Not only was the Fifth Prince excited, but even the Fourth Prince was a little excited. He had been busy with official duties recently and hadn't had time to look after the Iron-Eating Beast. He never expected that his Iron-Eating Beast would give birth to cubs.
"Lead the way quickly."
The group quickened their pace.
...
Fifteen minutes later, the zookeeper led the group to the giant panda but couldn't find the red panda. Seeing his master's darkening face, the zookeeper felt half-hearted.
Where is the cub?
“Master, this servant dares not lie. The iron-eating beast did indeed give birth to a cub. Everyone in the manor can testify to this. This servant even saw it this morning.”
The zookeeper knelt on the ground and said pitifully.
The Third Prince glanced at the nervous zookeeper on the ground and tried to smooth things over, saying, "I doubt this servant would dare to lie to us. Maybe the newborn cub is just being mischievous and has wandered off somewhere to play. Why don't we go look for it ourselves and enjoy the scenery of Fourth Brother's estate along the way?"
"Yes, Third Brother is right. Surely that little brat couldn't have crawled out of the village. Let's search for him ourselves."
The Fifth Prince, whose words had come true, was unaware that the reason he had let his imagination run wild had become a reality.
What was said unintentionally was taken to heart by the listener.
Standing behind the Crown Prince, Liu Zhi couldn't help but glance at the manor opposite the wall across the bamboo grove.
This village, on the outskirts of Beijing, is a large place; it feels somewhat familiar.
The memory flashed through Liu Zhi's mind, but before he could recall it, his inspiration was interrupted by several princes who excitedly suggested that he wander around.
Liu Zhi suppressed the ominous premonition that suddenly rose in her heart and continued to follow behind the princes.
Like him, Shen Du didn't realize that this was the Song family's estate.
However, he was tall and fast, and he quickly followed closely behind the princes. Because of the eldest princess, his relationship with the princes was not too bad, so he stood in a relatively forward position.
The group chatted and laughed, with Shen Du occasionally offering a few words of flattery to the princes.
Soon, the group of more than ten people approached the burrow that the red panda had secretly dug.
"Hey, Fourth Brother, there's a little hole here! Could it be that the little guy really ran away from your estate?"
Upon discovering the suspicious signs, the Fifth Prince became excited. He pointed to a hole at the edge of the bamboo grove that looked about the size of a dog hole and excitedly spoke to the Fourth Prince.
"Fifth Brother is truly amazing; he actually guessed correctly."
The third prince smiled, covering his face slightly with a fan.
The fourth prince's lips curled slightly. "It was just a bit of luck."
"However, the most urgent task is to find that little guy first."
"Let's send someone to ask across the street first."
The fourth prince spoke slowly and deliberately.
The Fifth Prince couldn't stand that his Fourth Brother was speaking so slowly, so he rolled his eyes.
"Fourth Brother, since this little guy can't have run far anyway, why don't we just climb over the wall and take a look before we start searching?"
The fourth prince refused without hesitation, "No, what if there are women on the other side and we run into them?"
Upon hearing what the Fourth Prince said, the Fifth Prince also lowered his head.
The Crown Prince, who was watching from the sidelines, smiled and said, "The manor across the way looks like a farm, and there are bamboo trees growing there too. Where would any women come from? Why don't you let your fourth brother let your fifth brother take a look? If you encounter anyone, you can apologize to the owner of the manor across the way."
“Yes, Fourth Brother.” The Fifth Prince raised his head again, looking at his Fourth Brother expectantly.
Seeing the expectant look in his fifth brother's eyes, the fourth prince ultimately couldn't bear to disappoint him.
"Only this once."
The Fifth Prince's eyes lit up. "That's great!"
"I'll have to pick the best spot to jump up."
—
At that moment, Qingyin watched tenderly as her daughter and the little panda played in the water by the stream.
As the two little cubs were playing, the red panda somehow grabbed the veil hanging from Qingyin's waist and kept hissing. The veil was torn by the red panda's claws.
"Hey, hey." The little panda stared blankly at the veil torn into two pieces in its hand, looked down for a while, then looked up at Qingyin, its eyes covering its eyes guiltily.
"Little panda, how could you tear your mother's veil?" Song Zhenbao ran over and scolded the little panda fiercely, but her eyes were constantly fixed on Qingyin with concern.
Qingyin: "..."
Two adorable little babies, who could bear to discipline them?
Anyway, it wasn't intentional.
Qingyin stroked her daughter's hair, then stroked the head of the lively little panda. "It's alright, it's ruined, no one saw it."
At this moment, Qingyin was unaware of the rule that setting a flag is more likely to backfire.
"However, be careful not to get your clothes wet when playing in the water, Nian Nian, be careful."
"Yes, thank you, Mother."
...
The sound of water drowned out the male voice coming from another village, and Qingyin didn't notice.
Just as the Fifth Prince was about to grab a piece of the wall and climb up to take a look, Shen Du, who had been looking dejected, came with the princes so as not to embarrass the Crown Prince.
Ever since he obtained an imperial edict from his uncle, the emperor, his mother forbade him from going out to find Qingyin, and kept him locked up at home for more than a month and a half.
Otherwise, he would have gone to find Qingyin long ago.
I wonder how Qingyin is doing now? As Shen Du's thoughts wandered, perhaps because he had been thinking about this all day, he suddenly heard a soft, familiar, and melodious voice, "Niannian, be careful."
The woman's voice was unusually low, almost inaudible. If he hadn't had good hearing and been standing close, he wouldn't have been able to hear that familiar voice.
"Nian Nian!"
Isn't that Qingqing's daughter?
Before he could figure it out, Shen Du swiftly grabbed the Fifth Prince, who was trying to climb up.
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