Chapter 482 How could the old mute, who's usually so fierce, turn into a star?
"Daddy, Su Bao isn't suffering, Su Bao is very happy!"
Back then, she and her mute grandmother were busy saving people every day, so she would forget her mother and the pain in her body.
She was genuinely happy.
The little dumpling gave Tang Bugui a sweet smile.
The Ya family members exchanged glances, and finally all looked at Xiao Su Bao.
"Miss Su Bao, is it alright to leave the child like this?" Hong Qing couldn't help but mutter after looking at the child for a while.
Although the young female general seems very capable, she is still very young!
Little Su Bao nodded. While she was talking to the adults, her hands hadn't stopped moving; she was still massaging the child.
She glanced at the little guy's face, which was still flushed.
Xiao Su Bao took out another clean silver needle and stuck it directly into the toddler's ear.
"It's alright, kids are naturally more susceptible to heat!"
After Xiao Su Bao finished speaking, she reached out and touched the back of the little dumpling's neck.
I took another closer look at the child's face.
"Put his clothes on properly, he's sweating!" Xiao Su Bao said to the eldest sister of the Ya family who was standing next to him.
The little guy, who hadn't cried when he got his shot, immediately started crying after seeing his baby leave his sight.
Little Su Bao's sleeve was also grabbed by the little guy at some point.
Little Su Bao was taken aback and looked at the little guy in front of her.
"You're alright now. Hurry up and get dressed. Sister Su Bao will play with you in a bit!"
The little guy seemed to understand Su Bao's words, and made a couple of soft "oohs" sounds.
The older woman standing next to me almost burst into tears; heaven knows how terrified she had just been.
The thought of her son possibly getting into trouble made her wish she could take his place.
"Thank you, thank you for saving my child and me a second time!"
The eldest sister of the Ya family knelt down directly before Xiao Su Bao.
Little Su Bao was startled and quickly dodged away.
"No need, no need to kneel, big sister, please get up!" Little Su Bao hurriedly shouted.
Hong Qing reached out and helped the eldest daughter of the Ya family up, but his eyes were fixed on the child in her arms.
"This child is so beautiful!"
Hong Qing couldn't help but say something in a gruff voice.
When the eldest daughter of the Ya family saw that her son's nose was slightly sweaty and his forehead was also sweaty, she immediately felt much more relaxed.
Hong Qing's words made her smile: "This child was not doing well when it was in my belly. If it weren't for the mute woman during delivery... if it weren't for Miss Su Bao and the mute old woman, I'm afraid I would have died along with the baby!"
She always remembered the life-saving grace, but she didn't know which family Su Bao was from. She had secretly inquired about it for a long time in the capital, but she couldn't find out.
After all, in such a large city as the capital, a small child is really easy to hide.
Tang Bugui, who was standing to the side, seemed to have thought of something, and a hint of tenderness appeared in his eyes.
Like Shuyu, the little dumpling is very soft-hearted.
"Shopkeeper, you can't delay any longer. You've caught a cold, you need to get some medicine to get better quickly!" Little Su Bao said earnestly to the shopkeeper in front of her.
The shopkeeper was slightly taken aback, and his expression became more complicated.
"It's not that I don't want to get treatment, but the prime minister's nephew has told all the pharmacies not to treat me or prescribe medicine!"
Manager Ya's face was a little pale, and he didn't look to be in good condition.
Everyone was slightly taken aback, clearly not expecting this.
“Miss, don’t worry. I’m in good health and can handle it. But my grandson is still young. I wonder if you could save him…” Manager Ya had already compromised.
He was even planning to take his family's secret recipe and shop to exchange medicine with Liu Lin.
If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have known that my youngest daughter had actually opened a shop.
Looking at her stubborn little daughter, Manager Ya felt a pang of heartache and a sense of helplessness.
"Silly girl, you must not be so reckless in the future. We met General Tang and the others today, but what would you have done if they hadn't come?"
The shopkeeper looked at Ya Ying and sighed.
