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And why did they have to hide? Yun Xiaoan really couldn't understand these adults. Couldn't they just be open and aboveboard?
Wanxiang's voice came: "It's very late, Master Qi."
Ji Mingshuang: "Have a cup of tea before leaving?"
Wanxiang: "I should go back."
Ji Mingshuang knew what she was worried about: "Yun'an has fallen asleep, you don't have to worry about them finding out. Wanxiang, actually you don't have to—"
A figure suddenly jumped out from the grass, with the excitement of catching someone in hide-and-seek on his face: "I'm not asleep! Uncle Mingshuang, Aunt Wanxiang, I caught you!!"
Ji Mingshuang: "..."
Wanxiang pushed Ji Mingshuang away, tapped her feet lightly, and flew out of the wall of Ji's mansion as fast as a swallow in the clouds, disappearing into the night.
Ji Mingshuang slowly turned his head and looked at Yun Xiaoan.
Yun Xiaoan blinked at him and raised the letter in his hand: "Uncle Mingshuang, let's go have some tea. Xiaoan will read the letter to you!"
Ji Mingshuang closed his eyes.
Since he was a child, he was often annoyed by Ji Yunxi.
Now, he would still be angry with Ji Yunxi's daughter.
Wanxiang was trapped by her status and kept her distance from him. He finally managed to let down her guard, but now, everything was in vain.
…
The next day, on a magnificent carriage outside the palace.
Yun Xiaoan held her bag and looked at the prince and Lin Congchong inside.
Outside the carriage, Ji Mingshuang bowed to the Queen and said, "Your Majesty, I'll leave Yun'an in your care for the rest of the journey."
The temple where the queen was going to pray happened to be the one where Ji Mingxi was practicing. Ji Mingshuang planned to send his niece to his eldest brother.
The Queen smiled and said, "Don't worry, you and Miss Wanxiang will get along well. I will hand Yun'an over to Mingxi safely."
Ji Mingshuang: "..."
He came with Yun Xiaoan early this morning. He was just half a step slower, allowing Yun Xiaoan to run over first.
In just a moment of not keeping an eye on him, Ji Yunxi's daughter told the queen the secret he had been hiding!
Ji Ming clenched his fists and took a deep breath: "Thank you, my lady."
He looked at the chief eunuch who came to replace the emperor.
The chief eunuch lowered his old eyes silently.
Ji Ming closed his eyes. He was ready for everyone in the city to know.
*
Three children shared a carriage, and the Royal Guards escorted the convoy towards Yefu Temple.
Yefu Temple is located on Ye Mountain, which is not far from Shangjing City, but definitely not close either.
In the capital city of Shangjing, people often prefer to go to the Faen Temple in the suburbs to pray, as it is close and famous.
The Queen decisively chose Yefu Temple. It was farther away and would take two or three days to go back and forth, which was exactly what she wanted.
In the carriage, Yun Xiaoan huddled in a corner, holding her bag. She lowered her head and looked out the window at the woods passing quickly by, her expression downcast.
The prince sat in the middle of the carriage. The road was bumpy and there were stones on it, so the carriage was not very stable, but he sat upright and read a book.
Lin Congchong squatted on the ground, playing with the cricket in his hand.
The next moment, he heard a faint cry. Lin Congchong turned around in shock, only to see drops of tears quietly sliding down Yun Xiaoan's eyes.
Lin Congchong put away the cricket, ran to the prince, and whispered, "Your Highness, Yun Xiaoan is crying!"
He said, "Yun Xiaoan is so miserable. Her parents didn't even take her with them when they went to Jiangnan for a trip. Last night, she caught her parents doing something bad. Instead of reflecting on themselves, they just turned around and threw Yun Xiaoan to her uncle who works at the temple. It's really too tragic."
Why are these little kids the ones who suffer?
Lin Cong Chong didn't want to follow the prince to the temple, but his father came home late after drinking last night, and his parents had a big fight. He had to face the choice of staying in the Lin Mansion with his father or going to his grandfather's house with his mother. Later, he simply packed up his bags and came to seek refuge with His Highness.
After all, both of these choices are difficult for Lin Congchong.
When he stayed at home with his father, he would complain to him about his mother. When he went back to his grandfather's house with his mother, his mother would complain to him about his father.
Lin Cong Chong couldn't understand it. If his parents were so bad, why did they look so good every time they beat him together?
Upon hearing this, the prince looked up at the weeping Wu Yun'an, then glanced at Lin Congchong's sympathetic face and said, "She is sad because she can't hear the play."
Lin Congchong: “Ah?”
Aren’t you sad about being chased around?
Yun Xiaoan wiped her nose and couldn't hold it in any longer, so she burst into tears: "There will be a Plum Garden play in three days. I was supposed to see Brother Mei and Sister Mei. Wuuuuuuuuuu I don't want to go to the temple. There is nothing in the temple, not even any meat. Waa ...
The prince raised his thick eyelashes and glanced at Lin Congchong.
Although His Highness didn't say anything, Lin Congchong knew that His Highness was saying, "See, I told you so."
Lin Congchong was silent for a while, then he moved his butt from the prince's seat to Yun Xiaoan's seat. "Why is there no meat in the temple?"
Yun Xiaoan reached out to grab Lin Congchong's clothes, wanting to wipe his snot and tears.
But after looking at the pastry stains on it, he put it down in disgust.
She moved her buttocks to the prince, grabbed his clothes, and smeared her tears and snot all over them.
Lin Congchong moved over and said urgently, "I'm asking you, why is there no meat in the temple?"
He likes eating meat the most.
Yun Xiaoan: "There's no meat in the temple, only vegetarian dishes. Have you ever stayed in a temple?"
Lin Congchong shook his head. At most, he would follow his mother to Faen Temple to burn incense and return on the same day.
Yun Xiaoan was a little proud when he heard this: "I lived in the temple for more than ten days."
Lin Congchong was shocked: "When?!" How come he didn't know?
The prince reminded him, "She spent money recklessly and was sent away by her parents."
Lin Congchong then remembered.
A year ago, Yun Xiaoan didn't need to earn money to watch plays, as she had endless pocket money given by her mother.
Since he was a child, Lin Cong Chong envied Yun Xiaoan for having such a mother. He also wanted to be her mother's son, but not her father's son.
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