Chapter 725
Tian Shu's Eldest Brother
Chapter 725 Tian Shu's Eldest Brother
Tian Shu's father returned home before noon. As soon as he entered the mansion, he learned from the servants that there was hope for his wife to regain her sight. For him, this was like a double blessing.
Luo Yuansong strode towards the garden, and from afar he could hear laughter. As he drew closer, he saw several children playing and laughing, while his mother, wife, and Hong Xiaoniangzi sat there watching and smiling.
"It's so lively!" Luo Yuansong said with a smile as he approached.
"Of course, my stomach hurts from laughing so much," the old lady replied with a smile.
Luo Yuansong first greeted Quan Jinghuai, Hong Xiaoduo, and Feiyan. He walked to the seat next to his wife and was about to sit down when Hong Xiaoduo spoke up: "My lord, besides sending Tian Shu back, I have something else to tell you. Could we talk somewhere else?"
Hearing her say that, Luo Yuansong paused for a moment, then immediately nodded.
"Would it be alright if we went to my study to discuss it?" he asked.
“Yes, Madam, Sir, Madam. Oh, and Tian Shu, you can come too.” Hong Xiaoduo said, calling out the names.
Tian Shu's grandfather's old friend was seriously ill, and he went to visit him. The journey was a bit far, and he hasn't returned yet. Otherwise, he would have called him along.
Since it concerned her older brother Tian Shu, Hong Xiaoduo felt that she couldn't just tell his parents. She should also let the two elders know. Although it would be sad to never see him again, at least they would know what had happened.
Furthermore, although Tian Shu's elder brother died with regrets and unfulfilled dreams in modern times, he was still considered to have lived a long life at the age of ninety-six.
Moreover, according to Old Man Luo, Brother Tian Shu's family was quite well-off in modern times, and he lived a good life.
They soon arrived at Lord Luo's study. Before going in, Hong Xiaoduo glanced at Quan Jinghuai and the others, who nodded. After the study door closed, Quan Jinghuai and his disciples kept their distance and stood guard.
Although Hong Xiaoduo didn't say anything, this was the unspoken understanding between them.
Inside the study, Hong Xiaoduo watched as the three elders of Tian Shu took their seats before speaking.
"What I want to tell you is about Brother Tian Shu, Luo Qicheng..." As soon as Hong Xiaoduo started to speak, Madam Wen immediately stood up excitedly and looked in the direction of the voice.
The old lady and Lord Luo both looked tense and apprehensive.
But observing Hong Xiaoduo's expression, they didn't see it as a reaction to deliver some terrible news.
"Madam, please don't get excited. Please be quiet, because what I'm about to say may be hard for you to believe."
"But no matter what, please let me finish what I have to say, okay?" Hong Xiaoduo had no choice but to emphasize.
"Mother, sit down." Tian Shu reached out to help his mother sit down again, then stood beside her and took her hand.
"Excuse me, Miss Hong, please speak." Luo Yuansong took a deep breath and said.
Hong Xiaoduo nodded: "My lord, my lady, your eldest son Luo Qicheng lost his younger brother back then. On his way to find his brother, he left a letter and encountered a gate to another world. Out of curiosity, he opened the gate and was sent to another place by an irresistible force of gravity, a place in a different time and space than here."
Over the years, he has been trying to find a way to come back and return to your side, but he has not been able to.
As for me, due to my special constitution, I have been practicing secret techniques since childhood. By chance, I received a message from Luo Qicheng, which is what ordinary people often call a dream.
At first, when I woke up, I couldn't remember what he said to me in the dream.
My family has always lived a secluded life, and it was because I kept dreaming about him that I left my family and started wandering around.
Later, I met those seven children. Not long ago, I dreamt of Luo Qicheng again. This time, I remembered the entire dream upon waking. He asked me to help find his younger brother and send him back to you. He asked me to tell you that he's doing well over there, married with children, and a very learned and respected scholar.
After the expressions of the four members of the Luo family changed several times—from surprise, confusion, to bewilderment—Hong Xiaoduo stopped, giving them time to process the information and waiting for their reactions and questions.
Looking at the four members of the Luo family, only the youngest, Tian Shu, was the most composed, with an expression of "I see."
On the other hand, the old lady, the Imperial Censor Luo and his wife looked at each other, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back, and then looked at Hong Xiaoduo.
“Young Lady Hong, we feel incredibly fortunate that Xiao Wu has been found. Although we have no news of our eldest son Cheng’er, we know that one shouldn’t be too greedy. Life is not perfect. At our age, we understand these principles and can bear the consequences.”
"So, we appreciate Miss Hong's kindness." Tian Shu's father stood up and said to Hong Xiaoduo with great gratitude.
The old lady and her daughter-in-law, Wen, both showed expressions of gratitude towards Hong Xiaoduo.
Hong Xiaoduo had expected this reaction from the other party.
After all, what he had just said was far too absurd and bizarre to them.
It would be abnormal if they believed it immediately!
