Chapter 250 Chapter 250 Returning Home, Jade Pendant
The Wu Lan siblings were beaten up by Xu Yunfan, and Prince Xiao was driven away in anger. Lan Xin and her sisters didn't dare to stay for long, and ran away in fear. The other servants who came with the young masters and young ladies also left.
There was no way out. Now they were in trouble.
Xu Yunfan came from overseas. Not only did he know General Qin and was on good terms with him, but he was also a good husband-hunter. He actually married General Qin's son.
Of course, this was not a reason for all the young ladies and gentlemen to ask their servants to run back home to inform them of the news. Rather, it was because Qin Feiyu's son had returned. If their family was the first to come and congratulate him, perhaps they could even get General Qin's favor.
Everyone tacitly agreed that the son of General Qin mentioned by Prince Xiao was undoubtedly the child of the deputy general who had gone missing that year.
It was just the child of a deputy general. Although General Qin had doted on him in the past, after so many years, who could guarantee that General Qin's favor would remain the same? Regardless, it was always a good idea to inform the family first.
Everyone speculated that Xu Yunfan would give the gold card to General Qin, apparently to please General Qin. However, seeing that Prince Xiao ignored the Wu siblings for him, it can be seen that this gold card was a valuable gift.
"Mr. Xu." Lu Fengnian was waiting beside Xu Yunfan as usual. "Does Mr. Xu have any instructions?"
Xu Yunfan shook his head and picked up a silver card between his fingers. "Since you answered my questions today, I'll give you a silver card. While you can't enter the private room with this card, you can skip the hassle of queuing. Here you go."
"Really?" Lu Fengnian's eyes suddenly lit up.
Xu Yunfan: "Of course, I can't lie to you."
Every day before the Yunrun store opens, there are customers waiting outside the door. Holding a silver card, one can come and eat directly without queuing on weekdays. This is also a very face-saving thing. Lu Fengnian happily accepted it.
Xu Yunfan’s “fuss” outside soon became known to everyone.
Anyone who understands knows that Xu Yunfan is standing up for Fang Zixi.
"Really? Is Fang Zixi's brother-in-law so tough? He doesn't even care about the Wu brothers and sisters? Why do I find it hard to believe?"
"Don't believe it? If you don't believe me, you can go ask everyone. Wu Cang of the Wu family hit a wall this time. You didn't see it, but Master Xu kicked him with just one kick, and Wu Cang rolled from the second floor to the first floor, unable to fight back."
"Isn't Master Xu afraid of the Fang family's anger? Although he is the son-in-law of General Qin, his husband is not a real member of the Qin family!"
"No matter whether he's serious or not, Prince Xiao's attitude towards him is his best protection. Not to mention Wu Cang doesn't dare to cause trouble behind his back, even if someone dislikes him, who would dare to mess with him as long as they don't want to offend Prince Xiao? As for the Fang family? They broke off the engagement the next day. A sister-in-law who hasn't even married into the family allows her sisters to speculate about her brother-in-law. If the Fang family weren't stupid, they wouldn't marry a troublemaker into the family."
"I heard the Fang family came to cancel the engagement, and Wu Lan tearfully begged him to stay. Lord Wu and his wife even said the Fang family was going too far, adding that their actions were only delaying their daughter's future marriage and that they couldn't cancel the engagement. "Delay? Pah! They said that as if the man wouldn't be delayed. Fang Peihong, the second son of the Fang family, is not one for good temper. He went up and started to argue, completely humiliating Lord Wu."
"Didn't Madam Wu go crying to Madam Xiao that day? Did Madam Xiao intervene?"
"No, I'm not very clear about this matter. I don't know why Madam Xiao didn't support Madam Wu, but I saw with my own eyes that Madam Wu entered the Xiao Palace crying, and then came out of the Xiao Palace with her face covered."
"It seems that Prince Xiao told Old Madam Xiao in advance. You guys really deserve it. When the Fang family investigated, they found out that the rumors about Fang Zixi's misconduct were spread by Lan Xin and the others. Many people were resentful of the Fang family. The young ladies panicked and told the Fang family. The reason they believed it was because of Wu Lan."
