Xia Miaoyuan pushed the bowl away and ran out.
"Eh? Little Prince, where are you going? The sun is still shining brightly, you can't go out to play!" Nanny Li chased after him in a panic.
Xia Miaoyuan ran into the yard in one breath and looked around the yard, as if he was looking for someone.
Finally, her gaze fixed on the pavilion.
Under the pavilion, Sang Qi was wiping his dagger.
"Sang Qi!" Xia Miaoyuan ran towards her quickly.
The shout startled Sang Qi. When she saw that it was Xia Miaoyuan, she quickly put away the dagger.
"Young Prince, what do you want from me?" Sang Qi reached out to tidy up Xia Miaoyuan's messy hair.
Xia Miaoyuan frowned, grabbed Sang Qi's sleeve tightly and pulled it down hard.
Sang Qi understood and quickly squatted down.
Xia Miaoyuan whispered something in her ear.
After Xia Miaoyuan finished speaking, Sang Qi's face changed color. She stood up, bowed to Xia Miaoyuan, and strode away.
Only Matron Li and a few maids were left standing there, staring at Xia Miaoyuan blankly.
Ever since Sang Qi left, Xia Miaoyuan no longer had the heart to play. She seemed to have turned into a little adult, walking around the room with a frown on her face, and looking out the window from time to time.
Nanny Li thought it was strange, but when she asked her, she refused to say anything, so she had no choice but to stay by her side.
Xia Miaoyuan waited until after lunch before Sang Qi came back with sweat all over his face.
Xia Miaoyuan sent everyone away before asking, "How is it? Did you find out?"
Sang Qi wiped the sweat from her face, picked up the water cup and took a sip before saying, "I found out. I first asked the housekeeper about Madam Kong's home. Then I went to the address and found it."
"But when I went to Madam Kong's house today, she wasn't home."
Upon hearing this, Xia Miaoyuan frowned even more tightly and asked anxiously, "Did you find Madam Kong later?"
Zhu Ling had planted a spy in the new residence, which Xia Miaoyuan had expected early on, but she really didn't want the person to be Nanny Kong.
Grandma Kong was so thoughtful and meticulous in taking care of her!
Sang Qi took a breath and continued, "There's only an old woman in her house who claims to be a neighbor and is temporarily looking after her house."
"When I asked, I found out that it was Grandma Kong's granddaughter who was missing, so her family came looking for her in a hurry."
When Xia Miaoyuan heard this, his eyes widened in surprise.
Sang Qi continued, "I heard from the neighbor that Madam Kong was a miserable person. She had a son, but he died unexpectedly two years ago."
"Her son and daughter-in-law only gave birth to this one granddaughter. Usually, it was the daughter-in-law who lived with the granddaughter, while Madam Kong worked for a wealthy family to earn some money to support this only granddaughter."
"After I learned this, I went to the streets to investigate. Sure enough, I found Madam Kong and her daughter-in-law. Several neighbors were helping them, wandering the streets like headless flies, searching for their child."
Speaking of this, Sang Qi's tone became difficult.
She witnessed with her own eyes the scene of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law searching for their granddaughter on the street. That scene was so heartbreaking.
Madam Kong, who used to have a sleek bun and look full of vigor, now looks from a distance like she has a dark complexion, sunken eye sockets, and messy hair, as if she had not slept all night.
She and her daughter-in-law asked everyone they met, saying that their shoes were worn out from walking so much.
At this moment, Xia Miaoyuan's heart also began to tighten.
Since I witnessed with my own eyes that Grandma Kong's family was looking for their granddaughter, it can be proved that Grandma Kong is innocent.
But the fact that Madam Kong lost her granddaughter really hurt her heart.
Xia Miaoyuan stood up and said with a firm look, "Madame Kong is the nanny who takes care of me here. If she has something to do, I can't just sit back and watch."
"Sang Qi, go find the housekeeper and tell him that it was the princess's wish to send ten servants to help the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law find the child."
Sang Qi had personally witnessed the scene where Grandma Kong and her daughter-in-law were looking for their child on the street, and had the same idea. When he heard Xia Miaoyuan say this, he hurriedly took the order and left.
This journey took more than four hours.
It was not until dusk that Sang Qi returned with ten servants.
Nanny Kong also came back with them.
When Madam Kong saw Xia Miaoyuan, she immediately fell to her knees and cried, "Thank you, young prince!"
Xia Miaoyuan hurriedly helped Madam Kong up: "Finding the child is the most important thing, everything else is nothing."
"Mammy, have you found your granddaughter?"
Nanny Kong lowered her head and shook it.
When Xia Miaoyuan saw this, his heart trembled and his eyes felt sore.
Nanny Li and the maids all had tears in their eyes.
Madam Li helped Madam Kong over and asked her to sit down. She then put a cup of iced chrysanthemum tea in her hand and comforted her, "Sister Kong, drink some water first. As long as we keep looking, we will definitely find the child."
Nanny Kong's eyes were moist and tears were welling up in her eyes. She quickly took a sip of tea to hide her tears.
"By the way, Madam Kong, have you reported it to the police?" Xia Miaoyuan suddenly thought of this question and asked it immediately.
Madam Kong fought back her tears and said, "I reported it, and they said they would help find it, but... in my opinion, it's useless..."
When everyone heard this, they understood a little bit.
In ancient times, there were human traffickers who stole children and sold them in exchange for silver.
Although stealing children is against the law, human trafficking is legal.
Therefore, once a child is lost, human traffickers can quickly take action and it is really not easy to find the child.
The government naturally didn't like to do such a strenuous task, especially since the children were from ordinary people.
"Hmph! These people are really outrageous!" Xia Miaoyuan hugged his shoulders in anger.
At this moment, there was a noisy sound outside, and the housekeeper ran in with a smile and said, "Your Highness, the Second Prince and Lord Han are back."
Xia Miaoyuan cheered when she heard it, "You're back just in time."
Having said that, she ran outside.
Before he ran out of the yard, he ran into the second prince head-on.
When the Second Prince saw that it was his sister, he ignored his tiredness from the day and quickly hugged her in his arms. He put his arm around her little face and asked, "Do you miss me?"
Xia Miaoyuan was only thinking about helping Madam Kong find her granddaughter, and didn't even care about the Second Prince's beard pricking his face. "Second brother, come quickly, I have something urgent to talk to you about!"
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