Actually, just now, Madam Qi wanted to bring the child to the gate of the mansion to greet her daughter-in-law, so that she could see the child as soon as possible.
But then I thought, there are many people outside, and my wife is already ill from sadness. What if she gets excited and faints, or what if she has an attack and can't be controlled?
Madam Qi was not afraid of losing face for the Wei family, nor was she afraid of the gossip of the people, but she did not want outsiders to gossip about her daughter-in-law. As a woman herself, she was already pitiful enough.
Soon, the servants brought in the child and his foster mother.
The child walked in front, and the woman walked behind.
Hua's gaze fell on the child's face, and she was taken aback. The child's face and features really did look too much like her husband, even more so than Kaiyang.
However, the child's appearance did not resemble his own at all.
He was a little shorter than Kaiyang, but about the same size. Without realizing it, Hua Shi was comparing the child in front of her to Kaiyang.
Suddenly, Hua realized something: why didn't he feel any emotional turmoil when facing this child? On the contrary, the initial chaos he felt while waiting had gradually subsided.
Meanwhile, Madam Qi and her son Wei Zizheng, who were present, were also paying close attention to Madam Hua's every move, not wanting to miss her joy at seeing her child. They were also thinking that if they noticed any signs of her losing control of her emotions, they would immediately call for Physician Liu.
But, surprisingly, it was completely quiet?
Or was it because he was too excited and had lost his composure?
Because of Hua's reaction, Qi originally wanted to call Tong'er forward to call her "Mother," but her son stopped her with a look.
The child also looked at Hua Shi cautiously and curiously. As long as the adults didn't speak, he stood there obediently.
Is this very beautiful lady my own mother?
He had never known before that the person who raised him was not his biological mother, but his adoptive mother. It was only a month ago that she suddenly told him.
Then, a few days later, the family came to pick him and his adoptive mother up and brought them to the capital, where they moved into a courtyard that was many times larger than his previous home.
The servants and servants all respectfully called him Young Master.
After arriving here, he put on robes made of fine materials that he had never worn before. His grandmother ordered people to cook different dishes and snacks, and whatever he liked to eat would appear in front of him the next day.
His grandfather also liked him. After court, he would take him to the study and teach him to practice calligraphy.
My father's official rank seemed to be lower than my grandfather's, but he was busier. Since I entered the household, I've only seen him a few times. However, the way my father looked at me was always joyful.
Today, I finally saw my mother, but she didn't seem to like me very much. Unlike my grandmother, she didn't cry and laugh, nor did she hug me tightly like she did, until she couldn't breathe.
Wherever he went, his grandmother's eyes followed, as if afraid that he would disappear in the blink of an eye.
"Alright, Tong'er, go back to your room and read. Your mother has traveled a long way back and must be exhausted," Wei Zizheng said quickly.
The woman, who was also the child's adoptive mother, hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward, took the child's hand, and turned to leave.
Madam Qi wanted to ask her daughter-in-law what was wrong. For the past six years, she had thought about her every day and longed for her every night, she didn't know how many tears she had shed. But Tong'er was right in front of her, so why was she reacting like this?
Wei Zizheng realized what his mother was about to say, then gently shook his head, got up and walked to his wife's side, saying softly, "You must be tired from the journey. Shall we eat something first, or go back to rest?"
Knowing his wife as he did, he assumed she would say she didn't want to eat and wanted to go back to her room to rest.
"Let's eat first. Oh, and tell the kitchen to make a batch of beef meatballs too," Hua said.
The mother and son next to them were stunned. They looked at each other, wondering if there was still someone who was thinking about eating something?
So, is she alright or not?
However, neither the mother nor the daughter dared to ask any more questions. Qi quickly sent the old woman at the door to inform the kitchen.
The hall was so quiet it was unsettling, so Madam Qi quickly found an excuse to leave.
"Caiying, you?" Wei Zi wanted to talk to his wife, but didn't know how to start.
He had always thought he understood his wife, but suddenly, he couldn't figure out what she was thinking. What was going on? What had happened to her while she was away from Beijing?
We can't just abandon our wife and go ask the others who came with us!
Could it be that the wife's condition is related to the large and small child?
About fifteen minutes later, someone from the kitchen came to ask if the food was ready to be served.
Hua finally spoke again, asking if the two guests who had come with him had finished washing up and inviting them over for dinner.
When Hong Xiaoduo and Kaiyang followed Ruanniang to the dining hall, they found only Qi Shi, her son and daughter-in-law, and two maids inside; they did not see the child.
"You must be starving, come and sit down," Madam Qi said, and she sat down.
"Lord Wei hasn't returned yet?" Hong Xiaoduo didn't stand on ceremony and asked as she sat down.
"My father has been investigating Tong'er's matter lately, and he probably has a lot of official documents piled up. He shouldn't be back until this evening," Wei Zizheng told him, without mentioning that he had sent someone to inform his father when they arrived at the city gate.
It wasn't that his father's official rank was so high that he wouldn't care whether his daughter-in-law came back or not. Of course, he wasn't sure if his father would drop the pile of official documents and rush back if he went to report to his father and found out that the two people his father had been talking about had also come.
Based on his understanding of his father, it shouldn't be like that.
The situation was completely different when the father repeatedly took leave to investigate Tong'er's matter!
"Young Lady Hong, Kaiyang, don't be so polite," Madam Qi greeted warmly.
With her beloved grandson alive and back by her side, and her daughter-in-law also back, Madam Qi felt more relaxed than ever before and was in an exceptionally good mood.
"Now that we're here, we certainly won't stand on ceremony. Please don't mind that we eat too much, Madam." Hong Xiaoduo now felt more at ease about Kaiyang's return, seeing that the other two members of the Wei family were also good people.
Just then, the kitchen staff brought over some beef meatballs. When Hua saw them, she quickly pointed at Kaiyang and said, "Put them in front of Kaiyang; he likes them."
Beef meatballs were placed in front of Kaiyang.
Qi and her son exchanged a glance and quickly looked away, but Hong Xiaoduo noticed their reactions.
Although Hong Xiaoduo wasn't present when the Hua family met with the child, she could roughly guess what was going on based on their reactions and the fact that the child wasn't at the dinner table.
It seems that the scene of the Hua family mother and son meeting did not unfold as expected.
Otherwise, would Hua be able to sit here so calmly, knowing that meatballs are Kaiyang's favorite, and have them placed in front of him?
If she had truly accepted it in her heart, she should have already hugged that child and cried her heart out. Even if the child had already eaten lunch, she would still have her long-lost son sitting here with her!
The dishes on the table were plentiful and tasted delicious. Hong Xiaoduo, Kaiyang, and Hua Shi ate with great relish, but Qi Shi and her son seemed to have lost their appetite, and the two of them were quite uneasy...
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