"I ask you again, is it really not her?"
"No, I haven't had any contact with Miss Lin since I joined Bermuda. It seems that the two of them have had a conflict."
Emperor Beili's mind flashed with the image of Lin Hui, but he still couldn't quite believe that such a delicate woman could do such a thing.
"Your Majesty, if Miss Lin hadn't intervened and begged us to raise the price, we wouldn't have joined the game. We also wouldn't have thought that the ice flakes were stolen by her."
"Is Bingpian from that evil creature? Where did she come from?"
Song Qi was stunned and seemed to have forgotten to say something: "It seems that when the fifth lady was going up the mountain, she met Miss Ye and her group. Miss Ye gave the ice flakes to the fifth lady to cool down. It was very hot during those days when she went up to Baimu Xun, and many people died from the heat."
Emperor Beili caught an important message: "Ye Qianning treats Sang Yin well?"
"Miss Ye was the best to arrange a room for Miss Wu in Bermuda. It seems that they have a very good relationship."
Emperor Beili's expression became complicated, and his fingers rubbed the rice paper on the table.
Song Qi secretly observed the emperor's expression, and when he saw that he was not angry, he couldn't help but feel relieved.
"The Third Prince's adopted daughter did those idiotic things. The Third Prince's Mansion should pay for this. Song Qi, you should personally go to the Third Prince's Mansion and deliver the order."
After a while, Emperor Beili spoke.
"yes."
"Back off."
Song Qi and Chen Siqing, who had remained silent, bowed and left the imperial study.
Emperor Beili pondered over it. The result of the blood test had not been found out, and he was not sure whether Ye Qianning knew about his relationship with the Zhan family.
What if we don’t know why Sang Yin is treated so well?
If you knew why you have been following Xiang Minghou for so many years and never returned to the Zhan family?
Even when the fourth brother went to Sifang Mountain in person, they refused to enter the capital. Don’t they know that if the fourth brother fails to do his job well, the Zhan family will be implicated?
"Come here, pass on the order."
Eunuch Li heard the sound and walked out of the hall and into the hall.
Capital, east of the city.
A carriage entered the street in the east of the city and stopped not far away.
"Miss, this place is still some distance away from the Zhan family. Are you sure you want to stop here?"
"Um."
After getting confirmation, the coachman drove the carriage to the side of the road and pulled the reins.
Ye Qianning lifted the car curtain and got out.
"Girl, I'm waiting for you here."
"Uncle, you don't have to wait this time. I'm home."
"Okay, okay." The driver nodded and said, "Miss, my name is Li Si. I usually work in the city. If you need a ride next time, just let me know."
"good."
The driver got in the carriage and turned around.
Ye Qianning glanced towards East Street, then turned and headed towards the small alley.
She can go through the main gate to the Gu family, but not to the Zhan family for the time being, as there are people monitoring the Zhan family.
She walked around the alley to the back of the mansion and then turned over and entered the courtyard.
She was no stranger to the Zhan family. She heard some people talking in her ears, and walked through the back garden towards a room.
The Zhan family is much quieter now than it was in the past, and there are fewer maids and guards in the mansion.
The Zhan family is not engaged in business. Even if they had accumulated some wealth in the early years, it has been almost spent in the past ten years. When they met Sang Yin, they could guess some of the information from her few words.
Neither Concubine Zhan nor the Zhan family was wealthy, otherwise how could Sang Yin have only managed to scrape together such a small amount of money to escape?
Ye Qianning walked through the garden and came to the courtyard of the backyard. Zhan Chi had been under house arrest recently. There were three people secretly in the backyard, who should have been sent by Emperor Beili.
Standing at the corner of the house and observing the surroundings, Ye Qianning went out to the backyard again.
It was already afternoon and the sun was setting.
A maid brought food into the courtyard, raised her hand to knock on the door, and an impatient voice came from inside.
"Don't bother me, young master."
The little maid looked down at the food and continued to knock on the door: "Master, Madam told you to eat a little."
There was no sound coming from the room, and the next second, the tightly closed door opened.
Zhan Chi's hair was a little messy, his clothes were slightly wrinkled, and he seemed to be sleeping, but his slightly hazy eyes were filled with surprise and excitement.
"Young Master, Madam asked the kitchen to prepare food for you." Ye Qianning said with a slight blink.
Zhan Chi made way: "Okay, bring it in."
Ye Qianning stepped into the room: "Madam said that she must wait and see the young master finish eating."
Zhan Chi closed the door, followed a few steps in, and lowered his voice: "Why did you enter the city? Didn't you see the letter I sent you?"
"I saw it. I was worried about my great-grandfather, so I came in first." Ye Qianning put down the food.
Zhan Chi tightened his aura and dispersed some of his internal energy in the room, but he didn't exert too much force. He still spoke in a low voice: "Have you been to the Gu family?"
