Meng Guxue carried the neatly dressed Jiaojiao to the living room, where Qiao Zhongguo and Qiao Tianjing were already waiting.

At this time, the father and son were staring at a strange round pastry on the table with three candles on it.

When Jiaojiao saw this, her eyes lit up slightly and she suddenly looked up at Meng Guxue.

Meng Guxue raised the corner of her mouth slightly, "Hehe, surprise, right? I started thinking about it several days ago. Although it tastes a little different, it finally looks like what it is!"

Seeing Meng Guxue holding Jiaojiao coming to the table, Qiao Zhongguo immediately frowned and asked, "What is this, and why are there three candles on it?"

It's unlucky...

Jiaojiao covered her mouth and smiled when she heard that. "Daddy, this is a surprise that Sister Meng prepared for me. The three candles mean Jiaojiao is three years old!"

Qiao Zhongguo shook his head, "No, no, I have something important to do in the afternoon. This is not a good sign."

Finally, with Qiao Zhongguo's insistence, the candle became just one. After Jiaojiao made a wish and blew it out, Qiao Zhongguo quickly pulled out the candle and quietly said, "Amitabha, don't blame me, don't blame me."

Meng Guxue handed Jiaojiao to Qiao Tianjing's arms, and cut the cake herself with a smile on her face, looking very relaxed.

Jiaojiao looked at this scene with a grin on her face, and couldn't help feeling a little weird in her heart.

Ancient people ate cake? How weird!

Meng Guxue handed the first piece to Jiaojiao. At this time, the smile on her lips remained, but her eyes were a little red.

"Next time it's Jiaojiao's birthday, I may not be there, so you have to celebrate it very seriously for Jiaojiao."

"I wish my little sister a long life and good health!"

Jiaojiao's heart softened when she heard that. The words "live a long life" were spoken word by word, full of Meng Guxue's blessings and worries. Speaking of the "three-year-old death crisis", Meng Guxue was more anxious than her.

"Thank you, Sister Meng. Don't worry. Even if I become an old woman, I will still come to find you in a carriage to see your children and grandchildren, and to see the legendary wife of a king!"

Jiaojiao took the cake with a smile on her face, bent down and took a bite. The sweetness went straight to her heart.

Meng Guxue was a little sad at first, but was immediately amused by Jiaojiao's words.

Several people shared the cake. Meng Guxue and Jiaojiao exclaimed that it was delicious, but Qiao Zhongguo and Qiao Tianjing found it too greasy.

Meng Guxue ate to her heart's content. Then she realized what was happening and looked up and asked, "Just now I heard from Master Qiao that there was something important this afternoon?"

Jiaojiao nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "Sister Meng, I have never seen the scenery of Nanli since I came here. I heard from Daddy that there is a very big flower in Nanli that can be used to make oil!"

Meng Guxue suddenly realized what was going on. "Hey, Jiaojiao, do you want to see sunflowers? There's a large patch of them planted in the southern suburbs. I'll take you there!"

"Sister Meng, this situation is special. You should take me there next time."

Jiaojiao looked at Meng Guxue meaningfully.

Meng Guxue was startled when she met Jiaojiao's gaze, but she quickly reacted and opened her mouth slightly, "Could it be... today?"

Seeing Meng Guxue's reaction, Jiaojiao straightened her face and nodded, "Yes, today."

A trace of worry flashed across Meng Guxue's face, "But, will he really come?"

"Yes."

Qiao Tian responded to this with great confidence.

That afternoon, a carriage drove out of the Yong State envoy's villa. Jiaojiao sat obediently inside, while Qiao Zhongguo, Qiao Tianjing and Qiao Bo rode on horseback to guard on both sides.

Meng Guxue wanted to go with them, but Jiaojiao was worried that Meng Guxue might be in danger, so she didn't let her go.

Meng Guxue was worried that she would be a hindrance, so she didn't dare to act rashly. She just said that she would wait in the villa no matter how late it was, and she must see Jiaojiao return safely.

