This utterance caused Liu Cai'er to find it incredible as well:
"Let me see."
Eunuch Zhou craned his neck, wanting to get a clear view.
Liu Cai'er immediately clutched her stomach, laughing uncontrollably, "Hahaha, Eunuch Zhou, this document not only has the seal of the Inspector, but also that of Lord Wang from the prefecture office. Look, there's the Prince's seal too. What does this mean? Eunuch Zhou, you understand better than I do."
A Jiu pulled Xiao Yanyan to the side.
"What method did you use to get so many approval seals?"
Tuoba Yan patted his chest, "It's a long story, but something strange happened. I'll tell you on the way back. Sister Jiu'er, you'll surely find it unbelievable too."
"How is this possible?" Eunuch Zhou took the document and was stunned.
He looked at the young boy who delivered the document and was startled, "You... what relation are you to the Prince?"
Eunuch Zhou's expression was no longer one of awkwardness, but one of shock and disbelief as he looked at Tuoba Yan.
A Jiu and Liu Cai'er were confused.
Tuoba Yan hugged his saber and smiled playfully, "Even you think I'm that lost son of Prince Nanming, hahaha. I think you've all gone mad."
"..." A Jiu and Liu Cai'er exchanged glances.
My heavens, how could A Jiu know such a person?
Wait, he said they've all gone mad?
A Jiu shook her head, silently telling her sister-in-law, don't look at me. When Jiu'er first met Prince Nanming, she also thought they looked alike, but after Xiao Yanyan said this, she was also confused.
"You..." Eunuch Zhou was speechless, "But why do you look so alike?"
"Many people look alike. It's just you who think I am. I haven't lost my memory. I've been without parents since childhood, and I'm not from this world..."
"Tuoba!" A Jiu quickly stopped him upon hearing this.
Tuoba Yan lightly tapped his mouth, "I won't say anymore. Sister A Jiu doesn't want me to."
"Could it really be a coincidence," Liu Cai'er muttered, looking him up and down. He didn't seem like someone from a noble family.
He looked more like a foolish young man. What kind of prince behaves like this?
"Sister A Jiu, can we leave now?" Tuoba Yan didn't want to waste any more time; his home must be in an uproar.
A Jiu looked at Eunuch Zhou, who was still racking his brain, "Jiu'er will head back first."
"Sister-in-law, I'm leaving. If there's anything I can help with, please trouble Eunuch Zhou to send a message."
"Go, it's getting late," Liu Cai'er said with her arms crossed, looking relaxed.
"Let's go!" Tuoba Yan picked up A Jiu, placed her on his horse, and mounted his own. "Giddy up!"
Another cloud of dust flew up, and the sound of hooves quickly faded into the dust.
"Sister Jiu'er, isn't it strange," Tuoba Yan said, holding the reins and looking down,
"At first, when I heard you might not be coming back, our boss was quite upset for not having eaten the fruits you planted for a while. He'd pester me for them every day. I told him you grew them, but since you were at the Yi Zhuang, I took this opportunity to ask him to transfer me here.
But then I remembered you telling me to take care of your family. A brilliant idea struck me, and I proposed bringing you back."
"And then?" So it was because of the fruit. "After that, Zhang Liang'ai went to his superior."
"Yes, Sister A Jiu is smart. But this matter was too significant, and the Inspector's office dared not issue a document. Just then, a few days later, news came that you had cured patients. Our boss then went to run errands for me again. The Inspector's office said this matter was delegated to Lord Wang of the prefecture office, and as long as Wang Mian agreed, he would stamp it."
As he spoke, Tuoba Yan suddenly nudged A Jiu with his arm, "Here comes the exciting part."
"Hurry up and say it. If a storyteller spoke like you, all the tea-drinking patrons would go and beat you up," A Jiu urged.
"When I went to find Lord Wang, he wasn't there. He was said to have gone to the Prince's mansion. So I waited outside the Prince's mansion. I heard that this Lord Wang had gone specifically to claim credit. The Prince was very pleased. Then I happened to meet the Prince. He grabbed me and pulled me in..."