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

In Jingren Palace, the worried Queen Shu Yuan was sitting in the room, supporting her head with worry.

Madam Rong stood behind her, gently rubbing the queen's temple, and asked softly, "Queen, what's wrong with you? It seems that you have been a little out of spirit for a while."

Shu Yuan closed her eyes and felt the gentle movement on her temple, then sighed and said, "The Emperor is going to take Xia Yuhe and the others to offer sacrifices to the gods, so we need to arrange the time and the clothes and jewelry.

There are also two little girls, Xiaoyanzi and Ziwei. For such young children, clothes and hats must be prepared to fit them closely. Just thinking about it makes me very upset."

"As the mistress of the harem, your Majesty, you have a heavy responsibility. No one can share the burden with you, so you have no choice but to bear it." Aunt Rong gently rubbed her head to comfort her.

Shu Yuan raised a self-deprecating arc at the corner of his lips. He said nothing more and continued to think about how to make arrangements.

After a while, the time for offering sacrifices to the gods and other arrangements were determined.

The time for offering sacrifices to the gods is also scheduled for half a month later, and the costumes should be made as soon as possible.

"My queen, today is the day to pay respects to the old Buddha. Should we go over there?"

Madam Rong glanced at the sky and couldn't help but remind her.

Shu Yuan was stunned for a moment, "Huh? Today is the day to pay respects? Why didn't you say so earlier?" After saying that, she looked at the sky and saw that it was getting late. Feeling that it was getting late, she rubbed her brows tiredly and said, "Send someone to the Cining Palace to report that I have been too tired recently and feel a little uncomfortable, so I will not pay respects."

Madam Rong nodded, responded, and then sent someone to the Cining Palace to report.

When he returned to the room, he saw his empress, who had said she was tired, holding a bowl of bird's nest and drinking it very comfortably. Her face no longer had the tiredness and discomfort from before. There was also a palace maid holding a book in front of her, which she was reading with great interest.

Madam Rong smiled dotingly, walked behind the queen and massaged her shoulders.

Your Majesty has worked hard during this period. If you don’t want to pay your respects, then don’t go.

The sunlight streaming in from the window made the two of them look quite contented.

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Cining Palace.

The Empress Dowager sat in the main seat as if to deal with it, looking at the concubines below who came to pay their respects to her. She felt helpless in her heart, but she couldn't show it, so she had to keep up appearances.

But in my heart I was thinking that as the Empress Dowager, I had to punch in every day, accept the greetings from the concubines, and get up early every day, which was really annoying.

But she couldn't say this out loud, so she had to hold it in and maintain her dignity and composure.

When Xia Yuhe helped Concubine Ling and others come over, only the Queen was left.

After everyone paid their respects, the old Buddha looked at the empty seat of the Queen and couldn't help asking, "Where is the Queen? Why didn't the Queen come?"

Wei Qinglan and others looked at each other, wondering why the queen, who always came early, didn't come today?

At this moment, there were more than a dozen slender women with delicate faces sitting in the room. They had different looks and personalities, but the only thing they had in common was that they were all very beautiful.

When they heard what the old lady said, they all shook their heads, indicating that they didn't know.

Xia Yuhe secretly looked around and saw so many women in the palace, all of them were beautiful. She sighed inwardly and understood how fickle the emperor was. He fell in love with every woman he met. She really couldn't have too much hope in the emperor.

At this time, the palace maid sent by Jingren Palace to deliver the message arrived.

Upon hearing that the Queen was feeling unwell from working so hard to prepare sacrifices to the gods for Concubine He and the two princesses, the Empress Dowager quickly sent for the imperial physician to come and check on her.

After the palace maid bowed and greeted, she took the order and left.

The Empress Dowager said a few words about the Queen's ill health, asking everyone to take care of their health. Then the topic turned to Concubine Ling, asking her to take good care of herself and give birth to a prince safely.

Wei Qinglan smiled and just nodded without saying anything more.

Seeing that everyone had paid their respects, she had nothing more to say, so she waved her hand, signaling everyone to leave, as she was tired.

Xia Yuhe breathed a sigh of relief. She was not really used to this kind of scene. At this moment, she missed the days before she entered the palace so much. She had so much freedom back then.

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Half a month later, the grand ceremony of offering sacrifices to the gods began.

Inside and outside the palace, there were loud gongs and drums, and firecrackers were blasting, creating an extremely lively atmosphere.

