A maid entered the main house and reported to the Duke's wife, "Madam, Lord Pei wishes to see the Duke."
The Duke's wife wiped her tears and asked, "Which Master Pei is it?"
The maid replied, "It's Master Pei Ji, the Dali Temple Secretary."
The Duke's wife frowned. She hadn't taken care of the household for a long time and couldn't remember this person for a while.
Xu Rouning quickly explained, "Aunt, Master Pei's wife was the one who saved Tingyou, and Tingyou said that my uncle really likes Master Pei."
After a pause, he continued, "They also said that he looks very much like my deceased cousin."
"Like Sheng'er?" The Duke's wife was stunned, as if she thought of something, and immediately looked at Doctor Liu.
Doctor Liu immediately understood what she meant and said, "Madam, this method may be feasible..."
Hearing this, the Duke's wife's eyes lit up with hope and she said, "Quick! Let him in!"
As he spoke, he seemed to be unable to wait any longer and hurriedly stood up and walked out the door. Doctor Liu followed closely behind him, and Xu Rouning and several maids and nannies quickly caught up.
Ji Jingxu's heart tightened when he heard this. He was still young when Ji Jingsheng died. So many years have passed and he no longer remembers what he looked like.
He had met Pei Ji and knew that his father liked Pei Ji, but he had never heard him say that Pei Ji looked like Ji Jingsheng, and he had never noticed that Pei Ji looked like Ji Jingsheng.
"Heart disease needs heart medicine to treat it..."
Doctor Liu's words just now seemed to ring in his ears, and Ji Jingxu felt a little uneasy. If Pei Ji looked like Ji Jingsheng and solved his father's worries, then wouldn't all his efforts be in vain?
Upon hearing this, Liu Furong froze and frowned tightly.
Outside the door, the moment she saw Pei Ji, the Duke's wife was stunned and called out absentmindedly, "Sheng'er?"
Xu Rouning quickly supported her and said, "Aunt, this is Master Pei."
"Master Pei?" The Duke's wife came back to her senses and looked at Pei Ji intently. "So similar, so similar..."
Su Li was puzzled and looked at Xu Rouning inquiringly. Xu Rouning immediately introduced them, "Master Pei, Madam Pei, this is the Duke's wife."
The Duke's wife?
Is that Pei Ji’s grandmother?
She tilted her head: "Pei Ji, where is your jade pendant?"
Upon hearing this, Pei Ji immediately took out the jade pendant and handed it to the Duke's wife.
"this……"
The moment she saw the jade pendant, the Duke's wife was shocked. She reached out her hand and took it tremblingly: "This is, this is Sheng'er's jade pendant..."
She wouldn't be mistaken. The thread on the jade pendant was woven by her own hands. The pattern on the thread was also carefully designed by her. It was unique...
Looking at Pei Ji, who looked almost identical to Sheng'er, she had a vague suspicion, but it seemed impossible: "How could you, how could you have this jade pendant?"
Pei Ji knelt down and said, "I, your unfilial grandson Pei Ji, pay my respects to your grandmother..."
It really is!
The Duke's wife's eyes widened slightly, completely unable to believe it. She quickly pulled him up and asked cautiously again, "Are you Sheng'er's child? Are you really Sheng'er's child?"
Pei Ji's eyes were moist and his throat was choked with sobs: "Yes."
"hiss!"
Except for Su Li, everyone present had their eyes wide open, looking shocked.
What does this mean?
The prince who died young actually had a child?
And this child is Lord Pei who often comes to the Duke's Mansion?
Ji Jingxu, who had just emerged from the house, felt his mind buzz when he heard this. His eyes widened as he looked at Pei Ji in disbelief. This was impossible! Absolutely impossible!
If he was Ji Jingsheng's child, he would be the legitimate heir to the Duke's Mansion. Then, who was he? What was he?
Absolutely not!
He stepped forward to support the Duke's wife, "Mother, this is impossible. Don't believe him. Didn't you always say that my eldest brother was a good son? Then, given my eldest brother's character, how could he have left a child without the permission of his parents and the matchmaker, and without telling you and father?"
He looked at Pei Ji with a sinister look and said, "I think he probably knows that he looks like Big Brother, so he's trying to trick you."
Su Li sneered in his heart. If Pei Ji returned to his ancestral home, Ji Jingxu would have no chance of becoming a Duke. Of course, he was not happy about Pei Ji's return.
But Pei Ji was indeed a child of the Ji family, the biological son of the late Prince Ji. How could he deny it with just a few words?
Pei Ji glanced indifferently at Ji Jingxu, who was strongly hostile to him, and was about to speak when he heard the voice of the Duke's wife.
"No," the Duke's wife shook her head and insisted, "He has Sheng'er's jade pendant, he is Sheng'er's child, there is no mistake..."
"Mother! You're so confused! Big brother's jade pendant was lost outside the capital. He must have found it somewhere..."
Ji Jingsheng tried hard to persuade him.
However, the Duke's wife remained unmoved. She pulled Pei Ji into the house and said, "Good boy, go in and see your grandfather. Tell him that you are Sheng'er's child... Save him..."
A group of people rushed back into the house, leaving Ji Jingxu standing there with a grim expression and clenched fists.
"Sheng'er, it was Dad who implicated you. If you hadn't saved Dad back then, you wouldn't have died at such a young age. You were only eighteen years old..."
Duke Ji on the bed was still talking in a daze, which made people feel distressed.
Xu Rouning stepped forward and pulled Tingyou: "Tingyou, get up first and let your elder brother see your grandfather."
Ji Tingyou was crying with tears in his eyes. He stood up obediently and asked sobbingly: "What big brother?"
Then he saw Pei Ji and Su Li approaching: "Sister Su, Brother Pei?"
Su Li nodded at him.
Pei Ji stepped forward and knelt in front of the bed. Looking at Duke Ji who was still talking nonsense, he felt very uncomfortable.
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