"I think King Wen has become lawless and has no respect for me, his mother!"

"He's quite adept at using the tactic of feigning compliance while secretly going against orders!"

The Empress Dowager gasped for breath, then let out a cold laugh.

"Who could lay a hand on Jiang Dai and the other two? And who could kidnap them right in front of our wise and resourceful King Wen!"

It's not even 80%, it's 100% certain that King Wen did it himself.

They had someone kidnap Jiang Dai and the other two, and then began searching for them, actually hiding them away.

Seeing that the Empress Dowager was furious, the maid hesitated for a moment, then decided to risk her life to defend her prince.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Highness truly knew nothing of this matter, and perhaps even..."

The maid spoke hastily at first, but hesitated later.

The Empress Dowager's gaze was icy: "Even what!"

The maidservant prostrated herself even lower: "Even... even the prince suspects that the Empress Dowager did it."

As soon as he finished speaking, it was as if some kind of poison had been sprinkled in the room. Everyone held their breath, afraid to even breathe, lest they "crack" to death if they took a single breath.

The Empress Dowager was so angry she laughed.

King Wen began to suspect her?

He splashed water on her, pretending he knew nothing, so she would believe that this matter really had nothing to do with him.

It must be said that this child was intelligent from a young age. If it weren't for his extreme and ruthless nature, which could easily lead to radical actions that drain the national treasury after he ascended the throne, he would indeed be a good candidate to be an emperor.

The Empress Dowager raised her hand and rubbed her temples, her voice full of exhaustion.

"Go back and tell your prince that some things should be left alone. I don't care about the Youwen Academy, but Jiang Dai and Juanjuan must come to my palace before dark."

maid:?

Where did the prince find the mother and daughter?

Listening to what the maid said, King Wen gripped the pen so tightly that his hand turned white, but he quickly calmed down.

"Describe to me the tone and emotions of the Empress Dowager at that time."

After listening to the maid's words, King Wen put down his pen and said, "Go out."

They are still mother and son after all. Although there is a distance between them, they are the people who understand each other the most.

Based on what the maid described, it seems that the person was not kidnapped by the Empress Dowager.

But if it's not the Empress Dowager, then who is it?

This unknown, unfathomable feeling, like being shrouded in a fog, truly irritated King Wen.

Soon, the secret guards who went to the Bai family to investigate returned with news.

"Your Highness, Bai Tian is still looking for someone, but the Bai family has no one they are looking for."

King Wen waved his hand, dismissing the guards, but his brows furrowed: "Could it really be that they can disappear into thin air?"

*

Dozens of miles away from the capital, there is a small house nestled in the mountains.

Jiang Dai lay on the soft mattress and rolled over on the big bed.

"I didn't expect that this little house would be put to use so soon."

This little house was secretly built on the mountain some time ago, and it looks dilapidated from the outside.

But the house is a hidden gem, filled with all sorts of good things. The key point is that it's in a remote area, so unless bandits are raiding it, no one would usually find their way here.

It was originally intended to be a place for me to live in seclusion later, but it's being used now.

King Wen would never be able to find this place.

"This is absolutely fantastic! I can't even imagine what kind of heavenly life I'll be living after the restaurant model matures and I hand it over to Chaoyang!"

"As expected, God will not let me down!"

"I'm someone who pays taxes on time, does charity work regularly, helping the elderly, children, and stray cats and dogs. Even if I die from overworking, I'll still have good karma."

"Mom, what do you mean by sudden death from staying up all night?"

As soon as Juanjuan stepped through the door, she heard her mother's nagging.

Although she knew that her mother had died suddenly and that's how she ended up here, she still couldn't help but want to tease her mother.

In fact, the child also wanted to wait for her family to be honest with her, but she was also worried about the secrets she was hiding from her parents.

Juanjuan felt that she was not good enough for him.

Upon hearing her little girl's question, Jiang Dai, who had been relaxed just moments before, immediately perked up.

"No, Mom just thinks life is so good now, we can't afford to die from staying up all night!"

Juanjuan nodded: "I can't bear to die either."

Jiang Dai burst out laughing and reached out to pinch the little guy's soft face.

"You're the one who's a little bit older! How can you say such a thing! Our Juanjuan is destined to live to be a hundred years old!"

"Mother too."

A bright, endearing smile spread across the child's face: "Live a long and healthy life!"

Jiang Dai rubbed the child's head and then led Juanjuan out of the house.

Looking at the ingredients prepared by her third son, she couldn't help but sigh: "Although the space isn't here with me, it's still a good thing I have one. Thank you, space! Thank you, my third son!"

"Miss, let me cook."

In Qingxi's eyes, Jiang Dai is still the same young lady she used to be, and she has to take care of Jiang Dai, both in terms of status and age.

Jiang Dai closed the food box and said to Qingxi, "No need, Aunt Qing, just wait and taste my cooking."

Even if Aunt Qing were to cook these ingredients, she wouldn't know how.