The Eastern Palace of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Su Renzhong took Duanmu Junyu out for a stroll, and when they returned, they only saw Xuanyuan Zhan and Su Xuening, who were carrying Xiaobao and walking around the garden.

Su Renzhong reached out and patted Xiaobao, but Xiaobao immediately looked away and rushed towards Duanmu Junyu.

Duanmu Junyu was delighted and immediately reached out to take Xiaobao from her.

Su Renzhong was a little dejected. He reached out and pinched Xiaobao's cheek in a defiant manner, which made Xiaobao pout and about to cry.

Duanmu Junyu immediately slapped Su Renzhong's hand away and glared at him warningly: "Don't make Xiaobao cry, Xuanwu will be here soon."

...Su Renzhong was incredibly frustrated!

He's a grandfather, yet even his grandson can't bully him. Everyone else has a divine beast with them, but he doesn't. He must feel so frustrated!

"Where's An'er!" Duanmu Junyu looked around but couldn't see Su Yun'an.

He usually gets up very early and practices martial arts in the yard.

"I was just called away by my great-grandfather. I guess he was going to teach him how to handle official documents again," Su Xuening explained, then led everyone to sit down at the stone table and poured them tea.

Duanmu Junyu looked knowing: "This old man is really taking An'er's teaching very seriously."

Su Xuening raised her eyebrows: "Of course we have to teach him seriously. The Northern Wei dynasty will be handed over to Yun'an in the future. How can he not teach him seriously?"

Duanmu Junyu said noncommittally, "What I mean is, didn't An'er just suffer an assassination attempt last night? Today, the old man told An'er to go study. The old man wasn't affected by those assassins at all!"

Su Renzhong frowned and said, "I just heard that the old man summoned those three to the Longevity Palace early this morning and must have given them a good scolding."

Su Xuening sighed helplessly: "He must have gotten really angry again. The old man has a bad temper, so my treatment period will probably be extended again."

Su Renzhong frowned. If those three weren't dealt with, the old man wouldn't have a moment's peace, and his health would be even more difficult to recover.

Just as the family was sitting together talking, a eunuch brought over a letter and reported to Su Xuening, "Princess, there is a letter for you."

"Mine?" Su Xuening looked completely bewildered.

How come someone from the Northern Wei Dynasty was still writing to her?

She didn't know anyone in Northern Wei!

Xuan Yuanzhan and Duanmu Junyu were also very curious, and Xuan Yuanzhan even wanted to take the letter for Su Xuening.

"Wait a minute." Su Xuening was worried that there might be something wrong with the letter. After stopping Xuan Yuanzhan, she took the letter herself and carefully read it from the inside out: "There's nothing wrong with the letter. There's no poison on it, and nothing else strange."

Su Xuening told Xuan Yuanzhan and Duanmu Junyu about it before carefully opening the letter.

The contents of the letter greatly surprised Su Xuening, who hurriedly looked at the baby in Duanmu Junyu's arms.

Xiao Bao sat in Duanmu Junyu's arms, staring at Su Xuening with his big, dark eyes, as if he didn't understand why she was suddenly so flustered.

Noticing Su Xuening's unusual behavior, Duanmu Junyu also became anxious: "What's wrong?"

What happened? The girl's expression suddenly changed.

Xuan Yuanzhan and Su Renzhong also turned to look at Su Xuening, very curious about the contents of the letter.

Su Xuening didn't beat around the bush and placed the letter directly on the stone table.

The three of them took a closer look, and their expressions changed drastically.

Because the letter only contained a few words: They want to steal your son.

There was no signature either.

The three of them turned to look at Xiao Bao.

Xuanyuan Zhan frowned: "Someone wants to steal Xiaobao?"

As if he understood Xuan Yuanzhan's words, Xiao Bao pouted and reached out to Su Xuening.

Su Xuening felt extremely distressed and quickly reached out to take Xiaobao from her.

While coaxing Xiaobao, Su Xuening frowned and asked, "Who tried to steal Xiaobao? Which three were they?"

Su Renzhong's face was gloomy as he gritted his teeth and said, "I reckon there's no one else but those three!"

Ning'er and her husband had no enemies in Northern Wei, and had no grudges against anyone. Xiao Bao was only so young. Who would want to steal Xiao Bao for no reason? It must be those three people.

They must have sent assassins before, but they failed, so they came up with another plan and turned their crooked ideas on Xiaobao.

Duanmu Junyu narrowed her eyes coldly: "They stole Xiaobao to threaten us. How could a little treasure threaten both Xiliang and Dongchu at the same time? They're really dreaming!"

Sparks were already flying in Duanmu Junyu's bright eyes.

These people are all trying to take advantage of Xiaobao, so don't blame her for turning ruthless!

Xuan Yuanzhan also said coldly, "If they dare to touch Xiao Bao, I will make sure they die a horrible death!"

Su Xuening wasn't too worried about Xiaobao's safety, since they were all around him, and she spent all her time with him. Only when she went to give the old man acupuncture at night would she entrust Xiaobao to Xuanyuan Zhan's care.

She figured Xuan Yuanzhan wouldn't slack off either; with Xuan Yuanzhan around, it would be impossible for those people to steal Xiao Bao.

Moreover, Xiao Bao is protected by the Xuanwu Divine Beast. If those people don't harm Xiao Bao, that's fine. But if they do harm Xiao Bao, the Xuanwu Divine Beast will definitely appear, and they will surely die.

So she wasn't really worried about Xiaobao's safety; she was more curious about who had given her the letter.

"Who do you think wrote this letter?"

Su Xuening's question left everyone looking bewildered.

Yes, who wrote this letter?

Who would have known about the opportunity that those three had, and even written to inform them of it?

Su Renzhong stared at the words on the letter, feeling that they looked familiar: "These words look familiar, I think I've seen them somewhere before?"

The group immediately turned to look at Su Renzhong.

Su Renzhong thought about it carefully for a while, but still couldn't figure it out. He frowned and said, "How about I take this character and look it up?"

Su Xuening was silent for a moment before saying, "Even if we are to investigate, we must do so secretly. We must never investigate openly. If those three find out, the person who wrote the letter may be in danger."

Duanmu Junyu nodded and said, "Since they've come to deliver the message, we must ensure their safety. We can't harm them."

Su Renzhong nodded: "Understood, leave this to me! I'll investigate secretly!"

Su Renzhong then looked at Su Xuening and Xuan Yuanzhan: "These next few days you must protect Xiaobao without leaving his side at all times, and you must not let them succeed."

If Xiao Bao really falls into their hands, they will definitely use Xiao Bao to threaten them.

"Don't worry, Xiao Bao will be fine," Xuan Yuanzhan assured him.

As long as he's around, no one can touch Xiaobao.

Those people who want to steal Xiao Bao to threaten Dong Chu and Xi Liang are dreaming!

Su Renzhong was relieved and left with the letter.

As soon as Su Renzhong left, Xuan Yuanzhan looked at Duanmu Junyu and said, "Since they've set their sights on Xiaobao, shouldn't we take some action as well?"

Duanmu Junyu narrowed her eyes noncommittally and agreed with Xuanyuan Zhan's suggestion.

The two of them hadn't said a word, yet they had already reached a consensus.