Everyone in the circle knows about Wu Lan and Fang Peizhou's affair. So, Wu Lan is close to the Fang family. When Fang Zixi's stories come out of her mouth, could they be false?
I guess Wu Lan never thought that one day, the Xu family would appear in Beijing and even dare to confront her.
How could the Fang family not know that Xu Yunfan stood up for Fang Zixi and cleared her name?
Except for Fang Zixi, the other members of the Fang family believed what Xu Yunfan said and were extremely satisfied with him. The two elders kept talking to Xu Yunfan, while Fang Zixi held Xiaobao in her arms and felt more relaxed than ever before.
"Brother-in-law, all the things have been loaded onto the carriage for you. Do you want to leave now?" Fang Peihong walked in from outside. His fourth brother and Qin Run went out to buy a lot of things, which filled up most of the carriage. He had to arrange for another carriage to come, otherwise, there would not be enough seats.
Qin Run couldn't wait any longer, "Yun Fan, let's go back now!"
"Yes, sure." Xu Yunfan said a few words to Fang's father and mother and then stood up. He didn't even need to call Xiaobao, because wherever his father went, this little follower would go.
Xiaobao moved down from Fang Zixi's knees, and before leaving, he did not forget to kiss Fang Zixi and Fang's father and mother, and did not forget to comfort Fang Zixi, "Daddy, don't be sad, Xiaobao will be back to sleep with you tonight, don't be afraid, Xiaobao has come to the capital, and he has to go see the grandfathers, otherwise he will not be well behaved."
"Well, our Xiaobao has grown up." Fang Zixi rubbed Xiaobao's face and smelled the milk scent on the child, feeling a lot more at ease.
Xu Yunfan had long legs, and he walked out of the hall in a short while. Xiaobao hurriedly called out, "Father, wait for Xiaobao."
"Hurry up, you're so slow, slower than a dung beetle. You can't even eat hot shit in time." Xu Yunfan stopped and waited for Xiaobao to run in. He grabbed Xiaobao's collar, lifted him up, and strode out.
The Fang family's father and son: "..."
Their carefully nurtured baby was treated so rudely by Xu Yunfan. The Fang family couldn't bear to watch, but Xiaobao was smiling happily, paddling his hands forward, flapping his feet, and looking quite excited.
Fang Zixi chuckled. When he was preparing the gift with Xu Yunfan and Qin Run, he realized that although Xu Yunfan seemed careless, he was actually very gentle and considerate.
Qin Run told him that Xu Yunfan was like this. No matter if he, Qin An or Qin Mu encountered sad things or were wronged outside, he would not scold them at the first time, but would patiently give just the right comfort, giving people a strong sense of security. It was precisely because of this that he became more and more moved.
Fang Zixi felt relieved that the child had Xu Yunfan as his father.
Qin Mansion.
"Master, lord..." Butler Qin ran in hurriedly from outside, shouting non-stop.
Qin Qian couldn't help but frowned, "What happened?"
His own housekeeper would never lose his temper like this. Housekeeper Qin was a soldier by his side in his early years. Later, he had to retire from the front due to injury. Because of his orphan status, Qin Qian let him stay in the Qin family as a housekeeper. Over the years, Housekeeper Qin has never made any mistakes. No matter big or small matters, he handles them perfectly. It is rare for him to make such a fuss like today.
Butler Qin didn't have time to catch his breath, "Master, outside... outside, everyone is saying that the young master is back."
“Bang!”
Lord Qin stood up suddenly, knocking over the teacup on the table. The cup fell to the ground, and the tea inside splashed on the surface of his shoes. He didn't care. His hand on the coffee table trembled, and he asked, "Who did you say is back?"
"Master, lord, hurry... hurry out..." Without waiting for the butler to reply, the soldier in charge of guarding the gate ran out of breath, one hand still pointing outside the door, and he was still catching his breath, "Master, young master... young master..."
The general's mansion is extremely large. The gatekeepers of other mansions are all ordinary servants, but Prince Xiao's mansion also has a general's mansion, and the soldiers responsible for guarding the gate are all soldiers trained by the two families.
