She didn't say anything just now, that not accepting Kaiyang was a loss for Qishan Academy, nor did she tell Kaiyang to study harder so that Tan Jijiu would regret it later, nor did she say anything about studying hard, making a name for himself, or anything like that.
Wei Junpei suddenly realized that he was too narrow-minded at his age!
He even had an idea: should Kaiyang continue to follow her, and should she be the one to teach him?
"Mother, what are you doing here?" With his worries gone, Kaiyang remembered the important matter and asked.
Mu Rongjing reached out to serve Lord Wei a cup of tea, then pricked up her ears to listen, wanting to hear how she would explain things to Kaiyang.
"Do you still remember Uncle Yuefan?" Hong Xiaoduo asked Kaiyang first.
“I remember, Uncle Dong Yuefan from Mopan Town. He’s gone back to the capital? So Mother came to see him?” Kaiyang asked happily.
If Uncle Yuefan returns to the capital, he will have another familiar face in this unfamiliar place.
“There’s a case where he was framed and is currently imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice’s jail. I heard about it after leaving the city, which is why I came back.” Hong Xiaoduo felt she could tell Kaiyang about this.
The surname Dong, the prison of the Ministry of Justice? These two keywords made Wei Junpei's eyes widen immediately as he looked at Mu Rongjing: "Could he be the youngest son of Prime Minister Dong?"
Mu Rongjing suppressed a laugh and nodded. Sure enough, even Lord Wei couldn't believe it when he heard it.
"Xiaoduo, do you know that good-for-nothing from the Dong family?" Wei Junpei wanted to confirm again.
From those few words, it's not hard to tell that Hong Xiaoduo and her grandson not only know Dong Xiang's good-for-nothing youngest son, but they also have a close relationship. Her grandson even calls that kid "uncle"!
"Well, when I brought the seven of them to Mopan Town, we ran into someone I knew," Hong Xiaoduo briefly explained the situation.
"Grandfather, Uncle Yuefan treated us so well. He didn't look down on us and even took us out for good food. When we left, he gave Mother a lot of silver, saying that it wasn't easy for her to raise the seven of us." Kaiyang remembered it very clearly.
"Yes, and gold leaves and gold ingots." Hong Xiaoduo could tell from Lord Wei's reaction that Uncle Wei didn't have a very good impression of Brother Dong.
"That kid's behavior, could it be that he's after you?" Lord Wei blurted out as he looked at Hong Xiaoduo, but in the end, he swallowed back the words "ill intentions."
Hong Xiaoduo smiled and shook her head, saying, "No, the Brother Dong we met was straightforward and honest."
"His case is different from Nie Qing's; it's difficult. That old fellow, Prime Minister Dong, has been groveling around seeking help lately, sigh." Lord Wei sighed as he said this.
Upon hearing this, Kaiyang's face immediately tensed up.
"The one who was wrongly accused has been found out today. He should be released without charge soon," Hong Xiaoduo quickly told Kaiyang.
Hong Xiaoduo is the person Kaiyang trusts the most, so when she said that Uncle Yuefan would be fine and would be out soon, he definitely would be out soon.
"Grandfather, Kaiyang would like to visit Uncle Yuefan, is that alright?" Kaiyang asked, turning his head.
The child looked at him expectantly, with tears still clinging to his eyelashes. How could Wei Junpei bring himself to say no?
Inside the Ministry of Justice's prison, Prime Minister Dong finally saw his youngest son. Looking at his sleepy-eyed son through the bars, his initial heartache and sadness vanished instantly. He scolded him in a low voice, "I told you long ago to stay away from those good-for-nothings. Now that trouble has befallen you, do you still have no remorse whatsoever?"
Dong Yuefan was quite excited and moved to see her father and second brother. Seeing her father looking so haggard and aged because of her, she felt very guilty and remorseful. She didn't feel resistant to her father's scolding as she usually did.
"Father, it's my fault for being so disappointing and causing you so much worry. I'm an unfilial son." Dong Yuefan bowed to his father with remorse.
Seeing his son like this, Prime Minister Dong sighed. After all, he was his own son, and no matter how disappointing he was, he was still his son, and it pained him to see him like this.
"Things have come to this point, and your father and your brothers have been trying to find a solution. Don't lose heart. However, if this matter can be resolved peacefully, I will send you to the Northwest Army for training." Dong Xiang was not good at comforting people.
"Sixth brother, don't resent Father's concern for you. You didn't see it while you were in prison, but we searched everywhere for people because of you. However, those who were usually on good terms with our family avoided us. Some even advised Father not to ruin his reputation because of this bad apple."
"Sixth brother, those are all fair-weather friends. The only people in this world who truly want what's best for you are your own family. After this incident, you must wake up." Dong Yuejie seized the opportunity to earnestly advise him.
Dong Yuefan didn't really agree with his second brother's words, but when he thought about how his father and family had been suffering from poor eating and sleeping because of him, he couldn't bear to argue.
Just then, hearing a commotion coming this way, Dong Xiang and his son looked over and saw someone carrying a food box walking this way. They figured it must be a prisoner's family member coming to visit.
Who would have thought that the constables would bring the person to their side?
Hmm? Wei Junpei, Minister Wei?
"Uncle Yuefan?" Prime Minister Dong and his second son were still wondering who Minister Wei had brought with him a child when they heard the child affectionately call out "Uncle" to the sixth son inside the fence...
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