Hong Xiaoduo watched the spectacle with amusement, wanting to hear how Lord Ye would respond to his uncle's words. In fact, the unpleasant old man's doubts were not without merit.

Ye Ren'an, who was initially excited, frowned and glared at his uncle after hearing his words. It was just a glance, and he didn't say anything. The old man immediately shrank back, but then seemed to have made up his mind and said, "Zi'an, even if you don't like to hear it, your uncle still has to say it. May I ask this young lady, if that child is truly our Ye family's flesh and blood, what is your purpose in going to such lengths to send him back to us?"

"As for the monetary reward, you are free to name your price. As long as the Ye family can afford it, we will not hesitate to negotiate with you. However, if you intend to use this matter to ask my nephew to do anything illegal, that is absolutely unacceptable."

After saying that, he looked at his nephew with an air of "I'm doing this for your own good, even if you get angry, I'll still say it."

Just as Ye Ren'an was about to ask his uncle to leave, Hong Xiaoduo picked up her teacup, took a sip, and asked with a smile, "Since you are the prefect's uncle, I would like to ask you, between Minister Wei of the Ministry of Personnel and your nephew Ye, whose official rank is higher?"

Ye Jinquan was slightly taken aback. Although he didn't understand why she suddenly asked this question, he immediately replied, "Then naturally Minister Wei's official rank is higher, he is a second-rank official."

Want to interrogate him? Want to embarrass him? You're still too green, little girl.

Hong Xiaoduo laughed and said, "That settles it. I have a good relationship with Lord Wei. Even if I have any problems, I will definitely ask him for help. There is no need for me to scheme against the prefect who is two ranks lower than him."

Hmm? He actually knows Minister Wei?

Both the Ye family uncle and nephew were somewhat surprised.

"It's alright to tell you. Lord Wei's family also lost a child before, I'm sure you've all heard about it, right? They've found the child now, and it was with my help."

However, the process of their family reuniting with their child was slightly complicated due to the machinations of some unscrupulous individuals. Unlike you, Lord Ye, who took it so seriously simply because your son was returning.

"You saw that child this morning, sir, and you've confirmed that he's the child your family lost all those years ago, haven't you?" Hong Xiaoduo asked Magistrate Ye.

Prefect Ye was still thinking about Minister Wei finding his grandson. Of course he had heard about it, but he didn't know the details. At the time, he was happy that Minister Wei's family had found their bloodline again.

At the same time, she was also thinking that there should be hope of finding her son!

"I never expected it to be you, young lady." Prefect Ye was genuinely surprised.

Hong Xiaoduo nodded and said, "Minister Wei's grandson knows your son, sir. They grew up together, and he calls your son Second Brother."

Two years ago I...

Therefore, now that I know their background, it's natural that I should try to help them find their families and return them to their biological parents.

When Magistrate Ye heard Hong Xiaoduo recount the scene when he first saw his son, he was both furious and heartbroken. It turned out that the child had been stolen by evil people as revenge and had been abused in such a way.

He knew about the crimes committed by the Black Impermanence back then, but he never expected that his own son would be kidnapped by him!

It's a pity that the person is already dead, so there's no chance to avenge the child.

Ye Jinquan was also shocked when he heard the truth, and unusually, he didn't say anything more.

Ye Ren'an stood up, walked to Hong Xiaoduo, and bowed to her solemnly: "Ye Ren'an thanks Miss Hong for saving my son."

As long as she wasn't kneeling, Hong Xiaoduo had no choice but to accept the bow.

“Lord Ye, although you and your spouse both believe that the child is your lost fourth son, I still need to confirm it. I have a secret technique that allows me to use one of your three samples—hair, blood, or fingernails—to conduct a bloodline test,” Hong Xiaoduo said.

She didn't think it was unnecessary; she just wanted to give herself complete certainty.

That's being responsible to both of them, and it puts my mind at ease.

And it's not a troublesome thing, why not do it!

"I'll do whatever you say, Miss Hong. What do you want?" Ye Ren'an said immediately.

If you want blood, this young woman has a sharp sword at her waist, and it looks like she also has a dagger. She can pluck or cut any strand of hair she wants! And if you need fingernails, she'll immediately send someone to borrow them from the teahouse owner!

"Just a strand of hair, but pluck it from the root." Hong Xiaoduo chose the easiest option.

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Prefect Ye raise his hand, take off the sandalwood hairpin, loosen his hair bun, and then grab a strand and pull it down forcefully.

"Oh dear, one is enough for Lord Ye..." Hong Xiaoduo quickly reminded him when she saw the situation, but it was too late.

Looking at the small strand of hair that had been pulled out and handed to her, Hong Xiaoduo grinned.

"It's alright, take them all," Ye Ren'an said generously.

Hong Xiaoduo didn't know what to say, so she reached out and took two strands, then said to Ye Ren'an, "Please wait a moment, sir. I took Tianxuan's hair before I left. Let's do the identification now."

After speaking, Hong Xiaoduo took out a strand of Tianxuan's hair wrapped in a handkerchief from her purse. In front of the Ye family uncle and nephew, she held it in her palm, closed her eyes, sat upright, and entered her spatial dimension to activate the paternity testing device.

Ye Ren'an and his nephew stood still, not daring to make a sound, for fear of disturbing the young woman's secret technique and affecting her reunion with her son.

As for Ye Jinquan, looking at Hong Xiaoduo's posture, he could only silently complain in his heart, "So mysterious at such a young age!"

He only grumbled about it in his mind, and seeing his nephew's cautious manner, he naturally didn't dare to do anything reckless.

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