The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Fan Xian and Fan Ruoruo were taken back to the Fan Mansion. Old Lady Fan invited the best doctor in Danzhou to make sure that the two children were fine. She asked the servants to take good care of them and went back to her room to call an old man from the Fan Mansion.

"Madam Rong, when you look at Wang Gang today, does he look familiar to you?" asked Old Lady Fan softly.

Nanny Rong has been in the Fan family for nearly fifty years, and she brought up Fan Jian herself, so she naturally understands what Old Madam Fan means.

"That child does bear some resemblance to the master." Nanny Rong lowered her head and replied.

Mrs. Fan suddenly asked expectantly, "Do you think Wang Gang is the same kid from back then?"

Nanny Rong's heart trembled and she dared not reply.

There is something about the Fan family that not many people know about, and even those who know about it dare not mention it in front of Old Madam Fan.

Five years ago, the Taiping Villa incident was a taboo in the Fan family. Only a few people knew the inside story, and Nanny Rong was one of them.

At the beginning, Fan Jian used his own son to replace Ye Qingmei's son and sent him to the palace, just to give Ye Qingmei's child enough time to survive and wait for Ye Qingmei's subordinate Wu Zhu to return to Kyoto.

Nanny Rong almost thought Fan Jian was crazy.

"Madam, that child fell off the cliff that year and there is no chance of him surviving." Aunt Rong thought for a moment and gritted her teeth and said, "That Wang Gang looks to be eight or nine years old. His age doesn't match up."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Fan seemed to be deflated and leaned back in her chair. Nanny Rong quickly poured her a cup of calming tea.

Madam Rong advised again: "Old Madam, please look at it more positively. The dead cannot be resurrected. The young master has been trying to avenge that child over the years."

Madam Fan snorted coldly, "It was because he had been holding on to the Queen's maternal family that caused the disaster today."

The men in black who kidnapped Fan Xian and Fan Ruoruo today came from Jiangnan and were most likely sent by the Queen's family.

Ever since the Taiping Villa incident five years ago, Fan Jian has been targeting the Queen's family and almost killed them all, so he sent people to kidnap his two children.

The reason why Fan Jian dared to openly target the Queen's family was because Emperor Qing tacitly approved it. He also blamed the Queen for his son's death.

Mrs. Fan drank a sip of tea and suddenly remembered something. She asked, "When the child fell off the cliff, his body was gone. Did you only find part of his limbs? Which part was it?"

Seeing that Old Lady Fan was still unwilling to give up, Nanny Rong could only say, "It seems to be a small arm. I can't remember the details. I need to ask the master."

Madam Fan stood up from her chair suddenly and asked tremblingly, "Is it the right arm?"

Nanny Rong also remembered that Wang Gang was missing his right arm.

"I will write to the master right away to find out." said Nanny Rong.

"No, I'll write the letter myself, and you go do something right away." Old Madam Fan said excitedly, "Send someone to the tavern to keep an eye on him. Don't let him leave."

"What if Wang Gang insists on leaving?" asked Nanny Rong.

"Then let someone follow us. If they get lost, they will be punished according to the crime." Old Mrs. Fan said with a cold face.

"Yes." Nanny Rong took the order and left.

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Inside the tavern, Wang Gang sat in the yard, touching Oban's hair, feeling a little touched for a moment.

Old Hu came over and said to Wang Gang: "Master, I found some secret guards outside the tavern. They should be from the Fan Mansion."

Wang Gang sighed and said, "Old Hu, my identity has been exposed. Pack up and we will leave Danzhou immediately."

Old Hu hesitated and said, "Master, you are a descendant of the Fan family, why don't you take this opportunity to recognize your ancestors?"

Wang Gang glanced at Lao Hu and said nothing.

"I'm sorry, young master, I have overstepped my authority." Old Hu said in panic.

"Forget it, it's none of your business." Wang Gang looked up at the sky and said, "Actually, I don't have much resentment towards the Fan family, otherwise I wouldn't have saved Fan Ruoruo today."

Old Hu looked at Wang Gang with sympathy. He was one of the people who knew the inside story five years ago, and he also understood who Wang Gang hated.

Wang Gang laughed and said, "The Fan family is too close to the imperial power. What Fan Jian does will either make the Fan family soar to the sky or destroy all nine clans. In short, the Fan family is in a lot of trouble now, and I don't want to cause trouble for myself."

Lao Hu was puzzled and asked: "Master, now that we are exposed, can we still leave?"

Wang Gang was silent for a few seconds, then shook his head and said, "It is indeed troublesome. Unless we go to Northern Qi, it will be difficult to avoid the eyes and ears of the Fan family in Qing Kingdom."

"Are you still leaving?" Old Hu asked naively.

"I'm not leaving. Go and do your own thing!" Wang Gang sighed.

Old Hu left happily. He always felt that Wang Gang should return to the Fan family and take back what belonged to him.

In the next few days, everything was calm in Danzhou City, and the Fan family strengthened their protection of Fan Xian and Fan Ruoruo.

