The First Heir

Soon, the four arrived at the middle hall.

At this moment, an old man with his hand behind his back was looking at the birdcage hanging in the yard. From a distance, the old man was dressed in plain clothes, looking quite hale and hearty.

Horace walked in with Philip and the others. He bowed slightly to the old man and said, “Grand Elder, Philip has brought his wife and child to visit you.”

The grand elder turned around with a benevolent smile. He looked at Philip who was grinning broadly, stretched out his hand in a beckon, and said, “Little Monkey, are you finally willing to come back and visit this lonely old man?”

Philip stepped forward, bowed to the old man, and said with a smile, “Grand Elder, I’m here to visit you.”

The old man rolled his eyes at Philip before looking at Wynn and Mila who were standing with trepidation on the side.

Then, with a smile on his face, he beckoned to Wynn and Mila while saying, “Come here, all of you. There are not so many rules to follow here.”

Wynn stepped forward with Mila in her arms, bowed to the old man, and said respectfully, “Grand Elder…” Then, she said to Mila in her arms, “Mila, this is your great-grand elder.”

that were as bright as gems, she glanced at Philip before calling out to

member of our Clarke family, indeed. She was carved out of the same

on his face, the grand elder motioned to the butler next to him, “Hurry

fetched three objects from the room, one of

to Wynn and said, “Little Monkey’s wife and the young madam of the Clarke family, I have nothing good to give you. This is something your great-great-grandmother left

flattered and quickly bowed as she accepted the white jade bracelet with both hands. She said,

to get up. Then, he took a golden locket from the butler’s hand, bent over, handed it to Mila. He said, “Your name

with her big soulful eyes. She glanced at Philip and Wynn before she nodded and replied,

Mila’s head. He put the small golden

locket hanging around her neck. She smiled

and praised her. Then, he looked at the third object. He turned his head and said to Philip, “This one, you take it back for the little

the object. It was a small white jade pendant with two golden dragons embroidered with gold threads on it. It looked very beautiful and valuable at

much is this worth?” Philip asked