"Child," the second princess asked curiously, "where are your parents? Don't they want you? Otherwise, why would they leave you here?"
Yun Chuyao's eyelids twitched and she looked at her.
"What do you see me doing?"
The second princess said suspiciously: "Yun Chuyao, I'm talking to him. Don't look at me. Hey, kid, can you understand what I'm saying? Forget it, she doesn't seem to understand. Zhang Dazhang, Er Li San, you go. Ask around here if there are any families who have lost their children. Really, what kind of parents can be so stupid to lose their children——"
"Whoa!"
Before she could finish her words, the little guy's mouth tightened and he cried out with a cry of "Wow". His voice was very weak, and his thin little body was trembling slightly, as if he was extremely frightened!
Yun Chuyao lowered her voice and said in the gentlest tone: "My child, are you hungry? Can my sister take you to eat?"
The little guy paused in crying, raised his little head hesitantly, and looked at Yun Chuyao timidly.
"Don't be afraid."
Yun Chuyao said warmly: "Sister will not hurt you."
The child's face was still stained with undried tears, black and white, and dirty, like a little tabby cat. Although he was small, he was very vigilant. After a while, Yun Chuyao was nowhere to be seen. Losing her patience, she hesitantly stretched out her hand...
"Ouch!"
A voice full of surprise rang out, and the little guy who had just let go of his guard instantly retracted his hand and hid in the basket in a hurry, but with a "pop", he fell down!
"Xiaoyuanzi! Where are you running?!"
As soon as the woman saw the child, her expression changed. She walked forward quickly and was about to lecture the little guy, but was stopped by the maid next to Yun Chuyao. She was stunned and looked at Yun Chu more. Yao glanced at her, her eyes lit up, and she asked: "Ah! Where did this noble person come from? Could it be that he has taken a liking to our little Yuanzi?"
Yun Chuyao raised her eyebrows: "Do you know her?"
"Of course I know you!"
The woman patted her thigh and said, "I brought up Xiao Yuanzi. How can I not recognize her? But this little brat is very angry. If I say a few words to her, she'll be fine. She's gone without a trace. You damn girl." Do you know how many days I have been looking for you, I am almost dying of anxiety!"
"Are you her mother?" The second princess thought for a moment, then shook her head and said, "No, you look very old. You should be Xiaoyuanzi's grandmother, right?"
The woman's expression was slightly stiff and she said humbly: "I'm only thirty..."
"ah!"
The second princess was shocked: "You really don't look like a thirty-year-old person!"
The woman's face didn't look very good, but she didn't dare to offend a noble person like the second princess. She just laughed twice and explained to Yun Chuyao: "Girls, you have misunderstood. I am not Xiaoyuanzi's." Relatives, but the stewards of the back alley charity, who specialize in taking care of these children!"
As she said that, she quickly stepped forward, pulled out the child in the corner, and cursed, "Take your time, let's see how I deal with you when I get back!"
"Wait a minute."
Yun Chuyao suddenly said: "You said she is from your charity, how can you prove it?"
The second princess agreed: "Yes, Xiao Yuanzi is so afraid of you. What if you are a bad person or a kidnapper? Didn't you harm Xiao Yuanzi? You have to prove yourself!"
The woman looked around and saw that among Yun Chuyao's group, there were many ladies and maids, but no bodyguards. Her eyes flickered and she said, "Misses, I am really the steward of the shantang. Everyone around here can do it." Testify, of course, if you really don’t believe it, you can go to the shrine with me!”
"OK!"
The second princess said: "I will go with you. Hum, if I find out that you have lied to others, I will reap the rewards of you!"
"Oh! Don't worry! There are no liars!" The woman smiled from ear to ear and said repeatedly: "These ladies are kind-hearted masters at first sight. They will definitely like the children of our Shantang when they meet them. It’s so tight!”
The second princess curled her lips and murmured in a low voice: "Don't you just want us to reward you with some money? Who can't tell?"
The woman laughed dryly: "There is nothing we can do about it. We have many children in the charity hall, little money, and are very poor. Look at me, I'm talking too much again. Come on, come on, please come here. There are good people in it." Tang!"
The second princess nodded and motioned for the woman to lead the way.
Song Qinghuan hesitated and wanted to follow, but from the corner of his eye, he noticed that Yun Chuyao had no intention of moving. She just stood there calmly, as if waiting for someone. She trembled her eyelashes and asked: "Sister Chuyao, what are you doing?" Don’t you want to go take a look?”
"Not going."
Yun Chuyao said quietly: "I want to wait for my bodyguard."
Song Qinghuan opened his mouth and hesitated.
"Sure!" the woman said with a smile, "Miss, please wait at the entrance of this alley first. If you get tired of waiting, you can turn two corners and reach our shrine. It's the same for you to take a rest then. It's fate. You ladies don’t play in the main street, so why are you here in our little alley?”
"The master is sick, let's come to visit," the second princess snorted and said casually: "She's not going, but we're going. Auntie, you can lead the way."
The woman paused in her steps.
"...Master?" she asked, "Are you talking about Master Lu?"
"Do you know our master?"
"Oh! Of course we know each other! We can't know each other anymore!" The woman slapped her thigh, pulled Yun Chuyao and said, "You don't know, right? We are old sisters, we often laugh and chat together, she is Ah, she talks little but has a soft heart. She comes to Shantang whenever she has time. It’s a pity that good people are not rewarded. She was pushed to the ground a few days ago and she hasn’t gotten up yet. I don’t know how she is. That girl Wang Yue You didn’t even tell me, I’m so anxious!”
"Master Lu, she is faint——"
Before the second princess could finish her words, she was interrupted by Yun Chuyao: "Auntie, do you know how Master Lu was injured?"
"this……"
The woman's eyes flashed and he hesitated: "I can't say who pushed her down, but if you insist on asking, I can't tell you. But it's a long story. Why don't you answer me first? Shantang?”
Yun Chuyao looked at her with serious eyes.
"Girl, I..."
The woman looked around nervously, her voice trembling slightly: "I, it's really hard for me to explain clearly!"
"Then let's go back to Shantang!" The second princess stepped forward angrily, grabbed Yun Chuyao's wrist, and dragged her into the alley. While dragging her, she said: "Hurry up, don't delay time!"
Yun Chuyao was wary and silently took off the thin knife hidden in her cuff and dropped it into the palm of her hand.
The group of people walked towards the deep alley.
The alley was long and crowded. After two turns and three detours, I finally saw a slightly larger courtyard, which looked like a charity hall.
