Chapter 337: You Are the Younger Brother!

"No, I mean, your mother is my mother; mother is my biological mother!"

The already sleepy Mo Xiaohu was made dizzy by Fu Qianchen and almost fell asleep again.

"Ah, last night, mother told me herself that I, just like you, am also mother's biological child!"

Xiao Hu finally understood.

"What?"

He was suddenly startled and instantly became clear‑headed.

"Really?"

"Yes!"

"Great, I finally have a younger brother!"

"Hm???"

"You're wrong; it should be that you have an older brother now."

"Not at all, I'm older than you; you're the younger brother!"

"I'm older than you, you're the younger brother!"

"You're the younger brother!"

"You're the younger brother!"

"Younger brother!"

"Younger brother!"

"Mother, Xiao Chen wants to fight me for the older brother!" Mo Xiaohu, angry, ran to find Ye Qingran.

"Mother, he's the one fighting for the older brother! He looks so small, but he's clearly the younger brother!"

"How am I small? You're the small one! You're shorter than me!"

"You're shorter than me! You're not as good‑looking as I am!"

"I'm good‑looking!"

"I'm even more good‑looking!"

"I look more like mother!"

Fu Qianchen: "......"

He was unable to refute for a moment.

This is an indisputable fact. He looked at Mo Xiaohu's face, full of jealousy. What a misstep—why doesn't he look like mother?

How disgusted he is with his own face!

Ye Qingran slept very late last night; the two kids made such a ruckus by the bedside that she felt like she had two heads.

Han Xing Leng Yue also came in, saw the scene, and laughed uncontrollably beside them.

Sure enough, with these two little cuties around, they'll never have to worry about loneliness.

"Mother, you tell us, which of us is the older brother?"

The two kids looked at Ye Qingran with hopeful faces.

Each tried harder to act cute, attempting to win mother's favor.

Ye Qingran glanced at one then the other, indicating she was also powerless.

"Mother also doesn't know which of you is the older brother and which is the younger brother."

"Since mother can't say, then I'll be the older brother, decided happily like this!" Mo Xiaohu waved a little hand, sealing the decision.

"Where is it... happy? I'm not happy at all!"

The two kids, having gotten no answer from Ye Qingran, went back to the Courtyard, quarreling while holding various contests.

Rock‑paper‑scissors, who runs fastest, who eats the most…

In short, endless variations and countless tricks.

Thus, you win one round, I lose one round; after dozens of contests, the trend of endlessness still loomed.

Ye Qingran watched from the side, flashing a brilliant smile, feeling her sons were truly adorable.

Guoshi Fu

"Fu San, how is the matter you were tasked to investigate?"

Fu San thought for a moment, "Your Majesty is referring to the past between Miss Ye and Lin Xueyan, right?"

"Hmm."

Fu San recalled what Ye Qingran had said to him at Qin Ge and replied, "Your Majesty, I have investigated; there is no deep hatred between Ye Qingran and Lin Xueyan, they have simply never gotten along and find each other annoying."

No deep hatred?

Fu Hanxiu's eyes flickered with a hint of meaning.

"Are you sure you investigated thoroughly?"

Fu San, thinking that these words came from Ye Qingran's mouth and were therefore reliable, affirmed, "I am certain I investigated thoroughly; if Your Majesty is still uneasy, I will investigate again."

Fu Hanxiu waved his hand.

Perhaps he could, under the guise of Wuhen, go ask Ye Qingran.

At that moment, a subordinate reported that Yun Zhi had arrived.

Fu Hanxiu ordered someone to bring her in.

"Sir, may I see our child?" Yun Zhi pleaded.

Our child?

Fu Hanxiu's expression instantly hardened, exuding a cold, ruthless aura.

"Before the Bloodline Detection results are out, he is not your child!"

"But I really miss Xiao Chen; I think of him constantly. Sir, please take me to see him!"

"Fu Hanxiu coldly refused. Before the bloodline detection results come out, he will not allow Yun Zhi to come into contact with Xiao Chen. Moreover, in his subconscious, he does not believe this woman is the one he had a brief romance with six years ago."

