20demayo Chapter 413 Resolving the misunderstanding
Chapter 413 Resolving the misunderstanding
At that time, Guangnan Prefecture was not called Guangnan Prefecture; it was Yuncheng, the main city of Yunmeng Prefecture.
The character “城” (city) also signifies their remembrance of their ancestors living in “Yuncheng”.
The character “霖” is also related to the climate characteristics of the area where the Gu family’s ancestral home, Guangnan Prefecture, is located.
Guangnan Prefecture was one of the few relatively prosperous places in the southern region.
The local climate is pleasant, with abundant rainfall and plentiful resources.
The uncle hopes that this child will bring vitality and life to the family, just like rain that nourishes all things.
Gu Chenglin...
Was his name given to him by his father?
That……?
That makes sense.
Gu Yunxiao...
Does he not look like him?
Thinking about it, she unconsciously touched her face, looked up at her father, and then turned to look at her younger brother.
Forehead?
It doesn't look like him at all, because his appearance is just like his mother's.
Thinking of this, the nausea in my heart surged again; that damned Cang Ling City.
After he was chosen as a study companion, the person harbored ill intentions towards him, which he did not understand at the time.
Because they were all boys, he thought it was normal for him to do some excessive things.
As he got older, he gradually realized that the disgusting person harbored such feelings towards him.
Pulling her thoughts back, she looked at her father with a hint of grievance in her eyes. He was also her biological son, and the eldest son of the legitimate wife.
Why wasn't his name chosen by his father?
suffocated.
Ruyi looked surprised. "That turn of events..."
Dongfang Jin nodded. "It is indeed somewhat unbelievable."
Because she had heard from Aunt Gu that the name Gu Chenglin was given to her by the old patriarch of the Gu family.
At the time, she was curious why the Gu family children had different names from his and didn't follow his name.
As it turned out, her guesses all came true.
……
The carved candlesticks cast a warm yellow glow on the table, and the study of the Duke of Rongguo's mansion was quiet.
The Duke of Rongguo and Hua Miaoyan were whispering to each other.
Upon hearing Ruyi's relayed words, Dongfang Jin glanced at Gu Chenglin and saw his brows furrowed and his eyes filled with confusion.
Seeing that he was deep in thought and unable to extricate himself, she suppressed the urge to speak, afraid of interrupting him rashly.
Gu Yunxiao and Gu Yunxi stood to the side, the brother and sister looking at each other, their eyes filled with reminiscence.
Despite their many questions, as juniors, how could they dare to ask their elders rashly?
As the group remained silent, Duke Rong and Hua Miaoyan sat up straight.
The two exchanged a glance and began to recount the whole story of their family affairs from beginning to end.
Dongfang Jin was shocked upon hearing this.
It turns out that they had known about Hua Yutang's conspiracy for a long time.
Unfortunately, Gu Chenglin's biological mother, Hua Miaoyu, always upheld the concept that "the eldest brother is like a father."
I never thought of my brother's concern as romantic love.
Because she knew her own background, especially that her birth mother was tricked and forced to marry.
Later, without her biological father's knowledge that she was pregnant, she came to Beijing to visit relatives and gave birth to her in the capital.
Moreover, because she was a girl and was born outside the local area.
For her own good, her maternal grandmother's family sent her to live with her aunt.
Although she grew up with her aunt, the feeling of being dependent on others was not pleasant, which made her cautious in everything she did.
She had never entertained any improper thoughts about romantic relationships, nor dared to have any extravagant hopes.
She did not choose to marry Gu Chenglin's biological father out of love.
Rather, it was to avoid being selected by the late emperor to enter the palace and getting caught up in the vortex of vying for favor with her best friend.
After marrying into the Rongguo Duke's mansion, her best friend became her sister-in-law.
As the empress, her elder sister-in-law, and herself, as her brother's wife, could offer her some assistance from outside the palace.
No wonder my mother-in-law trusted my aunt, the Empress, so much; otherwise, the two of them wouldn't have hidden such a large sum of silver in the bamboo grove of the Rongguo Duke's mansion.
Seeing that neither of them mentioned the matter, Dongfang Jin and Gu Chenglin exchanged a glance, and neither of them spoke.
