New Return of the Pearl: The Group's Pet Swallow Flies

Xiaoyanzi's inner thoughts happened to be heard by two people who could understand her.

But both of them thought that they were the only ones who could hear it. They looked up and down, but not at Xiaoyanzi, and their cheeks turned red unconsciously.

Duanmu Qing secretly felt lucky that Huo Chengyue couldn't hear Xiaoyanzi's thoughts, otherwise, he really wouldn't know how to react.

Huo Chengyue secretly glanced at Duanmu Qing, secretly delighted in her heart. It turned out that he wanted to marry her, but why didn't he say it? Could it be that he wanted to have more contact with her and cultivate feelings with her first?

Thinking of this, her earlobes turned slightly red, and she felt inexplicably uneasy yet inexplicably happy in her heart.

Xiaoyanzi didn't notice the changes in their expressions and was running back happily, preparing to bring back some local specialties, such as autumn and winter vegetables. She wanted to bring them back for her parents to taste, as these vegetables tasted really good.

Duanmu Qing and Huo Chengyue were filled with smiles when they saw Xiaoyanzi's overwhelmed joy.

They also went back to pack up. Before leaving, Duanmu Qing called a group of his subordinates and asked them to guard Qingyun Pavilion and keep an eye on the situation in Suzhou and Hangzhou to see what those Japanese pirates were trying to do.

Knowing that the Pavilion Master was finally going to send the princess back, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Although they liked Princess Xiaoyanzi very much, she was a princess with a noble status. What if the emperor was too angry with their actions and sent people to destroy Qingyun Pavilion in a rage? They would be at a loss.

They all said in unison that they would definitely be able to take good care of the family, then looked at Duanmu Qing with bright eyes and asked him when he would leave.

Duanmu Qing saw that they were eager to urge him to leave, so he touched his nose and said casually, "Next month."

When everyone heard what he said, they were dumbfounded at first, then they guessed that he was teasing them and glared at him.

Duanmu Qing smiled and said, "We'll set off tomorrow."

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The next morning, as soon as it got light, the little swallow, who was eager to go home, jumped up, put on her clothes, and waited for the day to go home. When she thought of her parents, brother, and relatives and friends, she wished she could grow wings and fly back home.

Duanmu Qing, Huo Chengyue and Huo Yuqi did not waste any time. They packed up, had breakfast and set off back to Beijing together.

Xiao Mansion.

The weather in the early morning was a little cool, and Xiao Feng got up early to practice horse stance. His fair skin was tanned a little due to the hard practice in recent days, but his eyes were bright, and he pursed his lips and gritted his teeth to persevere.

His sister has been missing for more than half a month. If he wants to find her, he has to work hard and practice well. He believes that as long as he works hard, he will be able to find his sister sooner.

Suddenly, a servant greeted him at the door. He wiped the sweat from his head, looked up, and saw Ziwei and Yongqi coming over. A smile appeared on his face, and he stood up to greet them.

"Why are you here?"

Ziwei smiled and said, "Brother Xiaofeng, we have a day off today. The Emperor has allowed us to leave the palace to relax."

It has been nearly half a month since I last left the palace.

The last time they left the palace was because Xiaoyanzi was missing. They were too anxious, so they ignored the palace servants' obstruction and ran directly to the palace to find the prince. They asked him to go to the palace to save Father Xiao to prevent him from being framed by others and causing the Xiao family to be wiped out.

At that time, they gathered together and prayed that Xiaoyanzi was safe. Afterwards, because they sneaked out of the palace, they were more or less under house arrest by the angry and worried emperor. Except for attending classes, they were not allowed to leave the palace.

It was not until today that the emperor let them out for some fresh air.

Yongqi sighed and said, "We were confined to the palace last time and couldn't leave. We don't know how Xiaoyanzi is doing.

I heard you say before that you received a letter from Xiaoyanzi, but I don’t know how she is doing.”

"Hey, I think I heard someone miss me?"

Duanmu Qing, Huo Chengyue and Xiaoyanzi took a carriage to the gate of the capital city and ran into the imperial guards who were inspecting them.

The leader of the Imperial Guards was a subordinate of Fu Cha Fu Heng, who had been to Hangzhou and met Princess Xiao Yanzi.

