When Xia Xiaoxian burst into tears, Xia Yu was the first to be annoyed.
He looked at Shen Yuyao in confusion. He didn't hit her, so why did Xia Xiaoxian cry like this?
They were clearly playing Eagle Catches Chicken just now, laughing.
The next second, she burst into tears.
When Shen Yuyao first heard Xia Xiaoxian crying, she felt so distressed that she wanted to cry. Later, when she heard Xia Xiaoxian's inner thoughts, Shen Yuyao was a little amused and helpless for a moment.
Even the look she gave Xia Yu was a little guilty.
At this time, Shen Yuyao also wanted to go forward and persuade Xia Xiaoxian to stop crying!
Just because of Xia Xiaoxian's crying, it was really enough to shock the world and make ghosts and gods weep!
The sun was shining brightly, but as soon as she cried, the sky suddenly became overcast, and there were lightning and thunder, and heavy rain began to fall.
Shen Yuyao stood in the rain and finally laughed out loud.
Xia Yu looked at the mother and daughter who looked like crazy and actually laughed out loud.
Even the monk Daoyan, who had been keeping a calm face, couldn't help but smile and exclaimed, "Amitabha."
In the heavy rain, everyone who suddenly woke up began to cheer.
Haozhou City has suffered from drought for a long time, and now it has rained heavily.
You came just in time!
......
The rain was pouring down for the entire night.
Xia Xiaoxian's crying was really penetrating.
So much so that everyone in the Duke's Mansion heard it.
Everyone knew that the little princess was safe and sound, but she was crying so miserably!
"Listen..."
"Now you know how miserable it is to be caught by bad guys. You must never run around again, okay?"
The ladies in every courtyard of the mansions across the country educate their children in this way.
Don't run around!
On the second day, the streets and alleys of Haozhou City were full of discussions.
"Hey, did you know? A few days ago, the little princess who returned to the Duke's Mansion to visit her parents was actually abducted by human traffickers."
"Yes, I heard it was the little princess. She ran around and was captured by thieves."
"That's not right. I heard that the gang of thieves were so rampant that they ran to the Duke's Mansion and tried to capture the little princess."
"Yes, the neighbors of the Duke's Mansion all heard it. When the little princess was captured, she cried bitterly. Sigh, I don't know why the Duke's Mansion is so vulnerable."
"What you said is wrong. It was clearly the young princess who was wise and brave. She led a group of child soldiers and wiped out the gang of human traffickers."
"Tsk... The little princess is only a little over a year old, and she's already leading troops? And she's also trying to wipe out the enemy? By crying and wailing? No one will believe it no matter how you tell it!"
"They really did it by wailing so loudly that even Haozhou City, which had been suffering from drought for a long time, was brought down with torrential rain by their crying!"
"Who would believe you? Isn't that a fairy tale?"
"In Haozhou City, human traffickers are running rampant. This has infuriated the current emperor, who has issued three imperial edicts, demanding the arrest of all human traffickers within the city."
"Isn't this a good thing? They even dare to kidnap the emperor's children. These people really need to be punished!"
"Hush, it's said that this was started by a certain prince who was searching for young boys and girls in order to achieve immortality..."
"Don't say that casually, be careful..."
"The gang of thieves who kidnapped the little princess were guilty of a terrible crime. Their bodies were covered in blood and flesh. After being caught, they didn't survive for an hour."
"The parents of the twenty or so children we rescued are now at the government office, signing a joint letter of thanks to the young princess. It's said they're planning to submit a petition to the imperial court to commend the young princess's merits!"
"I think they should actually thank Lord Zhu, the garrison commander of Haozhou."
"Why should we thank Master Zhu?"
"Someone in my family works for the government. He's said to be Lord Zhu's only legitimate son. I risked my life as bait and worked with Lord Zhu to capture the gang of thieves from the Mountain God Temple!"
"I also heard that Master Zhu's legitimate son is named Zhu Aneng. He has been smart and clever since childhood and has quite some talent."
"That day, Zhu Aneng used himself as bait. After being captured by the thieves, he spread will-o'-the-wisp fire along the way. The thieves didn't notice it during the day, but at night the will-o'-the-wisp fire became a guiding light."
"The government tracked them all the way to the mountain god temple and surrounded it. The young master from the Duke's family was the first to rush in. What do you think those soldiers saw?"
"What did you see?"
"When the officers and soldiers rushed into the mountain temple, they saw that the thieves had been subdued by a group of children. One was bitten to death on the spot, and the other two did not survive for more than an hour."
"This must be a group of heavenly soldiers sent down from the sky. How can a child of a few years old subdue several burly men?"
For a time, the story spread from the streets and alleys of Haozhou City to the taverns and alleys of the capital, and finally, the entire Great Xia Dynasty was filled with descriptions of this group of child soldiers. Later, the story became more and more bizarre.
Even the brothels and teahouses turned the events of that day into songs and plays, which were performed every day.
The common people of the Great Xia Dynasty all remembered three names: Zhang Yu, Zhu Aneng, and Qiu Xiaofu.
The only name missing was Xia Xiaoxian.
Whenever Xia Xiaoxian thought about this, she would feel a little depressed.
At this time, Xia Xiaoxian was sitting in a teahouse in Haozhou City with Shen Yuyao and Xia Yu, listening to storytelling.
The storyteller was talking about the mountain temple.
[The Three Guards of Yanjing, it turns out they were already famous throughout Daxia at this time.]
[Unfortunately, no one knew that it was the Prince of Lu who hired human traffickers to buy the young boys and girls.]
【Prince Lu is the culprit! 】
[And that bad woman, Chunniang! She's still not brought to justice. I'm so pissed off.]
[She was the one who stripped Xiaoxian's clothes off, and also stole Xiaoxian's gold lock.]
Chunniang?
Shen Yuyao raised her eyebrows slightly. This was the second time Xiao Xianbao mentioned this person.
Shen Yuyao also secretly asked the Duke to ask someone to investigate, but no information about this woman was found.
And Prince Lu, Shen Yuyao raised her hand and gently rubbed her eyebrows.
Prince Lu's biological mother was Concubine Ning, who was once deeply favored by the emperor, but later died in the deep palace for no reason.
The death of Concubine Ning had never been officially announced by the Emperor, which made the matter seem extremely strange and bizarre. Rumors abounded in the palace, with all sorts of rumors spreading!
Shen Yuyao remembered that Ling Xiangxiang was in the palace at that time, investigating the case of Concubine Ning's death.
Although Shen Yuyao is now secretly the commander of the Black Dragon Guard, he is actually an imperial envoy.
But since it involved Prince Lu, Shen Yuyao did not dare to jump to conclusions, simply because there were currently no substantial clues to incriminate Prince Lu.
Shen Yuyao originally wanted to use the power of the Black Dragon Guard to thoroughly investigate the matter, but she was worried that some of the Black Dragon Guards in Haozhou City might be implicated with King Lu, which would alert the enemy.
After thinking about it, Shen Yuyao decided to discuss the case with Xia Yu and Dao Yan.
Shen Yuyao was about to mention this to Xia Yu, but when she looked up, she saw the guards from the Duke's Mansion walking into the teahouse.
He bowed and said to Xia Yu and Shen Yuyao, "Your Highness, Princess. The Duke invites you two to return to the palace. The imperial decree has arrived!"
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