It's true that this cheap father-in-law is a womanizer and frequents brothels.
It is true that he brought many women to the Rongguo Duke's mansion, and some of them were indeed sincere.
Because those women were all family members of loyal ministers and generals, who were persecuted by treacherous officials and forced into prostitution and slavery.
His plan, along with that of his aunt, was to rescue the women who had been sold into prostitution and slavery from their suffering.
The other part consisted of female spies sent by other countries, whom this aunt had redeemed by paying money to various brothels and brokerage firms.
A spy!
Capturing ancient female spies—just thinking about it is exciting.
No wonder he grew up in a family of military commanders; he has a strong sense of justice.
Ruyi, this stepmother-in-law is nice; she reminds me a bit of the policewoman from our area.
[Like Conan?]
Search for some police and gangster movies and watch them yourself.
[That works, I'll search for it now.]
Next, Dongfang Jin heard that the father-in-law was trying to prevent his stepmother-in-law from making too much of a fuss.
He also frequently went to brothels to redeem women who voluntarily approached him and bring them home.
Once those people entered the mansion, the parents-in-law promised to give them their freedom and guarantee their safety.
Some of the women who followed them back to the mansion had lovers, and their fathers-in-law would secretly find those men and have them come to the Rongguo Duke's mansion to serve as servants.
For those with families, the father-in-law secretly sent people to bring all their families over and settle them in his and his stepmother-in-law's various estates.
This is why, when Dongfang Jin and Ruyi first came to the Rongguo Duke's Mansion...
In those secluded courtyards, I saw children walking around.
She and Ruyi had said that those women were cheating on the Duke of Rong.
Therefore, when she caught the fake Zheng Lu Nian, she even teased her cousin about how her father-in-law was being cuckolded.
Now it seems that it really wasn't like that at all?
What a blunder!
That was pretty awkward, haha!
However, what is little known is...
Gu Chenglin's biological father also has another mysterious identity—he is a member of the Cangnanxi Dark Force, the biological father of Dongfang Jin.
Cang Nanxi controls the overt forces of the Dark Division, while Gu Haozhen controls the covert forces.
For example—the leader of the Shadow Gate.
His main responsibility was to oversee the intelligence network that the Eastern Kingdom had planted in other countries.
His usual actions are nothing more than a facade for the outside world.
There are hidden reasons behind the divorce between Gu Chenglin's biological father and stepmother/aunt.
News came from the secret service that the three western kingdoms had long coveted Helian Jun's bomb formula.
Furthermore, Helian Jun's spies delivered a portrait of Gu Chenglin wearing a human skin mask to Gu's father.
How could a father who is always concerned about his son's safety tolerate Gu Chenglin being in danger?
After making inquiries from various sources, it was discovered that the mastermind behind this crisis was none other than Gu Chenglin's uncle, Hua Yutang.
After some discussion, the couple reluctantly came up with a last resort – divorce.
Initially, they planned to find evidence of Ningguo Gong's treason during the funeral of Gu Chenglin's maternal grandfather, taking advantage of the crowd and chaos.
However, things didn't go as planned. The old Duke of Ningguo not only didn't die, but was also safe and sound.
Now he is in excellent health and full of energy. Chu Xiong says he could live for another twenty years without any problem.
At this point, Gu Chenglin's biological father was so angry that he gritted his teeth.
Everything they had meticulously planned turned out to be a farce, providing nothing but laughs.
At this moment, a crisp laugh came from inside the space. It turned out that Ruyi had heard these secrets and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Dongfang Jin looked up and caught a glimpse of her father-in-law's aggrieved expression. Her heart tightened, and she subconsciously moved closer to Gu Chenglin.
Her posture was like that of a frightened fawn, as if she could find shelter as long as she got close to Gu Chenglin.
Ruyi, I regret saving that old man again.
Dongfang Jin silently communicated with Ruyi in his heart, his expression full of frustration.
Ruyi's response was somewhat teasing: "What's there to regret?"
Don't forget, we also drugged that old man's son.
I've heard that the old man's mental capacity has regressed to that of a child; once he regresses to an infant state, his death won't be far off.