wife. Don't you know?"

  Wang Tingran just felt his head buzzing with a loud noise, of course he didn't know.

  "Other people's family affairs, you all know very clearly." Thinking of Gu Boqi's usual behavior, he had actually already believed it in his heart, but still forced himself to pretend to be skeptical.

  Seeing the expression on his face, it seemed like he was about to turn hostile at any moment, those people didn't dare tease him anymore and hastily said: "Sir Wang, you don't know? It's already been spread around our department that Liu Zhi Fu wrote a letter to the Examination Department last time, asking them to reserve a position for him in advance! We thought...you already knew..."

  "Damn it!" Wang Tingran could no longer care about anything else, and with a slap of his palm on the table, he knocked over several cups of tea.

  Look at you! How dare you humiliate my sister like this!

  He immediately abandoned everyone, without even calling a servant, and rushed to the Dingyuanhou Mansion on horseback, leaving only a few people on the spot with a nervous face.

  It seems like something is off, didn't Liu Zhifu's letter say that the Wang family would be close relatives with them from now on?

  Wang Tingran didn't care about anything else, and when he arrived at the Hou Mansion gate, he didn't care how the doorman looked or how he apologized, it was just one sentence: "Hand over your second master to me!"

  Those who can mix with the crowd at the door are either backed by someone or extremely clever. Fa Zi is such a person, seeing the obviously furious person in front of him, he quickly understood the pros and cons - Wang Tingran is the Minister of War! He is much more capable than Gu Boqi.

  He didn't care about others' opinions or excuses, and simply said: "Wait a moment, sir, I'll go ask!"

  Wang Tingran stopped in front of the door and looked at him, then nodded by default, and instructed: "First, get your two masters to come out for me, don't disturb your wives."

  Fa Zi quickly responded with a "yes" and ran to the backyard - - - - - Gu Bo Qi spent far fewer days in the study than in the backyard.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, just when he was about to collapse from exhaustion, he finally found out that Gu Boqi was in Ma Niang's courtyard.

  At that time, Gu Boqi was taking a nap in the courtyard of Ma Niang's house. When he heard the news brought by the maid, he kicked her with his foot: "What kind of relative is this? Can't you wait until I've had enough rest before coming back? No eyesight!"

  That girl's tears were welling up, but she didn't dare cry, so she muttered back to him: "Master, it's the madam's family member, Uncle has arrived!"

  It's Wang Tingran! Gu Boqi was startled and stood up a moment later, walking out.

  Madam Ma saw his shocked face and knew that this time Wang Tingran had come to the door, eight or nine out of ten because something had happened with Liu Niang, and she was secretly delighted. She couldn't wait to see Wang's expression after learning about the news. Thinking of this, she waved her hand and called Yingtai: "Caitai, follow me to find Madam!"

  Gu Boqi didn't know that his concubine still had a mind to watch the fun, he was anxious and hurried to the gate, his forehead already covered with fine sweat.

  But Wang Tingran saw his face and didn't speak to him, nor did he answer, he just stared at him coldly, making his heart nervous.

  He had a guilty conscience to begin with, and now he felt rather uneasy as he asked him: "So it's Uncle who has come. I suppose you've met Xiuying? Why don't you come in and have some tea?"

  Wang Tingran's anger was barely suppressed when he mentioned Wang Xiuying, and in a deep voice, he asked him: "Drink tea? What kind of tea? You first explain to me what's going on with Liu Zhi's daughter, is it serious!"

  Gu Boqi suddenly felt a blackness in front of his eyes and his head spun, leaving him dazed!

  As expected, he found out, and he couldn't help but feel afraid. If this killing god reports him, he'll be in big trouble!

  Before he could react, a delicate Qing oil carriage appeared in front of the door. The little servant leading the way saw someone at the door and couldn't help but be overjoyed, rushing towards Gu Boqi: "Sixth Master has been looking for us! We've come several times already, but these slaves at the door just wouldn't let our young lady in! Now it's all good, Master, our young lady is currently on the horse carriage!"

  The roof leaks just in time for a continuous night of rain. Gu Bo Qi only felt like his five internal organs were being burned, and he didn't even have the mind to quibble.

  Wang Tingran was furious, one Buddha was born and two Buddhas were nirvana. He raised his hand and slapped the little servant, who spun around several times on the spot. Only then did he turn to stare at Gu Boqi, roll up his sleeves and give him a few punches without saying a word, while cursing: "I'll beat you to death, you damn bastard!"

  Gu Boqi was just a bookish scholar, not at all a match for Wang Tingran. He got beaten until he cried out for his father and mother, but still refused to give up, cursing the gatekeeper who was watching from the side: "You're a useless slave who doesn't even help your master!"