Xia Wanwan immediately thought of her second daughter, whom she had been searching for for so many years without success.
He excitedly grabbed Liu Sisi's hand and said...
"Girl, have your parents ever said whether you are their biological child?"
Looking at Xia Wanwan's expectant face, Liu Sisi gently withdrew her hand.
“Mrs. Luo, my parents love me very much and have never said that I am not their biological child.”
Although she resembles Madam Luo somewhat, there are many people who look alike but are not related by blood, so it doesn't mean anything, especially since Liu Dashi and Madam Wu dote on her so much.
Luo Kuanlong saw that Xia Wanwan was once again unable to control her emotions as she recalled her sad memories.
He quickly stepped forward to support Xia Wanwan, "Wanwan, don't frighten Miss Sisi. I'll take you back to rest. Ling'er, you take good care of Miss Sisi."
"Okay, I got it."
Luo Ling'er responded to Luo Kuanlong's words, "Sister Sisi, I don't know what's wrong with my mother today. I apologize to you on her behalf. Please don't mind."
"It's alright, Madam didn't say anything."
"Come on! I'll take you to my room and give you some small gifts."
As she spoke, Luo Ling'er pulled Liu Sisi into her room, followed closely by two maids.
Inside Xia Wanwan's room.
"Husband, I felt an urge to get close to this child the moment I saw her. Do you think she is our lost little daughter?"
“Wan Niang, I feel the same way. But the girl said that her parents love her very much, and they never said that she was an adopted daughter.”
"Husband, I'd like to visit Miss Sisi's parents and ask them about the situation." Xia Wanwan still wanted to confirm.
"This..." Luo Kuanlong wondered if he was being too offensive.
"Don't worry, my husband. I've found out that if Miss Sisi isn't our daughter, I will definitely not bother her again."
“Even if it really is true, I’ll accept it even if she doesn’t want to acknowledge us. I just need to know that my youngest daughter is alive,” Xia Wanwan said earnestly.
“Alright then! But let’s not disturb Miss Sisi. I’ll secretly send someone to find out where her house is, and then I’ll take you there,” Luo Kuanlong said.
"Um."
Xia Wanwan leaned against Luo Kuanlong's chest and nodded.
Inside the palace.
Lin Rou, accompanied by her maid, brought a bowl of freshly made ginseng and chicken soup to the gate of Gu Lingchen's palace.
"Cousin, I've brought you chicken soup. This ginseng is a treasured possession of my father; it's very precious!" Lin Rou said before even entering the door.
Before she could even enter, Ah Sheng stopped her. "I'm sorry, Princess, the Second Prince is not in the palace. He has gone out on urgent business," Ah Sheng said, stopping Lin Rou.
"How could that be? Why didn't you go with your cousin?" Lin Rou said in disbelief.
"His Highness said he has important business to attend to and it is inconvenient for this servant to accompany him," A-Sheng added.
Having no other choice, Lin Rou stormed off in a huff.
"Hmph, you dog of a servant, how dare you stop me from seeing my cousin."
Not far from the palace gate, she snatched the jar of chicken soup from Caijuan's hand and threw it aside, the shards flying up and cutting her hand.
She slapped Caijuan across the face, "You dog servant, you can't even hold a jar properly! Quickly help this county princess back to get bandaged up."
"Yes, yes." Caijuan was so frightened that she quickly helped Lin Rou into the carriage. Her body was trembling uncontrollably. It seemed that she would be beaten again when she got back today.
Luo Ling'er gave Liu Sisi several pieces of her jewelry and wanted to continue pretending, but Liu Sisi stopped her.
"Sister Luo, you don't need to send me so many things, I can't possibly carry them all!"
"No way, these are all specially prepared for you. You should take them all. It's not just to thank you for saving my life, but also because I feel very close to you when I see you."
When Luo Ling'er saw that Liu Sisi looked a lot like her mother, she inexplicably felt that she wanted to be closer to Liu Sisi.
The two girls chatted until late afternoon, when Liu Sisi noticed it was getting late.
"Sister Luo, it's getting late today, so I'll head back now. I'll come visit you another day."
"Okay," Luo Ling'er said, knowing that Liu Sisi had a lot to do, so she didn't try to keep her.
Luo Kuanlong offered to take Liu Sisi back, but Liu Sisi refused. She wanted to walk back by herself and see what businesses in the capital were selling so she could find ways to make money for the country.
As soon as I left Luofu, I saw a carriage waiting there.
Gu Lingchen saw Liu Sisi come out and immediately got off the carriage.
"Sisi, I've come to pick you up."
"Second Prince, what are you doing here?" Liu Sisi was a little surprised. Why did Gu Lingchen come here?
"Oh, I went out of the palace to take care of some business. I checked the time and it seems you should be heading back soon. I'll wait for you here for a bit. Let's go!"
"Oh, alright then!" Since Gu Lingchen had offered his kind offer, Liu Sisi followed him into the carriage and went back.
Back in her palace, Liu Sisi was stunned by what she saw.
Not long after I returned, Grandpa Luo arrived.
First, he read through the reward given to Liu Sisi.
The gifts include: a box of luminous pearls, a pair of mutton-fat jade ruyi scepters, a thousand taels of gold, a pair of jadeite bracelets, two paintings and calligraphies by famous artists, and so on.
After reading it, the imperial edict will be read aloud.
Liu Sisi and the others immediately knelt down to receive the imperial decree.
By the mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees:
I have heard that the ancient sage kings regarded the people as their foundation and governed the country with propriety. Now there is a commoner girl named Liu Sisi, who is intelligent, virtuous, and skilled in both literature and martial arts, and has won my heart. To commend her virtues, I hereby bestow upon her the title of First-Rank Princess, the name Anning, and a fief of one thousand households.
The Princess should uphold benevolence and virtue, lead by example, maintain harmony among relatives, and be kind to the people. She must not be arrogant because of her favor, nor should she break the law or violate discipline. If she does so, I will punish her severely without leniency.
So be it!
Liu Sisi received the imperial edict, and Wang Dani immediately stepped forward and slipped a silver ingot to Eunuch Luo.
"You've worked hard, Eunuch Luo. Here, take this and have some tea."
Ah, thank you, Your Highness. This old servant will share in your joy.
His Majesty has other matters to attend to, so this servant will take his leave.
After Eunuch Luo left, Liu Sisi looked at the gold and silver jewelry scattered all over the ground.
Emperor Yong'an is really generous! She always thought that the gifts he bestowed would be like those in TV dramas, where he would just serve her a plate of food!
Unexpectedly, they piled them up at her place while she was away.
Looking at the gold and silver jewelry in front of her, Liu Sisi exclaimed, "My God, am I suddenly rich?"
"Da Ni, Er Ni, each of you pick out a piece of jewelry!" Here's a gift for each of you.
"What? Miss, you're too kind!" The two sisters were so happy they almost jumped for joy.
"Okay, go pick them out quickly! Once you're done, put them away so I can write a letter to my parents."
According to the normal etiquette of Tianlong Kingdom, Liu Sisi's whole family should have come to receive the imperial edict. However, Emperor Yong'an, considering that Liu Sisi's home was too far away, exempted the whole family from receiving the edict and changed it so that Liu Sisi could receive the edict by herself.
Inside the Liu family mansion.
As soon as Wu lay down, she started missing Liu Sisi.
"Honey, our daughter has been in the capital for a while now. I wonder how she's doing. We haven't heard her write back at all!"
"It's alright, my daughter is very capable, don't worry." Liu Dashi was quite confident in his daughter's abilities.
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