Chapter 10
"Your Highness, Miss Yue'er is not with Miss Mingxue."
"What?" He stared at him in disbelief and jumped up suddenly.
"What are you all doing for a living? Can't you even take care of a child?"
"Your Highness, please forgive me. Miss Mingxue said she was really tied up and asked Miss Yue'er to come back to find us. She might have just missed us. We just searched the streets again, but couldn't find any trace of Miss Yue'er. I wonder if she found her family and didn't come back."
"You've been searching for her for so long and haven't been able to find out where she came from. How come she found her family after just one trip? Besides, shouldn't she come back and tell them if she found them?"
Damn it, she better not run into him again, or he'd definitely give her a good beating. That said, if the little one hadn't shown up on her own, would there still be a chance of running into her in Yidu? Who could have imagined that the little devil he'd avoided so desperately would actually take his soul with him after leaving?
No, no matter what the reason, I can never feel at ease without seeing her.
"Take a few people with me to go out and look for him." If he's alive, I want to see him. If he's dead, I want to see his body.
"Daddy." As he reached the gate of the mansion, he heard a soft and sweet child's voice calling him happily. Could it be that God heard his cry and sent Xiaoyue back?
He quickly stopped and saw a goose yellow figure suddenly running towards him from a carriage. In the blink of an eye, the little devil named Yue'er stood in front of him.
"Yue'er, you're finally back." He was surprised and happy, and blinked to make sure he was not seeing things.
"You've become more beautiful!"
"Daddy, what you said is not right. What do you mean by becoming beautiful? I have always been beautiful, okay?" Xiaoyue, wearing new clothes and with a pink and tender face that glowed with vitality, protested unwillingly.
"Why did you come back so late? I was worried that you got lost and got kidnapped by some bad guys." The idea of spanking her was instantly thrown out of his mind. He supported her and looked her over carefully from head to toe.
"Daddy, you look down on me, don't you? Do you think anyone can kidnap me? I'm very picky."
"Are you the only one who's picky? I thought you would follow anyone." After feeling relieved, Gong Yuchen teased her.
"Daddy, wait a minute, I'll introduce you to a beautiful sister. This sister sent me back today, and she also bought me a lot of snacks and clothes."
Gong Yuchen, whose attention was completely focused on her, did not notice Yi Luoyue who had come to their side at this moment.
"Who is it?"
When he shifted his attention away from Xiaoyue'er, he waited to see who was coming.
"So it's you?"
It was her! The woman from that day. Upon first seeing her, he was surprised and almost incredulous. She wasn't too old, nor too young, but he had never imagined they would meet again, not under such circumstances. Today, she was dressed in a snow-white brocade dress embroidered with delicate, elegant patterns. A clear jade jasper was tied around her silver-lined waistband, the only color around her waist. Two white jade hairpins held her jet-black hair together. Her appearance was unparalleled, her eyebrows as dark as distant mountains, her lips as red as white teeth, her skin as white as snow. Above all, she exuded confidence and excellence, as if nothing else mattered to her.
"Sister, this is my father. He is the crown prince of Xiyi."
"I didn't expect that we are so destined to be together?"
Although she had a memory of Gong Yuchen, she'd only glanced briefly the last time they met. Seeing him today, however, completely refreshed her senses. He was tall, more than a head taller than her, with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and slender legs. He had an imposing bearing and handsome features, especially those piercing eyes. Between his brows was a sharp, domineering look. If I remembered correctly, he was probably twenty-two this year. Given his status and looks, if it weren't for his unique position, he wouldn't be unmarried.
"Thank you for sending Xiaoyue back today."
"No need to thank me, she and I are destined to be together."
"Anyway, thank you for sending her back. If you need her in the future, you can come to the mansion and let me know." After saying that, he turned on his heel and wanted to go back to the mansion holding Yue'er's hand.
What did he mean by that? Yi Luoyue was so angry that her pretty face turned pale. What was his attitude? He said some words of thanks, but his expression was completely different from what he said. She had never seen such an unreasonable person.
"Wait!" Xiaoyue held Gong Yuchen tightly.
"Daddy, wait a minute." She gave a pleading smile that always worked.
"Uncle Liefeng, can you help me move the things off the carriage?
move?
"Okay, I'll go and take a look." Looking at the things that Bai Die took out of the carriage one after another, wow, no wonder Xiaoyue said "move" instead of taking, these things filled half of the carriage.
"Dad, my sister has been with me for several hours today, buying me snacks and giving me clothes..."
"Gale, give this girl one thousand taels of silver."
"Daddy! I haven't finished yet. The most important thing is that she protected me. It's very rude of you to say that."
"No need for money. Xiaoyue'er and I are destined to be together, so just consider it as a gift from me to her. Your Highness Prince Gongyu, you'd better keep your money." The stinky man is still as annoying as before.
She reached out and pulled Xiaoyue over, squatted down, and stroked her head.
