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"No!" Mu Shuyi said with a puzzled look, "She came by herself, but it’s true that Yu Lan has a daughter!"

"Have you ever seen her husband?"

"I saw him once!" Mu Shuyi said without hesitation, "Her husband was an honest man, though it seems he’s no longer with us."

"Does Aunt Wang have any other family?"

"I really don’t know about that." Mu Shuyi shook her head, "In all these years, I’ve never heard Yu Lan talk about her family affairs, even though I asked, Yu Lan never shared anything, and after that, I never bothered asking again!"

Ye Xunhuan’s brows gradually furrowed together, Aunt Wang has a husband whom Mu Shuyi has seen, could it really just be a coincidence that they look alike?

"Why do you ask these things?" Mu Shuyi slowly shifted her gaze onto Ye Xunhuan.

"Grandma, today I saw a photograph; the person in it looks a lot like Aunt Wang, and the name is Wang Lan, only one character different from Aunt Wang’s name!"

"What’s there to be surprised about, there are many look-alikes in the world, and also plenty of people with the same name, this one’s just one character off, look at you..."

"What if I told you, Grandma, that this Wang Lan was once deeply loved by a monarch and even gave birth to a daughter for him, and the daughter’s age matches closely with Aunt Wang’s daughter, Wang Zilin?" Ye Xunhuan said earnestly.

"What?" Mu Shuyi’s face immediately revealed a shocked expression, "Are you serious?"

Ye Xunhuan nodded heavily, "It’s all true, otherwise I wouldn’t be here asking you about Aunt Wang’s situation!"

"Back then, Yu Lan indeed came alone, and I actually did see her husband, but if you say Yu Lan was the monarch’s lover, how did..."

"The monarch abandoned her!" Ye Xunhuan said softly, "Due to identity and status, they were destined not to be together."

Although people nowadays often say that everyone is equal, the concept of class truly exists, and the notion of matching families still resides in everyone’s heart.

Just like how in prestigious families, young masters choose brides who are a good match for their status, don’t they?

For a moment, Mu Shuyi didn’t know what to say and fell silent.

If Aunt Wang really was the woman deeply loved by the monarch before, this situation is no small matter!

"Grandma, think carefully if there’s anything you forgot to mention?"

Mu Shuyi pondered for a moment then shook her head, "No, Yu Lan never talks about her past affairs, even if I asked, I never found out anything!"

"But no matter what, the monarch is the monarch, and Yu Lan is Yu Lan, even if Yu Lan is Wang Lan, she cannot be harmed!"

Aunt Wang has taken great care of Qiu Ruoxi over the years, putting in a lot of effort, and looking after her meticulously.

And their grievances with the monarch must absolutely not involve Aunt Wang, and definitely not Wang Zilin.

Ye Xunhuan naturally understood this point and promptly nodded, "I know!"

"Next time, discreetly ask Yu Lan, or I have a photograph of the monarch here, you can deliberately take it out in front of her someday to see her reaction!"

Upon hearing Mu Shuyi’s suggestion, Ye Xunhuan’s eyes immediately brightened up; the older ones are indeed wiser, this is really true, if Mu Shuyi hadn’t mentioned this idea, Ye Xunhuan wouldn’t have thought of it.

"Alright!"

With no useful information to glean from Mu Shuyi, Ye Xunhuan didn’t press further or continue discussing the topic with Mu Shuyi.

After all, everything is still unknown, so it’s not appropriate for the two of them to discuss anything further, nor make it public.

Just as Ye Xunhuan and Mu Shuyi were chatting in the hall, Qin Rumeng came bouncing in from outside.

Upon seeing Ye Xunhuan, Qin Rumeng immediately beamed with delight, "You little rascal, I thought you went missing again, you’ve been out all day!"

No matter where they are, Qin Rumeng never treats Ye Xunhuan with politeness, even now in front of Mu Shuyi, she shows no courtesy at all.

As if she was the real master here.

"No way!" Ye Xunhuan chuckled, "Even if I go missing, I’d report to you, my dear aunt, in advance, wouldn’t I?"

"Hmph!" Qin Rumeng scoffed, "I don’t believe you at all!"

With that, Qin Rumeng turned her gaze towards Mu Shuyi, "Aunt Mu!"

"Miss Qin, you’re probably the only one who can handle him now, right?"

"No way, Ruoxi can too!" Qin Rumeng replied calmly, "But whenever he’s with me, he has to act submissive, that’s a fact!"

"Can I act like a nephew instead?" Ye Xunhuan said, full of resignation.

Using seniority to completely bully people.

Ye Xunhuan’s words immediately elicited laughter from Qin Rumeng and Mu Shuyi.

Time flew by like a white horse passing by, and nightfall quickly arrived, marking dinner time.

After dinner, Qiu Shuihan mysteriously pulled Ye Xunhuan away, no one knew what they were going to discuss.

Qiu Ruoxi didn’t bother with it, instead, she fully joined Qin Rumeng and Michelle in playing cards.

The three women played quite happily together.

While the atmosphere between Ye Xunhuan and Qiu Shuihan was not as cheerful, theirs was slightly heavier.

"You went to the Chu family, to see Chu Yunlong and Huangfu Yueli, didn’t you?" Qiu Shuihan remarked coolly.

"Dad, you..."

"If I’m not mistaken, Huangfu Yueli also wants you to bring your aunt to meet her, right?"

Ye Xunhuan’s surprise grew more intense, "Dad, you...how did you know?"

Qiu Shuihan sighed slightly, "Huangfu Yueli didn’t want you to tell your aunt that she wants to meet Rumeng, correct?"

Ye Xunhuan nodded, filled with shock.

When did this father-in-law switch careers to fortune telling, to get it this right!

"But do you know why she said that?"

"There must be some grievances," Ye Xunhuan said softly.

"Grievances?" Qiu Shuihan gently shook his head, "Let me give you a warning, when you take your aunt over there, no matter what happens, don’t intervene or stop it!"

"Otherwise, your aunt will definitely be angrier!" Qiu Shuihan said seriously, "One is in the imperial capital, the other in the southeast, far apart but not too far, yet they haven’t seen each other for over ten years, especially when they both stayed in Beijing for a while. Have you ever heard your aunt or anyone else mention Huangfu Yueli?"

"The matter isn’t as simple as you think!"

Qiu Shuihan sighed softly, full of bitterness, "You reap what you sow!"