Chapter 31

The Eagle Guards thought to themselves that she was indeed here to look for Prince Lang.

One of them smiled and said, “I don’t think so. I’m sure the prince will be very happy to see you.”

The other man chimed in.

“I’ll go inform Duke Lang now. Please wait a moment, Miss Yu.”

Yu Niaoniao did not want to see the icy demon king, Duke Lang, especially under such circumstances. If he saw her, he would definitely suspect her motives and would definitely interrogate her again.

She quickly extended her hand and called to the helpful Eagle Guard.

“No need! Since Your Highness has something important to do, I won’t disturb you. I’ll take a look around the neighborhood first. See you later.”

With that, she pulled Dang Gui and the donkey away.

As soon as they left, Xiao Juan walked out of the bar.

Ever since the anti-government poetry was discovered, this wine shop had been seized by the Justice Department. The Eagle Guards had searched everywhere inside and outside the wine shop, but the clues they found were very limited.

The emperor took this case very seriously. In order to find out the truth as soon as possible, Xiao Juan had to come to the wine shop personally today.

The search results were still unsatisfactory.

Xiao Juan wearily frowned. His cloak swept across the threshold, carrying a biting cold air.

The Eagle Guards guarding the door immediately went forward to greet him and told him that Miss Yu had just come.

Xiao Juan was surprised.

He did not expect her to look for him here.

Meng Xizhou was puzzled. “How did Miss Yu know that His Highness would come here today?”

Although Duke Lang did not deliberately hide his whereabouts, as an unmarried young lady, it was impossible for Yu Niaoniao to know his whereabouts. It was too far-fetched, however, to say that it was a coincidence.

This was also what Xiao Juan wearily suspected.

He asked gravely, “Where did she go?”

Hawk Guard pointed to the right. “She went that way.”

After instructing the Eagle Guards to continue searching the place, he strode to the right.

Seeing this, Meng Xizhou hurriedly chased after him.

At this moment, in a corner near the street entrance, there was a stall selling chicken noodle soup. Yu Niaoniao and Dang Gui were sitting at the table, slurping noodles.

They had followed the scent of chicken noodle soup all the way here.

The chicken soup was very fragrant. It was accompanied by white noodles, a few vegetables, and a small handful of green onions.

The ingredients were very simple, but they were exceptionally delicious.

An old woman with white hair walked slowly to their table with a cane. She fumbled to place a serving of pickled radish on their table and smiled.

“Any guest who comes to us for noodles will get a complimentary plate of pickled radishes.”

Dang Gui noticed that her eyes were different from the others and could not help but wave her hand in front of her.

The little girl who was cooking noodles by the stove explained.

“My grandmother had a serious illness in the past. She didn’t have the money to treat it. Although her life was saved, her eyes were damaged. She can’t see anything now.”

Dang Gui sighed, “Poor thing.”

Yu Niaoniao took a bite of the pickled radish and praised, “Sour, spicy, crispy, and delicious!”

The old woman immediately smiled. “I marinated it myself. As long as you like it.”

She gave each of the other tables a dish of pickled radishes.

Almost all the customers who came here to eat noodles were old customers. They were quite familiar with each other.

They chatted as they ate, occasionally pulling the old woman and the little girl in with them.

Yu Niaoniao ate the noodles in big mouthfuls, her small ears pricked up as she eavesdropped on their conversation.

From the conversation of these people, it could be known that the little girl’s name was Lian Niang, and her Grandmother’s surname was Liu. Everyone called her Grandma Liu.

Lian Niang and Grandma Liu depended on each other. They would come here every day to set up a stall to sell chicken soup noodles, no matter the weather.

Someone felt indignant for Grandma Liu.

“If not for those Eagle Guards, Grandma Liu wouldn’t have broken her legs.”

Yu Niaoniao stopped eating her noodles. Could it be that Grandma Liu’s legs were broken by the Eagle Guards?