What do you mean?

Jiang Hao's face was extremely ugly. "What do you mean by that?"

The servant, looking at the master's expression, swallowed hard and said with a troubled look, "These are all orders from the master and the old lady. I'm just a gatekeeper, and I'm only following orders."

Lin Shuyun could roughly guess that the Jiang family didn't welcome them, but she didn't expect that they wouldn't even be able to get in the door.

The small door was where the servants went in and out.

"It seems the Jiang family doesn't welcome us. Let's leave." Since they won't let us in, then we won't go in. Anyway, it's enough that Jiang Hao has acknowledged Jiang Changtian's identity.

Jiang Changtian didn't say a word and followed Lin Shuyun away.

Gu Chen and the other two hurriedly followed.

"Long Sky!"

Just as Jiang Hao was about to chase after them, Butler Jiang hurriedly said, "Sir, I'll follow them."

Jiang Hao was shocked that such a thing had happened at home even after the child had been found. He angrily kicked aside the gatekeeper and rushed into the house.

Sure enough, they were having a meal in the main hall, and the whole family was there.

Old Master Jiang had two sons and one daughter. His daughter was already married, and his younger brother, Jiang Ming, had two daughters and one son.

Seeing Jiang Hao's appearance, Master Jiang slammed down his chopsticks and said, "What are you trying to do by barging in like this? Are you trying to rebel?!"

Jiang Hao straightened his clothes and said angrily, "Father, Mother, didn't you already promise me to bring the children back? Why won't you open the main gate and let people in! The small gate is for servants. What exactly do you mean by this?"

Old Master Jiang's face darkened. "The Jiang family's gates aren't for just any Tom, Dick, or Harry to enter. Your identity hasn't even been verified, and we don't even know if you're a member of the Jiang family. How dare you act so recklessly? What kind of behavior is this?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hao immediately knelt down. "Father, I beg you! Not only have we found our three children, but I've also found my lost eldest son. Please stop making things difficult for them! Let them come home!"

"Are you telling the truth?"

Madam Jiang stood up abruptly from her seat. "You really found the lost child?"

Jiang Hao said excitedly, "It's true. What father wouldn't recognize his own son? Parents, please have mercy. Now that the children are back, please don't make things difficult for them anymore. Let bygones be bygones."

While Madam Jiang was startled, she exchanged a glance with Master Jiang.

Madam Jiang instructed her servants to help Jiang Hao up, her tone softening considerably. "You were too hasty, and your temper is far too stubborn. It's not like we don't acknowledge the child. We should at least verify his identity first. After all, this kind of thing can't be taken lightly."

"Let them come in through the back door first. We'll verify their identities tonight. If they really are our children, we certainly won't mistreat them. As promised, we'll make them illegitimate sons and they'll stay home and avoid going out too much!"

“Mother, the child is definitely mine. I was just too angry before, which is why I doubted Nanzhi,” Jiang Hao stood up and explained.

Except for the birth of his first child, which he was not home for, he personally witnessed the birth of his three subsequent children.

He was blinded by anger, which is why he thought the child wasn't his.

Jiang Ming's wife, Pang, standing to the side with amusement, spoke in a high-pitched voice, "Uncle is truly devoted, this..."

Before she could finish speaking, her husband glared at her, and when she looked up, her mother-in-law was staring at her with a displeased expression.

Pang immediately lowered his head and remained silent.

The Jiang family has very strict rules; daughters-in-law are not allowed to speak at the dinner table.

Her sister-in-law, Gu Nanzhi, had always been at odds with her in-laws, and look what happened to her in the end.

Jiang Ming's two daughters and son also obediently lowered their heads, not daring to utter a sound.

Jiang Ming's youngest son, only four years old, stared longingly at the meat on the plate in front of him, swallowing his saliva repeatedly.

According to the family rule, once the head of the household puts down his chopsticks, the younger family members cannot pick up any more food.

No one else saw this except for Ponzi.

However, Madam Pang looked at the son born to her concubine with utter disgust. Although he was registered under her name and became the legitimate son, he wasn't born from her womb, so she wasn't so kind to him.

Over the years, it was precisely because she couldn't give birth to a son that she was always inferior to her sister-in-law, Gu Nanzhi.

If Gu Nanzhi's children all become illegitimate sons, then...

"Listen to your mother, let someone in through the back door, verify their identity first, and we can talk about the rest later," Master Jiang said.

This matter must absolutely not be publicized.

"But……"

Jiang Hao wanted to argue, but Old Madam Jiang stopped him, saying, "Just listen to your father. Have you forgotten how that slut you divorced humiliated him?"

Master Jiang's face instantly darkened.

No one dared to speak at the dinner table anymore.

……

……

"Sister-in-law, if we just leave like this, won't the Jiang family be angry?"

Gu Bao and Gu Ru were led by Lin Shuyun as they walked down a bustling street.

Even though it was already dark, there were still quite a few pedestrians on the road, and the shops on both sides of the road were lit up, making it bustling and lively.

Lin Shuyun casually said, "Why should we care if they're angry or not? Let them be angry, it's none of our business."

Gu Bao grinned. He hadn't held such a warm hand since his mother passed away.

My sister-in-law said that he is still a child and we can hold his hand, but my second brother can't.

"Come on, I smell mutton hot pot. Let's go eat mutton hot pot first, and then go to the inn to find your Grandpa Xu and the others." Lin Shuyun followed the smell.

Jiang Changtian looked at Lin Shuyun with a smile in his eyes. After arriving in Shengjing, he thought he would feel depressed and uncomfortable and would not like this place.

Looking at the people beside me now, I no longer have such thoughts.

He felt at ease when she was there.

It's as if this place, which holds only bad memories for him, is now exceptionally prosperous and beautiful.

Not far behind them, Butler Jiang and his men followed at a respectful distance.

"Butler, weren't we supposed to be trying to persuade the young masters and ladies to come back? Why aren't we hurrying to catch up with them? They're already quite far away!"

A servant boy asked, puzzled.

"Have you forgotten the old lady's instructions? These are just bastards, not the master's children at all. Find an opportunity..."

Butler Jiang made a gesture.

The servant was startled and stammered, "Steward, I... I really wouldn't dare."

Is this asking him to kill people, or to kill so many people?

Butler Jiang's gaze darkened. "If this matter is accomplished, I will give you one hundred taels of silver, and your whole family will be freed from slavery and go to another place to live a good life under assumed names. You should think carefully, as this is your only chance. If you miss it, it will be gone forever."

The temptation of one hundred taels of silver and the promise of being freed from slavery was simply too great.

The servant finally gritted his teeth and agreed, "I will go. I hope the steward will keep his word."

Standing at the entrance of the mutton restaurant, Lin Shuyun whispered a reminder to Jiang Changtian as the three children entered.

"It has a tail."

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