A snake that had recently taken a liking to playing with Yun Xiaojing.
Jing Heng followed Yun Shu's gaze.
He saw the snake.
Just as he was about to grab it.
The snake slithered into the grass, perfectly concealed in the darkness.
"How did it get here?" Jing Heng whispered in surprise.
Yun Shu frowned.
Suddenly, dark guards walked by.
Qiu Lu's voice reached his ears, "Did you see that Snow Spirit Snake? Catch that Snow Spirit Snake!"
His voice was filled with immense joy.
Lately, they didn't even need to leave the house. They could see Snow Spirit Snakes appearing while sleeping at night or going to the outhouse!
The Prince's medicinal ingredients were no longer a worry!
Upon hearing the voice, Yun Shu and Jing Heng quietly departed.
Meanwhile, the Snow Spirit Snake, seen by many, quietly crawled into Yun Xiaojing's room and curled up beneath his bed.
Far from the Night King's Mansion.
Jing Heng asked in confusion, "How did that Snow Spirit Snake end up at the Night King's Mansion?"
Because that Snow Spirit Snake had a unique pattern on its tail, different from the others.
He had seen it clearly, even in the dark.
Yun Shu narrowed her eyes, "Have Ruan Xi send people to keep an eye on the Night King's Mansion. If Yun Xiaojing has been here, or is still at the Night King's Mansion, I will definitely catch him! His audacity is growing!"
"Alright, I'll go now." Jing Heng received the order.
After Jing Heng left, Yun Shu strolled along the deserted streets of the capital.
She leisurely headed in the direction of the General's Mansion.
In a little over an hour, dawn would break.
At this hour, one could still occasionally hear the clang of the night watchman's bell.
Why wasn't Zhan Xiaoli in his room?
Had he gone to relieve himself, or had Zhan Tianye taken him elsewhere?
Yun Shu pondered as she walked.
Soon, she arrived at the General's Mansion.
Before entering, she spotted several furtive figures.
She raised an eyebrow coldly.
Could they be people sent by Yun Yueyin?
She let out a low chuckle.
With a leap, she returned to the General's Mansion.
At the same time.
In the Yun Mansion.
Yun Yueyin tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
The pain in her forehead and the dizziness grew stronger.
She struggled to get up.
Step by step, she walked to the dressing table.
In the bronze mirror, under the hazy moonlight, the wound on her forehead was still clearly visible.
The wound was large.
If not careful, it would surely leave a scar.
She, who cared most about her appearance, absolutely could not have a scar.
"Damn it!"
After seeing Yun Shu, her luck had turned so bad!
"Yun Shu, years ago I could make you wish you were dead, defeated utterly by me. Now, I can still make you wish you were dead or alive! Moreover, I will make you taste the torment of being harmed by your own son!"
In the bronze mirror, her pale face, coupled with the wound on her forehead, looked particularly ferocious and twisted.
But Yun Yueyin didn't care.
Suddenly, she thought of something.
She caressed her abdomen.
Her ferocious and twisted face took on a hint of pride.
"Now, no one can shake my position!"
...
As dawn approached.
A carriage entered the Night King's Mansion.
It delivered a considerable amount of vegetables.
When leaving, it took away a lot of spoiled produce.
Almost every few days, this carriage would enter the Night King's Mansion through the back door and deliver items to the kitchen.
The old man delivering the vegetables had been doing so for the Night King's Mansion for ten years.
"Huh?"
The old man, weighing the large basket filled with stale vegetables, was surprised.
"Why is the basket so heavy today?"
"Could it be that the Night King had a poor appetite these past two days, hence so many leftovers?"
Though the old man was puzzled, he didn't open it to look.
It was quite inconvenient to rummage through the vegetables in front of the servants at the Night King's Mansion.
Fortunately, it wasn't too heavy.
He carried it out of the mansion and onto the carriage.
The small carriage moved slowly all the way.
The sky had not yet fully brightened, and there were few people on the road.
The old man hummed a tune as he drove the carriage.
Unbeknownst to him.
The basket suddenly moved.
A small figure climbed out from among the pile of vegetable leaves.
The little one was delicate and fair-featured.
On his small face, large eyes surveyed his surroundings.
Then, on a small path, he jumped off the carriage.
The old man driving the carriage didn't notice any movement on the carriage at all.
The little one who had jumped off the carriage, looking at the unfamiliar surroundings, gritted his teeth and said to himself, "I must find Mother!"
Mother lived in the capital, he would find her soon.
This time, no one would be able to separate him and Mother.
...
Night King's Mansion.
After Yun Xiaojing woke up and saw that it was daylight, he, without a second thought, put on his clothes and went to find Zhan Xiaoli.
He decided that today he would take Zhan Xiaoli to dig pits.
After digging holes, he could take Zhan Xiaoli to find Mother.
He absolutely couldn't let Zhan Xiaoli meet that bad woman, who might do something to hurt Zhan Xiaoli's feelings.
That woman was so insidious and cruel!
Yun Xiaojing, still a bit sleepy, yawned and knocked on the door.
Bang, bang, bang.
He knocked several times.
After waiting for a while, Zhan Xiaoli still didn't open the door.
"Brother! Open the door! I promised you, we can go right now!"
He hadn't opened the door yet, was he angry with him?
"Brother? We're men, don't be so petty."
"Brother?"
Yun Xiaojing blinked and pushed the door.
It opened.
Huh?
"No one's here? Where's Brother?"
Yun Xiaojing looked into the room in surprise.
The quilt was neatly folded.
There was no sign of Brother.
His eyes suddenly widened, and he let out a loud cry, "Not good!"
He quickly ran out.
He ran to find Qiu Lu.
Qiu Lu was surprised to see Yun Xiaojing, "Running so early in the morning?"
So young, yet so disciplined.
It was beyond his expectations.
Yun Xiaojing shook his head vigorously, "I'm not running, Uncle Qiu. Something terrible has happened, Brother is gone! He's run away from home!"
"What?!"
Qiu Lu frowned, "When did this happen?"
"I just went to look for him. He's usually just waking up at this time. But he's not here, and the quilt is already folded! He said he wanted to find Mother. Could he have run away to find Mother?" Yun Xiaojing was very anxious.
His silly brother.
That bad woman is not Mother!
"Guards, send people out to find the young prince! And first, send people to search the mansion to see if the young prince is still inside!" Qiu Lu commanded.
"Yes!"
Yun Xiaojing's eyes darted around, "I'll go out and search too!"
He wanted to protect Zhan Xiaoli!
He couldn't let Zhan Xiaoli's heart be hurt by the bad woman! Otherwise, Zhan Xiaoli would have psychological trauma, and how could he reunite with Mother then?
Not far away.
Zhan Tianye overheard Yun Xiaojing and Qiu Lu.
His deep face was stern.
He said in a low voice to the dark guards hidden behind him, "Go to the Yun Mansion and watch over it. Bring the young prince back."
Yun Xiaojing turned his head and saw Zhan Tianye.
He heard Zhan Tianye say, "You don't need to go. Stay in the mansion."
Upon hearing this, Yun Xiaojing's small shoulders slumped.
But the small face hidden under his lowered head was full of slyness. Hmph, if I want to go out, who can stop me?