In the afternoon, Zhang Fu took Zhang Jin and his son to select people. He planned to select some with good skills and send them to Huo Xi and his brother.
The man had just been picked and before he was sent to the Huo family, Wang came to find him.
"Did you know that Princess Chang Ning's son is raised in the Huo family?"
Zhang Fu was stunned. Princess Chang Ning’s son was raised in the Huo family? He had been there so many times but never saw it.
"Mother, are you mistaken? How could Princess Chang Ning's son be raised in the Huo family? He is the emperor's grandson." Zhang Fu thought it was impossible.
The emperor had few children, and only had three sons and five daughters. The youngest, Princess Chang Ning, was still alive. As the only son of Princess Chang Ning, how could he be raised in an ordinary family?
It’s not like the Duke of Guizhou cannot afford to raise children.
"It seems you don't know."
"Is this true?" Seeing his mother's certainty, Zhang Fu was a little surprised.
"Your uncle has sent someone to confirm. Princess Chang Ning's son is indeed fostered in the Huo family. He eats, sleeps, and goes to school with Huo Nian."
Zhang Fu was a little stunned.
After thinking about it, I thought it was a good thing. It seems that his children are not without the slightest reliance. It is also good for them to be friends with the Duke of Guizhou.
Wang glanced at him, not knowing what to do.
Unexpectedly, the two children actually came to the Duke of Guizhou's mansion, so they could not be dealt with at will.
"Tell me, does the Emperor know about it?"
"What?" Zhang Fu didn't react for a moment, "The princess's son and the emperor's grandson are going to be fostered in common people's homes. I'm afraid the emperor knows about it."
Wang frowned: "Is that what I'm talking about?"
Zhang Fu reacted, his eyebrows widened, and he was stunned. Your Majesty, does he know that those two children are his?
No way, the two children didn't reveal such secrets to anyone, so how could the emperor know about it?
But when he thought about the many imperial guards around the emperor, Zhang Fu felt uncertain.
Wang felt a little pain in her head.
If the emperor knew about it, if their family could not handle the matter of their two children, they would probably lose their place in the British government in the emperor's mind.
"Tell me, does the emperor know about it?" Wang looked at Zhang Fu and asked again.
Zhang Fu had a hunch that the emperor probably didn't know.
But then I thought about it and realized that his mother's intention was very clear. She would not hurt the two children, but she would not give them back their due identities.
His eyes flashed, "The emperor dares to let the Huo family raise his grandson, because he knows the Huo family very well. The royal guards around the emperor can be said to be pervasive. If the emperor wants to know, there is nothing they can't find out."
"Then you mean, the emperor knows?"
Zhang Fu was silent.
Wang didn't know what to do. She dismissed Zhang Fu and sat alone in the room in a daze, weighing the pros and cons.
When Zhang Fu went out, the corner of his mouth curled up. He didn't expect that the two children would actually have a relationship with the Duke of Guizhou.
Very good.
After walking a few steps, he stopped.
Duke of Guizhou's Mansion? Mu Yan?
The jade pendant he gave to his daughter was still hanging around Mu Yan’s neck! He also told him clearly that it was her daughter’s jade pendant and asked him to return it!
And what did Mu Yan tell himself?
Not only did he refuse to return it, he said it was a gift from his sweetheart!
A gift from my sweetheart! Zhang Fu almost jumped!
Walking two steps quickly, my mind is buzzing, so who is Mu Yan's sweetheart? Is it his daughter? Also, does Mu Yan know about it?
Even if he didn't know anything about it, he said that the jade pendant belonged to his daughter. How could he be such a shrewd person and not guess anything?
"Someone, prepare a car!"
In the Duke of Guizhou's mansion, Mu Yan was looking at the two porcelain dolls in the box, holding them in his hands.
He spent a long time choosing a birthday gift for the little liar in his private treasury, but couldn't find anything he liked. He was not the kind of person who liked to hide women's jewelry in his treasury.
He has bought more than ten pieces of jewelry these days, whether they are jade hostas, jade hairpins, jade steps, and bracelets. He feels that the little liar looks at him like a stupid goose.
Wandering on the street for a long time, I heard that he wanted to buy jewelry for his sweetheart, but the vendors on the street refused to let go and tricked him into buying these two porcelain dolls.
There are two porcelain dolls, one large and one small. The larger male doll is hollow inside, which can just fit the female doll.
The hawker said that they are made from the same piece of porcelain clay. When mixed with water, I am in you, you are in me, you are thick and I am thick.
His ears almost burned when he heard it.
You are in me, I am in you. What ridiculous words are these!
Are all the hawkers doing such good business now?
I threw down a dime of silver, put it in my sleeve and left. When I got back to the house, I had someone find a sandalwood box and put it carefully before taking it out and taking a closer look.
The more I look at it...well, it's not bad.
It’s just that the porcelain is averagely fired and the color is average. Next time, I’ll pick up a piece of jade from the private vault and let the craftsmen make a set.
Then I remembered what the hawker said, there is me among you, and you among me... Mu Yan smiled at the corner of his mouth.
From time to time, he would put the male doll on the female doll, then take it away and put them together. The girl's mouth was smiling so big that her eyes narrowed into slits.
It looks exactly like the little liar counting his coins.
Mu Yan snorted, picked up a piece of handkerchief and put it on the girl's head, "You are a piece of money!"
After a long while, he took off the veil again, lay on the table and stared at it, with a big smile on his face.
"Master!"
Mu Yan was startled, and quickly stretched out his hand to put the male doll on the female doll, hid it, and covered it with a handkerchief, looking at the visitor with a cold expression.
Kan Er came in and glanced at him suspiciously, "Young Master, the British Lord wants to see you."
"British public?"
"Yes. The steps are hurried and the face is serious. Master, have you offended the British father?"
"Could it be something that happened on the Lantern Festival night?" Li Yi said uncertainly.
"Let's go and take a look."
Mu Yan stood up and Kan Er fell behind. He glanced around the room and looked at the table. There was something covered by a handkerchief.
Open it up and take a look...it's a porcelain doll!
The young master spent a long time watching the doll in the room?
What's wrong with this?
Could it be that I heard that Master Zhan has a child and wants to have a biological child?
Kan Er clapped his hands, this is a good thing! After a while he told his wife, the young master was full of love.
Kan Er's eyes were astonishingly bright. He still covered his face with the veil and trotted to keep up with the young master.
"Your Majesty." Mu Yan bowed his hands to the British Duke in greeting.
Zhang Fu waved his hand, looked at his face, and looked down again.
Mu Yan noticed his gaze and raised his brows. He hadn't taken care of this family matter yet. Did he think of the jade pendant on his chest?
"The Yamen will be open for business in two days. The British father-in-law is not at home with his family, so why does he have time to come to our house? Is it possible that he heard that the tea in our house is particularly delicious?"
I glanced at the table and saw that the servant had already served tea.
"Not to mention, Mr. Guo, the tea in our house is high mountain tea from the southwest. The soup is pure in color and has a good fragrance. Even our Jie'er gave it to the emperor, and the emperor was proud of it."
Hearing Mu Jie, Zhang Fu asked: "Why is the son of the Prince Consort being raised in the Huo family?"
Did you let the British public know?
"Well, it was a coincidence. The princess died at that time, and Jie'er cried day and night. My uncle was afraid that he would be sick from crying, so he said he would send him to live outside for a while. He also wanted to have children of similar age to talk to and enlighten him.
One or two. If not, I’ll just choose the Huo family."
"Why did you choose the Huo family?" Zhang Fu was puzzled.
Two families can't fight each other with eight poles, right?