The little Fubao in the deserted village made all the dignitaries in the court go crazy with envy

Outside the west window of the study, a silver-haired woman was sitting on a bench on the porch, whispering something to an old rattle, laughing and smiling again.

Madam Du retracted her gaze and sighed, "I don't know where she came from. Judging from the expression she inadvertently revealed, she must have been raised in a wealthy family since she was young. Unfortunately, there are so many people in the sixteen cities of the Nine Provinces of Da Rui. It may not be easy to find her relatives."

Yan Changqing pondered for a long time before hesitatingly asking, "Madam, did Doctor Yu write to you earlier and mention that Madam Xiao is missing?"

"Your Highness suspects that this crazy woman is Madam Xiao?!" Madam Du was startled and looked out the window again. "Our dynasty has a rule that generals stationed abroad must retire at the age of 60. General Xiao returned to the court this year, so he should have just turned 60. I heard that his wife is the same age as him, but -"

But the woman outside the window had silver hair and looked so old that she looked like she was only 60 years old. People would believe her if she said she was 70.

Madam Du was shocked and suspicious, and she was not sure for a moment. "The year when Madam Xiao went crazy, the queen was still a six-year-old child. The Duke's Mansion and the Xiao Mansion did not have much contact. I served my master in the back house and had never seen Madam Xiao's true face. After that, the Xiao Mansion was closed to visitors for more than 20 years, and Madam Xiao never stepped out of the house again..."

So neither she nor the Queen knew Old Madam Xiao.

"It's a pity that Old Xu went on a long journey on the day he brought his people back. If he were there, he would definitely recognize Old Madam Xiao! When the remains of the third son of the Xiao family were transported back to the capital, Old Xu went to the Xiao Mansion in person to pay his condolences every time." Thinking of this, Nanny Du sighed.

When the crazy woman was brought back, she looked like a beggar, with messy white hair covering most of her face. It took her more than an hour to wash her clean and comb her hair. By then, Old Xu had already gone out.

It’s not certain when Mr. Xu will come back.

"I will write a letter to Changjing, and someone will come over to confirm whether it is true or not. Before that, please take good care of the old woman." Yan Changqing did not delay since he had doubts in his heart and picked up the pen to write the letter immediately.

Madam Du nodded, "Don't worry, Your Highness. I will take good care of him."

Although the old woman was crazy, she was not as noisy as some crazy people. Instead, she was very well-behaved. Except for eating and sleeping, she just liked to stay alone and talk to herself. She was very easy to take care of.

Now that she knew the other person might be General Xiao's wife, she would not treat her badly.

Not to mention anything else, if the other party's identity is confirmed, General Xiao will definitely have to remember to do His Highness a favor.

……

"Brother Changqing, I'm back!"

The little girl's clear cry came from far away.

Before he even saw the child, a smile appeared on Yan Changqing's lips. He opened the food box on the corner of the desk and took out the mugwort cake that had been prepared long ago.

Soon, the little baby appeared outside the west window, jumping and skipping, with its two pigtails dancing playfully in the air.

There was a group of little followers following the baby, including the two little brothers of the Lin family and the fat little boy Jin Duobao.

"Yan Changqing, this young master is back too! But I didn't come here to play with you because I wanted to. Xiaosong and Xiaobai dragged me here!"

"No, it was you who said that you were thinner than yesterday and wanted to come here to show it to Brother Changqing!" Bai Xiang didn't give him any face and exposed her right away.

"...I think Yan Changqing has sharp eyes. You can't see it, but maybe, maybe he can see it!"

Jin Duobao tried to save his dignity. After a moment of awkwardness, he threw the word "embarrassment" behind his mind, rushed to Yan Changqing, turned around twice, and said excitedly, "Yan Changqing, look quickly, have I lost some weight again? I looked in the mirror this morning and my eyes seem to have gotten bigger!"

Yan Changqing looked at it carefully and nodded, "Yes, she is a little thinner than last month, and her facial features are clearer. Duobao, has your coat been altered? Has it been made smaller?"

"You actually knew that my blouse had been altered? Yan Changqing, I told you that you have sharp eyes, haha! It's just that it was altered to a smaller size! My grandmother altered it for me, and she kept complaining that I was too thin!" After getting the affirmation, Jin Duobao was so happy that his teeth were showing and his eyes were not visible, and he even looked at Yan Changqing with favor.

A few kids moved to the small couch under the west window, gathered around a plate of cakes, and chatted while eating.

"The Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon. My grandma said that we should make more rice dumplings this year. I heard that rice dumplings are delicious. They have pointed corners and are filled with marinated meat, green beans, peanuts, and chestnuts!" Bai Xiang's mouth is always full of food. She can make herself drool just by imagining things she has never eaten or seen before. "My dad said that he will take me to the town and buy me a clay doll!"

Jin Duobao laughed, "That's not called a clay doll, that's called a mohele. Brother Duobao will go with you then! I'll buy you delicious and fun things!"

Lin Huaisong and Lin Huaibai rolled their eyes and climbed onto the little fat boy's shoulders with a smile, "Duobao——"

"Okay, okay, it's your share. Stop blowing into my ears, it's itchy!" After getting along for a long time, as soon as the two brothers stuck their butts out, Jin Duobao knew what they were going to fart, and he retreated and begged for mercy without saying a word.

Yan Changqing watched this scene with a smile and said, "Invite me when you go."

"You are a young man who never leaves the house. Are you sure you want to go to the market with us?"

"If a rich young man like you can go shopping, why can't a young master like me go?"

Yan Changqing put one hand on the little fat boy's head and messed up his hair.

He wanted to join in the fun during the Dragon Boat Festival.

And this way he could better integrate with his friends. Yan Changqing found that he didn't like the feeling of being excluded by his friends.

"Yan Changqing, you dare to mess up my hair, you're done for, watch out!" The fat boy on the opposite side roared and rushed over, successfully bringing the young boy back to his senses.

The two brothers of the Lin family were eager to join the battle, "Let's do it too!"

Only the little girl was not fooled. She squatted on the side of the small couch cleverly and said, "If you don't eat such delicious mugwort cakes, I will eat them all! If we don't finish them, Nanny will be sad and think that we don't like the cakes she made!"

On the small couch in front of the window, the children were making a lot of noise, and their laughter floated out of the window and spread throughout the backyard.

When the fun was over, the boys were in a state of disarray, lying side by side on the small couch, gasping for breath.

"Brother Changqing, what about those uncles who surrendered themselves? Do you have any news?" Lin Huaisong asked breathlessly.

Every day when we eat at home, the adults would talk about this incident, and the children naturally remembered it deeply and became even more curious.

Yan Changqing waited until he had caught his breath before answering, "They are now in the Yuanzhou City government office awaiting trial, so there won't be a result so soon."

"Why?" Four little heads stood up and gathered above Yan Changqing to stare at him.

"They are originally from Dongzhou. They should have been escorted back to their hometown government office for questioning for the crimes they committed in Dongzhou. However, the government office there is not clean, and they might continue to be wronged if they go back. So Grandpa Xu tried to retrieve their case files from Dongzhou and transferred their cases to the Yuanzhou government office. This alone will take at least half a month. In addition to collecting evidence and arranging the trial... it will take at least two months at the fastest."