Regardless of whether it was true or not, Lord Qin was already impatient. He didn't know where he got the strength from the man who usually looked listless. Qin Qian looked again, and in the blink of an eye, Lord Qin's figure was no longer in front of him.
Qin An got off the carriage and looked towards the gate of the Qin Mansion. "Wow, big brother, brother-in-law, this is Daddy's house? It looks so grand."
Xiaobao had a bag in his left hand, a bag in his right hand, a bag on his back, and another bag hung around his neck by Xu Yunfan. "Second Uncle, come and help me. Xiaobao has nowhere to hang anything."
Qin Run looked over and saw that Xiaobao's head and body were covered by several packages. He hurriedly said, "Yunfan, Xiaobao is still young. Don't hang so many things around his neck."
"Don't worry, I know my limits. These are just clothes, not heavy." Xu Yunfan took out another package and found that there was really no place to hang it on Xiaobao. "Go aside, Mu Ge'er, come here."
When Lord Qin and Qin Qian arrived at the gate, they saw three children with packages hanging from their bodies. A young man climbed onto the carriage and said through the curtain, "Brother Run, there are a few boxes in the carriage. What's in them? They're a bit heavy."
Qin Run outside had already attracted all his attention by the two people who appeared at the door.
When he saw Qin Run's face clearly, Lord Qin took a deep breath, his eyes immediately reddened, and he asked in disbelief with a trembling voice, "Are you Run'er? Are you my precious grandson?"
When asked this question, Lord Qin was already very sure that the boy in front of him was his beloved grandson.
Qin Run didn't remember much about the past, nor about his two grandfathers, but when he saw the two old men with red eyes, he was extremely sure, "My father is Qin Feiyu, and you are my grandfathers."
"My dear grandson, where have you been all these years?" Lord Qin staggered forward, hugged Qin Run, and choked with sobs, "Where have you been? Grandpa and I can't find you."
Before the Chinese New Year, Qin Feiyu finally returned home after rushing around. No one knew where Qin Feiyu had gone, but he brought back half a carriage full of food. He was in high spirits and extremely happy, with a smile on his face that never faded. After their repeated questioning, Qin Feiyu told them that he had found his son.
At that time, Lord Qin fainted on the spot, and Second Lord Qin ran back to the house to pack his things and asked Qin Feiyu to take them to find their grandson. Finally, Qin Feiyu had to persuade the elders to wait obediently in the capital.
I thought I would have to wait until August, but unexpectedly, Qin Run came to Beijing.
Lord Qin was so happy that he burst into tears. No matter how the tongue-tied Qin Run tried to comfort him, he just kept crying. Old General Qin stood with his back to him, his shoulders heaving. Qin Run had no choice but to call out to Xu Yunfan for help. "Yunfan!"
"What's wrong?" Xu Yunfan lifted the car curtain and stuck his head out. Seeing the man holding Qin Run, he raised his eyebrows and jumped out of the car and walked over. "Run'er, is this the most kind and gentle little grandfather that Daddy talked about, a beautiful and kind-hearted man?"
Lord Qin looked at Xu Yunfan, who was smiling at him with his big white teeth, and felt a little dazzled. He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment: "...Who are you?"
"Oh, Grandpa, I'm your grandson-in-law. I didn't expect you to be so young. I wasn't sure just now. I thought you were some uncle."
Even though he was already a grandfather, who wouldn't be happy to be praised by such a handsome man? Lord Qin couldn't cry anymore. He touched his face with one hand and laughed, "You are my grandson-in-law, not bad, not bad, the young man looks very energetic! By the way, who are they?"
Xu Yunfan turned sideways and said, "Grandpa, this is Qin An, and this is Qin Mu."
"Father, what about me?" Xiaobao squeezed over dissatisfiedly, looking up at Xu Yunfan eagerly, "Father, you haven't introduced Xiaobao to Grandpa yet."
Xu Yunfan slapped Xiaobao's head away and said, "You are not important and do not need a special introduction."
Lord Qin looked at this curiously, then at Xiaobao, who had a mushroom-cut haircut, a chubby little face, but surprisingly delicate features. He couldn't cry anymore. He couldn't get enough of looking at him, so how could he care less about crying? "Old man, come quickly, these are our grandchildren, come and see! My dear grandchildren, that's your grandfather."
