Bai Zhi’er had no time to pay attention to him.
The little one discovered a bit of yellow medicine powder by the rockery.
She reached out with her soft fingertips to touch it and then put it under her nose to smell.
The smell seemed very bitter.
Bai Zhi’er’s dark, watery eyes looked at the place where the yellow powder appeared.
In the grass beside it, someone had tossed an unnoticed small section of yellow-brown dead branch.
On the tip of the branch was a red berry the size of a grain of rice.
The little one looked at it a few times before confirming that someone must have ground this dried branch-like thing into powder here.
The remaining bits were just thrown into the grass.
She didn’t recognize what plant this was, but judging from the smell, it didn’t seem like anything good!
Suddenly, Bai Zhi’er noticed that the little snake she had put into the stone cave earlier was slowly coming back.
It seemed to be attracted by the yellow powder.
The little one curiously watched for a while.
She saw the snake slither to the side of the yellow-brown grass and then eat the red berry.
The little one suddenly realized: "So it was the smell that made you come out!"
Bai Zhi’er put her little hands on her hips, somewhat proudly: "Just like me, Zhi Bao, both can’t resist something delicious!"
She was just thinking of keeping the snake and the remaining powder.
Then she heard calls coming from outside the bamboo grove—
"Princess, are you here? Princess!"
It was Sister Qingmei’s voice!
Bai Zhi’er stood up, mustered her strength, and raised her little voice: "Sister Qingmei, I’m here!"
In a while, following the voice, Qingmei quickly ran to Bai Zhi’er.
Seeing the little one safe and sound, Qingmei immediately let out a sigh of relief.
"There were too many people, and the Princess disappeared in the blink of an eye, making it hard for me to find!"
"The banquet is about to start, let me take you back!"
Bai Zhi’er nodded, pointing to the Diamond Flower Snake.
"Sister Qingmei, go find someone to keep this little snake and that dead branch, maybe it’s useful!"
Qingmei glanced over and was greatly startled: "There’s actually a snake!"
She hurriedly examined Bai Zhi’er: "Princess, you weren’t bitten, were you?"
The snake’s head was diamond-shaped and triangular, which meant it was venomous!
The little one shook her head: "It’s too cold, it doesn’t have any energy, Sister Qingmei, tell someone to come and collect it."
Qingmei agreed and quickly led Bai Zhi’er away first.
Over there, Bai Xuanmo and his servant headed toward the main hall.
"Go find out about someone for me, note where her family lives, and report back to me."
Thinking of that mischievous Little Ball tricking him,
Bai Xuanmo couldn’t help but want to go over and pinch her cheek.
To prevent her from spreading the word about his fear of snakes, Bai Xuanmo planned to find out where she lived first.
"I don’t know her surname," he said to the servant, "her name is Zhi’er, go find out whose child she is."
The servant, upon hearing this, was surprised: "Zhi’er? Isn’t that Princess Cui Cuo, your sister, Eldest Heir?"
Bai Xuanmo’s eyebrows suddenly shot up: "What? My sister!?"
The servant nodded: "Before you left, the Princess Consort mentioned to you, the Emperor’s daughter he found, named Zhi’er, titled Cui Cuo."
Bai Xuanmo’s beautiful and handsome face was full of confusion.
He vaguely remembered that his mother indeed mentioned it, but he hadn’t paid close attention.
After all, any siblings were the same to him, so why specifically keep track of this little one?
No wonder he found the name of the little one familiar!
Bai Xuanmo’s expression changed from initial astonishment to a gradually playful look.
Such a clever and amusing Little Ball turned out to be his sister.
There would be fun in the future.