Chapter 55: Fake Heiress, Really Sickly (Thirty-nine)
"Reporting to Madam, Zhou Yi did go to the countryside with the Gu couple!"
When Su Mama said this, she deliberately slapped her lips, "Oh, look at me, I said it wrong again, there is no such thing as Zhou Yi, it is clearly Gu Yi."
Since I have left the Zhou family and returned to my biological parents, I naturally have to change my surname.
Nanny Su is worthy of being Li's confidante, and naturally knows how to make her master happy.
Sure enough, when Li heard what Nanny Su said, the corners of her mouth rose happily.
However, Li was more cautious and said to herself, "It's not enough to just change the surname, it's better to change the household registration!"
Only by changing the household registration can this matter be completely resolved! Madam Su was stunned for a moment, then she understood and said quickly, "Yes! I understand, Madam, don't worry, I will send someone to check it out!"
If it was Zhou Yi, oh no, it was Gu Yi who was knowledgeable and sensible and took the initiative to change his household registration, it would be fine.
If Gu Yi refuses to give up and still attempts to covet the Zhou family's wealth, then don't blame her, the housekeeper of the Marquis's Mansion, for being cruel and ruthless.
Seeing that Nanny Su understood what she meant, Li nodded with satisfaction.
…
In fact, Li was worrying too much. Zhou Yi, who had just had a dream, wanted to sever ties with the Zhou family as soon as possible more than anyone else.
He took the initiative to contact the Gu couple and said goodbye to the lady as quickly as possible.
The first thing Zhou Yi did after leaving the mansion was to say to Gu's father and mother, "Dad, Mom, let's go to Jingzhao Prefecture and change our household registration."
The Gu family lives in a rural area outside Beijing, but their household registration is under the jurisdiction of the capital.
Therefore, if you want to change your household registration, you can go directly to Jingzhao Prefecture.
"Ah? Going to the government office?"
Both Gu's father and mother are honest country people and have never been to the capital in their lives.
They have an instinctive fear of the government.
However, Father Gu is a man after all and has more experience.
He also caught the key point in Zhou Yi's words, "Change the household registration?"
Is that what he thought? "Yes! According to the household registration, I am still the son of the Zhou family."
Zhou Yi said calmly, "But the problem is, I am not. My last name is Gu, so I should trace my ancestry back to my roots."
The Gu family is just an ordinary farming family and they don’t even have a family tree.
Therefore, the only way to prove his identity is to go to the government to change his household registration! "Okay! Okay!"
When Father Gu heard Zhou Yi say this, it was exactly the same as what he had guessed, and he was so happy that tears came to his eyes.
He had been scolded as a childless person for more than ten years, and suddenly someone told him: You have a biological son!
My own son is fair, gentle and handsome, and at first glance he is obviously a young master of noble birth.
Originally, Gu's father was a little worried that his son would look down on them after growing up in a wealthy hometown.
People always say “a son will never dislike his mother’s ugliness”, but in fact, the only people who truly don’t dislike their children are parents.
If parents are too poor or useless, they will still be rejected by their children! Therefore, when Gu's father and mother found out that they had taken the wrong child, they did not come to recognize him.
Instead, he has been quietly paying attention to the developments in the capital.
After they were sure that the Marquis' Mansion had not treated their son well and that his life was even in danger, they bravely came to the capital! However, the couple still had concerns in their hearts -
It is one thing that the Marquis' Mansion does not want Zhou Yi, but whether Zhou Yi is willing to go with them is another.
Until this moment, when they heard Zhou Yi take the initiative to say that he wanted to "return to his roots", Gu's father and mother finally put their minds at ease.
The couple was so excited that tears flowed down their cheeks uncontrollably.
Seeing Father and Mother Gu crying silently or crying uncontrollably, Zhou Yi's heart ached.
He took out a handkerchief and handed it to Mother Gu, "Mother, don't cry! From now on, I will be Gu Yi, your son Gu Yi!"
"Hey! Good! Good! Gu Yi, my son!"
When Mother Gu heard what Gu Yi said, she not only did not stop crying, but cried even more wildly.
