After crossing over, the demon king rolled in my arms and acted like a spoiled child

"Fall into the river?" Bai Jiyue asked in surprise.

"Don't be afraid, sister. I didn't drown this time. I learned how to swim."

Seeing Qingyue's proud expression when she said this, Bai Jiyue felt sore and painful in her heart. She stroked Qingyue's little face and praised: "Qingyue is really amazing. You learned to swim in such a short time!"

"Last time I fell into the lake in the Imperial Garden, it was so painful. Qingyue didn't want to encounter this kind of thing again, so she learned to swim."

After being praised by Bai Jiyue, Qingyue's little face turned red, which was very cute.

Bai Jiyue nodded and then asked, "What happened next?"

"Later, I got ashore. I was so hungry, so I asked someone for something to eat. A bad uncle gave me a steamed bun. After eating it, I fell asleep. When I woke up again, my whole body was tied up with ropes..."

When he said this, a hint of fear flashed in Qingyue's eyes.

Bai Jiyue hurriedly hugged her and gently stroked her back.

With tears in her eyes, Qingyue continued, "That bad uncle sold me to a man, who took me a long way and sold me to another man. He sold me several times, and finally Qingyue was sold to that bad aunt!

"The bad aunt is so bad. She always beats me and doesn't give me food. I can't stand it anymore, so I look for opportunities to escape. But every time I am caught by the bad aunt, she beats me hard, beats me..."

Every time she said "hit me", Qingyue would shrink into Bai Jiyue's arms, which made Bai Jiyue feel so distressed.

She hugged Qingyue tightly: "Okay, okay, sister knows, sister knows everything, Qingyue, don't talk about the past anymore, don't talk about it. Qingyue, don't be afraid, with sister by your side in the future, Qingyue will never be bullied or beaten again!"

Qingyue's body shook in her arms for a long time before finally calming down.

Bai Jiyue stroked her little face and smiled at her as warmly as possible: "Qingyue, don't be afraid, sister is here!"

Qingyue nodded heavily. Although she was still frightened, she still gave her a sweet smile.

Looking at her smile, Bai Jiyue clenched his fists. Who on earth could be so cruel as to kill a weak little girl?

At this time, Bai Jiyun came in from outside, holding a bowl in his hand: "Come quickly, come quickly, freshly made sugar-water eggs!"

Eggs are good things, and sugar is also good things. Bai Jiyun is very kind and took out his favorite things to treat this little girl whom he had never met before.

Bai Jiyue took the bowl with a smile and fed Qingyue mouthful by mouthful himself.

Qingyue's smile gradually became brighter.

After chatting for a while, Bai Yiri also came back. He had met Princess Qingyue before, so he was very surprised to see her in his own home.

Yan Niang and Bai Jiyun were busy preparing dinner, and Qingyue followed to join in the fun.

For a royal princess like her, everything outside is new and interesting, even the ordinary process of cooking a meal in an ordinary family.

Seeing Princess Qingyue go out, Bai Jiri asked Bai Jiyue about the whole story, frowned and asked: "Big sister, what are you going to do?"

Bai Jiyue actually already had an idea in her mind, but she still wanted to ask her brother's opinion.

"Brother, what do you think?"

Bai Jiri said with a serious face, "I think we should tell the governor about this matter and then have him report it to the emperor. Whether the emperor sends someone to pick up the princess or we send her back, we must let Princess Qingyue return to the palace as soon as possible."

Bai Jiyue remained silent.

Bai Jiri saw her like this and asked in surprise, "Big sister, are you trying to keep this a secret and let the princess live in our house?!"

Bai Jiyue looked at Bai Jiri and said, "Brother, don't you think this is very strange?"

"It's indeed strange, but this is a royal family matter after all. We can't intervene. If we don't manage it well, our whole family will be convicted."

Bai Jiyue shook his head: "Brother, you didn't see the wounds on Qingyue's body. There is almost no healed part on her body. Anyone who sees it will feel sorry for her! Are we just going to send her back like this and send the sheep into the tiger's mouth again?

"Besides, how do you know that if we save Qingyue, no one in the royal family will blame us? If there is really someone who deliberately wants Qingyue to die, then if we save her, our whole family will definitely die! Because that person will suspect that we know his secret, and of course he will want to silence us to feel at ease."

Bai Jiri frowned and said nothing.

After a long while, he asked, "So what are you going to do?"

"I want to keep Qingyue here quietly first, and then we can investigate this matter secretly. We must find out who wants Qingyue dead and who wants to save her. Only by sending Qingyue to the people who want to save her can our family survive."

"Who do you think wants her dead?" Bai Yiri couldn't help but ask.

Bai Jiyue shook her head: "I dare not jump to conclusions at the moment, but the one who helped Qingyue leave the palace was the maid assigned to Qingyue by the Queen. I am afraid the Queen is the most suspicious."

"Then let's go directly to the Emperor. The Empress is not Qingyue's biological mother, but the Emperor is Qingyue's father. He won't just ignore his daughter's affairs, right?"

"We must have evidence before we can go to the emperor. Otherwise, the queen will have many ways to clear herself. If we alert the enemy by then, Qingyue may not be able to be protected." Bai Jiyue replied in a deep voice.

Bai Jiri was silent for a while, and as if he had made up his mind, he slapped his thigh heavily and said, "Then I'll listen to you, sister! Let's secretly keep Qingyue here first! However, the governor has seen Qingyue, and I'm afraid I can't keep it a secret."

"That's easy!" Bai Jiyue smiled mischievously. "The governor is busy, so he won't come to our house for no reason. We just don't let him see Qingyue. And we can dress Qingyue up as a boy. It's hard to tell the difference between boys and girls at this age. Who would have thought that the princess would end up here?"

Bai Jiri laughed and said, "Big sister, you have many ideas. Let's do it this way!"

That night, Bai Jiyue held Qingyue and told Yan Niang and Bai Jiyun about his decision and future plans.

Yan Niang and Bai Jiyun agreed with Bai Jiyue's approach and said they would do their best to help them hide Qingyue.

Qingyue is very sensible. She understands her situation and agrees to listen to her sister.

The next day, Yan Niang went out and bought Qingyue some little boy clothes. She helped Qingyue comb his hairstyle and told others that this was her distant relative named Qing'er, who was temporarily being raised in their home because his parents had died.

The neighbors all praised the little boy for his innocence and cuteness, but no one doubted his gender.

Yan Niang usually went to buy vegetables and fetch water, so she took Qingyue with her. After living there for a few days, Qingyue's smile gradually returned to its former innocence.

In order to find out about Qingyue, Bai Jiyue specially wrote a letter to Xiao Chongyun.

This letter hasn't been sent out yet, but Xiao Chongyun's letter has arrived first!