The space remained quiet. Hong Xiaoduo wrote on the message board that she wanted Old Man Luo to help with the paternity test. Then she placed the woman's hair, fingernails, and bloodstained cloth on the table. As she turned to leave, she felt as if she had forgotten something.
"A message was left, and the woman's hair, fingernails, and bloodstains were also placed here? That's right, it's about doing a paternity test for that woman and Kaiyang?"
"Oh dear, look at my pig brain, how could I forget such a crucial and important thing?" Hong Xiaoduo tapped her head in utter frustration and quickly left the space.
To conduct a paternity test on Kaiyang and the woman, samples from both parties are required, namely biological tissues such as blood, oral mucosal cells, and hair.
He collected a complete set of test samples for the woman, but forgot about the test sample of another key person, Kaiyang.
After leaving the space, Hong Xiaoduo got up and walked outside. Feiyan, who was about to extinguish the candle, was stunned. When she arrived at the door, she saw Hong Xiaoduo knocking on the door of Yangshui's room.
The person inside wasn't sleepy at all, and the lights were still on. It was Kaiyang who opened the door.
"Is she here again?" Kaiyang asked immediately when he saw it was Hong Xiaoduo.
The other children in the room also came over. Hong Xiaoduo smiled and shook her head, saying, "No, I came here so that you can rest early. Even if you can't sleep, you can still go to bed."
Especially you, Kaiyang, did a great job tonight.
As she spoke, she reached out and gently smoothed Kaiyang's hair from top to bottom, her fingers running through his loosened hair.
What seemed like an unintentional action resulted in a strand of hair slipping through her fingers on the third stroke.
Children are more curious than adults, and Hong Xiaoduo didn't want to lie to them, so she chose this method to take Kaiyang's hair, and only took this one piece.
Just as I left the space, I suddenly realized that taking the three things from the woman earlier was actually unnecessary.
Old Luo is quite reliable. If I asked him to do a paternity test, he would definitely find a professional agency. The equipment is advanced; a single hair is enough.
"Yes, you can spend time with her however you want, but if she asks you for me, you absolutely cannot agree to it," Kaiyang emphasized, tilting his head back with obvious concern.
He hadn't forgotten the old man he met on the street last year, who also liked him and wanted to adopt him as his grandson.
Being liked is a happy thing, but he doesn't want to be separated from his older brothers, sisters, younger sisters, the person in front of him, and his master because of it. He is happy and content every day now, and he doesn't want anything to change.
Although I felt a strange sense of closeness to that woman during our brief time together, and even fantasized that my own mother must have felt the same way, seeing her cry made me feel sad. But I couldn't separate from everyone just because I sympathized with her.
Kaiyang's words and expression caused Hong Xiaoduo, who was usually quick-witted, to pause slightly.
She quickly organized her thoughts, gently stroked his nose with her finger, and laughed, "Of course, you're not an object that I would give to anyone who asks for you."
"Unless, she's your biological mother." With that, Hong Xiaoduo turned and left.
Kaiyang breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the assurance. He quickly returned to his bedside, took off his shoes and outer robe, and prepared to rest.
After seeing Hong Xiaoduo off at the door, Tian Shu watched her leave and enter the room, then turned to look at Kai Yang, who was already lying down, and frowned slightly.
As she closed the door, she wondered if it had just been a joke she made to tease her sixth brother, or if she was overthinking it again.
His master talked to him and told him not to overthink or speculate about her, saying that she cared a lot about the seven siblings.
Thinking of his master's words, Tian Shu took a deep breath and tried to get rid of the strange feeling in his heart.
My master said that distrusting her would hurt her feelings.
Back in her room, Hong Xiaoduo sighed and sat back on the edge of the bed. Kaiyang's cautiousness made her dare not do much preparation.
And the way Tian Shu looked at her just now, so perceptive, really made her feel like she'd been caught doing something wrong.
"Feiyan, turn off the lights and rest." Coming back to his senses, he quickly said when he saw Feiyan waiting for him.
Feiyan extinguished the candle, plunging the room into darkness. Hong Xiaoduo entered the space again, wrapped up Kaiyang's hair in her hand, made a note of it, and placed it with the things that had been brought in earlier. She was indeed a little tired after a whole night of fussing. She noticed that there seemed to be some more things on the storage cabinet in the space, but she didn't linger to check.
Exhausted, yet still unable to fall asleep. If the paternity test results showed that Kaiyang was indeed that woman's son and Minister Wei's grandson, that would be truly amazing and exciting!
Although I have long regarded these seven children as family, and have thought more than once that it would be nice to stay in this dynasty, be with them, and watch them grow up, get married and have children.
However, Hong Xiaoduo still hoped that Kaiyang was a child of the Wei family.
In that way, Kaiyang would have a real home, with real family members who would love and care for him.
As dawn broke, of the ten people in Hong Xiaoduo's group, only Quan Jinghuai remained awake. He didn't go out for breakfast alone but instead practiced breathing exercises by the window.
Around noon, Feiyan and the other children gradually woke up.
Hong Xiaoduo was the last to wake up, and only when she got up did she realize it was already afternoon.
"Have you all had lunch?" Hong Xiaoduo asked Feiyan, who was tidying her bed, while washing up.
"We've already eaten. That lady wanted to invite us to a restaurant, but Tian Shu and the others declined. So, the restaurant ordered a meal and had it delivered to the inn. Just now, upon learning that you were awake, she went to the restaurant to cook again," Fei Yan replied.
“At first, Tian Shu and the others refused to eat, but Brother Quan spoke up and they finally ate. Brother Quan said that if you feel uncomfortable after you wake up, we can give them some money, or we can treat them to a meal in return,” Fei Yan added.
Hong Xiaoduo laughed after hearing this, "Everyone was exhausted last night and didn't get much rest, so it's not inappropriate to eat their feast. By the way, where are they? Why are they so quiet?"
"They're all sitting and talking in the downstairs hall so as not to disturb your rest. Without your approval, the lady couldn't even take them to the tailor shop to buy new clothes. They seem to be in good spirits today," Fei Yan said with a smile.
Hong Xiaoduo recalled that when she first woke up, she went into her space. The paternity test kit on the table was gone, and Old Man Luo's message was very concise—OK.
They didn't ask any questions or waste any words. Based on that alone, Hong Xiaoduo decided that once Old Man Luo deciphered the key and determined the task for her, as long as it wasn't murder or arson or anything that went against her values, she would do her best to complete it, no matter how difficult.
Now, let's go downstairs and wait for the free lunch. After we eat, we can check the space again; maybe we'll see the test results then...
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