This was her first child. If she hadn’t been taken away by mistake, she wouldn’t have lived such a miserable life for the next decade or so.
Without a son, I had to keep having children.
She gave birth to three children in succession and her body was exhausted, but she was still ridiculed as a hen that couldn't lay eggs.
Son!
Her son! How could she have taken the wrong one?
"Yes, mother, why did you go to Baiyun Temple at that time?"
Gu Yi has been puzzled by this question for a long time.
After going to Jingzhao Prefecture to change his household registration, Zhou Yi completely became Gu Yi.
The family of three started to rush back.
Gu Yi took advantage of the time while hurrying on the road to ask casually.
Mother Gu hesitated a little and subconsciously looked at Father Gu.
Father Gu's face was as dark as water, and he nodded slowly.
He was an ordinary farmer and had never achieved anything special in his life.
Neither smart nor knowledgeable.
But, Father Gu is not stupid.
Ever since the news of "stealing a dragon and switching a phoenix" was exposed, Gu's father has been thinking about what happened.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
At that time, they just felt that they were lucky and met a noble person.
Thinking back now, Father Gu felt a tingling sensation on his scalp and panic in his heart - perhaps they were being plotted against! Seeing his son taking the initiative to ask, he should be smarter and more knowledgeable than them.
Father Gu thought it necessary to tell him what happened that year.
After getting Gu's father's permission, Gu's mother spoke up: "When I was pregnant with you, about seven or eight months, Aunt Feng, the midwife in the surrounding area, found me."
"She said that there was a noble lady in the capital who was also pregnant. But she was noble, and the baby in her belly was even more precious."
"So, you want to find a few people who are also pregnant to go to Baiyun Temple to pray for blessings together."
"We were also worried at first, wondering if there was something wrong here."
"Later, I heard that there were more than ten pregnant women going there, and they were in different months of pregnancy. Some were five or six months pregnant, some were seven or eight months pregnant, and some were just showing signs of pregnancy."
Since the months were different and there were more people, Father and Mother Gu thought it shouldn’t be a bad thing.
"Auntie Feng said that we shouldn't go through all this in vain. Every pregnant woman who goes to Baiyun Temple will be given a red envelope of ten taels of silver."
Speaking of this, both Gu's father and mother's faces turned red.
Ten taels of silver are really nothing to a wealthy family.
Maybe it’s not even enough to pay for a meal.
But for poor people, ten taels of silver is probably a fortune they cannot save in their entire lifetime.
The Gu family has been able to acquire such a fortune coveted by brothers and clansmen over the years thanks to the initial ten taels of silver.
"We are so poor that when we heard there was money to be made, we were tempted!"
Father Gu looked very unnatural.
As he was speaking, he suddenly cursed angrily, "If we had known that we would lose our son if we went to Baiyun Temple, we would not have gone even if it was a hundred or a thousand taels, let alone ten taels!"
This is absolutely what Father Gu really said.
Now he has dozens of acres of land and a yard in the town, but what’s the use of it?
Without a son, the couple would be seen as fat sheep by everyone.
I am being stared at every day, and someone is reminding me all the time: You have no son, you will be extinct, and there will be no one to see you off when you die!
Father Gu would rather eat coarse food than experience that feeling again!
"Your Excellency? Return the silver?"
If Gu Yi was just suspicious before, then at this moment, after listening to what Gu's father and mother said, he was 80% sure -
This matter must be related to Madam Li! ... However, Madam Li is the Marquis's wife, and no matter how poor the Jingning Marquis's Mansion is, it is still a dignified Marquis' Mansion.
And he, Gu Yi, is just an ordinary citizen. How can he compete with the Marquis's wife?
[Forget it, what happened back then is in the past, I am living a good life now, so don’t dwell on it anymore! ]
[Why should I let it go? Li schemed against me and caused me to be separated from my parents for more than ten years. How can I let such a selfish and vicious woman go? ]
[Don't let her go? What else can you do? ]
[…Take the imperial examination! Become an official! As long as I have a certain status, I can take revenge! ]
In Gu Yi's mind, two voices kept shouting.
And the balance in his heart slowly tilted towards the second voice...
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