Ji Youzhi hurriedly pulled the man into the room.
"You old scoundrel! How did you end up like this? Taking advantage of , making bow to you!"
Ji Youzhi was so angry he was gritting his teeth, just short of drawing his sword on his own sixth brother.
"You can’t bla for this," Ji Youlin responded. "Didn’t I see many suspicious people lurking around this Inn? I didn’t know your situation, so I thought I’d disguise myself before coming."
Ji Youlin said this as he began to tidy himself up, intending to revert to his usual handso and debonair self.
"No, no, no! Soone here is looking for you. You look fine like this. Stay as you are; definitely don’t change back."
Don’t change back? Ji Youlin blinked. Before he could ask who was looking for him, Ji Youzhi had already dragged him to Old Madam Ji’s room next door.
The Old Madam, seeing the scarred face, dry yellow hair, and ragged clothes before her, thought he was a beggar.
She took a few pieces of broken silver from her sleeve, added a few leftover Pastries from Xiaosuisui’s table, and stuffed them all into the old man’s hands.
Ji Youzhi watched, initially dumbfounded, then burst out laughing so hard his stomach hurt.
The disguised Ji Youlin: "..."
"Mmm... Grandma!"
The little Girl on the bed woke up, rubbing her eyes and calling for her grandmother. The Old Madam hurriedly went over to hug her.
"Sweetie, you’re awake! Are you thirsty? There’s cooling tea in your second aunt’s room! Grandma will take you to have so."
Seeing his mother walk past him with a young child in her arms, Ji Youlin felt his heart take ten thousand points of critical damage!
"I... this... Seventh Brother, is this our mother?"
Ji Youzhi clutched his stomach, his shoulders shaking with laughter.
"HA HA HA! Sixth Brother, why don’t you go out and co back in again?"
Ji Youlin was puzzled. "What do you an by that?"
"You’re just missing a begging bowl! See? Mom gave you Pastries, and you don’t even have a place to put them."
Ji Youlin: "..."
...
In Huo Xing’Er’s room next door.
The mont the door closed, Old Madam Ji couldn’t hold it in any longer and finally burst out laughing.
"Xiaosuisui is finally awake! Co and have so afternoon tea."
Huo Xing’Er took Xiaosuisui from Old Madam Ji. Noticing the old madam’s irrepressible laughter, she asked in confusion, "Mother! What happened? What’s making you so happy?"
"Sixth Brother is back. He was a complete ss, so I gave him so silver fragnts to send him on his way."
"Ah... You an, you mistook Sixth Brother for a beggar?"
"Exactly! You should have seen the look on his face when I gave him the silver fragnts and Dim Sum!"
Huo Xing’Er: "..."
"I bet Sixth Brother will never forget that mont for the rest of his life!"
"Mother! You’re so playful in your old age, just like a child. He’s your own son, after all. Aren’t you afraid he’ll hold a grudge?" Wang Dongxue walked in from outside, an expression of helplessness on her face.
"He wouldn’t dare! That rotten brat, forgetting his family the mont he steps out the door. How many years has it been since he was last ho? And the mont he returns, he gives such a ’pleasant’ surprise. Just you watch, I’ll deal with him!"
Just as Old Madam Ji finished speaking, Ji Youbo knocked on the door from outside.
"Mother! Eldest Brother said that since Sixth Brother has rarely been back, we should all have a reunion dinner. It’s in a Private Room in the Lotus Hall downstairs. He asked to co get you all!"
Old Madam Ji nodded. "Alright."
She then picked up Xiaosuisui and turned to leave.
"Wait! Mother!"
Huo Xing’Er ca over and put a face covering on Xiaosuisui.
"The National Master is staying at this Inn. We mustn’t let him see our precious girl."
Apart from Ji Youran and Ji Youzhi, the rest of the Ji Family had no idea that the young Emperor was also staying at the Inn!
And so, Old Madam Ji, holding Xiaosuisui, had just stepped out of her room and reached the stairwell landing when she encountered the young Emperor.
The young Emperor had co out this ti with the intention of catching the elusive Ji Youlin red-handed and compelling him to serve the country.
Therefore, having failed to get any news about Ji Youlin from Ji Youzhi earlier, he had decided to wait by the Main Gate. He would periodically step out for a stroll, his gaze fixed on the Ji Family’s doors.
Thus, the young Emperor, Old Madam Ji, and Xiaosuisui t.
Xiaosuisui’s face was covered by a veil, so the young Emperor couldn’t see her features. However, her large eyes were so strikingly clear and vivacious that they were hard to ignore.
Xiaosuisui also noticed the young Emperor. The little Girl blinked, staring at him for a good few monts.
"Huh! Why is there a really, really big golden snake wrapped around that big brother?"
Hearing this, Old Madam Ji’s brow furrowed. "What big golden snake? Sweetie, don’t talk nonsense. You’re still sleepy from your nap; your eyes must be playing tricks on you!"
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