Xie Jingyan and Yan Zheng didn't get a moment's rest all morning.
They didn't stay at the Yan family mansion for long. They went to the ancestral hall to burn incense, told the deceased Grand Tutor Yan and the rest of the Yan family about the overturning of Consort Chen's case, and then left the Yan family mansion.
Although the Yan family mansion still had some servants, it was much quieter than before. Yan Zheng couldn't wait to go to the Wang family to bring his younger sister, Yan Qing'er, back to the mansion.
There are also his younger siblings who live in the hometown of the Minister of Justice. When the Minister of Justice returns home after court, he immediately sends his steward to pick them up from their hometown. If things go smoothly, they can be brought back to the capital in about half a month.
Since Yan Qing'er called Xie Jingyan "cousin" on the street last time, Xie Jingyan had not seen her again, so he went to the Wang family with Yan Zheng to pick her up.
The two arrived at the Wang family with generous gifts and a carriage. News of what happened at court this morning had spread, and the servants of the Wang family all knew that the fake third young master of the Wang family, who had been disguised as a man for so many years, was actually a girl from the Yan family, the cousin of the Prince of Ling.
Knowing that Xie Jingyan and Yan Zheng had arrived, Master Wang hurried out to greet them, fearing that he might slight them.
Yan Zheng said with deep gratitude, "The Wang family has taken care of Qing'er for so many years. I will always remember the kindness of the Wang family and the Minister of Justice to the Yan family."
Master Wang said, "Young Master Yan, you flatter us. It is a blessing for our Wang family to be able to take care of Qing'er."
Although it was somewhat risky to leave the Yan family girl in the mansion back then, the Minister of Justice had the Empress Dowager's imperial decree to rescue her, so even if others found out, it wouldn't implicate the Wang family. The Wang family wasn't worried at all. On the contrary, Yan Qing'er had lost her memory and genuinely believed that they were her biological parents. They truly treated Yan Qing'er like their own daughter. Yan Qing'er was lively and carefree, and having her in the mansion brought a lot of joy.
The thought that they had come to take Yan Qing'er away made not only Madam Wang but also Master Wang feel uneasy.
Master Wang invited Xie Jingyan and Yan Zheng to wait in the main hall. After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Yan Qing'er came in.
Yan Qing'er changed out of her women's clothes. Madam Wang had prepared the women's clothes since the day she regained her memory, and today she could finally wear them.
Yan Qing'er looks very much like Consort Chen, and she looks even more like her when she changes into women's clothing. However, Yan Qing'er has been used to wearing men's clothing for so many years, and she is quite uncomfortable when she suddenly changes into women's clothing. When she sees everyone's eyes on her face, her ears turn red.
Her eyes were even redder.
Her memory has been fully restored.
She walked in and called out, "Big Brother."
He then called out to Xie Jingyan, "Cousin."
Her voice choked with emotion, and she forced herself not to cry.
Yan Zheng stood up and said, "Don't cry, your older brother has come to take you home."
Yan Qing'er nodded repeatedly, the pearl earrings on her head tracing a beautiful arc.
Madam Wang's nose also felt sore. "After so many years of waiting, the Yan family has finally returned, but the thought of Qing'er going back makes my heart ache..."
Yan Zheng said, "Master Wang and Madam Wang treat Qing'er as their own daughter. I would like her to recognize you as her godparents. I wonder if you would really be willing to have another daughter like Qing'er?"
Mr. and Mrs. Wang were stunned for a moment, then their faces lit up with joy.
"Of course we're willing."
His voice trembled with excitement.
Yan Qing'er was also happy. She wanted to go back to the Yan family, but she was also reluctant to leave the Wang family.
Yan Zheng made Yan Qing'er kneel down to acknowledge her adoptive parents, but Master Wang and Madam Wang hurriedly said, "This is unacceptable..."
Yan Zheng said, "That's only right."
Yan Qing'er kowtowed to them, and Madam Wang quickly helped her up.
Having been recognized as a goddaughter, Yan Qing'er's reluctance to leave the Wang family lessened considerably. She treated it as if her daughter were getting married. The heir of the Duke of Du was very persistent in his affection for Qing'er. Now that Qing'er had been recognized by her ancestors, it would probably be long before she got married.
As Master Wang and Madam Wang saw them off at the mansion, Yan Qing'er said, "Father, Mother, Qing'er will come back to visit you often."
The moment Mr. and Mrs. Wang uttered the word "father" and "mother," their eyes welled up with tears.
Yan Qing'er had called them that many times before, but she always felt like she was stealing it. Now that the Yan family had approved of this title, she was overjoyed.
The maid helped Yan Qing'er into the carriage. Xie Jingyan and Yan Zheng bid farewell to Master Wang and Madam Wang, and then rode away.
Xie Jingyan accompanied Yan Zheng to the Wang family to pick up the people, but he didn't accompany them back to the Yan family. He still had to go to Grand Secretary Han's residence.
We walked along two streets, exchanged a few brief words, and then parted ways.
Yan Zheng took Yan Qing'er back to the mansion, while Xie Jingyan rode his horse to the outskirts of the city. However, they had only been separated for a short while when Xie Jingyan saw his father, the Emperor, who was supposed to be reviewing memorials in the Imperial Study.
He was a bit more discreet than yesterday when he rode a horse through the streets, and he was wearing a mask, but Xie Jingyan still recognized him at a glance.
The father and son met face to face.
Xie Jingyan's face darkened as he blocked the Emperor's path, saying, "My mother will not be happy that you are leaving the palace to watch her neglect state affairs."
The Emperor said, "My father will approve the memorial when he returns."
Eunuch Yuan, "..."
Following behind the Emperor, Eunuch Yuan overheard the conversation between the father and son, and his lips twitched uncontrollably.
Which one is the father and which one is the son?
Xie Jingyan stared at the emperor's face for a while, then said nothing more and rode away.
...
When it was lunchtime, Xie Jingyan hadn't returned, so Shen Wan ate lunch alone.
Upon waking from her afternoon nap, Shen Wan's first question to Yin Shuang was, "Has the Prince returned yet?"
Silver Frost shook her head. "They're not back yet."
They haven't returned by now, but that's understandable; the cousins haven't seen each other for years, they must have a lot to talk about.
After the wet nurse finished feeding the baby and wanted to bring the baby over, Shen Wan had no mind to think about anything else.
After playing with the child for a while, just as the child fell asleep, Xie Jingyan's footsteps approached.
After entering the house, Xie Jingyan took off his fox fur cloak before coming over. Shen Wan looked at him and asked, "Did you have lunch at the Yan residence?"
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