Jian Taiding’s eyes lit up. He said, “Indeed, Uncle Ming is publicly acknowledged as the one who understands my older brother best. Your respected self would definitely be able to tell whether he is real or fake.”
The others nodded in agreement. They all trusted Uncle Ming’s status.
Zu An thought to himself that Uncle Ming and Jian Taiding were finishing each other’s sentences. These two had probably already gotten into cahoots a long time ago.
He had no idea that the one he trusted the most had already betrayed him. Sigh, this Jian Yanyou wasn’t done in by his younger brother for no reason.
Gong Pan said, “The duke was injured before. Not only has his cultivation temporarily dropped, he has amnesia too.”
Jian Taiding roared with laughter when he heard the lack of confidence in the other party’s voice. He retorted “I knew that was what you were going to say. I really do not know where you found this counterfeit from. Of course he does not know about my older brother’s affairs! That is why he ended up using this shoddy amnesia excuse.”
The others nodded in agreement. They felt Gong Pan had a guilty conscience.
Gong Pan’s face turned completely red. He was about to refute them when Zu An stopped him, saying, “It is fine. Even though some of my memories are missing, I still remember most things. Uncle Ming, please feel free to ask away.”
Uncle Ming was surprised. As such, he began to ask some random questions. At first, he chose subjects multiple people in the manor knew about, but Zu An was prepared. Soon, Uncle Ming’s questions became trickier and trickier; but no matter what he asked, Zu An always had an answer.
Those who had just been present to join in on the liveliness felt their suspicions fade away bit by bit; they recovered their initial enthusiasm about seeing their lord again.
When Jian Taiding saw that the situation wasn’t looking good for him, he quickly protested, “These are all things you could find out if you did a bit of investigation! You dared to impersonate my older brother, so of course you made some preparations. Knowing these things does not prove you are my older brother at all.”
Uncle Ming hesitated, then said with a nod, “Second master’s words are reasonable.”
Jian Taiding’s trusted aides quickly spoke up in agreement. The neutral individuals who had been starting to believe that Zu An was the real duke began to waver again.
“Then how do you want me to prove my identity?” Zu An asked as he looked at Jian Taiding and Uncle Ming. “Do you all truly not believe, or could it be that you did not want me to return?”
There was no lack of intelligent people present. They began to pick up on something. Their expressions became stranger as they watched the situation.
“You are speaking venomous slander!” Jian Taiding panicked. He exclaimed, “I am my older brother’s sibling. How could I not tell whether you are real or fake?”
A pleasant-sounding voice spoke up just then. “Yanyou is my husband. Do you think a woman cannot discern who her husband is?”
Yu Yanluo, who had deliberately waited a bit before showing up, emerged with Maid Xing and the other servants. They slowly walked over from a distance.
The maids she passed by lowered their heads in shame. Compared to her, even the prettiest maid was like a sparrow before a phoenix.
The male servants were even more worked up, their hearts pounding crazily. However, they knew their statuses were worlds apart from Yu Yanyou’s. Just being able to see her once already left them extremely satisfied.
When he saw her exceptional beauty and graceful figure, a hint of infatuation appeared in Jian Taiding’s eyes. However, he was an influential figure himself and quickly snapped out of his daze. He immediately greeted her respectfully. “Greetings, sister-in-law!”
Yu Yanluo nodded calmly, but then pretended to be surprised. “Why are second uncle’s injuries so severe?”
Jian Taiding said, “I was ambushed by a few fiend race experts. Even though I suffered some injuries, I made sure that they paid the price and ensured the safety of Cloudcenter Commandery’s people.”
Zu An cursed the man for being shameless inside. This fellow had clearly been beaten like a dog by him, and yet he had come up with such an honorable-sounding excuse.
“Those fiend races are quite hateful,” Yu Yanluo calmly responded. She then looked toward Zu An with a ‘pleasantly surprised smile’. She exclaimed, “Yanyou, you have returned!”
Zu An spread his arms toward her and answered, “Yes, I have returned!”
Yu Yanluo’s expression froze momentarily. Then, a blush flashed across her cheeks. This guy isn’t doing what we agreed on; he just had to do this… But they were in front of so many people, so she couldn’t just ignore him. She could only quickly walk over and enter his embrace, exclaiming, “Yanyou, I am not dreaming, am I?”
At the same time, she said through ki transmission, “You were a scoundrel after all, using this chance to take advantage of me.”
Zu An replied with a smile, “Madam could have chosen not to hug me.”
Yu Yanluo ground her teeth in anger. This guy had taken advantage of her, and yet he had actually said something like that!
Jian Taiding’s eyes widened, and he immediately erupted into rage. The goddess he had admired for so long was someone whose hand he had never even touched, and yet she had entered the embrace of another man!
How could that be tolerated?
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