"Head Yin, did you see that?"
"Yes, yes, did he ask?"
"If he sees it, he'll definitely ask about it; it's almost become a knot in his heart."
Why is everyone suddenly talking about Guard Yin? Hong Xiaoduo looked at the people around her with some confusion.
Seeing that they all had something to ask Hong Xiaoduo, Kaiyang walked over to the frightened servant whose face had turned pale and asked, "Are you alright?"
Don't underestimate Kaiyang just because he's young; he can tell right from wrong. This young man probably thought these guards would harm them, and even though he was terrified, he still offered to help them.
The servant shook his head, still hesitating whether to stand there and wait for the guards to give the order before leaving, or to take advantage of their distraction and leave quickly.
Unlike him, the master's guards were servants he had been bought into the manor from slave traders by the steward.
But they are not.
"Don't worry, it's alright. Thank you for earlier." Kaiyang thanked him sincerely.
After thinking for a moment, Kaiyang remembered that he still had some good food on him. He looked down and took out a few pieces of shortbread wrapped in oil paper and some peach shortbread from the brocade pouch at his waist. "Oh right, here, have this. It's really delicious."
"Ah, thank you, young master, but this servant refuses, it's not appropriate." The servant quickly declined.
"It's alright. If you don't accept it, I'll go and complain to your parents." Kaiyang threatened him when he saw that he didn't dare to take it.
The servant immediately froze, staring blankly at the object in his hand.
Kaiyang wanted to play with the servant for a while, but when he saw Hong Xiaoduo waving at him and walking towards the front yard with the guards, he quickly followed.
Watching Kaiyang's departing figure, the servant carefully stuffed the things in his hands into his bosom.
After being sold into Lord Wei's household, he felt quite lucky. The master was not harsh on his servants, and they were able to eat their fill. Sometimes, the head maid would also share some pastries with everyone.
The pastries were certainly not bought by the head maid herself; they were purchased on the orders of the madam.
However, this was the first time he had been given such a private gift, especially since the recipient was a distinguished guest of an adult, and the recipient was a young master younger than him.
This young master looks very much like the young master that the adults found, and he is also dressed in the finest materials.
However, this young master just now didn't have the slightest bit of airs of a young master.
Unlike the young master in the adult's house, who looked at me with the gaze of a master looking at a servant.
Hua Shi sat alone in his room for nearly an hour, his mind still in turmoil.
I don't know what to choose, what should I do!
She knew her father-in-law's ways; he would never easily accept a lost grandson just because he was his only grandson who had been found again. He would definitely have conducted a thorough investigation.
So, was that child really my poor Tong'er?
But why didn't his heart feel the excitement it should have? Hua raised his hand and pressed it to his chest.
She felt no elation or excitement over the child; she was still more eager to leave with Lady Hong and Kaiyang and continue being with them.
The parents-in-law and husband have already accepted the child, and the formal recognition of kinship and lineage will be held soon. The matter is basically settled, and whether I accept the child or not will not change anything.
When Hong Xiaoniangzi and Kaiyang leave, will her in-laws and husband agree to her leaving with them? They won't understand her actions; they'll think it's incomprehensible—abandoning her own child but unable to let go of another child with no blood relation? They'll think she's lost her mind or gone mad!
What to do? It's not impossible for her to insist on leaving. She doesn't care what rumors might circulate. Her in-laws and husband can take good care of the child. But wouldn't it be too cruel to the child?
Am I being too selfish in making this decision?
Hua Shi also considered it. If she stayed in the mansion, even if she didn't really accept and acknowledge the child, at least the family would be truly reunited. However, just thinking about it made Hua Shi feel heartbroken and twisted with pain at the thought of not being able to see Kaiyang again.
After comforting his son for most of the afternoon, Wei Zizheng, thinking about his wife's unusual behavior, hurriedly returned to his courtyard and saw his two maids, Dayu and Xiaoyu, and Ruanniang all outside.
Wei Zizheng quickly gestured for Ruan Niang to step aside and have her recount in detail the slightly unusual events that had occurred on the way back from the capital.
He felt that his wife's unusual answer must lie within this.
Ruanniang said that nothing unusual happened on the way out of the capital, and the lady's emotions were very stable, just like when she was in the mansion.
The most noticeable change was that ever since that night when he woke up from a nightmare, he'd become somewhat erratic and, without being watched, ran outside.
When they found them on the street, they saw the lady holding the young master named Kaiyang tightly, refusing to let go.
Later, he held a shard of porcelain to his throat and threatened to kill himself to see the young master. It was terrifying. He found out where Miss Hong and her party were staying and found her. Fortunately, Miss Hong was kind-hearted and agreed.
After that, the lady's condition improved. When the young lady overheard the lady mentioning the name Tong'er, she asked if it was from the residence of Lord Wei Junpei in the capital. Then the young lady suddenly changed her mind and said that she would accompany the lady and personally deliver it to the mansion in the capital.
Upon hearing this, Wei Zizheng thought for a moment and asked, "Then why did you change your mind halfway through, and only she and Kaiyang came along?"
He didn't pay much attention to this issue when his wife and her entourage returned to the mansion and Yan Qian reported it to him.
“I don’t know the specifics, but we were resting and eating by the roadside that noon when we ran into Dongzhi and Chang Yuanlu. Then, Miss Hong said that she was traveling with Young Master Kaiyang and that the others had something urgent to attend to and wouldn’t be traveling together,” Ruanniang replied.
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
