Chapter 761 - 535: Fate’s Tricks

Chapter 761: Chapter 535: Fate’s Tricks

The old Duke was overwhelmed with excitement, and Wei Ziang’s feelings were also very complicated.

Little Mi next to them seemed a bit forgotten, but she didn’t mind. She just found a seat for herself and sat down, understanding somewhat in her heart.

The young man’s birth parents were quite playful, often taking their son to travel around, concealing their identity and changing their names.

Because of this, the young man as a child couldn’t remember his real name. "Wei Ziang" might have just been one of the aliases he remembered when he lost his memory.

This is why, even though they themselves had guessed, the young man was very likely the lost young heir of the Wei Duke’s Household.

Therefore, although the name "Wei Ziang" might not be universally known in the Xu Yu Dynasty, at least it was famous for a while.

At least, the appearance of the telescope, the musket, and the cannon were enough for all the soldiers to remember his name.

Unfortunately, because of the name change, even if they heard the name "Wei Ziang," they would certainly not associate it with the grandson of the Duke Wei.

As for the appearance mentioned earlier, it was explained through the old Duke’s words.

He actually looked very much like his grandmother.

No wonder the elder sister-in-law’s mother had seen the young man several times, and as she was a close friend with his mother, couldn’t see any difference.

It turned out to be a case of genetic inheritance, which made some sense.

The old Duke’s wife was met when the old Duke traveled the world as a youth, and after joining the army, they stayed at the border together, with deep affection between husband and wife.

Unfortunately, during childbirth, they encountered an invasion by enemy forces at the border, the child was saved, but his wife died due to fright and difficult labor.

This means, in the capital city, indeed not many people knew the old Duke’s wife or knew how she looked when young.

Understanding this point, Little Mi sighed slightly, no wonder.

They listened to what the elder sister-in-law had said before, combined with Wei Ziang’s influence on the two safe jade pendants, and the scene of her finding the young man, and then there were people coming to the village to look for children.

With all these factors combined, they had already guessed that the young man was very likely the grandson of Duke Wei.

However, for so many years, not a single person realized the young man might have a connection with the Wei Duke’s Household.

It turns out there were so many connections involved.

At this moment, Wei Ziang had already taken the initiative to mention that the old Duke could look at his back, since he had a birthmark that he couldn’t remember.

Although the old Duke was very certain, he still nodded excitedly when he heard about Wei Ziang showing the birthmark.

"Little Mi?" Wei Ziang turned his head to look at Little Mi.

Little Mi reacted, simply turned around, and sat with her back to them: "You continue, I’m just too lazy to go out."

Junior General Su was still a bit embarrassed, but Wei Ziang had already started to undress.

The room was very warm, and Junior General Su even took care to move the fire basin closer and also brought over the candles.

Wei Ziang had taken off his shirt, sat on the edge of the bed facing away from the old Duke, with Junior General Su holding a candle in one hand and supporting the old Duke with the other, allowing him to approach a bit.

"It’s this, exactly this, you are my little Xiuyuan indeed."

The old Duke nearly wept with joy, Wei Ziang’s face also showed some excitement, after putting on his clothes, he called Little Mi over.

"Duke, I..."

Before he could finish speaking, the old Duke interrupted: "Child, you, just call me grandfather once, let me leave this world with peace of mind."

The old Duke tightly held Wei Ziang’s hand, tears in his eyes.

Twenty years, waiting for twenty years, living in melancholy for twenty years, finally found his own grandson before passing.

Wei Ziang was silent for a moment, ultimately couldn’t resist the plea in the old Duke’s eyes: "Grand, grandfather."

The voice was hoarse, but after calling out, it was as if a weight was lifted, even the mood became much lighter.

Calling once, afterward it didn’t seem so difficult to speak.

"Grandfather, this is the jade pendant I kept with me when Little Mi rescued me, would you take a look, do you recognize it?"

Wei Ziang took out the jade pendant, which had been wiped clean during his journey, but the rope couldn’t be cleaned.

Seeing the jade pendant, the old Duke’s whole person started to tremble with excitement, tremblingly accepted the jade pendant, tears streaming down instantly.

This display said it all.

"This is the jade pendant I gave to your grandmother. Then after she passed away, it was left to your father, and then given to your mother."

The old Duke’s voice was filled with nostalgia, as he spoke, he also pulled the rope, rubbing the small Wei character with his finger.

"This character, I personally engraved it back then."

Now, Wei Ziang’s identity was already very certain, he was indeed the lost little princely heir of the Wei Duke’s Household twenty years ago.

Beside him, Junior General Su also came out of a long state of confusion, furrowed his brows slightly.

"General Wei, did you deliberately come today because you already knew about your background?"

Deliberately bringing along the jade pendant, sent rare ginseng that even the Imperial Physician said is hard to find in a thousand years.

Especially since he had just returned today, logically he should rest for a few days due to the long journey, and as he had no relationship with the Marshal, he certainly wouldn’t suddenly come to visit.

Thinking here and there, still felt that these two should be aware that the Marshal was ill and had little time left, hence they came on purpose.

Either way, fulfilling the Marshal’s wish.

However, if he had known about his background earlier but always pretended not to know, it made Junior General Su somewhat angry.

The Marshal’s health was deteriorating day by day, largely because he was always worried about the whereabouts and life or death of his missing grandson.

If the little princely heir had returned earlier, perhaps the Marshal’s health wouldn’t have declined so severely.

Wei Ziang hesitated for a moment, ultimately shook his head: "Had some suspicions, but was always never sure."

Then, they recounted the incident, from years ago when the elder sister-in-law told them about the young heir gone missing from the Wei Duke’s Household.

"At the time, I had already stayed in Lishi City for five or six years, and it was only a few days’ travel from West Origin Pass where Grandfather was located. I once sent two pairs of telescopes, crafted with several masters, to West Origin Pass."

"During my stay in Nanyang Prefecture, I also met the elder sister-in-law’s mother several times."

"Later, though I worked in the Ministry of War for more than half a year, there was still no word from my father’s colleagues, Aunt Zhou, and my father’s colleagues, so we unanimously believed it was our imagination."

This narrative left Junior General Su speechless for a moment, he sighed lightly: "You weren’t using your real name, your appearance matched that of the late Marshal’s wife, no wonder no one recognized you."

If it hadn’t been the case, perhaps the Marshal could have found his grandson back in Lishi City.

It can only be said that fate toys with people.

The old Duke also found it painful to hear, but it had already come to this, at least now he finally found his grandson, he gradually held onto Wei Ziang’s hand, fearing if he let go, this grandson would disappear again.