Young Master Gao? Call me Little Grand Secretary!

The next day, just as dawn broke, Guo Weize arrived at the Gao family's house!

He pounded on the door, and the servant didn't dare to stop him, letting him storm in aggressively!

Guo Weize was so angry last night that he didn't sleep a wink!

When he first learned last night that Gao Zhao hadn't gone all out, his first reaction was relief, but the more he thought about it, the angrier he became!

I actually got tricked by that good-for-nothing Gao Zhao!

He even forced me to kneel down in public!

What a disgrace!

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, so much so that he stormed over before dawn to demand an explanation!

Although he was furious, he remained rational and did not rashly reveal to the public that Gao Zhao had forced him to kneel!

If this gets out, Gao Zhao will certainly pay a price, but he will also lose face!

Most importantly, this move will enrage Gao Qiu, at which point there will be no way to salvage the situation, and his plan will completely fail!

The best way is to use this as leverage to negotiate with Gao Qiu and force him to comply!

To do that, he needs his older sister's help!

As he arrived at the gate of the inner courtyard, a maid immediately ran to inform Madam Guo.

Upon hearing that her younger brother had arrived at this time, Madam Guo knew that something important must have happened, and she quickly had someone lead him into the inner hall.

After the siblings met, Guo Weize didn't bother with pleasantries and immediately recounted the humiliation he had suffered the previous night.

Guo was furious when she heard that!

How dare she make her younger brother kneel down!

How dare he!

"Report to the authorities! We must report to the authorities!" Guo was furious, gritting her teeth as she said, "Such disobedience and disrespect for elders! I want him to go to jail and be utterly disgraced!"

"Sister, please calm down!" Guo Weize quickly advised, "You mustn't do that, otherwise you'll anger your brother-in-law..."

"So what if I anger him!" Madam Guo's eyebrows furrowed, the pent-up frustration from being threatened by Gao Qiu a few days ago erupting all at once. She gritted her teeth and said, "The Emperor was still a high-ranking official in the past few years. If he had offended someone, even Gao Qiu couldn't have protected him!"

Guo Weize cursed inwardly, finding this person utterly foolish and unreasonable. However, considering that he still needed her for the future, he had no choice but to suppress his anger and patiently say, "Sister, you are right, but doing this will only make the Emperor think that your husband is not strict in managing the household. If we lose the Emperor's favor, it will be a great loss!"

Guo was taken aback for a moment before realizing that her current wealth and status depended on Gao Qiu. If she were to offend the emperor because of him, she would not fare well either. So she could only say sullenly, "Then what do you suggest we do?"

"Sister, I'll say it again: Gao Zhao is ultimately an outsider, not your son. If he dares to treat me like this now, how will he treat you in the future?"

While observing her expression, Guo Weize subtly probed, "I know your temper best, how could you possibly tolerate this kind of temper! If you ask me, you can only rely on your own family!"

Guo Shi naturally understood her brother's thoughts. The more she thought about it, the more she realized he was right. How could Gao Zhao, a notorious womanizer, be as considerate as her nephew from her own family?

After all, this is his own brother, born of the same mother. How could he possibly harm him?

Just as she was about to agree, she remembered Gao Qiu's words that night and hesitated again: "I know you're thinking of me, but your brother-in-law probably won't agree, after all, Gao Zhao is his relative..."

"Sister, times have changed!" Guo Weize interrupted her, saying seriously, "Now we can use this as an opportunity. If he agrees, I won't report it to the authorities and will pretend it never happened. If he doesn't agree, Gao Zhao will still be expelled from the clan, and the situation will only be worse! Between two evils, choose the lesser. Brother-in-law will make the right choice!"

Guo's eyes lit up; she understood her brother's intention. She immediately stood up and said, "Let's go! Let's go find him and demand justice!"

……

Guo Weize's arrival could not be kept secret from Gao Qiu!

The moment he stepped inside, Gao Qiu received the news!

However, he didn't care. He had spent his life on the streets, worked as a minor official, and now had been in the officialdom for many years. He had seen all kinds of storms!

He saw through Guo Weize's scheme at a glance!

He now has all the means at his disposal, and he can even guess what kind of rhetoric the other party will use!

It's nothing more than one of them playing the good cop and the other the bad cop with that stupid, clueless woman, Guo!

They thought they had outsmarted him, but little did they know that everything was actually under his control!

The Guo family relied on him, and they have depended on him all these years!

As long as he makes things clear, even if the Guo family had ten times the courage, they wouldn't dare to break off relations. In short, this crisis for Gao Zhao will be resolved!

All schemes and tricks are no match for absolute power!

The reason he didn't handle the matter directly but instead let Gao Zhao figure it out himself was simply to test Gao Zhao.

The normal person's thought would be to grovel and beg these two to let them go...

However, if Gao Zhao chooses this path, it proves that he is not up to the task!

Guo Weize has already shown him full of malice. If he thinks he can escape this calamity by begging for mercy, he would be too naive!

A son of a wealthy family can be arrogant and spoiled, and can be ignorant and incompetent, but he must never be a simple-minded fool!

If Gao Zhao can discover that he is the key figure in this complicated situation, that would be a pleasant surprise, as it would demonstrate that he has a clear mind!

During this period, his two conversations with Gao Zhao made him somewhat suspicious, suspecting that the kid had been putting on an act all along, playing the trick of hiding his true strength and feigning ignorance!

So this time, it's not only a test, but also a trial!

"Grand Commandant, they've arrived!" the old steward announced as he entered.

Gao Qiu waved his hand and said calmly, "Go and summon Gao Zhao!"

"Yes, sir!" The old steward bowed and turned to leave.

No sooner had the old steward left than the door was flung open with a bang. Madam Guo stormed in, her brows furrowed and eyes blazing with anger, and immediately began shouting, "Gao Qiu, do you even care about your good son? Do you even know what he's done?!"

"Shut up!" Gao Qiu snapped, raising his eyes to sweep over them with icy, authoritative gaze. His tone was calm as he said, "Get to the point. Don't try this shrewish tactic with me!"

Seeing this, Guo Weize smiled sheepishly, not daring to say anything more, and only pretended to be aggrieved.

"What kind of attitude is this!" Madam Guo's almond-shaped eyes widened as she shouted sharply, "Your good son forced my brother to kneel for no reason, you have to give an explanation..."

"Can't you speak properly? Then let's go to Kaifeng Prefecture!" Gao Qiu's cold words shut Guo up.

Guo was furious, and roared, her voice trembling with fear, "You're trying to scare me! Do you think I wouldn't dare!"

"Then go ahead, I'll wait for the message from Kaifeng Prefecture!" Gao Qiu's voice was cold. "I refuse to believe this really happened without reason!"

The expressions on the faces of the Guo siblings changed drastically!