The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 319 They took excellent care of you.
The wheels rolled on, and the noise outside faded away.

After Yu Ting left the carriage that evening, he didn't say much. There were few pedestrians on the street, only the occasional burst of children's carefree laughter.

She gently lifted a corner of the curtain and looked outside. She saw the child's father covering the child's mouth in a panic, looking around frantically.

"You silly child, how many times have I told you? You mustn't laugh outside these days. If the constables of the Capital Prefecture see you, you'll be in trouble for disrespecting the Crown Prince."

The children, however, showed no fear.

He was still young and didn't understand much, nor did he know how insignificant ordinary people were in the face of the powerful and wealthy.

"But we still have Dad!"

"Can't Dad protect me? Dad bought me a windmill, bought me sweet cakes, and let me ride on his back. Dad is the most powerful man in the world!"

The child's words seemed to blend with conversations from memory.

A classmate once showed off in front of her.

"My dad is the accountant. Do you know what an accountant is? He's in charge of the money!"

Yao Yao raised her chin high.

"What's so great about managing money? The money in the accounting office doesn't have your father's name. Do you think your father would steal it for you?"

"My dad is the most capable, he's the best."

She was exceptionally proud.

"No one can beat him. He can make money outside, but he never cares about it. He gives it all to my mother. My mother saves it, saying it's all for me!"

His classmates disagreed.

"My dad also has savings, saying he'll use them to find me a wife someday."

Yao Yao didn't understand: "You have to spend money to get a wife?"

She climbed onto the desk, stood there, hands on her hips, looking smug.

"It seems raising a daughter is better. When I grow up, people will be offering me jobs."

Yu Jingcheng came to pick her up from school at this time. He picked up the cloth bag from the little girl's seat and then skillfully tidied up her drawer.

The drawer was a mess; it was full of all sorts of things.

A half-eaten pastry, a rolling lantern bought from the street, a hairband for a girl's home, and several books that she had almost torn to shreds.

If it were anyone else's father, he would have scolded them long ago.

He doesn't look like he's studying at all.

Yu Jingcheng then asked.

"Why didn't you finish the pastries? Did you not like them? I'll buy you something else tomorrow."

After he finished cleaning up, he held the little one in his arms and went home.

He's strong; he carried her with one hand and walked very steadily.

Yao Yao wrapped her arms around his neck.

"You're still young, who are you going to marry?"

Bathed in the glow of the setting sun, Yu Jingcheng held her close, as if they could walk together until the end of time.

"No matter how much those people offer, Dad can't bear to part with it."

It's unclear what the girl was thinking, but she momentarily curved her lips into a smile.

Gu Fuju brought the brewed tea to her.

Yu Tingwan snapped out of her reverie, slowly lowered the curtain, and looked at the person opposite her. She took it and thanked them again.

Gu Fuju's throat tightened slightly.

There's no need for such formalities between us.

Yu Tingwan stroked the dark patterns on the teacup with her fingertips, remaining silent.

"Did Wei Zhao ever mention to you that I come from a poor family?"

"mentioned."

Gu Fuju's gentle voice came through, sounding like he was having a casual conversation.

“Your grandfather died early, leaving behind a widow and orphans in dire straits. The one or two acres of land left to the family were taken away by your uncles. It was your grandmother who supported my education by making tofu.”

"My father was the top scholar in the provincial examination when he was eighteen years old. The following year, he became the top scholar in the metropolitan examination and then the top scholar in the palace examination. He entered the Hanlin Academy and was later transferred to the Censorate by the late emperor."

The position of Imperial Censor is the one that offends the most people.

Yu Tingwan did not interrupt him as he spoke.

Listen quietly.

"When Father first arrived in the capital, he was not very knowledgeable. He only knew what he had read and heard in books. He had a lot of ambitions but no idea how murky the court was. He was inflexible and offended a lot of people because of this."

"Fortunately, you later became a disciple of your maternal grandfather and received his support."

He was the Earl of Qingyuan, the father of Jiashan and He Xuran.

"Back then, the late emperor was still alive, and the current empress dowager was just a concubine. Your mother was already of high status and had been arrogant since childhood. Because the concubine had a miscarriage, she was exceptionally granted the title of princess by the royal family."