"Father, this secret recipe is a family heirloom passed down for over a hundred years. How can we just give it to him like that!"
Ya Ying was unwilling to accept this.
Her father only had two daughters, himself and his sister; he had no sons.
My father has never remarried since my mother died.
My older sister got pregnant, but she couldn't have an abortion because of her health, so my father secretly hid her away.
My sister gave birth to a son, who is now the culmination of their family's efforts.
His father sacrificed so much for his daughters.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of this if no one else will!"
The third prince stepped forward, his expression turning somewhat grim.
It really angered him that the prime minister's nephew from the Great Shang Kingdom could act so arrogantly in the capital.
Especially since this happened in front of his older brother.
When my biological father finds out, who knows what he'll say about me!
"By the way, Father, this is His Highness the Third Prince, and this is General Tang Bugui!"
Ya Ying looked at her own father with bright, sparkling eyes.
The next moment, they saw their father and sister kneeling directly in front of the Third Prince and his entourage.
She instinctively knelt down as well.
"This humble subject pays respects to Your Highness the Third Prince and General Tang!"
Manager Ya was completely stunned!
Their luck is about to change!
"No need for formalities, please rise!" the Third Prince said calmly.
"Alright, leave these things to us. Your roast duck is delicious, and the three ways of cooking it are also very good. I will have someone come and buy some every month from now on!"
The shopkeeper was both excited and somewhat thrilled, and at this moment he didn't know what to say.
I felt so grateful that tears welled up in my eyes.
The Third Prince quickly said, "Ahem, well, you all go ahead with your work, we'll be leaving now!"
The shopkeeper opened his mouth as if to say something, but then saw the Third Prince running away very fast.
Little Su Bao waved goodbye to the shopkeeper and the others.
The Third Prince and his entourage had gone a little further when the Third Prince's expression turned somewhat grim.
Liu Yong!
A prime minister, yet he lets his family members run wild outside. Does he even know it?
It seems that the eldest brother has been a bit softer with his methods lately...
If my biological father had been there during that time, so much trouble wouldn't have happened in the capital.
"Brother Tang, Lord Zhou, I'm going back to the palace. You all continue playing!" the Third Prince said to the group.
Tang Bugui responded and ordered two guards to follow the Third Prince.
Their group decided to continue strolling around the streets.
Little Su Bao nestled in her father's arms, her big eyes taking in her surroundings.
Even at night, Beijing is still brightly lit and bustling with activity.
The Great Shang Kingdom still has a curfew, but it is at midnight, and it is still a bit early now.
While everyone was shopping, suddenly a large number of people appeared in front of them.
These people looked strange, and they were holding a portrait in their hands.
"Have you ever seen our princess...?"
A woman named Gu Zanli grabbed Tang Bugui's arm and asked him with teary eyes.
Little Su Bao immediately became alert, after all, in the scene she had seen earlier, it was because her father had to follow the maid in front of her to find the princess.
This led to bitter consequences.
And this maid is not a good person...
Xiao Su Bao's body tensed up, and Tang Bu Gui noticed it immediately.
He took a step back, keeping his distance from Guzali.
“This…” Gu Zanli was slightly taken aback, but then she saw Zhou Zhenghai.
Although she didn't know Tang Bugui, she did know Zhou Zhenghai!
"Lord Zhou, you are the most powerful mage in the Great Shang Kingdom. Can you tell me where our princess is right now?"
Gu Zanli hurriedly walked up to Zhou Zhenghai and asked excitedly.
Zhou Zhenghai...
He's not a monk!
Does this woman from another race even know how to speak?
But after all, they're still searching for their princess...
"I don't know how to tell fortunes, I can only observe celestial phenomena..." Zhou Zhenghai said helplessly, looking at Gu Zanli in front of him.
Guzali looked rather pale, as if she was about to cry at any moment.
Tang Bugui frowned slightly. Regardless of the circumstances, the Western Regions delegation brought Princess Amir this time for a marriage alliance.
