Chapter 322 There's an Iron House in Huahua Lane
Now no one complained that Qiuqiu was a dirty doll anymore. The prince immediately hugged Qiuqiu and spun her around twice, saying, "You are truly my little lucky star!"
This house is quite special.
Huahua Lane occupies a prime location in Beijing, but it wasn't always a slum. Its decline to this state began twenty years ago.
After its owner left, brothels moved in, and the vacant house was also occupied by refugees at the behest of people with ulterior motives.
Gradually, people only knew that Huahua Lane was the most chaotic place in the capital, but forgot that it was once the residence of the late emperor's most beloved daughter, Princess Fufeng.
"The house we are in now is a partitioned off from the main courtyard where Princess Fufeng once lived. However, it was a long time ago, and the craftsmen who built Huahua Lane are no longer here, so I don't know exactly where this place is."
The arrogance of the Great Zhou royal family shocked Qiuqiu.
【Where do you think this is? Princess Fufeng's home?】
[This huge area is full of them!!!]
She thought it was a neighborhood, but now you're telling her that this place used to be all people's homes?
They were so jealous their eyes turned red!
Jealousy, I'm so incredibly jealous!
The Crown Prince listened to Qiuqiu's rambling thoughts without saying anything, but he wholeheartedly agreed with her. The extent to which Princess Fufeng's goose was favored was indeed enviable. If Princess Fufeng were a man, the throne might very well have fallen to someone else entirely.
His father must have always been jealous of his sister!
Out of jealousy, she pushed Naga Canglan away without any struggle when he asked for her hand in marriage.
This time, however, the siblings were separated by death forever.
He tried to erase Princess Fufeng's traces in the capital, attempting to erase his past actions. However, everything has its traces, and Que Yu's arrival this time was nothing less than a rekindling of memories for those people from back then.
So he let Qiuqiu run wild, so that everyone's attention would be drawn to Qiuqiu and no one would remember the fame of Princess Fufeng's palace banquets where she fought against all sides.
His father was a master strategist throughout his life!
Liang Shi, accompanied by his guards, dug open the wall that Qiu Qiu had smashed, revealing the original appearance of the sealed room.
Who would pour molten iron into their room?
Liang Shi knocked twice, and a dull sound came from inside. "Hollow?"
Unable to make up his mind, he reported the matter to the Crown Prince.
Crown Prince: "There might be a secret inside that Princess Fufeng couldn't take with her; it's probably something very important. Liang Shi, find a way to open it!"
This put Liang Shi in a difficult position. The iron house, sealed with yellow mud, had not been oxidized by the air and shimmered with a cold, silvery light; just from this luster, one could tell that it was no ordinary object.
He tried to open the iron house, "using all sorts of weapons, but not even a scratch was left."
Crown Prince: "Isn't there any other way?"
Liang Shi was unsure and shook his head. "I'm afraid only the artisans in the Ministry of Works have a solution. But that would make His Majesty aware of it. Your Highness, the matter is still unclear, and we cannot take the risk."
Emperor Jingming was in his prime, and even though he had personally groomed the crown prince to be the future emperor, he couldn't help but feel suspicious. For various complex reasons, the crown prince did not want to create any further trouble.
For a moment, things seemed to have reached a dead end.
Everyone was silent, and neither was Chuchu. She sat there, mimicking the prince's pensive posture. Her little fists supported her forehead, making her feel a little uncomfortable.
But she couldn't sit still for long.
Chiu Chiu squirmed a couple of times in the chair, trying to attract the prince's attention. [Why isn't anyone asking me anything?]
The crown prince glanced at her. "Hungry?"
Chiu Chiu rubbed her belly, then angrily exclaimed, "I wasn't eating all the time!"
The Crown Prince sighed, "Taking care of a child is such a hassle. Liang Shi, go out and find a woman to take Qiuqiu to the toilet."
Chirp: "!!!"
She jumped off the chair, her sudden movement startling Liang Shixu, who quickly steadied her, saying, "Please slow down."
Chiu Chiu dodged Liang Shi's outstretched hand, twisting her chubby waist and slipping under his arm. Her tiny pink embroidered shoes, covered in mud, came into the prince's view, bobbing up and down with the same arrogance as their owner.
Crown Prince: She was dissatisfied with me, so she wanted to kill me with her shoe?!
Chirp: You made a mistake, let's try again!
She pretended nothing had happened, even throwing away her shoes, and proudly puffed out her chest: "Chirp, okay!"
The prince didn't believe him. "What can you do? Gnaw it with your little teeth or pick at it with your fingers again?"
Cooperation should at least be based on trust, how can he not trust me at all?
I wouldn't hang out with him if he weren't so handsome.
Chuchu crossed her arms, looking incredibly confident. I've already mentioned she has tons of friends!
"Sheng Sheng, please help me."
The Crown Prince understood; he remembered that among the children selected at the palace banquet a few days ago, there seemed to be a girl named Qiao Sheng.
The little girl was quite young, and she had something on her back that looked rather mysterious.
I heard that before they entered the palace, Qiuqiu planned to take her to dig up the palace wall, but Gao Xun stopped her in the end.
In the past, he would never have trusted a child, but if it was recommended by Qiuqiu, that would be a different story.
"Someone, go and invite Qiuqiu's friend Qiao Sheng here."
"yes."
"Wait!" The chubby little hand stopped her; she also had a token to give to Qiao Sheng.
Even children are very wary; they won't come out just because someone invites them.
The candied winter melon with a row of teeth marks on it was handed to the guard, and Qiuqiu solemnly instructed him: "A token."
The guards were dumbfounded; they had never seen such a token before!
He looked to the Crown Prince for help, but the latter waved his hand, saying, "She must have her reasons for doing this."
Taking care of children is a crazy experience!
The guard was still in a daze as he left, especially when he heard a confident little voice behind him, "No, no problem."
The duty of a subordinate is to complete the tasks assigned by their master, and as for any setbacks along the way, they have to swallow their pride and bear it.
He was prepared to be kicked out by the Qiao family's crazy bastard, but who knew the Qiao family was so carefree and directly summoned Qiao Sheng.
Qiao Sheng pinched the bite mark and examined it carefully. Then she took a ruler and measured it. She nodded and said, "It's Qiu Qiu's bite mark, no doubt about it."
Qiao Sheng informed the old woman sitting in the main hall, "Grandma, Qiuqiu needs my help."
"Go ahead, go ahead." The old lady, with her head of silver hair, waved her hand with a smile. "It's time for the Qiao family's skills to be displayed openly and honestly."
She had heard of the Crown Prince's name and knew he was a shrewd man. If their little Sheng Sheng could gain the Crown Prince's favor, it would surely wash away the Qiao family's disgrace!
The old lady became excited at the thought, her eyes shining, "Grandma will go with you!"
"Sheng Sheng, please have your grandpa's treasure!"
Qiao Sheng replied cheerfully, "I'll go get my darling right away!"
The guard scratched his head. Had he not yet explained his purpose? Was simply stating Qiuqiu's name enough to warrant the help of the grandmother and granddaughter?
Chirp chirp is awesome!
Before long, before she had even finished her bowl of milk, Qiuqiu heard Qiao Sheng calling her name.
"Chirp chirp, Grandma and I are here to help you!"
Chirp: Touched.jpg
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