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As soon as the Qiao family arrived in the southern suburbs, Yinzhu received the news shortly afterwards.

Shen Yuanbai had told her that no information about the Qiao family must be missed, so Yinzhu did not dare to be careless and hurried over to look for them.

"Sir, there is movement from the Qiao family."

Shen Yuanbai, who was sitting on the recliner, slowly opened his eyes and sat up.

Seeing this, Yinzhu continued, "The spy just sent a message that Qiao Zhongguo took his two children and a guard to the sunflower fields in the southern suburbs. It seemed that they were going there for fun."

"We have searched all around the southern suburbs, but we have not found any traces of the Qiao family's secret guards..."

Speaking of this, Yinzhu seemed a little hesitant. The Qiao family dared to go out so blatantly in a foreign country, and they didn't even bring a few extra guards. They were simply... like "walking bait."

Shen Yuanbai was also slightly stunned when he heard this, but he reacted quickly and even raised the corner of his mouth in a self-deprecating manner.

"We were busy trying to lure them into a trap, but it turns out they had the same idea as us."

"The Qiao family is giving me a chance. Sure enough, that night...she realized that she had been exposed. So, is she not going to hide anymore?"

Thinking of this, Shen Yuanbai stood up swiftly and was about to walk out.

Seeing this, Yinzhu hurried over and asked quickly, "Master, where are you going? It's very dangerous outside now, you shouldn't show up."

Shen Yuanbai paused, tilted his head and said frankly: "Yinzhu, I want to go to the southern suburbs."

Yinzhu was shocked when she heard this and shook her head quickly.

"Sir, if the Qiao family wanted to lure you there, you must not go. Who knows if they have secretly deployed people? This is most likely a trap!"

Shen Yuanbai's expression remained unchanged. "Of course this is a trap, but it's not going to kill me? Not necessarily."

Yinzhu was a little confused for a moment. So the Qiao family wanted to take the young master away?

Shen Yuanbai thought about it and realized that he couldn't go alone this time, so he patiently explained to Yinzhu:

"They may have wanted to kill me in the past, but now, they may want me to go to the North Country and stir up trouble in the royal family of the North Country."

"Yinzhu, there will definitely be a war between Yong Dynasty and Northern Kingdom. It is even possible that Yong Dynasty is already preparing for war."

"In the face of the general trend between the two countries, if I'm not mistaken, what they want now is to hope that the Northern Kingdom's royal family will begin to disintegrate from the inside, in exchange for fewer casualties."

"If I die easily, how can this drama be performed? Oh, they think highly of me. Do they think that I can shake the entire Northern Kingdom royal family with my own strength?"

"And the fertility medicine. If I die, and they give it to Grand Tutor Che, wouldn't that be shooting themselves in the foot?"

"Unless they have been targeting me since the beginning, when they brought out the 'miracle doctor' who can deliver babies. In that case, my life would be in jeopardy on this trip, and the fertility drug might be fake."

When Shen Yuanbai said these words, his tone was very calm, but it caused Yinzhu's heart to beat fast and her face to be filled with horror.

"So we still need to be on guard this time, Yinzhu, you are like this..."

Shen Yuanbai lowered his voice and gave a few instructions.

Yinzhu was worried after hearing this. "Master, if you knew this trip was a scam, why did you still take the risk?"

"To be honest, I really don't understand why you have to go to see the Qiao family."

Shen Yuanbai's eyes were filled with emotion when he heard this. He was lost in thought for a while before he murmured indifferently:

"Perhaps, I don't want to live in confusion anymore..."

Yinzhu didn't hear clearly, so she leaned closer and asked, "Sir, what did you say?"

However, at this time, Shen Yuanbai had already strode out.

s: No, just one chapter. Shen Yuanbai and Jiaojiao are going to meet in the next chapter. It’s so hard to write. I’m not satisfied with what I wrote.