The marriage alliance has not yet been successful, and the princess has disappeared. This matter has blown up and may cause a conflict between the two countries.
Tang Bugui, holding Xiao Subao, asked Gu Zanli, "Where did your princess disappear to?"
Gu Zanli's eyes flickered; she had just seen Tang Bugui standing in front of Zhou Zhenghai.
This person is definitely more influential than Zhou Zhenghai.
Thinking of this, Guzali's eyes immediately started darting around.
"My lord, our princess was just angered by Lord Su and was planning to go straight back, but on the way, someone said that Lord Su had asked to speak with the princess..."
As she said this, a hint of embarrassment appeared in Guzali's eyes.
It seemed as if there was some sordid affair between Su Shan and their princess.
"Get to the point, stop with the nonsense!" Tang Bugui said coldly, frowning.
Gu Zanli's face paled slightly, but she still said, "Then the princess took me there, but who knew that the princess and I were suddenly knocked unconscious. When I woke up, our princess was gone!"
"My lord, our princess is His Majesty's favorite youngest daughter. Please, you must find our princess..."
As Guzali spoke, she began wiping away tears.
But Xiao Su Bao kept blinking her big eyes at Gu Zanli the whole time, and that look made Gu Zanli feel very uncomfortable.
Little Su Bao, however, seemed oblivious.
Where did you faint?
Tang Bugui glanced at Gu Zanli and asked.
"There's a really big locust tree over there in the west of the city!"
Gu Zanli hurriedly said to Tang Bugui.
Tang Bugui and Tang Si, and even Zhou Zhenghai standing to the side, were slightly taken aback.
Several people subconsciously looked at Xiao Su Bao.
The little dumpling buried its head in Tang Bugui's neck, refusing to look up.
Guzali looked completely bewildered. Was this the time to look after the child?
Shouldn't they hurry up and follow me to find the princess?
She looked at Tang Bugui, her heart filled with doubt.
"Hmm, let's go take a look!"
Tang Bugui finally spoke up.
Guzali quickly led the way.
She breathed a slight sigh of relief when she saw Tang Bugui and the others approaching.
In Guzali's arms, a bead was radiating warmth.
This is the Linglong Pearl, a sacred object from their Western Regions.
The Linglong Pearl is said to be the pearl that the first female emperor of the Western Regions was born with.
Each time the bead lights up, it signifies that a crisis is about to occur in the Western Regions.
They needed to find someone who could make the beads heat up, so that they could save their Western Regions kingdom.
However, Her Highness was unaware of this matter.
This matter was known only to the Empress, the Crown Princess, and the goddesses of each generation.
Guzali is the goddess of this generation, but she was arranged to be by Emil's side from a young age.
Emil is their chosen future empress, and her purpose this time is to come to the Great Shang Kingdom and bring back their savior.
Although it was called a marriage alliance, it didn't actually mean that the princess would marry the prince directly. Instead, after the two got married, the princess would return to their Western Regions kingdom with her husband.
This will resolve their crisis.
Gu Zanli stole a glance at Tang Bugui. She didn't know who the masked man was, but the fact that he already had a child was a bit troublesome!
Gu Zanli gave Xiao Su Bao a cold look.
However, it doesn't really matter. They respect women, so at worst, they can just make this man a concubine for the princess!
Little Su Bao seemed to sense something, and her eyes instantly turned to Gu Zan Li.
Gu Zanli looked into Xiao Su Bao's eyes and gave the little girl what she thought was a gentle smile.
However, the little girl pursed her lips and hugged Tang Bugui even tighter.
This woman is no good; she's plotting against Father!
Little Su Bao's breaths became a few degrees heavier.
Just then, the group arrived at the west side of the city.
Surprisingly, there are no people from the Western Regions here...
Tang Bugui's gaze was indifferent, and Zhou Zhenghai, who was standing to the side, also realized what was happening.
For a moment, everyone had their own thoughts.