"But just who exactly was that woman back then?"

"Why can't he remember anything at all?"

"And where did the six-month memory he lost six years ago go?"

"After Yun Zhi left, Fu Hanxiu said, 'Have you looked into Yun Zhi's situation? How is it?'"

"'My subordinates have already sent people to investigate. However, just as she said, she indeed came from Yun Gu Cun outside the city. The villagers there said Yun Zhi indeed stayed in the village for five years. She has also been telling people she has a child, though no one knows where the child went.'"

"'Stayed for five years? She isn't a person from Yun Gu Cun?'"

"Fu San shook his head, 'Yun Zhi was found beneath Cloud Fall Cliff five years ago. The location is exactly what Lin Xueyan said.' Lin Xueyan had said back then that she discovered the young master on Cloud Fall Cliff. And now, Yun Zhi has come from Yun Gu Cun beneath Cloud Fall Cliff."

"All of this seems closely related."

"Could it be that Yun Zhi is truly the young master's mother?"

"'If Yun Zhi is not from Yun Gu Cun, then where does she come from?'"

"'Yun Zhi's origins are a mystery; we haven't found anything yet.' Fu San lowered his head in shame."

"'Origins a mystery?' Fu Hanxiu curled his lip with a cold arc, 'Pass my order: assign more personnel to thoroughly investigate this at the Summit of Chasing the Deer!' He refused to believe they still couldn't uncover the origins of a mere Yun Zhi."

"Before the gates of the Guoshi Fu, Yun Zhi failed to see the child, her face full of desolation."

"She walked dejectedly toward the inn, tears hanging at the corners of her eyes."

"'How come, you didn't see your own child?'"

"A figure blocked her path."

"'Who are you?' Yun Zhi eyed the beautiful young woman before her, whose looks were Like a Flower, and showed a doubtful expression."

"'My name is Lin Xueyan, the young lady of the Lin Family.'"

"'You're Lin Xueyan?' Yun Zhi showed an excited expression."

"The name Lin Xueyan is known to everyone; she often heard villagers mention that name in Yun Gu Cun."

"'Not bad.'"

"'But how do you know I want to see the child?'"

"Lin Xueyan didn't answer but countered, 'You're Yun Zhi, right? Your child is called Xiao Chen, correct?'"

"'Yes.'"

"'To be frank, the person who saved your child six years ago and carried him to his father was me!'"

"'What?!' Yun Zhi widened her eyes, her face full of shock."

"After a moment, she calmed down, 'But back then, you weren't supposed to have gone to the Summit of Chasing the Deer, how...'"

"'You don't need to worry about this; you just need to know that I am your child's lifesaver, and that is enough.'"

"'Good.' Yun Zhi nodded, appearing obedient."

"'Do you want to see your own child?' Lin Xueyan asked with a smile."

"'Of course I do! I thought about him all last night!' Yun Zhi said eagerly, 'Can you help me?'"

"'I know where your child is now. He is at the Ye Residence, with the young lady Ye Qingran. In your absence, your child has mistaken the thief for his mother, taking her as his birth mother.'"

"A flash of sorrow crossed Yun Zhi's brows and eyes."

"'Moreover, that woman has hooked up with your child's father, becoming his woman.'"

"Lin Xueyan spoke slowly, observing Yun Zhi's reaction."

"Yun Zhi gritted her teeth, a hint of hatred flashing in the depths of her eyes."

"Over these five years, she has lived a life of hardship, yet her child and her man have been seized by another woman! How could she not hate?"

"'Can you take me to see my child?' Yun Zhi pleaded."

"'It's possible, but this person Ye Qingran is difficult to get along with; you need to be prepared. Whether you can see him depends on your own abilities.'"

"'No matter how difficult she is, what can be done? I am the child's birth mother; I want to see my own child—on what grounds does she prevent me? Is there any justice left?' Yun Zhi clenched her fists, indignant."

"Seeing this, Lin Xueyan couldn't help but curl her lips into a smile."