"I……"
"Xiaobao, if you have any problems, just tell me. If I can help you, I will. Your father has a bad temper right now, and a lot has happened recently. You must not offend him. Otherwise, he might make you kneel down, which would be a light punishment. He might even beat your buttocks until it's bruised or his hands are swollen."
Yu Qiaoqiao's words made Xiaobao tremble timidly.
He still remembered clearly how Leng Xi punished him. Now, after his mother's reminder, he seemed to see that when his father found out that he was spying on his whereabouts in order to find An An, he would definitely beat him half to death.
Thinking of this, he pursed his lips and muttered softly,
"I heard... I heard there's a secret room in our house. Mom, is that true? Have you ever seen one?"
"Secret Chamber?"
Yu Qiaoqiao looked at him suspiciously, "I've never heard of a secret room in the mansion. Who told you that?"
Xiaobao hurriedly shook his head to explain,
"I'm just guessing. Also, why does Dad want to eat in the study? Shouldn't he eat with you?"
Seeing Xiaobao's suspicion, Yu Qiaoqiao breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly explained,
"Your father has been unwell recently and has some official business to attend to, so he eats in the study. There's nothing to be curious about."
"Can Daddy eat two lunch boxes by himself? I just saw the girl carry two large lunch boxes in."
"What do you want to ask?"
Yu Qiaoqiao suddenly felt that Xiaobao was a little strange today.
Xiaobao stuck out his tongue and shook his head vigorously.
"Nothing, I'm just curious, so I'm asking."
"Did you go to Prince Yu's Mansion today?"
Yu Qiaoqiao suddenly changed the subject, leaving Xiaobao stunned for a moment, but he quickly realized, "No."
"Don't lie to me. I knew when you left, and I also knew when you came back. I'm not a fool, but I don't blame you. Tell me, you miss An An, right?"
Seeing that his mother had exposed his lie, Xiaobao nodded vigorously, and then asked timidly:
"Mom, can you please not tell Dad? He won't let me go to Prince Yu's Mansion and won't let me ask about An An's affairs anymore. Can you keep it a secret for me?"
Yu Qiaoqiao patted his shoulder and smiled softly.
"Of course I can. If I didn't want you to go to Prince Yu's Mansion, I would have stopped you from leaving long ago. In fact, I am also worried about An An's safety. After all, she is a smart and lovely girl. Although I don't have much contact with her, I don't want her to get into trouble either."
Yu Qiaoqiao's words surprised Xiaobao. He looked up at Yu Qiaoqiao and asked timidly:
"Mom, are you willing to help me find An An?"
Yu Qiaoqiao sighed and shook her head resentfully.
"Prince Yu's Mansion has sent out countless officials but they haven't found him. It's futile for us to look for him. It's better for us to wait for news at home."
"Mom, that's not the case. I probably know where An An is now, but I just don't have any evidence."
Hearing this, Yu Qiaoqiao's face suddenly darkened. She looked at Xiaobao in confusion.
"Where is she? What do you know?"
Xiaobao glanced at the door to make sure there were no servants around, then lowered his voice and whispered:
"She might be in a secret room in our house, so I suspect there's a secret room in Dad's study."
His words filled Yu Qiaoqiao with doubts.
She frowned in confusion.
"What makes you think that? Who told you that?"
Xiaobao shook his head vigorously.
"That's what I thought. I always felt that An An wouldn't disappear out of thin air. The night An An went missing, I saw someone carrying two bags into the mansion, but the gatekeeper later said I was dreaming. But I'm sure it wasn't a dream, it was real."
Xiaobao's words made Yu Qiaoqiao fall into deep thought.
After a while, she said coldly, "You can no longer take care of this matter."
"Why?"
Xiaobao suddenly became anxious.
"Mom, you just promised me that you would go with me to look for An An, why don't you let me take care of it now?"
Yu Qiaoqiao looked at Xiaobao, whose face was flushed with anxiety, and patiently persuaded him:
"I don't know what your father is thinking, and neither do you. He has his reasons for wanting to do what he wants to do. It's not something you and I can stop. Even if An An is really in Prince Xi's Mansion, you and I are powerless to save her. So, listen to your mother and don't worry about this matter. Just pretend nothing happened, okay?"
"mother……"
"Okay, stop talking. Listen to me and stop worrying about this. Go back and write. I'll find you a teacher in a few days. You can't go to Prince Yu's Mansion anymore."
"Mom, why don't you keep your word? You just said..."
"Stop talking."
Yu Qiaoqiao suddenly raised her voice, and Xiaobao was so scared that he stopped talking and dared not say anything.
"Go back."
Xiaobao lowered his head, pouted, and left.
Yu Qiaoqiao suddenly patted her chest, feeling a little scared.
If Leng Xi really locked An An up in Prince Xi's Mansion, he must be trying to use An An to threaten Leng Yu. If Xiao Bao was involved and Leng Xi knew about it, he would beat Xiao Bao to death.
She didn't want her son to be in danger. Perhaps it was a bit selfish of her to do so, but what else could she do? Xiaobao was her only son, and she couldn't let him be in danger.
When she thought of this, she stood at the window and looked towards the study where Leng Xi was.
She also began to wonder how Leng Xi could finish two lunch boxes of food. This was indeed very suspicious...
…
An An and Huang Yun have been locked up here for four days. An An is fine. He eats when he has food and sleeps when he is full. Apart from missing home and his mother, he has no other worries.
Huang Yun was different. She counted the days on her fingers, looking forward to the 18th day of the first lunar month. After that day, everything would be settled.
By then, no matter what the outcome is, they probably won't have to stay here anymore.
The man in black came to deliver meals twice a day these days. From his few words, Huang Yun had guessed that he was Leng Xi.
But she didn't reveal it. She was afraid that if she revealed it now, they would be in danger. After all, An An was by her side, and she had to ensure An An's safety.
After eating and drinking, An An came to her side and asked doubtfully:
"Sister Huang, aren't you hungry?"
It turned out that during these few days of getting along, in order to make life more convenient, Huang Yun confessed to An An that she was a woman. Although An An was surprised, she accepted it calmly.
She was a woman, so it was much more convenient for them to live in this small space.
Huang Yun shook his head dejectedly.
"I'm not hungry. I haven't been active all day and can't eat."
"We have to eat, though. We don't know how long we'll be here, so we have to stay strong. I have a feeling that my father and mother will come to save us one day."
Mentioning Leng Yu and Luo Lan, Huang Yun bit his lip hard and whispered to An An:
"Do you think the person who brought us food looks familiar?"
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