"Prince Mu? Do you know his full name?" Hong Xiaoduo asked softly, but in her heart she wondered, is he the Prince Mu she knows?
Ye Liangxian thought about it seriously for a moment, then whispered, "His name seems to be Mu Rongjing." He felt that Hong Xiaoduo was probably just asking out of curiosity.
Then, upon hearing the name, Hong Xiaoduo immediately appeared somewhat surprised.
“Young Lady Hong, could it be that you and he have some kind of grudge? Don’t worry, you are our family’s benefactor. Even if you meet, my father will stand by your side and help you,” Ye Liangxian assured her, patting his chest.
Perhaps because the third son of Prefect Ye's family looked so much like Tianxuan, or perhaps because she was touched by what he had just said, Hong Xiaoduo naturally reached out and gently touched the back of his head: "Yes, I understand."
Ye Liangxian's handsome face immediately turned red. From childhood to adulthood, his mother, grandmother, and maternal grandmother had all done the same thing. When he was young, he didn't understand and thought they were especially fond of him.
When I grew older, I realized that the reason they treated me this way was because they were thinking of my fourth brother.
Many people in the household have mentioned that the fourth brother looked very much like him when he was a child, from birth to his first birthday. Except that the fourth brother was more obedient and rarely cried when he was a child, the two brothers were almost identical.
And now, the way Miss Hong is looking at me must be because of what I just said, which made her very happy, right?
After all, her fourth brother was sitting right next to her on the other side.
So, in her eyes right now, I am Ye Liangxian!
Seeing her third brother's shy expression, Tianxuan was a little puzzled. He had grown up with his family since he was a child, and naturally he was surrounded and cared for by his family. He shouldn't be so lacking in love!
After Hong Xiaoduo withdrew her hand, she wondered how it could be such a coincidence that Murong Jing was also here. In her memory, Prince Murong was very easy to get along with, so why did other people's impression of him be that he was not easy to talk to at all?
He's here; I wonder if Brother Fan came along too.
I didn't see Brother Fan when I went to Beijing last time because he was away on business.
Hong Xiaoduo had made up her mind; after they finished eating, she would take Tianxuan to find them.
The dishes on the table were plentiful, but after eating several of them, Hong Xiaoduo still felt that Tianxuan's dishes tasted better.
That's what she was thinking, and she whispered it in Tianxuan's ear: "These ribs look pretty good, but they don't taste as good as yours."
Upon hearing this, Tianxuan suppressed a smile and replied softly, "Hmm, I think it's because it wasn't marinated long enough and didn't absorb the flavor well."
How did you find this sweet and sour fish?
Hong Xiaoduo said, "It tastes a bit fishy."
“They used carp, but they didn’t remove the tendons. The fish looked like they were freshly killed. I guess the fishy smell is because they didn’t remove the gills to bleed it when they killed it,” Tianxuan analyzed.
Sitting opposite, Xia Shi and her two other sons watched Hong Xiaoduo and Tianxuan whispering to each other, both curious and somewhat envious, especially Xia Shi.
Although her son had called her "mother," she clearly felt that the bond between her son Jun'er and this young lady Hong was even stronger.
Although Xia felt jealous, she also understood that since her child had been kidnapped by evil people when he was only one year old, even if he was found and reunited with her, his feelings for her wouldn't be that strong immediately.
Therefore, she not only didn't find this young lady Hong an eyesore, but was even more grateful.
Because these reactions between her and her son are enough to show that she is really important to him, really cares about him, and is really good to him.
After lunch, Lord Ye still hadn't returned. The servants were clearing away the dishes when the elders, having eaten and drunk their fill, called Tianxuan over to offer various blessings, words of advice, and arrangements for his future.
Some of the elders had drunk a bit too much, and they would repeat themselves.
Seeing that Tianxuan had no choice but to obediently nod in response, Hong Xiaoduo suppressed a laugh and said to Xia Shi, "I'd like to take Tianxuan to visit Lord Ye, is that alright?"
"Shall we go to the government office?" Xia thought to herself that it would be fine at any other time, but with that difficult-to-talk-to Prince Mu in the capital today, it wouldn't be appropriate to go.
"Don't worry, Madam, we won't cause any trouble for you, sir." Hong Xiaoduo saw through Madam Xia's concerns, but she couldn't say that she was going to see the young master Mu and also to see if Brother Fan was there.
“Mother, I’ll go with you,” Ye Liangwen said from the side.
Thinking that it would be much safer for her eldest son to go with her, Xia hurriedly went to Tianxuan's side, greeted the elders surrounding her son, and found an excuse to bring her son over.
Seeing Tianxuan approach, Hong Xiaoduo visibly relaxed, feeling both sympathy and amusement.
Upon learning that Hong Xiaoduo was going to take her out of the manor, Tianxuan didn't care where they were going; she was just quite happy.
After getting into the carriage, the Ye brothers, Liangcheng and Liangxian, also climbed in.
"We've spoken to Mother, and she agreed. We also want to stay with our fourth brother," Ye Liangxian said immediately upon seeing his eldest brother's expression.
As he spoke, he squeezed closer to Tianxuan, pulled his fourth brother's arm and hugged him, clearly determined not to get off the carriage.
Looking at her third brother, Tianxuan felt that he was a bit childish, and she felt that she was the older brother.
Hearing that his mother knew and agreed, Ye Liangwen did not drive away his two younger brothers, but ordered the driver to go to the government office.
"Fourth brother, are you going to watch Father hear and judge cases? You probably won't see him today, or you might see that young master from the capital making things difficult for Father," Ye Liangxian said.
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