The Husband I Snatched Is Not Right!-Chapter 292 - 289: Except... Her Birth Parents

Aside from the sound of rolling wheels, the surroundings were silent.

Gu Fuju couldn’t bring himself to smile.

In Ze County, he had visited many places and met many people.

He had been to Xilin Village.

The villagers had sized him up.

"Are you here to inquire about Wan Niang? The one who married into the Wei Family?"

Someone wondered, "That child has suffered quite a bit. I thought she had already come through the worst, so why would a relative suddenly appear now? It’s strange. Why didn’t they look for her earlier? Now that she’s married, could it be they’re after some benefits?"

The villagers began to whisper among themselves.

"This person looks even more impressive than the county master. Is he also an official? Can’t be, though. Lady Yu is from our village. No matter how capable her husband is, he’s just a guard. She has no brothers, and her parents passed away long ago. When the Yu Family’s house burned down, there was no one to handle the funeral."

"If Wan Niang had such a relative, she wouldn’t have come to our place back then. She would’ve been taken to enjoy the good life a long time ago."

These simple discussions were sharp enough to stab Gu Fuju as if with a bleeding dagger.

He had seen the punished, the Hu Family, whose lives were worse than death.

But...

The laughable thing is, he arrived too late; the girl no longer needed his protection.

Gu Fuju had stood at the Yu Family’s door for a long time.

No one lived there. The doors were tightly shut.

Aunt He next door to the Yu Family spoke to him.

"I watched Yao grow up. That child seemed clever, but she didn’t speak a word before she was three."

"Lady Yu taught her to speak every day, yet she couldn’t even call her parents."

Many people in the alley pitied the little Yao from the Yu Family as a mute.

"Quite a few doctors were consulted, but nothing worked."

Gu Fuju felt his heart tighten.

Aunt He continued, "Yao didn’t like walking and always wanted to be carried all day. Snuggled in her mother’s arms, she’d smile at people."

"Finally, an old Daoist passing by took a look and told the Yu Family couple not to worry; the child was just lazy."

Aunt He said, "At the time, no one believed him."

"Until that very night, Jingcheng came back from outside with a golden hairpin for Lady Yu. Yao thought it was beautiful and sulkily in her childish voice said, ’Daddy, isn’t Yao your sweetheart anymore? Yao likes it, Yao wants it too.’"

"That was quite something. From then on, Jingcheng often bought her various shiny trinkets."

"The little girl could barely wait to wear them all, jingling wherever she went."

Aunt He told him.

"When the Yu Family couple was around, that child truly had a good life, being cherished and held dear."

A good life?

Yet from the moment she was born, she was never favored by Heaven.

Gu Fuju felt a multitude of pains all over his body.

He had been to the Wei Family.

He happened upon Hui Niang and Wei Shouzhong speaking at the door.

"Don’t know how Wan Niang and Lang are doing, being parents, we can’t help but worry when they’re not around."

"I’m not worried about Lang, I’m just not at ease about Wan Niang."

Take a look.

This child must have been taught so well, given how many people cherished her.

Except... by her biological parents.

The light in Gu Fuju’s eyes dimmed, eventually disappearing.

The carriage didn’t stop at the foot of the mountain but followed a path winding upwards to the top.

Jiasan had just come out of the Buddha hall.

Unlike the opulent dress in Shangjing, she was dressed very plainly.

She looked at the bright sky, feeling inexplicably uneasy, as if something was happening.

Seeing her frown, the maidservant behind her respectfully said, "The young lady’s birthday is coming. Master will surely come back. Madam need not worry."

At this, Jiasan’s expression mellowed.

"How many times has Gu Fuju been present for Ah Wu’s birthday banquet? Every year, he leaves the Capital for several days. He always goes to Ze County, knowing full well how much I detest and can’t bear to hear of that place."

The maidservant awkwardly acknowledged.

She knew.

Back when the madam had given birth prematurely on the road, just as refugees were rioting, there was a tumult of people, chaotic beyond control.

The conditions were harsh, and the madam nearly hemorrhaged, finally giving birth in a Daoist Temple. Nearly lost half her life.

But the child went missing, driving the once strongest of madams nearly insane.

Servants at the time were trembling in fear of being implicated. The people sent out daily to find the child always returned empty-handed.

By the time the child was found, the madam’s vitality was gone, preventing her from conceiving again.

The madam managed the household strictly. The Gu Family was run in perfect order.

No one dared to speak up, but privately, there was gossip. Some said the master most likely had a mistress outside.

"The master is devoted to the madam, ten years as one day. The matters outside must be urgent."

"It’s just..."

The maidservant continued, "Miss wrote a letter, asking when you’d return. She must be thinking of you."

She couldn’t understand.

Every year, madam stayed at Changdu Temple for several days, returning only the day before the young lady’s birthday.

Copying Buddhist scriptures, sincerity brings success.

Why come here year after year?

Jiasan coldly looked at her.

"Your parents have served by my side for a long time. They fell ill a few days ago, so I brought you in to serve me closely."

"What goes on in my mind, do you think you can guess?"

"Whatever Gu Fuju does outside, is none of your concern. Why do you speak out?"

"Soon enough, I fear you’ll try to take charge of me!"

The maidservant, frightened, quickly kneeled to the ground.

Before she could plead, a voice called out ahead.

"Madam."

Gu Fuju approached.

Jiasan’s expression paused subtly, raising her eyes to look over. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

She saw a carriage, the coachman, and Gu Fuju walking this way.

She stood upright, her posture very straight, waiting for Gu Fuju to approach step by step.

Gu Fuju glanced at the kneeling maidservant, then retracted his gaze. Unclear about what had happened, he gravely said, "Go receive your punishment."

As the maidservant backed away in trepidation, Jiasan sarcastically smirked, "Finally willing to come back?"

Gu Fuju spoke warmly, "I’ve received news; the Imperial Palace will hold a banquet in three days."

It happened to coincide with Gu Wu’s birthday.

Jiasan was slightly stunned but quickly understood, "Is it to commend the Wei Family’s child by the Holy Emperor?"

Gu Fuju nodded, his tightly knit brows relaxing a bit, "He calls me his teacher, he’s calm by nature and is capable. It’s good that he returned alive."

Jiasan nodded, "I considered visiting, but knowing that many people must be calling on the Wei Family these days, I thought it might be busy. So, I sent the steward with a congratulatory gift. I figured to wait for your return before visiting."

Gu Fuju had countless students, but the one he valued most was Wei Zhao.

In the past, he certainly would have taken time to visit.

But now...

He lowered his head, gathering the half-written scriptures by Jiasan.

"Come down the mountain with me."

Wei Shen was one of the Wei Family Army. But the Wei Family Army had dispersed. The Wei Family’s son took Yu Tingwan for treatment, but he couldn’t trace their whereabouts. Initially, he thought there was a conspiracy.

To make him helpless in his investigations—there are only three in all of Da Jin with such abilities.

But upon receiving news that Wei Zhao was alive, that made it four.

He keenly sensed something unusual.

Gu Fuju didn’t know what the connection was.

But it couldn’t be that Wei Zhao discovered Yu Tingwan’s background first.

Wei Zhao wouldn’t be so reckless.

The child was sensible and wouldn’t fail to contact him.

But Gu Fuju knew that once he met Wei Zhao, he would be able to find Yu Tingwan.