"Xiaoyue, you should just call me Aunt Luo." Hearing her call Gong Yuchen 'Daddy' and then call her sister, she immediately felt a generation younger. If Xiaoyue called her sister, wouldn't she have to call Gong Yuchen uncle?
"Okay, Aunt Luo."
"I'm leaving today. Aunt Luo will come to see you in a few days." Although she and Gong Yuchen, that stinky man, don't get along, she likes Xiao Yue'er very much.
Looking at the still energetic Xiaoyue'er, she had indeed taken good care of her, dressing her up so cutely. For this reason, he had indeed been a bit rude earlier. Wait a minute...she had also protected Xiaoyue'er?
"What trouble have you gotten yourself into again? He knew this kid wouldn't be quiet for a day."
"Don't blame Xiaoyue'er this time. Someone else is bullying me, isn't it? You stinky daddy."
"real?"
"Yes, it was the prince and princess from the Xianwang family who stole my clothes. But sister...oh! Aunt Luo has already taught them a lesson for me and made them pay compensation."
Gong Yuchen was shocked, and the good expression that was about to ease up disappeared again.
"Her?" Gong Yuchen glanced suspiciously at Yi Luoyue. Who was she? The Crown Prince and the Princess were both members of the royal family, after all. Who gave her the courage? Did she know that Xiaoyue'er was behind him, and that was why she felt so fearless?
"Did you know that disrespecting a member of the royal family is a serious crime?"
"They were unreasonable first. What? I didn't let your daughter get bullied, but now it's my fault?" She fought back unwillingly.
She really wanted to raise her fist and give him a good beating, but he was so tall, and there was no way she could beat him. Forget it, based on the two principles of "a good woman does not fight a bad man" and "a princess who knows the times is the legitimate one", she decided to leave.
"Aunt Luo, don't leave."
"Dad, what are you doing? You two shouldn't start arguing as soon as you meet."
"Which eye of yours saw me arguing with her?"
"Two."
"Listen to me!" Aunt Luo has been with me for most of the day today. She's so tired! It's already this late, and we haven't eaten yet. Why don't we eat together?" Xiaoyue shook Gong Yuchen's hand like a spoiled child.
"Why!"
"No!
The two of them now have a good understanding.
"I'm hungry. Let's talk after dinner!" Xiaoyue put her hands on her hips angrily.
"Xiaoyue'er, have some sweet glutinous rice lotus root. It's so delicious you won't be able to stop eating it." Gong Yuchen picked up a piece and brought it to Xiaoyue'er's mouth. Xiaoyue'er took it with her chopsticks and passed it to Yi Luoyue's mouth.
"Aunt Luo, try it, it's delicious."
Seeing the candied lotus root being brought to her mouth and her eager eyes, Yi Luoyue reluctantly put it in her mouth and took a bite. She immediately felt that it was soft, sweet and had an amazing taste.
"Hey, that's pretty good."
"Isn't it delicious? This is a famous dish of Xiyi. And this lotus cake is also delicious."
“This shouldn’t be Yidu’s snack, right?”
"Yeah, that's right! These are all delicacies from the Western Yi. Aunt Luo, try them now. I'm sure you'll like them."
"Well, it tastes good, and it even smells faintly of lotus."
Xiaoyue took out a small silver tube from her purse and poured some small crystals into the water cup.
"Xiao Yue'er? What are you doing?"
"This? It's powdered sugar. Add this to water and the water will become sweet." After saying this, he shook the silver bucket in his hand.
"This is also only available in the Western Yi." Xiao Yue'er and Rong Youyan shook their heads.
"It's not good to eat sweets like this." It's true that a grown man looks after a child, as long as he's alive, that's enough.
"I didn't dare to eat so much before, but now I eat a little more." Xiaoyue sighed in her heart. Sure enough, her mother always allowed her to eat sweets no matter what time.
"What is this?" Yi Luoyue looked at the steamer that was still smoking slightly.
"Let me see."
"Wow! It's a steaming hot crab roe bun." Xiaoyue didn't care that the bun was still steaming. She picked up the bun and stuffed it into her mouth. At the end, she licked her fingers with satisfaction.
"Auntie Luo, you can't eat this!"
"Why?"
"Because you will feel uncomfortable after eating it." After saying that, he brought the whole drawer in front of her and Gong Yuchen.
"You know this now?" Did these two people completely ignore his non-existence?
"Well, I know it anyway."
This child was truly mysterious at times. And the things she knew were incredibly diverse, completely unlike what a seven or eight-year-old would know. What kind of family would allow their child to learn so many things? Besides Xiyi and Yidu, she seemed to have dabbled in the languages of the other three Yi peoples. So, he had two guesses: she was either a member of the royal family, or she came from a family of well-traveled merchants. But if he had to choose, he would prioritize the former. After all, languages can be learned, knowledge can be acquired, but there are certain manners and rules that cannot be learned even if one wants to, as they would be considered overstepping one's bounds.
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