Under the big locust tree, a man was talking to another person.
When Xiao Su Bao saw that person, her eyes lit up instantly.
It's Brother Api...
"Brother Api..." Little Su Bao called out to the man.
Chen Api was taken aback. Had he misheard?
Why is someone calling me "brother"?!
You should know that these guys in the west of the city either call him Chen Api or Laipi Dog, but nobody calls him Brother Api.
Chen Api looked over subconsciously and saw a pair of clear, big eyes.
That look in her eyes...it's just like that of my mute sister!
But the mute sister is mute!
Su Shan did not tell Chen Api that the little Su Bao could now talk.
Chen Api was taken aback at first, but then became very wary.
These people in the west of the city are all very shrewd; otherwise, they would have died countless times.
"Gentlemen and sirs, is there anything I can do to help?"
Guzali was slightly taken aback, and caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of her eye.
Gu Zanli frowned slightly. Logically speaking, these people should be in that house!
Why are they here?
Guzanli was unaware that Emil was missing. To make her act more convincing, she had been pretending to have been searching for Emil for a long time and had not returned to the manor at all.
The old woman couldn't find Guzanli, so she had to return.
"Have you ever seen this woman?" Before Tang Bugui could speak, Gu Zanli took out a portrait of Emil and asked.
Chen Api raised an eyebrow and glanced at the portrait. The woman's clothes in the picture... seemed vaguely familiar!
However, his expression remained largely unchanged throughout.
"No!"
Chen Api scratched his head, looking at them a little embarrassed.
"But I can send someone to ask!"
Chen Api went to the first house, held up the portrait and said a few words. The person then took the portrait and went from house to house asking questions.
Gu Zanli frowned slightly. She glanced at Tang Bugui, then at Chen Api.
He was pondering how to trick the person into doing so.
As long as Tang Bugui saves their princess, and then she awakens the Dark Princess, then...
She had a good idea in mind, but vaguely, she felt that something was not quite right.
Seeing that Gu Zanli seemed a little distracted, Xiao Su Bao whispered in Tang Bugui's ear, "Daddy, this naughty sister is trying to scheme against you!"
Tang Bugui raised an eyebrow and glanced at Gu Zanli out of the corner of his eye.
Tang Bugui had naturally noticed something was wrong long ago, and he reached out to touch the little dumpling's hair.
"Don't worry, it's alright!"
Tang Bugui said reassuringly to the little dumpling.
Not long after, the person returned.
"We haven't found this person; nobody has ever seen him!"
Guzali frowned slightly. Could it be that there was a problem with the people she had hired?
She couldn't let anything happen to Amir. The reason she cooperated with the Huns was to extricate herself and the princess!
At this moment, she couldn't care less about anything else and led her people to search the surrounding area.
He himself, along with a few others, casually found the place where Emil had been hidden.
Xiao Su Bao and Tang Bu Gui had been following Gu Zan Li. When the little dumpling saw the gate, it instantly became alert.
"Open the door! Open the door!" Guzali pounded on the door.
Chen Api, who was standing to the side, glanced at them and then narrowed his eyes slightly.
This woman is no good!
"Isn't this Old Man's house? Is the person you're looking for here?"
Chen Api walked over and called out inside.
"Old bones, come out and greet the guests!"
Gu Zanli's expression changed slightly, and she was about to speak when the door creaked open from the inside.
"What are you doing? The old man just fell asleep, and you come here..." An old man with gray hair and a hunched back came out. He looked very thin.
Guzali's expression changed instantly.
What exactly happened?
With a stern face, Guzali pushed the old man aside and ran inside on her own.
The old man was pushed so hard he landed on his bottom and immediately burst into tears, completely disregarding his image.
"Ouch! Little girl, you're hitting me! Help!"
The old man's cries were incredibly pitiful.
Little Su Bao looked at the old man's face under the torchlight and blinked her big eyes twice.
Grandpa Bones...
I've eaten egg buns for myself before, and they must be the best egg buns in the world!
