Chapter 232 Gu Family
"I'll bother Sister Yu then."
"Don't bother me. Next time I do it, just come over and watch. Oh, by the way, you should call me Sister Yu."
Du Zhihuan tightened the chopsticks in her hand. She found that she was not as indifferent as she was yesterday. She turned her head to look at Su Beiqing, "Mom, do you know which of us was born first?"
Jiang Yunwan and Song Mingen looked at Su Beiqing.
Song Yu also looked at her, "Mom, I should be born first, right?"
Su Beiqing was stunned by the question. She didn't know who was born first. "You were a difficult birth for Mom. It took a very long time. I fainted from the pain several times. When Mom heard you crying, she fainted. When she woke up, she saw Huanhuan lying next to me."
Jiang Yunwan asked, "So you don't know who gave birth to it first?"
Su Beiqing nodded awkwardly, "If I hadn't fainted at that time, the two children wouldn't have been called."
Jiang Yunwan continued, "No matter who was born first, Sister Yu is the eldest daughter of the Marquisate, and Miss Du is now the Marquisate's adopted daughter and daughter. It's only natural for her to call Sister Yu "Sister."
Du Zhihuan called out with a forced smile, "Sister Yu, when you have time to make peony fruit cakes, send someone to look for me."
Song Yu smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'll let Lan'er come to find you then."
After replying to Yilan Fanghua, Yunyan stamped her feet in anger, "Miss, Song Yu did this on purpose. She had to snatch the title of eldest lady from you."
"Yunyan!" Yunyan glared at her and turned to Du Zhihuan, "Just now, Madam Song defended Song Yu. I'm worried that on the day of the family recognition banquet, Madam Song will reveal that the young lady's biological father is Lord Wu."
"No!" Du Zhihuan scowled. "My parents wouldn't agree. I'm completely unaware of the whole thing. It's not like I'm trying to swap babies. Madam Song just said I'm the Du family's adopted daughter and daughter. She meant for me to stay in the Du family as the Du family's adopted daughter and daughter, so she wouldn't reveal that I'm Lord Wu's daughter. If that were revealed, where would my parents' face be? And the recognition banquet is to clear Song Yu's name, but it's a bit strange that she wasn't listed in the family tree yesterday."
Yun Shuang said, "I think Master Song is reluctant to let Song Yu change his surname to Du so early, and he is also worried that Song Yu will be wronged in the Marquis' Mansion. If he is wronged, Master Song will definitely take Song Yu away."
Du Zhihuan tapped the table with a single finger. "It's true that he's worried about Song Yu getting wronged. Taking Song Yu away is impossible. He should be thinking about giving Song Yu a good family background and marrying well. If Song Yu follows him, what will he rely on to support her?"
Yunyan said: "He is not a real member of the Song family. Maybe he has some extraordinary family background."
Du Zhihuan scoffed, "Even with his family background, can he still be a member of the royal family? He wants Song Yu to marry into the royal family no matter what."
Yunyan: "Now that the engagement has been returned to her, she will definitely marry into Prince Rong's mansion after she reaches the age of 15."
Du Zhihuan smiled slyly, "How could it be that easy? There are so many noble ladies who admire my brother. After the family recognition banquet, I don't have to worry about encountering assassins when I go out."
"Miss, what do you mean...?"
Beijing Gu Family
"Master, we have a clue. Young Master Xiao Nuo appeared on Yukang Street in South City."
Gu Jinxuan, the eldest son of the Gu family, looked at him and asked, "Are you sure this is a real clue?"
Zhang Su said, "I took some people to investigate over there and found someone squatting at the street corner with his portrait, saying that the child had stolen their family's child."
"What? Stealing someone else's child? How is that possible?" Gu Jinxuan thought of Wen Nuo's chubby body. "He's so fat that he can't even fit through a dog hole, right?"
"It's definitely him. The portrait is about 70% like him. My subordinates have inquired and learned that there are two families over there who are merchants from Jiangnan. One is surnamed Song and the other is surnamed Wen. However, the head of the Song family is away, and the Wen family is heavily guarded, so it's not easy to sneak in and investigate. My subordinates have seen that family watching the street corner for quite a while. Young Master Xiao Nuo must have passed by and stole their child."
Gu Jinxuan: "Go to the government office and find out when these two families entered the capital. If my intuition is correct, Young Master Xiao Nuo should be the child of the Song family."
