Chapter 378 Please invite Mrs. Song over
"He is only Song Yu's adoptive father. Lord Du is our father-in-law."
"Godson, your mother was right. We were able to go and pay our respects yesterday, which was a great honor for him. It's a pity that he was unlucky and passed away so early. He couldn't handle the wealth and honor."
Xiao Hongyi spoke in a sarcastic tone with a smug smile on his face.
Xiao Chengqian thought he had seen it wrong, but when he looked closely, he saw that the smile on his father's face was still the same.
Song Mingen came from a humble background, so it was normal for his father to look down on him.
I always feel that my father's smile is a little strange.
"Father, are you hiding something from me?"
Xiao Hongyi frowned, "What could father possibly hide from you?"
"We have officers stationed on both streets of our mansion. And the day Grandpa and Grandma disappeared, you seemed very worried, and Father seemed afraid they'd come back. Did you do something Grandpa and Grandma couldn't forgive? Or did you have a mistress outside without telling Mother?"
Lin Yutang immediately glared at Xiao Hongyi!
"Asshole!" Xiao Hongyi's face darkened. "Father dotes on your mother wholeheartedly. How could he have a mistress and a son outside to compete with you for the throne?"
Xiao Chengqian quickly admitted his mistake, "Father, I was just making random guesses. Please punish me!"
Lin Yutang pleaded, "Your Majesty, I believe you wouldn't do anything to let me down, but my godchild also cares about me and doesn't want me to be wronged. He's also afraid that our parents will catch you doing something wrong and punish you. My godchild is also doing this out of filial piety, so please don't punish him."
Xiao Hongyi looked at his wife and children with a bitter taste in his mouth.
If they knew the truth, they probably wouldn't be able to accept it.
Only when Gan'er reaches a high position can he tell the truth.
"Godson, considering your filial piety, your father will not punish you. From now on, you must not speculate about your father at will."
"Yes, Father, but I still feel that Father is hiding something from us."
Xiao Hongyi felt that if he didn't explain, his godson would start to overthink things. "They're sending more people to defend the city because they're worried the political parties might harm Dad! Your grandparents have always been strict with Dad. After eighteen years of freedom and comfort, they suddenly returned. Dad's naturally afraid."
After hearing what he said, Xiao Chengqian's doubts remained, but he would know sooner or later.
"Father, it was my fault. I will go back and read the family rules as punishment."
"Tangtang, shall we continue?"
Lin Yutang was in a bad mood. She was wondering whether Xiao Hongyi was keeping a mistress without telling her.
She casually threw the chess piece in her hand back into the chess box and said, "Your Highness, I am pregnant now and cannot sit for long. I am a little tired now. Let's play another game another day."
The Crape Myrtle Garden in the mansion in the east of the city.
"Has anyone from the Jiang family gone to pay their respects these past two days?"
Nanny Hua: "There are hardly any people here. Although Song Mingen is Old Jiang's son-in-law, he's just a commoner. How much does his presence here have to do with Song Yu? Oh, by the way, someone said Du Zhihuan's biological mother, Song Mingzhu, went to pay her respects yesterday. She cried so bitterly that you could hear her outside the Jiang residence."
Zhuang Liyue sarcastically said, "Song Mingzhu actually cares so much about Song Mingen. No wonder all the hard work she put in over the years was ruined in an instant!"
Aunt Hua said, "Fortunately, she had a woman's opinion, otherwise His Royal Highness would have married Du Zhihuan."
"I can only say that she was a little unlucky."
Aunt Hua continued, "Jiang Yunwan is still pregnant with Song Mingen's child."
"It doesn't matter. Let her give birth to the baby. It's hard to say whether the baby can grow up."
Aunt Hua frowned, feeling somewhat concerned. "Once the child is born, the couple will be in Beijing. If they go to see the child...ah!"
Aunt Hua suddenly exclaimed.
Zhuang Liyue sighed, "You're already old, but you're still so jumpy."
"Madam, neither Jiang Yunwan nor Song Yu can stay!"
Zhuang Liyue looked at her in shock, "What do you mean?"
"Of course, the mother and daughter know Song Mingen's true appearance. If the couple returns and goes to the Du family to discuss the marriage again, they will naturally meet Song Yu and Jiang Yunwan. If Song Mingen is really the child, wouldn't they be able to tell?"
Zhuang Liyue's expression instantly became solemn. She actually ignored this matter.
Although Song Mingen is gone, she is still not sure whether Song Mingen is still there or not?
"Song Mingen just left, and Jiang Yunwan and Song Yu got into trouble one after another. The Jiang family will notice something is wrong. And Song Mingen's true appearance, how could the Jiang family not have seen it? It's not wise to attack them."
Nanny Hua said, "But what if Song Mingen is the child? If the couple meets Jiang Yunwan and her daughter, it will be a disaster! So far, no suspicious people have appeared in the Gu family or Prince Rong's mansion. Song Mingen is very likely the child."
Zhuang Liyue looked impatient. She thought she could rest assured now that Song Mingen was gone, but there were still so many uncertainties.
She was careless!
"So what do you think we should do?"
"Jiang Yunwan and her daughter can't stay, and neither can the Jiang family..."
Zhuang Liyue glared at her: "Do you think it's possible?"
"This..." Nanny Hua thought for a moment, "Isn't Song Mingen the adopted son of the Song family? We can invite the old lady of the Song family to find out whether Song Mingen is the real one or not, and then make plans for the next step."
Zhuang Liyue tapped the table and said, "Let Chen Chao personally invite the people here tonight so as not to alert the rest of the Song family."
"Okay, ma'am." Nanny Hua turned around and was about to leave.
"Wait, add more people to the city gate. I want to be the first to know when these two enter the city."
"yes!"
The two people who were being missed were now at an alley opposite Fenggong Academy.
"Ning'er, wake up quickly. It's time to go to Fenggong Academy."
Gu Yining looked over and saw more than a dozen noble ladies walking out of Chaofeng Palace Academy one after another.
After waiting for half a minute, a face from the painting appeared in sight. "Ah Xu, the girl in the lotus-colored dress is Du Zhihuan."
"Miss, it's been two days. I don't have classes this afternoon. Should I go over there and take a look?"
Du Zhihuan looked a little tired. "Let's wait a little longer. If he figures it out, he'll come looking for us. We have a rare half-day off this afternoon, so let's get some rest."
Not long after Du Zhihuan's carriage left, Gu Yining asked Lu An to drive and follow.
A quarter of an hour later, Tian Xiao got into the carriage from the front, "Your Majesty, Madam, someone is following Du Zhihuan."
"What?" The couple looked at each other.
Who would follow Du Zhihuan?
"Ah Xiao, get off the car in front and find out who is following her."
"yes."
"Ning'er, Du Zhihuan, you've seen the real person now. Shall we go back to the inn first?"
Gu Yining had originally wanted to test Du Zhihuan's character, but now that someone was following her, it would be a bit troublesome. Exposing their whereabouts would be disastrous. "Alright, let's go back to the inn first."
Before going to bed at night, Song Yu checked Song Mingen carefully again and returned to his room after finding nothing wrong.
"Miss, Ah Qi just came back. Du Zhihuan is back from school today and has been at the Song residence all afternoon."
Song Yu: "Has Ah Qi found anyone who belongs to Prince Mu?"
Bai Lan smiled and said, "Aqi said he noticed he was being followed this afternoon, but he quickly lost track of it. He just came back looking visibly panicked, thinking he'd been exposed."
"I understand. Go down and sleep."
At the same time, Chen Chao came to Xiangyun Road dressed as a night watchman.
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