When Shu Jianyue saw the package in his arms, her eyelids twitched. "Yuchuan, tell me, where did you find this?"

Yu Chuan placed the package in her arms. "Mother, I found this in the capital. I really did find it."

"If you don't believe me, ask Wuyan; he was there too."

Shu Jianyue didn't disbelieve him, but the child didn't look like he had been abandoned.

That's right, Yuchuan brought back a baby who was just over a month old.

Judging from his clothes, he should be a child from a well-off family, so he was probably not abandoned.

At most, it's the private affairs within the mansion that cause the children to be left behind.

"You really know how to pick things up. Alright, you and Wuyan go play."

Yu Chuan ran away, but Wu Yan didn't leave. He stood there looking at the baby in Shu Jian Yue's arms.

"What's wrong? You like him a lot?" Shu Jianyue asked, then realized that she didn't know if the child was a boy or a girl.

A quick probe with one's mental energy will reveal the answer.

Wu Yan neither nodded nor shook his head. He reached out and touched the baby's tiny hand nestled in the swaddling clothes, then looked at Shu Jianyue and said, "Master, I want to learn alchemy."

Without a second thought, Shu Jianyue nodded in agreement, “Okay, you can come over whenever I’m refining pills.”

But what about the baby in my arms?

[Chaotian, have the people from Yunxiao Auction House investigate who went missing with their child, and keep it discreet.]

【Yi Dexi, come and take care of this child for a few days.】

Chong Jiu glanced at the baby in her arms, then suddenly raised his hand to examine the child. "This child has no spiritual veins!"

A thousand years ago, a child without spiritual veins also appeared in the Upper God Realm, but that child was lucky and was taken in as a servant by a god.

Although he lacked spiritual cultivation, he was still respected by others.

Shu Jianyue frowned. "So, it's highly likely that she was abandoned because she didn't have a spiritual vein."

Chong Jiu nodded, "Without spiritual veins, one cannot cultivate; to some families, one is simply a waste."

"Those who prioritize profit naturally don't want to support such useless people."

Yi Dexi came in just in time to hear this, and glanced at the child in Shu Jianyue's arms.

Shu Jianyue thought for a moment and asked, "Can the single-stemmed lotus be used?"

Chong Jiu shook his head. "Only with spiritual veins can it be reshaped; without them, there's little chance of reshaping."

"However, you can try spiritual fruits. Even mortals can cleanse their marrow and bones and prolong their lives by eating too many of them."

Shu Jianyue nodded, "We can only give it a try." She still had plenty of spiritual fruits.

"If you don't want to keep it, you can give it to an ordinary person to adopt. Why abandon it?"

As soon as Shu Jianyue finished speaking, she thought of the original owner of the body and shook her head. So what if a mortal adopts someone?

The family the original owner was born into was also made up of ordinary people, but they were also divided into different classes.

Shu Jianyue took a bottle of spiritual elixir, gave it to the child, and then handed her over to Yi Dexi.

"Take good care of her."

"Yes." Yi Dexi carefully took the child, and looking at her fair and tender face, her heart softened.

Yi Dexi has always loved cubs. Although Linglong's wolf cubs were raised by Chuantianhou, he still took good care of them.

Within two days, Chaotian found out the child's identity.

The Queen Consort of the Prince of Cheng gave birth to a daughter a month ago, and six days ago was the full moon celebration. During the banquet, the Prince's concubine, Lady Gao, suggested testing the child's spiritual veins.

Prince Cheng was currently showing her great favor, so he agreed.

The result was predictable.

Although Princess Cheng was heartbroken, she had no intention of abandoning the child. However, after the full moon celebration, the child disappeared without a trace.

Chaotian even found out who stole the child and abandoned him.

From beginning to end, down to the smallest detail.

The child was conceived by the Jiang family, the princess's maternal family, and they originally intended to give him to relatives in the countryside for adoption.

But Gao intervened and disrupted things. Then the Jiang family got busy fighting with her, leaving the child in a corner and not remembering him to this day.

Shu Jianyue shook her head as she listened, "This child probably won't receive any good care if we send him back."

Upon hearing this, Yi Dexi stepped forward and said, "Your Excellency, I wish to keep her here and take care of her from now on."

"Why?" This surprised Shu Jianyue.

Yi Dexi smiled and said, "I really like children, but I don't know if I'll ever have one myself, so I'd like to adopt her."

Shu Jianyue thought for a moment and said, "Let's ask that princess first. If she doesn't want to take it back, then you can adopt it."

"But there's one thing I have to remind you: she doesn't have spiritual veins, so it's uncertain whether she can undergo marrow cleansing and bone transformation. She might remain a mortal for the rest of her life."

Yi Dexi nodded, "If not, then when she turns eighteen, I'll find her a good family to marry into, so she can live a carefree life."

Shu Jianyue had no objection to him adopting the child and readily agreed.

Yi Dexi didn't let anyone else do it for him; instead, he went to see Princess Cheng himself, and he did so openly and honestly.

In the name of Fuchen Mountain.

When Prince Cheng learned that someone had come from Fuchen Mountain, he personally came out to greet them.

Yi Dexi looked at the woman who had followed him out, and asked the woman in luxurious clothes, "Is this the Princess Consort of Cheng?"

Prince Cheng coughed lightly and shook his head, saying, "No, she is my concubine. The Queen is currently ill and unable to come out to greet me. Please forgive me, Your Excellency."

Gao Yulian's face stiffened for a moment.

Yi Dexi glanced at her, nodded, and went inside. "I have something to discuss with Princess Cheng. Please ask Princess Cheng to invite her."

"What do you want with her? She's just a woman confined to the inner quarters; she doesn't know much." Prince Cheng said with a fawning expression.

"Don't make me repeat myself." Yi Dexi sat down on the left side of the hall.

Seeing this, Prince Cheng had no choice but to send someone to invite the Queen.

Lady Gao sat down next to Prince Cheng and looked at Yi Dexi with a smile, asking, "I wonder what business Your Excellency has with my sister? How could a woman who rarely leaves her home know Your Excellency?"

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