Qingli turned her head away and didn't look at her.
"I don't hate you. We are not the same kind of people. There is no need to keep in touch. We are leaving soon and have important things to do. I can't help you, princess. I'm sorry."
Shen Yanchu always felt that Qingli's attitude was too cold, and a little abnormally cold.
Nangong Yuyao felt helpless and a little disappointed. She felt that she had already been very thick-skinned, but Qingli remained unmoved and didn't even give her a chance to get close to her.
She now understood why her brother gave up so easily. He was indeed too difficult to approach.
Nangong Yuyao had a sad face and felt very uncomfortable.
"Sorry! Sister Qingli, I disturbed you, I'm sorry!"
Nangong Yuyao's voice was pitifully soft. She glanced at Qingli carefully, and seeing that she was still glancing away with a cold face, she felt even more disappointed.
Chen Yanchu began to ask: "Why is Miss Qingli so repulsive? Is there any unspeakable hardship? Or do you really hate the princess so much?"
Hearing this, Qingli immediately looked towards Shen Yanchu. Seeing his scrutinizing and inquiring eyes, she said unhappily, "General Shen, you think too much. I am just like this by nature. I don't like to get close to others."
"We have something else to do, so we'll excuse ourselves first. General Shen, Princess, please do as you please."
Qingli was about to leave with Mengmeng, but Shen Yanchu said, "Miss Qingli is Mengmeng's mother, right?"
Hearing this, Qingli's body stiffened and she stopped walking. Mengmeng and Yangyang met Qingli's gaze and shook their heads subconsciously to indicate that they didn't say that.
Nangong Yuyao looked at Ana Shen in surprise, with a look of disbelief on her face.
Qingli already has a child? Then her royal brother will never have another chance.
Nangong Yuyao suddenly felt even more uncomfortable.
Qingli turned her head to look at Ana Shen, her face became even colder and her tone was unfriendly.
"General Shen is meddling a little too much."
Shen Yanchu was not afraid of her expression at all, and said openly: "Although Mengmeng and Yangyang are young, they are very smart. I have known them for nearly a month. I treat them as friends. I will pay attention to my friends' affairs. Miss Qingli is the mother of the two children, why do you hide it?"
Nangong Yuyao couldn't hide her surprise, and couldn't help asking, "Sister Qingli, is Mengmeng and Yangyang really your child? Are you married?"
Qingli frowned and didn't want to laugh.
"Miss Qingli, do you not trust us? Or is there some special reason why you want to keep it secret?"
Shen Yanchu's eyes seemed to see through Qingli, and they were full of inquiry.
Qingli said sternly, “General Shen, I said, my affairs have nothing to do with you.”
Qingli took the two children and walked away in a hurry.
Nangong Yuyao wanted to catch up, but was stopped by Shen Yanchu.
"Don't chase me, Princess. Do you think Mengmeng looks like someone?"
Shen Yanchu’s expression was somewhat intriguing.
Nangong Yuyao shook her head blankly, "I don't think so, but I like Mengmeng and Yangyang very much. I don't know why, but as soon as I saw them, I felt very fond of them. I felt very kind to them and wanted to be nice to them. It's not like when I face other children, where I don't hate them or dislike them. I really like you two."
Nangong Yuyao couldn't help but feel a little regretful, but she couldn't tell what it was.
Although Shen Yanchu thought it was impossible, once the thought came to his mind, he couldn't help but think of it, and it became stronger and stronger.
Just now, when I saw the scene where Mengmeng and Nangong Yuyao were together, I also felt that their eyebrows and eyes were inexplicably similar.
"Who do you think Mengmeng looks like?"
Nangong Yuyao asked doubtfully.
Shen Yanchu looked at her, thought for a moment, and then started to ask: "Like Your Majesty? Mengmeng looks a lot like your brother, don't you think? Especially the eyebrows and eyes?"
"ah?"
Nangong Yuyao was extremely surprised!
"Mengmeng looks like my royal brother?"
She denied it unconsciously, "How is it possible?"
But when I think about it carefully, it seems... a bit similar.
"Like my brother? How can he be like my brother?"
Nangong Yuyao couldn't help but talk to herself, totally unable to understand how two completely unrelated people could look alike.
Shen Yanchu also thought about this problem, but could not come to a conclusion.
"Chen Yanchu, why do I feel so confused! My brother likes Sister Qingli, but Sister Qingli has a child, and this child looks like my brother? This... why does it feel so complicated? This, this, this... It can't be that the child is my brother's, right?"
Shen Yanchu naturally thought of this possibility, but Nangong Yan was an orphan and could not give birth to a child.
"My brother likes Sister Qingli. Does Sister Qingli's child look like my brother?"
Nangong Yuyao's face was full of confusion. She repeated it again. She always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't put her finger on it.
“This, this, this…”
"What's going on?"
Nangong Yuyao's brows were knotted from thinking so much, but she still couldn't figure it out.
"How about asking His Majesty?"
Shen Yanchu suggested.
Nangong Yuyao nodded repeatedly, "Yes, brother, let's go ask you now."
With that, the two left.
Qingli was at the upstairs window, and only breathed a sigh of relief after she saw the two leave.
She was in a very bad mood today as she failed to get the treasure book back and let Li Jiuhua run away. It seemed that her plan of leaving would have to be postponed for another two days.
But she always felt uneasy.
Turning her head to look at the two children, she said, "Mengmeng, Yangyang, you are not allowed to associate with those two people just now. Also, stay in the inn and wait for mother for two more days. After two days, mother will take you to travel around the world."
The two children nodded obediently.
Meng Meng observed her mother's expression and asked, "Mom, can I know why you don't allow us to associate with Uncle Shen and Sister Yao?"
"I can see that they are all good people, not bad people."
Mengmeng's pure eyes were full of doubt and curiosity. She looked at Qingli with her big watery eyes, looking forward to her answer.
Qingli reached out and touched her head, and said slowly: "Mother has her own reasons, you just need to follow her instructions. This is a bit unfair to you. When you leave Nanyang City, mother will compensate you for whatever you want."
Seeing that Qingli was unwilling to say, the two children wisely stopped asking.
Qingli went out again. This time, she asked Jianyue to take the child to play in the backyard of the inn and not to go out again.
She had to find Li Jiuhua again, take back the book, and then leave here quickly.
Qingli went to look for Xue Nan again, but couldn't find him after searching for a long time.
Finally, she found some beggars on the street. The beggars didn't know where Xue Nan had gone and hadn't seen him for most of the day.
Qingli had to talk to the little beggar herself and ask him to help pass the message and ask everyone to help find Li Jiuhua's whereabouts.
Qingli found a pen and ink shop and drew a portrait of Li Jiuhua for the little beggars to see so that they could find it more easily.
She bought a horse and rode towards Jiuli Mountain.
She planned to go to Jiuli Temple to see if Li Jiuhua had returned.
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