Tang Jie looked up at the sky, thinking that his older brother should be back from the yamen by now. He should hurry up and tell him about this, so that everyone else would know except him, and he wouldn't think that he was hiding it from him.
Arriving at the main house in the front yard, I asked the servant next to me and learned that my elder brother was in the study, so I went straight to the study.
He said to the butler guarding the door, "Please inform him that I need to speak with my elder brother."
After returning from the yamen, Tang Hao went straight to his study to work. Hearing his second brother's voice outside, he called out, "Second brother, come in if you need anything. No need to be so polite."
After Tang Jie entered the study, he saw his older brother engrossed in his work. Suddenly, a picture flashed through his mind: the child his younger sister was holding hands with. He had always felt that the child looked very familiar, but he just couldn't remember where. Now that he saw his older brother, he finally knew where he had seen him before.
Two years ago, when the emperor led his army into the capital, I had the good fortune to see him on the street. At the time, I only thought His Majesty was brave and handsome, and I had no other thoughts.
But seeing his elder brother now finally reminded him that his sister's son looked remarkably like the emperor, almost like they were made from the same mold. If his nephew grew up, he would probably look just like the emperor now.
He felt a shiver run through his body. He had never heard of an emperor having concubines in his harem, let alone an emperor marrying and having children.
Could it be that her brother-in-law is one of the emperor's brothers?
Even though he hadn't officially recognized Tang Baozhu as his sister, he already considered her as his sister in his heart, so he felt a pang of jealousy in an instant.
Tang Hao was organizing memorials, which he had just finished writing and was preparing to submit to the Emperor. As a fourth-rank official, he was qualified to deliver memorials.
After tidying up, I saw that my second brother, who had just come in, was silent and in a daze, looking completely shocked.
"Second brother, what's wrong? Why do you look so serious?"
After Tang Jie came to his senses, he looked at his older brother, who seemed hesitant to speak. He didn't know whether he should say anything, but he felt uncomfortable if he didn't.
The Tang family had three brothers and one daughter. Except for the daughter, who disappeared when she was young, the other three brothers all grew up well.
The eldest son is an official; he rose through the ranks from a scholar to a fourth-rank official.
The second son never liked reading from a young age, but he was particularly interested in yellow and white things, so he always went out to do business.
Because he had the backing of a powerful figure, he didn't have any other messy affairs, and his business grew bigger and bigger.
The third prince had only participated in the palace examination a couple of years ago, and he only had the opportunity to participate because the emperor had ascended the throne and granted him a special imperial examination.
She wasn't very old, only in her early twenties. If it weren't for her youngest son, the old lady might not have been able to hold on when her daughter disappeared.
She even named her youngest son Tang Xun, which meant she was determined to keep searching for her daughter, never giving up, until she found her.
Tang Hao looked at his second brother's hesitant expression and said, "Second brother, there's nothing we can't say to each other. Just say what you want to say. Besides, the steward is guarding outside, so there's no need to worry about anyone overhearing us."
Tang Hao assumed that his second brother's words were difficult to say, so he immediately reassured him that no one would hear their conversation.
Tang Jie was indeed getting impatient, because he felt that this secret was too big, and he didn't know what to do if he didn't discuss it with his older brother.
“Brother, when I went to see Brother Chen Ming today, I ran into a mother and son. I’m pretty sure that lady is our sister. I’ve already discussed it with Father and Mother, and we’ll visit her in a couple of days.”
Tang Hao was overjoyed to hear that his younger sister had been found. She was more than ten years younger than him, and he had held her when she was a child.
Back then, he would boast about it everywhere in the private school, saying that he also had a younger sister. But later, his sister disappeared, and he never mentioned it again.
Tang Hao was quite observant; he was particularly surprised to see his second brother looking so conflicted.
Logically speaking, if he had found his sister, he should have been extremely happy. Why did he have such an expression?
"What is the second brother hesitating about? Is there something wrong with his sister?"
Tang Jie shook his head and blurted it all out, "Brother, I saw the Emperor when he came to the capital two years ago. I still remember his appearance clearly. When I found my sister, the child next to her looked exactly like the Emperor. If the child grows up, he will definitely look just like the Emperor now."
The more he talked, the more nervous he became. Besides nervousness, there was also a secret excitement. If his sister's child really was the emperor's, then his family would be the maternal family of a prince.
The family absolutely needs to move up a notch. Don't blame them for being so materialistic; any normal man would think this way. Family comes first, and if they could move up a notch, I don't think anyone would refuse.
"It's just that we can't confirm whether the child is the Emperor's offspring yet. The Emperor has no concubines in his harem, and he has refused even when ministers asked him to choose a concubine. If our nephew is confirmed to be the Emperor's child, then our family should be able to advance further."
Tang Hao could also think of the same thing Tang Jie was thinking, and his heart was already pounding.
At his current age of 30-40, reaching the rank of a fourth-grade official is already his limit. After all, he has no powerful backers, and it is quite remarkable that he has climbed to this level.
If they could confirm that their nephew was indeed the emperor's child, then they wouldn't have to worry about not having a powerful backer.
But the most important thing now is to confirm whether that lady is their long-lost sister.
"The most important thing now is to confirm whether that lady is our lost sister. If we confirm that, then we can determine the matter of the child."
Although the two brothers doted on their younger sister when they were young, they haven't seen each other for over 20 years, so it's impossible for them to love her as much as they did when they were children.
However, it's not that we don't love them; it's just that our love is mixed with some self-interest. If it can bring them greater benefits, I think no one would refuse.
“What my elder brother said is true. That lady just moved here from elsewhere. Once her residence is settled, we will bring Father and Mother to visit her.”
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