Chapter 25
"nothing."
A single man and a single woman, what power can they use to save her life? If her adoptive father knew about this and went to ask for Xi'en's hand in marriage without her knowledge, the plot in the novel would be repeated, and her little heart would not be able to bear it.
"Shouldn't you investigate the person behind Chun Hongfang? I always feel that there is something unusual about him." You Yang changed the subject.
Song Yanting put his hands behind his head and said, "If they can hide so deeply, it's not easy to find out."
You Yang thought about it and asked, "Where did you take that little girl? What are you going to do with her?"
Song Yan smiled playfully, "What else can I do? Your ex-lover is under investigation so strictly. I'll keep her in the mansion for two days and then find a reason to send her back."
You Yang slammed the table in anger, and then realized that the other party was Song Yanting. In the end, he got angry out of cowardice.
"I already said it's not my ex-lover..."
The two of them took a car back to Prince Xuan's Mansion, and it was getting late.
In order to avoid being seen by Song Yunlan's men, Youyang changed back into her previous clothes, dodged surveillance, got into the carriage waiting outside the wall, and was sent back by Mulin.
Song Yanting returned to the study, wanting to calm down and handle official business, but was disturbed by the lingering fragrance in his arms.
"Cang Lin!" he called out.
Cang Lin came in after hearing the sound.
"Your Highness."
"Has Mu Lin come back?" Song Yanting sent Mu Lin to investigate in the countryside where You Yang had lived since childhood.
Cang Lin said truthfully, "He hasn't returned yet, but a few days ago a carrier pigeon sent back a message saying that he had found out some information and would report to His Highness in person when he returned to the capital."
Song Yanting closed his eyes, his frown showing that he was in a bad mood. After a long while, he said, "I understand. Now that you have the news, please have him return as soon as possible and deliver it to me."
Cang Lin: "Yes."
After a while of running around, Youyang finally returned to the soft and comfortable bed.
The next day, on the way to pay respects to Liu Mei, he unfortunately met You Miaoyan.
I was already annoyed because I was about to be late, and then I ran into this troublemaker.
You Yang faked a smile and knelt down to salute.
"elder sister."
When You Miaoyan saw her, his suspicion grew even stronger.
"Sister, you came a little late today."
"Were you tired last night?"
As soon as she opens her little mouth, you know what she wants to do.
"Sister Lao is concerned."
She covered her mouth with her hands in surprise. "Sister has not left the house for the past two days. The only time she left the courtyard was to pay her respects to Madam. How could she be tired?"
"That's true."
You Miaoyan seemed to be convinced by her reason and looked her up and down. Although the material of her clothes was much better than usual, it was still much worse than what the lady wore last night.
She muttered to herself, "You look so poor, I don't think you have that kind of money."
You Yang: “…”
Wow, wow, wow, she is still here, can you, Cricket, carry her on your back?
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"Uncle, uncle! Where is this? It looks so beautiful!" The little girl slept soundly last night under the care of the maids.
There was no suitable clothes for her in the house, so the housekeeper asked someone to make one for her overnight.
It was the first time for her to wear such comfortable clothes. She was very happy. She put on a pink little skirt, with two little pigtails on her head, and followed Cang Lin to find Song Yanting in the study.
His study was different from that of ordinary people. There would be many books on the shelves beside it, but his shelves were mostly filled with exquisite vases, jade carvings and other things, with books only occupying a small part.
Song Yanting sat alone at the desk, his eyes drifting towards the door.
When the little girl saw the man, she immediately let go of Cang Lin's hand and ran to Song Yanting. She suddenly braked and stood two steps away from him.
She looked up obediently and said, "Uncle, you are so stupid. I waited until I fell asleep but you didn't find me."
"Hasn't it been found now?" Song Yan frowned and flicked the little girl's dangling hair with his fingers.
"Also, do I look that old to be called brother?" He was a little unhappy.
"But uncle is much taller than the beautiful sister with the veil yesterday."
The little girl's simple mind couldn't figure it out.
"That beautiful sister is the elder sister. Uncle is older than her, so shouldn't he be called uncle?"
"Little boy, whether someone is a brother or an uncle is not determined by size, but by age. I am two years older than that sister, so I am not old enough to be called uncle."
"So, call me brother."
The little girl seemed to understand, "Oh...brother."
Not knowing whether she really understood, Song Yan didn't care and just changed it.
He looked at Cang Lin outside the door, "Did you find anything when you brought her here?"
Cang Lin bowed and said, "Master, the maid who took care of this girl last night reported that she had many scars on her back and arms, some deep and some shallow, both new and old."
"And she had nightmares last night."
Song Yanting looked down at her again, "Now that he's finished, do you have anything you want to say to your brother?"
"What's wrong with the injuries on your body?"
Song Yan listened carefully and looked very serious. The little girl took a small step back and her upward smile fell.
She muttered softly, "Grandma said I should make my uncle happy..."
"What did you say?" Song Yan couldn't hear clearly, and a trace of barely perceptible annoyance flashed across his eyes.
"Louder, brother can't hear you."
The little girl carefully observed Song Yanting's expression. After realizing that he was not angry, she mustered up the courage and said, "Grandma told me to be obedient and to please the uncles, otherwise she would beat me..."
"Is this how you got the injuries?"
The little girl nodded, "I will be very obedient... Brother, please don't send me away..." She never wanted to go back to that place again.
She was so resistant, and Song Yanting comforted her, "If you don't want to go back, then don't go back. I'll send you to another uncle in a couple of days. Not only will he not bully you, he'll also help you get revenge on those bad guys."
