"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
Zhao Chengqian walked over and said, "Let him in."
When the boy saw him, he immediately knelt down and asked, "Your Highness, do you still remember me?"
"You are the child from the family where we stayed that day. Your name is Ping'er." Zhao Chengqian remembered that he reminded himself of this inexplicably that night.
Although he had sensed something was wrong at the time, they were few in number and the enemy was in the dark, so they did not dare to act rashly.
Ping'er said happily, "You still remember me!"
"They said His Highness was missing. I'm relieved to see you're okay."
"Your Highness, I... I have never harmed anyone. I was forced to do so. If I didn't help them, they would not give me food and would beat me." Ping'er lowered her head and moved her mouth to explain.
"I've only pretended to be their child to gain sympathy from passersby, but this was my first time. They used to think I was from a wealthy family, a merchant or an official, and kept me locked up in the mountain stronghold. Later, when they realized they hadn't received a response to the letters they sent, they brought me down the mountain to deceive others."
"Your Highness, please believe me." Ping'er's eyes were red and big tears fell from her eyes.
"I am the only one left in my family. Your Highness gave me food that day and is my benefactor. I beg Your Highness to keep me by your side. I am willing to serve Your Highness for the rest of my life to repay your kindness."
Zhao Chengqian looked down at him, "What's your name?"
For a moment, this face seemed familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had seen it. However, I didn't feel disgusted by it.
"My name is Ping'er, and my last name is Wang."
"Okay, Wang Ping, you will stay with me from now on." Zhao Chengqian thought that Wang Ping should be the child from the Black Wind Village that his father mentioned.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Zhao Chengqian glanced at Wang Ping's thin clothes and said to the attendant beside him, "Take him to change his clothes."
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