Uncle Ding was full of excitement. "Not only do your Uncle Sha and you look alike, but Uncle Que does too. Although his face is ruined, look at his eyes, eyebrows, and nose. Aren't they very similar to yours?"
"Uncle Ding, what do you mean by saying this?" Lu Ye felt his heart trembling violently.
Bai Sheng smiled. "Husband, Uncle Ding suspects that Uncle Que and Uncle Feng are related to you by blood."
"Madam, it's not suspicion, it's certainty," Uncle Ding's tone was particularly firm.
Lu Ye found it truly unbelievable. "But, how is this possible! We are from Tianshui Town, and Uncle Que and Uncle Feng are in the capital, wandering. These two places are thousands of miles apart. How could we possibly be connected?"
"Big Brother, Mother was a female slave, and we don't know where she came from," Lu Hua said, regaining her senses, and reminded him. If they could find their mother's relatives, that would be wonderful.
"What, do you think we are vagrants and not worthy of being your relatives?" Uncle Que looked at Lu Ye, his tone a little annoyed.
Lu Ye explained gently, "Uncle Que... Uncle... you misunderstand. If I can find my mother's relatives, I would be overjoyed. I am just... very shocked, truly... a bit disbelieving."
Bai Sheng also said earnestly, "Uncle Que, we never knew who Mother's relatives were. If you are truly Mother's kin, that would be wonderful!"
Uncle Ding was very gratified. He looked at Bai Sheng and asked respectfully, "Madam, are you wearing a purple jade pendant?"
Bai Sheng and Lu Ye exchanged a look and nodded. "Indeed. That was my mother-in-law's jade pendant, and my husband gave it to me."
"A purple jade pendant? Engraved with a lotus flower pattern?" Uncle Que was extremely excited. If they had that jade pendant, it could almost confirm that these children were his own nephews!
Bai Sheng and Lu Ye looked at each other excitedly upon hearing Uncle Que's words. They could almost confirm that Uncle Que and Uncle Sha were their biological uncles.
"May we have a look at it, old servant and old friend?" Uncle Ding asked respectfully.
"Of course!" Bai Sheng took off the jade pendant and placed it in Uncle Ding's hand.
Uncle Ding held the jade pendant and suddenly shed tears. "It's exactly the same as the Eldest Miss's jade pendant!"
Seeing the jade pendant, Uncle Que's eyes immediately turned red. He reached out and said urgently, "Old Ding, quickly bring it here for me to see!"
Uncle Ding, with trembling hands, placed the jade pendant into Uncle Que's grasp.
Uncle Que held the jade pendant, caressed it a few times, and suddenly burst into sobs. "Big Sister, Ranran, this is Ranran's jade pendant! *Sob sob*... Ranran loved lotuses the most, so Father asked a craftsman to carve a lotus flower, *sob sob*..."
For some reason, Lu Ye's nose also felt a little sore. Lu Hua, Lu Yun, and Lu Yu all started crying.
Uncle Que and Uncle Sha were truly their maternal uncles! Mother would be very happy to know they had reunited. Kuai Shu Ge.
Lu Ye walked to Uncle Sha's side and unsealed his acupoints.
Seeing Uncle Que crying so sadly, Uncle Sha immediately ran to his side and coaxed him in a childlike voice, "Third Brother, don't cry, Third Brother, don't cry..."
Uncle Que wiped his tears with his sleeve, raised his head, and asked Lu Ye with a heavy nasal tone, "Did your mother leave this jade pendant to you?"
Lu Ye, with tear-filled eyes, nodded heavily. "It was my mother's. She hid it in her thigh flesh. After she passed away, I took it out."
"What? She... she passed... passed away?" Uncle Que slumped onto the chair, trembling with distress.
His eldest sister had become a female slave, and had hidden the jade pendant in her thigh flesh. If she hadn't encountered a terrible fate, why would she resort to such a cruel method to hide her identity?
"Your mother... how did she... die?" Uncle Que asked mournfully.
Lu Hua and Lu Yun tearfully recounted the events of their parents' deaths to Uncle Que.
"Those bastards, I'll go kill them!" Uncle Que angrily pounded his own thigh.
Bai Sheng wiped her eyes. "Uncle Que—Uncle, don't worry. Those people from Huangsha Village met no good end. We've dealt with everyone who bullied Father and Mother."
"I... I thought Big Sister was still alive, that... I could see her again. I didn't expect... *sob sob sob*..." Uncle Que started crying again.
Lu Ye's tears also fell.
Bai Sheng took his hand and squeezed it tightly.
Lu Ye raised his hand, wiped away his tears, and said to Uncle Ding, "Uncle Ding, if Uncle Que and Uncle Sha are our... maternal uncles, then what are their names? Why did they become street wanderers? And why did my mother become a female slave?"
Uncle Ding wiped his tears, sniffled, and cautiously glanced at the doors and windows before lowering his voice. "Young Master, do you remember whose family the mansion you bought belonged to?"
Lu Ye was slightly stunned. He exchanged a look with Bai Sheng and replied, "I remember, it belonged to General Baili's family."
Uncle Ding pursed his lips and nodded sadly. "Young Master, you are General Baili's grandson. Your mother, Baili Ranran, is General Baili's eldest daughter. As for Young Master Rong Mo and Young Master An An, who you know as Uncle Que and Uncle Feng, they are General Baili's third and fourth sons, and also your maternal third and fourth uncles!"
Lu Ye and Bai Sheng were once again shocked.
Uncle Que saved Tianya, Lu Ye met Tianya by chance and brought Tianya home. Because of Tianya, Uncle Que was picked up by Lu Yun and the others. Since Uncle Que was Lu Ye and Lu Yun's maternal uncle, and the mansion Lu Ye bought happened to be his maternal grandfather's mansion...
The orphans of the Baili family, through various coincidences, met and miraculously reunited and recognized each other in their own mansion.
Even storybooks wouldn't dare to write it like this!
This was too magical and bizarre!
Was there truly heavenly retribution? Had the heavens taken pity? After shattering the Baili family, were they now allowing them to be reborn from the dead?
Lu Hua, Lu Yun, and Lu Yu stopped crying. With tear-streaked faces, they stared blankly at Uncle Ding. They too found it hard to believe that they were General Baili's grandsons.
Because the children at the academy all said that the Baili family colluded with the enemy and committed treason, and were corrupt officials. Ugly rumors about them were circulating everywhere.
At this moment, they began to believe that those rumors were false, because their mother was a good person, and her father and brothers must also be good people.
Someone must have framed their maternal grandfather!
"Is... is this true?" Lu Ye murmured tearfully.
Uncle Ding nodded. "It is absolutely true."
Uncle Que threw out a handful of snot and cried, "Your mother has a small mole on the right side of her mouth, she loves pale purple the most, and she liked to tell stories about Nuwa mending the sky. She has a small scar on her left forearm; that was from when she was mischievous as a child and got burned by the stove embers..."
As Uncle Que spoke, Lu Ye's tears surged forth.
He held Bai Sheng's hand and walked forward, kneeling before Uncle Que. "Nephew Lu Ye and his wife Bai Sheng pay their respects to their maternal third uncle and fourth uncle."