The Double

Tong Zhiyang’s biggest suspicion was that Lady He knew about the existence of both mother and son and that it was Lady He who had taken them away. But after careful consideration, given Lady He’s temperament, if she had known about Suqin and Tong Yu’s existence, she would definitely not have feigned ignorance and plotted in secret; she would most likely have confronted them directly. Moreover, even if it indeed had been Lady He’s doing, Tong Zhiyang did not have the courage to confront her, so he was forced to stew in his own anxiety, unable to find peace.

The actions of the Head of the Weaving Department were too swift; fortunately, he had immediately shared Tang Fan’s suspicions about the people at Dafeng Medical Shop, preventing any mishap from occurring there. Although he had failed to carry out his brother-in-law’s plan, he hadn’t messed things up either.

As he was contemplating this, his servant suddenly rushed in from outside, exclaiming, "Master!"

Tong Zhiyang turned around impatiently, "What’s with this surprise and panic!"

The servant closed the door, panting heavily, "Young Master... Young Master..."

"Is there news about the Young Master?" The moment he heard it was related to Tong Yu, Tong Zhiyang immediately stood up, his excitement palpable.

The servant presented Tong Zhiyang with a letter and a longevity lock he had been carrying, saying, "This was found at the gatehouse; I don’t know how long it had been there. I noticed this button belonged to the Young Master and guessed it was related to him." He then handed the letter and the Silver Lock to Tong Zhiyang.

Tong Zhiyang looked at the Silver Lock, his excitement immediately apparent, saying, "It’s Yu’er’s!"