When the two groups were in a stalemate, the sound of galloping horse hooves came.
More than a dozen horses stopped in front of the carriage, led by a sweaty horse, followed immediately by a majestic man wearing a black cloak.
Yunchu looked up and recognized that the person coming was none other than King Pingxi, Chu Yi.
Chu Yi got off his horse and walked to the carriage. He stood there without stepping forward and said, "It turns out to be Mrs. Xie."
Yun Chu got off the carriage with the child in his arms and said, "I have met King Pingxi. I would like to ask King Pingxi. How could such a huge palace with countless servants allow such a young child to leave the palace late at night? "
She knew that the affairs of Pingxi Palace had nothing to do with her.
But when she thought about Brother Yu sleeping in Xie's Mansion for several nights without anyone looking for her, and when she thought about such a young girl getting lost late at night, she felt sad for the two children.
Moreover, the biological father was right in front of him, but the little girl in his arms was indifferent. This was not normal at all.
As soon as the mood came up, I couldn't help but ask questions.
Even if the other party is the famous King Pingxi, she is not afraid at all.
Chu Yi met her eyes and his voice was a little hoarse: "I have been busy with official duties recently and neglected my children. This is indeed my father's negligence."
The attendants in Prince Pingxi's Mansion all widened their eyes in shock.
They have been following the prince for many years. In all these years, they have never seen the prince bow his head and apologize to anyone. This Madam Xie is the first person.
Yun Chu also didn't expect that the prince would be so kind and cheerful.
She looked down at the child in her arms: "Your father is here to find you. Come home with your father."
The little girl didn't even look at Chu Yi. She lay on Yun Chu's shoulder and hugged her with her arms and legs. It was clear from a glance that she didn't want to go back.
"Chang Sheng, my father has taken you home." Although Chu Yi tried to slow down his tone, he still sounded very serious, "You said you wanted to raise a cat, can your father agree to it?"
The little girl immediately got up from Yun Chu's shoulders, and slowly looked at Chu Yi with her dark eyes, somewhat unwilling to believe it.
Chu Yi nodded: "My father will not lie to you, be good, and my father will hug you."
The little girl seemed to think for a long time before she stretched out her arms and reluctantly entered Chu Yi's arms.
Yunchu's arms suddenly became a little empty.
The little girl hugged her father's neck weakly and looked at Yun Chu with reluctance, her big eyes slowly becoming misty.
Yun Chu smiled and touched her head: "There are many bad people outside at night. Don't run out so willfully in the future."
The little girl pursed her lips and nodded gently.
Chu Yi looked at Yun Chu and said, "Thank you, Madam Xie. If Madam Xie needs any help, please feel free to ask."
Yun Chu was blessed: "No need to thank you for your hard work."
Chu Yi nodded towards her, hugged the child, and got on his horse.
The little girl hugged Chu Yi's neck and looked at Yun Chu with wide eyes. It wasn't until Yun Chu's figure slowly disappeared into the night that she looked back in despair and nestled in Chu Yi's arms.
Back at the mansion, Chu Yi asked all the people serving him to gather in the front yard. Dozens of people were trembling.
He sat on the chair, calmly speaking in a cold voice: "Tell me, why did the princess leave the house late at night?"
When he was interrogating the bandits overnight in Jing Zhaoyin, someone from the mansion suddenly came to tell him that Chang Sheng was missing. His heart felt as if it had been thrown into a frying pan, and he felt extremely uncomfortable.
He immediately called a team of guards to search throughout the city, and finally found the child. Fortunately, nothing happened.
Chang Sheng had wanted to raise a cat for a long time, but because she was weak and would get rash when touching a cat, she never agreed. Tonight, Chang Sheng had to rely on Mrs. Xie, so he had no choice but to raise a cat. Chang Sheng returned to his arms, but it didn't mean that Chang Sheng left the house because of Mao'er.
The waiter stood shivering in the yard.
Chu Yi's eyes fell on the grandmother who was serving the child closely.
