A simple smile appeared on the chubby face of Mr. Fu.

His face was still dusty, but he did not look tired. Instead, he looked happy from the bottom of his heart.

"Son, Daddy misses you so much too!"

Fu Xiaoguan summoned Xiaoqi and ordered, "Xiaoqi, ask the kitchen to prepare some exquisite side dishes. I need to have a few more drinks with my father!"

Xiaoqi once went to Linjiang with Dong Shulan. She had met Mr. Fu, but she did not expect that Mr. Fu would come here at this moment.

She bowed to Official Fu and turned to leave.

Fu Xiaoguan then moved closer to Fu Daguan's face, looked at him carefully again, and asked, "Where have you been these days?"

"After leaving the Wu Dynasty, I went to the Fan Kingdom and asked the Buddhist Sect Master to pray for you and also to consecrate this object..."

Senior Official Fu took out a jade pendant from his bosom and handed it to Junior Official Fu. "Please keep this carefully."

When Fu Xiaoguan took it and looked at it, he was shocked. This was exactly the jade pendant that Emperor Wen had mentioned to him at Guanyuntai!

This is a piece of blood jade, carved with lifelike dragons and phoenixes. One side is engraved with Wu Changfeng and the other side is engraved with Xu Yunqing. The handwriting is very small but very clear, and the craftsmanship is quite exquisite.

Fu Xiaoguan played with it for a while, put it away, and looked at Fu Daguan, his face still calm.

"This is their story. Now my question is, Fatty, who are you?"

Mr. Fu smiled, looking very naive.

"I am your uncle."

Fu Xiaoguan was startled and frightened, "Emperor Wen's brother?"

"Well, to be precise, he was Emperor Wen's half-brother. Empress Dowager Xi was Emperor Wen's mother."

"Why are you willing to take the blame for Emperor Wen? I mean, for what purpose did you take care of Xu Yunqing and raise me for seventeen years?"

Official Fu rested his hands on his knees, pondering for a moment. "It's a long story. You can simply understand that although Emperor Wen and I don't have the same mother, we have a deep brotherly bond. And he just happened to like Xu Yunqing, while Empress Dowager Xi, on the other hand, just didn't like Xu Yunqing."

"Back then, after the bloody night incident at Shili Pinghu, Empress Dowager Xi wanted to marry Zhuo Yixing's daughter, Zhuo Ziyan, to Emperor Wen as his empress. This seemed perfectly normal to everyone at the time—"

"Emperor Wen had just ascended the throne, and all eight of his brothers, except me, along with thousands of direct royal relatives, were killed by Empress Dowager Xi that night. Zhuo Yixing was a veteran of the Wu Dynasty, so Emperor Wen married Zhuo Ziyan. This was extremely beneficial to the stability of his throne and his administration."

"But my brother is a man of strong character. He refused to do it no matter how hard he tried. Empress Dowager Xi couldn't do anything about him, so the matter was left unresolved."

"But Emperor Wen knew how ruthless Empress Dowager Xi was. He was worried that she would take action against your mother, so he entrusted both your mother and you to me. Of course, he also gave me a large sum of money, so our family is the richest in Linjiang."

Xiaoqi brought wine and food with his servants.

Fu Xiaoguan filled Fu Daguan's glass with wine, and the two chatted while drinking.

"I am to blame for your mother's death."

"What do you mean?"

"In the spring of the fiftieth year of Taihe, I left Linjiang for ten days, and your mother died at that time—"

Official Fu looked lonely and spoke in a low voice. He drank a glass of wine and said with regret: "Your mother didn't die of illness, but someone poisoned her. She was poisoned to death."

Fu Xiaoguan frowned suddenly and asked, "Empress Dowager Xi?"

"It was that stupid bitch Xiao Qiang! But this news was passed on to her by Empress Dowager Xi through Eunuch Gao Xian."

"This foolish woman naturally fell into the trap, and I, foolishly, also fell into the trap, so your mother died. So Emperor Wen banished that foolish woman to the cold palace in front of you, which was considered revenge for your mother."

Fu Xiaoguan was silent for a long time, then suddenly laughed and said, "Fatty, how can you protect my mother and me?"

The fat man smiled innocently again, but didn't explain. Instead, he said, "I heard that you were getting married. Although I'm not your biological father, you've called me dad for seventeen years, so I have to come and see you get married with my own eyes."

Fu Xiaoguan raised the corner of his mouth, filled Fu Daguan's glass with wine, and raised his glass.

Scenes from the past year or so emerged in his mind.

The first person I saw when I opened my eyes when I came to this world was the fat man in front of me.

The fat man cared for him and protected him in every possible way, and even gave all his huge fortune to him.

The fat man was worried about his own safety and hoped that he could return to Linjiang and be a wealthy landlord for the rest of his life. However, he didn't know that this was his ideal.

And in this fused memory, the one who left the deepest impression on the mind of the former dandy was still this fat man.

No matter how many outrageous things he has done, it is always this fat man who is responsible for cleaning up the mess in the end.

So Fu Xiaoguan said:

"To be honest, I've lived with you for seventeen years, and I've only been with Emperor Wen a handful of times. Speaking of feelings, I'm not being pretentious, but my feelings for you far surpass those for Emperor Wen."

"The father of this body is Emperor Wen, and now it seems that this is correct. However, the father recognized by the thoughts in this body is still you."

"Fatty Daddy... come and have a drink. You'll be my daddy for life. You've raised me for seventeen years, and I'll raise you for the next seventy!"

"The father recognized by the mind in this body is still you!" Fu Daguan didn't understand what that sentence meant, but he understood Fu Xiaoguan's sincere intention.

He picked up the cup, feeling a little sad in his heart and uncomfortable in his eyes, as if a grain of sand had been blown in by the wind.

This child once thought that he had spoiled himself, but unexpectedly, he became smart last year.

He created a huge family business in Xishan, he established a firm foothold in Jinling, his poems and books spread throughout the world, and his reputation is known to everyone, young and old!

What an amazing achievement!

He did not covet the throne of emperor because his identity was revealed. He returned to the Yu Dynasty and returned to the life he loved. He was still the child he was familiar with.

"Son, you said this, my future retirement will depend on you!"

Hearty laughter could be heard from Taoranting. The father and son drank happily, and never talked about Fu Xiaoguan's life experience or the story of Wu Changfeng and Xu Yunqing again.

All these things have become the past on this night, in this wine.

Mr. Fu is still Mr. Fu, and Mr. Fu is still Mr. Fu.

"Son, now that you're married, you have to hurry up and have more children. I'll be free to take care of your children. You have six concubines in Linjiang."

"Dad, I have to go back with you after I get married. All five concubines have given birth, and the Fu Mansion is finally bustling with activity."

That night, the father and son were very drunk. They lay on the table with their arms around each other's shoulders, their heads very close to each other.

This was the scene that Su Rou and Su Su saw when they arrived here late at night.