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Although the clan had left temporarily, it was just a beginning. Aunt Zhao proved it by sacrificing her life. Although no one dared to verify Ma Tian’en’s body, the news that she was a girl spread across all Zhas. Some people gloated over that, some felt sympathy for her, and of course others like Liu Yujiao of the Third Zha smashed her dresser.
Although Aunt Zhao was seriously injured, she still regained her life. Originally, Mrs. Ma wanted to tell her the truth, when she saw what had happened, she did not say it at all. She worried that Aunt Zhao who did not even fear death might do something worse.
“You said, Guo Qi entered Guo Family ten years ago, and he was an orphan?” Ma Dacheng went to investigate Guo Qi, and hurriedly told Ma Tian’en as he got the news. Though he knew that Ma Tian’en was a girl, he admired Ma Tian’en more in his view. A girl could do such a great job so he must work harder. And he also secretly lamented over the difficulty of Ma Tian’en, so he hoped to do more for her.
“Yes. I heard it from an old doorman in Guo Family, who said that Guo Qi sold himself. Later, he went out with his young master to play. When they met a trafficker who wanted to kidnap the young master, he, about only ten years old, fought with a few bad guys. And as people arrived, there was nothing wrong with the young master, but he was bruised all over. Later, he had been with the young master, Guo Xun’s nephew, and been valued. ” It could be seen that Ma Dacheng had made a great effort to learn that much, but he did not get the message about where Guo Qi came from.
“Well, how about going to Yanzhuang Village, Baoding City to have a look?” Ma Tian’en learned from the housekeeper that the young servant was from Yan Zhuang. If Guo Qi was really Aunt Zhao’s exchanged child, he should be brought back to Yan Zhuang.
“Okay, I’m going to inquire now. And one more thing, I don’t know how to say. ” Ma Dacheng lowered his head a little in embarrassment.
“What’s the matter, just say it directly.” Ma Tian’en knew that it must be related to her identity, but there was nothing terrible if the news was spread, as long as it would not affect her rescuing his father.
“That is, the news that you are a girl was spread all over the dock. You also know that the rule on our dock is that women can’t get on board, let alone managing things. So they are making a racket. You’d better not go to the dock at this time. I’m afraid there will be trouble.” Ma Dacheng was too embarrassed to say dirtier words because he really cared about Ma Tian’en.
“What are you afraid of? Who dares to prevent me going to the dock of my own family.” Ma Tian’en said without worry. Seeing this, Ma Dacheng stopped saying anything and hurried to Yan Zhuang to verify.
In prison, Ma Chaosheng looked at Guo Qi on the opposite side, feeling a little familiar and close. Thinking of that Ma Tian’en questioned whether he had an illegitimate child, he looked at Guo Qi, and understood why she asked so.
Ma Tian’en was actually more like Mrs. Ma, but Guo Qi who stood in front of him looked more like him when he was young. But Ma Chaosheng was gentle while Guo Qi was more indifferent.
“Enough? Do you think I am familiar? ” Guo Qi asked impolitely.
Ma Chaosheng just smiled and said, “It is not surprising that some people have similar appearances. Although I am old, I think I still have a good memory. I didn’t do ridiculous things when I was young. If you want to confirm your identity through me, I can tell you clearly that I don’t know your mother, and I have never done anything wrong to you. If it was because of a misunderstanding that made you target the Ma Family, I think you can let go. ”
Guo Qi sneered, “Master Ma is really a noble man who has a bad memory. Do you remember that there was a girl named Su Xin in the Ma Family 20 years ago? ”
“Su Xin?” Ma Chaosheng tried hard to recall, and suddenly he thought of something, “It turns out that you are the son of Su Xin. She used to serve me in the study, but my wife said that she had a relationship with a young servant. At that time, in order to accumulate virtue for bearing a son, she sent them back home to get married. Su Xin and I had no relationship at all, where do you hear the gossip? Where is your mother, I can confront her. ”
“Ho, my mother has been dead for many years, and she wanted me to come to you when she died, but unfortunately, in your eyes, she is just a girl who was sent away by you. Master Ma, do you know how I spent these years? From an early age, my father said that I was an illegitimate child and beat me every day. My mother would only cry and said she was innocent, but the longer I grew, the more I looked like you. And the older I grew, the more beatings I suffered. Later, when my father drank too much and beat me horribly, my mother was killed alive by him to protect me. When she died, she took my hand and said that she wanted me to go back to the Ma Family to find you. Later the man died, too, because he fell into the ditch drunk and died of freezing in the winter. I begged all the way from home to Ma Family. I saw you and Ma Tian’en came out one after the other. You only have Ma Tian’en in your eyes. And I ran towards you and wanted to hug you to call you dad, but you only gave me a few copper coins. Then I swore, in my lifetime, I must let Ma Family go bankrupt. I have kept these copper coins because I will wait until Ma Tian’en is penniless and then I will give these copper coins to her. She is my sister, right?” When Guo Qi said the word of sister, he deliberately increased his tone, holding a few copper coins in her hand, and looking at Ma Chaosheng coldly.
“You …” Hearing he called Ma Tian’en sister, Ma Chaosheng changed his expression.
“Sure enough, only Ma Tian’en can make you move. Ma Chaosheng, you threw your biological son and disguised your daughter as a son. How affectionate you are to your wife. ”
“Nonsense, you are not my son. I will not run away from my responsibility. If you dare to be detrimental to Tian’en, I will not let you go! ” Ma Chaosheng said angrily.
“Ha ha ha, do I still need to go against her? Those of your clan are almost eating her. You don’t know how miserable she is now, and I guess she can’t bear much more than you. ”
“You …” Ma Chaosheng pointed at Guo Qi and was so furious for a moment that he was speechless. Guo Qi looked at him and turned away. Then Ma Chaosheng fainted and fell to the ground heavily.
And Ma Tian’en, not yet aware of his father’s fainting, was discussing the next countermeasures with Wu Zhong. Knowing that the identity of Ma Tian’en was revealed, Wu Zhong was worried, but still a little bit happy. However, he originally stayed in Ma Family as a teacher, but now Ma Chaosheng was in jail, and Ma Tian’en became a girl again, so naturally, it was not appropriate for him to stay in Ma Family. He found a house near Ma Family and moved in with simple clean-ups. Ma Tian’en visited Wu Zhong’s new home for the first time that day and found that no matter where he lived, and no matter what the size of the house was, there was a sense of elegance.
The room was small, but it was very clean. He had more books than anything else, and the majority of which, of course, were given by Ma Tian’en who almost evacuated Ma’s study. The yard was small, but there were flowers and grass, which also looked chic. Ma Tian’en and Wu Zhong sat on the stone bench in the yard, and Ma Tian’en looked upset.