Yun Yue instinctively retorted, "Not to mention you, even I, the groom, was kept completely in the dark!"
Grandpa Yun was taken aback, then exchanged a glance with the eldest brother of the Su family, and burst into laughter at the same time.
Madam Yun stepped forward to smooth things over, saying, "If we're talking about deception, it was this old woman who deceived first; it's my fault."
Grandpa Su could only say helplessly, "Yaoyao, didn't I just say not to talk about who's right and who's wrong? Come on, come on, let's go inside!"
Xiao Youran followed behind Yun Manwan and Yun Tiankuang. Seeing that neither her maternal grandfather nor her uncle remembered her, she couldn't help but pout and let out a soft hum.
At this moment, Su Ze quickly looked in her direction, hurriedly took two steps forward, and scooped Xiao Youran into his arms. "You little brat, you haven't seen your uncle for two years, and you haven't even written a letter. You're such a heartless little thing!"
Little Youran struggled in Su Ze's arms, her short limbs flailing. "Oh dear, Uncle, you've misunderstood Youran! So many things have happened in the past year or two, Youran almost lost her life! How could I have had time to write to you! Besides, I don't even know many words..."
Upon hearing this, a glint of light flashed in Su Ze's eyes. He glanced at Yun Yue, nodded slightly, and then carried Xiao Youran to the flower hall.
After the younger generation came over to pay their respects, they all withdrew, leaving only Madam Yun and her son, and Master Su and his daughter in the flower hall.
Before meeting Yun Yue and his wife, the Su father and son already knew about their daughter's hasty marriage into the Yun family to bring good fortune. They didn't blame her too much, but said with heartache, "Ya Rong, you got married in such a hurry that I didn't even prepare a dowry for you."
Madam Su quickly shook her head, "Over the years, Father and my eldest brother have given us, mother and son, enough. This time, things are already set in stone, so we can't be too particular."
Madam Yun nodded, "Yes, in times of emergency, we should act expediently. We don't need to be so formal. Besides, the fact that Ya Rong successfully revived Yue'er after marrying into the Yun family is already the best dowry we could have received."
Yun Yue looked at his wife, then at Old Master Su and his son, and asked Su Shi in confusion, "I know you own several shops and are quite wealthy. Could it be that none of these were part of your dowry?"
Su Ze hesitated for a long time before bursting into laughter, "Ya Rong, have you started doing business in Kyoto again? I knew you had a talent for business. It would be a real shame to waste it if you didn't make good use of it!"
Madam Su hesitated for a moment as well, "These shops in the capital are all owned by Xiao Youran. The money I have was also given to me by Xiao Youran."
Su Ze and his father exchanged a glance, then laughed even harder. "Hahaha, so our little You Ran has inherited the Su family's business acumen! This is truly fate!"
After saying that, Su Ze immediately took out a land deed and a silver note from his pocket and stuffed them into his hand. "Even if it's a dowry from your daughter, it's none of my business as the eldest brother. But these are the tokens of my brother's and father's goodwill, so you must accept them!"
Madam Su didn't stand on ceremony, "Thank you, Father, thank you, Elder Brother!"
Su Ze then remembered what Xiao Youran had said earlier, "Rong'er, were you and your two children really hunted down by that bastard Jiang Mingyi?"
Su hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly. "We only found out about this later. It was only thanks to my cousin arranging for top-notch experts around us that the crisis was averted."
Yun Yue lowered his head guiltily, not daring to take credit.
Upon closer examination, it's quite clear what his intentions were in placing bodyguards around his cousin.
However, considering that this bodyguard had saved the lives of the Su family mother and her two children, the Su family father and son couldn't really blame him.
Grandpa Su then vented his anger on Jiang Mingyi, "I truly misjudged him back then! I never imagined that Jiang Mingyi would be such a heartless scoundrel! When he plotted against Ya Rong, I originally intended to seek an explanation from the Yong'an Marquis's mansion! It was Ya Rong who stopped us, saying that there was no longer any bond between husband and wife, and that there was no point in continuing the entanglement. For the sake of her two children, she was even willing to forgo her generous dowry. But unexpectedly, Jiang Mingyi wouldn't even spare his own Jiang family bloodline; he's worse than an animal!"
After Old Master Su's anger subsided somewhat, Yun Yue said, "I will make sure the Jiang family gets back everything they owe Rong and her son! However..."
He solemnly cupped his hands and said to Old Master Su, "The Jiang family's actions this time may be related to Ya Rong's background. We only know a little about Ya Rong's background. Now that we are family, we wonder if Father-in-law could tell us her true background so that we can assess the situation?"
Madam Yun smiled bitterly, "Back then, for Yue'er's future and the safety of the Marquis's mansion, I cruelly sent Ya Rong back to Dingzhou, but I never expected to sow the seeds of disaster for Ya Rong and her two children. I only know that Ya Rong should be of Northern Di blood, but I don't know the specifics. Third brother, do you know?"
Grandpa Su sighed before saying, "Ya Rong was brought back by your third sister-in-law. When she was brought back, there was only a birth date and time written in the Northern Di script in her swaddling clothes, and a bracelet. There was nothing else. We could only tell from that note that her mother might be a Northern Di person. We knew nothing else."
Su asked, "What about the note?"
Grandpa Su shook his head. "Your mother was afraid that the Northern Di blood flowing in your veins would bring disaster, so she burned it long ago."
"What about the bracelet?" she pressed.
Grandpa Su gestured, "It's been kept with your jewelry since you were little, so you could play with it. But I don't think I've ever seen you wear it. I remember it was a pair of glass bracelets in two colors, one pink and one purple."
Su Shi: !!!
This bracelet is on Xiao Youran's wrist!
No, she had to tell her daughter to take the bracelet off!
This kind of two-tone glass bracelet is quite rare and highly recognizable. If anyone has ever seen this bracelet before, they will definitely be able to recognize it.
Thinking of this, she walked to the door, opened it, and asked Zhao Mama, who was guarding the door, to call Xiao Youran over.
Little Youran skipped over, "Mother, did you call me?"
Su immediately pulled her wrist away, saying, "You can't wear this bracelet. Take it off."
Grandpa Su stared at Xiao Youran's wrist in shock.
Su soon discovered that no matter how she tried, she couldn't remove the bracelet.
"Strange, I never thought this bracelet was this small before?" she muttered to herself, tightening her grip even more.
Little Youran cried out in pain, "Mother! It hurts! I don't want to take it off!"
Grandpa Su quickly stopped him, saying, "Don't take it off! If you can't get this bracelet off, then don't take it off!"
Madam Su asked, "I'm afraid this bracelet is also a token of the Northern Di people. It wouldn't be good if someone recognized it."
Su Ze then spoke up, "So what if they recognize you? If it were to your advantage, they would have known about your background long ago. If there is no conflict of interest, it doesn't matter if they recognize you."
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