After arriving at the manor, Song Qianning couldn't wait to jump off the carriage, followed closely by Qin Ye.
The entire manor covers a large area, nearly occupying half of the mountain, and its scale is comparable to that of a royal garden.
After walking in, you can feel the breeze blowing on your face, and Song Qianning also noticed several ponds with her sharp eyes.
If Qin Ye and the two cubs hadn't been there, Song Qianning would have been unable to resist and would have gone forward to swim.
Da Wang and Xiao Ya followed behind her, chattering from time to time.
As for Qin Ye, he stood by and acted as a "tour guide" for the mother and her two children, responsible for introducing them.
Just when Qin Ye wanted to say something to Song Qianning, hurried footsteps suddenly came from the distance.
"Your Majesty."
It was a eunuch who called out to them. He panted and wiped the sweat from his forehead: "I, your Highness, have finally found you."
Qin Ye frowned at the sudden appearance of the eunuch: "What do you want from me?"
"His Majesty sent me to find you, Your Majesty, saying that he has an urgent matter to summon you."
As he spoke, the eunuch took out a token and said, "This is what your majesty gave to me."
After confirming that it was the Emperor who wanted to summon him back, Qin Ye looked at Song Qianning who was standing beside him and said, "A Ning, do you want to go back home now?"
Song Qianning, who hadn't had enough of Zhuangzi, waved her hand casually after hearing Qin Ye's words: "You can go back by yourself. Da Wang and Xiao Ya haven't had enough fun yet, so I'll stay with them."
Knowing that she hadn't had enough fun, Qin Ye looked helpless, but he didn't expose her. He only reminded her: "Then you stay at the manor and wait for me to come back from the palace and pick you and the child up from the manor."
After giving the instructions, Qin Ye led his men away from the manor.
After Qin Ye left, Song Qianning took the two cubs and continued to stroll around the farm.
They played until almost noon, when the servants in the farm invited the mother and her two children to come over for dinner. Only then did she take the two children back to the room.
After lunch, the two cubs were sleepy. Song Qianning, who was still interested, sent Da Wang and Xiao Ya to take a nap and continued to wander around the farm alone. However, she got lost when she walked into a bamboo forest.
This place was located in the corner of the manor, and there were no servants around. By the time Song Qianning finally found the way out of the bamboo forest, almost an hour had passed.
Guessing that the two cubs should have woken up from their nap and were probably looking for her, Song Qianning touched her nose guiltily, determined not to let the cubs know that she was lost.
After making plans secretly, Song Qianning went back to the yard to find Dawang and Xiaoya. However, as soon as she entered the yard, she was stunned.
There were quite a few servants in the manor, and before Qin Ye left, he specially left a lot of guards to protect them.
But now those servants and guards were all in a coma, and there were obvious signs of fighting around them.
Seeing this, Song Qianning became alert in an instant, ran over quickly and pushed open the door of the room.
Sure enough, Da Wang and Xiao Ya, who were supposed to be lying on the bed, were nowhere to be seen.
She ran out of the yard, and none of the servants in the manor were awake.
No matter how stupid one is, one would realize that something has happened. Song Qianning rushed out of the manor without thinking, with a look of anxiety on her face.
As soon as she walked out of the village, she saw many horse hoof prints outside the village. When she found that the hoof prints were heading southeast, she suddenly stopped.
When Qin Ye and others left just now, they did not go in this direction, and judging from the footprints and horseshoe prints, it was obvious that they had just been left there.
As expected, those were the people who kidnapped the baby.
Since Qin Ye went to the palace, it is not known how long it will take for him to come back.
Out of concern for her baby, Song Qianning didn't bother to wait for Qin Ye to come back. She led a horse out of the stable and followed the direction of the footprints.
After half an hour, the shadow of a mountain stronghold appeared in Song Qianning's sight, and he hurriedly pulled the horse.
After tying the horse nearby, Song Qianning walked alone and quietly towards the mountain stronghold, staring at the name on the plaque of the mountain stronghold.
Before, when she was in the palace, she happened to hear Qin Ye say that there was a new bandit stronghold in the suburbs recently, but it was quite far from the manor, so Song Qianning didn't care much about it.
The mountain stronghold where Zizi was abducted this time seemed to be the one Qin Ye had told her about.
Just at this moment, two footsteps were heard, and Song Qianning hurriedly hid behind a tree outside the village.
Not long after she hid, two figures came from a distance, discussing something as they walked.
"...It seems the boss brought back two babies today."
"What milk doll? That's a golden doll."
The thin man with shifty eyes leaned over to his companion and asked mysteriously, "Do you know who those two babies are?"
"What identity?"
"They are the children of the Prince Regent." The shifty-eyed man continued, "It is said that the people in the Prince Regent's Palace are treated like eyeballs on a daily basis. They must be able to make a lot of money."
Only after the two figures disappeared did Song Qianning come out from behind the tree.
Thinking back to what the two bandits had said, she frowned and her face became much more serious.
It seems that the person who kidnapped the two cubs is undoubtedly someone from this mountain village.
Worried that something might happen to the two cubs, Song Qianning sneaked into the village when no one was around.
Fortunately, everyone in the village seemed to be inside. In addition, the village was located deep in the mountains, so no one would dare to break in, and there was no one guarding the area.
After successfully sneaking into the mountain stronghold, Song Qianning was at a loss again.
It's because the stronghold is too big. She only knows that Da Wang and Xiao Ya were captured here, but she doesn't know where they are being held.
Song Qianning's eyes lit up when she remembered the conversation between the two bandits outside.
The one who captured them was the boss. If we find the boss, we should be able to find out where Da Wang and Xiao Ya are being held.
There was a cook in the village. Song Qianning found a way to knock one of the cooks unconscious, put the cook's clothes on herself, and took the food box from her hand.
After doing all this, he blocked the cook's mouth and left.
He lowered his head and pretended to be timid. After learning the location of the boss from the conversation of the bandits, he carried the food box and walked towards the boss's study.
On the way to the boss's house, everything went surprisingly smoothly, and we didn't even encounter any bandits who came to question us.
There was a faint strange feeling in her heart, but Song Qianning ignored it because she was worried about her baby.
Arriving outside the Boss's study, as soon as he approached, he heard a conversation coming from inside: "Boss, what should we do with those two children?"
"How to deal with them?" The boss sneered: "Of course, use them to exchange money with Qin Ye, and then kill them after the money is exchanged."
"Master, you are wise." The voice of the lackey next to him rang out again: "What a lousy regent! He's not even as good as you, Master. When the time comes, he'll have to beg us to let those two kids go."
The eldest boss's voice could hardly conceal his pride: "Remember to send someone to the East Courtyard Wing Room to deliver something to those two children. Don't let them starve to death before exchanging money with Qin Ye."
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