The daughter of the emperor was reborn and was spoiled by the sickly prince.

Liao Qinglan's attitude in school was very abnormal today. Liao Wei was a little worried, so he went straight to her courtyard after the class.

Not seeing Liao Qinglan around, he asked, "Where did Lan'er go?"

Jinxiu pointed to the Buddhist temple and said, "Master, the young lady chants sutras and prays for you in the temple every day, but she hasn't come out yet."

Liao Wei nodded, not doubting anything, and asked Jinxiu: "I noticed that Lan'er looked very bad today, what happened?"

Jinxiu was speechless for a moment.

The Liao family is the head of the civil officials and has been a family of clean officials for generations. If people knew that the eldest daughter went to the outer courtyard and stayed in the same room with an outsider for a long time, she would definitely be punished.

Liao Wei was a man of insight. He could tell at a glance that the master and servant were hiding something from him. He was not in a hurry to go back and sat down leisurely.

"It's OK if you don't want to tell me. I'll ask Lan'er in person when she comes out."

About half an hour later, Liao Qinglan came out. Liao Wei had already finished reading two books in his hand.

"Brother, you study in your room every day without fail. How come you have time to wait for me here today?" Liao Qinglan asked.

Liao Wei said in a gentle voice: "You hurried to the academy to see me today. I was afraid that you might have encountered something, so I came to see you."

Liao Qinglan smiled very forcedly: "It doesn't matter, let's talk about it after the Spring Examination is over."

Something is wrong. Something is really wrong!

Liao Wei and Liao Qinglan have a very good relationship as siblings. Liao Qinglan will speak directly to them whatever they want, and Liao Wei will always respond to their requests.

Liao Wei became even more worried: "Lan'er, how can I take part in the imperial examination with peace of mind if you are like this?"

"What happened in the school today?" Seeing that he was unwilling to give up, Liao Qinglan also sat down and prepared to talk in detail.

"School?" Liao Wei was confused by the question. "As usual, everyone is preparing for the imperial examination. There's nothing going on."

Liao Wei looked like he had a clear conscience, which made her feel suffocated.

She suddenly understood why Gu Mingzhao was so angry when she said in her previous life that such a thing would never happen in their house.

"What about Gu Mingzhao?" Liao Qinglan asked unhappily.

Liao Wei's face was full of confusion and doubt: "Gu Mingzhao? He seemed to have had an argument with someone else, and there was some friction."

Was there an argument? Some friction?

If she had not seen Gu Mingzhao's bloody legs with her own eyes, she would have believed what her brother said.

"Do you know that his legs were almost broken? This is our family's school, and you just sit there and do nothing?" Liao Qinglan couldn't help but raise her voice and questioned.

Liao Wei frowned. There were many factions in the school. He never participated in any of them and was too lazy to ask about the details. He didn't expect that such a big thing would happen.

The servant boy beside Liao Wei was smart and understood the young lady's anger. He quickly explained for his master, "Young lady, the young master didn't ignore it! When we arrived today, Master Gu had been beaten by the son of Duke Zheng. The young master immediately sent Master Gu back to his room, sent someone to invite a doctor, and punished the son of Duke Zheng to go back to the mansion to reflect on his mistakes."

Liao Qinglan felt better when she learned that her brother did not intentionally allow others to bully Gu Mingzhao.

"Was it the Prince of Zheng who injured someone?" she asked.

"Yes, several of their noble families have always looked down on Master Gu, thinking that he is of ordinary background and not worthy of being their schoolmate." said the book boy.

In the previous life, after Gu Mingzhao ascended the throne, Duke Zheng's Mansion was the first to surrender to the new emperor, but Gu Mingzhao showed no mercy. He threw out evidence of Duke Zheng's years of corruption and abuse of power, and executed the entire Zheng family.

Especially the prince of Duke Zheng's Mansion, it is said that he stayed in the palace, broke his legs, and then broke them again after asking the imperial physician to set the bones.

