"Brother, it's all my fault. If Zirui had said he wanted to go back to his maternal grandparents' home, and I had stopped him, he wouldn't have disappeared." The woman, the eldest prince's consort, said self-reproachfully.
"Minmin, we didn't know it would be like this. You are not in good health, so don't think too much." The eldest prince hugged the eldest prince's wife.
He brought a cup of tea and fed it to the eldest prince's wife.
"Brother, Zirui is too young and he doesn't have the ability to protect himself. Please send more people to look for him."
"Don't worry, I've already arranged several teams to look for Zirui. However, you have to keep an eye on things here at the mansion and don't let anyone with ulterior motives spread the news of Zirui's disappearance."
"Brother, don't worry about this. I will take good care of the mansion." The eldest prince's wife said readily.
"That's good. If there's any news from Zirui, I'll send someone back to inform you. I'm going back to the military camp outside the city now. The border has been quite unstable lately, so I have to go back and keep an eye on it."
"Brother, then you must take care of your health and eat well."
"You too, don't copy the Buddhist scriptures for now. Take care of your health first. Don't wait until the child is found and your health is ruined." The eldest prince said with concern.
"Brother, I'm just too worried about Zirui. But if you're busy, go ahead. I'll be watching over the mansion."
"Okay, then I'll go first." The eldest prince said this and left in a hurry.
The eldest prince's consort, Su Min, was the daughter of the eldest prince's teacher. Her father was the prime minister. She and the eldest prince had been childhood sweethearts and had always had a good relationship. When she grew up, it was natural for her to marry the eldest prince.
Su Min was not only beautiful, but also very talented. She was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Otherwise, the eldest prince would not have married only her as his principal wife.
At that time, when the eldest prince proposed marriage, Su Min said that if the eldest prince could not be with her for life, she would not marry.
At that time, no one in the Prime Minister's Mansion agreed to her request. Unexpectedly, the eldest prince agreed.
Later, after the two got married, they came to the fiefdom. In the second year after their marriage, Xie Zirui was born. Xie Zirui was very smart since he was young and had good martial arts skills.
In August of this year, someone from the Prime Minister's residence came to say that the Prime Minister was missing his child. Su Min had originally planned to take Xie Zirui with her, but unexpectedly, some things got in the way, and Xie Zirui returned to the capital alone with his guards.
After staying in the capital for two months, Xie Zirui prepared to return to Yunzhou. The Prime Minister's Office also sent additional guards to escort Xie Zirui. Unexpectedly, when passing through the Second Prince's fiefdom, he was betrayed by a traitor, and the Second Prince's men killed all the guards.
In the end, only the wet nurse escaped with Xie Zirui.
The eldest prince's mansion was unaware of Xie Zirui's disappearance until a guard pretending to be dead returned to the palace, and then everyone knew that Xie Zirui was missing.
Su Min was so angry that she vomited a mouthful of blood and fainted. At that time, the eldest prince was still in the military camp outside the city.
When the people from the palace called the eldest prince, he flew into a rage. At the same time, while guarding the eldest prince's wife, he also blocked the news from the palace.
At the same time, he sent people to investigate the maids and servants in the mansion and ordered all suspects to be brought back to the military camp outside the city for interrogation.
Finally, after the interrogation results came out, it was found that someone from the Second Prince's Mansion bribed a servant close to Xie Zirui, and that servant passed on the information.
After the eldest prince's wife Su Min woke up and learned the result of the interrogation, the first thing she did was to send the servant's entire family to the mine and never let them out again.
However, from then on, the eldest prince's wife's health was not very good.
She was so worried about her child that she went to the study to copy Buddhist scriptures. She had already copied thousands of pages. It's truly pitiful to see a parent's heart broken.
Although Xie Zirui also missed his parents who were far away in Yunzhou, he was just a child and definitely could not go to Yunzhou.
Fortunately, Yun the Butcher and his family took him in. Ever since he and his wet nurse escaped, he had endured the most hardships he had ever known in his life. Fortunately, his wet nurse had protected him along the way.
After his wet nurse died protecting him, Xie Zirui felt as if the sky had fallen. With no food, no water, and a child alone, the thought of fleeing famine was truly a fantasy.
So, when Xie Zirui opened his eyes and saw Yun Yiyi, he felt relieved. He knew that Yun Yiyi was not an ordinary child and she must have a secret.
However, because Yun Yiyi helped him twice and persuaded his family to adopt him, he would repay Yun Yiyi in the future.
At this moment, Yun the Butcher and Old Man Wu had already returned home.
"Wife, the cabbages, carrots, and peaches we bought were all bought together with the Wu family next door. We agreed that each family would get half."
"Take the eldest and second sons and go next door to get the cabbage, radishes, and peaches. Wife, don't forget to bring a basket." Yun the butcher whispered.
"Boss, you are lucky today. We actually bought cabbage and carrots. I thought the county town was not big and we wouldn't be able to buy vegetables today." Zhang raised her head in surprise and said.
"Haha, I've discovered that as long as we have Yiyi with us, our luck will be very good. Yiyi is our family's little lucky charm."
"We can just say this at home, but don't spread it around outside," Zhang said seriously.
"Okay, I understand, wife." Yun the butcher said.
"However, Yiyi was the first one to discover the vegetables and peaches." Yun the Butcher added in a low voice.
"Yiyi has sharp eyes and a keen nose. If we make something delicious at home, her nose will be the first to smell it." Zhang said with a smile.
"Wife, I bought five pounds of braised beef today. Cut a plate of it for dinner. The children haven't eaten it for a long time." Butcher Yun came close to Zhang and whispered.
"Buying so much! Forget it. I won't be able to buy it even if I want to if I don't go to the city in the future." Zhang persuaded herself.
"Got it. I'll cut a plate out for dinner. We'll also have steamed buns for lunch and beef for dinner. It's sure to be delicious."
"Okay, I won't talk to you anymore. Take Yiyi and Zirui and go get some sleep. I'll take the eldest and second oldest children to get some food next door."
"Okay, listen to my wife and we'll have meat to eat in the evening." Yun the butcher said in a low voice.
"You should talk less. You are already an adult, aren't you afraid that the children will hear you?" Zhang twisted Yun the butcher's arm.
"Eldest son, second son, take a basket and follow me to your Grandpa Wu's house to get something." Zhang shouted.
"I'm coming, Mom." Brother Yun responded.
Zhang took her two sons and walked towards the Wu family next door.
"Sister-in-law, have the cabbages, carrots and peaches been moved down? Otherwise, let my eldest son go up and move them. He is strong and can move them quickly." Zhang said in a low voice.
"No need, my eldest brother just got on. We can just wait under the car."
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