A Collision on the Road (Continued)

When you have enough strength, all the empty words around you are just fleeting clouds in the sky.

Xu Weibei and Gu Yuanshi used to be at odds, but now they are helping each other. There are all sorts of rumors going around, but Xu Weibei remains unmoved.

The Zhi Nu couldn't understand some things, but he vaguely felt that Xu Weibei was doing this to please his aunt.

Because we have sufficient strength, we can do anything without fear.

Gu Wanning's head still throbbed as she recalled Xu Weibei's provocation at the Xie Residence —she was selfish, only hoping that this matter wouldn't ultimately implicate her and turn her into a femme fatale.

Her face just can't handle it.

She stayed home obediently, and as a result, she became an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire of Xu Weibei and Xie Yun's conflict. Where could she go to seek justice?

"Don't follow his example," Gu Wanning said. "Your aunt doesn't expect you to be outstanding, but she also doesn't want you to become a target of public criticism."

The higher you climb, the colder it gets.

Others only saw Xu Weibei's reckless behavior, but who knew the bitterness he suffered from the emperor's suspicion and the ministers' ostracism?

Countless people are hoping he'll suffer, wishing they could kick him while he's down, even though he has no connection with them whatsoever.

--Seeing a god fall to earth, it seems some people are quite happy.

Although they gain no benefit from it, and in fact the interests of the public are harmed.

The Grand Princess was also muddle-headed; every time she tried to arrange a marriage for Xu Weibei, she ended up being a terrible teammate.

How could the Emperor possibly want to see Xu Weibei and the Xie Residence form a marriage alliance?

However, now that Xu Weibei has crippled himself and dispersed his military power, perhaps the Emperor will set aside some of his suspicions and allow him to marry Xie Yun?

Oh no, that possibility has already been nipped in the bud by Xu Weibei.

"Aunt, if I don't rise above others, I'll live like a dog, like an ant, easily crushed. Rising above others may involve intrigue and backstabbing, but it won't mean being bullied," Zhi Nu said firmly.

He must be successful; he must be like the Marquis, able to protect his aunt.

So yesterday, Zhi Nu went to see Gu Anqi and said he wanted to enter the Imperial College.

Those students of the Imperial College whom he once wanted to stay away from because of his inferiority complex, he would one day compete with them.

Since that's the case, let's not waste any more time and get in early.

Gu Wanning felt both gratified and heartbroken.

It's remarkable that a child this age already has a clear plan for their future.

No suffering is worth glorifying, but suffering did give Zhi Nu a more steadfast belief and a more tenacious fighting spirit.

Throughout their upbringing, the two brothers, He Ge and Ling Ge, were raised with Gu family and respect, but the "difficulties" they faced were ultimately no match for the harsh realities of life.

The Zhi Nu understood human suffering better than they did, and therefore had a stronger motivation to change it.

But Zhi Nu was really thinking was, this time it was Xie Yun, but who will it be next time?

Who can protect Auntie?

The Gu family's tendency to be overly cautious and consider the bigger picture in their actions means that they themselves suffer.

His aunt had never wronged him, and he didn't want his aunt to suffer in silence in front of anyone.

"I wonder if the Imperial College will agree to accept him..." Gu Wanning was still a little worried when she mentioned it.

Actually, she didn't care about the outcome, and there was more than one way to go, but she was worried about Zhi Nu getting hurt.

"You can rest assured now," Er Ya said. "You don't need to worry about anyone, Xiaoxiao. Just take care of yourself, and everyone will be at ease."

Gu Wanning couldn't help but wonder, was she really such a worry?

"Besides, Grandpa's here!" Er Ya always had boundless trust in her grandfather. "With Grandpa here, you don't have to worry about anything. He'll definitely handle everything perfectly."

"Bang—" The carriage suddenly bumped into something.

The First Concubine instinctively hugged Jiaoniang.

Gu Wanning tightened her grip on the Pang Ya's hand.

"Are you blind?!" the other coachman shouted first, "You even dare to ram our Niu Residence's carriage!"

"Which ox or horse?" Er Ya asked, lifting the curtain. "Tell me their names, and I'll have my master come to your house to apologize. Oh, by the way, miss, is my master still in the palace discussing state affairs with the Emperor? But we've bumped into such a dangerous ox or horse, shouldn't we send someone to the palace to fetch him?"

Gu Wanning burst out laughing.

Er Ya is getting more and more amazing.

The other party indeed fell silent, and after a while, he could be heard talking quietly with Gu Wanning's coachman.

After a while, a man's apologetic voice came from outside. "My servant was rude and disrespectful to Miss Gu. I apologize to Miss Gu."

Er Ya glanced outside and whispered to Gu Wanning, "They look decent enough, but they don't seem like good people."

"Now that he's backed down, there's no need for us to keep pressing the issue."

The other party bullied them, and they have already retaliated in kind.

Gu Wanning told the driver to continue on their way.

After Gu Wanning returned home, Xu Weibei also received the news.

"Find out who made those outrageous remarks about Madam, and then teach them a lesson."

"Yes." Gao Lan accepted the order, but then felt sorry for Xu Weibei.

The Marquis did so many things for his wife, yet he never let her know a thing.

At this rate, when will I ever win his wife back?

He was worried just looking at it.

"My Marquis, shall I casually mention to your wife that you were beaten?"

"You think I haven't embarrassed myself enough?"

"Yes, yes, yes."

"... She probably already knows by now," Xu Weibei said softly, his voice tinged with sorrow.

With that loose tongue of Fourth Concubine, what secrets could she possibly keep hidden?

Gu Wanning found out, but she didn't even come to see him. What a heartless woman.

Gao Lan pretended that he was deaf and blind, and that he hadn't heard or seen anything.

Otherwise, if the Marquis realized what was happening, he would kill himself to silence him and prevent his image as a "resentful husband" from spreading.