In the early morning, Zhang Guoqing woke up to the sound of the bugle, ran a lap around the Big Courtyard, and joined the old men for some boxing in the park. Introduced by Mr. Cheng and others, he met some elders of the previous generation. Whenever he arrives at a new place, his habit is to first familiarize himself with the area, understanding the everyday lives of locals through passersby.
After meeting with Fang Fei and the others last night, he returned to the bedroom and learned from Zhou Jiao that someone had bribed the doctor to worsen Gu Mingzhu's father's illness back in the day, resolving a lingering puzzle in his heart.
Perhaps back then, Zhou Jinyu had already sensed something amiss. It's easy to dodge a visible spear but hard to guard against an unseen arrow. That's why he resolutely took Gu Mingzhu and her sister away.
