Yuan Yao was excited when suddenly she met Yun Chan's gaze.
ah……
She was blinded by the money and too happy to remember that the Ninth Prince had swindled the Yun Chan family's money.
After clearing his throat, Yuan Yao asked in a serious tone, "Yun Chan, your family must be quite wealthy. You wouldn't be short of 500,000 taels, would you?"
Yun Chan's beautiful eyebrows furrowed slightly.
He was about to speak when the Ninth Prince spoke first: "Little Yao'er."
"Father?" Yuan Yao turned her head.
The Ninth Prince scooped her up in his arms and said, "There's someone else waiting to be dealt with. You'll come with me."
Why?
"Then, what about Yun Chan?" Yuan Yao asked.
The Ninth Prince glanced disdainfully at Yun Chan: "Doesn't he have legs of his own? Or does he expect me to give him a ride?"
Hearing this, Yun Chan was not angry.
He bowed deeply and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
The Ninth Prince waved his sleeve: "No need."
After speaking, he carried Yuan Yao out of Haoran Hall.
After leaving Haoran Hall, the Ninth Prince took Yuan Yao out of the palace.
The carriage arrived at a private residence.
Like a shadow, he appeared before the father and daughter in the blink of an eye: "My lord."
The nine thousand-year-old asked, "Where are they?"
Ying said, "I just fainted from crying."
Are you dizzy?
The Ninth Prince ordered, "Wake him up."
Ying raised her hand and pushed open a door.
The room was very dark.
There was a person lying on the tatami mat.
After the Empress Dowager hanged herself, Yin Cai was greatly frightened and was promptly taken away by the Nine Thousand Years' men and placed here.
Since arriving here, he has been crying most of the time whenever he is awake.
The guards, utterly exasperated, simply gave up and left him to fend for himself...
Ying carried a bucket of water to the bedside, about to pour it on Yin Cai.
"Wait a minute," Yuan Yao called out to her.
The shadow turned its head.
Yuan Yao said, "If we splash water on him, what if he gets sick? Then you'll have to spend money and energy taking care of him. Let's find another way."
Ultimately, Yin Cai was also a pitiful person.
Although the Empress Dowager was vicious, Yin Cai was innocent.
Let him go; consider it an act of kindness.
As she spoke, Yuan Yao added earnestly, "I'm really not kind-hearted. I just don't want to become like the Empress Dowager, someone I hate myself."
The Empress Dowager hated the Ninth Prince, so she projected her hatred onto her, tormenting and framing her...
This behavior is absolutely disgusting!
The Ninth Prince gazed at his little dumpling.
A figure appeared in his mind.
Be soft-hearted when you should be, and be absolutely hard-hearted when you should be.
Unlike that person, Yuan Yao is still young, and she has countless hours to grow up slowly.
Even without him, his little one can still protect herself and stay safe...
This is the best-case scenario.
The Ninth Prince raised the corners of his lips: "I am very pleased that you can have your own ideas."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ying put down the bucket.
Ying walked to the bedside, reached out, and pinched Yin Cai's philtrum.
After being pinched for a long time, Yin finally woke up.
Upon seeing the person standing in front of him, Yin Cai shrank back in fright.
He asked fearfully, "What...what do you want to do? Where's my mother? What have you done to my mother?"
The Ninth Prince stared at him coldly, not even bothering to utter a word.
Upon seeing this, Yuan Yao walked towards Yin Cai and said, "Your mother is dead."
Dead?
"Impossible! Impossible!" Yin Cai cried, "You're lying to me!"
“I didn’t lie to you.” Yuan Yao walked to the bedside, her eyes dark and bright.
Yin Cai clutched the blanket and cried, "Why?"
Yuan Yao did not answer, but said, "I don't have a mother either."
"What?" Yin Cai wiped away her tears and stared blankly at Yuan Yao.
She's so adorable, how could her mother not want her?
Yuan Yao took out a handkerchief from her bosom and handed it to Yin Cai: "Wipe it off."
