Chapter 513 As expected
The news that Madam Zheng was getting together with her childhood sweetheart from Qinghe Bay naturally reached the ears of the Wu family.
However, the Wu family neither knew Xu Zaohua nor had any dealings with the Zheng family, so Wu Ren and Qiao did not take the news seriously. Rather than caring about other people's gossip, they were more concerned about Wu Ji's business.
Wu Na's mind is not on business. She was a gossip lover in Heilongtan and she couldn't change it even when she came to Pingchuan.
What caught her attention in this gossip was that the protagonists of the gossip were all from Qinghe Bay. Gu Ruinian, whom she had been thinking about, was from Qinghe Bay. She became even more interested in this gossip.
I just had nothing in common with Gu Ruinian, and now here comes the opportunity.
Gu Ruinian has not been in Wu Ji these days. Jia hinted that Gu Ruinian has caught the eye of a rich man's son and is studying with him in the family school. Wu Na stepped forward and asked him who the rich man's son was from, but Jia refused to say a word and kept it a secret.
Wu Na looks forward to Gu Ruinian's return to Wu Ji every day. She wants to discuss the people and things in Qinghe Bay with him.
Thinking of this, Wu Na grabbed a handful of melon seeds and went to the teahouse next door. When she heard people in the teahouse say that Madam Zheng's childhood sweetheart was named Gu, Wu Na's brows twitched.
It can't be such a coincidence, right?
Gu Ruinian’s surname is Gu.
However, there are many people with the surname Gu in Qinghe Bay, and he is not necessarily Gu Ruinian.
Because Gu Ruinian went to the south when he was young and has only been back for half a year, he and Mrs. Zheng are not childhood sweethearts.
The more Wu Na fears something, the more it will happen.
It was not until the other party clearly uttered the words "Gu Ruinian" that Wu Na felt as if she had died.
She was afraid that the other party had conveyed the wrong message, so she grabbed the other person's arm and asked about Gu Ruinian's appearance and height.
The other party said disdainfully, "How would I know his appearance and height? I have never seen him. I can't be wrong. My aunt's son's brother-in-law's family is related to the Zheng family. They said the adulterer's name is Gu Ruinian. How could it be false? If you don't believe me, go to the Zheng family and ask around, and you will know everything."
Obviously, this big brother did not know Gu Ruinian, let alone the relationship between Wu Ji and Gu Ruinian, otherwise he would not have openly revealed the name of the adulterer in the teahouse next to Wu Ji.
Wu Na didn't dare to go to the Zheng family's door to ask, and continued to ask: "Big brother, how many sons are there in the Zheng family?"
The eldest brother said, "Not counting the deceased Master Zheng, there are still two. One is the second Master Zheng who just passed the imperial examination last year, and the other is the little boy born to Madam Zheng who is less than one year old."
After hearing this, all Wu Na's hopes disappeared completely.
Jia said that Gu Ruinian made friends with the second son of a wealthy family, but she refused to tell her his name.
That’s right, this young man must be the second young master Zheng.
Everything makes sense.
What kind of article caught the eye of the second young master Zheng? It's obviously because of the relationship with the eldest young lady Zheng.
Wu Na felt betrayed, and returned to Wu Ji angrily to seek an explanation from the Gu family.
At dusk, except for Gu Youtian, all the other members of the Gu family were busy cooking in the backyard of Wu Ji.
"What? Wu Na, you can't say that. My Rui Nian and Xu Zaohua have no relationship at all. He went to the south when he was young, and he never met Xu Zaohua after he came back. How could he be my Rui Nian?"
Jia interrupted Wu Na before she could finish speaking.
When the label of adulterer was put on Ruinian's head, Jia was the first one to object.
Even though he denied it, his heart was pounding.
Wei and Gu Fengnian looked at each other. The couple had heard Jia scold Tong Dajiao for getting her retribution and Gu Jingzhe for being an adulterer in the afternoon.
Whenever the eldest wife met with misfortune, Jia became very happy. She secretly took out the money she had borrowed from her parents' home for Ruinian's studies and used it to buy two pounds of meat.