"The first time I met your mother was at the Marquis of Qingyuan's residence."

It was impossible for Gu Fu Ju, the backyard where the women of the He family lived, to go there.

He always deliberately avoided being seen when he visited. He was always escorted to the Earl of Qingyuan's study by a servant.

“I was discussing official business with your maternal grandfather when your mother barged in and questioned him about why her monthly allowance was always insufficient.”

How could the He family possibly shortchange their children? Jia Shan is simply extravagant and wasteful, yet she refuses to admit her mistakes and even wants the Earl of Qingyuan to subsidize her.

“Yaoyao, you look a lot like your mother.” “Now that you are sitting in front of me, it’s as if I’m seeing her when she was young.”

Yu Tingwan asked tentatively, "Did you just come here to tell me this?"

“Father knows that your purpose in wanting to see me is very clear: you want to know about the fire at the Yu family home, not to acknowledge each other.”

Yu Tingwan slowly raised her eyes, met Gu Fuju's gaze, and admitted it.

"Yes."

Gu Fuju smiled faintly: "They take excellent care of you."

He said.

"You are a filial child."

Yu Tingwan blinked.

I think there's nothing wrong with it.

She said seriously, "It was really strange back then. The weather wasn't dry, and it even rained a few days ago. Logically speaking, it shouldn't have caught fire."

She became much more talkative when the topic came up.

"But it just happened to get up."

"I happened to be at home that day and did not go to school."

“My mother and I were taking a nap, but we didn’t fall into a deep sleep. When we smelled the pungent burning smell and realized something was wrong, we opened our eyes to find the sky ablaze. The fire was terrifyingly fierce, and the neighbors who ran outside poured water on it to put it out, but the more they poured water, the stronger it became.”

She choked and couldn't speak, but being young and scared, she could only cry.

The fire started suddenly.

It was big from the start.

Yu Tingwan: "It's probably premeditated."

"After so many years, it's not easy to investigate my husband's side. A force wiped it out long ago, and even Imperial Censor He has no clue."

"My husband said when he saw me off that he would definitely be able to give me an answer."

No wonder.

No wonder Wei Zhao had been sarcastic and obsequious the last few times he met him; he seemed respectful, but every word he uttered was piercing.

Gu Fuju would not hide anything from Yu Tingwan.

He said in a hoarse voice.

"That force... is under my control."

Yu Tingwan suddenly looked over: "The other party's methods of erasing clues are exactly the same as my husband's attempts to investigate my background, the Grand Tutor's wife's childbirth in Ze County, and how I ended up in the Yu family."

"Were these also done by the Grand Tutor?"

She doesn't understand.

But Yu Tingwan was shocked.

Gu Fuju: "The last one is not."

Yu Tingwan nodded.

Yu Tingwan tapped the ground with her toes, processing this fact.

"Gu Wu is your illegitimate daughter?"

She knows.

Back then, the He family did not look down on Gu Fuju for his low official rank and unstable power. Princess Jiashan's marriage to him was considered a marriage of convenience.

Everyone outside says that Gu Fuju has never taken a concubine and has been very loving towards his wife and daughters all these years.

Yu Tingwan's gaze towards Gu Fuju changed.

Abandoning one's own daughter for an illegitimate one?

Gu Fuju hurriedly said, "No."

“You are my only biological daughter.”

"arrive."

"It can't be explained in a few words. Come in and sit down, and I will tell you everything you want to know."

Long-time readers should know that my works are not all the same.

But I apologize, because I don't have the habit of writing outlines or detailed outlines, and I don't have any drafts saved. As a result, I realized something was wrong after writing it and had to make revisions.

It's really unacceptable that this happened after writing so many books.

First impressions are very important. If the original description was revised, I think no one would strongly object to the change.

I hesitated for a long time when revising, because different descriptions would drastically change the character's personality and image.

But please believe that the author is responsible for the works and characters he creates.

The plot and storyline will definitely flow more smoothly.

Any points that seem contradictory will be resolved.

The story, typed out word by word, the little world it created, I cherish it dearly.

There is no suspicion of deliberately trying to whitewash Gu Wu's image.

It won't be changed back.

I bowed gently to everyone.