"Yes, mother, when my sister and I grow up, we will buy you lots of jewelry and lots of houses!" Zhe Ye clenched his little fists, his chubby little face full of determination.

Su Zhiruan smiled and stroked the two children's hair. "Okay, then mother will wait for you to grow up. If there is a chance in the future, you may be able to meet your father."

The two children nodded like chicks pecking at rice, and then fell asleep under Su Zhiruan's comfort.

After the child fell asleep, Su Zhiruan got up and left quietly.

* On the other hand, Fu Huaichu got all the background and details about the two children and the mansion.

Under the flickering candlelight, his expression was unpredictable.

All the information on this document can be matched with the entire Sujia Village. The founder of the Chamber of Commerce is a woman with a beautiful appearance. No one has ever seen her husband, but she gave birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl, named Su Zhezhi and Su Zheye.

He sat in the chair and watched for a long time.

In other words, the boy and girl he bumped into on the road today were actually his children, his and Su Zhiruan's children.

They actually have children, a boy and a girl!

Fu Huaichu's grip on the document became tighter and tighter.

Three whole years!

She was not dead, and Sujia Village was not massacred or burned down! He was stunned for a long time.

The candle burned quietly, and at the end, the wick of the candle burst, making some crackling sounds.

Fu Huaichu sat in the study room all night long, until dawn.

The next day, when the servant came in, he suddenly found the prince sitting at the desk with red eyes. He was terrified and immediately knelt down to pay his respects, "Your Highness, may you be well—"

"Get up." Fu Huaichu glanced at him and asked him to stand up indifferently.

Seeing this, the servant raised his head to observe Fu Huaichu's expression, but saw that he looked normal, so he boldly said, "I dare to ask, Your Highness...did you not sleep all night? I will go make the bed for you."

"No, it's fine." Fu Huaichu put down the document. He suppressed the urge in his heart to find Su Zhiruan and calmly ordered the servants, "Go and call Shadow."

The servant immediately obeyed, "Yes, Your Highness."

Shadow came hurriedly and saw that Fu Huaichu was still wearing yesterday's clothes and his eyes were now blood red. He immediately understood something.

"Your Highness." Shadow stepped forward and saluted, "You are..."

"Those two children yesterday were orphans."

His voice was not loud and his tone was flat.

But Shadow was shocked after hearing this, "What?! Your Highness! Are they really——"

Fu Huaichu nodded.

At this moment, Shadow felt that the whole world was shocked. The two children he met by chance on the street turned out to be the children of his master, the Crown Prince. In other words, these two children were supposed to be the prince and the princess.

"Go find the prefect of Jiangnan Prefecture," Fu Huaichu ordered Shadow. He had made a decision in his mind.

* Next day.

Su Zhiruan received the news that the presidents of all the chambers of commerce were invited to meet by the prefect.

The prefect has great power here and is in charge of the entire Jiangnan Prefecture. He has proposed to invite the presidents of the chambers of commerce, so he cannot refuse.

The banquet was scheduled for the evening. Su Zhiruan had the carriage prepared. She looked at Zhezhi and Zheye who were staring at her eagerly. She took two small gifts from the servants and handed them to Zhezhi and Zheye, comforting them, "Mother will be back in the evening. You can have fun in the mansion by yourselves. Don't run around. If you have any problems, go to the housekeeper. Do you understand?"

"Mom, can't we really go together?" Zhezhi was about to cry, and her aggrieved look made the tip of her nose turn pink.

Zhe Ye looked at his sister and stood up, "Yes, mother, if we meet bad people on the road, what should we do? What if those people have bad intentions? Why don't my sister and I follow mother?"

"Okay, okay," Su Zhiruan couldn't help laughing. She didn't suppress the child, but smiled and gave a thumbs up. "Zhezhi and Zheye have grown up and can protect mother. But today, you should play around in the mansion. Now mother will protect you, and later, you will protect mother, okay?"

"Okay!" the two children said at the same time.

Zhe Ye touched his small wooden sword and walked away with his sister, "Zhe Zhi, let's go practice swordplay. If you want to check the accounts, ask the housekeeper to bring the account book back."

"oh."

…

The two little rascals walked away together.

Su Zhiruan got on the carriage only when no one was out of sight.

The auntie was standing beside her, looking somewhat worried. She walked back and forth with her hands behind her back, "Ruan Ruan, do you think it will be dangerous to go out this time? The prefect hasn't invited anyone to a banquet for many years, so why did he suddenly invite several people from the Chamber of Commerce this time?"

"I don't know," Su Zhiruan shook her head. She was also a little surprised.

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Jiangnan Prefecture has a superior location, a prosperous economy, convenient transportation, and many merchants, and countless people come and go to do business.

However, in the past, prefects did not pay much attention to this aspect, because the Jiangnan business circle had already formed a set of industry rules. Apart from the state-run salt and iron industries, other industries flourished, causing the Jiangnan Prefecture to pay a lot of taxes every year.

"Don't worry, aunt. Since the prefect called me, he must have something to discuss. It won't make things difficult for me." Su Zhiruan comforted her aunt.

Although she was confused, she was not really worried about her own safety. She had been in Jiangnan for a long time, and the forces behind her were complicated and intertwined. If she was eliminated, it would cause a lot of unrest. She believed that the prefect would not be so stupid as to do this.

She took a carriage and soon arrived at the prefect's government office.

"Who are you?" The guard at the door came out to check after seeing the carriage. When he saw it was Su Zhiruan, he smiled and said, "It's Madam Su. Please come in!"

"Madam Su, the master has been waiting for you for a long time. The dinner has been set up in the main hall. Please come in."

"Thank you very much," Su Zhiruan got off the carriage. She signaled the maid to give the two guards some money and asked, "May I ask where the presidents of other chambers of commerce are? Why can't I see them?"

"This..." The two guards looked at each other, speechless.

One of them was more tactful and quickly said, "Maybe he hasn't arrived yet, or maybe he came through the back door. You should go in first."

Su Zhiruan narrowed her eyes slightly and said nothing more. She walked in.

She wanted to see what was going on.

Passing through the elegant little garden, she saw the rockery and the koi carps that were being fed. She and her two personal maids walked behind the maid who led the way. Su Zhiruan secretly noted the location of this place.

"Madam Su, this is the main hall. Please come in." The little maid bowed and indicated that Su Zhiruan could go in.

She stood outside the door, looked at the warm candlelight inside, reached out and pushed the door open.

After seeing the person sitting at the head of the main hall, she was stunned, and then completely froze where she was.

When the man saw her, he smiled at her with his long sleeves flowing and his jade-like face. He walked down and said softly.

"Ruan Ruan, long time no see."

This person is none other than Fu Huaichu! Please vote~ There are so few people recently, crying~