The Emperor’s decree orders the marriage of the eldest daughter of the medical family, the Gu family, to the once-great war god, now crippled and cruel, Prince Zhao.
The Gu family, unwillin...
Gu Yunru was a man who could handle any situation with ease. No matter what the other party asked, she would think about it before responding.
"I have sent people to look for your master, but we still can't find his whereabouts. You might as well go to the yamen some other day and ask the lawyer to draw a few portraits for you." Shen Aojun was full of doubts about her words. Her so-called master looked quite strange. It was said that his ears were as long as a bat's and his eyes were as big as a frog's. He looked like a monster.
"It doesn't matter, maybe he didn't come to the capital." As Gu Yunru was speaking, he suddenly saw that there seemed to be some trouble ahead. Many people gathered in a group, punching and kicking a little girl.
"Hey! Stop it!" Gu Yunru rushed forward. The little girl was curled up on the ground. Those people were really wicked. He glared at her and said, "Do you have the shame to treat a little girl like this?"
Gu Yunru rolled up her sleeves and yelled at everyone angrily. These men were about to teach her a lesson, but they were scared and ran away after seeing Shen Aojun. Shen Aojun's status in the city was obvious to everyone, but she was the richest woman in the capital! No one would mess with the richest woman, so they just ran away. Gu Yunru looked at these people who relied on their power, spit on the ground, turned around and helped the woman lying on the ground up. She was about fifteen years old, with a delicate appearance and dignified features.
"Are you okay, sister?" Gu Yunru's pity and concern were clearly revealed in her brows. Looking at the woman in front of her, she felt that she looked familiar. Shen Aojun also walked forward to observe her injuries.
"Fortunately, it's just some flesh wounds. Let's send her to Baicaotang."
Baicaotang was also founded by Gu Yunru. Now all the business is managed by Shen Aojun alone, but the largest shareholding is still in the hands of Rong Zhen.
Baicaotang is bigger than before. After its expansion, many people go there to ask for some beauty and skin potions, and even go there to treat malaria.
"Shopkeeper Song, please help me check this girl's injuries." Shen Aojun had someone carry the woman to sit on a chair. Her ankle was obviously sprained. Shopkeeper Song applied some bruise water on her and cleaned her wound.
Gu Yunru walked up to her and started a conversation, asking curiously, "Where are you from, young lady?"
"I... I'm here to look for my relatives." The woman's voice was soft and weak, giving people a feeling of wanting to protect her. Gu Yunru's expression froze. How could it be that her excuse was exactly the same as hers?
Although she was pretending to stay in the palace, the woman looked very weak and pitiful. Maybe she really came to look for her relatives.
"Your relatives, do you know where your relatives live?"
Shen Aojun, who was standing by, heard what the two said and asked with concern, "The woman's clothes looked very new, so she must have been born in a wealthy family."
"I don't know. My mother and father left me very early, and this thing is the only thing with me. I don't even know the names of my mother and father." The little girl picked up a piece of jade in her hand. When Shen Aojun saw the jade, he suddenly thought of something. He quickly took the jade in front of his eyes and looked at it through the sunlight.
"What's wrong? Miss Shen, is there any problem?" Gu Yunru came close to her and frowned as she looked at the jade. It seemed to be of great origin, crystal clear, and shone when exposed to light.
"Xiao San'er, go and call Mr. Chu." Xiao San was a thug following Shen Aojun. After hearing this, the thug quickly ran to West Street to call Mr. Chu. Shen Aojun didn't need to introduce this Mr. Chu, Gu Yunru also knew that it was Chu Ziqiao.
Could it be that this little girl was related to Chu Ziqiao? Looking at the little girl's confused look and her delicate age, she looked very much like Shu'er who disappeared a few years ago, but wasn't Shu'er taken away by a wolf?
How could there be a chance of survival...
She shook her head and looked at the girl again with a bewildered look in her eyes.
Shen Aojun walked up to the little girl with a gentle smile on his face. "Girl, what's your name? And who told you that you have relatives in the city?"
The little girl racked her brains, looking painful, and rubbed her head. "I can't remember much. I lived with my grandfather since I was a child, but my grandfather is dead. He told me that my parents were in the capital and asked me to go find them."
At this point, the little girl's originally clear pupils gradually blurred. Gu Yunru saw that she was also a pitiful person, and he actually made unwarranted assumptions about her, which really made him feel a little sorry.
Just as he was about to bend over to comfort her, he saw Chu Ziqiao running in in a panic.
Chu Ziqiao held the jade in his hand. He would never forget this piece of jade. It was a piece of Hetian jade that he had asked a craftsman to make personally when Shu'er was three years old.
Unexpectedly, this piece of jade appeared again, and the girl on this occasion was a girl with a mysterious identity, most likely Shu'er who had been missing for many years.
"Aojun, can you let me see where the girl you mentioned is?" Chu Ziqiao came to Shen Aojun excitedly and asked. This piece of jade was undoubtedly real. Seeing Chu Ziqiao's reaction, Shen Aojun understood.
"She's inside the house, go ahead, but don't scare her." Shen Aojun said as he pointed him in the right direction. Chu Ziqiao excitedly stepped over the threshold, but suddenly felt something was wrong. He straightened his clothes, walked in again, and lifted the curtain.
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Gu Yunru saw Chu Ziqiao's eyes filled with tears of excitement. She stared at the little girl lying on the rattan chair and suddenly understood something. It turned out that Shen Aojun called Chu Ziqiao over because he wanted them to recognize each other as father and daughter.
"Shu'er...is that you?" Chu Ziqiao walked forward uncertainly, his tone full of tentativeness.
"Who are you?" The little girl blinked and looked at him, with an ignorant look on her face, which was very adorable.
"I'm the daddy." Chu Ziqiao's eyes were filled with excitement and he squatted beside her, holding her little hand. His eyes and eyebrows were almost exactly like Shu'er's, and he was extremely similar to her mother, so it must be Shu'er.
Watching the scene of the father and daughter recognizing each other, Gu Yunru was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes. She opened the curtain and walked out, looking at Shen Aojun who was worried, and said, "Did you know who her father was the moment she took out the jade?"
"That's right. I didn't expect that after so many years, Shu'er finally came back." Shen Aojun said excitedly. The scene of the father and daughter recognizing each other in the house was indeed very touching. Looking at the girl in front of him, who seemed to have a thoughtful expression, he asked, "What are you thinking about?"
"Nothing. I think it is an indescribable blessing for two people who have been separated for a long time to meet each other."