Chapter 289 Except for...his biological parents,
except for the sound of the wheels rolling, the surroundings were silent.
Gu Fuju could not laugh.
He had been to many places and visited many people in Ze County.
He had been to Xilin Village.
The villagers had looked at him.
"Are you here to inquire about your stepmother? The one who married into the Wei family?"
Someone wondered: "That child has suffered a lot, and I think she has finally gotten her happiness. How come a relative suddenly appeared? It's strange. She didn't come to look for me in the early years, but now she's married. Maybe he wants benefits because she has become rich?"
The villagers began to whisper.
"This man looks more impressive than our county magistrate. Is he also an official? No, Yu Niang is from our village. No matter how powerful her husband is, he is just a bodyguard. He has no brothers and his parents have long been gone. When the Yu family caught fire, there was no one to take care of the funeral."
"If stepmother was such a relative, she would never have come to our place. She would have been taken away to eat and drink delicious food."
These words were just simple remarks, but they were sharp enough to stab Gu Fuju and make him bleed.
He had seen members of the Hu family who had been punished and were living a life worse than death.
But...
the funny thing was that he came too late, and the girl no longer needed his protection.
Gu Fuju had stood at the door of the Yu family for a long time.
No one lived there, and the door was closed.
Aunt He, who lived next door to the Yu family, said to him.
"I watched Yao grow up. Although she was smart, she didn't speak until she was three years old."
"Yuniang taught her to speak every day, but she couldn't even say mom and dad."
Many people in the alley lamented that the little girl of the Yu family was mute.
"I saw several doctors, but it was useless."
Gu Fuju was worried.
Aunt He: "Yao girl doesn't like to walk, and wants to be held all day long. She nestles in her mother's arms and smiles when she sees people."
"Finally, an old wandering Taoist priest met her, took a look, and told the Yu family couple not to worry, the child is just lazy."
Aunt He: "No one believed it at the time."
"Until that night Jingcheng bought a gold hairpin for Yu Niang from outside. Yao girl thought it was beautiful, and said in a baby voice, Daddy, isn't Yaoyao your sweetheart? Yaoyao likes it, Yaoyao wants it too."
"This is incredible. From then on, Jingcheng often bought her all kinds of sparkling jewelry."
"The little girl wanted to wear them all, and they jingled wherever she went."
Aunt He told him.
"When the Yu family couple was still there, this child was really lucky. She was protected and cherished."
Is she lucky?
But from the moment she was born, she was not favored by God.
Gu Fuju was in pain all over his body.
He had been to the Wei family.
Just then, Hui Niang and Wei Shouzhong were heard talking at the door.
"I don't know how Stepmother and Alang are doing now. As parents, they are always worried when they are not around."
"I'm not worried about Alang, but I'm worried about Stepmother."
Look at it.
This child must have been taught so well that he is loved by so many people.
Except... his biological parents.
The light in Gu Fuju's eyes became fainter and fainter until it disappeared.
The carriage did not stop at the foot of the mountain, but meandered up along a path to the top of the mountain.
Jiashan had just come out of the Buddhist temple. She
was not dressed up like she was in Beijing, but was dressed very plainly.
She glanced at the bright sky, feeling inexplicably uneasy, as if something had happened.
Seeing her frown, the maid serving behind her said respectfully: "The young lady's birthday is coming, and the master will surely come back. Madam, don't worry."
Jiashan's face lightened when she heard it.
"How many times has Mr. Gu been present at Awu's birthday party? He has to leave Beijing for a few days every year. He always goes to Ze County. He clearly knows that I hate it the most and can't stand listening to that place."
The maidservant blushed when she heard this.
She knew.
When the mistress gave birth prematurely on the way, the disaster victims came to make trouble. There were crowds of people and it was a mess.
The conditions were poor and the mistress almost had a heavy hemorrhage. In the end, she gave birth to a baby in a Taoist temple. She almost lost half her life.
But the child was missing, and the most strong-willed mistress almost went crazy.
The servants who served at the time were trembling with fear, fearing that they would be implicated. The people sent out to look for the child every day returned empty-handed.
When the child was found, the mistress had already been injured and could not have a new life.
The mistress was strict in managing the family, and the Gu family was managed in an orderly manner. The subordinates
did not dare to say much, but there were still people talking about it in private. They said that the master might have raised a child outside.
"The master has been thinking about you, mistress, for ten years. I think it's because the things outside are too urgent."
"It's just..."
The maid said: "The young lady sent a message to ask when you will go back. I think she is also thinking about you."
She didn't understand.
Every year, the lady would stay in Changdu Temple for several days and would go back the day before the girl's birthday.
Copying Buddhist scriptures, sincerity will make it effective.
There is no need to come every year.
Jiashan looked at her coldly.
"Your father and mother are the elderly who serve me. They fell ill a few days ago, so I asked you to serve them closely."
"What I am thinking, how can you guess?"
"I don't care what Gu Fuju does outside, why do you say so much?"
"In a few days, I am afraid you will be my master!"
The maid was so scared that she knelt on the ground.
Before she could beg for mercy, she heard someone shouting in front.
"Madam."
Gu Fuju walked over here.
Jiashan's expression paused slightly, and she raised her eyes and looked over.
She saw a carriage, a coachman, and Gu Fuju coming over here.
She stood straight, her body very straight, waiting for Gu Fuju to approach step by step.
Gu Fuju glanced at the maid kneeling on the ground and retracted his gaze. He didn't know what happened, but he said solemnly: "Go down and accept the punishment."
After the maid retreated tremblingly, Jiashan said sarcastically: "You are willing to come back?"
Gu Fuju said gently: "I got the news that the palace will hold a banquet in three days."
It coincided with Gu Wu's birthday.
Jiashan was stunned for a moment, and then quickly reacted: "But the emperor wants to celebrate for Wei's son?"
Gu Fuju nodded, and his frowning brows relaxed a little: "He called me teacher, he has a calm temperament, and he has a lot of skills. It's a good thing that he came back alive."
Jiashan nodded and said: "I wanted to visit him, but thinking that there were so many people visiting the Wei family these days, I was afraid that they were very busy, so I sent the butler to send a gift. I thought it wouldn't be too late to go after you come back."
Gu Fuju has countless students under him, and the one he values most is Wei Zhao.
In the past, he would indeed take the time to go there.
But now...
He lowered his head and picked up the half-written scripture in Jiashan
. "Follow me down the mountain."
Wei Shen was a member of the Wei family army. But the Wei family army was disbanded. Wei Jiazi took Yu Tingwan to treat the disease, and he could not find any trace.
He thought there was a conspiracy. Looking at the entire Dajin, there were no more than three people who could do this, which made him helpless.
But when he received the news that Wei Zhao was still alive, there were four people.
He keenly noticed the unusualness.
Gu Fuju didn't know what the connection was.
But it was absolutely impossible that Wei Zhao had discovered Yu Tingwan's life experience earlier.
Wei Zhao would not be such a bastard.
The child was sensible and would not fail to contact him.
But Gu Fuju knew that when he met Wei Zhao, he would be able to find Yu Tingwan.
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