Upon hearing this, the Prince of Yan's eyes flashed with malice. "Bring him to me."

Soon a staggering, pale-faced middle-aged man entered the house. "Brother-in-law, you were looking for me?"

The King of Yan looked at him with disgust and asked, "What have you been doing lately?"

The man thought about it and realized he hadn't done anything special. Besides living a carefree and happy life, what else could he do?

“Brother-in-law, just say what’s on your mind. I don’t quite understand what you’re saying.”

The Prince of Yan, suppressing his anger, asked, "Tell me, did you have any new children arrive half a month ago?"

Upon hearing this, the man's eyes darted around before he said, "Hehe, brother-in-law, you know, this is my only hobby..."

"Smack!"

Before he could finish speaking, the Prince of Yan slapped him to the ground, yelling, "You bastard, are you trying to kill me?"

The man thought he was referring to the orphan of a general, and he smiled indifferently, "Oh, I thought it was something serious. I already knew. It's not that serious, brother-in-law, don't worry."

Upon hearing this, the Prince of Yan became even angrier, "You know you still dare to do this... I'll beat you to death."

Before the fist even landed, the man began to wail and cry, "Sister, Lady Ji, save me!"

Ji Niang was a concubine of the Prince of Yan and also the most favored woman by him.

Just then, a beautiful woman swayed in from outside. She was the woman the man had mentioned, Ji Niang. She stepped forward and stood between the two men. "Your Highness, what wrong has my second brother done that you want to kill him?"

Instead of calming his anger as usual, the Prince of Yan kicked Ji Niang to the ground and said, "Ask him what he has done. Go and summon the Crown Prince and the other advisors."

Ji Niang knew that the Prince of Yan was truly angry, and despite the excruciating pain, she asked, "Second Brother, please tell me what happened?"

The man was also annoyed at this point, but taking advantage of his sister's presence, he said nonchalantly, "It's just playing around with a general's orphan, brother-in-law, why make such a big deal out of it?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Niang felt it wasn't a big deal and said, "I thought it was something serious. What evidence could an orphan like me have to prove that my second brother did it?"

The Prince of Yan had no idea that he had also been toying with an orphan. At this moment, he really used his strength, kicking the man several meters away. The man coughed up blood and fainted.

She fainted right next to a man dressed in black robes whose face resembled that of the Prince of Yan. This man was none other than Li Zheng, the heir apparent of the Prince of Yan.

"Father, what's wrong?"

The Prince of Yan handed him the scout's letter, saying, "Read it yourself."

Li Zheng was shocked. "Could it be that the child..."

The Prince of Yan looked at the unconscious man on the ground with disgust. "I never knew he would dare to do such a thing. The Grand Princess has already approached the Emperor, asking him to help her find a great-grandson."

Who is this person?

"Qi Hongchuan!"

Li Zheng knew this person, but he couldn't understand why he would be sent.

The Prince of Yan sarcastically explained, "Naturally, it's because the Emperor wants to showcase his wisdom."

An advisor standing nearby said, "I'm afraid this matter will implicate the prince."

"Yes, the great undertaking was about to be completed, but if the court discovers any clues at this time, it could ruin everything."

Ji Niang, who had initially been indifferent, turned pale and knelt down to plead, "Your Highness, my second brother absolutely did not know about this. If he had known that the person was so important, he would never have acted recklessly."

The prince, suppressing his anger, said, "Go and summon all the servants from his mansion."

They sent people to look for the portrait, and others to search for the child in the mass grave and the backyard of the man's house.

After comparing them, they found that none of them were the children. When the steward, who was beaten to the point of near death, pointed them out, he immediately recognized them as one of the three children who had been abandoned in the deep mountains that day.

He told the truth, and the Prince of Yan, knowing that wild beasts often roamed the deep mountains, feared that the situation was likely dire.

Then he raised his hand and said, "Kill him."

No matter how much the men begged for mercy, the guard swiftly slit their throats with his knife. "Get rid of everyone involved in this matter."

The subordinate hesitated before asking, "Then Second Master..."

Without the slightest hesitation, the King of Yan ordered, "Kill him!"

That night, the man's house caught fire, and his entire family was burned to death.

When Ji Niang arrived, there were dozens of corpses of all sizes lying in the courtyard, including her one-year-old nephew.

She regarded other people's lives as worthless, but when it came to her own, she was in unbearable pain.

The Prince of Yan ordered that the funeral not be held in a grand manner, and that a coffin was purchased and the person was hastily buried that very day.

That evening, the Prince of Yan summoned Ji Niang but was told she had to pray for her family's passing and left him alone. In the middle of the night, Ji Niang was in her room, embracing a man and weeping, "Your Highness, Your Highness is too cruel. My second brother's family is gone just like that."

The man held her and gently coaxed her, "Don't worry, once things are done, you will definitely become a royal concubine and make up for your grievances."

The woman then sobbed and said, "Your Highness, rest assured, I will never compete with the Princess for anything. My heart belongs only to you."

The atmosphere in the room gradually became ambiguous, and soon the two rolled onto the bed. When the man went out again, it was already dawn. "Tell someone to keep an eye on her, so she doesn't ruin things."

"Your Highness, the Prince has something to discuss with you."

...

"Go to Nanchang County yourself and tell your second brother to take good care of things. There must be no mistakes there."

"Yes, Father, what about the Anhui River region..."

"Don't worry, everyone is dead. As long as that child is dead, this matter will not involve me."

It turned out that he had already sent people to that deep mountain, under the pretense of wolves persecuting the village and eliminating the wolves, and dispatched many guards into the mountain, wanting to see the person alive or dead, even if they had become a pile of bones, he wanted to make sure that the bones were those of the great-grandson of the Grand Princess.

Deep in the mountains, Big White was barking anxiously, which made Anzhi feel that something might be about to happen.

Song Sisi's face lit up with joy. "Could it be that my father has come to rescue us?"

Li Shen said expressionlessly, "It's not that simple. It might be that group of people."

Song Sisi looked terrified. "What do we do then?"

Anzhi crouched down and patted DaBai, "DaBai, can we still escape?"

After thinking for a moment, Big White led them in one direction and fled. They encountered many wild beasts along the way, but Big White chased them away.

When they reached another mountain, they saw thick smoke billowing from the once lush mountain.

Li Shen frowned deeply. "Are they planning to burn us alive inside?"

Song Sisi burst into tears, "But there are many little rabbits, squirrels, and birds inside!"

An Zhi glanced at Da Bai for a moment, then looked back at him and said, "Forget it, let's go."

Fortunately, the mountains were connected to the mountains, and with Big White guiding the way, the group managed to stay in the mountains for several days and nights.

"Where are we?" Song Sisi was too tired to run anymore. She didn't mention that her feet were covered in blisters, afraid that if she told others it hurt, she would be left behind.

After walking for half a day, everything suddenly became clear.

They finally saw the official road in front of them.