Chapter 126: Ah Bao is Dropped

Upon arriving at the Mei Garden, Zhilan was fuming, “Little Princess, let’s go. I’ll take you back to Yihe Palace to report to Madam. Concubine Hui is really too wicked.”

Zhilan was extremely worried about the danger to the little princess.

Ah Bao waved her small hand, “Bufu bufu.”

“Princess, we need to hurry. That man will come after you soon.”

A man who can easily sneak into the palace is certainly not ordinary.

Ah Bao grinned, “Sister, you go first. Ah Bao will stay here.”

Zhilan was stunned, “That won’t do. It’s like delivering yourself right into their hands.”

“Right!”

Zhilan: ?

“Let him come. The den should be large and noisy.”

Zhilan was a bit confused about Ah Bao’s thoughts.

Ah Bao shook Zhilan’s arm, “Sister, don’t be afraid. Ah Bao is brave!”

She pointed to herself and gave herself a thumbs-up.

[I’m really brave. Let that thief try to steal me. Hmph, I’m not afraid at all.]

Zhilan: “…”

Zhilan couldn’t resist Ah Bao’s stubbornness; whatever Ah Bao said, she did.

Ah Bao had Zhilan lean against a plum tree and pretend to be asleep.

Ah Bao then called out Feng Zhuo, “Don’t be rough! Be good.”

Feng Zhuo: …

Since becoming the Tenth Princess’s personal shadow guard, Feng Zhuo knew everything the princess did.

Now that the Tenth Princess had given this order, Feng Zhuo naturally followed it.

He had also figured out that man.

His skills…

Hehe, inferior to Feng Zhuo.

No worries.

Ah Bao squatted in the Mei Garden, carelessly chewing on a frozen pear from a small pouch at her waist, waiting for someone.

[Ugh, that person is so slow. Why hasn’t he come to capture me yet? The frozen pear is almost gone. How frustrating.]

Ah Bao thought this and soon heard movement from a distance.

Sitting on a snowbank, Ah Bao quickly buried the pear core in the snow.

[He’s coming, he’s coming.]

[Haha, the thief has come right to my door.]

Ah Bao, with her back to the approaching person, waited excitedly.

[Finally, I can have some fun.]

A small finger poked Ah Bao on the shoulder.

Ah Bao looked suspicious.

[Wow, didn’t expect the thief to be so gentle. Shouldn’t he be grabbing me like a chicken or knocking me out and carrying me away on his shoulder?]

【What does it mean that you’re poking me with your finger? And you even know to greet me?】

Ah Bao turned her head and saw a small figure.

She froze.

It was like a little snowman.

“…Guoguo??” (⊙o⊙)…

The Ninth Prince!

It was Di Rongjing!

What was he doing here?

Di Rongjing looked slightly awkward as he gazed at Ah Bao, his eyes fixed on the little bunny hat on her head.

Ah Bao’s long eyelashes fluttered. “Guoguo, what are you…?”

【Damn! Could the Ninth Prince be interested in my little hat?】

Di Rongjing lowered his head, unable to resist but still glanced at Ah Bao’s bunny hat, clearly liking it very much.

He had passed by and saw a little one, thinking of the princess he had seen during the day. He couldn’t resist coming over.

Indeed, it was his sister.

So cute.

Her little hat was even cuter.

He rarely went out, so he didn’t have such little things.

Moreover, his mother was clumsy with needlework; her embroidery was a mess.

“Wuwu, Guoguo, you…” Ah Bao quickly covered her little bunny hat. “You need to hurry.”

She was waiting for the thief to arrive.

The thief would be here soon.

Di Rongjing shook his head.

Ah Bao’s eyes widened. “Do you want to play with me?”

Di Rongjing nodded.

His sister was really smart.

Ah Bao glanced at the dark night, her eyes spinning. Seeing the Ninth Prince’s appearance, he had been stuck in the palace all these years without playmates and probably hadn’t left the palace.

“Okay, I’ll take you along.”

Zhilan, who was hiding under the tree pretending to be dead, panicked.

The little princess was going to take the Ninth Prince with her?

This…

She was about to open her eyes and get up.

Just as she opened them, she saw a shadow darting past nearby.

Startled, Zhilan quickly closed her eyes, afraid of disrupting the little princess’s plan.

Ah Bao was chatting with Di Rongjing when a tall figure cast a shadow over them.

Di Rongjing instinctively shielded Ah Bao behind him.

The man, his face covered, saw the two children in the dim light and was momentarily stunned.

Damn!

Why was there an extra big one?

Di Rongjing’s mouth opened in shock, trying to shout, but no sound came out.

The man sneered, “So it’s a mute.”

Forget it!

An extra one was just an extra one. Since the kid had seen him, he couldn’t leave them behind.

The man struck Di Rongjing and Ah Bao with a knife-hand strike, rendering them unconscious.

He noticed Zhilan hiding at the base of the tree and cursed, “Fool,” before carrying one on each shoulder and leaving.

Feng Zhuo immediately gave chase.

The man’s skills were high, and anyone who could take two children out of the palace was certainly capable.

Zhilan opened her eyes to find the man had vanished.

“Wuwu, I don’t know if what I did was right. Oh no! How could I have listened to the little princess and left her alone with the thief? This is bad! This is bad!” Zhilan realized too late and hurriedly stumbled back to Yihe Palace.

Ah Bao wasn’t unconscious.

The man’s strike was forceful, hitting her neck and causing pain, but Ah Bao only felt pain, which made her more awake.

This man was ineffective; he couldn’t knock her out.

Instead, she was on his shoulder, swaying him with her weight.

The man had just left the palace and felt as if someone was following him.

He looked back but saw no one suspicious.

As for Ah Bao, she vomited.

The man: …

A sour smell hit him, even though he was covered with a cloth.

“Ah! So dirty! So filthy!” The man unceremoniously dropped Ah Bao on the ground.

Ah Bao landed on her bottom, her eyes reddening from the pain. “You… dropped me?”

【A grown man using such force on a child, haha.】

【You’re done for! You’re finished!】

Ah Bao stood with her hands on her hips, very angry.

The man smelled bad, which made him very uncomfortable. He glared at Ah Bao. “What’s the matter with dropping you? Be grateful I didn’t kill you. A little brat like you still dares to argue with me. How old are you?”

Ah Bao felt the man looked down on her.

And indeed, he did.

Who would bother with a child under one year old?

The man, disdainful, wiped off the bad smell on himself, then picked up Ah Bao again and quickly left using lightness skill.

‘Bang!’

This time, Ah Bao was dropped again.

She landed on a pile of dry hay.

Right after, it was Di Rongjing’s turn.

Being a few years older and larger, and with Di Rongjing unconscious and feeling less pain, he was less affected.

“Little brat, stay here quietly, or I’ll drown you! Got it?” The man left with a cold snort.

Ah Bao sat on the pile of hay. “You… are so mean.”

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