Little dumpling: "This stone covered in moss must have been placed here on purpose."
Qiuqiu barked twice, agreeing with its little owner.
The little dumpling took off its outer garment and wrapped the moss-covered stone inside.
When the little dumpling returned to the school, Mu Yanxiu and Chi Yuning had already changed into their new school uniforms. The two chatted happily, and it seemed that their relationship had improved a lot.
The little dumpling put the stone and ball back into the book box.
"Little niece, come here." The little dumpling waved to Mu Yanxiu.
Mu Yanxiu walked over curiously and asked, "What's wrong?"
The little dumpling pulled Mu Yanxiu over.
"Don't play with Chi Yuning."
Mu Yanxiu looked at Chi Yuning and said, "Auntie, we misunderstood her yesterday. Actually, she's a very nice person."
"Look, she even gave me a bracelet." Mu Yanxiu raised her hand, showing the little girl the light blue bracelet on her wrist.
Chi Yuning smiled and leaned closer.
Are you talking about me?
Mu Yanxiu said without a care in the world:
"Yes, I'm showing my aunt my bracelet."
Chi Yuning: "I picked out this bracelet for you myself. It's not very expensive, so it probably won't catch your aunt's eye."
“I heard that your aunt has a hairpin inlaid with a dragon pearl bestowed by the emperor. That’s truly precious.”
The little dumpling rested its elbows on the table, propped its face up with its hands, and looked at Chi Yuning with a serious expression.
"It seems you've found out quite a bit about me, even about the dragon ball my uncle gave me."
Chi Yuning looked slightly embarrassed. "I...I only heard about it."
"Hmph!" The little dumpling turned its head away, not wanting to look at Chi Yuning anymore.
Mu Yanxiu chatted and laughed with Chi Yuning. Chi Yuning's act of saving her had made her lower her guard.
night.
The little dumpling, holding a stone, knocked on Mu Jinnian's door.
"Brother, brother, are you back?"
The little dumpling knocked on the door and called out.
After school, she found that Mu Jinnian was not at home. Her father said that he had been called away by Zhen Shaoqing of the Dali Temple.
The little dumpling hadn't slept, waiting for Mu Jinnian to come back.
There was no sound coming from the room. The little boy thought his brother hadn't returned yet and was about to turn around and leave when the door creaked open.
Mu Jinnian was wearing a loose bathrobe and looked tired.
"Little dumpling, what brings you here?"
Although it was already springtime, the nights were still cold. Mu Jinnian carried the little dumpling into the house and sat her by the heater.
The little dumpling's hands were slightly cold, so Mu Jinnian held them and warmed them by the stove.
"Why are you looking for your brother so late? Is something the matter?"
The little dumpling nodded and said, "Brother, I want you to see this stone."
The little dumpling handed the stone in her arms to Mu Jinnian.
Mu Jinnian took the stone and reached out to pinch the moss on it.
He easily tore off the moss.
"Someone deliberately placed this moss on the stone."
The little dumpling touched its chin, looking like a fortune teller.
"It turns out someone deliberately placed it there to make my little niece slip."
"Then she will rescue her niece, so that her niece will be grateful to her and become closer to her!"
Mu Jinnian listened to the little dumpling's rambling analysis, completely bewildered.
The little dumpling had no choice but to tell him what had happened during the day.
Upon hearing this, Mu Jinnian couldn't help but burst into laughter. He rubbed the little dumpling's head and said:
"You little rascals, you're so young, but you're quite capable."
"So much trouble has actually happened."
The little dumpling said helplessly, "I don't know why they did that. We're all classmates, can't we just play together peacefully?"
After thinking for a moment, Mu Jinnian could only reply, "It's just human nature."
The little dumpling couldn't understand, but it immediately noticed several sheets of paper on the table, covered with writing and illustrations.
Several human faces were drawn on it.
"What's this?"
The little dumpling pointed to the pieces of paper and asked.
Mu Jinnian glanced at it, immediately frowned, and looked troubled.
"These are case files from the Dali Temple. Recently, a very strange thing has happened, and it also involves people in the palace."
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