On the other side, Lord Gu stayed at the Hot Spring Villa.
Gu Houye held an important position in the capital, so he could not leave for too long, but the matter was very important. He had written to the second son in Beijing and asked him to enter the palace to take leave of absence from His Majesty.
Ordinary Marquis may not be able to see His Majesty, but who made Marquis Gu's sister the His Majesty's favorite concubine? Therefore, it is not difficult for the second son of Gu to enter the palace and face the saint.
His Majesty knew about Gu Yan's situation. He guessed that Gu Houye might not be doing well if he stayed. He let Gu Houye stay in the villa with peace of mind and take care of the family affairs.
... I just didn't say that I would return to Beijing after dealing with Gu Yan's funeral.
Gu Houye didn't know anything about His Majesty's inner drama, and he was busy looking for the child back then.
Gu Houye first looked for Mrs Wen, who delivered Yao's birth back then.
Po Wen was invited from a nearby village. The search range was not wide, and news came soon.
It's just that the midwife's family moved away many years ago. It is said that they got a lot of money from the temple to deliver the nobles, and then went to the town to settle down and make a fortune.
When Huang Zhong found the family, it was a pity that the midwife had passed away a few years ago, and her family knew very little about going to the temple to deliver the baby.
Gu Houye used the dead horse as a living horse doctor. He started from the nearby village and found some clues.
There are five children born in the temple. One of them is eighteen, one is nineteen, and the other is only seven years old. The three are not the same age. The remaining two are correct. They are all villagers at the foot of the mountain. Xinghua Village, one in Qingquan Village.
Gu Houye's confidant guard first went to Xinghua Village, but when he came to the door, he found that the other party was a boy, and the month was not right.
The twins were born in October, and the boy was born in August.
As a result, only the child from Qingquan Village was left.
If this is not right, they have to go outside Qingquan Town to find it, so the scope of the search will be wider.
"Master Hou." The bodyguard in charge of the investigation was Huang Zhong, who was a confidant brought by Master Gu from the capital. He said, "Master Hou, Qingquan Village is not a village at the foot of the temple, it's all on the other side of the mountain. ,I am afraid… "
Not very likely.
Lord Gu also thought so, so he put Qingquan Village in the last check.
He said: "You go and have a look first, or come back if you don't, don't leak the news, if yes... I'll wait for you at the tea shop in town."
"Yes."
After Huang Zhong took the order, he immediately took a carriage to Qingquan Village.
Huang Zhong is in his early forties, with a burly stature and a gentle face, he looks like a good person and can easily gain the trust of strangers.
"That's the baby of the Gu family!" said an uncle sitting in the sun at the door of his house.
This uncle is a little old, and his ears are dazzled, and he remembers that a baby in the Gu family was born in a temple.
"Which Gu family?" Huang Zhong asked.
"Lizheng! Gu Lizheng!" The uncle waved his hand and pointed the way.
His surname is Gu? What a coincidence.
Huang Zhong thanked the uncle and drove the carriage to the old house of the Gu family.
Gu Dashun and Gu Xiaoshun went to study, Gu Lizheng took Gu Changhai to the yamen to collect rice grains, Gu Changlu and Gu Ershun were sowing in the field, and there were only Gu Yue'e and Wu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law at home.
It was Gu Yue'e who opened the door.
It's not the first time that Gu Yue'e has seen the noble and the carriage, but she is still stunned: "You, who are you looking for?"
The country girl has never seen the world, so this reaction is normal. Huang Zhong smiled and said, "Is Gu Li going?"
Gu Yue'e was afraid of talking to a strange man, so she turned her head and ran into the house: "Milk! Someone is looking for grandpa!"
The three mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were all chopping peppers in the backyard. Seeing Gu Yue'e running in a panic, Wu Shi frowned impatiently: "Who is looking for your grandfather?"
Gu Yue'e pointed back: "I don't know, I came by a big carriage."
When he heard that it was a carriage, Wu's expression was different.
Mr. Wu put down the kitchen knife in his hand, wiped his hands with a rag, and walked quickly to the door.
The two-horse carriage that Huang Zhong was riding in was one more horse than the carriage of the steward who sent Gu Xiaoshun a post last time, and Wu Shi immediately had a measure in his heart. This person's identity was higher than that of the dean of the academy!
But how could such a noble person come to their house
Wu shi asked with a smile: "Who are you? What's the matter with me?"
"My surname is Huang. I heard that your family has a child who was born in the temple. I want to inquire about the child's condition."
Wu's smile suddenly disappeared.
It's looking for the little disaster star, as long as it's related to the little disaster star, it's definitely not a good thing!
Wu shi was about to close the door with a dark face, but Liu shi came over with a flash of eyes and said with a smile: "That can't be in vain."
Huang Zhong understood, his smile remained unchanged, and took out a silver ingot from his arms.
The eyes of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law stared instantly.
Liu shi reached out to take it, but Wu shi first grabbed the silver in his hand!
Liu Shi secretly gritted his teeth!
After Mr. Wu received the money, his face looked much better: "What do you want to ask, just ask!"
"How old is the child? Is it a girl?"
"Fourteen! Girl!"
This time, Huang Zhong's eyes lit up: "In what month?"
This stopped Mrs. Wu, a fool who lost money, who would bother to remember her birthday.
Liu Shi hurriedly said: "I, I, I know! I was born in October!"
She just got pregnant with Gu Xiaoshun that month, so she was very impressed.
Actually even the month matched, Huang Zhong's heart began to get excited: "What date?"
"Are you seventeen or eighteen?" This Liu family can't remember clearly. It seems that no one except Gu Xiaoshun will remember Gu Jiao's birthday.
Dragon and Phoenix were born on the 18th, and these clues can be said to be very close.
Huang Zhong resisted his excitement and continued to ask, "Which temple was born in?"
Mrs Liu pointed and said, "The temple on the other side of the mountain, which one is there?"
Just at this moment, Gu Changlu came out carrying a hoe.
Liu Shi waved at him: "Er Shun's father, was Jiao Niang born on the 18th or the 17th?"
"Eighteen, what's the matter?" Gu Changlu said as he looked strangely at the man and carriage in front of the door.
Huang Zhong was so excited that everything was right, it should be right.
Unexpectedly, the child who had no hope at all was actually the child they were looking for!
Gu Changlu came in beside Wu and Liu, and at this time, Zhou also came out to watch the fun.
Only Gu Yue'e was timid, and hid at the back door of the main room and peeked here.
Huang Zhong's excitement could no longer be hidden. Gu Changlu looked him up and down and asked Liu Shi, "Why did you ask Jiao Niang all of a sudden?"
Mrs. Liu pulled Gu Changlu aside, pointed to Mrs. Wu's pocket, and whispered, "He came to inquire about Jiao Niang, and he gave me a piece of silver, but she took it all away!"
Gu Changlu glared at Liu, dissatisfied with Liu's use of such a tone to complain about his mother, but he also did not agree with Wu's approach.
He walked up to Mrs Wu and said, "Mother, we can't accept this money."
Mrs Wu tightened her purse: "Why can't you take it?"
Gu Changlu glanced at Huang Zhong and said, "I don't even know who he is. What does Jiao Niang do? What if he is a bad person and plots against Jiao Niang?"
Wu Shi was not happy when she heard this, that little disaster star was doing her shit? Die clean, and save the whole family from being uneasy!
(End of this chapter)