"Want to go?"
"Can I have a full meal?" The little girl didn't know what revenge meant, she just wanted to have a full meal.
Song Yan smiled and said, "You won't starve."
"Okay then... I'll go."
Song Yanting patted her head and said, "You're so good."
After the maid took the little girl away, Cang Lin looked at Song Yan with a worried look on his face.
"Master, please take care of yourself. Your left ear... I'll find a doctor to take a look at it for you."
"Your left ear has become deaf from that serious injury you suffered that year, and no medicine can cure it. Now you should pay even more attention to your right ear and make sure it doesn't go wrong again."
Song Yanting waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's just an old problem. Go on."
Cang Lin had no choice but to continue as instructed.
"As Master expected, His Highness the Fifth Prince has already seized both the Flower Boat and Chun Hong Fang. Besides Master, everyone who bought the sky lantern that night has been apprehended."
"Who are they?" Song Yanting tapped the wooden table with his fingertips, as if thinking about something.
Cang Lin: "Two of them are the Grand Secretary Lei and the Vice Minister Zhu."
"The people who stole the sky lanterns on the first floor of the flower boat were two illegitimate sons of two wealthy families."
"They're all abandoned pawns." Song Yan sneered and said disdainfully, "Song Yunlan's surroundings are probably leaking like a sieve. After all the trouble, the big fish have escaped."
"Where is Song Jingmo going?"
Cang Lin: "His Royal Highness was afraid that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi would catch him coming to the flower boat, so he went back to his palace early."
He sneered, "Did he think that if he just ran away like this, Song Yunlan wouldn't be able to find him?"
Canglin thought about it and realized that when the Fifth Prince brought his men to the door, the Crown Prince would still not be able to escape the beating from His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi. He silently lit a candle for him in his heart.
"I'm afraid we can't find out anything from these people." Song Yan frowned and pondered what to do next.
After a long while, he said, "Let Youyang come over tonight."
Cang Lin nodded: "I obey your orders."
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At night, You Yang, who thought he would finally have a night of peace and a good sleep, was taken to Prince Xuan's Mansion again.
She slumped down in a chair, sighing, "Even cows and horses don't work night shifts, but I, a cow and horse, work night shifts every day."
Song Yanting hadn't arrived yet. Butler Fang noticed the dark circles under You Yang's eyes and brought her some snacks with concern. "Miss, you must be tired. Come and have some delicious food to replenish yourself."
Soon the table beside was filled with exquisite snacks.
Lotus cakes, dragon beard cakes, hundred-flower cakes, Vietnamese black tea, iced cheese and a lot of fruits.
Butler Fang was talking on the side.
"Your Highness is also a daughter getting married for the first time, and she doesn't know how to be affectionate. Miss, please don't take it to heart."
What the hell?
You Yang couldn't believe what she heard, "Butler Fang, why don't you listen to what you are saying?"
"Ouch!" Butler Fang slapped his mouth and said regretfully, "I have such a bad mouth. I say things without thinking."
"Is the You family so poor that they can't even afford to give their own daughter a meal?"
Song Yanting's appearance interrupted the conversation between Butler Fang and You Yang.
Butler Fang explained, "This old servant saw that Miss You was working hard to come here at night, and His Highness was not coming for a while, so he asked the kitchen to prepare some food."
You Yang held ice cream in her mouth and said, "You asked me to come all the way here, what's wrong with me eating something?"
Song Yan listened to her and saw that she looked so useless with her eyes shining after eating something delicious.
"Butler Fang, please go down first."
"Tell me, Your Majesty the King Xuan who is busy with all kinds of affairs, what do you want from me?" You Yang stuffed a few more pieces of cakes into his mouth and choked, so he took out the black tea to drink.
Song Yanting walked up to him, bent down, and put his big hands on her head, circling it.
"You Yang, don't you think you are becoming more and more presumptuous in front of this king? You can't even be polite. If you continue for a few days, I'm afraid you will go to heaven."
"Oh my god, I'm dizzy." You Yang pulled his hand away, "My hair will be messed up."
In the world of cultivation, ordinary mortals would kneel down and call her an immortal when they saw her.
You Yang grumbled secretly in his heart, but at the same time he also understood that every place has its own rules, and he couldn't use the rules of the cultivation world to deal with them here.
You Yang chewed, "Greetings to...His Highness."
Song Yanting walked past her and took a piece of cake and put it into his mouth.
"Come on, your courtesy is only acceptable in front of me. If you show it to others, I won't be able to save you if you get into trouble."
You Yang tilted her head and asked him, "So what's going on tonight? Do I have to come get it?"
Song Yanting pretended to be mysterious and said, "Only you can do what happens tonight."
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"Your Highness, the two rich men from your families are outside the Dali Temple crying and pleading for justice, saying they want to take the illegitimate son back." Nan Qi came in from outside the cell.
Song Yunlan said bluntly, "No, just tell me it's my intention. If you still have questions, come with me to see the emperor."
Nan Qi: “Yes.”
"Why don't you tell me, Master Lei, Master Zhu, if you have any difficulties, you can tell me, and I will definitely help you solve the problem."
"Your Highness, I am wronged. I went there just for fun. How would I know about military rations or something that has nothing to do with me?"
"Your Highness, this really has nothing to do with me. I go there every year. This year, there are just some new things. I bought the lantern out of curiosity. I had no idea it was related to the embezzlement of military rations."
The two men were tied to the execution rack, chained tightly, unable to move, and could only cry and protest their injustice.
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