If Xu Zaohua's adulterer changed from Gu Jingzhe to Gu Ruinian, Jia Shi didn't know whether she could bear it.
"Don't talk nonsense, girl from the Wu family. Ruinian would never do such a thing. My Ruinian likes girls with fair skin, slim figure and big eyes. How does Xu Zaohua meet those requirements? She is a poor widow, not a virgin. Is my Ruinian crazy?" said Old Lady Gu.
When Old Mrs. Gu and Old Mr. Gu learned that Xu Zaohua's childhood sweetheart might be Gu Jingzhe, they, as the elders of the Gu family, were worried. Old Mrs. Gu had already scolded Gu Jingzhe in front of the second branch of the Gu family, calling him stupid and bringing shame to the Gu family.
The two of them were thinking about how they would face people when they arrived at Qinghe Bay. They were reluctant to break up with Gu Jingzhe. After all, he was the top candidate in the case and would be a good candidate for the imperial examination in the future. How could they benefit from it now that they had broken up with him?
Old Mrs. Gu and Old Mr. Gu never thought about Gu Ruinian at all.
Wu Na became even more unhappy when she heard what Old Lady Gu said about Gu Ruinian's preference for the girl.
The one with white skin, slim figure and big eyes corresponds to the one with dark skin, strong figure and thin eyes. Even though Mrs. Gu was in a hurry, she still took the opportunity to point her out.
She was the daughter of a village head, and the fact that she fell in love with Gu Ruinian was a blessing that the Gu family had accumulated for 800 years.
"What am I talking about? People outside say it's Gu Ruinian, Gu Ruinian and Gu...what's that I can't hear clearly? Gu Ruinian is really, how could he do such a shameless thing? It's okay if he had an affair with other widows, but how dare he have an affair with Grandma Zheng, just imagine how the Zheng family would treat him." Wu Na said in a sarcastic tone.
She originally wanted to say that Gu Ruinian had betrayed her, but the relationship between her and Gu Ruinian was only known by Gu Ruinian and herself. If she dared to say it, she would probably face double insults from Jia and Old Lady Gu.
Gu Ruinian, just wait, she will never forgive him.
When Mr. Gu heard Gu Ruinian's name, he wanted to go out and ask for clarification. He asked Wu Na tremblingly, "Who told you that? Tell me everything you heard."
Wu Na told him exactly what the big brother from the teahouse next door had said.
The more Mr. Gu listened, the colder his heart became, and he could hardly hold the pipe in his hand.
"The people outside should not be lying. I saw Xu Zaohua's carriage passing by that day, and Ruinian went up and talked to her for a long time." Gu Honglian screamed.
“I didn’t expect Xu Zaohua to come here to hook up with Ruinian.”
The reason why Gu Honglian did not step forward at that time was because she and Xu Zaohua had a very plastic relationship since childhood. Xu Zaohua became a young lady and lived a life of luxury. Gu Honglian was jealous and was even more unwilling to flatter Xu Zaohua.
Jia was completely stunned and was awakened by Gu Honglian's scream. She then trembled and the spoon in her hand rolled to the ground.
Gu Honglian glanced at Jia and suddenly felt a sense of pleasure in her heart.
Second sister-in-law and Ruinian took her satin. She overheard the conversation between the mother and son and learned that she sold it for five taels of silver. She asked second sister-in-law to give her one tael. Second sister-in-law ridiculed her for being a money-loser and said that everything on her body belonged to her nephew.
She was waiting to see bad luck happen to the mother and son.
It happened as I wished.
"Fortunately, fortunately, Xu Zaohua seduced Ruinian instead of Jingzhe. Jingzhe was the first in the case and was going to be a high-ranking official in our Gu family. It would be a greater pity if Jingzhe was seduced away than Ruinian. Fortunately, fortunately..." Gu Honglian patted her chest.
She did it on purpose to provoke her second sister-in-law, Jia.
These words not only irritated Mrs. Jia, but also Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu.
When Jia stood up, she almost fainted, but was supported by Gu Fengnian, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed.
Mr. Gu said, "Fengnian, go to the Zheng family and ask if it's Ruinian?"
I already believe it 80% of the time.