Chapter 1600 - 584: The Fake True Daughter (Part 5)_2

She felt a secret joy in her heart: It’s here!

As she wiped her tears with the handkerchief, she slightly tilted her head, just in time to glance at that servant.

But, the servant shook his head at her.

Ma: ...

What does that mean?

Did Ah Xin fail to find Ma Zhong, who had been tailing Gu Jingyuan back to the Capital City?

Or did Ma Zhong fail to catch the ironclad evidence of Gu Jingyuan and He Dian being "as close as a married couple"?!

"Alright, this isn’t the place to talk. Let’s go inside, sit down, and have a proper conversation!"

Just as Ma was in a state of uncertainty, the Marchioness spoke again, inviting everyone inside.

Ma felt secretly annoyed, damn it, she missed the opportunity to expose He Dian in public!

She was familiar with the plot and naturally knew that He Dian did not initially admit to being Gu Jingyuan’s wife after coming to the Marquis Mansion.

Rather, she assumed the identity of a "benefactor" and peacefully stayed in the inner courtyard, nurturing her pregnancy.

Once the child in her womb was stable, and her life-saving favor to Gu Jingyuan had spread throughout the Capital City, she then helplessly sought out the Marchioness, tearfully pleading for a resolution!

Ma had long studied this person He Dian.

Although she hailed from the countryside, she was deeply scheming, with one calculation after another.

The original protagonist was simply too kind, too naive, leading to He Dian’s step-by-step manipulation, resulting in a tragic fate of requesting to leave home, mired in depression!

"Go ask Ah Xin!"

Many speculations flashed through Ma’s mind, yet none were visible on her face.

Following the Marchioness’s invitation, she didn’t rush inside but turned to care for the three children who were both laughing and crying.

Amidst the chaos, Ma quickly whispered an instruction to the maid beside her.

The maid understood, and taking advantage of the confusion, withdrew from the crowd and swiftly ran to question the servant named Ah Xin.

After arranging these matters, she reminded the wet nurse and maids to take good care of the three little masters, and only then quickened her pace to rejoin the main group.

He Tiantian was like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden for the first time, dazzled by the exquisite scenery and imposing architecture before her eyes.

Yet she wanted desperately to not appear timid, not to be seen as an unworldly village woman, striving for composure, making her appearance somewhat amusing.

Seeing this, Ma couldn’t help but snort coldly: Truly something unpresentable, full of small-mindedness.

It’s precisely because the original protagonist was so pure and kind that they were deceived by such a character.

"Sister, watch your step!"

As they passed through a moon gate, Ma took the opportunity to hold Tiantian’s arm.

She was kind and gentle yet carried the dignity typical of a Noble.

Tiantian appropriately displayed a grateful yet somewhat frustrated expression, slightly lowered her head, and responded in a voice as soft as a mosquito: "Thank you, Third Young Madam!"

When she uttered the term "Third Young Madam," her tone carried a faint bitterness and an almost imperceptible jealousy.

Ma keenly noticed this, maintaining a graceful smile while further looking down on "He Dian" in her heart.

Is she already feeling uncomfortable?

Clearly aware that Gu Jingyuan might have already married, yet she still used his amnesia to deliberately seduce him.

A woman desperate to become someone’s mistress deserves to be crushed by the legitimate wife.

Tiantian couldn’t hear Ma’s Inner voice, but if she could, she would certainly reply: Dear, He Dian indeed has intentions to scheme, but this isn’t entirely He Dian’s fault.

Just like the words of the City Gate Captain Yao Bin, Gu Jingyuan has lost only his memory, not his intelligence.

A man in his twenties, even if lacking intelligence, should have common sense—in ancient times, where "not being filial in three ways but the worst is having no heirs," unless there are very special reasons, he should have married and had children long ago.

Yet Gu Jingyuan even "forgot" these things, and under He Dian’s deliberate guidance, he proposed to He Dian.

Tiantian had carefully reviewed the character of Gu Jingyuan upon receiving the script.

After coming here and spending a month or two with him, she understood him more deeply—Gu Jingyuan isn’t foolish, he’s too astute!

He lost his memory, and after recovering, he was clueless about where to go.

Besides the "young bird syndrome," he needed He Dian to provide him with a home, to settle temporarily.

He knew he might have already married and had children, but he didn’t even remember where his home was, how could he seek his family?

More poignantly, without He Dian, he might not even be able to earn money or survive!

And as a person, no matter what goals he wants to achieve in his heart, the most essential condition is that he must first stay alive!

Tiantian didn’t intend to demonize Gu Jingyuan, but believed that he was just an ordinary person.