The Duchess of Ding was in tears.
She trembled as she walked up to Chu Yunxiao and touched his face with shaking hands, her voice choked with sobs, “Xiao’er, is it really you?”
“Xiao’er is unfilial and has caused maternal grandmother to worry.”
“It’s good that you’re still alive, it’s good that you’re still alive.”
The scene was so touching that the people who were gathered around also followed suit, their eyes red.
But …… Xiao’er? Grandmother? Grandfather?
Is it possible that the person kneeling is Chu Yunxiao, son of King Qin?
But, why was Song Wangyue standing with him.
“It is Xiao’er who is unfilial, Xiao’er was discovered by Chu Yi at first and he killed me, so I could only change my face and go to the military camp at the border, afraid of dragging you and grandfather into this, I have not dared to identify myself to you, making grandfather and grandmother worry.”
A new face?
Could he be Song Yin, Miss Song’s fiance?
That’s why Miss Song accompanied him.
The onlookers’ eyes widened.
“You boy ……”
The Duke of Ding also had a choked voice, “How can you be so calm and collected, coming and going to the house so many times without telling us, you, you ……”
“It is Xiao’er who is unfilial.”
Xiao Zheng and his wife also walked out quickly.
Just in time to hear this from Chu Yunxiao, Mrs. Xiao Zheng covered her mouth incredulously.
Xiao Zheng’s footsteps gave a beat, then he quickly walked forward and slapped Chu Yunxiao on the back, “Brat, you actually hid it from us for so long!”
He used a lot of force, and Chu Yunxiao’s body shook a little as he was hit. The Lady of Ding Guo was so distressed that she glared at her son with teary eyes.
“Grandmother ……”
Chu Yunxiao pulled her back and pulled Song Wangyue in front of him, “This is your unmarried grandson-in-law, Song Wangyue.”
Song Wan Yue didn’t know how many times she had come to the Duke of Ding’s residence, but never this time had she made the Duke of Ding’s wife like her so much.
She said “yes” countless times, and took the bracelet off her wrist to put it on Song Wan Yue.
When Song Wan Yue and Song Yin came to the Duke of Ding’s residence after their engagement, she had a slight dislike in her heart. After all, she had once been engaged to Xiao’er, and only three years later, she had forgotten about it and was engaged to someone else.
Now, it all turned to joy.
She knew that without Song Wan Yue, things would not have come to fruition so quickly.
The Duke of Determination leaned back and laughed long and loudly, letting out the first heartfelt and refreshing laugh in seventeen years, “Hahahahaha ……, good, good, good ……”
……
This scene that took place in front of the Ding Guo Gong’s residence soon spread through the capital.
When the governor of the capital heard what Sheriff Zhang had said, he did not say anything for a long time.
It was too much of a coincidence that Song Yin was King Qin’s only son, Chu Yunxiao. It looked like Song Wangyue should have known about it a long time ago, and even after knowing about it, she dared to betroth with Chu Yunxiao, and she didn’t know where she got the guts? She is not afraid that if Chu Yunxiao is exposed, she will drag the Song family down with her?
The good news is that she has the courage to do so, as King Qin has been rehabilitated and Chu Yunxiao will soon be reinstated as the son of the emperor, Song Wangyue will be the proper son of the emperor, and the Song family will follow suit.
Not true!
The capital magistrate thought that it was Chu Yunxiao who found the smallpox infected person, and then that person explained that it was Liu Ying who let them out, thus involving the emperor, it is difficult to ……
The first thing you need to do is to get a good idea of what you are getting into.
The prince naturally also got the news, the prince’s teaching order soon arrived at the Ding Guo Gong House.
“Restore Chu Yunxiao’s status as Shizi, return the Qinwang Mansion and all its contents, and acquit all the old members of the Qinwang Mansion as well.”
