"I am deeply grateful to all of you for coming to my residence to congratulate me and witness the reunion of my family. As you all know, seven years ago, my grandson, who was not yet one year old, went missing. Later, his clothes and shoes that he was wearing that night were found in the woods outside the capital."
At that time, Wei also thought that his grandson had been killed, but unexpectedly, he would see the child again in his lifetime.
Some time ago, during a trial at the Dali Temple, I inadvertently obtained a clue about my grandson. Following that clue, I brought back a child, and a man named Wei thought he was my grandson who had survived the ordeal. However, to my surprise, it turned out to be a carefully crafted scam set up for Wei.
Fortunately, while her daughter-in-law, Hua, was out relaxing, she unexpectedly encountered her son, who was none other than my own grandson, Wei Kaiyang.
This matter was originally a family affair of mine, and I didn't intend to talk about it today. However, since Lord Gu raised his doubts in public, I naturally have to speak about it.
"Lord Gu, did you understand?" Wei Junpei asked with a smile as he finished speaking.
"So that's what happened. Who was it, so wicked?"
"This is a really clever plan. Lord Wei has only had one son for three generations, so his offspring are already few. The young mistress is in poor health because of that child and has been unable to conceive again. Young Lord Wei is devoted to his wife and refuses to take a concubine. If this fake child is successfully impersonated, then after the two lords pass away, everything in the manor will be in our hands."
Hearing the surrounding chatter, Lord Gu's expression did not change much: "Such a bizarre thing? Who is so bold as to plot against you, Lord Wei?"
Furthermore, in my opinion, the previous child seems to resemble your son more. How can you be so sure, Lord Wei, that this child wasn't someone with ulterior motives impersonating you?
Perhaps this one is the fake?
Faced with Lord Gu's aggressive questioning, Lord Wei suppressed his anger and was about to continue arguing with him when the gatekeeper suddenly ran over: "Reporting to you, sir, someone from the palace has arrived with congratulatory gifts and is right outside the gate."
Someone from the palace has arrived? Lord Wei was just wondering who it could be, after all, the one on the dragon throne was most averse to princes having close relationships with ministers.
Fine, whoever it is, he has to go pick them up in person.
He had only taken a few steps with his wife and children to go to the gate of the mansion to greet someone when he saw several eunuchs dressed in palace robes approaching.
The head eunuch held the imperial edict in his hand, while the others behind him each carried a gift box.
"Lord Wei, today is a joyous occasion for your household. I have come in myself without your assistance. Wei Junpei, receive the imperial decree." The eunuch carrying the imperial decree stopped in front of Wei Junpei with a smile.
Wei Junpei and his wife quickly knelt down. As Wei Zizheng and his wife knelt, they secretly tugged at their son's sleeve, and Kaiyang also knelt down.
Actually, Kaiyang hesitated for a moment. Although he was a beggar, he knew that he had to kneel when he met the emperor or high-ranking officials.
However, he also remembered what Hong Xiaoduo had said: "A man's knees are worth gold; he should only kneel to heaven and earth and to his parents." But now that his grandparents, father, and mother had all knelt, he should kneel too.
For no other reason than that he didn't want others to laugh at his grandfather and father for going through so much hardship and waiting day and night, only to find a child who didn't know manners.
Kaiyang was distracted and didn't hear the contents of the imperial edict read by the eunuch. He didn't dare to look up. His mother got up and pulled him up before he stood up.
"Kaiyang, these are all bestowed upon you by His Majesty." After receiving the imperial edict, Wei Junpei turned to Kaiyang and said.
Upon hearing this, Kaiyang, though unsure how to properly express his gratitude to the Emperor, lifted the corner of his robe and knelt down again: "Wei Kaiyang thanks Your Majesty for your grace and wishes Your Majesty a long life."
When I was a beggar, I saw scenes performed on the stage. If I followed those scenes, I should be able to do them pretty well.
The imperial edict was delivered by Eunuch Fu, who was by the emperor's side. He looked at Kaiyang and said with a smile, "As expected of Lord Wei's grandson, not bad, not bad. Child, get up quickly."
Actually, if this were the young master of a prominent family, although he might be a little nervous, he would generally say that he would study hard and serve the court in the future.
Unlike this child, who is simple but never lacks manners.
Kaiyang stood up and stepped back to his mother's side.
"By the way, Lord Wei, I just arrived and vaguely heard Lord Gu say something about whether it was an imposter or not?" Eunuch Fu asked with a smile.
Having no other choice, Wei Junpei had to recount the whole story again.
Upon hearing this, Eunuch Fu was very surprised and said, "There is such a thing? Please continue, I will stay and taste the feast of your Wei family today."
After saying that, Grandpa Fu looked around, clearly looking for an empty seat.
Of course, Grandpa Fu's intention to watch the drama unfold was even more obvious.
Lord Wei could not allow someone representing His Majesty to be seated so casually, so he quickly ordered the steward to add another table at the head of the table.
"Lord Wei, please continue to enlighten us. How can you be so sure that the previous child was an imposter and this one is the real one? If you say that this child has a birthmark that is unique to your grandson, it doesn't make sense that the previous child didn't have it." Minister Gu glanced at Eunuch Fu, who was sitting down and drinking tea, and raised his voice a little higher than before.
Lord Wei looked at the other party coldly and said, "Because I know a master who knows the secret technique of identifying blood relations."
"The secret technique for identifying blood relations, Lord Wei, you don't mean blood-drop kinship testing, do you? You haven't forgotten, have you? A few years ago, because of a case, the Court of Judicial Review and the Ministry of Justice jointly conducted a verification, and it proved that the blood-drop kinship testing method is not accurate and was not adopted." Minister Gu's smile deepened.
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