In the original plot, after Gu Jingyuan found out that he might be the third son of the Hou family, he followed the contact information left on the notice and found Ma Kee Grocery Store.
The shopkeeper, Ma Zhong, is Ma's companion, so he has met his uncle.
When I saw Gu Jingyuan, I was so surprised that I wished I could escort him back to Beijing immediately.
He Dian is so shrewd. When he heard Ma Zhong calling "Uncle" to Gu Jingyuan, he knew the identity of this person.
When Gu Jingyuan introduced her, she spoke first, "I am the daughter of a hunter in the mountains. When I was collecting herbs, I found Brother Gu. When I saw that he was still breathing, I rescued him!"
There was no mention of her "husband and wife" relationship with Gu Jingyuan, but her life-saving grace was emphasized.
Although Ma Zhong felt that something was wrong with this woman, the surprise of finding his uncle made him temporarily ignore other thoughts.
Without thinking too much and not daring to delay any longer, Ma Zhong immediately found the escort agency, prepared a carriage, and escorted Gu Jingyuan and He Dian all the way to Beijing without even caring about the shop.
On the way, Ma Zhong sent a letter to Ma. The letter stated that he had found his uncle, and his benefactor was a young girl.
Ma Zhong did not dare to say more.
He was afraid that if he said the wrong thing, it would cause conflicts between his masters.
Therefore, when Gu Jingyuan brought He Dian to the Nanning Marquis Mansion, the family only regarded this little village girl as the savior of their third young master.
The Hou family has a great business, so raising a helpless benefactor and an orphan girl is not a problem.
Ma was grateful to He Dian for saving her husband and treated her directly as a sister. She was treated in every way, no less than the real daughters of the Hou family.
However, less than two months after He Dian entered the Hou Mansion, his stomach became bulging.
After asking again, I found out that He Dian was not only Gu Jingyuan’s benefactor, but also his wife!
It was a bolt from the blue, and Ma was almost stunned.
But it is true that He Dian saved Gu Jingyuan, it is true that he married Gu Jingyuan when he lost his memory, and it is even more true that the child in his belly cannot be true anymore.
In order to express their gratitude to He Dian, everyone in the Hou family, including the Ma family, praised He Dian's kindness and beauty.
Everyone in the elite circles in Beijing knew that He Dian was Gu Jingyuan's savior.
Nowadays, the savior has become a "wife", which does not seem to be unacceptable.
Ma lost the opportunity and did not build momentum in advance. Instead, he was swayed by public opinion.
He Dian took the opportunity to express aggrievedly: "I came from a humble background, and I knew I was not worthy of Third Master Gu. So, when I returned to Beijing that day, I only said that I saved Third Master Gu, and didn't mention much!"
"I originally thought that I would just stay in the Hou Mansion and watch Mr. Gu from a distance!"
"I never thought that I, I would be pregnant with Third Master's flesh and blood... the child is innocent, I beg Third Young Master and Mrs. Hou to make it happen!"
"I don't ask for status. As long as I can stay with Third Master, as long as I can keep this child, I will do whatever you want!"
He Dian almost humbled himself into the dust.
Seeing her like this, even Mrs. Hou, who was a little dissatisfied with her, couldn't help but soften her heart.
Mrs. Hou in turn advised Ma: "...she saved Brother Yuan after all!"
Moreover, she is also the daughter of a good family, and she followed Gu Jingyuan to pay homage to the heaven and earth, and the memorial tablets of her parents.
Now she takes the initiative to be a concubine.
Mrs. Hou felt that He Dian was quite sensible.
It is normal for a son from a wealthy family to have a concubine.
Gu Jingyuan has a good relationship with Mr. Ma. They have not taken concubines or had intercourse for more than ten years since they got married. They are already worthy of Mr. Ma.
Ma:……
Can He Dian be the same as an ordinary concubine?
She rescued Gu Jingyuan and became husband and wife with Gu Jingyuan for several months!
Ma's instinct was to resist.
But everyone came to persuade her, including her parents, brother-in-law, and even her children.
Ma was so heartbroken that she finally chose to compromise and allow He Dian to enter.
Subsequent facts proved that Ma's worries were correct, and He Dian was no ordinary concubine.
She and Gu Jingyuan had a special bond, and her "compromise and grievance" made Gu Jingyuan even more distressed.
Wives and concubines quarreled, concubines fought, and the three families became no longer peaceful!
"...That was the past! This time, I will never be plotted by that bitch He Dian!"
The Huaiyuan of Nanning Hou Mansion is a three-bedroom courtyard.
