coobybook Chapter 190 Gu Yaohui's Indifference
Chapter 190 Gu Yaohui's Indifference
Kang Ruoyu was not wearing her student robe today, but a navy blue brocade robe, with a matching navy blue vest embroidered with sparse bamboo leaves and black fox fur trim.
To watch the excitement, he took off his cotton cloak outside the crowd and had his page carry it.
Kang Ruoyu has a delicate face with well-defined features and fair, smooth skin. If he were dressed in women's clothing, it would make it even harder to tell if he is male or female.
He has the typical feminine features of a boy with red lips and white teeth.
Kang Ruoyu hates it when people call him a pretty boy.
"You old bastard..." He had just finished cursing when Liu Lingzui rushed out and covered his mouth, whispering something in his ear.
Kang Ruoyu laughed upon hearing this, and with a wave of her fair and slender hand, a man in black appeared beside her. She raised her chin and said, "Hey, drag this old bastard out and then push him back in."
The man in black bowed his head: "Yes."
His voice was hoarse but strong, which seemed to be due to his lack of speaking.
While everyone was still confused, the man in black grabbed Granny Gu by the collar and pulled her out of the yamen like a chicken, then suddenly shoved her inside.
Granny Gu was completely bewildered and hadn't even had time to react before she fell to the ground, landing face down.
"Oh my god..."
The constables watched all this from inside. After Granny Gu fell in, two constables immediately came over.
They just received a considerable amount of lucky money, a full ten taels of silver.
A yamen runner shouted at Granny Gu, "How dare you trespass on the yamen! You shall be given twenty strokes of the cane as a warning to others!"
Granny Gu was dumbfounded, and so were the people around her.
What's happening here?
How did she become someone who trespassed on the county government office?
Granny Gu was completely bewildered as the two bailiffs dragged her back to the place where she had been tortured, just like a dead pig.
When the board came down, Granny Gu let out a scream before she realized what was happening.
"You can't hit me, I'm innocent..."
"Ugh... damn bitch..."
Granny Gu glared at Kang Ruoyu with eyes full of hatred: "You did this on purpose... Ouch... Ah!"
Those yamen runners have received quite a few tips today; in just a short time, they've already taken several.
They can't just take money and not do their job properly, can they?
Since this old woman has offended so many people, then don't blame them for being impolite.
In this freezing weather, wouldn't it be better to stay at home on a warm bed? Why come out and disgust people?
As a result, they also suffered from the cold.
The way they strike the board looks so light, but there's a lot of skill involved.
The injury from the sound will only take about ten days to heal, even if it's severe.
A muffled injury can damage your bones and muscles; it'll take at least a hundred days to get out of bed.
In everyone's eyes, the twenty lashes were just meant to scare the old woman.
But only Granny Gu knew how painful it was when the board fell! It was excruciatingly painful!
I was filled with such hatred!
They cursed Gu Chenglin, Dongfang Jin, Kang Ruoyu, and everyone else watching the spectacle.
Seeing that she showed no remorse whatsoever, the constable increased the pressure on her hand.
How dare you insult Sister Jin? You're asking for death!
"Yaohui, my son, please save your mother! I can't take it anymore!"
Gu Yaohui stood aside, ignoring everything and coldly observing the whole thing.
Even after Granny Gu fainted and the constables splashed cold water on her face to wake her up, Gu Yaohui did not approach her.
The first thing Granny Gu saw when she woke up was her youngest son, who was still standing there with an icy expression.
She's in this state, why doesn't her son save her?
Why not plead for her?
Seeing Gu Yaohui's indifferent expression and disdainful look, Granny Gu fell silent, not even making a sound.
The villagers of Lingwu Village watched all this with disbelief, staring at Gu Yaohui. This was the son that Granny Gu loved so dearly.
These people were all questioning the meaning of life. This man just watched his mother being beaten without saying a word.
Judging from the way Granny Gu looked at him, even the most obtuse people could see the despair in her eyes.
If Gu Yaohui is so heartless towards his own mother, how will he treat them?
Gu Yongsheng thought about the silver his family had given to the clan chief over the years, which amounted to a total of a hundred taels.
She swayed for a moment, then grabbed her son's arm to steady herself.
Is this what the clan leader meant when he said that Gu Yaohui would lead the Gu clan to glory?
Other members of the Gu family shared this idea; they all came after hearing about it.
These elderly people were all people Gu Yucheng had knelt down and begged for help from after he heard that his father had been brought to the county government.
One of the reasons was that Gu Yaohui's career could not be tainted.
But what did they all see?
Gu Yaohui, dressed in a pristine white school uniform, stood at the entrance of the yamen and watched.
Ha ha……
Gu Yucheng squeezed through the crowd to get to the front and saw his father kneeling in the main hall, staring blankly at him.
Gu Yaohui, however, stared at his father with resentment, as if he wanted to devour him alive.
This is the person his father supported wholeheartedly, ignoring the prejudices of his clan, his pleas, and his mother's repeated earnest advice.
Haha ...
What a ruthless person...
If someone like that were to become the top scholar in the imperial examination, what benefit would that bring to his family?
brilliant?
Ha ha……
Just like the man in black, he took advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention and pushed Gu Yaohui directly into the courtroom.
Gu Yucheng's all-out push sent Gu Yaohui sprawling face-first into the dirt.
Blood was coming from his nose, mouth, and the right side of his face.
"Who!" Gu Yaohui yelled, abandoning his usual bravado, "Who!..."
Gu Yucheng glared at Gu Yaohui with bloodshot eyes, gritting his teeth as he said, "I!"
The constables hesitated for a moment when they saw Gu Yaohui wearing the student robe of Yunshu Academy. Should they beat him or not?
They all looked up at the high hall without prior arrangement.
Today's proclamation was unprecedented, especially given their moment of hesitation.
Under the plaque with the inscription "A Clear Mirror Hangs High," someone spoke. It was Dean Yan: "Even princes are subject to the law. Without rules, there can be no order. Just follow the rules."
His voice was cold and ruthless, showing no mercy whatsoever.
The county magistrates had all witnessed what had just happened, and the students of Yunshu Academy could potentially become their competitors.
People as cold-blooded and ruthless as Gu Yaohui are better off being eliminated as soon as possible.
The group had just asked Dean Yan about Gu Yaohui's academic performance, and it turned out to be below average.
How can someone with such grades become the top scorer in the college entrance exam?
It's really a big joke in the world.
Even top-performing students aren't confident of becoming the top scorer, so how could someone from a poor family with no connections dare to say that?
How could he dare to even think that?
He cheats his clansmen out of money, and occasionally goes to brothels. Not only that, but he also has such unreasonable family members.
There was even a clan chief who extorted money from others. How could someone with such a bad record want to become the top scholar?
If he passes the exam, then this country is not far from its demise.
Lu Yunqing just mentioned that their Gu family had expelled their eldest brother, who had served five years in the military, from the family.
This man not only broke records for clearing wasteland, but also participated in three years of corvée labor.
He just returned from military service and was abandoned by his clan. Such short-sighted clansmen can't amount to anything.
But Fang Huaiyi knew more than just these things.
The Gu family of Lingwu Village is truly a case of "Heaven's sins may be forgiven, but self-inflicted sins are unforgivable!"