Chu Yunxiao knelt down and thanked him for his kindness, raising his hands high, and Eunuch Zhang put the Prince’s Order into his hands, “Your Highness, the Prince has asked the Ministry of the Household to send someone to repair the Qinwang Mansion, so please wait a few days.”
“Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince.”
The crowd stood up.
Eunuch Zhang looked at Duke Ding with a slight bend in his waist and a pleasing face, “His Highness the Crown Prince asked his servant to convey to Your Highness that everything is fine with him and Her Highness Consort Xian, so that Your Highness need not worry.”
Duke Ding gestured for the butler to give him the prepared purse, “Many thanks to the eunuch.”
“You are most welcome, Your Highness, in future, if there is anything you need, please do not hesitate to ask your servant.”
After saying this, he led his men away.
“Young master ……”
Housekeeper Gu choked his voice, “Old slave wants to go back now to take a look.”
Seventeen years, countless times in his dreams he had returned to the Qinwang Mansion, where it was still as before, without the slightest change, and now that he was finally looking forward to it, he couldn’t wait a moment longer.
“My subordinate will take the men along with Housekeeper Gu, so that we can pack up the royal residence earlier”, Hu Yong said.
Although he had not lived in the royal residence for a long time when the king was there, he had been there countless times, so he could not say that he was familiar with every blade of grass and every tree there, but he still remembered the general layout.
“I will put the Prince’s Order away and go with you.”
An incense burner later, Chu Yunxiao led Song Wangyue in front, with Housekeeper Gu following along, and Hu Yong followed behind with a dozen people, leaving the Ding Guo Gong Mansion and heading in the direction of the Qin Wang Mansion.
Word had already spread that Song Yin was Chu Yunxiao, and seeing the two holding hands, people guessed Chu Yunxiao’s identity and were curiously sneaking glances, and some even followed them all the way to the Qinwang Mansion.
The Qinwang Mansion covers a large area, and there is only this one mansion on the whole street. Because the mansion is deserted, even the road in front of the mansion is rarely passed by.
Today, however, it was unusually busy, with the streets filled with quite a few people.
A group of magistrates were struggling to hoe the grass, but when they noticed the sudden silence outside, they stopped what they were doing and turned around, seeing Chu Yunxiao and his party standing in front of the gate, they looked at each other.
Cao Fang, the head of the Household Department, quickly stepped out and bowed, “Cao Fang has met His Highness and Miss Song.”
“Lord Cao has worked hard.”
“You’re welcome, Your Highness, this is what my servant should do.”
Cao Fang straightened up, and seeing Chu Yunxiao looking ahead, he followed his gaze and turned to look over, seeing that he was looking at the plaque, and was suddenly tightened up in his heart, he had only been so concerned with having people remove the weeds, forgetting to take the plaque down and wipe it clean first.
“Uncle Hu.”
“Yes.”
Hu Yong leapt up and carefully took the plaque off, and Gu Butler stepped forward and lifted his sleeve to wipe it.
The plaque was covered in cobwebs and the border was damaged, but the three big letters of the Qinwang Mansion were still strong and powerful, not half eroded by the wind and rain.
This was written by the late emperor himself when King Qin’s residence was built. At that time, he would never have imagined that one day this plaque would be left untouched for seventeen years and surrounded by cobwebs.
When Chu Yunxiao took Song Wangyue’s hand and walked inside, Cao Fang subconsciously tried to stop him, but only a small piece had been cleared inside, so it was not appropriate for the son to enter.
Just as his hand reached out, it was separated by Hu Yong.
Chu Yunxiao walked in holding Song Wangyue’s hand, and soon the weeds blocked the view of everyone.
“Shizi, this way.”
Hu Yong’s booming voice rang out, stepping over the weeds in front of him and leading the two inside, obviously familiar with the inside to the extreme.
The magistrates looked at each other in disbelief.
Cao Fang lifted his foot to follow, but when he thought of something, he withdrew it and scolded the magistrates, “What are you waiting for?