When Consort Xian saw her son, it was as if she had seen hope. She hurriedly got up and pulled Nangong Huai away: "Huai'er, have you eaten?"
Nangong Huai nodded: "Your subject just ate in your fourth brother's palace. Mother, is there something you need that you summoned me in such a hurry?"
Consort Xian released Nangong Huai's hand and sighed softly, "Do you know that your father has just recognized a princess?"
Nangong Huai frowned slightly and nodded slightly in response to Consort Xian.
The mere mention of Sang Jiang made him feel a pang of sadness. He had never wanted to give her to Nangong Jin in the first place, but now, she had transformed into a princess and even became his sister.
Consort Xian had no idea what she was thinking. Ignoring Nangong Huai, she continued, "Your father is going to the Crown Prince's residence every day. If this continues, how can you and I, mother and son, maintain any standing?"
Nangong Huai frowned, and after a moment of thought, he asked, "Is Sang Jiang really Father's daughter?"
Consort Xian glanced at him and nodded: "Yes, I could not possibly mistake the late Empress's methods, nor could your father's. Why would you ask such a question? Do you know something about it?"
Nangong Huai nodded: "The mulberry ginger was a gift from me to my elder brother."
"What do you mean? Send it?" Consort Xian frowned and looked at Nangong Huai in confusion.
Nangong Huai nodded, glanced at the maids serving beside him and dismissed them before continuing, "She was sent to Mingzhu Fang, so how was she sold to Mingzhu Fang?"
As he spoke, he suddenly raised his head and said to Consort Xian, "Let me send someone to Dongchen Kingdom to inquire about it."
Consort Xian nodded: "Very well."
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The Imperial Palace of Dongchen Kingdom.
Long Jingchen looked at Long Jingyu with slight nervousness and asked, "Found it?"
Long Jingyu shook her head: "Not yet, but we have a clue."
"Speak quickly!" Long Jingchen blurted out these words almost without thinking. After he finished speaking, he even realized that he had been too excited. He coughed twice and explained, "I was afraid that the Prime Minister would become estranged from me because of this matter. The Consort has not been able to sleep for a long time."
Long Jingyu didn't expose him, and waited for him to finish speaking before continuing, "If nothing unexpected happens, the Fourth Miss is currently in Xifeng Kingdom."
"The Western Phoenix Kingdom?" Long Jingchen frowned.
If he is really in Xifeng Kingdom, it might not be so easy to find him, since it wouldn't be good for his people to go to Xifeng Kingdom to look for him in such a high-profile manner.
Long Jingyu nodded: "Yes, so I plan to bring a few people with me tomorrow to secretly go to Xifeng Kingdom to take a look."
Long Jingchen pondered for a moment and nodded: "Okay, be careful when you take action."
Long Jingyu nodded and left.
Long Jingchen sighed slightly as he watched his retreating figure. If he weren't the one sitting in that position, would he have been able to personally pick her up and take her home?
Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in life.
He rubbed his temples, then sat back down and picked up a memorial to read.
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The City Lord's Mansion.
Yang Muchen returned to the manor and didn't see Yang Mu'an for a long time. He frowned slightly and asked a maid, "Where is Mu'an?"
The maidservant looked at him respectfully and replied, "Young Master, Miss and Second Madam had a quarrel, and now they are being punished by Master to kneel in the ancestral hall."
"What argument happened?" Yang Muchen's brows furrowed tightly.
He had long been aware of Ding Huizhen's character. Mu An was kind-hearted and had always been particularly dependent on Ding Huizhen, so he had always turned a blind eye to Ding Huizhen's behavior. He never expected that she would become more and more outrageous in recent years.
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