After listening, Ye Qingxue remained silent for a long time. The answer seemed absurd and completely unexpected to her, but upon closer reflection, there were signs beforehand.
For example, Xiaobao always tells her that she will definitely be saved.
For example, after Xiaobao helped Xiangsizi remove the silver needles from Yunzhuo's body, he disappeared for one night...
For example, after Xiaobao drew his grandmother's skeleton to look exactly like it did, he immediately fell asleep.
At the time, she thought Xiao Bao was just too tired, that children can't stay awake, but now she realizes that's not the case at all.
After consuming his unknown power, he inevitably fell into a deep sleep, just like how he completely disappeared after saving her.
Did Xiao Bao lose... his life?
He gave his life to save hers?
If that were the case, Ye Qingxue felt she couldn't bear it at all. She and Xiaobao were not related, yet he called her "Mother" over and over again, and in the end, he had to give his life to save her.
What merit or ability does she possess?
"I'll go check on his room." After saying that, Ye Qingxue got out of bed without waiting for Chunqian and Xialu to help her, and hurried towards Xiaobao's room.
In the darkness, she heard Xiao Bao calling her, reminding her to take him with her, so Xiao Bao must be waiting for her somewhere!
But when she barged into Xiao Bao's room, it was empty. Only the things in the corner reminded her that Xiao Bao had indeed been there, and that the "family of three" had spent a very pleasant day together.
That day, Xiao Bao shed his deep and mature demeanor, revealing the innocent side of a child. He seemed very content.
Ye Qingxue lifted the toys and looked for him inside, like a mischievous child playing hide-and-seek with her among the toys.
She lay down on the floor again and looked under the bed for him.
I opened all sorts of cabinets, looking for him, looking for him.
Chunqian and Xialu stepped forward to stop her, tears streaming down their faces: "Miss, please stop looking! We've already searched everywhere, inside and outside the mansion!"
"Even at the Jingzhou manor, Qiu Shen sent people to search, but there was no trace of Xiao Bao at all!"
“We even sent Bai Qi and Hui Qi to look for him, but they found nothing. Miss, Xiao Bao left so that you could live. He would definitely want you to be happy. For Xiao Bao's sake, please stop looking, okay?”
Bai Qi stood at the door, and Ye Qingxue beckoned it over.
Bai Qi walked over, and Ye Qingxue squatted down, looking it straight in the eyes: "You brought Xiao Bao here with you back then, you are familiar with his scent, go and find Xiao Bao, can you do it?"
Bai Qi stared at her intently, then slowly moved forward and nuzzled Ye Qingxue's face with his head.
This was to comfort her, to stop her from being sad because of Xiao Bao's departure, and also to indirectly tell Ye Qingxue that it couldn't do it.
Ye Qingxue froze.
Since she heard Xiao Bao's call in the darkness, Xiao Bao must be waiting for her to rescue him somewhere. But where should she go to rescue him, and what method should she use?
Although she knew the chances were slim, Ye Qingxue still summoned the people in her household and arranged for them to go out and search for Xiaobao again.
They even paid people outside to search for them.
In a very short time, people kept bringing children to her to see in order to get the reward money, but none of them were the Xiao Bao that Ye Qingxue was looking for.
When Yun Zhuo learned of her actions, he did not stop her. Instead, he assigned people from his residence to help Ye Qingxue search for her.
Perhaps it was because Xiao Bao called him father, but even though he knew he had never given birth to this child, he still had a special feeling for him.
Moreover, when he vaguely saw "Ye Qingxue's Tomb", he seemed to see Xiao Bao's face gradually disappearing before his eyes.
He was too worried about Ye Qingxue's safety at the time to think carefully about what Xiao Bao, whom he saw then, really meant.
While Ye Qingxue was searching for Xiaobao, Princess Lingyang moved into the royal villa.
The emperor lifted Empress Shen's confinement and allowed her to entertain Princess Lingyang at a separate residence.
They also decided to hold a banquet three days later to select a husband for Princess Lingyang.
It is worth mentioning that when Yun Zhuo went to greet Princess Lingyang, Princess Lingyang did not show any unusual behavior towards Yun Zhuo.
They didn't treat him too intimately because of his status, but they also didn't show any disgust because of his "ugly" appearance.
However, just to be on the safe side, Yun Zhuo and Ye Qingxue secretly arranged for people to keep an eye on the villa without communicating with each other, and then discovered that Princess Lingyang had given Empress Shen a painting.
"Empress Shen was so fond of that painting that she cried when she saw it," Dong Bai said.
Ye Qingxue immediately recalled the scene she saw while she was asleep and asked, "Did you see what was depicted in that painting? Was it a smiling twelve or thirteen-year-old girl on the grassland?"
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