When the Grand Tutor mentioned the Southern Prime Minister, he didn't think of Ding Youtian. It was not until Mrs. Huo mentioned Huo Jincheng and Duan Xinning that a light bulb suddenly lit up in his head and he thought of Ding Youtian.

Ding Youtian has loved following behind Blind Liu since he was a child. When he is obsessed with and worships someone, he will be subtly influenced by the other person's body language and will unnaturally imitate the other person in some subtle expressions and movements.

Over time, you will bear the mark of the other person.

"It's him, it must be him!"

"Haha, I should have thought of it earlier, I should have thought of it earlier!"

The Grand Tutor put one hand behind his back and pointed at Old Madam Huo with his index finger. He paced back and forth excitedly for a few steps, then slapped his forehead and walked out of the room quickly, leaving Old Madam Huo confused and bewildered.

"Old thing!"

She smiled and gouged her eyes at the back of the tutor as he walked into the courtyard. It was the first time in more than 30 years of marriage that she had let the tutor go. If it had been in the past when the tutor had left her without explaining things clearly, she would have chased him and scolded him until he had his head stuck in his crotch.

The Grand Tutor came out and searched the whole yard for Huo Jincheng. After asking Lai Xi, he learned that Huo Jincheng had just left with the three children. He rushed to the gate but didn't see anyone. He went back into the house and was about to call Lai Xi to hitch a carriage, but saw Huo Jincheng coming from the left corridor with Ah Man on his back and Erniu and Sanniu in his arms.

"Get down, how disgraceful!"

The Grand Tutor stepped forward, staring at Ah Man, who was smiling and hooking her arms around Huo Jincheng's neck. Erniu was so frightened by his fierce look that she kicked her legs several times and fell out of Huo Jincheng's arms.

Sanniu also followed down.

But the Grand Tutor wasn't talking to them. "She's already eight years old, what's wrong with her? Why don't you come down quickly?"

"Hmph! I'm still a child!" Ah Man yelled at him fiercely, but still got off Huo Jincheng's back obediently. As soon as she got off, she put her hands on her hips, stuck out her tongue and made a face at him.

The Grand Tutor's face fell, and he flung his long sleeves, "Go away! Stay aside!"

Ah Man glared at him, stomped his feet hard, turned around and ran to the other end of the corridor.

"Grandpa Huo..." Sanniu looked up at him and just as she called out, he waved his hand and said, "Go, go play with Sister A'man. Both of you go, go quickly!"

Erniu took Sanniu to chase A'man.

"Sister Ah Man, wait for us." The two of them caught up with Ah Man. Sanniu leaned forward and glanced at Ah Man. "Sister Ah Man, were you crying just now?"

Ah Man shook his head, "No, I didn't. I don't like him. I won't cry."

Erniu said, "My sister and I don't like Grandpa either. We have our own Grandpa and our Grandma. They always scold us, and my Grandma even beats us, right, sister?"

"Yeah." Sanniu nodded vigorously. "But Sister A'man, I think your grandfather still likes you very much. Your grandma doesn't seem to like you. She likes me and my sister."

"I don't want her to like me." Ah Man lowered his eyelids. "My grandfather doesn't like me either. If he liked me, he wouldn't be so mean to me. He even chased me away and told me to go away!"

"But Grandpa Huo also told my sister and me the same thing." Erniu's face turned serious, and she imitated the Taifu and waved her hand, "Go, go play with Sister A'man, go quickly, both of you!"

"Really?" Ah Man's eyes lit up, then he shook his head. "My grandparents don't like me, and they don't like my mother, my own mother. They say my mother is a barbarian, and my grandma even calls me a little barbarian."

Ah Man hugged the pillar at the end of the corridor and spun half a circle, then stuck his head out and said to the two of them, "They think I'm too young to understand, but actually I understand everything. I just don't say it, so they don't know that I know everything."

"I'm going to leave here sooner or later, when I grow up a little bit."

"They bullied my mother and cursed her. My mother died of grief. They are all evil people."

"Yes, the great villain!"

"Your grandparents are the real villains!"

Ah Man glared at Sanniu, turned around and ran away.

"I'll tell you what you're talking about. Grandpa Huo and Grandma Huo are not bad people!" Erniu slapped Sanniu on the shoulder.

Sanniu, who never wanted to suffer any loss, immediately fought back, hitting her in the same spot. Erniu raised her hand to grab her face, but pulled it back halfway, clasping her hands behind her back and saying seriously, "Mom told me not to fight, especially not in other people's homes."

"I'm your sister, I'll let you, I won't fight back."

"You hit me first. You hit me once, and I hit you back. We're even. You didn't let me."

"Then I'll let you hit me one more time, but you are not allowed to hit my face, only my palm, okay?" She stretched out her right hand and flattened it. Sanniu hesitated for a moment, then tentatively hit me lightly. Seeing that she really let her hit her without fighting back, she smiled and hit me again. Ah Man looked back and thought they were going to fight again, so she ran over quickly.

"No fighting!"

Erniu and Sanniu giggled and jumped and danced while hugging each other. Ah Man saw that they were not fighting at all, so he chuckled and separated them, holding one of them in each hand, and the three children happily started spinning in circles.

Huo Jincheng stood in front of the window of the Taifu study and watched the three of them from afar. He filtered the people around Ding Youtian in his mind, and after filtering them out, there was no one else except Blind Liu.

The Grand Tutor sat at the table, drinking tea quietly, waiting for his answer.

"There is one person, and I once suspected him." Huo Jincheng turned around and told the tutor about the time he followed Ding Youtian to Blind Liu's house to verify the matter.

"You!" The Grand Tutor pointed at him. "There are at least ten Ding Youtians between you and Nan Xiang. You couldn't even recognize a real Buddha when you saw one. Last year, before I left, I explained everything to you in detail. Nan Xiang and his three brothers all have extraordinary abilities. Is it difficult for him to create a little bit of bad smell?"

"Father, do you really think that quack is the Southern Prime Minister?"

"What do you think?" The Grand Tutor glared at him. "Think of Ding Youtian, he's just an ordinary farmer's son. If he hadn't become Nan Xiang's apprentice, how could he have such conversation and knowledge based on the few years he spent in the town's private school?"

Huo Jincheng thought for a moment and bowed respectfully to his father. "My son was truly confused. Fortunately, you have reminded me. I will send Man'er and the others back first, and then go to the palace to inform the Crown Prince. Tomorrow morning, I will go to Baisha Town to ask for an audience with the Southern Prime Minister. Don't worry, father, and wait for good news!"

The Grand Tutor nodded and said, "Go ahead. Let Lai Xi drive you there."

Huo Jincheng came out and called Ah Man and the others, and took the carriage back to the mansion. Ah Man wanted to follow Erniu and Sanniu to the other courtyard, so he followed them. Jian Ning and Ding Youtian were preparing dinner in the kitchen. He went in to take a look and saw Jian Ning washing rice in a wooden basin. He said calmly, "Add another handful of rice."

As he spoke, he glanced at Ding Youtian, who was gathering firewood. After he left, Ding Youtian said, "That guy had a strange look in his eyes just now."

"What do you care about him? He's just like that."

"You speak as if you understand him very well."

Just as Jian Ning was about to glare at him, there was a knock on the gate of the villa. Ah Man ran to open the door, and it was Xiong Er who came in.