The nanny could only say: "In the evening, I saw the princess painting. She painted a woman, wrote the word mother, and cried a lot. The slave guessed that the princess left the house at night. I want to find my mother..."
Chu Yi's eyes were a little obscure.
He can satisfy any request of the children except this one.
He suppressed his emotions and said in a cold voice: "The princess, a four-year-old child, can leave the house whenever she wants. To get out of her courtyard, you have to pass through at least five doors. You all tell me, what is going on? ?”
When Chu Yi was interrogating his servants in the yard.
Chu Hongyu ran into his sister's house, ordered the maid to retreat, and climbed directly onto the little girl's bed.
He hugged his sister into his arms and spoke in a low voice.
"Chang Sheng, I know you also miss your mother. Let me tell you a secret. In fact, I have found my mother. It's just a little troublesome to go to my mother's house, so I haven't dared to tell you..."
"But it's wrong for you to sneak out of the house in the middle of the night. If you promise me you won't do this again, I will take you to see your mother."
The little girl fanned her long eyelashes, and her big pupils shone brightly.
She made several gestures with her hands.
Chu Hongyu laughed: "Brother will not lie to you. I have really found my mother. She is very beautiful and gentle. She likes me very much, and she will definitely like you too."
The little girl started dancing.
"My father has promised you to keep a cat. It's great, but you can't touch the cat. It will cause you to get a lot of rashes and it will be very itchy. Then the cat will be kept in my yard..."
The two brothers and sisters talked and slowly fell asleep.
That night, Yun Chu didn't sleep much. In his mind, there was the figure of Brother Yu, and the figure of the little princess. The two figures were intertwined, laughing, crying, and calling her mother together. relative.
Yun Chu woke up before dawn.
She stood up, picked up the wooden carving on the table, and rubbed it carefully, feeling much relieved.
After dressing up, all the people outside to pay their respects arrived.
Xie Shi'an was waiting in the side hall wearing new clothes. Only then did Yun Chu remember that the college examination was today.
She was busy with this and that every day, and she forgot about it for a while.
I think back then, she specially prepared many things for Xie Shian, such as Jidi porridge, Zhuangyuan soup, Yijia Chuanlu meal, Changong Zhelui wine...
Yun Chu picked up a cup of tea and handed it to Xie Shi'an personally: "After entering the examination room, the most important thing is to be calm. This is a cup of tea. After drinking it, you can abandon your impetuosity and come out on top."
"Thank you, mother."
Xie Shian took the tea and drank it.
Several other aunts in the room said auspicious words one after another, and the brothers and sisters also wished him to be a scholar, and the atmosphere was very harmonious for a while.
He secretly put a begged talisman into Xie Shi'an's hand.
Yun Chu said with a smile: "Brother An, your father and I will take you to the examination room today. Your father should be waiting in the front yard. Let's go."
Xie Shian nodded.
The two were about to leave when a woman suddenly ran into Shengju in fright: "Madam, it's bad, someone is going to throw herself into the well!"
He said angrily: "Didn't you see that the eldest young master is going to the hospital for an examination? Why are you saying these unlucky words at this time? Go down!"
If these bad things affected her son's imperial examination, she would have to kill the mother-in-law.
The woman said anxiously: "Madam, the slaves just pulled her back from the well, and she was about to hit the wall, and she was looking for scissors everywhere to cut herself. What should we do?"
Yun Chu frowned: "Who wants to commit suicide?"
The mother-in-law said: "It's Jiu'er from the second young master's yard."
After saying this, Yunchu remembered that it was also the same day in his last life. A girl in Xie Shiwei's yard was making trouble to seek death. At that time, she was in a hurry to send Xie Shian to the examination room and asked Tingshuang to watch the handling, but she didn't expect that she didn't catch it. , the girl finally jumped into the lake and died.
In the end, she decided to give Jiu'er's parents a large sum of money for burial expenses, but did not go into detail about why Jiu'er committed suicide.
