Chapter 133: These Little Ancestors

Seeing the situation, the plump woman sensed an opportunity, “Esteemed master, this child is the best-looking among them all. He will definitely grow up to be a handsome young man. But don’t worry about the child’s origins—we stole her from the countryside. Her parents are just farmers, and this child was born with good fortune. Before we brought her here, I even dressed her up a bit. Look, doesn’t she even resemble you, master? They say people from the same family tend to look alike, and that’s the bond between you and this child.”

The plump woman, trying to sell her merchandise, was full of sweet talk.

Concubine Xin was also stunned. “She does look like…”

The Great Uncle’s face was filled with horror. No wonder she looks like that—this is his grandniece!

“Yes, yes.”

“You said you got her from the countryside?”

The plump woman chuckled, “Yes, and this child is young and doesn’t remember much. She’ll be easy to raise, and I made sure to deal with her parents cleanly, so there won’t be any trouble later.”

The Great Uncle let out a cold laugh.

The child is young and doesn’t remember anything!!!

The plump woman, however, thought that the Great Uncle was genuinely fond of this ‘boy.’

Ah Bao woke up, rubbing her sleepy eyes. She hadn’t slept well last night, and the swaying of the basket had actually lulled her to sleep.

“Hi,” Ah Bao greeted the Great Uncle and Concubine Xin, “Uncle, Uncle, are you going to buy me?”

Her voice was soft and sweet.

The Great Uncle was so scared that his legs nearly gave out!

Although the little girl was smiling, he saw a hint of a mocking smile in her eyes.

“What did you say?” The plump woman was puzzled, turning back, “Uncle? Where’s an uncle?”

Ah Bao stood up in the basket, putting her hands on her hips and pointing at the Great Uncle, “You…”

“My goodness,” Concubine Xin quickly stepped forward to pick up Ah Bao. She had truly missed Ah Bao after not seeing her for two months, but she couldn’t go into the palace to visit her. Seeing her now really shocked her.

With a thud, the plump woman sat down hard on the ground, her whole body going limp, her face pale as a sheet. “It’s over, it’s all over.”

“How dare you kidnap the Tenth Princess!” The Great Uncle wiped the cold sweat from his brow and kicked the plump woman.

She started crying, “Esteemed master, I didn’t know!”

The Tenth Princess!

This was the very princess the Emperor of the Tiansheng Dynasty doted on.

Good grief, what kind of people had they tangled with?

This was going to be the death of her.

“How did the Tenth Princess end up with you?”

“It was… it was my big brother…”

“Who is your big brother?”

“I’ve never seen his face; he always wears a veil. You can’t see his face,” the plump woman confessed, realizing she had been caught red-handed and quickly spilled everything about Feng Sheng.

“Name!”

“Feng Sheng! My big brother is named Feng Sheng!”

The Great Uncle impatiently waved his hand, “Someone, beat this woman to death!”

Despite the plump woman’s desperate pleas for mercy, it was useless.

Blood splattered onto the thin woman’s face.

“Take this one away and lock her up,” the Great Uncle ordered. The thin woman, completely devastated, was taken away, but before she left, she gave Ah Bao a long, deep look.

“Master, master, something terrible has happened! Outside the manor… a lot of children have arrived,” the butler urgently reported.

The Great Uncle was dumbfounded, “Where did all these children come from?”

“They said… they’ve come to join the master, to be your sons and daughters.”

The Great Uncle: ??

No way.

Does everyone know that the Great Uncle’s manor is short of children and is looking to buy some now?

“Get them out of here! Get them all out!” The Great Uncle was practically in a frenzy, as if he’d been struck over the head.

All he wanted was to buy a child—how did it turn into such a mess?

[No buying, no harm.]

[As the Great Uncle, how could you lead the way in buying and selling children? Human trafficking is a crime, and both the buyer and seller are equally guilty.]

“Cough, cough, but those kids have already entered the mansion. We couldn’t stop them,” someone explained.

The Great Uncle shut his eyes and nearly fainted.

What on earth?

He tried to buy one child, but ended up with a whole group?

As he made his way back to the main hall, before he even stepped inside, he saw about ten children sitting obediently in their seats.

Among them was one who looked a bit older and somewhat familiar.

“Brother…” Ah Bao spotted Di Rongjing and ran toward him with her little legs.

Di Rongjing picked Ah Bao up, inspecting her from head to toe.

Seeing that his little sister was unharmed, he felt relieved.

The Great Uncle was utterly bewildered, his face paling. “N-Ninth Prince?”

Concubine Xin quickly pulled him aside, “My lord, what have you done? You tried to buy a child, but you ended up buying the royal children?”

“How was I supposed to know things would turn out like this? Oh my goodness, sweetheart, we need to find a way to send the Tenth Princess away. We must send her away.”

“But why?” Concubine Xin was quite fond of Ah Bao.

“To be honest, I don’t know what’s going on with me lately. Every time I see the Tenth Princess, I get scared out of my wits.” He thought he might be losing his mind, but that was the truth.

Maybe the last time Ah Bao visited the Great Uncle’s mansion, the experience had scarred him too deeply?

He almost lost his wife and family!

Just then, the Great Uncle looked down to find Ah Bao standing between him and Concubine Xin, looking up at him.

Big eyes stared into smaller ones.

The Great Uncle couldn’t help but shiver.

“They’re hungry,” Ah Bao pointed to the ten or so children behind her.

Ah Bao was the smallest among them.

Once the effects of the drug wore off, the children became lively again. After all, they were just kids and couldn’t sit still in one place. Some were crying out in fear, while others were running around and exploring.

In the blink of an eye, the main hall had turned into a playground.

The Great Uncle, looking at this group of children, felt his head pounding and collapsed into a chair.

“Someone, quickly bring food! Bring all the snacks and treats we have!”

These little ancestors.

What did he do to deserve this? Why did he think it was a good idea to buy a child?

Now the Great Uncle was filled with deep regret, practically on the verge of tears.

Concubine Xin, on the other hand, was smiling with satisfaction.

She was still young and loved a lively atmosphere like this, enjoying the noise and bustle.

“My lord, bad news! Bad news!” The steward rushed in again.

The Great Uncle’s heart was filled with dread. “Speak clearly! Why do you keep saying ‘bad news’?”

The steward felt that today his master’s temper was worse than ever before. “A crowd of people has gathered outside the mansion. They say they’re here to collect debts.”

“How dare they! Who are these people?”

“They’re accusing the Great Uncle’s mansion of child trafficking…”

The Great Uncle’s head began to throb with anger. Seeing the group of children made his headache even worse.

Rumors are deadly.

A crowd had gathered at the gates, cursing the Great Uncle’s mansion.

As the Great Uncle stepped outside, a rotten egg was hurled straight at his forehead, the stench spreading for miles.

Suppressing his rage, the Great Uncle demanded, “Who sent you here?”