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Xiao Qian walked out of Spring Leaf Alley and stopped after traveling for a distance. He spoke to the empty area, "All of you, come out!"

As soon as his voice fell, a dozen or so black uniformed secret guards appeared from all directions, respectfully kneeling as they saluted, "Master."

Xiao Qian threw the pendant in his hand casually and ordered, "Go and find out who bought this thing. "Also, who are the carriages that are entering and exiting this path today?"

The leading guard, An Jing, half knelt on the ground and caught the pendant thrown over. He stood up and cupped his fist: "This subordinate obeys!"

Very soon, an elite troop of well-equipped soldiers appeared on the streets of Xuan City. They searched through several roads and alleys, but were occupied by saber soldiers. Even the common people had never seen such an army before.

The peddlers speculated what was going on with Xuan City's sudden appearance of a large group of soldiers and horses.

Someone said, "I heard that the children of the capital's general's mansion have been lost."

The crowd retorted, "Impossible, you're talking about the Xiao family, right? Great General Xiao is not married yet, where did your child come from? "

"I can't lie to you. My nephew is working in the county magistrate court, I just came back from there and heard about it." It has already alarmed the justice courts, how could it be fake? "

After a while, a portrait of a two or three year old girl was posted on the bulletin board.

The notice stated that if anyone told the little girl where they were going, they would be rewarded with a large sum of money when they found the child.

After the crowd had seen enough, a young man who looked like a servant squeezed in to take a look as well. When he saw the child on the portrait, he gasped in surprise and quickly left the crowd.

Yongning Estate, Northern Courtyard.

Princess Ning glanced at the little bun girl as she shook the drum in her hand to coax her patiently. "Good little grandson, please call me grandma to listen."

Dou Zi frowned as he stuck his waist in. He stubbornly turned his head to the side and chattered, "Mother!"

Old Mistress An pushed Princess Ning away impatiently and waved the priceless jade pendant in her hand in front of the girl. "Little great-grandson, be good and call me great-granny again. Otherwise, even great-granny would be fine."

No matter how the two noble women coaxed her, Dou Bao refused to call out for them. Her small body sat cross-legged on the collapsed ground, and her small face was filled with displeasure.

Princess Ning Xiaoyao sighed and put down the rattle in her hands. She sat back on the wooden chair and said helplessly, "Why does this kid keep calling me mother and refuse to say anything?"

Old Madam An was also discouraged. She waved her hand and said, "Enough, enough. Your child has just entered the mansion and is afraid of the new students. In any case, he won't cry anymore." "Go and find a few better wet nurses. In the future, you must do your best to keep them."

Little Dou Bao was originally happy when she was brought into the Eternal Ning Royal Mansion, but after she couldn't see Su Zhi, she pouted her lips and started crying.

Old Mistress An, Princess Ning, and the other maidservants tried to coax the child to stop crying.

After he woke up from his drowsiness, the granny stopped calling out to him and did not say much. She only said that she wanted to be his mother, but she was too anxious for the two women who had no other ideas.

Even after Princess Ning had been married into the Prince's Mansion for so many years, Lu Huan Zhi was the only child. However, she couldn't stop worrying — even if the prince had concubines, he only had one son.

In reality, the concubines that had been raised by an imperial concubine had all died long ago, leaving behind only the two mischievous girls who didn't even stand a chance. Princess Ning simply didn't put them in her eyes at all.

After so many years, at least she had gotten married from a daughter-in-law. She also had a granddaughter, so she was both happy and troubled. In her heart, she wanted Lu Huan Zhi to agree to marry her as soon as possible.

This way, it would be better for Little Dou Bao to be properly foster under the title of Crown Princess than if she was born without a reason.

"The two of you, go to the East District and call that unscrupulous unfilial son over. This wangfei has something to say."

Just as the servant was about to invite the crown prince over, the steward rushed into the courtyard, saying that he would report anything that came his way.

"Esteemed wangfei, esteemed wangfei, something big happened."

The madame was trying her best to tease the little bun but she did not say anything.

Princess Ning Xiaoyao knitted her brows slightly as she spoke carelessly, "What's the matter? Why are you so flustered?"

