From Feng Yu's words, we learn that Lan Xi is actually the daughter of Feng Lan's cousin, and also his distant cousin.
No wonder my second cousin was so concerned; suddenly he was looking forward to seeing the real her.
"Feng Yu, you are the young master of the Feng family, the future head of the Feng family. Aren't you afraid of being discovered by your father and grandfather?"
Feng Yu chuckled lightly: "I don't think the Feng family needs to rely on a woman's entire life to ensure its longevity. Actually, I accidentally visited the Feng family's tomb when I was a child. It was filled with gloom and resentment, and..."
Feng Yu paused, as if recalling something.
"And what?"
Lan Zhao asked curiously, and Feng Yu's eyes flickered slightly: "It's nothing."
Judging from their conversation, it seems they came here to wait for them?
Ji Jiuying narrowed her eyes. It seemed there was something strange about the Feng family's tomb. For her and her mother's safety, she had to find out.
Swish, swish, swish!
The group emerged from the shadows, and Feng Yu and Lan Zhao, hearing the noise, immediately became alert.
When they saw who it was, the two were overjoyed. "We've finally waited for you!"
Then their gazes fell on Feng Lan and Ji Jiuying.
"You are... Auntie!"
Feng Yu looked at Feng Lan and asked with certainty, "You...you are Yu'er?" Feng Lan looked at Feng Yu and asked, "You...you are Yu'er?"
"It's me."
"I never imagined you'd grown so much," Feng Lan exclaimed in surprise.
Lan Zhao looked at Feng Lan and then at Ji Jiuying. Although their appearances were different, their temperament and those eyes... she must be Ji Jiuying.
Noticing Lan Zhao's gaze, Ji Jiuying glanced at him and smiled slightly: "What? Don't you recognize me?"
Hearing that familiar voice, Lan Zhao smiled: "How could this be..."
"Yu'er, Lan Zhao, did you come here to wait for us?" Feng Che asked.
The two nodded, and Lan Zhao said, "The area around the Lan family is now full of secret guards. If you go there rashly, you will definitely expose your identities."
"From what you're saying, do you have a solution?" Fengwu asked.
"I know a secret passage that leads directly to the Lan family's backyard."
The group followed Lan Zhao and Feng Yu to the so-called secret passage, and their lips twitched slightly as they looked at the abandoned pigsty in front of them.
Lan Zhao gave an awkward smile: "Special circumstances, special methods..."
"Lead the way!"
Lan Zhao was the first to slip into the pigsty. Although it was abandoned, the stench was still there. The others suppressed their nausea and followed Lan Zhao step by step.
After a half-hour journey, we finally arrived at the backyard of the Lan family.
Hei Xiangling let out a deep breath.
"I swear, I will never come back to this secret passage again!"
Lan Zhao awkwardly touched his nose.
"Everyone, follow me."
The group followed Lan Zhao and soon arrived at Lan Mingyue's courtyard, but the courtyard was empty, as Lan Zhao had gone out to look for her.
Feng Lan looked around the simple courtyard, which was filled with all sorts of flowers. With just one glance, she knew that Lan Mingyue had taken care of them all herself.
Ji Jiuying sat in the courtyard, her mind racing. In the current situation, it was definitely not safe for her mother to be here. She had to be wary of the Feng family as well as the Kamakura lurking in the shadows.
A short while later.
Lan Zhao brought Lan Mingyue with him, followed by Lan Mingyang, the head of the Lan family, who is Lan Mingyue's younger brother and Lan Zhao's grandfather, as well as Lan Yu, whom Ji Jiuying had met before, who is Lan Zhao's second uncle.
"Zhao'er, what are you doing all mysteriously?"
Lan Mingyue glanced at Lan Zhao and said irritably, "Just now, I was chatting happily with Xi'er when Lan Zhao insisted that I come back to the courtyard, saying that he had a surprise for me."
Lan Mingyue knew that he must have gone somewhere to find rare and exotic flowers and herbs for her again.
"Aunt, you'll definitely love this surprise."
"Sister, you should be grateful that Zhao'er is so thoughtful. I am his own grandfather, and I have never seen him give me many surprises, but he has given me quite a few shocks." Lan Mingyang said with a smile.
"Grandpa, what are you saying? This situation is special..."
As they talked, they arrived at the courtyard gate, but the voices coming from inside puzzled Lan Mingyue.
She gently pushed open the door as usual, and the moment it opened, her gaze was drawn to that familiar figure, as if time had stood still. Her feet seemed rooted to the spot, unable to move, her eyes gradually welling up with tears.
Countless words welled up in her heart, yet she didn't know where to begin. Her throat felt like it was blocked by something, and her reddened eyes were fixed on the person she longed for day and night.
"mother--"
Feng Lan stepped forward, and Lan Mingyue choked up, all her words condensing into a single sigh, tears streaming uncontrollably down her face.
She walked up quickly, and the two people, who had been separated for more than ten years, embraced tightly.
"My Lan'er, my Lan'er, you're finally back! Mother... Mother thought... It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back..."
"Mom, I'm sorry for making you worry!"
The two embraced and wept.
Lan Mingyang looked at the two of them, and his eyes also stung slightly. He had seen his younger sister's illness caused by missing him all these years. Usually, only these children could distract her.
Now that Lan'er is back, he can finally relax.
At this moment, he noticed Ji Jiuying behind him, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes. This must be Lan'er's daughter.
Thinking about the portraits circulating outside, Lan Mingyang fell into deep thought.
When Lan Yu first saw the portrait, she recognized her as the person who had saved them before, and whose aunt had even taken her as her goddaughter. She just didn't expect that this was actually her aunt's biological granddaughter, and she recalled the conversation between the two of them back then.
He suspected that perhaps she had already recognized her aunt when they first met, otherwise why would she help them for no reason and even take the initiative to recognize her aunt as her maternal grandmother?
But thinking about it, it makes sense. If the Feng family finds out her identity, she will definitely be taken back and replaced as Lan'er's cousin. And their Lan family will remain the same as before, unable to change Lan'er's fate.
"Jiu'er".
Lan Mingyue grabbed Ji Jiuying's hand and looked at her with loving eyes.
"I knew it! My intuition is always right. The first time I saw you, I felt an instant connection. I never imagined you were really my granddaughter..."
"Grandma, I'm sorry I chose to keep it from you back then..."
"It's alright, Grandma doesn't blame you. You must have your reasons."
For safety reasons, Feng Che set up a barrier in the courtyard.
Ji Jiuying's portrait has already spread throughout the Heavenly Realm, but only the Feng family knows about Feng Lan's return. It has not been spread outside, not even to the Lan family. Lan Zhao only knows because Feng Yu passed the news to him.
The Lan family has spies everywhere, so he didn't make a fuss.
According to Feng Yu, the Feng family was certain that Feng Lan would come to the Lan family to find Lan Mingyue, so they had already placed shadow guards around the Lan family two days ago.
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