Little Su Bao looked at the familiar person and subconsciously called out, "Grandpa Bone..."
The old man was stunned. Whose voice was so sweet and cute?
The boys and girls around here aren't nearly as cute.
He continued shouting while looking around, finally fixing his gaze on Tang Bugui and Xiao Subao.
Old Bone watched Little Su Bao's figure, his brows furrowed.
I've never seen this little guy before!
Has his reputation as an old man really grown that much?
Just as the old man was lost in thought, Guzali ran out, her face extremely gloomy.
"Where did you hide our princess?" Guzanli glared angrily at the old man, her fists clenched so tightly they cracked.
She was starting to panic!
He clearly only wanted the princess to abduct Tang Bugui; he didn't really intend to harm the princess.
The thought that the princess might really be in trouble made Guzali lose all reason.
This wasn't just any princess; it was the princess she had raised since childhood, her favorite princess, and also...
"What princess? You little girl, aren't you cold with barely any clothes on? Dressed like this in the dead of winter, are you trying to seduce this old man?"
The old man, however, shamelessly shouted at Guzali.
Guzali wished she could kill the old man, but considering that the princess's whereabouts were unknown, she couldn't kill the old man.
“Miss Gu Zanli, this is the Great Shang Kingdom, not your Western Regions Kingdom!” Zhou Zhenghai stepped forward and stood in front of the old man, saying this.
When the old man heard that someone was protecting him, he nodded his head repeatedly, looking extremely aggrieved.
"That's right! I'm a citizen of the Great Shang Kingdom. You can't hit me. Besides, you just pushed me, and now you've arrested... cough cough, I'm almost dead. This won't be over until you pay me five taels of silver!"
Gu Zanli was furious. Seeing the old man's appearance, she wished she could kill him on the spot.
But she dared not. Not to mention Zhou Zhenghai, she dared not ignore Tang Bugui and the guards behind him.
She glared coldly at the old man, and finally said in a chilling voice, "As long as you hand over our princess, I'll give you not just five taels of silver, but five thousand or even fifty thousand taels!"
Guzali wanted nothing more than to kill this greedy old man, but in the end she didn't.
"You're being unreasonable, girl. What princess nonsense! This old man has no idea what you're talking about. Let me tell you, if I found your princess, I would definitely send her to you, but I've never seen her!"
"I don't want that much silver, I just want five taels. You've injured someone, you can't just run away!"
The old man was completely unresponsive, watching Gu Zanli unleash her fury.
Guzali is furious!
Finally, having no other option, he turned around and left.
The old man still wanted money, when he saw Gu Zanli throw him a five-tael silver ingot.
The old man's eyes lit up instantly, his back stopped hunching, he stopped complaining of pain, and he looked incredibly energetic!
Chen Api coughed abruptly, and the old man immediately clutched his back and leaned against the wall.
Little Su Bao looked at Grandpa Bone, her lips never drooping.
"If we cannot find our princess today, our two countries will surely become enemies..."
Gu Zanli's eyes fell on Tang Bugui, her gaze carrying a hint of coldness.
If the princess goes missing, then she will have Tang Bugui go and replace her!
At least by taking this man away, their Western Regions Kingdom can continue to prosper for another hundred years!
Xiao Su Bao glanced at Gu Zan Li; the little girl's brows were furrowed, and her face didn't look very happy.
This wicked person is plotting against Father again...
Hate……
Guzali suddenly felt a chill down her spine, as if she were being watched by something.
She frowned and was about to leave when, for some reason, she tripped over her own feet and fell face-first into the mud!
Guzali's face was very gloomy, and she looked terrible!
She tried to get up, but her hand somehow grabbed something soft...
She smelled a foul odor and instantly felt terrible!
She was a goddess from the Western Regions!
How could this be... how could this be...
"Ah..." Guzali exclaimed in surprise, almost jumping up in anger.
Just then, she suddenly saw something gleaming next to the dog poop.