She was crying so hard her face was covered in tears and snot; it was really disgusting.
Yin Cai stared at the handkerchief through his teary eyes for a long time before finally taking it.
This handkerchief is white, clean, and smells nice...
Yin Cai, holding the handkerchief, sniffled and asked, "Have you ever seen your mother?"
Yuan Yao shook her head: "No."
"Do you want to see her?" Yin Cai asked.
"I don't want to." Yuan Yao continued to shake her head.
In no mood?
Is there really a child in the world who doesn't want to see their mother?
Yin Cai opened his mouth and murmured, "I can't bear to part with my mother..."
After speaking, he lowered his head and wept with grievance.
The Ninth Prince stood to one side and said coldly, "What you can't bear to part with never belonged to you in the first place. Can't you see that now?"
Mother...doesn't belong to him?
Yes, Mother is the high and mighty Empress Dowager of the Great Qi Kingdom, and he... is just her illegitimate son.
He himself is someone who cannot be seen in the light of day.
He was born barely breathing, and it was this beautiful young lady in front of him who saved him.
Even though this person might have saved him just to take advantage of him.
But he couldn't bring himself to hate him...
Yin Cai lowered his head and secretly wiped away his tears.
At that moment, a masked person suddenly appeared in the room.
Canfeng, carrying the food box, bowed.
Yuan Yao asked him to put the food box on the table and take out the desserts inside one by one.
Inside the room, a sweet aroma filled the air.
Ah Cai swallowed hard.
Yuan Yao greeted him with a smile, "Ah Cai, come here."
Ah Cai wiped away his tears and stared blankly at Yuan Yao's smiling face.
He thought, "She's really beautiful."
Without thinking, Yin Cai walked over to the table.
Yuan Yao handed over a piece of sweet cake: "Try this."
Yin hesitated for a moment before reaching out to take it.
After taking a small bite, his swollen eyes lit up, and he began to wolf it down.
Yuan Yao sat beside him, and even handed him a cup of milk tea.
Beside him, Ying watched Yuan Yao's actions and couldn't help but look at the Ninth Prince.
The Ninth Prince showed no displeasure.
Yin ate for a long time until his stomach was full.
Yuan Yao asked him, "Have you eaten? Are you feeling better? Do you still miss your mother?"
Yin Cai nodded, then shook his head.
Yuan Yao smiled and said, "In that case, you can go to sleep."
Yin Cai seemed to know what was about to happen.
He asked, "Will we ever see each other again?"
Yuan Yao said, "Perhaps."
Yin Cai wiped his face: "Thank you. The food you gave me was delicious. After eating it, I didn't miss my mother as much."
Even if I can't remember you, I'll remember the taste of these things.
After saying that, Yin Cai looked at the Ninth Prince and said, "I'm sleepy and want to take a nap."
Lying on the couch, Yin Cai fell asleep in less than five minutes.
Yuan Yao looked at Ying and said calmly, "Let's do it."
Ying glanced at the Ninth Prince.
The Ninth Prince nodded.
Ying walked to the bedside, pressed several acupoints on Yin Cai's body, and began to erase his memories.
About an incense stick later, Ying said, "My lord, it's done."
The Ninth Prince coldly said, "Send them out of Daqi according to the previous plan."
"yes!"
Ying whistled, and two bodyguards appeared silently, picked up Yin Cai, and quickly disappeared.
They came and went in a hurry, like ghosts.
After everyone left, Yuan Yao asked reluctantly, "Father, the Chu envoy has been dealt with, and the Empress Dowager is dead. Are you... going to Huai River City again soon?"
The Ninth Prince lowered his eyes, his fingers gently pinching the bun on her head, and said softly, "Yes, we'll be leaving soon."
Sure enough, I still have to go.
Yuan Yao looked up and said, "Father, this time, Yao'er will go with Father!"
Huai River City is too dangerous!
She would absolutely not feel comfortable letting the Ninth Prince go alone!
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