"Your Highness, dinner is ready. The Third Princess and the Young Prince asked me to invite you over."
Bi Chun helped Fengming up in an orderly manner, tied her hair up and put on her cloak, without making any mistakes, but she had a thoughtful look on her face the whole time.
"Bi Chun, what's wrong with you?"
Fengming was putting on his shoes with his back to Bi Chun. He couldn't help but turn his head to look at Bi Chun, just like a little child.
Bi Chun looked around and saw that they were all trustworthy maids they had brought from Daqing. There were no servants from Dong Yao. Then she leaned close to Feng Ming's ear and said cautiously, "Princess, the puppy you brought back today may have found its owner."
"What? So soon?"
Fengming exclaimed in disbelief and a little disappointment. She had been thinking about keeping the dog for a few more days, but how come it found its owner just after she brought it home? It seemed that the dog had been wandering on the street for so many days and no one had looked for it.
"Your Highness, please don't be anxious. Things are a bit complicated..."
Bi Chun helped Fengming up and tightened the straps of his cloak: "Let's talk while we walk."
"Hmm, tell me, who is the dog's owner? How did you find out so quickly? Who found out?"
When his curiosity was not satisfied, Feng Ming was particularly talkative and followed Bi Chun out obediently, but his eyes never left Bi Chun for a moment.
"Princess, it's like this. Just now, our translator overheard a few elderly veterinarians discussing that this dog might be raised by the daughter of Uncle Jiu, the head steward of the Xin family."
"Is it the Xin family of Xin Wu?"
"Yes, exactly."
Feng Ming had never expected this. She had been busy recently and didn't know whether Xin Wu had gone to look for her Uncle Jiu, who was loyal to the Xin family. But now she actually picked up the dog raised by Uncle Jiu's daughter first. What a magical fate this was.
But after Bi Chun said this, his expression was still a little abnormal.
"Why do you still have that expression? Is there something else going on?"
Bi Chun glanced at the attendants following him not far behind him, then deliberately lowered his voice and said softly, "It is said that Uncle Xin's daughter had an accident a few days ago and is no longer alive."
"What? You..."
Fengming was just about to ask Bi Chun to tell him the details, but seeing the people following not far behind him, and Dong Yao's people mixed in with them, he wondered if there were any spies sent by others.
"Let's go first and talk in the main hall. We'll just have our people guarding the place while we eat."
"Yes~"
Because it involved Xin Wu, Feng Ming thought it would be better to wait until he could speak in a more secure place. However, in order to avoid the suspicion of those spies, Feng Ming raised his voice so that the servants following him could hear him. "Oh, by the way, how is the puppy now? Has he had a bath? Is his injury healed?"
"Princess, the puppy's injuries have been treated. He's currently having his coat dried after a bath. You'll be able to see him after dinner."
"Yeah, okay. I don't know which pervert would be so cruel as to hurt such a small puppy."
"Oh, yes, it's really pitiful to see."
The two chatted all the way and soon arrived at the main hall. Feng Yuyun was already waiting there. Feng Xiyun leaned against the recliner and pretended to be weak. When he saw them arrive, he acted as if he wanted to struggle to get up but was not strong enough. His acting was really - terrible.
"Okay, just lie down. Why don't you just rest in your room? Why do you have to come here looking so sick? What if you get hurt again?"
"Hehe, sister, you know I can't stand loneliness. It would be even more uncomfortable for me to be locked in the room alone. It would be better for them to carry me over here, watch you eat, listen to you chat, and maybe I can recover faster."
Feng Ming couldn't persuade Feng Xiyun. Anyway, his weak appearance was just an act for Dongyao's people to see, so he didn't say much and let him stay on the recliner. It just so happened that he had something to talk about later, and he was just here. He was too lazy to tell him again later.
"Okay, just lie down and rest. I've asked the kitchen to prepare a special nutritious meal for you. It's all soft and glutinous, light and nourishing to the stomach."
When Feng Xiyun heard the word "light", his face almost wrinkled like an old man. He usually liked to eat spicy and fresh food, and hated to eat bland porridge the most. But looking at Feng Ming's face, which was obvious as if it said "I know you don't like it, so I made it for you on purpose, what dare you do?", he really didn't have the courage to say that he wanted to eat fried prawns and spicy fish fillets. After all, he had made them worry today.
"Okay~"
Seeing Feng Xiyun accepting the bland dinner with a bitter face, Feng Ming secretly smiled with schadenfreude. Although she understood Feng Xiyun's trick in the morning, it did not mean that she forgave him for doing it without telling her.
While chatting and laughing, Bi Chun had already arranged the dishes for dinner. Only one or two trustworthy maids were left to serve inside the house, and Dong Yao's servants who were suspected to be spies were arranged to stay outside.
"Your Highness, please come and have some food. I will report to you what I just left unsaid."
It turned out that these were all information revealed by the old veterinarians in their casual chat. At that time, Bi Chun happened to be there with the translator to see if there was anything she could help with. After all, she could see that Fengming really liked this dog.
When I was outside the door, I overheard a few old veterinarians chatting. It was very easy to take care of a dog together, so the topic of their chat was naturally the dog they were serving.
Veterinarian A said, "This dog has curly hair, round eyes, and a dark body. It's not a local dog from Dongyao. It must be a rare breed shipped from overseas. Here, ordinary people can't afford to keep one. They are mostly kept by the daughters of wealthy families to pass the time."
Veterinarian B agreed: "You're right. In all my years as a veterinarian, this is the first time I've seen a pure black curly-haired dog like this."
Veterinarian A continued, "I've had the good fortune to see one before. It seems there's only one in all of Mingcheng, and it was raised by Miss Xin, the daughter of Xin Jiu, the head steward of the Xin family. My nephew was officially employed by the Xin family, responsible for taking care of that dog. I went to see him one time and happened to see one. It's very similar to the one this distinguished guest saw."
Veterinarian C, who had been listening quietly, finally spoke up: "Haven't you heard?"
"What did you hear?"
"I heard that half a month ago, Miss Xin went out of the city to burn incense and worship Buddha. On the way, she encountered thieves and died. The dog she brought with her also disappeared..."
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