Quick Wear: I and the Villain Beat the Scum Together

Chapter 161 My Welfare Mission 9

Why do people care so much about reputation and want to maintain it? Because a good reputation is destined to make people popular. And to gain a foothold in officialdom, such popularity is indispensable.

This time, Si Ke's plan didn't seem to have dealt much of a blow to the Prime Minister's Mansion. However, even this small incident was enough for those in the officialdom to make a fuss about.

Not only that, she also had the matter spread widely, and now the people also know what kind of people the seemingly righteous prime minister and his wife are.

"I see that you are becoming more and more courageous. Aren't you afraid that he will investigate?" Gu Qinghan gently scratched the tip of Si Ke's nose, his eyes full of pampering.

"There were so many people there that day. He knows who let it out. Check?"

"That's not what I meant. I meant he went back to his hometown to check!" Gu Qinghan wasn't stunned at the time, he was just pretending. He naturally understood all of Si Ke's nonsense.

"First, he doesn't have the time. Second, even if he investigates, what can he do after he finds out? Don't forget, some of what I said the other day was fiction, but some of it was true. Would he dare to make it public? If he did, what difference would it make from now on? Wouldn't he still condone the second wife harming the legitimate son?" Si Ke said fearlessly, without a trace of fear. "And now, what he's most worried about should be how to find you another stepmother!"

Internally, the vast Prime Minister's Mansion needed someone to take care of it. Externally, any banquets held by the ladies or at palace banquets required the presence of a formal wife. And since he heard the emperor's birthday was coming soon, how could he not be anxious?

Gu Qinghan frowned slightly. He had no interest in who his father wanted to marry, but he felt that Si Ke was being wronged. She was born in a farming family, and for this reason, he was afraid that his father would never give the power of the family to Si Ke in his lifetime.

Of course, Si Ke wouldn’t want it either, she thought it was too troublesome!

And everything happened just as Si Ke had expected. Soon, Si Ke knew Gu Yun's plan.

The emperor was old, and his health had been declining over the past two years. Naturally, his sons began to stir, and he had long since joined the Fourth Prince's side. The Prime Minister's household had no legitimate daughters, but they did have concubines. Two years ago, he had married his eldest daughter to the Fourth Prince's household as a concubine. Over the past two years, thanks to his connections, she had been quite favored.

In order to make the relationship between the two closer, the Fourth Prince proposed that his wife's concubine's sister be brought into the Prime Minister's residence to be the mistress of the house. The Fourth Prince's wife was from the Pingyang General's residence, so her concubine's sister was naturally worthy of being a successor to the Prime Minister's residence.

So, just as the concubines in the Prime Minister's Mansion were doing everything they could to fight for their place in the family, Gu Yun announced that he would marry the concubine's daughter from the Pingyang General's Mansion.

Thus, the entire mansion began to liven up the atmosphere again. All of this was temporarily handed over to the care of Feng Shifei, the concubine's biological mother.

Si Ke laughed so hard that he pulled Gu Qinghan's sleeve and said, "Do you think the Fourth Prince should call your father father-in-law or brother-in-law?"

"Is that the point?" Gu Qinghan was afraid she would fall from her laughter, so he quickly held her waist. "Shouldn't we consider that with the backing of General Pingyang's Mansion, it will be even harder for us to deal with him in the future? I heard that all the children in General Pingyang's Mansion, regardless of gender, are skilled in martial arts."

"What's there to worry about? Ha! What do you mean by picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons? Your father is just like that. I even wonder how he could have become the Prime Minister with his brains."

"How do you say this?"

"Think about it, what does a prime minister do? He's a role model for all the scholars in the world. And your father must have had quite a few scholars under his name! He first favored his concubine over his wife, but he didn't know how to be humble. Now he's married someone who's nominally his junior. His tenure as prime minister is almost over."

Gu Qinghan understood what Si Ke meant. Although on the surface they had nothing to do with the Pingyang General's Mansion, if they were involved now, the twists and turns involved would be dug out by others, and their reputation would eventually be affected.

"But it's harmless and won't affect him much."

"It's too early to tell whether it's a big deal or not!" Si Ke narrowed his eyes. If she found a stepmother for Gu Qinghan, she would have to be respectful to her from now on. If everything went smoothly, that would be fine. But if he dared to set his sights on her and her husband, he wouldn't mind giving her another big gift.

But her focus now still has to be on Qin Shuang.

Because of the original owner's premature death, there is no subsequent plot in this world, so Si Ke cannot find out the direction of the next plot.

Qin Shuang was now a concubine, haphazardly placed in a small courtyard by Gu Yun. Perhaps because he had grown tired of her, Gu Yun had never visited her since she was demoted.

However, her disabled son still lived in the same courtyard, and Gu Yun did not treat him harshly. After all, he was the child she had raised for so many years, so how could she not have some affection for him?

Of course, Si Ke didn't need to tell Gu Yun about marrying a new wife; the concubines would naturally tell her first. If she wasn't happy, no one else would be happy either.

I heard that Qin Shuang smashed everything in her room. How could she accept that all her plans over the years had gone to waste just because of one thing?

These days she has been planning how to get back to her position as the wife of the Prime Minister, but that old man is so impatient. It has only been less than a month, and he is going to marry a new wife.

However, no matter how unwilling she was, what was coming would eventually come.

Soon, the day of the wedding at the Prime Minister's residence arrived, and Si Ke joined in the fun. The next day, the new wife began setting the rules again, but this time, she didn't include Si Ke and Gu Qinghan. After the previous lesson, she didn't want to provoke them again.

They are just two useless people waiting to be eaten and die in the mansion, so why should she bother with them?

The two of them huddled in the room and began to make plans. "Husband, have you ever thought about the future?"

"what you mean?"

"Now that the Qin family has collapsed, it's impossible to recover. When your father falls, have you thought about your future plans?"

Hearing this, Gu Qinghan's eyes darkened. But he replied, "I'll go back to my hometown with you, collect herbs and make pills every day. That would be a good way to spend the rest of my life."

"Have you ever thought about making a name for yourself in the capital?" Si Ke asked tentatively.

How could a man not have such thoughts? It's just...

"Although I did some reading in my early years, I didn't attend a formal private school, so I naturally had no hope of passing the imperial examinations. Besides, even if I did pass, what would it matter? If I defeat my father, whether he likes me or not, I will be implicated in the future."

So in this life, he is destined not to be an official!

"What if I said, I can do something about it?"