The steward gave her a meaningful glance before the manservant bowed and replied, "Princess, I'm afraid this little girl's origins are not simple."

Ning Xiaoyao's pretty eyebrows rose when she heard this. "Oh?" "It's not simple at all. This girl can also be considered as the son of the prince. Naturally, she's not an ordinary child."

"Princess, I'm afraid we made a mistake! The little one went to the street and saw many children's portraits pasted on the street, saying that the children of the General's House had been lost. This little one will take one back while the others aren't paying attention. Please take a look. "

The maid took the portrait from the servant and handed it to Princess Ning.

Princess Ning looked at the portrait carefully before comparing it to the face of the little bean bun. She really felt that the child was the person in the portrait. "Hurry up and call the crown prince over!"

The servants hurriedly went to the East District to invite Lu Huan Zhi. The poor crown prince had been left in seclusion for most of the day, so he couldn't contain his anger anymore.

"Bastard, quickly tell me the truth!"

Lu Huan sat on the red wooden chair and helplessly said, "Ah, yes, yes. The child is mine, okay?"

Princess Ning smacked the table in anger, throwing the portrait in her hand over. "Your child? If you can honestly give my grandson a hug, I'll burn incense for you! "

When Lu Huan Zhi saw the contents of the notice, he smiled, "Interesting, interesting. To think that it would actually be related to the General's Estate. However, General Xiao didn't seem to be married. Could it be that even though the Xiao family was so strict, they still couldn't protect Xiao Qian's outer room? That's true, how can a man who travels to the north and south not have a warm bed? "

"Shut up! You dare to say any kind of shameful things! "

Lu Huan held his breath, stood up and whispered to Dou Zi, "Hey, little girl, am I your father? Try calling out? "

The small bean bun turned its head and humphed, clearly not giving him any face.

"Look, this prince has already said it. How could a smart person like me have such a daughter?"

It was only then that Ning Xiaoyao grew anxious. She blamed herself for not listening to her son, but then again, this guy didn't actually say much. The more she thought about it, the angrier she got.

Old Mistress An threw the jade to the ground, looking as if she was about to cry. "I'm already this old and you want to have a great-grandson. You unfilial brat, you even lied to me about this!"

The corner of Lu Huan's mouth twitched. What did he mean by deceiving me? He was clearly trying to explain that the child wasn't his!

"You have to get others to refute you for accusing me unjustly. Did the two of you take my words seriously?" "But now, it's the little girl from the general's estate. Grandmother and mufei can send themselves over."

There was no need for the madame and Princess Ning to set out, but a servant came in to report once more. "Madame, esteemed wangfei, Your Highness Crown Prince." Xiao … Great General Xiao is here! "

Xiao Qian came?!

Lu Huan's brows were slightly raised. It seemed like this little girl was not simple after all.

"This son will go meet him."

"Come back here, don't you think your goods are not big enough?"

Lu Hengzhi facepalmed, "Alright then. Mufei, go and explain it yourself. Just say that you mistook this little girl for your own granddaughter."

Princess Ning hesitated. If she had to say it, where would she put her old face?

After thinking it over, she told her son to deal with it.

Old Mistress An watched helplessly as the little bun was taken away. She wanted to cry, but there were no tears. Her good great-granddaughter had just disappeared just like that!

Xiao Qian stood outside the gates of the mansion, expressionless.

Su Zhi, who had rushed over after hearing the noise, stared at the tall, towering door and felt her heart tighten.

"I heard that little bun was sent to Yongning Palace? Why is that? "

"Perhaps it was the child who came out alone and was met by the prince who was out on a trip. He must have come here by mistake."

Hearing this, Su Zhi was shocked. How could she not know what kind of trash King Yongning Palace was! If only it was as Xiao Qian said, it was just a misunderstanding.

"Hahaha, General Xiao is indeed sharp as expected, his movements are also extremely fast, and he managed to touch upon Prince Yongning's residence. I'm impressed! "

When he didn't see the person, he first heard his voice.

The two of them looked towards the gate and saw a young master dressed in ochang clothes stepping out the door, striding towards them. When they saw Su Zhi outside, the person was obviously stunned for a moment, then lightly coughed twice.