A woman in brocade clothes in the main room gritted her teeth and thought: "And Gu Jingyuan, huh, I'm looking for you like crazy, and I'm organizing a funeral for you. I made the whole capital know about it..."
"I want to see how you use public opinion to coerce me this time!"
"You have lost your memory, but you are not an idiot! A noble man from a noble family who has received an elite education is being toyed with by a girl from a mountain village. You are a fool!"
"This time, I will definitely ruin your reputation!"
…
"A sneeze! A sneeze!!"
After exchanging pleasantries with Yao Bin, the captain of the city gate, Gu Jingyuan declined the other party's proposal to send him back to the Marquis Mansion.
Instead, he drove the carriage and took He Tiantian to the Hou Mansion.
After entering the capital, Gu Jingyuan's memory became clearer.
The direction of home has long been engraved in his bones, as if it were an instinctive reaction, and he can find it back without anyone else leading the way.
Gu Jingyuan was in a good mood. He met Fa Xiao as soon as he entered the capital.
Although he still doesn't remember much about his daily interactions with Yao Bin, he knows that this is his brother.
The good brother was very happy to see him, which comforted Gu Jingyuan's originally worried heart.
good sign!
This is definitely a good sign!
But, for some reason, his nose always itches and he keeps sneezing.
"Maybe someone is thinking about me!"
Maybe it was a good start, but Gu Jingyuan couldn't help but have a little fantasy.
He Tiantian: ...Haha, don't be sentimental, it's obvious that "someone" is scolding you.
"Third Young Master?"
Gu Jingyuan followed his instinct and walked through half of the capital, finally arriving at the Nanning Marquis Mansion.
As soon as the dilapidated carriage approached the gate of the Marquis Mansion, the porter came up to drive it away.
This is the majestic Marquis of Nanning's Mansion, and the people who come and go are all noble people. It is definitely not a place that poor people can touch!
However, before the concierge could scold him, he looked up and saw a familiar face.
The concierge's expression changed drastically, and he stammered: "You, aren't you -" dead?
The funeral was held just last month.
But then, the concierge realized again, no, no, the third young master has disappeared. No one is alive, no body is found dead.
The tomb for the third young master in the mansion is just a burial mound.
So... the third young master is not dead?
He, he's back again?!
"It's me, Gu Fu."
Seeing the concierge, the name "Gu Fu" suddenly popped into Gu Jingyuan's mind.
This man is the grandson of Gu Yong, the great steward. Gu Yong was given the surname "Gu" in his early years because of his loyalty to his master's family.
The whole family is most loyal to the Nanning Marquis Mansion.
"Oh, it's really you, Third Young Master, you are finally back!"
Gu Fu looked Gu Jingyuan up and down, and the more he looked, the more he felt there was nothing wrong.
He wiped his tears with his sleeve, then turned around and shouted inside: "Quickly go and send the message, the third young master is back!"
"The third young master is not dead! The third young master is back!"
"The third young master is not dead. The third young master is back well!"
"...not dead...back!"
A series of shouts echoed not only in the Nanning Hou Mansion deep in the courtyard.
Even the surrounding neighbors heard the noise here.
"Death and resurrection"?
Gee, what a novel thing!
Not long after, a group of melon-eaters gathered outside the Nanning Hou Mansion to watch the excitement.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Gu Jingyuan.
People in the crowd who were also sharp-eyed (or had ulterior motives) spotted He Tiantian huddled in the carport.
"Oh, why is there a little lady in the car?"
"...Could it be the woman that Mr. Gu is looking for outside?"
"Tsk, tsk, Mr. Gu is so handsome. Even after being injured, he can still find a confidante to come back!"
"No, maybe there's something inside."
"Tch! A man and a woman alone, and they are both young, go on the road together, what else can it be but adultery?"
"What 'adultery' is, it's too ugly to say."
"Although it sounds ugly, there is some truth to it... Oh, I just pity the third young lady, tsk tsk, what a good wife and mother, and she is sincere to the third young master Gu, but as a result -"
"Yes, yes, I still remember that last month there was a funeral in the Marquis Mansion. Ma's body was boneless and his whole body was numb, as if his soul was buried with Master Gu's old clothes!"
Everyone was pointing and talking.
Gu Jingyuan was full of expectations and had no care for others, so he didn't care about this.
It was He Tiantian again. She was already paying extra attention, and with her abnormal hearing, she actually listened to all these people's comments.
Squinting his eyes, He Tiantian searched the crowd without leaving any trace.
Sure enough, she saw a few people acting suspiciously.
Ma, you are indeed prepared.
While Gu Jingyuan was talking to Colonel Yao Bin at the city gate, someone went to the Marquis Mansion to deliver a letter to Ma.
