Lian Yingtong sensed something was amiss and stepped forward discreetly, trying to block Old Lady Chen's gaze. However, his action brought Old Lady Chen back to her senses.
With trembling hands and a hoarse voice, Old Mrs. Chen uttered a single, hoarse cry: "Mountains and rivers."
Lin Moniang gasped. Su Yun'er was also stunned.
Mountains and rivers?
Old Mrs. Chen's son?
Before anyone could react, Old Madam Chen had already rushed to Gu Jingheng's side, grabbed his hand and looked him up and down, her emotions running high, and two streams of tears flowed down her cheeks: "No mistake, no mistake, Shanhe, my Shanhe! You're finally back! I thought you were dead!"
A chaotic family reunion scene.
Half an hour had passed in the main house in the backyard, and Old Mrs. Chen was still agitated. She held onto Gu Jingheng's hand and refused to let go.
In the courtyard, Xiao Lan was playing with the little tree and grass, while Lin Moniang and Su Yun'er sat on the stone bench under the peach tree.
"What?! Mo Niang, you thought Young Master Gu was Chen Shanhe before?" Su Yun'er was very surprised.
Lin Moniang nodded: "Actually, a little earlier, I vaguely saw a figure at the dock. It looked like Chen Shanhe, but it was just a fleeting glimpse, and I didn't get a clear look, so I didn't dare to say anything. Later at the Gu family, although I thought it looked like him, you had worked at his house for so long before we recognized each other, so I thought it was just that people look alike and never thought about it that way again."
Su Yun'er touched her nose, somewhat embarrassed: "I haven't met him many times, and several years have passed, so I really have no impression of him at all."
To my utter surprise, this person turned out to be my own worthless, dead husband.
Wait a minute! Suddenly, a thought flashed through Su Yun'er's mind: "He knows I read erotic novels!"
As night fell, Lin Moniang and the others had already left.
Lian Yingtong and Xu Meng waited quietly in a corner of the courtyard.
"I never imagined our general was this old lady's son. Are you sure you haven't mistaken him for someone else?"
"No, the general has a strangely shaped scar on the back of his shoulder. The old lady was able to describe the shape of it, so she can't be wrong."
Su Yun'er was cooking in the kitchen when she overheard the conversation drifting over from the kitchen.
Old Mrs. Chen held Gu Jingheng's hand and cried for several hours before finally smiling. She had Xiaoshu and Xiaocao bow to Gu Jingheng and call him "father." She then turned to look for Su Yun'er, only to find that Su Yun'er was not in the room.
Gu Jingheng helped Old Madam Chen sit down: "Mother, you're tired. Rest inside. I'll go check on the kitchen."
When Gu Jingheng entered the kitchen, he saw Su Yun'er busy at the stove.
Standing here now, his mindset has completely changed. He feels a little embarrassed, but also a little happy. However, with this new identity, he doesn't know how to face Su Yun'er.
Su Yun'er sensed someone behind her, turned around, and saw him.
"you……"
"you……"
The two spoke at the same time, actually staging a scene commonly seen in romance dramas.
Su Yun'er couldn't help but smile, breaking the awkward silence: "I'm cooking, it'll be ready soon, do you want to come and help?"
Upon learning that this man was her husband, Su Yun'er felt nothing in particular, but she dared to ask him to help her with chores. In the past, when he was her customer, she would never have dared to make such a request.
Seeing Su Yun'er's frankness and composure, Gu Jingheng's restraint disappeared. He rolled up his sleeves to help, but having lived in the military camp for many years, he was not good at cooking or other housework. Su Yun'er had to guide him on how to do it.
However, after this incident, the relationship between the two seemed to have grown closer.
That night, Old Mrs. Chen was exceptionally happy. Even at the dinner table, she held onto Gu Jingheng's hand tightly. It was the first time that Xiaoshu and Xiaocao had met their father. They were reserved, a little scared, but also excited. They used to be called children without fathers, but now they had a father, and he was so handsome and seemed to be very rich. Finally, they wouldn't be looked down upon by other children anymore!