Xu Yunfan smiled at Qin Qian, "Hello, Grandpa."
After Qin Qian finished looking at the children, his gaze fell on Qin Run. Seeing the faces of his grandson and son in the portraits, and after Qin Run and the others politely called him grandpa one by one, this battle-hardened man, who had been hacked and stabbed by the enemy and had never shed a tear despite the pain, couldn't help but tear up. "Hey, hurry up, let's go in. It's windy outside, be careful not to catch a cold."
"Grandpa, let's go in quickly, Xiaobao's neck is sore."
"Oh, my little grandson, come here, let grandpa help you get it." Seeing that Xiaobao was so cute, a big round and short lump, his little body was almost invisible, Qin Qian felt very distressed. He quickly took off the package on Xiaobao's neck, waved his hand to let other guards take the things in, and picked up Xiaobao himself. Lord Qin held one in each hand, and the two of them were very happy.
Qin Run followed Xu Yunfan, responding to Lord Qin's questions from time to time. When they arrived at a place, Qin Run paused, feeling mixed emotions.
This familiar scene was exactly the same as he remembered.
He had told Qin Er and the others about this, and even asked them if he had been to this place before, which was why such a scene appeared in his mind.
Qin Er and the others laughed and said that he thought too much, and told him not to think about those unrealistic things, and that only by working hard could he fill his stomach.
Xu Yunfan believed the same words for no reason, just because they came from his mouth. Xu Yunfan said at the time that he would help him find this place, and now, he has done it.
Suddenly being held by the hand, Xu Yunfan couldn't help but look at Qin Run, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I'm just happy." Qin Run glanced at the familiar scene around him, "Isn't Daddy at home?"
Lord Qin in the front turned around and said, "He's gone to burn incense with your second uncle and the others. It's about time to come back."
Qin Mu grabbed Master Qin's hand and looked up at him blankly, "Burning incense? Grandpa, do we have to go to the mountain to burn incense?"
"Yes, Brother Mu, do you want to go?" Lord Qin lowered his head and shook Qin Mu's hand lovingly. "If Brother Mu wants to go, Grandpa will take you there some other day, okay?"
Unexpectedly, when he said this, Qin Mu's face suddenly turned pale. He broke free from Lord Qin's hand in fear and ran to Xu Yunfan. He used his hands and feet to climb onto Xu Yunfan, refusing and shouting, "No, Mu'er, don't go. It's terrible, too terrible. There will be people chasing Mu'er on the mountain. They will beat me, brother, they will beat me, brother, it hurts."
Hearing this, Xu Yunfan's eyes darkened, and he quickly picked Qin Mu up. Qin Mu buried his head in Xu Yunfan's chest, his small body shaking badly. "It's okay, it's okay. Brother Fu is here. Brother Fu and Big Brother will protect you. If anyone dares to touch you, Brother Fu will kick him away. Our Brother Mu doesn't have to be afraid. Brother Mu is so brave that he's not even afraid of ghosts. How could he be afraid of a few petty thieves?"
"What's wrong?" Lord Qin and Qin An were startled by Qin Mu's sudden action and ran over one by one.
Qin Run patted Qin Mu on the back and shook his head at Lord Qin and the others, indicating that he didn't know either.
Lord Qin blamed himself and said, "Blame me, it's all my fault. Did I say something wrong and scared the child?"
Xu Yunfan shook the little person in his arms and looked at the two grandfathers with a complicated expression, "It's not Grandpa's fault, let's go in first."
This shouldn't be the case. Didn't Xiao Hengzhi say that Qin Mu looked a lot like that so-called Prince Xu? As a prince, he should be very famous in the capital. Why did Grandpa Qin and the others have no reaction when they saw Qin An?
This question was raised after Qin Kun and his companions returned home. After some greetings, the elders kept surrounding the child and no one mentioned the matter. Xu Yunfan became even more confused.
After dinner, Qin Run was really busy, so Xu Yunfan had to send Xiaobao back to Fang Zixi alone.
