"My lord, that young child is veiled and appears to be only about four or five years old. This description reminds me of someone, but I’m not sure if it’s them!"
Yingshan, the Captain of the Guard of Prince Yi’s Mansion, speculated uncertainly to his Master.
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The old man was intrigued. He had just returned to the Capital City and was pleased to find such a promising child so soon; it lifted his spirits.
It’s unfortunate she’s a girl. But that doesn’t matter; he could find a member of the imperial clan for her to marry, and hopefully, they would have a prodigious child like her.
Thinking of the imperial household brought his imperial nephew, the Emperor, to mind, and a slight headache began to form.
Alas! Such a pity! His imperial nephew had no son; otherwise...
"Princess Chang, who is reputed to wear a black veil and is four or five years old—my lord, could it possibly be her?"
Upon hearing his subordinate’s words, Prince Yi fell deep in thought. "Let’s go," he said. "We’ll head to the Imperial Palace and have a word with my imperial sister-in-law!"
With that, Prince Yi turned and started towards the Imperial Palace.
Lately, peace eluded Great Han. An unusual celestial phenomenon over a month ago had stirred thoughts in the old Prince, prompting him to consider returning to the Capital City. On the journey, he had heard many tales of happenings in the Imperial Palace. A few days ago, while he was still five hundred *li* from the Capital City, he received another warning from the Celestial Dao—news that the Fengxian Hall in the Imperial Palace had been struck down.
This news had come as a bolt from the blue to the old Prince.
He could not understand. The Great Han Country was newly established and had passed through three generations of emperors. Although the founding Emperor seized the throne by force, he treated the people kindly and did not increase taxes. To further stabilize the new nation, the two preceding emperors had even reduced them. So why, during this third Emperor’s reign, were there frequent warnings from the Celestial Dao?
The old Prince couldn’t make sense of it; he was so perplexed that his hair had turned white with worry. Then, he received another piece of news: an Ancient Divine Bird Phoenix had arrived at Cining Palace and had not left.
This news somewhat relieved the old Prince, who was worried about Great Han’s destiny. Despite his old, frail body, he had spurred his horse on and hurried back to the Capital City as fast as he could.
At the dock by West Forest Lake, Xiaosuisui immediately spotted the largest and most beautiful Flower Boat belonging to the Ji Family. Holding onto Zhao Fei, WHOOSH! She flew onto it.
"Grandmother, Second Aunt, Third Aunt, Beautiful Sister, I’m back!"
The moment she was on the boat, Xiaosuisui let go of Zhao Fei and ran into the cabin, searching around.
Xiaosuisui searched high and low, left and right, but the boat was empty.
Her lips puckered, and a loud wail escaped her, tears streaming down her face.
Zhao Fei felt extremely distressed watching her.
"Benefactor! There’s... there’s no one on the boat. Could your family have gone home?"
Zhao Fei squatted in front of Xiaosuisui, hurriedly wiping her tears away.
Upon hearing that, Xiaosuisui immediately burst into louder wails.
"Grandmother... SOB SOB SOB... Second Aunt... SOB SOB SOB... Third Aunt... SOB SOB SOB... Beautiful Sister... Suisui... SOB SOB SOB... Suisui doesn’t know the way home! Why did you all go home without me?"
Zhao Fei was speechless.
"Benefactor! Please don’t cry. Try to remember which street your house is on; I can take you back. Rest assured, I’ll definitely get you home and reunite you with your family!"
Zhao Fei’s words successfully stopped Xiaosuisui’s crying.
Zhao Fei nodded furiously and clutched his chest in relief. The heart-pounding feeling had finally passed.
"Benefactor, which street is your house on?" Zhao Fei pressed on, seizing the opportunity.
Upon hearing this, Xiaosuisui froze. Then, she burst into tears again. "SOB SOB SOB... I don’t know which street my house is on!"