Wei Junpei immediately instructed his men to find Jiang Yumin and tell her that the impersonation had been exposed and that if she wanted to see the child again, she should come herself.
However, the person who returned reported that Jiang Yumin had passed away a few years earlier, and her husband had suffered a stroke this spring and was bedridden and delirious.
So they found Jiang Yumin's eldest son, Shao Huaiqing. They first investigated secretly and learned that Shao Huaiqing had five children. The youngest one, who was about the same age as Kaiyang, had not been seen for a year. It was said that he was sent back to his hometown to be cared for because of his weak health.
After confirming these things, the person sent by Lord Wei formally met with Shao Huaiqing and told him about the matter of impersonating Minister Wei's grandson.
Shao Huaiqing, however, stubbornly denied it, claiming he couldn't understand what was being said. Left with no other option, they had the man brought back. He was placed in a manor outside the capital. Wei Junpei went there but didn't see the boy. Instead, he ordered a thorough interrogation of the man he had overheard in the next room.
It turns out that Shao Huaiqing only learned that he was not the biological son of the sixth-rank county magistrate when he was a teenager and overheard his father beating and scolding his mother while drunk.
So Shao Huaiqing went to question his mother, Jiang Yumin, but she refused to tell him. Shao Huaiqing found out the truth himself by going to his maternal grandmother's house.
Upon learning of his unfortunate origins, and knowing that his biological father held a high-ranking position in the capital, Shao Huaiqing was unwilling to accept it. He wanted to take the imperial examinations, go to the capital, appear before his biological father, tell him about his origins, and hope that his father would acknowledge him.
However, he failed to make the list for several years in a row.
A year ago, Minister Gu returned to his hometown to pay respects to his ancestors and passed through the place where Shao Huaiqing's adoptive father worked. As a local official, he had the opportunity to receive Minister Gu, a rare opportunity indeed.
During the banquet, the officials who were with him, in an attempt to curry favor with Minister Gu, hurled insults at Wei Junpei. Magistrate Shao was probably a little drunk at the time, and it's unclear exactly what he said, but the old fox Minister Gu sensed something was amiss. After speaking with Magistrate Shao alone, Minister Gu approached Shao Huaiqing and said that if he was willing, he would help him get everything that originally belonged to him.
Shao Huaiqing already knew from his mother that his biological father was stubborn and old-fashioned, and that he would rather damage his reputation than accept his mother back then.
Therefore, Shao Huaiqing followed Minister Gu's suggestion and arrangement, and handed over his youngest son to the person sent by Minister Gu.
All other matters were arranged by Minister Gu's men.
Hong Xiaoduo knew everything that happened after that.
Hearing what Lord Wei said, Hong Xiaoduo couldn't help but laugh and said, "Uncle, then I should congratulate you. You have a house full of children and grandchildren."
Upon hearing this, Wei Junpei glared at her and said, "I only have one son, Wei Zizheng, and one grandson, Wei Kaiyang."
"Then may I ask, Uncle, what was the final outcome...?"
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