How could it be completely empty?
“I didn’t see anyone else,” Xu Qingshi said with certainty after thinking for a while.
"I didn't see anyone in that courtyard either," Xie Yanzhi quickly raised his little hand and said earnestly.
"Me too, I didn't see anyone in the courtyard either," Jiang Yu said, not wanting to be outdone.
"What happened next?" the old princess asked again.
Now she was quite certain that the children had likely entered that courtyard by mistake, during someone else's scheme.
But why did they bring this child back?
After all, it was obvious that someone wanted to harm the children of the Grand Princess's residence.
"Just as we were about to head to the front city, we saw that wicked woman carrying a child walking towards a small door. Out of curiosity, we followed her," Xu Qingshi said after a moment's thought.
The old princess's heart was in her throat. These silly children, they actually went along with something so dangerous.
If it were a villain, the children might lose their lives.
This is extremely dangerous.
"After wandering around for a while, the woman came to a riverbank and abandoned the child there before leaving. We felt sorry for the child, so we picked her up. Grandmother, we really did find the child," Xu Qingshi said with a worried expression.
"Did that person see you?" the old princess asked with great concern.
“We don’t know if she saw us or not,” Xu Qingshi said after thinking for a moment, then shook his head.
He was genuinely unsure, after all, when that person returned later, they were only focused on running away.
They had no idea whether the person had seen them at all.
"So, it was that woman who abandoned this child by the river, and you picked him up. Are you sure this child is from the Grand Princess's household?" the old princess asked again.
After all, there has been no news of a child going missing from the Grand Princess's residence.
Moreover, with the Grand Princess's residence packed with guests for today's full moon celebration, security should be even tighter.
Logically, it's impossible for the child to have been lost.
Unfortunately, the grandson insisted that the child was from the Grand Princess's residence.
“We’ve been following that wicked woman the whole time. She hasn’t had any contact with anyone else. This child is the one that wicked woman took from the Grand Princess’s residence.” However, when we found the child, that wicked woman came back. Maybe she regretted it? Xie Yanzhi shuddered as he thought of Xiao Lian’s somewhat ferocious and terrifying appearance when she returned.
"I understand about this matter. I will send someone to the Grand Princess's residence to find out the situation later. If the child was stolen, she should be returned to her parents." The old princess was already quite certain that the child had been stolen, but she was afraid that Xu Qingshi would be unhappy, so she changed her approach.
"Grandmother, if this child is truly unwanted by them, can we raise him in the manor?" Xu Qingshi asked the old princess with a pleading look.
"You silly child, you want a younger brother or sister? Your father and mother will surely give you several more," the old queen teased.
Xu Heming had just returned to the capital when he was stopped by the servants of his household.
"Your Highness, the old princess has urgent business to attend to. Please return immediately."
The servant saw Xu Heming breathe a sigh of relief and quickly said something.
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