Chapter 884 Listen to the chapter
Chapter 884 Listen to the chapter
Xiao Yu nodded and said, "After we leave the city, take advantage of the time to change the ice and carry her to my carriage. I'm worried that she's too young and it might be bad for her health if she sleeps too long!"
"Yes!" Xiao Chengzi responded quickly.
It was almost dusk when Lin Yiwan and Zhan Yan arrived in Luohe.
The two men found an experienced boatman to chase the large ship heading south, and it took them about two hours to catch up.
At this time, it was already dark.
The entire ship fell into silence.
Lin Yiwan saw a small figure curled up in the corner in the dim candlelight. She had pigtails and her figure really looked like a little kitten.
Her heart trembled slightly, and she walked over quickly and hugged the child tightly in her arms.
Unexpectedly, the woman next to her suddenly shouted loudly: "Help, someone is stealing children blatantly, help!"
Many people who were soundly asleep were woken up. When they heard someone was stealing a child, they all shouted angrily, "Kill the child thief! How dare he!"
Zhan Yan quickly protected Lin Yiwan behind him and shouted coldly, "We are not thieves, we are looking for our child!"
The woman complained, "Open your eyes and look, this is my child. How did it become yours?"
Zhan Yan turned around and saw that Lin Yiwan's face was also very ugly. She had already recognized that this was not Xiao Miaomiao at all.
Although their body shapes are similar, their appearances are different.
The two looked at each other and realized that they had fallen into a trap.
Otherwise, how could there be a little girl with a similar figure in this cabin?
The two did not dare to delay and immediately turned around and left quickly.
The woman was relentless, "Stop! You almost stole my child, and you want to just walk away?"
Zhan Yan frowned and looked at her: "What do you want?"
The woman said angrily, "I don't want any money. When the ship docks, I'll report it to the authorities and have them arrest you and put you in jail!"
Zhan Yan's eyes were filled with coldness: "You don't want money because someone gave you enough money to let you delay us, right?"
The woman looked at her in fear: "What are you going to do? Are you planning to kill innocent people?"
Zhan Yan placed the sharp sword on her neck: "Why not?"
The woman was so frightened that she immediately burst into tears: "Help, everyone come and help me, the child thief is going to kill people!"
Many people were about to rush forward, but Lin Yiwan rebuked them in a deep voice, "I am the wife of the Marquis of Zhan Yi's mansion. I suspect this woman is a spy from another country. You want to meddle in other people's business. Are you in cahoots with her?"
Everyone was so frightened that they quickly stepped back, no longer caring how the woman screamed.
Seeing that there was no way to get help, the woman had no choice but to give in.
She cried and said, "Madam Hou, please spare my life. I was forced to do so. Someone indeed gave me fifty taels of silver to let me trap you on this big ship!"
Zhan Yan immediately asked, "Who is that person?"
The woman shook her head in horror. "I don't know. He had his face covered, so I couldn't tell whether it was a man or a woman. But his voice was very shrill!"
Lin Yiwan's face immediately darkened, and her voice became shrill, which was unique to eunuchs in the palace.
Sure enough, he is still someone from the palace!
The two of them did not hesitate any longer and quickly left the ship.
By the time the two of them rushed back to the capital in the mist, it was already early morning the next day.
This back and forth really took a lot of time.
Xiao Yu, who was escorting the coffin on the road, was sitting in the carriage, looking at the crying little girl with a sad face.
He said in a serious tone, "Why are you crying? Isn't it good for Brother Yu to take you to the North to play? I heard there are white-skinned red-eyed foxes, ginseng dolls with legs, and even glaciers you can roll on. Don't you like it?"
Little Miaomiao raised his hand to wipe his nose: "I don't like it, I miss Daddy and Mommy, please send me back quickly!"
Xiao Yu shook his head: "I can't send you back. We're already very far away from the capital. I've already told them, and they agreed to let me take you to the north to play for a while!"
Little Miaomiao bit her lips in grievance and said, "Impossible! Mommy and Daddy will definitely not want to leave me. You are lying. I want to leave! Stop the carriage! Hurry!"
Xiao Yu's expression suddenly turned grim. He raised his hand and grabbed Miaomiao's wrist, threatening: "Are you going to be good? If you keep crying and making a fuss like this, I'll stuff you into the secret compartment under the ice coffin and make you sleep all the way to the Northland!"
"No, I'm scared!" Little Meow suddenly threw himself into his arms and burst into tears.
Xiao Yu's brows softened instantly, and he whispered soothingly: "Please beg Brother Yu!"
Little Meow Meow sniffed and mumbled incoherently: "Meow Meow, please, Brother Yu, don't put me in the secret compartment. I'm cold and scared!"
Xiao Yu rubbed the top of her head: "That's good. Would you like some snacks? I asked Xiao Chengzi to bring you a lot from the palace, including Poria cocos cake and jujube flower cake. They're both very sweet!"
Little Miaomiao was already hungry, and she nodded hurriedly: "I want to eat, give it to me quickly!"
Xiao Yu took out a small bag and placed the snack box in front of her.
Little Meow Meow stretched out his two chubby little hands, took one in each hand, and stuffed them all into his little mouth.
Xiao Yu couldn't help but laugh or cry. He picked up the warm tea beside him and said, "Eat slowly, don't choke!"
Little Miaomiao was indeed choked. She drank water from his hand and took several gulps before her breathing became smoother.
Xiao Yu rubbed her back while comforting her: "As long as you are obedient and don't make noise, Brother Yu will give you delicious food. If someone comes looking for you, I will put you in the secret compartment, okay?"
Little Meow Meow asked doubtfully: "Who could be looking for me?"
Xiao Yu's eyes darkened. "Maybe they were bandits? They're scary and will take away everything I have, including Little Meow Meow!"
Little Meow Meow covered his mouth tightly and said, "I will be obedient. No matter who comes, I will keep my mouth tightly shut!"
Xiao Yu narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Look carefully!"
Maybe because he was full, the little cat was too sleepy to open his eyes.
Xiao Yu took a cloak and spread it under her so that she could have a good sleep.
But she slept a little restlessly, and kept shouting: "Mom, meow meow misses you, mom!"
Xiao Yu frowned immediately. He stepped forward and whispered in Xiao Miaomiao's ear, "Stop yelling, or I'll throw you off the carriage and never treat you any better again!"
The little cat was so scared that it closed its mouth and dared not make any sound.
At this time, inside the palace, Emperor Sheng An said with a solemn expression, "From what you two say, do you think someone in the palace has hidden little Miaomiao?"
Lin Yiwan said in a deep voice, "It wasn't the emperor, but someone in the palace. Because the woman told us herself that it was a man with a shrill voice who had confused the mother and daughter!"
Emperor Sheng An turned to look at Zhan Yan. "She's lost her mind because of Little Miaomiao's disappearance. Are you going to act like that too? There are countless men with shrill voices in this world. Why do you think of the palace?"
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