Elder Gu listened, suddenly hesitated, and looked toward Lai Zhuang.
Lai Zhuang was shocked, thinking perhaps Elder Gu had become clever, realizing they wanted to use him as a pawn to seize Gu Dashan's livelihood, and thus refrained from pressing his fingerprint?
However, Lai Zhuang overthought it; Elder Gu hesitated only because: "Good Brother An ranked top in the county examination, his reputation has reached Lord Magistrate's ears, and I've heard the Lord has taken quite a liking to him. If we file a petition against Gu Dashan at the Magistrate Government Office, will we win? Could this affect Good Brother An's imperial examination prospects? If he passes as a Scholar, it could change Old Gu Family's fortunes, benefiting Cheng Li and Sister Rong in matchmaking."