As night fell, Lian Yingtong quietly reminded Gu Jingheng that it was getting late. Upon hearing this, Old Madam Chen immediately gripped Gu Jingheng's hand even tighter: "You've finally come back, you're not allowed to leave tonight."
No matter how much everyone tried to persuade her, saying things like "We're all in the city," "We're very close," and "You'll come again tomorrow," Old Mrs. Chen wouldn't budge and wouldn't let Gu Jingheng leave. In the end, Gu Jingheng reluctantly agreed to stay overnight, and Old Mrs. Chen finally smiled broadly.
Gu Jingheng sent Lian Yingtong and Xu Meng back.
"It's getting late, Shanhe, go back to your room and sleep with your wife. The children and I are going to sleep too."
Now it was Su Yun'er's turn to be reserved and a little scared.
The courtyard fell silent, and an awkward atmosphere filled the room. Su Yun'er rubbed her hands together, her mind racing through a dozen ideas to break the awkwardness, but they were all either too silly or too stupid to be used.
While they were still hesitating, Gu Jingheng, who was sitting at the table drinking tea, broke the silence: "Then I'll turn off the lights."
But as soon as he finished speaking, the room went dark.
The sudden darkness made it impossible for Su Yun'er to see anything. She could only hear rustling sounds. When her eyes finally adjusted to the darkness and she could vaguely see the situation inside the room by the moonlight, she heard Gu Jingheng's soft voice again: "Sleep."
He must have been very close to me, close enough to feel his breath brush past my ear, and then a pair of large hands came to unbutton my clothes.
Su Yun'er, who had never experienced intimate behavior between a man and a woman before, was stunned as her back tightened.
Fortunately, Gu Jingheng only helped her take off her outer clothes and helped her lie down; he did nothing else.
Even so, Su Yun'er was already blushing, her heart was pounding, and her mind was in a mess.
Thinking of Gu Jingheng's good looks, Su Yun'er swallowed hard.
The room was silent. A man was lying next to her. Su Yun'er listened to his breathing and, after an unknown amount of time, drowsiness overcame her and she fell into a deep sleep.
I opened my eyes the next day.
The space next to Su Yun'er was empty. She lay down for a while before remembering what happened yesterday: her cheap husband had returned, and he seemed to be quite wealthy.
But a few days later, her father-in-law, who was supposed to be delivering an imperial edict, actually came to her house.
This was an imperial edict appointing Gu Jingheng as the Grand General of Anguo and simultaneously assigning the four northern prefectures to his jurisdiction.
After Xu Meng and the others took the imperial messenger to the inn to rest, Gu Jingheng explained the reason for his identity to her and Old Madam Chen.
After being conscripted, Chen Shanhe worked his way up in the ranks of the lower-level troops. He gradually gained the appreciation of the generals and rose to the rank of centurion. A few years ago, during a fierce battle, Chen Shanhe encountered the Seventh Prince, who was then a junior general, during the retreat. The Seventh Prince's guards suffered heavy casualties. Seeing the critical situation, Chen Shanhe immediately stepped forward to cover the Seventh Prince's escape. After taking a sword for the Seventh Prince, he was seriously injured and fell into a coma.
It was the Seventh Prince who, out of gratitude for saving his life, took him back to the capital while he was still unconscious and had the best imperial physicians and doctors take turns treating him, which saved his life. However, he remained in a coma for two years. When he woke up, he had lost his memory and was unable to walk. Because he did not know his own name and had lost many of his comrades, he had no way to ask them. Therefore, the emperor bestowed upon him the imperial surname, and the Seventh Prince named him Gu Jingheng. He lived in the Seventh Prince's residence to recover and also studied culture and military strategy. This is how he gradually became the Great General Gu Jingheng he is today.
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