It took Gu Jingyuan about half an hour to find the Hou Mansion all the way.
And this period of time was enough for Ma to arrange a few people to mix with the crowd of onlookers to stir up public opinion and guide the direction of the trend.
Talk about Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here!
He Tiantian was thinking about Madam Ma, but Madam Ma ran out regardless of the lady's manners.
"Third Master! Third Master, is it really you?"
"Oh, oh, why did you come back?"
"Do you know how sad and torturous my children and I were during the year you disappeared?"
"...You cruel man, how could you be willing to leave us behind!"
Ma rushed up to Gu Jing and looked him up and down first.
He is darker, thinner, more simple and less noble than Gu Jingyuan in the past.
Perhaps because he was in a hurry, he was dusty and had a thin layer of stubble on his lips and chin.
There is indeed a gap between the fair and elegant Mr. Gu San in my memory.
However, the facial features are very familiar.
In particular, a pair of sharp eyebrows that slant into the temples are the hallmark of a family man.
No one who sees it will doubt Gu Jingyuan's identity.
Mrs. Hou, the eldest young lady, the second young lady and other female family members who came after him also used their cries to prove Gu Jingyuan's identity.
"Brother Yuan, you are finally back!"
"Where have you been this year?"
"...Wait, you, why are you looking at me with such strange eyes? I, I am your mother!"
"Third brother, is there anything wrong with your health?"
As the eldest son and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Tang is calmer when things happen. Of course, she is calmer than Mrs. Hou, probably because she has a distant relationship with Gu Jing.
She wet her tears with her handkerchief and asked with concern, "Are your injuries healed?"
After hearing what Tang said, Mrs. Hou reacted.
Yes, their brother Yuan's whereabouts are unknown because he was seriously injured and fell off a cliff.
Although a year has passed, and although Gu Jingyuan looks fine in front of him, no one can guarantee that his body has completely recovered.
"My body is fine! I, when I fell off the cliff that day, my head was smashed. When I woke up, I didn't remember anything!"
Gu Jingyuan looked at Mrs. Hou and the other female relatives, both familiar and unfamiliar.
The memory fragments in his mind told him that these women were all his relatives.
But he doesn't have a complete memory, nor does he have that kind of empathetic family affection.
He seemed a little distant.
When Mrs. Hou heard this, the tears that had just stopped burst out again: "My son, my poor child, you, how could you-"
She was saddened by what happened to her son.
Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Wei, the second young lady, looked at each other and communicated silently with their eyes——
"No wonder there has been no news from my third brother. He doesn't remember anything!"
"Oh, it's the poor third sibling. She has a very close relationship with her -"
Yes, the cruelest thing to a woman is that the person she loves forgets her.
Love does not require family affection, it is acquired.
Family love is forgotten, but the blood in the body will not change.
And what about love? If you forget it, it’s gone!
If you want to start a business again, even if you have a relationship again, it will be different from the past.
As the saying goes, a broken mirror cannot be perfected!
The third young lady Ma, who was pitied by the Tang and Wei families, was not as sad as they imagined at this moment.
After performing to his heart's content, Ma seemed to accidentally discover He Tiantian in the carport.
"Eh? Third Master, who is this girl?"
Ma deliberately raised her voice, and her questions directly overwhelmed Mrs. Hou's sobs.
Mrs. Hou and other female relatives all heard what Ma said.
Their eyes followed Ma's fingers and all looked at He Tiantian.
He Tiantian:... Hehe, I knew you were going to attack in public. Fortunately, I was prepared!
He Tiantian pretended to be timid and shy, and got out of the carriage timidly.
She knelt down and saluted the female members of the Hou family.
Obviously, she tried her best to show that she knew the rules, but she didn't act like it. Instead, she looked very weird and ridiculous.
A flash of sarcasm flashed in Ma's eyes: This woman is indeed hypocritical and always pretends!
"The daughter of the common people, A'Dian of the He family, has met Madam Hou! Young ladies!"
He Tiantian pretended not to see the contempt in Ma's eyes and continued to pretend to salute the female family members.
Seeing He Tiantian, Gu Jingyuan finally remembered to introduce to his family, "Mother, mother, this is my son's savior. If she hadn't saved my son that day, my son might have been buried at the bottom of the cliff!"
"Besides, she is still my son's--" Wife!
Before Gu Jingyuan could say the word "wife", He Tiantian took the lead and said: "In order to save the third young master, the daughter of the people had to offend her. Later, the third young master was considerate and worried that I would be criticized, so she and
I am sworn brother and sister!"
This is what is called "lovers eventually become brothers and sisters"!
