Chapter 196: What do you know besides drinking milk

Di Hongluan immediately dismissed this thought.

Did Di Jiaoyang, a child, have that kind of cleverness? Was she defying the heavens?

It must be a coincidence.

Di Jiaoyang was only one year old. What could a one-year-old Di Jiaoyang possibly understand besides drinking milk?

After crying, Di Hongluan composed herself. Her trusted assistant had been taken out by her mother, and she now needed to find a way to stop anyone from harming Di Jiaoyang.

If anything happened to Di Jiaoyang, she would be the one to suffer!

For these three days, she absolutely could not allow anyone to harm Di Jiaoyang.

Ignoring the pain in her back, Di Hongluan put on her shoes and coat and rushed out without looking back, leaving the Princess Han bewildered.

“Luan’er, where are you going?”

“Don’t follow me. I need to go out and be alone!” She had to stop anyone from harming Di Jiaoyang, or she would die from frustration!

……

Ah Bao was settled into the western wing.

Having not slept well in the afternoon, she continued her nap in the new place.

The guards and maids surrounded the western wing tightly, ensuring not even a fly could get in.

At the Great Uncle’s residence, Ah Bao slept soundly throughout the afternoon.

A good dream and restful sleep.

“Niece.” The Great Uncle came in with a smiling face.

Ah Bao rubbed her eyes and sat on the bed, glancing at the Duke’s empty hands, 【It’s almost dark. Dinner should be ready, but why is the Great Uncle empty-handed without a food box?】

The Great Uncle’s face reddened. He hadn’t expected that this child either slept or ate.

“Ah Bao, are you hungry? The meal is ready, with your favorite roasted quail eggs.”

Ah Bao shook her head at the Great Uncle. “No, no.”

【The Great Uncle is wrong. My favorite is roasted chicken wings】

“Uh, oh, I misspoke. Ah Bao’s favorite is roasted chicken wings, right? We have them, plenty in the front hall. You can have as many as you like.” The Great Uncle was now very anxious. Concubine Xin had said that while Ah Bao liked meat, she was still young and should not eat too much to avoid digestive issues.

The Great Uncle carried Ah Bao to the front hall, and after dinner, Ah Bao took a few hawthorn balls from her pocket as a dessert.

Under Concubine Xin’s influence, the Great Uncle decided to send Ah Bao back to the palace.

“Not right, not right, wrong again.” Ah Bao pointed behind her, 【The western wing is behind, has the Great Uncle forgotten the way in his own house?】

“Ah Bao, shall I send you back to the palace?”

Ah Bao’s big eyes widened, and she shook her head vigorously. “No, no.”

【The Great Uncle said he’d keep me at the Great Uncle’s residence for a few days. It’s not even half a day yet, and you want me to go back to the palace? I won’t go】

The Great Uncle was troubled. He was reluctant to send Ah Bao back to the palace but didn’t want to upset Concubine Xin either.

Concubine Xin always worried about Ah Bao being in danger at the Great Uncle’s residence.

Ah Bao insisted on staying, and the Great Uncle had no choice but to carry her back to the western wing.

Let Ah Bao stay at the Great Uncle’s residence for one night and return the next day?

He made sure that Ah Bao was well-guarded by the guards and maids. Tonight, there should be no trouble.

‘Bang!’

After midnight, a strange noise occurred. The Great Uncle and Concubine Xin, who had just finished chatting and were about to have an intimate encounter, were interrupted—

“Master, what was that noise just now?” Concubine Xin, scared, quickly wrapped herself in a blanket like a dumpling.

“I don’t know either.” The Great Uncle’s brow furrowed, with a bad premonition.

“Master, wake up.” The steward’s voice came from outside. The Duke’s heart sank, “What’s happened now?”

He didn’t want to hear the steward’s voice anymore; it was always bad news.

“The western… western wing…”

Before the steward could finish, the Duke’s face turned ashen, like a ghost, “What happened to the western wing?”

“It collapsed! The western wing has collapsed, wuwu.” The steward sat down on the ground, pounding his legs and wiping his tears, “The little princess is still in the western wing.”

The Great Uncle couldn’t hold back any longer and rushed over.

By the time he arrived at the western wing, he had lost one of his shoes.

The western wing had turned into a chaotic mess. It had collapsed completely, and the maids and servants were huddled together, whispering in fear.

“Little ancestor…” The Duke’s eyes turned red as he looked around frantically, his lips trembling, “Where is the tenth princess? Where is that child?”

“Grandpa…” A small hand grabbed the Duke’s clothing.

Looking down, the Duke saw a plump little child standing by his leg. Instantly, tears welled up in his eyes. “My little princess, are you alright?”

“Eh, it’s fine, fine.” Ah Bao waved her small hand and even popped a hawthorn ball into her mouth. Her little face and hands were clean, and her clothes had only sugar crumbs.

【I’m so clever, nothing could go wrong】

“Master, little princess, what happened here?” Concubine Xin hurried over. The Great Uncle immediately took her hand.

【Uh, the old couple is showing off their affection in front of me again】

Great Uncle: …

Concubine Xin: …

The Great Uncle knew that Ah Bao’s speech was not very clear, so he asked the maid and servant who were on night watch tonight.

The servant told the Duke that they had been keeping a close eye on the little princess outside, but when the door opened, the sleepy little princess said she needed to use the toilet.

The servants quickly attended to her.

The little princess, used to living in the palace, was not accustomed to the Great Uncle’s residence and insisted on urinating in the garden among the flowers, probably wanting to give the flowers and plants a chance to enjoy some rain as well.

The timing was just perfect. As soon as they carried the little princess out of the room—

There was a loud ‘bang’, and the western wing collapsed.

The servants were all shocked!

It was truly a blessing for the little princess. They were so careful, but if they had been even a moment late, their little princess might have been buried in the rubble of the western wing.

After hearing the full story, the Great Uncle sat down on the ground, his face pale as paper, stunned.

He kept muttering, “God, God…”

Once was luck; twice, could it still be luck?

Why did it seem like everything was happening just as the little princess had predicted?

Ah Bao, held by Feng Zhuo, yawned and nestled on Feng Zhuo’s shoulder, ready to sleep, 【Hmm, feeling sleepy】

The little princess really could eat and sleep well. In no time, she was asleep, seemingly unaffected by what had just happened.

……

On the other side, Di Hongluan took advantage of the darkness to meet her contact.

This person, whom Di Hongluan had heard about from her trusted assistant before, had never shown their face. The matter of disciplining Di Jiaoyang had always been handled by the now-deceased Fei Ying.

In the alley, Di Hongluan, dressed in a black cloak and with her appearance disguised, approached.

“Who are you?” the contact scolded.

Great Uncle: …

Concubine Xin: …