Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 230 The Only Eldest Daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion

Gu Yuanen looked at Gu Qingyue in disbelief, his eyes reddening and tears blurring his vision.

As he thought of something, he quickly reached into his collar and pulled out a semi-circular piece of purple jade.

At first glance, it looks exactly like Gu Qingyue's. But when you turn it over, a big "恩" (en) character is displayed in front of you.

Gu Qingyue turned her head and saw the semi-circular purple jade.

This must be her pair, that is, Ziyu's other half, she stared wide-eyed.

"You have one too? And you..."

Gu Qingyue looked up at Gu Yuanen and then realized that the two of them looked to be about the same age.

"You are twins, he is the older brother, and you are the younger sister."

Gu Yuanming looked up, took Gu Yuanen's hand, and clasped their hands together.

Gu Qingyue: ...The style is a bit off?

However, she was genuinely excited deep down!

She was thrilled that the original owner had finally found her family, but also felt sorry for her, as she regretted not being able to witness it all.

She is now certain that she was not abandoned by her family!

Otherwise, they wouldn't have kept looking for me, and wouldn't have been so agitated and upset.

Bai Jingzhi, who had stepped forward, was dumbfounded!

He looked at this and that, his head spinning.

I was about to say something when I felt someone pat me on the shoulder.

Turning his head, he saw Mu Yun Chu's gesture, glanced at the three people who were excited and had tears in their eyes, then looked at Mu Yun Chu again, lowered his head, and followed Mu Yun Chu out of the front hall.

Once outside, Mu Yun Chu let out a long sigh of relief.

"Them?" Bai Jingzhi asked Mu Yun Chu excitedly, pointing at the three people in the room, his eyes shining with excitement.

"It's just what you think, they are siblings!"

Mu Yun Chu spoke in a calm tone, genuinely happy for Gu Qing Yue, but also somewhat melancholy.

Bai Jingzhi raised an eyebrow: "You knew all along?"

Mu Yun Chu shook her head, "I just found out."

Actually, he had some doubts since Gu Yuanchen said that Gu Qingyue looked very similar to his father's portrait.

However, Gu Yuanchen never mentioned it again, so the matter was left at that for the time being.

He had only just found out.

The messenger sent to the capital to inquire about Granny Wu delivered a message: ever since Princess An secretly released Princess Qing'an, Princess Qing'an and her maidservant have been punished by Prince An and sent to his own nunnery, where they are under strict guard.

It took the people who went there a long time to contact Granny Wu, but Granny Wu said she didn't know anything and hadn't given any indication.

The relationship between Gu Qingyue and the Gu family was something the two had guessed before, and they hadn't formally asked the Gu family members yet.

Unexpectedly, the little girl really is a child of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.

He looked up at the snow-covered yard. Although the blizzard had stopped, the world was still a vast expanse of white.

The thick snow covered everything, but it will eventually melt.

Like some things, they rise and fall, but no matter how long ago, they will always surface, such as the truth.

The little girl searched for her relatives for so long, only to find that they were already by her side all along. What a cruel twist of fate!

However, in the end, everything went as planned, and everyone was happy. That's great.

He was deeply happy for Gu Qingyue. He tightened his cloak and walked forward.

Seeing Mu Yun Chu's expression shift from solemn to joyful, Bai Jing Zhi was truly amazed!

It must be because of Dr. Gu that this icy face can show so many expressions!

Ah! There's always someone who can subdue another!

He shook his head and followed Mu Yun Chu further and further away.

In the lobby.

A crucial conversation for Gu Qingyue and her family has just ended.

Gu Qingyue was indeed the only legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's family, whom they had longed for for three generations.

The family was overjoyed and ecstatic when she was born, and they were devastated and heartbroken when she was lost, as if the sky had fallen and there was no way to survive.

As a result, Gu Qingyue's mother, Madam Qin, fell seriously ill and never recovered.

He is still only clinging to life thanks to Bai Jingzhi's elixirs; his condition has neither worsened nor improved.

Bai Jingzhi said this is a mental illness, and a mental illness requires a mental cure.

Finding Gu Qingyue is the only possible opportunity for the Qin family to recover.

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyue remained silent for a long time.

She was certain that she hadn't gotten lost back then; she was most likely tricked or stolen.

She always saw that small, lonely figure stumbling and crying on the mountain road in her dreams, calling out for her mother, looking pitiful and miserable.

Thinking of the little girl in my dream reminds me of the original owner of this body, who died tragically at the age of twelve. In the end, she could never go home.

Gu Qingyue sniffed. She didn't know why, but thinking about these things always made her eyes well up with tears.

Knowing that the two people in front of her were suffering more than she was, she held back her tears and raised her head.

"So, Father has been missing for fifteen years? Mother is seriously ill?" Gu Qingyue wanted to confirm the current situation of the Gu family. "Is Grandfather still alive?"

Gu Yuanming nodded, and thinking of his mother, the seven-foot-tall man's eyes reddened again.

"So, I have four older brothers? But in the Gu family, I'm already dead? I can't go back?"

Gu Yuanming nodded, then quickly shook his head.

"No, after you went missing, your mother fell ill and never recovered. Your grandfather sent people all over the Chu Kingdom to search for you, and even sent people to the border of Nanzhao. At the same time, he announced to the outside world that you had gone to Lizhou and fell seriously ill on the way and were sent to the manor to recuperate. Three years later, he still couldn't find a trace of you, so he had to announce in private that you had died of a serious illness. In fact, many people in the capital didn't know this news."

He paused, then continued, "This is both to shut up those who are trying to find out the truth, and also for your reputation. You are a girl... If you are found later, you can only say that you have recovered from your illness, not that you were ever missing."

Gu Yuanming spoke with great difficulty, but Gu Qingyue still understood.

This evil feudal society!

She also knew that her grandfather's arrangement was for her best.

However, deep down she secretly despised this subconscious system of male superiority and female inferiority.

"I understand," Gu Qingyue said with a slight smile.

She didn't blame her grandfather or her mother; she knew that the situation was indeed the best arrangement at the time.

But then she remembered something and asked Gu Yuanming, "Why did you only recognize me now? We've known each other for quite a while now!"

Gu Yuanming lowered his head somewhat awkwardly. "My father disappeared early, and I was still young at the time. In fact, I can't remember what my father looked like anymore. My mother always said that you look most like my father, especially your eyes. My father's eyes look like my grandmother's, but my grandmother passed away even earlier, and I don't remember her either."

"So, you never actually thought I would be your sister?" Gu Qingyue asked teasingly, looking at Gu Yuanming's slightly embarrassed expression.

"Ahem, no, it's not that. Didn't my second brother come to Lizhou to look for you? That's when I heard him mention that your eyes look a lot like our father's."

"Then why didn't you ask me about my identity back then?" Gu Qingyue pressed.

Gu Yuanming sat up straight and touched his nose. "Back then you were a man, and we never thought about it in that direction."

Gu Qingyue: Uh... It's my own fault! I really can't blame anyone else.

So, her plan to disguise herself as a man, wearing the vest of a young divine doctor, and carrying the purple jade pendant while searching for people was actually a miscalculation.

"Then why are you asking me?" Gu Qingyue thought for a moment, but still didn't quite understand.

They believed that since Gu Changling's eyes resembled his, but he was a man, he couldn't possibly be their long-lost sister. So why were they asking if they had ever seen Gu Changling?

She couldn't quite understand it!

Gu Yuanming looked around, and after a moment, he awkwardly touched his nose again and said, even more embarrassed, "We thought you might be the son your father had with someone else after he disappeared."

Gu Qingyue: ...utterly speechless!

These two brothers have quite the imagination!