Chapter 436 Misunderstanding

Xia Miaoyuan pushed the bowl and ran out.

"Eh? Little prince, where are you going? The sun is still strong, you can't go out to play!" Li Ma ran out in a panic.

Xia Miaoyuan ran to the courtyard in one breath, looking around the courtyard, as if looking for someone.

Finally, her eyes fixed on the pavilion.

Under the pavilion, Sang Qi was wiping her dagger.

"Sang Qi!" Xia Miaoyuan ran towards her quickly.

This shout startled Sang Qi, and when she saw that it was Xia Miaoyuan, she quickly put away the dagger.

"Little prince, what do you want to talk to me about?" Sang Qi reached out to tidy up Xia Miaoyuan's messy veil.

Xia Miaoyuan frowned, grabbed Sang Qi's sleeve tightly, and pulled it down vigorously.

Sang Qi understood and squatted down quickly.

Xia Miaoyuan whispered something in her ear.

When Xia Miaoyuan finished speaking, Sang Qi's face changed color. She stood up, bowed to Xia Miaoyuan, and strode away.

Only Li Ma and a few maids were left standing there, staring at Xia Miaoyuan blankly.

Since Sang Qi left, Xia Miaoyuan no longer had the heart to play. She seemed to have become a little adult, walking around the room with a frown on her face, and looking out the window from time to time.

Li Ma thought it was strange, but she refused to say anything when asked, so she had to stay by the side.

Xia Miaoyuan waited until after lunch before Sang Qi came back with sweat all over her face.

Xia Miaoyuan sent everyone away before asking, "How is it? Did you find out?"

Sang Qi wiped the sweat off her face, picked up the water cup and drank some water, then said, "I found out. I first asked the housekeeper about Madam Kong's home. Then I went to the address and found it."

"But when I went to Madam Kong's home today, she was not at home."

Xia Miaoyuan frowned even more when she heard this, and asked anxiously, "Did you find Madam Kong later?"

Xia Miaoyuan had expected that Zhu Ling had planted a spy in the new residence, but she really didn't expect that the person was Madam Kong.

Madam Kong was so thoughtful and meticulous in taking care of her!

Sang Qi took a deep breath and continued, "There is only an old lady in her family. She claimed to be a neighbor and was temporarily looking after the house for her family."

"When I asked, I found out that it was this Grandma Kong's granddaughter who was missing, so her family came to look for her in a hurry."

Xia Miaoyuan widened her eyes in surprise when she heard this.

Sang Qi continued, "I heard from the neighbor that Madam Kong was a miserable person. She had a son, but the son died unexpectedly two years ago."

"Her son and daughter-in-law only gave birth to this one granddaughter. Usually, it was the daughter-in-law who lived with the granddaughter, while Madam Kong worked in a wealthy family to earn some money to support this only granddaughter."

"After I asked these questions, I went to the street to investigate, and I really found Madam Kong and her daughter-in-law. Several neighbors helped them, and they were like headless flies on the street, looking for the child."

At this point, Sang Qi's tone became difficult.

She saw with her own eyes the scene of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looking for their granddaughter on the street. That scene was really too sad.

Madam Kong, who used to have a sleek bun and looked very energetic, now looked dark-faced, with sunken eye sockets and messy hair, as if she had not slept all night.

She and her daughter-in-law asked everyone they met, saying that their shoes were worn out from walking so much.

Xia Miaoyuan's heart was also in a knot at this moment.

Since she had personally witnessed Madam Kong's family looking for their granddaughter, it could prove that Madam Kong was innocent.

But the fact that Madam Kong had lost her granddaughter really hurt her heart.

Xia Miaoyuan stood up and said with a firm look: "Madame Kong is the madame who is in charge of taking care of me here. If she has something to do, I cannot just sit back and watch."

"Sang Qi, go find the housekeeper and tell him that it is the princess's intention to send ten servants to help the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law find the child."

Sang Qi had personally seen Madame Kong and her mother-in-law looking for the child on the street, and had the same idea. Seeing Xia Miaoyuan say so, he hurriedly took the order and left.

This trip took more than four hours.

It was not until the time for lighting that Sang Qi returned with ten servants.

Madame Kong also returned with them.

When Madam Kong saw Xia Miaoyuan, she immediately fell to her knees with a thud, crying, "Thank you, young prince!"

Xia Miaoyuan quickly helped Madam Kong up and said, "Finding the child is important, the rest is nothing."

"Madam, have you found your granddaughter?"

Madam Kong lowered her head and shook it.

Seeing this, Xia Miaoyuan felt sad and her eyes were sore.

Madam Li and the maids also had tears in their eyes.

Madam Li pulled Madam Kong over and asked her to sit down. She then put a cup of iced chrysanthemum tea in her hand and comforted her: "Sister Kong, drink some water first. As long as we keep looking, we will definitely find the child."

Madam Kong's eyes were wet and tears were welling up in her eyes. She quickly drank a sip of tea to hide her tears.

"By the way, Madam Kong, have you reported to the police?" Xia Miaoyuan suddenly thought of this question and asked it immediately. Madam

Kong held back her tears and said: "I did. They said they would help find it, but... in my opinion, it's useless..." When

everyone heard this, they understood a little bit.

In ancient times, there were people who specialized in stealing children from other people and selling them in exchange for silver.

Although stealing children is against the law, the trafficking of human beings is legal.

Therefore, as long as a child is lost, human traffickers can quickly make a move, and it is really not easy to find the child.

The government naturally does not like to do such a laborious task. Not to mention that it is a child of ordinary people.

"Humph! These people are really outrageous!" Xia Miaoyuan hugged her shoulders in anger.

At this time, there was a noisy sound outside, and the housekeeper ran in with a smile and said: "Your Highness, the second prince and Lord Han are back."

Xia Miaoyuan heard it and shouted happily: "It's just in time that they are back."

As she said that, she ran outside.

Before she ran out of the yard, she ran into the second prince. When

the second prince saw that it was his sister, he didn't care about the fatigue of the day, and hurriedly hugged her in his arms, put his little face close to her and asked, "Do you miss your brother?"

Xia Miaoyuan was only thinking about helping Madam Kong find a granddaughter, and didn't even care about the second prince's beard, "Second brother, come quickly, I have something urgent to talk to you about!"