Zhi’er jumped up joyfully, clapping her little hands.
"That’s great! After the New Year, I’ll tell father to bring little uncle into the palace!"
Xu Lianzhou’s face showed a hint of hesitation.
He scratched the back of his head awkwardly.
"Better not, it’s not necessarily comfortable in the palace."
When Bai Xilie married Jing Jia, as a sworn brother, it was quite hard on Bai Xilie for a while.
"Staying at the Imperial Mansion for a long time isn’t a solution either. I’ll think of the next place to settle."
Zhi’er pounced over, hugging his legs, looking up with her small head and gazing hopefully.
"Little uncle, you’re not leaving, are you?"
She leaned her head against his leg, acting spoiled: "You can’t leave, mom’s not here, you all rely on me to take care of!"
Listening to the little one’s childish words, Xu Lianzhou’s smile deepened.
"I won’t leave because I promised big sister to take good care of you. Now that I’ve found Zhi’er, I certainly won’t leave easily."
At this point, Xu Lianzhou’s gaze became serious: "By the way, Zhi’er, have you been to the Jinyu Building?"
Zhi’er nodded quickly.
She took out a peacock green pebble and that cheap jade pendant from her small wallet.
"Here it is! Mom loved Zhi’er the most and left shiny stones, so pretty!"
Xu Lianzhou examined the items in her hand.
Back then, Jing Jia only instructed him that she left something useful for the little one at the Jinyu Building.
But what exactly it was, Xu Lianzhou hadn’t seen.
Now looking at it, it was just a slightly more colorful stone and a jade pendant no one would pick up if left on the street.
Xu Lianzhou frowned deeply: "Big sister must have her reasons for doing this."
Jing Jia didn’t store precious things at the bank because she didn’t know when she would come to retrieve them.
If too precious, she feared someone would think of stealing it.
Zhi’er raised her small head, asking in a cute voice: "Little uncle, do you know what this is for?"
Xu Lianzhou shook his head, handing the items back to Zhi’er.
"I’ve never seen them either. Your mom always had her plans and usually wouldn’t tell others."
The little one raised the poor-quality Purple Jade Pendant, looking at it against the light.
Her big eyes were bright and lively, making her cute little face more refined and delicate.
Zhi’er suddenly exclaimed: "Little uncle, there are words on the jade pendant!"
Xu Lianzhou hurriedly took it to check.
Indeed, at the bottom of the rectangular jade pendant, carved with dragons and phoenixes, were two inconspicuous characters—
Zhi’er blinked her big eyes: "Who is Feng Chao?"
Xu Lianzhou furrowed his brows in confusion: "Among the people I know, there’s no one with that name."
The two of them, one big and one small, fell into deep thought.
Finally unable to figure it out, Xu Lianzhou helped Zhi’er put the items back into her small pouch.
And reassured: "Zhi’er, keep them safe, there will definitely be a day when they’re useful."
The little one nodded.
Thinking she still needed to find Fourth Brother, she didn’t stay long.
As Zhi’er was about to leave, she suddenly heard a maid’s scream from a courtyard.
"Sixth Prince, you can’t go out! Quick, someone, hold down the Young Master!"
Following this was a tender child’s voice, yet filled with a hoarse and furious roar.
"Let go of me! Let go of me!"
Zhi’er’s little feet stopped at the courtyard entrance, looking inside.
She saw two maids, one holding a six-year-old boy in splendid clothes, while the other restrained his hands.