"Well, I've checked on my great-grandfather. His breathing is still stable. I can't guarantee his mental state will improve after recuperation, but his physical condition will be better." Old Gu had eaten space food for a period of time before, so his foundation was still good.
Zhan Chi nodded slightly.
Mr. Gu has devoted his entire life to the Gu family. If the Gu family had been more peaceful after the division, Mr. Gu would have felt better.
Every family has its own difficulties, and he only fully understood this after living to this day.
"Dad, has the emperor dismissed you from your position as general?" The letter did not explain it clearly.
"It's just that I'm not allowed to leave the house for the time being. It's so chaotic outside right now, it's better not to go out, so that no one can cause trouble." Zhan Chi thought about the city: "Did you spread the rumors in the city?"
"No, even if I did it, I couldn't make such a big scene. It's Sang Zhi." Ye Qianning could only ask people to print some things and scatter them around the capital. There were storytellers all over the streets. If she did it, the storytellers would be the ones who would be in trouble.
"The Eighth Prince?"
Zhan Chi murmured and sneered, "He still has some conscience."
"Anyway, I don't know what he wants to do next, but he told me to wait, so I'll wait and see."
"He said he would wait, so you wait? Do you believe him?"
"letter."
Without any hesitation.
Such neatness and decisiveness made Zhan Chiguai look at her strangely for several times, sighed and finally said nothing more.
"Come on, I'll take you to see your grandparents. They miss you so much that they're almost possessed." Zhan Chi stood up.
"What about the people outside?"
"I'll have someone lead them out. Let's go."
Zhan Chi patted her head, turned and walked out the door, and Ye Qianning followed.
After going out, the two walked towards the front yard one in front and one behind.
During this period, Ye Qianning discovered that there were many bird nests on the trees around the Zhan family, almost one on every tree. Suddenly, a bird flew out of the nest, and its color was extremely beautiful.
It's a small honey sucker.
Zhan Chi turned around and followed her gaze. "There have been many more birds like this around the capital in recent years. I remember that these birds used to live in the mountains and forests, but I don't know why they suddenly like to build nests in the trees in the city."
"A lot?"
A hint of joy flashed across Ye Qianning's eyes.
"Well, their nests can be found almost everywhere in the city, on trees."
Ye Qianning was even more delighted when she heard this. She had just arrived in the capital and had not had time to go to Loushan, but it seemed that the little honey-sucking clan had always kept their promise.
When she first cooperated with the little honey suckers, she only paid for one year's worth of fruits. In the past ten years, these little guys have actually persisted for ten years.
She will go to Loushan tomorrow.
Before I knew it, I had reached the hall and ran into Zhan Yi and Madam Zhan coming out.
Zhan Yi glared at him and said, "You little bastard, why are you coming out here instead of reflecting on yourself in your room?"
"Dad, Mom, I've been lying down all day. I came out to stretch my muscles and give you a surprise." Zhan Chi grinned.
Zhan Yi glared at him again, feeling annoyed: "Go away, stop being an eyesore in front of me. Surprise, what kind of surprise can you have? Can you bring my granddaughter or something?"
Surprise, the scare that the brat gave him was pretty good.
“…”
"master."
Madam Zhan pushed him, signaling him to be careful with his words.
"I didn't sense any presence, so he must have left." Zhan Yi glanced around impatiently and looked at Zhan Chi: "Did you do this?"
"Um……"
"You brat, don't you think you have enough to do?" Zhan Yi said, ready to take action. "They can monitor you, just behave yourself. Getting rid of them will inevitably arouse that person's suspicion."
Madam Zhan also nodded.
Zhan Chi took a step back, speechless: "If I don't get rid of them, how will your eldest granddaughter see you?"
"What grandson..." Zhan Yi's eyes suddenly lit up: "My granddaughter is here?"
Madam Zhan's breathing hitched, and she gradually became excited: "Fatty is here? Where is he?"
Zhan Chi straightened his clothes and pretended to be mysterious while selling the lawsuit.
"Stinky boy, say something, are you itching for trouble again?"
"Dad, if you do this, I'll take the little girl away."
"You dare."
"My daughter, why wouldn't I dare?"
Zhan Chi's eyes widened.
"Chi'er, stop talking nonsense to your father. Where is Fatty?" Madam Zhan was anxious.
Zhan Chi smiled and pulled Ye Qianning, who was watching the show next to him, over: "It's far away in the horizon, yet it's right before our eyes."
Madam Zhan and Zhan Yi were stunned when they saw the dark, thin and tall little girl dressed in the servant clothes of the mansion. They looked her up and down and didn't dare to recognize her.
Although Ye Qianning was smiling, his eyes were red: "Grandpa, Grandma."
Hearing this crisp cry, Mrs. Zhan trembled all over and finally reacted.
Madam Zhan's lips trembled as she touched her shoulders with shaking hands. The summer clothes were very thin, and she could almost feel her bones. She was so thin, too thin.
