After a while, two children who looked like black coal balls appeared behind the big tree.
"It's you two little brats. Tell me why you're following my carriage."
Lin Shuang knew that these two children were not honest. They had not told the truth just now, and now they dared to follow them secretly. Thinking of this, the look in their eyes became even more unfriendly.
Xiao Yi watched quietly from the side.
The four kids in the car also got off.
"Mom, who are they? Why are they here and so dirty?"
Xiao Jingyu's unintentional words made Qi Yan shrink his neck.
"I don't know yet." Lin Shuang shook her head.
Several kids were watching them from the side.
Qi Yan pulled his sister Qi Yue down to his knees and said, "Aunt, I know I did something wrong. I didn't tell the truth, and it was wrong for me to follow you. But we really have no other choice. Can you take us in? I can do anything."
"Then you should have some sincerity, otherwise, why should I take in someone who has nothing to do with me, right?"
Lin Shuang looked at Qi Yan with a half-smile.
"Okay, then can we not talk about it here?" Qi Yan looked around. Although there were not many people nearby, he still didn't dare to tell them about his identity here.
Lin Shuang nodded in understanding, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Qi Yan and Qi Yue was different. Going out to buy a house had brought her a big trouble.
"Let's get on the carriage and go home." Lin Shuang turned around and got into the carriage first.
The kids looked at them curiously, and when they saw Lin Shuang get on the car, they followed happily.
Xiao Yi stared at the two of them.
Qi Yan glanced at Qi Yue and touched her head, "Sister, let's go."
"Yeah, brother."
After the two of them got in, Xiao Yi sat outside the carriage.
No one spoke on the way. Lin Shuang closed his eyes and rested, walking on the snow very quickly. After arriving home, everyone got off the carriage and went inside.
"Tell me, what do you do?" Lin Shuang looked at the two of them casually.
Xiao Jingyu leaned directly on Lin Shuang, his pair of black pupils rolling around.
"Aunt, I am the young master of the Duke of Qi's Mansion, and my younger sister is the Third Young Lady. This time, our Duke of Qi's Mansion was framed and exiled to the frontier.
Our family used a lot of money to help us escape, pretending that we caught a cold and died on the way.
A few of the kids were startled and covered their mouths with their hands.
"Oh, if you say so, then it must be so. You have to provide some evidence." Lin Shuang raised his eyes and glanced at the two black coal balls.
Qi Yan gritted his teeth and took out a jade token from his underwear.
"Aunt, look, this is a piece of jade General Xiao gave me when I was one year old. My father later carved my name on it and wrote a line of small characters at the back: Duke Qi's Mansion. My sister also has one."
When Qi Yan took out the jade token and said these words, Xiao Yi knew that these two children were really from the Duke of Qi's Mansion.
"Oh, are you sure what you said is true? I hate it most when people lie to me. The General Xiao you are talking about is right in front of you."
"Xiao Yi, do you recognize him?" Lin Shuang raised the corners of his mouth slightly and turned to look at Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi glanced at the two children and took a look at the jade token. It was indeed real. The children had just turned one year old at that time.
"It's true, my lady."
"Are you Uncle Xiao? Uncle Xiao, I finally found you."
"Find me, why are you looking for me?" Xiao Yi was a little confused.
"Because my father and grandfather told me that General Xiao was a brave warrior on the battlefield and had a kind heart, so they asked me to join him."
"Because Uncle Xiao suddenly resigned from his official position and returned to his hometown a few years ago, countless people were deeply saddened."
"Things have changed a lot now, so don't talk about the past anymore."
"Why are you so dark?" Xiao Jingyu looked at Qi Yan from the side.
Qi Yan then thought about looking at several children who were about his age.
"You are not Uncle Xiao's children, right?"
"Nonsense, I am my father's child. Dad, Mom, I don't like him, let him go." Xiao Jingyu felt annoyed when he heard this. This guy is so annoying.
"You are the children of the Crown Prince of the East Palace, and you are not dead!"
Qi Yan said in shock.
Xiao Ce stared at Qi Yan with a serious look, thinking that this man was very dangerous. He actually knew their identities. If he kept him around, would he bring disaster? If he let him go, it would be even more of a disaster.
Xiao Jingyu felt like crying. Seeing him talk about their life stories so confidently, Xiao Jingyu felt that he was not his parents' biological son. Maybe his parents didn't want him anymore.
"I saved them."
Xiao Yi looked at Qi Yan with a somewhat unfriendly look. If Qi Yan were to tell on others, he would not let him go.
"Uncle Xiao, you misunderstood. I have no ill intentions. I was just surprised. I thought they all died in the fire that year."
"Now that the Duke of Qi's Mansion has been harmed by treacherous individuals, the only thing I want to do is to clear their name. I, Qi Yan, am willing to follow your lead. Wherever you need me, I will go through fire and water, just to clear the Duke of Qi's Mansion of its injustice."
Qi Yan immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed several times.
Xiao Yi didn't say anything, just looked at them solemnly.
Lin Shuang suddenly felt complicated. It was inevitable that Xiao Ce would become the emperor.
The current emperor has few children, and only the crown prince and the third prince are capable. The other princes are either too young or incompetent.
The emperor was worried that none of them was capable of the job. Moreover, his favorite prince was not only good at governing the country and kind-hearted, but even his eldest son Xiao Ce was a little prodigy who could recite poems and compose couplets at the age of three.
The crown prince was killed by the third prince. The emperor was deeply saddened and in anger gave the third prince a cup of poisoned wine.
The emperor also aged ten years overnight.
He looked at the portrait of his beloved wife, the queen, every day.
The Duke of Qi's Mansion found Xiao Yi in order to protect the two children. After all, Xiao Yi had a great reputation.
"Wake up, I understand how you feel. You were so young, yet you were able to make it all the way to Lin'an City. The journey was difficult, and you managed to survive. You did it all for the sake of the entire family."
"I admire your passion. Since you're determined to follow me, I can agree. But you have to give me your lives. I'll make you take the truth pill."
"If you betray me, it will feel like you're being bitten by millions of ants, bleeding from all seven orifices, and it will take three full hours for you to die.
Now, are you still willing?"
Lin Shuang had to prepare for the future of the cubs. Although she wanted them to live a carefree life, their identities were destined to be extraordinary, so she had to make all preparations for them before leaving.
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