"Sister." Gu Jinxuan went to look for his elder sister. "We know where Young Master Xiao Nuo is."
Gu Jinyan glanced up at him and continued to flip through the account book in her hand. "Are you sure it's Master Xiao Nuo himself, and not a fat kid like him?"
Gu Jinxuan: "This time it's definitely correct. Zhang Su and the others found someone squatting on Yukang Street with a portrait of Master Xiao Nuo..."
Gu Jinyan was surprised, "How could Young Master Xiao Nuo steal someone else's child?"
"What exactly is going on here? I don't know, and that family isn't sure either. After all, the day after Young Master Xiao Nuo passed by that mansion, the family's son disappeared. I've already asked Zhang Su to go to the government office to investigate. One of the Wen and Song families must be the mansion of my sister's savior."
Gu Jinyan said, "I hope so. Mother just came over and said that my cousin's fiancée has changed. Du Zhihuan is not of the Marquis' bloodline. Old Jiang's eldest grandson, Song Yu, is the Marquis' bloodline."
Gu Jinxuan's eyes widened slightly, in disbelief, "Really?"
"It's for sure. Mother said that Prince Rong came to look for Grandfather yesterday. Father told Mother about this last night. The Du family will hold a family recognition banquet soon."
Gu Jinxuan: "Even if Du Zhihuan isn't of the Marquis' bloodline, you can't replace her, right? My cousin clearly loves my sister-in-law, so how can you replace her just because she isn't of the Marquis' bloodline? My great-aunt dotes on my cousin and always depends on him, doesn't she?"
"Who says it's not? Maybe Madam Du insisted on giving the engagement to her own granddaughter. Our grandfather said that when our aunt was young, she doted on Madam Du the most and couldn't resist her coquettishness. As long as Madam Du acted coquettishly, our aunt would definitely agree to her."
Tsk, Gu Jinxuan couldn’t imagine that someone of her age would still act like a spoiled child.
"It won't be long before my aunt comes back. Let's see what she says then."
"Sister, I heard that the Song family is not well-off and comes from a humble background. I don't think Song Yu has learned any skills. It must be because of the pressure from Old Jiang that they had to replace him. My sister-in-law must be feeling bad right now. Please go and comfort her."
"Need you to tell me that? I only recognize her as my cousin's wife."
"Miss, the eldest daughter of the Gu family invites you to Taoyuan for afternoon tea this afternoon."
Du Zhihuan was very surprised. "Did she meet a miracle doctor while traveling south? I haven't heard from her in a long time."
Yunyan said, "Maybe he's just recovered and wanted to see you because he heard about the young lady. Do you want to go?"
"Yes, of course I will go."
When Su Beiqing learned that Du Zhihuan was going to meet Gu Jinyan, she arranged a large number of guards to escort her as usual, and secretly sent secret guards to follow her, for fear that she would encounter danger outside.
"What? What an idiot! Why such a big deal? How is she going to arrange Sister Yu's travels in the future?"
Aunt Qiao quickly tried to appease her, "Calm down, old lady. You're used to this. When the young lady is away, she'll definitely pay more attention. Don't get angry. If the young lady comes to check on you tomorrow and finds you're still not feeling much better, she'll be worried and furious."
Du Ye's anger instantly dissipated upon hearing this. "I don't want to get angry either. She actually did something that made me angry. You go and remind her. I won't tell her to her face. I'm afraid she'll get angry if I see her."
"Miss." Ning Shuang, the great maidservant, returned to Zhuohua Courtyard. "The second young lady went out with many guards, and Chunhua followed her."
Song Yu nodded: "Well done. I will know Du Zhihuan's whereabouts from now on. Will Chunhua be discovered?"
"Chunhua is the best at tracking and won't be easily discovered."
"Don't underestimate the enemy. The people around her are not simple. They were all trained by the Marquis' Mansion."
Ning Shuang said, "Don't worry, Miss. We will be more careful."
Bai Lan said, "We should have asked the Marquis' wife for more manpower yesterday. Du Zhihuan is surrounded by people trained by the Weiyuan Marquisate. They are so talented. We don't want to lose out."
"Why do we need so many people? The most important thing is our own people. I wonder who Du Zhihuan is going to meet with such a big fuss?"
"Could it be Prince Xiao?"
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