After sending Xiaobao to Fang Zixi, he went to Prince Xiao's Mansion that night.
Both the father-in-law and the son-in-law were men, so Xu Yunfan went straight to the point and asked his doubts.
Xiao Hengzhi said unhappily, "It's right not to react."
"Why?"
"Because Mu'er looks like Xu Wangba, just like him when he was a child. Although Mu'er looks about 30% like him now, you can't tell unless you look closely. But..."
However, Xiao Hengzhi and Fu Qingxu had been fighting since they were young. How awesome was Fu Qingxu when he was a child, Xiao Hengzhi would definitely remember it. On the contrary, the two elders of the Qin family were responsible for guarding the frontier and seldom returned to the capital. It was not until Qin Feiyu was fifteen that they decided to find a partner for him, and only then did the whole family return to the capital.
Therefore, Qin Feiyu grew up in the frontier since he was a child. When he returned to Beijing and saw the suave and handsome Xiao Hengzhi, he was captivated by him.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Hengzhi didn't think that Xu Yunfan was just talking about Mu Ge'er for the sake of conversation.
Xu Yunfan explained Qin Mu's abnormal behavior in the afternoon. "When Grandpa Qin mentioned burning incense, he reacted violently and even said he was being chased and beaten, and it hurt a lot."
Hearing this, Xiao Hengzhi's pressure dropped instantly, "What do you want me to do about this?"
Xu Yunfan: "I just want to know whether Brother Mu is Prince Xu's biological child."
In the past, Xu Yunfan was unwilling to let Xiao Hengzhi think deeply because of various concerns. When having dinner with the Qin family, Xu Yunfan secretly inquired about Fu Qingxu under the pretext of understanding the capital. He learned about Fu Qingxu's relationship with the Qin family and that they had lost a child. Xu Yunfan's mood was indescribable.
If Qin Mu was really from Prince Xu's Mansion, Xu Yunfan couldn't help but wonder whether he owed the Qin family something in his previous life, or whether he had dug up someone's ancestral grave and done something unscrupulous, so he had to bear the burden for the Qin family in this life.
Xu Yunfan took out the jade pendant that Qin Mu had given him earlier from his sleeve and said, "This is the jade pendant that belonged to Brother Mu. Father-in-law, please take it first. If it's not yours, remember to return it to me. It's very valuable."
It doesn’t matter whether the jade pendant is worth anything or not. What matters is that this is the only thing Qin Mu has to recognize his relatives, and it is also the thing left to him by his parents. Xu Yunfan must not lose it.
Xiao Hengzhi rolled his eyes at Xu Yunfan, took the jade pendant and took a look at it. When he saw the words on it and the special jade pendant, he already had the answer in his mind. He waved his hand and told Xu Yunfan to get out.
He has to go and verify this matter in person.
This son-in-law is a debt collector. I really owe him something.
If he were to say, they should have hidden Qin Mu well. Why did they have to tell Xu Wangba? Qin Mu's surname is Qin and he is a member of the Qin family according to his household registration. What does it have to do with Fu Qingxu?
However, even though he thought so, he was also a father, so Xiao Hengzhi couldn't say these words out loud.
Prince Xu's Mansion.
Dressed in gorgeous brocade clothes, with a piece of gold pendant on his waist worth thousands of gold, the extremely noble Fu Qingxu walked from left to right and from right to left with his hands behind his back. He seemed to be very annoyed, but the upward curve of his mouth showed that he was so happy that he was silly.
"Don't go. You walking back and forth makes me dizzy." Qin Qingfeng's words seemed to be blaming, but his smiling tone was different.
Fu Qingxu smiled cheerfully. In front of Qin Qingfeng, he had never called himself "King". "How can I sit still? I can't wait to go to the Qin family, but it's getting dark. What should we prepare as a gift? What about the children? Now my father-in-law's house will be lively, and Shao Ping and Shao An will have people to play with when they go back."
Qin Qingfeng laughed along, "Let's go out and have a look tomorrow. My nephew-in-law is here too, as is the Fang family's grandson who was adopted by my nephew. There are five of us, so we can't favor one over the other."
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