Chapter 322 Liu Qianrou is missing
"You're asking this question today because your father's official rank isn't high enough? Or is your title of princess not enough to rely on? Or perhaps my official rank is too low, and you don't think it can be a support for you?"
Yuan Hongqu looked at Daiyu and asked this question seriously.
If there are indeed these problems with the shopkeeper, it means that the shopkeeper is too lazy and not working hard enough, which is why the child has such emotions.
However, Lin Ruhai has only been the Governor-General of Liangjiang for a short time, and the Emperor is unlikely to promote him again in the next few years. Daiyu is not a member of the royal family, and being a princess is already the highest rank she can attain. It seems that being only a third-rank official as the head of female officials is a bit too low; she needs to work harder.
As Yuan Hongqu pondered this, her face grew somewhat serious.
Daiyu had never seen Granny Yuan with such a serious expression in private before, and quickly said,
"Granny, it's not like that. You've always been my support, giving me a lot of confidence!"
Yuan Hongqu never felt that her power was too small, nor did she ever think of using her power to do anything. However, as long as it concerned Daiyu, even if she abused her power and went against the education she had received since childhood, she did not feel that there was anything wrong with it.
Yuan Hongqu's favoritism towards Daiyu was common knowledge. Even the Empress, who was second only to the Emperor, did not question Yuan Hongqu's favoritism towards Daiyu, though she was puzzled.
The Empress could see that Lin Daiyu was Yuan Hongqu's spiritual support, filling the void in Yuan Hongqu's heart.
“Granny,” Daiyu hugged Yuan Hongqu’s arm and shook it gently, “You don’t need to work so hard. I’ve never felt insecure. I just never thought I could do so much more.”
Daiyu's sweet smile almost made Yuan Hongqu lose her senses, and she instantly relaxed.
Although Yuan Hongqu saw this celestial face every day, she still felt from time to time that if Nuwa really created humans, then Daiyu must be Nuwa's favorite, and it took countless hours to meticulously sculpt such a beautiful appearance.
After sighing in her heart, Yuan Hongqu was also extremely grateful. Fortunately, she had come and changed Daiyu's fate. If she were still sickly as in the original book, let alone riding a horse or shooting arrows, she would be out of breath even after walking a few steps. How boring would Daiyu's short life have been!
Deep down, Daiyu is just a playful and cheerful little girl. Give her enough love and confidence, and her true nature will naturally show!
Thinking of Daiyu in the original book, Yuan Hongqu couldn't help but feel even more sorry for her.
The current Daiyu is healthy and strong, able to ride a horse and bend a bow. She is slender but not weak, and although her face still has a slight baby fat, she already has a beauty that can topple kingdoms.
Yuan Hongqu felt that her trip to the world of Dream of the Red Chamber was truly worthwhile.
What Daiyu couldn't do or enjoy in her previous life, she must enjoy in this life, and she must also get back what she missed in her previous life!
The area outside the yurt gradually quieted down. The maids were still tidying up their things in the tents outside, while Daiyu was having a late-night snack.
Tonight's late-night snack is a bowl of refreshing amber peach gum and water chestnut soup, which Yuan Hongqu carefully prepared by simmering over low heat in her private space during the day when she had nothing to do.
Although almost every girl loves desserts, the water chestnut salad doesn't contain sugar, but it's sweet enough.
Since Daiyu was able to freely enter and exit the space, the atmosphere of the space has gradually changed.
Yuan Hongqu clearly sensed that the ingredients in the space seemed to have absorbed a lot of spiritual energy from heaven and earth. Each food, which was originally only slightly sweet, became twice as sweet after it matured in the space. The soup made from it was delicious enough without any other seasonings, just the taste of the ingredients themselves.
After days of traveling, one is bound to feel tired and irritable, and the local cuisine on the grasslands at night is mostly barbecue.
After eating the water chestnut soup, Daiyu felt comfortable from head to toe, and the slight irritation in her heart completely disappeared.
Yuan Hongqu then helped Daiyu choose the clothes and jewelry she would wear the next day. Only then did Daiyu yawn and feel sleepy.
Although the environment was somewhat unconventional, the familiar bedding and scents helped Daiyu drift off to sleep in no time.
In the stillness of the night on the grassland, the low howls of wolves echoed from afar, sounding somewhat eerie.
The students had already taken precautions back in the capital, and a ventriloquist had even imitated wolf howls for them.
The voice was not much different from the real voice nowadays, so even if they heard it, they were not afraid.
In the middle of the night, Yuan Hongqu vaguely heard some noises outside, which jolted her awake.
This place is not like the capital. Even though they have brought many guards, they still cannot let their guard down.
Yuan Hongqu could no longer enjoy the leisure she had in the capital, and she left everything to Mi Ling.
She quietly put on her clothes and went outside the yurt.
A campfire was burning outside the yurt, and the guards on duty were still keeping watch. However, besides the three guards on duty, there were two other people who shouldn't have been there.
As soon as Yuan Hongqu came out, the man rushed over.
"Dean, something's happened!" Xu Yun, the teacher in charge of the first group, was so anxious she was about to cry.
Another person followed, and it was Mi Ling.
The fact that these two came all the way to find her means something serious must have happened.
The wind was quite cold on the grassland at night.
Yuan Hongqu wrapped her cloak tighter around herself, when a sudden wolf howl in the distance made her feel uneasy.
The three of them went into the tent next door, which was originally where Hongqu and Daiyu lived on the road, and now it was a temporary reception room.
Just now, because there were several guards outside, it was inconvenient for others to know about this, so as not to damage the students' reputation. Therefore, Mi Ling and the other two did not make it clear.
The candlelight was still burning inside the tent. Lan Su was resting there. She had already heard the commotion outside, but thinking that it was someone looking for Mr. Yuan, she didn't come out.
Upon seeing the three men enter, she quickly grabbed her cloak and prepared to stand guard outside the door.
“Lan Su, you don’t need to go out. We might need your help with this.” Mi Ling said hurriedly.
Lan Su looked at Yuan Hongqu with a puzzled expression. Yuan Hongqu nodded slightly, and Lan Su sat down to the side.
"Dean, Liu Qianrou is missing." Xu Yun's tears fell instantly. Liu Qianrou had been quite well-behaved along the way, so Xu Yun hadn't paid much attention to her. Who knew that as soon as they arrived at their destination, Liu Qianrou would simply vanish without a trace.
Yuan Hongqu had always felt that something was hanging in the balance, and only after hearing Xu Yun's words did she feel that the shoe had finally dropped.
It's simply abnormal that Liu Qianrou could be so obedient and well-behaved after being bullied by Daiyu, without causing any trouble.
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