If there was any difference, it was that Mrs. Fan, who had always lived in seclusion, began to frequent the tavern, and every time she came, she would drive away all the guests and let Wang Gang serve them personally. Wang Gang could tolerate it once or twice, but Mrs. Fan came more and more frequently, and every time she liked to chat with him, Wang Gang couldn't stand it.

It’s not that he couldn’t stand Mrs. Fan’s nagging, but that he couldn’t stand the way she looked at him like a grandson.

Because Fan Xian took Fan Ruoruo out of the house without permission and encountered danger, he was punished by Old Lady Fan to kneel in the ancestral hall and was not allowed to leave the house for a month.

Fan Ruoruo did not receive any punishment. After she recovered from her injury, Old Lady Fan still liked to bring her granddaughter to the tavern.

Ever since Fan Ruoruo knew that it was Wang Gang who saved her, her attitude towards him became more intimate. Old Mrs. Fan made the decision and let Fan Ruoruo call Wang Gang "Brother".

Of course Wang Gang was unwilling to do so. In order to distinguish him from Fan Xian, Fan Ruoruo called him "Brother Gang". Wang Gang had no choice but to accept it.

Although Wang Gang didn't like Mrs. Fan bothering him, every time she and Fan Ruoruo came, he would order the kitchen to prepare some special dishes.

Later, Mrs. Fan hated that she could not eat three meals a day in the tavern.

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The capital of Qing Kingdom, Fan Mansion.

When Fan Jian received the letter from his mother, he thought it was just an ordinary family letter and did not take it seriously at first. He even asked his concubine Liu Ruyu to keep the letter and he would read it after he got back from work.

Recently, Fan Jian has been fighting with the Queen's family. It has come to the most critical moment and he is quite busy.

Liu Ruyu placed the letter in Fan Jian's study but did not peek at it.

In the evening, when Fan Jian returned home after finishing his official duties, Liu Ruyu told him a good news.

She is nearly four months pregnant.

Fan Jian was overjoyed, but he remained calm on the surface. He just asked Liu Ruyu to pay more attention to rest and to sleep in separate rooms at night, with him sleeping in the study.

Liu Ruyu had some objections to Fan Jian sleeping in the study, but for the sake of the baby in her belly, she agreed.

At three o'clock in the morning, when Fan Jian was about to go to bed, he remembered the letter from his mother. He quickly found it on the desk, opened it, and his face changed.

"That child could still be alive?!" Fan Jian's hand holding the letter began to tremble. This thin piece of paper seemed to weigh a thousand pounds.

"No, I have to go to Danzhou." Fan Jian couldn't sit still any longer, he opened the door of the study and called for people.

"Someone, prepare the car."

Fan Jian stood at the door of the study and jumped up and down, wishing he could grow a pair of wings on his back so he could fly back to Danzhou right now.

"Master, where are you going so late?" Liu Ruyu heard the voice, walked out and asked.

When Fan Jian saw Liu Ruyu, it was as if a basin of cold water was poured over him from head to toe.

"I, I'll go to the Supervisory Office to find Chen Pingping."

"It's so late. If you have anything to do, go tomorrow morning!" Liu Ruyu advised.

"It's an urgent matter and we can't delay it for a moment." Fan Jian had a gloomy face and called his servants to go out immediately.

The Fan family's carriage soon arrived at the Supervisory Office, and a man was already standing at the door to greet them.

"Master Fan, the dean is waiting for you in the room."

Fan Jian recognized the man as Chen Pingping's confidant Yan Ruohai. Without further ado, he immediately ran into the Supervisory Office and came to Chen Pingping's room with ease.

At this time, Chen Pingping was not asleep, and seemed to be waiting for Fan Jian to come.

"You know what happened in Danzhou, right?" Fan Jian didn't beat around the bush and asked directly: "Is that child my son?"

Chen Pingping took out a document and said, "I have investigated everyone around Fan Xian. There is something special about Wang Gang, and I am not sure about him."

Fan Jian was shocked and asked, "What do you mean, is there anything in the world that your Supervisory Office cannot investigate?"

"This Wang Gang is very mysterious. He seemed to have suddenly appeared half a year ago. His identity and age were all fake." Chen Pingping said:
“But I found out that the first time he appeared was in the woods outside Kyoto. At that time, he was dressed like a wild man and sold some wolf skins, which attracted the attention of the secret agents.

And the place where he appeared was very close to where your son was killed.”

Fan Jian's eyes widened, unable to bear it any longer.

"He must be my son!" Fan Jian said excitedly, "It turns out my son is not dead!"

"Your son must have known his own life experience and went to Danzhou on purpose to get close to Fan Xian. We must be on guard."

Fan Jian shuddered and said to Chen Pingping fiercely, "I warn you, don't hurt my son."

"For Fan Xian's safety, I think you need to bring him back to Kyoto." Chen Pingping's dead fish-like eyes flashed with a hint of coldness. (End of this chapter)