When the servant saw the token, his face changed immediately. He glanced around and let Ying Qi in.
He led Yingqi to the door of the study and knocked.
The servant said, "Your Highness, Ying Qi wants to see you."
"Let him in!" The man's voice was low and a little anxious.
"Where is the princess?" When Prince Jin saw Ying Qi, he quickly stepped forward and asked.
Zhao Chengqian resembled Prince Jin in 70% of his features, but unlike Zhao Chengqian's childishness and feminine appearance, he was handsome and elegant, yet he also had a masculine aura that was unique to men.
What Prince Jin was holding in his hand was the letter that Ying Qi had someone send to Qingzhou. It was obvious that Prince Jin had just received it.
"The princess is fine now, but the prince..." Ying Qi paused and briefly explained the matter of Zhao Chengqian being captured.
Ying Qi knelt down and said, "Your Highness, I beg your permission to rescue His Highness immediately."
After hearing what Ying Qi said, King Jin's face darkened instantly. "I didn't bring many troops with me this time. We don't know how many people are in Black Wind Village yet, so we can't act rashly."
"Ying Qi, go get the princess."
"Yingyi, take this king's token and go to the governor's mansion to mobilize troops."
Ruan Zhuang, Ruan Ruan dragged Zhao Chengqian to the main hall, "Grandpa and grandma, Ruan Ruan is here!"
"Ruanruan is here." Grandpa Ruan looked over and said with a smile.
Grandma Ruan glanced at the people around Ruan Ruan and said, "This little girl is so pretty. Whose child is she?"
"Grandpa and grandma, little brother is a boy. He is Ruanruan's friend."
Ruanruan scratched her head, feeling a little worried. Little Brother Gan was so handsome that everyone thought he was a little girl.
"It turns out to be a boy." Grandma Ruan suddenly realized.
Zhao Chengqian was a little hesitant, his face stiff and expression looking a little cold. This was the first time he encountered such a situation and he didn't know what to do.
But he could feel that Ruanruan's family were all very nice.
Grandma Ruan was very welcoming and asked him to sit down, "Xiao Gan, come and sit down and have breakfast."
Zhao Chengqian took the porridge from Grandma Ruan and stared at the bowl of thick seafood porridge with its fragrant aroma. There were also steamed buns, dim sum, and milk fried eggs on the table.
His eyes were red from staring at these things, as they were things he had never seen in his dreams.
"I don't know if these are to your liking, but they are my Ruanruan's favorite breakfast."
"Thank you." There were so many things on the table that he didn't know which one to eat.
"Brother Gan, have this steamed bun and this egg roll. My grandma makes them amazing!" Ruanruan took the initiative to pick up the steamed bun for Zhao Chengqian.
"Uh-huh……"
Zhao Chengqian picked up one and put it in his mouth. It tasted like shrimp, not too salty or too bland, just the right amount.
Although he had Ruanruan's help these days, he had always been restrained and only ate half full each time.
Faced with so many delicious foods, even though he paid attention to etiquette, he couldn't help himself. He ate faster than usual and even lost control.
Before I knew it, I had finished the seafood porridge in the bowl in just a few mouthfuls.
The others at the table stared at him blankly.
"Look how thin this child is. Drink another bowl. There is still a lot here." Grandma Ruan came to her senses and served him another bowl.
He drank five bowls of porridge, fifteen steamed buns, five egg rolls, a cup of milk and two eggs by himself.
"Child, do you want more?" Grandma Ruan asked.
Zhao Chengqian couldn't help but burp. Realizing his impoliteness, he immediately covered his mouth, blushing and shaking his head.
Grandma Ruan frowned. How come this child looked like he had never had a full meal? There was even a wound on his neck.
"Could this child have been abused at home and come to our house?"
Uncle Ruan explained, "The child sneaked over here last night. He said his parents weren't home and he was scared, so he came to find Ruanruan. When I asked for his contact information or address, he didn't tell me."
Grandma Ruan and Grandpa Ruan remained silent. It was obvious that the child had an excellent temperament. As a child from a wealthy family, there would inevitably be some dirty things. The child was unwilling to speak because he must be feeling aggrieved.
Grandpa Ruan said, "Let him stay here for now. I'll find out who has lost a child later."
When Ruanruan heard that Grandpa agreed to let Xiaogan Gege stay at home, she was extremely happy, "That's great!"
“Grandpa is so nice!”
"Ruanruan loves grandpa the most." Ruanruan hugged the old man's neck and kissed him.
The old man smiled and touched the soft little face. He was happy when his granddaughter was happy.
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At this time, because the prince of Jin was missing, the prince of Jin personally dispatched troops to the foot of Black Wind Mountain in Youzhou. The prefect dared to refuse to borrow food, but he did not dare to be careless about borrowing troops to rescue the prince. He immediately sent people to accompany the prince of Jin to Black Wind Village. However, there were not enough officers and soldiers, only twenty people in total.
"Your Highness, the Lord said that countless civilians and generals in Youzhou City have frozen to death or starved to death, so only so many people can be mobilized..." The leading Youzhou captain dismounted and reported.
King Jin glanced at them, his expression calm, as if nothing could anger him.
He pinched the jade ring and put it on his left thumb, "I understand."
The captain touched his nose. The Prince of Jin had too good a temper. It was obvious that the adults were just trying to appease the prince. How could such a few people capture the Black Wind Stronghold?
But it's none of his business, he just follows orders from his superiors.
The people in Black Wind Village were unaware of the impending danger.
The village chief sat on a high seat, playing with the vase that Red Pants brought back.
"Oh no, boss!"
"Oh no!" The people stationed outside rushed in anxiously.
"What the hell? Why are you in such a hurry?" The village chief put down the vase in his hand, sat up straight, and said unhappily.
"Boss, there are a lot of soldiers outside, they have surrounded the gate of our entire village."
Another stronghold brother came in and said, "Hey! Leader, the person outside is the King of Jin. The King of Jin asked us to hand over the Crown Prince, otherwise he would attack our stronghold."
The leader of the Black Wind Village frowned. "What Prince of Jin? Have we captured anyone like him recently?"
"Why did you provoke the prince and the emperor's grandson?"
"Let's go and take a look!" The village chief picked up two huge hammers on the ground.
At the gate of Black Wind Village, Prince Jin stood in the front row with a sword in his hand.
The village chief, wearing a black bear fur coat and holding a large hammer, walked out slowly. He glanced at the twenty or so people opposite him, including King Jin, and couldn't help but twitching his lips.
He raised his leg and kicked the brother next to him, impatiently saying: "What are you panicking about? There are only a few of them. Are you really that scared?"
The brother didn't feel the force and rolled on the ground.
The village chief spat on the ground and said, "Damn it! I thought they were really going to attack the mountain."
"I wonder what brings you here, Your Highness the Prince of Jin?" He raised his head with a disdainful smile on his face, as if he was deliberately teasing the other person.
The Youzhou Commander beside the Prince of Jin shouted coldly, "Stop pretending to be confused and hand over the young prince!"
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