When Gu Lan went out, there were already quite a few people surrounding Old Man Gu and the other man, offering congratulatory speeches.
Fan was also happy and casually gave some copper coins to those who spoke well of her.
It was the first time that Gu Lan saw Fan being so generous. It seemed that she was really very happy.
"Where is Gu Jieyuan?" The official who brought the good news was getting a little impatient and said unhappily to Old Man Gu and the others.
At this time, everyone reacted and said in a flurry, "Yeah, where did Gu An and Gu Jieyuan go? Why didn't we see them?"
"We don't know either. He's probably studying in the county town," Fan said happily. "Gu An is a studious boy. He doesn't forget to study even during the New Year. I heard that his classmates usually go back home on the 25th or 26th, but he studies until the 28th or 29th."
"Of course you have to be diligent. How can you become the top scorer without being diligent?" said the villager.
"That's not true. I said Gu An is a promising child." Another villager said.
Fan glanced at the two men indifferently, holding the copper coins in her hand but unwilling to give them.
Don't think she doesn't know. These two people often say bad things about Gu An, saying that Gu An is useless, has studied for so many years and has not passed any exams, is not even a scholar, and only knows how to spend the family's money on eating, drinking and having fun.
Now that Gu An has become successful, they come to him eagerly to please him.
She just wouldn't let them have their way!
Fan gave money to other people but not to them.
The two villagers were so angry that they left cursing, and only then did Fan smile triumphantly.
At this moment, the official urged again: "Gu Jieyuan, where is Gu Jue Jieyuan?"
They had never seen anyone so arrogant that he even dared to ignore the officials who came to deliver the wedding gifts for such a long time.
"What did you say? It's not Gu An, it's Gu Jue?" Old man Gu's expression suddenly changed, and he looked at the official who brought the congratulatory message with some disbelief.
"Who told you it was Gu An? Gu An was imprisoned in the county jail for cheating in the exam. He can't get out without a ransom. How dare you pretend to be the top scorer?"
When Fan heard this, she withdrew her hand that was about to give out the money: "Not Gu An?"
"I already said it's not Gu An, where is Gu Jue?" said the wedding messenger, and his tone was obviously full of displeasure.
"Who is Gu Jue?" The villagers were a little confused. Maybe they got the address wrong? Why did they remember that Gu An was the only one in the village who went to take part in the Autumn Examination?
But within this radius of ten miles, only our village has someone with the surname Gu.
Aunt Tian suddenly thought of something and said loudly, "I know who Gu Jue is. She is Doudou from Gu Huai's family."
As soon as Aunt Tian finished speaking, Mrs. Fan and Old Man Gu also reacted.
But not that bastard!
He actually took advantage of them!
Fan immediately tried to grab the money she had just given: "Give the money back. If it's not our Gu An, I won't give it to you."
Really, what a waste of expression.
"Money given out is like water spilled out, you can't get it back."
"That's right, Gu Jue is also your grandson, isn't it the same?"
"How are they the same!" Fan shouted angrily.
The villagers scattered and Fan didn't know who to chase for a moment.
Aunt Tian took the officials who were bringing the wedding gossip to find Doudou. The old Gu family was lively for a short while before becoming the laughing stock of the whole village again.
"Mom, didn't you say that the mother's family is the greatest support for a married daughter? Now one of my brothers was caught cheating, and another was caught cheating in the exam. Who do you think I should rely on?" Gu Lan raised her voice and looked at Old Man Gu and Mrs. Fan proudly.
Old man Gu sat limply on the ground, motionless, as if in a trance.
Fan suddenly thought of something and rushed to Gu Lan anxiously, saying sadly, "Gu Lan, you can't just sit there and do nothing. They are all your family. You must save them."
Gu Lan sneered: "Why didn't you care about me when I was in trouble?"
She was allowed to act crazy for so many days and make so many jokes.
When she thought of the stupid things she had done, she felt embarrassed to stay in the village.
"I don't want to bother with you anymore."
Gu Lan shook off Fan and left without looking back.
She originally thought that if Gu An really had a promising future, she would have some confidence in front of Zhao Qian.
Who knew that Gu An was useless.
***
Doudou couldn't believe that he actually became the top scorer.
But he knew that his senior brother was more powerful than him. Could he have made a mistake?
Doudou hurriedly asked the official who brought the wedding, and the official said that he was not mistaken. There were two top scorers in this year's autumn examination, one was Doudou and the other was Wu Mingde.
The essays written by both of them were liked by the examiners, and with a few strokes of the pen, they both won the first place.
This is also a big happy event that Qinghe Town has not seen for a long time.
Doudou didn't want to hear all this. He just wanted to quickly find the invigilator, Mr. Shen, because he had said that as long as he could pass the provincial examination and become a scholar, he would help him rescue Xie Yunjiao from prison.
He did it, and hoped that Lord Shen would not break his promise.
Doudou went to see Lord Shen, but he didn't expect that Lord Shen had already started investigating the plague and had already got a clue.
Not long after, Xie Yunjiao was acquitted.
Before leaving, the old lady next door grabbed Xie Yunjiao's hand and asked her to give a letter to a person with a butterfly birthmark on his body.
The old lady memorized the entire letter word for word.
It was precisely because she had memorized it in her head and there was no physical letter at all, so no matter how the enemy questioned her, they could not find the letter.
Xie Yunjiao listened to the old lady's words patiently, and then slowly told her that she should know who the person she was talking about was.
The old lady excitedly grabbed Xie Yunjiao's hand, her whole body trembling: "Child, is what you said true?"
"It's true, Ye Baien. Doctor Ye has already found him and confirmed his identity. Don't worry, I will read this letter to him in its entirety." Xie Yunjiao said solemnly.
The old lady looked at Xie Yunjiao and suddenly felt something was unusual. She couldn't help but ask, "Who are you?"
"I am his wife." Xie Yunjiao said.
The old lady cried excitedly: "It's great! The young master is not dead, he is married, and he has a smart son. It's great..."
After the old lady finished speaking, she banged her head against the wall, causing a bleeding head, and died soon after.
Xie Yunjiao looked at the old lady who had fallen to the ground with grief. She never expected that the old lady who had been with her all these days and listened to her talk about family matters was actually the servant who had fled with Gu Huai in her arms.
It's a pity that she died by hitting her head against the wall while trying to keep the secret.
She secretly vowed that she must help the old lady and fulfill her wish!
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