Xiang Liang and Xiang Bo walked into the front hall and met the two young men.
Xiang Bo had long since forgotten what his elder brother looked like. After all, Xiang Chao had left home when he was still very young. Yet for some reason, the moment he saw Xiang Yu and Xiang An, he understood.
These two children were his elder brother's sons.
Seeing the two arrive, Xiang Yu stepped forward and bowed. "Second Uncle, Third Uncle."
Xiang An followed behind Xiang Yu and bowed as well. "Second Uncle, Third Uncle."
"Well-mannered indeed." This time, Xiang Liang was able to pat the brothers on the head. He sighed. "Looks like Big Brother taught them well."
"Two sharp young lads." Xiang Bo beamed at the brothers, who were already nearly as tall as he was. If not for the traces of childishness still lingering on their faces, he would never have believed they were teenagers. "When were you two born? And who was your birth mother?"
A trace of confusion appeared in Xiang Yu's eyes, but he quickly steadied himself and cupped his hands. "In reply to Third Uncle, my younger brother Xiang An and I were born in the same year. By nominal age, we are nearly sixteen this year. As for our birth mother... Third Uncle, as far as I remember, Father was always the one raising us brothers. We have never seen our mother."
"You've never seen your mother?" Xiang Liang pondered slightly.
Xiang Bo frowned and leaned close to Xiang Liang's ear. "Second Brother, could these two be Big Brother's children with commoners...?"
They were nobles of old Chu. Even though Chu had already fallen, Xiang Bo still considered himself an aristocrat.
And nobles were not permitted to marry commoners. Children borne to nobles by commoners