"I know what I just said is absurd to you. But I really didn't fabricate such a bizarre lie just to appease you. How about this, I'll use a secret technique to let you see him with your own eyes and hear him speak with your own ears." After Hong Xiaoduo finished speaking, she closed her eyes, made a few gestures with her fingers, and then used her mind to manipulate the space, projecting the video that Old Man Luo had given her that morning onto a wall in Imperial Censor Luo's study.
"Grandfather, grandmother, father, mother..." When a middle-aged man spoke in the image that suddenly appeared on the wall, the old lady, the Imperial Censor Luo and his wife, and Tian Shu were all dumbfounded.
Soon, the old lady and her son stood up shakily, staring intently at the person on the wall. He had very short hair and wore strange clothes, but his appearance was so familiar because he looked so much like Imperial Censor Luo.
"Cheng'er, is it really you?" The old lady asked excitedly as she stepped forward, reaching out to touch it, but her palm only touched the cold wall.
"Madam, this was recorded by him beforehand. We can only listen and watch; he can't talk to us or hear us," Hong Xiaoduo said with great reluctance as she watched the old woman repeatedly touch her grandson.
The projection on the wall showed Luo Qicheng kneeling and remorsefully saying that he could not fulfill his filial duties to his grandparents, father, and mother, and hoped that they would take care of their health and forgive his lack of filial piety.
The short video ended quickly, leaving the old lady and her son staring blankly at the wall.
Unable to see Wen Shi, who had been listening intently with her head tilted to the side, she suddenly stood up and groped her way to the wall: "It's our Cheng'er, he is our Cheng'er."
The old lady and Imperial Censor Luo, having regained their senses, were already sobbing uncontrollably. They no longer had any doubts, because the person on the wall had just briefly recounted a few things that happened to him when he was a child in the mansion.
Luo Qicheng said that his father’s favorite inkstone was broken by him accidentally. Afraid of being scolded by his father, he hid the broken inkstone under the floor tiles under the bed in the room.
He said that his grandmother's favorite sandalwood bracelet wasn't broken by him, but by his fourth and third younger brothers who were fighting over it and broke it. He felt sorry for his two younger brothers, so he took the blame.
Say……
If Luo Qicheng hadn't mentioned these things, the old lady and the others wouldn't have remembered them.
There was no need to verify it at all; they were already convinced of it.
"Waaah, I can't see him, I didn't see Cheng'er," Wen cried in frustration.
“Madam, don’t worry. Once your eye condition is cured, you can have this checked again, I promise,” Hong Xiaoduo said quickly before the Luo family mother and son could even plead.
"By the way, the time in the place where Brother Tian Shu is is different from ours. His grandson is quite old there. I can try to arrange for you to meet him. If you want to see him, I will try to arrange it once Madam's eyesight is restored."
Because this kind of secret technique violates the rules of heaven, frequent use of the technique will not only harm the practitioner, but also affect the fortune of the person being treated.
Therefore, I can only perform the procedure once more after Madam's eyesight improves. Please understand. Hong Xiaoduo said apologetically.
Upon hearing this, Ms. Wen, realizing she still had a chance to see it, immediately nodded eagerly.
The Imperial Censor Luo and his mother immediately replied that they understood.
"Also, regarding this ritual and your son Luo Qicheng, please do not mention it to anyone else. You should be aware of the potential consequences." After thinking for a moment, Hong Xiaoduo solemnly reminded them again.
"Young Lady Hong, please rest assured. When my father returns to the manor, I will only inform him of this matter and will absolutely not leak it out." Imperial Censor Luo solemnly assured him, then looked at Tian Shu: "Xiao Wu, you must remember Young Lady Hong's instructions."
Upon hearing this, Tian Shu nodded vigorously, then looked at Hong Xiaoduo and indeed saw a smile on her lips.
Hong Xiaoduo was least worried about Tian Shu. She had done far too many bizarre things in front of the children, all because she knew they were tight-lipped.
The group of people outside the study watched as the Luo family members walked out. Only Tian Shu remained calm, while the other three adults were extremely excited.
Although it's unclear what Hong Xiaoduo said or did to them, it probably wasn't anything bad.
After lunch, Censor Luo did not go to the government office immediately. Instead, he ordered people to set out pastries and tea in the pavilion by the lotus pond in the garden.
Summer has arrived, and the lotus flowers in the pond are about to bloom. Tian Shu is fishing with his younger siblings by the pond.
To create a more relaxed atmosphere, Imperial Censor Luo began to recount what his subordinates had recently heard upon returning from the capital.
When the delegation from the Southern Yan Kingdom visited, Princess Yanxi, the ninth princess of the Southern Yan Kingdom, accompanied them. While visiting the imperial palace on the outskirts of the capital, she accidentally fell into the water and was rescued by Prince Mu. To repay his kindness, Princess Yanxi wanted to marry Prince Mu, but he refused, saying that he already had someone he loved.
As Imperial Censor Luo was speaking, he noticed that Lady Hong, his son's master, and Fei Yan were all looking at him with strange expressions.
He wondered if it was inappropriate for him to talk about such gossip because of his status and age?
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