Gu Mingzhao was afraid that he would die, so he sent him ginseng soup every day to keep him alive.

It turned out that the grudge between them was formed at this time.

"Lan'er, how do you know about Mr. Gu? Is he seriously injured?" Liao Wei asked.

Liao Qinglan nodded: "He was seriously injured, but I found a royal doctor to treat him, and he is fine now. Don't worry, brother, I will take care of this matter, and you can prepare for the imperial examination with peace of mind."

The Liao family is well-known for its upright family tradition and rigorous academic research. Both the brother and sister knew that if this matter were to be spread, it would easily give rise to gossip and damage the family's reputation.

Liao Wei was relieved that Liao Qinglan would handle the aftermath. After chatting for a few more minutes, he went back to his own yard.

After Liao Wei went out, he couldn't help but look back at Liao Qinglan again.

"Master, is there anything else?" asked the servant.

"It's okay, I just feel that Lan'er seems to have matured a lot overnight."

*

After meeting her brother, Liao Qinglan was still very happy.

Although Gu Mingzhao saved the lives of their entire family in the previous life, the abuse and slander against the Liao family were rampant in the court, and Liao Wei no longer had the possibility of becoming an official.

The last time I saw my brother, he had just been released from prison and was preparing to leave the capital.

After only a few months in prison, he looked haggard and depressed, with no light in his eyes anymore.

Returning to the age of fifteen, her brother was still the spirited young man, how could she not be happy.

Especially when she realized that Gu Mingzhao's leg injury had nothing to do with his brother, the burden in her heart was suddenly lifted a lot.

Jinxiu came in with exquisite dishes: "Miss, you haven't eaten all day. I prepared your favorite dishes. Don't starve yourself."

Liao Qinglan woke up in the morning and rushed to rescue Gu Mingzhao without stopping. She has been busy until now. It is almost dark now, and she has not even had a cup of hot tea, let alone a meal.

She didn't even look at the table full of delicacies: "Don't worry, go find someone, and then follow me to the outer courtyard."

Jinxiu was very efficient. In less than an incense stick of time, Liao Qinglan and his party escorted a young man to Gu Mingzhao's room in a mighty procession.

Gu Mingzhao had already woken up and was sitting half leaning against the head of the bed, wondering what he was thinking about.

He was surprised to see the person coming: "Miss, why are you here?"

Liao Qinglan moved aside, and the guards behind her pushed the escorted young servant, who knelt down in front of Gu Mingzhao's bed.

Gu Mingzhao was confused: "Who is he and why did you bring him here?"

Liao Qinglan sat on the bench beside the bed and patiently explained, "This is a servant from the school. My brother sent him to take you back to your room and specifically told him to invite a doctor. But this dog servant embezzled the money for the consultation and didn't care about your life or death. I brought him here specifically to let you deal with him."

The servant was so frightened that his legs went limp. He had thought that no one would care about the injuries of a poor scholar since he was unconscious anyway, and no one would know when he said he had consulted a doctor.

Who would have thought that it would alarm the eldest lady, let alone that she would come to check the situation in person.

"Miss, please spare me! Miss, please spare me! I was bewitched by the devil, I won't dare to do it again! Miss, please forgive me!"

Liao Qinglan frowned and said, "You didn't hurt me. You should ask Master Gu for forgiveness."

The servant immediately turned around and kowtowed to Gu Mingzhao: "Master Gu, I was wrong! I will work like a slave to take care of you in the future, please forgive me!"

Gu Mingzhao was not used to people groveling to him like this, so he said stiffly, "It's okay, go ahead."

Liao Qinglan was dumbfounded.

No, brother, you were not like this in your previous life!

He said forget it now, but what if he wants to pursue the matter after he becomes successful and puts the blame on the Liao family?

"We can't just let this go!" Liao Qinglan stopped the servant who was about to escape.