Although Prime Minister Dong was furious that his son was not making any progress, he was not so foolish as to shift all the blame onto others.

If a child is not properly taught, it is the father's fault. He cannot say that his child was corrupted by those frivolous young people.

The youngest son's friends were unreliable but also clever, and they never got close to him.

How come there are still people coming to my door under these circumstances?

"Otherwise, let her in. It's rare for someone not to hide from you. What if she knows something inside, some clue? And she's a young lady? I've never heard of Fan'er having any dealings with any young lady." Madam Gu quickly advised.

Upon hearing his wife's words, Prime Minister Dong was taken aback. The steward had indeed said that a young lady was coming, but he had been too busy being angry.

"Madam, you shouldn't have any expectations. Don't you think that neither you nor I, his parents, knew that he was associating with any women? Either he kept it a secret, or this woman has ulterior motives."

"How could a normal young lady make friends with men? She even went to his door and openly said that she and Fan'er were friends?" Prime Minister Dong analyzed calmly.

After hearing her husband's words, Madam Gu knew that this was indeed the truth.

"Very well, whatever her intentions may be, since she has the audacity to come before me, let's see what tricks she has up her sleeve." With that, he ordered the steward to bring the person over.

Originally, Gu Shi hadn't thought too much about it, but after hearing her husband's words, her heart became flustered: "Prime Minister, do you think that young lady might be Fan'er's mistress?"

"Now that Fan'er is in trouble and in jail, is that why she's come looking for someone to rely on?"

At this moment, Madam Gu was already imagining what would happen if the young lady was pregnant. If that were the case, no matter how low the other party's status was, she would have to find a way to give her a proper title.

It wasn't that she was overthinking it; she had heard similar stories before, and more than one. The man had been keeping his mistress a secret, and no one in the family heard a word about it. But then, the man got into trouble, and the woman came looking for him with her children.

The youngest son is twenty-three years old and still refuses to get married and have children, which is already unusual.

Perhaps the woman he loved was not of a suitable social standing, so the boy figured his family wouldn't agree to it anyway, and decided to keep her as a mistress outside the home.

Upon hearing the lady's words, Prime Minister Dong's face darkened, but he said nothing.

However, even if that were the case, it wouldn't be considered a problem.

No matter how low the other party's status is, as long as they have good character, that's fine. They are my son's people, so I should protect them no matter what!

Right now, the most important thing is how to get through this critical hurdle of raising our son.

"Sir, the person has arrived," the steward said from outside the door.

"Let her in," said Prime Minister Dong.

Upon hearing this, Geng Fu gestured to Hong Xiaoduo: "Young lady, please come in."

To be honest, before he saw this young lady, he had been making wild guesses in his mind, but he never thought of anything positive.

As it turned out, after seeing the person outside the mansion gate, he realized he was wrong.

Similarly, the elderly couple inside the house were also quite surprised to see the person who walked in. This didn't seem like a 'darling' who had been kept hidden away.

"Hong Xiaoduo greets the Prime Minister and Madam. I apologize for my intrusion in visiting you." Hong Xiaoduo said, cupping her fists in greeting to the two people sitting in front of her.

At his age, Prime Minister Dong had seen countless people, and upon seeing the young woman before him, his initial anger subsided.

"The servants say that the young lady claims to be friends with my son? Could there be a mistake?" Prime Minister Dong looked at the poised and open-minded young woman before him and became more cautious in his question.

“Prime Minister, if your son was working as a clerk in Mopan Town last year, then there is no mistake. I confirmed this with someone before coming here,” Hong Xiaoduo replied.

In Mopan Town, the advisor, Dong Yuefan, is none other than his own youngest son!

"Young Lady Hong, please sit down and let's talk." Madam Gu's eyes weren't as sharp as her own Prime Minister's, but at her age, she could tell at a glance that the girl in front of her was an unmarried young woman.

Although her clothing and behavior after entering made it clear that she was definitely not a pampered daughter of a powerful family.

No matter how you look at it, it's the kind of thing that makes you feel very comfortable.

Although she had never brought the people her youngest daughter had met back to the manor, she had seen them and knew whose good-for-nothings they were, except for that boy from the Mu family, of course.

But how come my youngest son has become acquainted with a young lady? She's so beautiful, and she's pleasing to the eye no matter how you look at her!

Hong Xiaoduo didn't stand on ceremony and immediately sat down on the chair next to her: "I've come because of your son. Yesterday evening, I heard from others at Tuoling Post Station that he had an accident, so I came to ask what happened."

Without waiting for the other person to ask, she spoke directly.

Yesterday evening, at Tuoling Post Station? Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Dong immediately thought of his fourth son, who had rushed back the previous night. He had mentioned that his son had eaten something at the post station before setting off for home.

"Young Lady Hong, did you rush to the capital overnight?" Prime Minister Dong blurted out.

What she was really thinking was that her son had finally met someone who seemed decent enough, even though the other person was a young woman.

But at least they rushed over overnight as soon as they heard the news, which is really kind of them.

Look at my other friends, I tried to find out what happened from them, but they all either hid or avoided me.

Seeing that the young lady was concerned about her youngest son, Prime Minister Dong gave her a general account of the situation.

"Since you're Fan'er's friend, let someone take you to a guest room to rest later. Thank you for your hard work traveling all night; it's truly kind of you." After saying this, Prime Minister Dong gestured to his wife to make the arrangements, and then prepared to go to his study to calmly think about what to do.

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