These days, they were ordered to find the missing Princess Huanzhu and Xiaoyanzi. They searched day and night and were so worried that they couldn't eat or sleep well.

Although the emperor didn't say what would happen if they couldn't find the person, as the imperial guards, they were terrified if they couldn't find the assassin or the princess.

I thought I wouldn't be able to find anyone during the sunrise trip today, but unexpectedly, a carriage entered the city at dawn. With the intention of giving it a try, I conducted a random search and actually found something.

The Imperial Guards discovered that the person sitting inside was none other than Princess Huanzhu Xiaoyanzi. They were so excited that they almost burst into tears. After all, they had been searching for her for half a month.

"Your subjects are here to pay their respects to Princess Huanzhu. May you live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years!"

When the commander of the Imperial Guards saw the princess, he immediately led his men to kneel down and pay their respects.

Xiaoyanzi lifted the carriage curtain and got out of the carriage. There was a hint of smile on her little face, and a hint of majesty in her childish voice. "You guys get up, go and tell the Emperor first, and tell him that I'm going back to the Xiao Mansion to see my parents, and will come to the palace soon to pay my respects to the Emperor."

The commander of the Imperial Guard hesitated for a moment, glanced at the man driving the carriage, and tried to judge whether the princess was in danger. However, seeing that the princess did not look threatened at all and had already reached the city gate, he thought that nothing should happen, so he clasped his fists and saluted, "Yes, shall I send a few people to escort the princess back to the palace?"

Xiaoyanzi cleverly guessed that they were worried that she would be in danger again, so she nodded without saying anything more and said, "Okay, thank you for your help."

"No trouble, no trouble."

The commander of the Imperial Guards selected six skilled Imperial Guards to guard the carriage and escort the princess back to the Xiao Mansion, while he rode at full speed to the palace to report the news of the princess' return.

Xiaoyanzi got into the carriage, and the carriage continued to sway towards the Xiao Mansion. Six young men in armor followed on horseback to protect the carriage.

Duanmu Qing was driving the carriage with a slight smile on his lips. He was not bragging, but with him around, who could hurt Xiaoyanzi and Yueyue and the others? Do they still need someone to protect them?

However, since he had someone to protect him, he was happy and relaxed, driving the carriage leisurely.

Huo Chengyue and Huo Yuqi in the carriage were also startled by the sudden majesty of Xiaoyanzi. This little girl, who was only three years old, was quite majestic. She was quite intimidating at that moment.

Xiaoyanzi met their teasing looks, her face blushed, and she took her aunt's hand and introduced her to the interesting places in the capital.

Huo Yuqi looked outside the carriage in amazement. She felt that the capital city was so lively that she danced with excitement and wished she could go downstairs to take a walk.

Huo Chengyue knew that Xiaoyanzi was in a hurry to go home as she would go to the palace to meet the emperor later. She held down Huo Yuqi, who was so excited that he wanted to jump off the carriage to go shopping, and whispered to him that she would take him shopping to buy some candied haws later. With just a few words, she coaxed him into sitting still obediently.

Xiaoyanzi glanced at her junior brother, a smile flashed in her eyes, and there was a hint of anxiety in her gaze as she looked out the window. She hadn't seen her family for half a month, and she really missed them.

When they returned to the Xiao Mansion, they just saw Xiao Zhihang and Du Xueyin who had learned that Xiao Yanzi had returned and were preparing to go out to greet her.

The two men stood at the door waiting anxiously. When they saw Xiaoyanzi get off the carriage, they hurried forward to ask about her well-being and whether she had been bullied or wronged.

When Xiaoyanzi saw her parents coming to her with concern, her eyes were red and she felt uncomfortable. She hugged her mother and said in a voice full of intimacy and longing, "Daddy, Mommy, I'm back."

Xiao Zhihang hugged his daughter, then looked at the man, woman and child in the carriage below. When his eyes met the man, he keenly realized that this man, like him, was a martial arts master. Presumably, this was the person who kidnapped Xiaoyanzi in public. He just didn't know why they came back together.

Xiaoyanzi introduced the identities of Duanmu Qing and the others in a few words. When she heard that Ziwei and the others had arrived, she couldn't wait to run to the backyard and left her two masters and a junior fellow apprentice to her parents.

As soon as she walked to the backyard, she heard Yongqi and the others discussing her. She suddenly spoke happily, which scared them.