The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 519 Why Not Save Him?

Before Qin Huai could give any instructions, Chi Jia had already arranged a house in the city. The house he originally bought was not next to Old Wang's house, so it was a temporary purchase.

Qin Huai rode his horse to Old Wang's house and saw two plaques at the entrance. One read "Family of Loyalty and Righteousness" in bold, flowing calligraphy, while the other read "Wang Mansion" in a more understated style.

Upon seeing the words "Prince's Mansion," Qin Huai paused for a moment.

Families with the surname Wang generally wouldn't dare to openly display the words "Wang Mansion," as it could be ambiguous and could easily draw warnings from those in power.

But the Wang family remained calm and fearless?

Thinking of something, Qin Huai smiled.

Even if someone warns him, so what? He'll just protect him.

Anyway, we've already come clean with Madam Qin.

No, she should be called Empress Qin.

Now, Qin Huai no longer wants to call her "mother" in his heart.

She was not a good mother, nor was she a good empress.

Before Qin Huai could think any further, a figure appeared at the door.

It was a little girl with her hair in two pigtails, about four or five years old, wearing a light purple ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) and a pink shawl.

She wore a jade necklace with gold wire inlay around her neck, and two small gold bells hung at her waist, jingling as she stepped over the threshold.

The little girl's eyes were bright and sparkling, and her rosy little mouth was wide open, clearly showing that she was extremely happy.

She had just run to the door when she turned back, laughing and calling out, "Second Brother, Third Brother, Fourth Brother, Seventh Brother, the carriages are waiting outside! You're so slow!"

Upon hearing this, someone inside laughed and replied, "Ayu, we're going to the hunting grounds, why are you so excited? Grandma won't let you go."

"I'll see you off, as if I'm leaving myself." This person was none other than Xiao Ayu, her tone not showing any sadness. "Seeing you leave makes me happy too. When you come back, don't forget to tell me."

"I know, even if I forget something, I will never forget to tell stories to our little sister Ayu."

Several teenagers walked out laughing.

Wang Sanlang, who was walking at the front, immediately saw Qin Huai outside.

I squinted at it and couldn't quite recognize it.

"Qin Huai?" Wang Sanlang asked tentatively.

Qin Huai was dressed in a dark red youth's robe, with a dark blue gold-inlaid jade belt around his waist.

Her hair was simply tied in a ponytail with a dark red headband, and her long hair hung down to her waist, like ink splashed on a canvas.

It landed precisely on the sword at his waist.

The sword tassels hang down, swaying gracefully in the wind.

He was not male in appearance but female in demeanor; rather, he possessed a charming and perfectly balanced air.

A large, chestnut-colored horse snorted and stamped its front hooves on the ground, appearing somewhat impatient.

What a talented young man!
Who else could it be but nine-year-old Qin Huai?
Qin Huai grunted in response and called out, "Third Brother."

He then dismounted and greeted Wang Erlang and Wang Silang who were walking behind him. When he saw Wang Qilang, he also called him "Seventh Brother".

Little Ayu came running over, her big, round eyes wide and her lips pouting: "Brother Ayou, why didn't you call me!"

She was clearly the first one to arrive at the door!
She wrote him so many letters, and yet...

"I'm sorry, I didn't recognize you." Qin Huai smiled gently, lightly poking Xiao Ayu's puffed-up cheek with his fingertip, and said helplessly, "You've become even more beautiful." In Qin Huai's memory, Xiao Ayu was still the two or three-year-old child. Although he knew she was actually over four years old, she was born small and looked even younger.

He originally thought that even if the little girl grew up, she wouldn't change much, just like him, who hadn't really changed much.

But I never expected that Ayu would change so much.

If this weren't in front of Old Wang's house, and if they hadn't called out "Ayu," Qin Huai wouldn't have recognized it.

Ah Yu has changed so much. Only upon close inspection can one recognize her former appearance. At first glance, she seems like a completely different person.

If Ouyang Changjing and his family were here, they would definitely laugh out loud and tell him, "Of course it's different! Our Ouyang family girls change every year before they turn fifteen and come of age. I guarantee even their own mothers wouldn't recognize them!"

Little Ayu touched her face, and her displeasure quickly dissipated: "You really look prettier now?"

She's at the age where she really likes to look pretty.

Wang Erlang said from the side, "Qin Huai, you probably haven't seen Ayu for too long, that's why you think she's changed so much. We see her every day, we don't think she's changed at all."

Wang Silang also said, "Sister Ayu has always been the most beautiful, and I don't think she has changed at all."

"My brothers speak so sweetly! I'll tell Grandma today to cook extra delicious food for lunch!" Little Ayu was happy and wanted to share the joy with everyone.

The older brothers all laughed.

Liu, supporting her back, saw Qin Huai from afar and greeted him with a smile: "Why didn't you tell us you were coming? We could have had someone pick you up. What if you went to the wrong house on the way?"

"Fourth Aunt." Qin Huai bowed to her.

Liu waved her hand: "Good child, come inside and sit down."

Wang Aibao followed behind, hesitant to speak, when Old Mrs. Wang came over and grabbed her arm.

"Ayu, take Qin Huai for a walk around the mansion," Old Madam Wang called out. Only after hearing little Ayu respond did she pull Wang Aibao through the winding gate and go to another place.

“Mother, you told me not to get involved, but I am Zao’er’s own mother, how can I not get involved?” Wang Aibao’s tone was very painful. “The Qin family is powerful. I’m just asking them to help look for her, not asking them to cause trouble. Why don’t you agree?”

Grandma Wang said firmly, "I told you, Zao'er will be fine, you don't need to save her. If you want to see her in the future, you will naturally be able to."

"Mother, Zao'er has been kidnapped by bandits! He's in danger, why didn't you save him?!" Wang Aibao's emotions were running high, and she blurted out the words without thinking, "When I was lost, did you not even look for me, just waiting for me to survive by sheer luck and for you to find me?!"

"Mother, is your heart made of stone?! You have no love whatsoever for your children!"

Snapped!
Grandma Wang slapped Wang Aibao hard across the face.

This stopped Wang Aibao's increasingly frantic ramblings.

Grandma Wang put her numb hands behind her back, trying hard to suppress the waves of dizziness in her head.

"You really hate me, very well." Old Mrs. Wang closed her eyes briefly, and when she opened them again, her eyes were filled with even deeper indifference. "You're right, I have no love for my child, nor can I understand your heartfelt maternal love that's so desperate. Since you're so reluctant to part with your child, then I won't stop you. Go find him yourself. Whether you find him or not is your fate. Don't involve others."

When Wang Aibao saw how badly she had hurt Old Mrs. Wang, she instantly regretted it.

She hugged Old Mrs. Wang tightly and burst into tears, crying, "Mother, I was wrong, Mother, I didn't mean to say that to you! I was just so scared, so scared. I will never have another child in my life. Zao'er is my life, he is my life, Mother!"

"If you won't let me save her, at least let me understand clearly why I can't save her, why I can't. I'm stupid, I don't understand, please tell me, Mom, I beg you!"

Grandma Wang finally placed her hand on Wang Aibao's shoulder, patted it a few times, but remained silent.

My dear, it's not that I don't want to tell you.

Mother, however, has no way of saying it.

(End of this chapter)