Nuonuo glanced at Qi Qingchen and her eyes became extremely cold.

…

It was 2:15 am when we arrived at Chaxi Town, and the sky had already turned completely dark.

"Grandma, Grandpa." Yan Yuning pushed open the wooden door and called softly.

"Little Lemon?" Lu Jinan's eyes turned red when he heard the familiar voice.

"Mother Lu." Yan Yuning smiled and pounced on her, "Mother Lu, did you miss me?"

Lu A'niang was brought back by her grandmother a few days before she was taken back to the Prime Minister's Mansion. She said she had no children and adopted her as her goddaughter.

Lu Jinan secretly wiped away her tears and said, "Why doesn't my mother miss you?"

"Grandma."

"Grandma."

Xuan Yanyu and A Ci spoke at the same time.

"Aci...are you crazy?" Lu Jinan wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief.

This child used to insist on calling her "A-niang" like Little Lemon, but now he calls her "A-po".

"Oh, Aunt Lu, A Ci is very smart now." Yan Yu Ning's voice was tinged with laughter.

"Tuttttt."

"Have grandpa and grandma gone to bed?" Yan Yuning stood on tiptoe and looked towards the east room.

It was pitch black. I guess the candle in the house had gone out and the two old people were resting.

"Your grandfather accompanied your grandmother to the farm. In the past, you and A Ci were there, and they took care of you. Now that you are no longer there, the two old people went to the farm to relax." Lu Jinan said with a smile.

"He went to the manor?" Yan Yuning kicked the stones on the ground with her toes, looking disappointed, "Then we won't be able to see each other anymore."

Zhuangzi was far away from Chaxi Town, and Qi Qingchen didn't know what was going on. If they were away for too long, it was inevitable that something might happen to her sister when she was alone in Pingshi Town.

"Yes, I will see you when your grandfather and his family come back." Lu Jinan touched her little face and said with heartache, "Is the Prime Minister's wife really kind to you?"

Yan Yu Ning curled her lips, "No, Mother Lu, not only does she want to marry me off, she also wants to punish me according to the family rules and lock me up in the ancestral hall."

Lu Jinan's tears suddenly welled up in her eyes. She covered her face with a handkerchief and sobbed.

"Lu...Mother Lu." Yan Yuning stood there at a loss.

"Little Lemon, she used the family rules to beat you. Did the Prime Minister just watch her use the family rules on you?" Lu Jinan clenched his fingertips, becoming more and more excited as he spoke. "You are timid. Are you scared to death after being locked up in the ancestral hall?"

"She didn't get beaten. Dad stopped her." Yan Yu Ning wiped her tears bit by bit with a handkerchief. "She was locked up in the ancestral hall and Xuan Yanyu pried open the door. I'm fine, Mother Lu, please don't cry."

She cried and she felt uncomfortable.

"Xuan Yanyu?" Lu Jinan's pupils trembled slightly.

Xuan Yanyu?

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince’s name.

Yan Yuning stretched out her hand, grasped Xuan Yanyu's wrist, and pulled him in front of her.

It was dark and Lu Jinan couldn't see clearly. She vaguely saw that the young man in front of her was tall with delicate features. She looked closely and saw that he was wearing a brocade robe. The fabric looked luxurious and rare.

"Grandma, don't worry. I won't let Yan Yuning suffer any injustice, nor will I give the Prime Minister's wife the opportunity to bully her again." Xuan Yanyu promised seriously.

Yan Yuning turned her head to look at him, feeling a little complicated.

"You are... from Xuanzhao, right?" Lu Jinan's voice was trembling.

"Yeah." Xuan Yanyu nodded.

Lu Jin'an felt depressed and his mind was in a mess.

How could King Xuan be willing to let his only son come to Qi Lan?

"Mother Lu, what's wrong with you?" Yan Yu Ning was a little confused.

My dear Lu Aniang, you are so weird.