At first, when they heard Jiang Xuelin use the term "father-in-law," the others didn't react. But when they heard "Third Master," Yu Bo, who was the quickest to react, finally realized the seriousness of the situation and flung the cup away.

Third Master.

The current emperor is the third among his brothers!

Combined with Jiang Xuelin's address of "father-in-law," and the fact that the Marquis of Jing'an was at the restaurant when he was supposed to be on duty...

Yu Bo thought about what had just happened downstairs, and his face turned green. He looked at Fu Hanlai, who was slumped in a chair, looking utterly hopeless.

Things turned out exactly as he had predicted.

Help! Help! Help!

Why did this happen?!

The moment Fu Hanlai saw Marquis Jing'an, he immediately jumped up from his chair and rushed to the door. "Father-in-law, what brings you here?"

The smile on his face was so obsequious, it was almost unbearable to look at.

Yu Bo, who had originally wanted to ask something, twitched the corner of his mouth and suddenly became less nervous.

I'm still nervous, but at least not as nervous as before.

There's no way around it; seeing Fu Hanlai like this makes it impossible for me to get nervous.

Marquis Jing'an was very satisfied with Fu Hanlai's words in defending Jiang Xuelin, and gave him a rare genuine smile—you know, every time they met before, although he didn't put on a long face, his smiles were always very perfunctory!

Upon seeing the smile on Marquis Jing'an's face, Fu Hanlai breathed a sigh of relief, and his smile became even more solicitous.

He doesn't know why!

However, he is now genuinely afraid of Marquis Jing'an and his wife, and feels insecure in their presence.

According to Yu Bo, this is because Fu Hanlai has taken Jiang Xuelin to heart, which is why he is subconsciously cautious when facing his parents-in-law.

Of course, he wouldn't tell Fu Han about the aftermath of those words, otherwise Fu Han would definitely be furious with him.

"Why did you have to come all the way here? If Uncle San was looking for us, Father-in-law could have just come and called us!"

Yan Liying: "..."

Don't act like I wasn't here!

I knocked on the door just now, and you opened it, but after you saw it was me, you closed the door again and said that I was a stranger who had come to the wrong place!

Your Highness, do you not want to look at the words you are saying?

Is it really true that you speak human language to human beings and ghost language to ghosts?

Yan Liying was internally ranting, but on the surface she still had to put on a smile and nod in agreement, as if she really agreed with Fu Hanlai's words.

"Jiang Xuelin, Third Uncle wants us to come over. Hurry up, don't keep Third Uncle waiting." Fu Hanlai nudged Jiang Xuelin with his elbow, and noticing the gaze of the Marquis of Jing'an, he immediately patted the spot where Jiang Xuelin had been nudged before smiling at the Marquis of Jing'an again.

Yan Liying, who witnessed all of this, was speechless.

Your Highness, you've never been this attentive to the Emperor or the Prince of Ping.

Jiang Xuelin watched Fu Hanlai's inexplicable performance, paused for a moment, then turned to greet Yu Bo and the others, and even gave them a hint in case they didn't understand.

Yan Liying noticed it, but just smiled and didn't say anything.

Anyway, the emperor didn't say anything about hiding his identity, and it would definitely be exposed after they met, so he naturally wouldn't stop him.

Moreover, having served Emperor Xuande for so many years, Yan Liying understood him well and knew that he had a very good impression of these young men at this time.

Yu Bo noticed Jiang Xuelin's hint and was extremely grateful.

Although he had already guessed it, it was truly remarkable that Jiang Xuelin had thought to give a hint. Noticing that his cousin and other friends still didn't realize what was going on, he felt a sense of despair.

It was true despair.

They've made it so obvious, how come they still don't realize they're meeting the Emperor? Aren't they afraid of behaving improperly before the Emperor?!

Unfortunately, just as he was about to offer a reminder, he reached the door of the private room next door and swallowed back the words that were about to come out.

Fu Hanlai was completely oblivious to his despair, staying right beside Marquis Jing'an without a second thought—didn't he see that Marquis Jing'an didn't want to talk to him and wanted to talk to his precious daughter whom he rarely saw?

Upon entering the private room next door, Fu Hanlai and Jiang Xuelin bowed respectfully, saying, "Third Uncle."

None of them explicitly stated the identity of the Xuande Emperor.

Since it was an incognito visit, it was naturally inappropriate to reveal one's identity directly, but anyone who wasn't a fool could figure out who this third uncle was.

Yu Bo also bowed respectfully, "Third Master."

Fan Yundi glanced at his cousin, noticing that the other seemed a bit odd. "Hello, Third Master."

None of the younger ones had ever met Emperor Xuande before; they only sensed his imposing aura. When Jiang Xuelin and Fu Hanlai addressed him as "Third Uncle," they naturally understood that he was a member of the royal family and that such power was normal.

Emperor Xuande's gaze swept over the reserved Yu Bo and finally landed on the remaining four silly boys.

It's a bit silly; she clearly hasn't realized his identity yet.

"Ah Shou, Zi'an and I both heard what you said down there. You spoke very well." Emperor Xuande looked at Fu Hanlai with a pleased expression.

Ah Shou of their family has always been very sensible. Although he is seen as a playboy by others, he never bullies others and has a sincere heart. Emperor Xuande was worried that he would be deceived.

After all, they seem really easy to fool.

Most spoiled brats are quite easy to fool.

When the woman spoke, Emperor Xuande was worried that Fu Hanlai would be misled by her words. Unexpectedly, Fu Hanlai hit the nail on the head and was not distracted at all, directly pointing out the key point.

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