At this moment, Tianxuan had a tense little face, her expression serious and quiet.
Seeing her child's reaction, Hong Xiaoduo felt even more uncertain. She really wasn't good at dealing with this kind of thing! She had no experience and didn't know how to handle it in the most appropriate and best way.
The same applies to Kaiyang's situation and Tianxuan's current situation. She simply follows her own beliefs, thinking things should be done this way, then that way, and so on.
"Young Lady Hong, someone has delivered an invitation to you outside." At this moment, Ah Xian walked over and handed her an invitation.
Hong Xiaoduo opened the package and saw that it was a request to meet her at a teahouse on the street, asking if it was convenient for her. The message was signed Ye Ren'an.
"Then let's meet," Hong Xiaoduo said, standing up. She glanced at Tianxuan and walked over to Quan Jinghuai, whispering to him, "Lord Ye has asked me to meet him at the teahouse. Be careful about that. I just told him. It's probably too sudden for him to accept right away."
"Okay, go ahead." Quan Jinghuai didn't ask any more questions and nodded in agreement.
No one could accept this so quickly!
Although it's a good thing, it was too sudden; the child wasn't prepared at all.
If Tianxuan were still by that villain's side and had found her biological parents, she would surely be overjoyed.
But now that she has been with Hong Xiaoduo for more than two years and has been so good to her, finding her biological parents means leaving her and her other brothers and sisters who are not related by blood but are like family. Being caught between gain and loss, this feeling must be the most painful.
When Hong Xiaoduo arrived outside the house, a carriage was already waiting. Upon seeing her come out, the coachman and the steward-like man beside him both relaxed.
"Young lady, please come in." The steward-like man stepped forward.
Hong Xiaoduo nodded and got into the carriage without asking any further questions.
After the carriage started moving, the steward was quite surprised to see that the servant who had come out with her did not intend to accompany her. He wondered if the servant was brave enough to go to the appointment alone, or if he knew his master's character.
The teahouse where we met was very close to Lan Zechen's residence; it felt like we had just gotten in the car and were getting off shortly after.
The manager personally led Hong Xiaoduo to a private room on the second floor and stood guard outside the door without going in.
Inside the private room, besides Prefect Ye, there was an old man who looked very shrewd.
When Prefect Ye saw Hong Xiaoduo enter, he stood up, while the old man remained seated, looking at Hong Xiaoduo with a scrutinizing gaze.
Hong Xiaoduo glanced at the old man, then looked at Prefect Ye, as if to say, "You asked me to meet you alone, but you brought someone with you?"
"Ahem, young lady, this is my uncle. I just happened to meet him at the teahouse. If you mind, I would like to ask him to leave," Ye Ren'an said very humbly.
His uncle frowned upon hearing this.
"It's alright, it's not like we're talking about rebellion or treason," Hong Xiaoduo said nonchalantly.
"Zian, listen to what she's saying! I told you, this was a bad idea of yours. You went to see her without understanding anything." The old man was frightened by Hong Xiaoduo's words and said anxiously to Ye Ren'an.
It wasn't that he was overly cautious; it was simply that his nephew's identity was special—neither an ordinary citizen nor an insignificant minor official. He had searched for the child for years without any news; how could he suddenly appear before him?
He didn't believe there was any conspiracy or trickery involved.
People who roam the martial world are often chivalrous, but there are also those with ulterior motives. What does it mean if children look alike? Martial arts practitioners have the art of disguise. Let alone looking alike, disguising themselves as identical is very easy for them.
The fourth child, who was kidnapped at his nephew's first birthday party and whose fate is unknown, has been the nephew and his wife's Achilles' heel for many years. He knew that once the matter of the fourth child was involved, his usually calm and collected nephew would lose his composure.
That's why I came along to oversee things, feeling uneasy.
You must know that my nephew's future is related to the fate of hundreds of people in the Ye family. We absolutely cannot let him be plotted against by those with ulterior motives, fall into a trap, and bring harm to the family.
"Third Uncle, if you insist on doing so, then please forgive my rudeness and ask that you leave." Ye Ren'an's face darkened and he said coldly.
Hong Xiaoduo, watching from the side, didn't seem to be putting on a show for herself with the old man, so she wasn't annoyed with him.
Instead, he gave the defeated old man a provocative smile.
She respects the elderly and cares for the young, but if she encounters someone who is not worthy of respect and who takes advantage of their age, she is too lazy to pretend to be respectful.
Ye Jinquan was humiliated by his nephew in front of a girl who looked to be just over the age of fifteen. He was very upset, but he really didn't dare to do anything about it.
Because he knew his nephew all too well. This official was not only fearless and impartial in court, but also showed no favoritism towards members of the Ye clan who had made mistakes, handling matters strictly according to the law.
Forget it, for the sake of the Ye family, let's just bear with her for now!
Seeing that his uncle had calmed down despite his reluctance, Ye Ren'an said apologetically to Hong Xiaoduo, "Miss Hong, please sit down and talk."
Hong Xiaoduo stepped forward and sat down. Seeing tea on the coffee table beside her, she poured herself a cup.
"I really didn't expect that Miss Hong would actually come," Ye Ren'an said after sitting down.
He invited the person, so naturally he had to speak first.
Upon hearing this, Hong Xiaoduo smiled and said, "Lord Ye didn't invite me directly to the government office, but to a teahouse. You treated me with such courtesy, so how could I refuse?"
Her response eased Ye Ren'an's tense expression.
After hesitating for a moment, he looked at Hong Xiaoduo and said, "Then I won't beat around the bush. I invited you here, Miss Hong, to ask about the child."
"I see that you, Miss Hong, are a straightforward person. So, are you and that child here to find me?"
"That's right. This child only came to me two years ago, and I only recently learned his surname. But I wasn't sure, so I had someone buy information. After filtering through it, I felt that Lord Ye's side was the most likely, so that's why I came here."
I never expected to run into your son on the street on my very first day here. Having seen his appearance first, and then seeing your face this morning, I feel that my trip to Jiaozhou City has not been in vain, has it?" Hong Xiaoduo first highlighted the key points, and then used a questioning tone at the end.
The meaning was quite straightforward: whether the trip was worthwhile or not ultimately depended on the Ye family's decision and whether they would acknowledge the child.
Of course, judging from the other party's current behavior and reaction, we absolutely have to admit it.
After Hong Xiaoduo finished speaking, she took out a piece of paper from the brocade pouch at her waist and handed it over. This was information she had obtained from Duobaoge.
Ye Ren'an suppressed his excitement, reached out and took it, unfolded it and saw that it contained information about the time, place and circumstances of his son's loss years ago.
"Zian, you are an official appointed by the imperial court. How could someone be buying and selling your information? Could there be something going on here..." Ye Jingui couldn't help but whisper a reminder...
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