"Is it really a fat ball?"
My eyes are very red and my throat is dry.
"Grandma, it's me. I'm here to see you." Ye Qianning didn't see any disgust in their eyes, but the heartache could not be concealed in his eyes.
Madam Zhan received the confirmation, and her nose felt sore. Her hands slid from her shoulders to her hands, and she looked from top to bottom several times: "How did you become so thin? How did you become so thin..."
When Zhan Yi saw how thin he looked, he couldn't help but have tears in his eyes, and couldn't help but feel heartbroken.
Zhan Chi raised his hand to wipe his eyes. He indeed looked thinner than in Dayu City.
"Grandma, I'm not thin. I've grown taller." Ye Qianning sniffed and took out a handkerchief from his sleeve to wipe away Madam Zhan's tears.
Madam Zhan couldn't stop crying, and the more she wiped away her tears, the more they flowed: "Child, you have suffered, you have suffered."
Her hands were very light, and she didn't dare to use force when touching her, as if she was treating her as a porcelain doll that would break if she used too much force.
"It's not hard. I'm sorry to have worried grandpa and grandma." Ye Qianning thought of the incident that year. The Zhan family put aside everything and stood by her side. It was the Zhan family that was fighting for her. She bent her legs and knelt down: "Qianning kowtows to grandpa and grandma."
"What are you doing? Get up quickly, girl." Madam Zhan squatted down and held her up.
Zhan Yi immediately pulled her up: "Silly girl, get up quickly."
Zhan Chi sniffed, feeling both distressed and warm inside, with tears welling up in his eyes that he couldn't stop.
"Qian Ning is unfilial and made grandpa and grandma wait for so many years."
"Silly child, it's not your fault, it's not your fault." Madam Zhan hugged her and burst into tears.
Zhan Yi picked up his sleeve and wiped the corners of his eyes.
"Mom, Ningning, let's go inside and talk so no one can see us." Zhan Chi stepped forward to support Madam Zhan, but when he couldn't move her anymore, he called out again, "Mom."
"Let me do it."
Ye Qianning patted Madam Zhan's back, and Madam Zhan let her go.
"Grandma, come into the house." He took her arm.
Madam Zhan was crying so hard that she was out of breath, and nodded slightly.
"I'm glad you're back, I'm glad you're safe..." Zhan Yi wiped his tears and turned around.
"father……"
Zhan Chi was about to say something when Zhan Yi glared at him and walked into the house.
Zhan Chi was confused by the stare and followed him into the house.
After entering the hall, Zhan Chi closed the door casually and released some of his internal energy to prevent anyone from getting close.
Ye Qianning helped Madam Zhan sit down.
Madam Zhan held her hand tightly. Her fingers were clearly jointed and felt like bones. She had finally suppressed the sobs but started crying again.
Too thin.
The child who was so fat back then has become skinny and bony in ten years.
"Don't cry, your granddaughter has finally come back." Zhan Yi's nasal voice did not have any effect. Instead, it made Madam Zhan cry even harder.
Madam Zhan touched her hand again and again and said, "Fatty, are you really healed? I heard from your father that they still don't give you food."
"Grandma, I'm completely fine now."
Zhan Yi stepped forward and said, "Girl, stretch out your hand. Grandpa will take your pulse."
Ye Qianning smiled and pulled his hand out of Madam Zhan's hand and placed it on the table.
Zhan Yi felt her pulse and checked it carefully.
Madam Zhan looked nervous.
Zhan Chi sat down, raised his hand to pour a glass of water and handed it to Ye Qianning. He said, "Dad doesn't know the little girl's ability. Her medical skills are better than those of Yaowang Valley."
After a while, Zhan Yi released his hand and said, "Your breathing is steady and your body is healthy. It seems that the old man who took you away was an otherworldly expert."
"He's just an old, grumpy kid."
"If I get a chance, I'll definitely thank him in person."
"Yes, such a great favor must be thanked in person to show sincerity." Madam Zhan wiped her tears and nodded seriously.
Ye Qianning chuckled, and her eyes inadvertently caught sight of the red earrings on Madam Zhan's ears. She recognized them at a glance; they were the ones she had given her that year.
"Mom, stop crying. It will be dark if you keep crying."
Madam Zhan sniffed and finally stopped sobbing for a long time.
"Girl, no one will notice you entering the city like this, right?" After being moved, Zhan Yi thought of the situation outside.
"No, the city gates are wide open, no one will notice me."
"Don't take it lightly. If you are recognized when you enter the city later, the conspiracy in the city will be exposed."
"puff"
Zhan Chi looked at his father's cautious and reserved expression and couldn't help laughing out loud.
Zhan Yi turned and glared at him.
"Dad, Mom, don't you even remember what your granddaughter looks like?"
Zhan Yi and Madam Zhan were stunned, a hint of confusion flashing in their eyes.
"Look carefully, does she look like she did when she was a child?"
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