She felt a sharp pain in her chest!
Ignoring the physical pain and the stench emanating from his hands.
She carefully picked up the things from the ground with her clean hand.
"This is Her Highness's anklet!"
Her body trembled slightly, and she almost fainted.
In their Western Regions kingdom, there was a rule that these anklets represented a woman's purity; if someone removed the anklets...
She's going to marry that person!
"My princess is in trouble!"
She did not remove the powder from the princess's body, so if the princess woke up, even if she could not escape in time, she could still protect herself!
But now!
She was filled with regret and hated the people of the Great Shang Kingdom even more!
Especially Tang Bugui; if she hadn't wanted Tang Bugui to play the hero and save the beauty, she wouldn't have done all this!
She turned around and stared at Tang Bugui with a sinister look.
Since our princess is in trouble, let everyone here be buried with her!
"Daddy..." Little Su Bao called out.
Tang Bugui gently patted Xiao Su Bao's back, but his eyes were coldly fixed on Gu Zanli in front of him.
Countless people want to kill him, but as for who can actually kill him, not a single one has yet!
"Our princess has gone missing, and we demand an explanation from your Great Shang Kingdom!"
Guzali turned and left.
Her steps were unsteady, and after taking only two steps, she spat out a mouthful of black blood.
She fell down, and the people from the Western Regions couldn't care less about anything else; they could only hurry to take Guzanli back to the foreign residence.
Tang Bugui raised an eyebrow and glanced at them, then turned to look at Zhou Zhenghai.
"Aren't you going to come along and take a look?"
Zhou Zhenghai...
"This isn't my responsibility..."
Despite saying that, Zhou Zhenghai still sighed and resignedly followed him away.
Once these people left, only Tang Bugui, Xiao Subao, and the guards behind them remained.
Seeing that they weren't leaving, Chen Api touched his nose and prepared to leave.
Anyway, I've already taken care of what I needed to do. I hope that when that mute man comes, he'll be able to see it!
He glanced at Xiao Su Bao again, his eyes filled with a strange look.
This little boy's eyes look like those of a mute little sister!
However, this little boy is so delicate, being held by his own father. He looks like a weakling!
As Chen Api was thinking this, he suddenly heard that little guy calling him again.
"Brother Api!"
Seeing that Chen Api was about to leave, Xiao Su Bao quickly called out again.
Chen Api looked at Xiao Su Bao warily, and was about to ask a question when he saw Xiao Su Bao take off her mask.
A face that was both familiar and unfamiliar instantly came into view.
He was momentarily stunned.
"The mute... the mute little sister..."
Chen Api's eyes widened immediately.
There was a hint of excitement in her eyes as she looked at Xiao Su Bao.
Oh my, he was saying why this little child looked so cute and cuddly, turns out she's their mute little sister!
The mute girl is the darling of their western district.
Everyone who sees a mute girl wants to spoil her!
"Little mute...you really are a little mute!" Old Bone rushed over instantly, pushing Chen Api aside in the process.
His eyes turned red.
"Grandpa Bone..."
Little Su Bao's eyes also turned red. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Old Bone ask, "You came alone. Where is your mute grandmother?"
Xiao Su Bao was about to cry, but when she heard the last sentence, she paused and forced back her tears.
The little dumpling lowered its head and then said, "Grandma the mute has turned into a star!"
The entire western district was too poor to afford a doctor. But ever since the mute old woman appeared two years ago, the people here have gradually become less afraid of getting sick.
Especially for women who have given birth, they are no longer at the mercy of fate, and there are many more newborns in the western part of the city, which has never happened before.
Xicheng was the poorest place in the capital, and it was home to the poorest group of people living there.
It was because of the appearance of the mute old woman that they were able to temporarily escape the torment of illness.
Old Bones, who was as greedy as he was, trembled slightly when he heard Xiao Su Bao's words, as if he had misheard.
"That can't be right. The old mute is usually so fierce, how could she turn into a star? How could she..."
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