Long Chi'an was stunned when he heard this, and then he understood.
Things were probably very complicated back then.
Otherwise, why did the Duke's Mansion never doubt Yan Yan'er's identity?
Yan Honghou said, "Mother, I think we should invite Fu Ning to our house first. When grandfather, father, and my second brother return, we can sit together as a family and make a decision."
If Fu Ning is his biological sister, then who would be so bold as to switch the daughter of the Duke's Mansion?
My father is in a high position and has great power, so he is bound to have enemies. Could it be that this was done by my enemy?
In short, it is better for the family to sit down and discuss things.
But this afternoon, my grandfather went out to fight geese and walk the dog, and he will definitely not come home until dark.
My father was summoned to the palace by the emperor to discuss important state affairs, and I don’t know when he will return.
As for my second brother who was on duty at the Hanlin Academy, it was not time for him to leave yet.
If Fu Ning is the daughter of the Duke's family and has been away from home for so long, she needs to wait until her grandfather, father and second brother all return home before she can go home to recognize them.
Hong Qingyi nodded and looked at Yan Funing with gentle eyes: "Child, come back with me."
Yan Funing shook her head calmly: "In a few moments, the restaurant will have to prepare for the evening business. The dinner business is busier than the lunch business, so I really can't leave."
She raised her hand: "Everyone please go back, we are busy."
It's like an order to expel you.
Yan Bojian said anxiously, "Fu Ning, go home with Third Brother."
Yan Funing said, "The matter is still unclear. It is inappropriate for Third Master Yan to claim this."
It was Long Chi'an who walked up to Yan Fu Ning and spoke softly, "Fu Ning, you want to know where you came from the most. Now that the opportunity is right in front of you, why not find out?"
Yan Funing raised her eyes to look at him, her clear eyes seemed to be able to see through him at a glance.
"Okay, I agree to go to the Duke's Mansion." After a slight pause, she turned to look at Hong Qingyi, "Please allow me to explain the restaurant matters to Madam Duke."
Hong Qingyi nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay."
Everyone sat down and waited for Yan Funing to get busy.
I saw her writing something behind the counter, then giving instructions to the cook and his waiter, and finally going back to the backyard.
After she came out of the backyard, she followed the Yan family to the Duke's Mansion.
When they arrived at the Yan family's house, Yan Funing followed the Yan family to the Nanyuan reception room.
Before they could sit down, a servant came to report that the Duke had returned.
Yan Honghou hurried over and made short work of his father when he saw him.
Upon hearing this, Duke Yan Cheng immediately ordered his confidant, "Go find the old Duke and ask him to return quickly."
The confidant clasped his fists and said yes.
Yan Honghou knew that only if his father sent his trusted confidants to look for his grandfather would his grandfather, who was getting older and less reliable, return home in time.
Yan Cheng walked towards the South Garden.
Yan Honghou followed him and said, "Father, should we send someone to look for my second brother as well?"
"He's about to pass away, and it's fine as long as the elders are around. Your second brother and sister are just peers, so whether he's there or not doesn't matter."
"Father is right."
Soon, the father and son arrived at the reception room.
Yan Cheng immediately saw the girl sitting on the chair by the window. She was very beautiful, like a pearl with a halo or a jade with a fluorescent glow.
Yan Funing also saw the person who came.
The man was about forty years old, but still had an extraordinary appearance.
He was clearly a good-looking man, for his countenance was composed and full of dignity.
Seeing Yan Honghou sitting beside him politely, and seeing Long Chi'an, Yan Bojian and Zeng Kerou stand up from their chairs one after another, she guessed that the person coming was Duke Yan.
Then he stood up and bowed.
As expected, Long Chi'an called out, "Uncle."
Yan Bojian and Zeng Kerou called out, "Dad."
"Everyone, please sit down."
Yan Cheng strode to his wife's side, still looking at Yan Funing.
Hong Qingyi ordered the servants to invite the old lady and Yan Yan'er.
A quarter of an hour later, Yan Yan'er supported Old Madam Yan and came to the Nanyuan reception room.
"Dad, Mom, you have to make the decision for your daughter!"
Yan Yan'er immediately burst into tears and knelt down towards Yan Cheng and Hong Qingyi.
"Someone came to my house pretending to be my daughter and said she was not my biological daughter."
She cried as she spoke, and pointed at Yan Funing: "It's her. She's just a village girl who covets the wealth of the Duke's Mansion."
Madam Yan sat down at the head of the table, her eyes gleaming with sternness as she asked in a deep voice, "Ms. Hong, I heard you went to the restaurant specifically. Did you find anything?"
Hong Qingyi said, "Mother, Fu Ning has a birthmark on her lower back."
Madam Yan snorted, "Yan'er has a birthmark on her lower back. There are so many people in the world with birthmarks. Just based on this, Yan'er is not my biological daughter?"
With her grandmother around, no one could shake her position, and Yan Yan'er stood up from the ground.
"It must have been in Qingshan Town. She secretly watched me bathing and saw the birthmark on my lower back, so she went to get a similar one."
She walked up to Yan Funing and scolded her, "You must have planned this all along, you vicious bitch!"
A divorced woman is so bold as to claim to be the daughter of the Duke's Mansion. Let's see how she will deal with her.
Today, she wanted her to be completely disgraced, kicked out of the capital, and never be able to seduce Brother Chi again.
Yan Funing said calmly, "I only found out today that I have a birthmark on my body."
Hong Qingyi nodded in agreement. "Just now at the restaurant, she really didn't know she had a birthmark. She only found out after the maid told her."
Yan Yan'er cried again: "Mom, why are you on her side?"
After crying, she took off a jade pendant from her neck and said, "This is a jade pendant given by my mother to my daughter. She has been wearing it since she was born. It is only given to my biological daughter. Does this little bitch have it?"
Even if she was seen bathing, the jade pendant had been left at home during the time she went to Qingshan Town, and the little bitch definitely wouldn't be able to produce a fake one.
Yan Funing took out a wooden box, opened it, and took out a jade pendant.
"I've worn this jade pendant around my neck since I was a child. It's carved with a lotus flower, and the leaves are shimmering with crystal dewdrops."
Yan Bojian took the jade pendant and examined it carefully. Suddenly, he said in a clear voice, "I understand. Your name, Fu Ning, comes from the pattern on the jade pendant."
Yan Funing smiled.
Only then did he realize that the name of his body came from the jade pendant.
Previously, she thought that Yan Funing and Yan Funing had the same name but different surnames. She also thought that she had traveled through time and the same name was just a coincidence.
The jade pendant and the name simply complement each other.
Now she understood that Yan Fu Ning was Yan Fu Ning.
Yes, she is the daughter of the Yan family!
And those dreams might be her past life, and as for that magical book...
Forget it, let’s not think about these things for now. The most important thing right now is to make Yan Yan’er go back to where she came from.
Yan Bojian showed Yan Funing's jade pendant to his parents.
Hong Qingyi looked at it excitedly: "It is indeed true!"
Yan Yan'er showed Hong Qingyi the jade pendant around her neck: "Mother, mine is the real one."
The two jade pendants were almost identical. Hong Qingyi looked left and right and was at a loss for a moment.
Zeng Kerou suggested, "Mom, let's go to the room and take a closer look at Yan'er and Fu Ning's birthmarks. The shape of a birthmark changes slightly as a person grows up. Let's take a closer look, maybe we'll find something."
Hong Qingyi nodded.
She had seen Yan Yan'er's birthmark when she was young, but now that she was older, she hadn't looked at it again.
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