Zhao Luoning suddenly remembered that Luo Jing's remains were still buried in the tea house. It wouldn't be a bad idea to get the land deed. First, she had to "bring" Luo Jing out.
So Luoning stopped declining. She took the land deed from Lord Zhao and said, "Since Father has said so, I'll take this land deed for now. But let's make it clear in advance. I'm just acting temporarily. I have nothing to do with the tea - house business and I won't manage anything."
What was Zhao Luoning up to? Was she being a scoundrel? Lord Zhao had thought that after playing the emotional card, even if Zhao Luoning didn't give him face, considering the many old workers in the tea house, she wouldn't decline. He didn't expect that he had overestimated Zhao Luoning's kindness.
Seeing that the matter was not resolved yet and the land deed was gone, Lord Zhao got anxious. "Hey, the workers in the tea house have followed you through thick and thin for so many years. Are you really heartless enough to ignore them?"
"A fine bird chooses a good tree to perch on. They are fine birds, but if they've encountered a rotten log, they can't blame a good tree for not saving them!"
She actually compared the Zhao Family's tea house to a rotten log! Lord Zhao was so angry that his beard stood on end.
Zhao Luoning held the land deed and didn't want to talk to Lord Zhao anymore. As she got up to leave, a servant came to report at the door. "M... Master."
"What is it?"
"Second Miss... Second Miss is back."
"Didn't Luoyue just leave? Why is she back again? Besides, it's not the first time she's come back. Do you have to act like you've seen a ghost?"
"N... No, it's not that second miss. It's Miss Luoyu."
Lord Zhao was also shocked to hear this. He never thought that Zhao Luoyu would really come back.
Zhao Luoyu had just arrived in Huangcheng and hadn't even had a chance to settle down when Zhao Luochun rushed to find her. Zhao Luochun was so confused that it took him a long time to make Zhao Luoyu understand the crux of the problem: now Lord Zhao suspected the identity of "Luo Jing". It was also because Ji Shisu had caused such a ruckus back then. After all this, the identities of the three people were all muddled up.
Fortunately, Zhao Luoyu was smart and quickly figured out the problem. She definitely couldn't show up as Zhao Luoning because, on the surface, Zhao Luoning was already dead. Now that her elder sister was pretending to be Luo Jing, she could only show up as Luoyu.
Thankfully, she had a trump card. Ji Jianhui.
As soon as Zhao Luoyu entered the door, everyone was so shocked that they automatically made way for the mother - son pair. Zhao Luoyu ignored the gazes of the servants in the mansion. Since she looked very much like her elder sister, she had never had a chance to take off her veil. If it weren't for the fact that she was brought by Zhao Luochun, the servants would never have believed that a person who had been dead for so many years would show up again.
As she re - entered the Zhao Mansion, Zhao Luoyu's heart was extremely complicated. Back then, with her mother's help, Zhao Luoyu had obtained her own identity. At that time, she had already decided to cut off ties with the past. Anyway, she didn't like coming back to this Zhao Family. Even if it was difficult to explain to the Ji family because she looked too much like Zhao Luoning and she had to wear a veil for the rest of her life, it didn't matter. But unexpectedly, things had come full circle, and finally, she had returned to the Zhao Family as Zhao Luoyu.
Zhao Luochun led Zhao Luoyu to Lord Zhao's room. At this time, Lady Zhao, who had heard the news, had just arrived at the door. She was shocked to see Ji Jianhui and Zhao Luoyu. She didn't know if she should recognize her daughter and grandson here, but Ji Jianhui had already opened his arms to her first.
"Grandma!"
Who could resist such a cute Ji Jianhui? Lady Zhao responded with an "Aiyee~" and squatted down to hug Ji Jianhui in her arms. "My dear grandson, Grandma has missed you so much!"
As Lady Zhao was about to pick Ji Jianhui up as she used to, Ji Jianhui immediately jumped out of her arms after sensing her intention. Lady Zhao was puzzled and asked, "Why? Won't Hui'er let Grandma hug you?"
Ji Jianhui shyly tugged at the corner of his clothes. "Hui'er has eaten too much recently and has become very heavy. I'm afraid I'll crush Grandma. I'll let Grandma hug me when I'm lighter."
"It's good for a child to be a bit chubby. Chubbiness is a blessing," Lady Zhao said with a smile as she stroked her grandson's head.
At this time, Lord Zhao and Zhao Luoning, who had heard the commotion, walked out of the room. Seeing Zhao Luochun and Zhao Luoyu, Zhao Luoning understood what was going on. She never thought that after all these twists and turns, Zhao Luoyu would regain her identity in this way. Zhao Luoning sighed with emotion.
Seeing Lord Zhao come out, Zhao Luoyu took off her veil, revealing a face that was extremely similar to Zhao Luoning's. This face was like a pass. Zhao Luoyu didn't even need to show any identification. With just this face, no one could doubt her identity.
Lord Zhao was also stunned. "This is..." He pointed at Ji Jianhui and asked, "Who is this child?"
Seeing a stranger looking at him so eagerly, Ji Jianhui timidly walked to his mother's side. "Mother."
Zhao Luoyu smiled and pinched Ji Jianhui's hand. "Hui'er, don't be afraid. That's your grandfather, at least for now."
Zhao Luoyu's addition of "at least for now" was quite clever. Lord Zhao was about to get angry when Ji Jianhui's soft call of "Grandfather" instantly melted Lord Zhao's heart. There was no old person that Ji Jianhui couldn't charm. Lord Zhao was no exception. The natural affection of elders for their youngest descendants made Ji Jianhui invincible. Moreover, Ji Jianhui was just extremely cute.
No matter how the adults schemed against each other, Zhao Luoyu had never let any of this information reach Ji Jianhui. She had protected him well and hadn't let him be hurt at all. Such a kind, cute and smart Ji Jianhui was naturally irresistible.
Lord Zhao remembered that he had just sworn in front of Zhao Luoning that if Luoyu came back, he would apologize to her. Coupled with the fact that this grandson was really cute, he couldn't bear to drive the mother and son out. He tried hard to show the dignity of the family head, standing with his hands behind his back, and asked, "What's going on?"
"I just returned to Huangcheng and heard that the concubine mother was slandering elder sister again. Elder sister's remains are not yet cold. It's really heartbreaking for the concubine mother to do this. Of course, it's really disappointing that there are still people who believe what such a person says."
"You just returned to Huangcheng? And this is?" Lord Zhao was getting more and more confused.
"Luoyu is the eldest mistress of the Ji family," Zhao Luoning casually explained. It was good to set things right. The identity that Ji Shisu had given her back then, she would return it to Luoyu.
"Isn't the eldest mistress of the Ji family surnamed Ning?" When Lord Zhao first heard this title, he thought this eldest mistress was related to the Ning family. He had even sent someone to inquire and found out that she had no relation to the Ning family in Huangcheng, but was actually related to Concubine Ning in the palace, who was now the Queen Mother.
"Yes, fate is so full of twists and turns. Who would have thought that Luoyu would still be alive and be lucky enough to be saved by the Ning family and become a daughter of the Ning family," Lady Zhao continued to tell lies without batting an eyelid.
At this time, Zhao Luoming also broke through the obstruction and came back. As soon as he entered the door and saw this scene, he was completely stunned. Was this his elder sister? No, that couldn't be right.
It was Luoyu who was quick - witted. "Third brother, long time no see. I'm Luoyu."