What could Yun Zhuo do? Naturally, he climbed up the big tree, used his light-footed skill to leap up, and threw the kite that was tangled in the tree back out.
Xiao Bao ran quickly downstairs and flew the kite back up.
After Yunzhuo climbed down the tree, she helped him fly the kite, and the phoenix kite became the highest-flying kite again.
Without a doubt, Xiao Bao won first place in the kite competition and received a prize: a bamboo dragonfly, the kind that can fly very high if you rub it.
When Yun Zhuo brought Xiao Bao to Ye Qingxue, she couldn't see Yun Zhuo's face, but Ye Qingxue could see that Xiao Bao's face was flushed and covered in sweat.
Only at this moment did Ye Qingxue feel that Xiaobao was like a normal child. She took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his face and forehead.
Even Yun Zhuo looks more like his real father now.
They were also given water and fruit.
After running around for so long, the two were hot and thirsty. They drank the water and ate the fruit.
It was getting late, so they ate dinner outside again. However, they ate in a private room at the restaurant, and with the door closed, it was fine for Yun Zhuo to take off his mask.
By the time they got into the carriage to go home, the sun had already set.
As they approached the Marquis's residence, Ye Qingxue looked towards the Prince Yu's residence—of course, she couldn't see the Prince Yu's residence, as the two families were far apart. She just wanted to see if the Prince Yu's residence had sent anyone to deliver a message.
But no!
They returned to Lixue Residence and put all the trinkets Xiaobao had bought inside. It was completely dark by then, but there was still no news from the Prince Yu's residence.
Half an hour later, Xiao Bao got sleepy and his head started to nod. Ye Qingxue took him back to his room to sleep.
The moment he lay down, Xiao Bao grabbed Ye Qingxue's hand and said, "Mommy, this is the happiest day of my life."
"At such a young age, you're already saying 'in your entire life'?" Ye Qingxue found it a bit funny: "You have a long life ahead of you, and there will be countless days that are happier and more joyful than today."
Xiao Bao lay down, clutching the bamboo dragonfly he had won, his eyelids already drooping.
Ye Qingxue sighed, "Children's drowsiness comes on so suddenly, like a tidal wave."
He was painting when he suddenly fell asleep just like that; it's so magical.
Lost in thought, her hand was suddenly grabbed. Ye Qingxue looked down and saw that it was Xiaobao who had grabbed her.
The child's eyes were already closed, but his mouth was still uttering his last words: "Tomorrow at dawn, I will be by Mother's side. Mother, don't be afraid."
After the words were spoken, everything fell silent.
Ye Qingxue was stunned and sat by his bedside for a long, long time. She remembered that she was poisoned at the exact hour of Chen (7-9 AM).
The "early morning" that Xiao Bao mentioned is exactly half an hour before the exact time of Chen Shi (7-9 AM). Does Xiao Bao know the exact time she died from the poison?
Oh, Xiao Bao actually knew all along. He even knew exactly how much life force she had left.
Xiao Bao said those things just now, was it because he wanted to see her off one last time?
He fell into a deep sleep. Ye Qingxue stroked his fair and smooth face. She was not fortunate enough to give birth to such an outstanding and beautiful child.
Where did he come from?
Ye Qingxue got up and went outside, only to find Yun Zhuo waiting for her. Her heart tightened: "Is there news?"
Yun Zhuo said, "There is no news from the Prince Yu's residence. Silence is a silent rejection, so there is no need to hold on to any hope."
The two walked into a corner, where the night wind was blowing hard.
Yun Zhuo said, "My men sent word that they have tracked down the old woman and the palace maid. They are hiding in a mountain valley, hiding in the woods during the day and sneaking into the manor at night to steal food in order to survive."
Ye Qingxue pondered for a moment, then asked, "What do you think?"
Yun Zhuo said, "The story of the little palace maid hiding in the mountains may be true. But that old nanny was probably sent there by Empress Shen's people."
Ye Qingxue: "So, even if the old woman and the maid have escaped and 'coincidentally' hidden in a place, they haven't met yet?"
Yun Zhuo nodded: "That's what I mean. So I must find that palace maid in order to have any hope of proving my innocence and clearing my name."
Ye Qingxue said, "Yes! Tonight we must set off to find that little palace maid and thwart Empress Shen's subsequent plans!"
Yun Zhuo stared at her, just staring at her, and didn't say anything for a long time.
Ye Qingxue smiled and stepped forward, removing the mask from his face and looking into his eyes: "Young Master Ling, are you ready?"
Yun Zhuo said, "If you don't go, you'll just die. But if you do go, you'll likely die a gruesome death."
Ye Qingxue asked, "Does keeping the whole corpse allow for resurrection or something?"
Time fell silent. Unconsciously, Yun Zhuo's hand landed on her face. Ye Qingxue was startled. Yun Zhuo subconsciously withdrew his hand, but he restrained himself.
"You have something dirty on your face," he heard himself say.
"What is it? Did you take it off?" Ye Qingxue felt her heart was about to break, and she dared not look to the side.
Yun Zhuo touched her cheek with the pad of his thumb, then leaned closer to look and said, "I thought it was a small insect, but it was just a tiny fallen leaf. I've already removed it."
The man's warm breath brushed against her face, and Ye Qingxue felt her ears burning. She quickly turned her back.
She said, "Get ready, let's go!"
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