At this moment, in a secluded courtyard, a man with his face covered by a black veil stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the bright sunshine outside the half-open window, and his heart suddenly became a little worried.
After a while, the door to the inner room was opened and a man walked out. He bowed and came to the man in black veil, clasped his fists and said:
"Your Highness, this little girl is seriously injured. I don't think she'll wake up for another ten or eight days."
"Well, what took so long? Make sure to give her the best medicine."
"Her external abrasions aren't serious. I used the best medicine for her wounds as you instructed. However, it seems her head has been severely injured..."
"What?"
The man in black veil turned around, and a gust of wind blew into the house through the window, lifting the black veil on his face. Under the fluttering veil, Leng Xi's somewhat dark face was revealed.
He looked at the person in front of him and asked sternly:
"A severe head injury? Will there be any serious consequences?"
"This... this I don't know. Perhaps, perhaps there are other problems. Otherwise... you should send her back to Prince Yu's Mansion. Perhaps Princess Yu can..."
"Shut up."
Leng Xi stared at him.
"You useless thing, we're both doctors, why do you have so little confidence in yourself?"
"Your Highness, please calm down. It's not that I don't have confidence. I just feel that Prince Yu's Mansion will definitely not give up looking for this child. If they can't find her, they will not give up. You have no intention of harming this child, so why leave her here and worry about her?"
The doctor's words made Leng Xi's face darken.
He didn't know why he did this. When he saw An An lying at the foot of the mountain with messy hair and soaked body, he actually felt a little distressed. He even felt that this feeling of heartache was a little inexplicable.
He didn't want to explain too much to the doctor in front of him because he couldn't explain it clearly himself.
He said to the doctor in front of him with a serious expression:
"You go back first. Remember, don't tell anyone else about what happened here. Otherwise, you know the consequences."
"I understand, Your Highness, don't worry. Even if I die, I will never tell anyone about what happened here."
Leng Xi waved his hand, and the doctor hurriedly picked up his medicine box, quickly opened the door, and hurried out.
Leng Xi turned around and walked to the bedside, looking at An An who was sleeping on the bed, feeling a lot of emotions in his heart.
She looks so much like Xiaomin. If this child was not from Prince Yu's Mansion, he would really suspect that she was born to Long Xiaomin, or that she and Long Xiaomin had some kind of relationship, because they look so much alike, not only in appearance, but also in eyes.
Thinking of this, he laughed at himself. This child, his niece, actually looked so similar to the woman he loved so deeply. Was this God's punishment for him? Was he making the sight of this little girl remind him of his guilt towards Xiao Min, and making him restless for the rest of his life?
Should he send her back to Prince Yu's Mansion?
No, he didn't want to.
He really wanted to stay with this little girl for a while longer, even if it was just to use her face to reminisce about Xiao Min.
He didn't want the people from Prince Yu's Mansion to find her. Leng Yu was already overwhelmed by the affairs of the court all day long. If he was to suffer more trouble, he would definitely make mistakes when handling the affairs of the court. This was also a good thing for him.
Thinking of this, he made up his mind to leave An An here. After all, this place was far away from the capital and was deep in the mountains. No one knew about it except him, and no one would find out.
…
Three days passed,
Those who went out to look for people came back one after another, but in the end they found nothing.
When Luo Lan came to see Huaiyu again, he still asked with an apologetic look in his eyes:
"Mom, haven't you found An An yet?"
Luo Lan shook her head, sat down beside the bed, held him in her arms, and comforted him softly.
"An An will be fine. She will be back soon."
"sorry."
Huaiyu has said these three words countless times in the past few days. As long as An An doesn't come back, the guilt in his heart will not diminish.
"It's not your fault. It's my fault. I should have taken you to visit your mother's grave earlier. It's my fault."
"Mom, this is not your fault. I'm too selfish. You and Dad treat me like your own child, and my brother and sister treat me like their own brother, but I always want to see my real mom. I deserve to die, Mom, please beat me!"
As he spoke, he looked up at Luo Lan, tears welling up in his eyes...
Luo Lan hugged his small body tightly, shaking her head with tears in her eyes.
"Huaiyu, this is not your fault. When An An comes back, I will take you to visit your mother's grave and tell you about her, okay?"
Huaiyu hurriedly broke free from Luo Lan's embrace and shook her head vigorously.
"Mom, you told me that you would tell me everything when I grow up. I was too anxious. I don't want to go see her anymore, and I won't mention going to see her again."
Looking at Huaiyu's humble and timid appearance, Luo Lan felt distressed. Perhaps no matter how good she was to him, his feeling of being dependent on others would not decrease!
What should she do to make him stop having such inferiority complex?
She sighed and hugged him tighter.
Fortunately, Huaiyu and Lele are in good health, but there has been no news from An An so far, which makes her extremely anxious.
She and Leng Yu went to the foot of the mountain where An An fell several times to look for her, but they couldn't find her.
After comforting Huaiyu, she went to see Lele. After comforting the two children, she walked towards the front yard.
Standing in the yard and looking at the gate, she seemed to see An An looking at her with a smile. She knew that it was an illusion.
She sighed. She was thinking all the time that An An would suddenly appear in front of her. In the past few days, the scene of An An running towards her happily appeared in her mind countless times.
But in the end, An An did not show up...
Seeing her standing stupidly in the yard, Leng Yu, who was discussing matters with Xiao Lingzi and others, hurried over to her side.
"Madam, are you missing An An again?"
She turned around, and when she saw Leng Yu, tears started to flow down her cheeks again.
"Husband, will An An be in trouble? Ask someone if there are any wild animals in that area. Is An An..."
At this point, she couldn't continue. She couldn't imagine how terrible it would be if An An's petite body fell into the mouth of a beast.
Leng Yu looked at her red and swollen eyes, hugged her in his arms distressedly, and comforted her softly:
"Even if there are wild animals there, An An will be fine. There are no signs of wild animals there. She must have been rescued. I will continue to send people to look for her and have them post more missing person notices. Don't worry, my lady, An An will definitely come back safely."
Thinking of An An, Luo Lan's eyes became red again. This child had been without a mother since birth, and now her life or death was unknown. How could she feel at ease?
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