Hongli was dressed in a dragon robe, looking majestic and with a faint smile on his handsome face. From time to time, he waved to the people who were kowtowing and paying their respects below. His friendly attitude made people respect him.

Sitting in an exquisite and luxurious sedan chair, carried by sixteen people, it walked slowly on the bustling streets.

There were guards in front and behind to clear the way to protect the emperor and others.

The sedan in the middle belonged to Xia Yuhe. She was wearing an exquisite Manchu dress and sitting upright in the sedan with an exquisite hat on her head. She looked luxurious and dignified. At this moment, looking at the cheering people below, she pinched the hem of her clothes nervously.

There was also a sedan chair at the back, with Xiaoyanzi and Ziwei sitting inside. They were dressed very delicately and cutely, wearing exquisite and small clothes. Many women couldn't help but scream when they saw them, thinking that these two little princesses were so adorable.

The people knelt on the ground and cheered in unison for the emperor's tour.

Everyone shouted in unison, "Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the queen, a thousand years and a thousand years ...

The onlookers couldn't help talking about the emperor when they saw how heroic he was, how beautiful Concubine He was, and how delicate and lovely the two little princesses were.

Through some rumors from "insiders", the people roughly understood that Concubine He was from Jiangnan, her father was the prefect of Hangzhou, and as for the two little princesses, except for Princess Mingzhu who was the emperor's golden branch and jade leaf, Princess Huanzhu was the emperor's adopted daughter.

When the people learned that the emperor was so amorous, they sighed, but they did not dare to complain in public.

Just like that, under the expectant gaze of everyone, the sacrifice to heaven and thanking the gods was successfully completed.

Seeing the emperor and his team gradually heading towards the palace, the soldiers who had been on guard all the way relaxed a little.

As the people knelt on the ground and watched the emperor and others leave, suddenly, something unexpected happened.

I saw a group of men in black jumping out from the eaves on both sides of the street. Their faces were covered, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed. They held bows and arrows in their hands, aiming at the people in the sedan chair below.

The bow and arrow had been kept ready to go, but had never been officially shot out, apparently waiting for someone's order.

Just this alone frightened the crowd into panic. The people cried and retreated, almost causing a stampede.

The guards shouted, "Protect the emperor! Protect the queen and the princesses!" and ran towards the sedan chair.

Xia Yuhe looked nervously at the emperor in front of her, and then looked worriedly at Ziwei and Xiaoyanzi behind her, afraid that the assassins would hurt the children. She nervously grasped the handrails of the sedan chair, until her knuckles turned white. She wanted the children to protect themselves, but was afraid that the assassins would suddenly start shooting arrows because of her shouting.

The Emperor Hongli, who was sitting in the front sedan, had a stern expression on his face. He waved his hand and said calmly, "Protect Concubine He and the two princesses, and also send people to protect the people."

After saying that, he stared sternly at the man in the front, who was dressed in black and wearing a black veil. The man was strong, holding a bow in his left hand and an arrow in his right hand. His sharp eyes were staring at him with interest. He gently turned the arrow in his right hand, looking contented. He was not afraid at all even though he was surrounded by soldiers below.

The other assassins were obviously waiting for his orders.

Hongli glanced at the officers and soldiers around him who were looking at him as if they were facing a great enemy, then at the civilians who were walking around in a panic and almost causing a stampede, and then at the assassins who were staring at them ready to strike. He pursed his lips and looked more and more indifferent. Seeing that the atmosphere between the two sides was about to explode, he couldn't help but take the initiative to speak, "I wonder what your Excellency is here for?"

The black-clad leader chuckled upon hearing this, his voice inexplicably clear and bright in the chaos, "Oh, no reason, I just wanted to come and take a look."

Hongli's face looked quite ugly. If it weren't for Yuhe and the two children, and so many people below, he couldn't act rashly and would have sent people to take action long ago.

"Why are you so nervous? I don't want to do anything to you. I just want to find my goddaughter.

It is said that the second leader of our Qinglong Gang was named Earl? The daughter of our second leader was also named Princess Huanzhu?

Hahaha, this is really interesting. But, how did I, as the gang leader, just know about this? Shouldn't we celebrate this properly?"

Everyone was shocked by the black-clad leader's words, and all eyes were cast towards Princess Huanzhu and Princess Ziwei, who were sitting in the sedan chair and looking around. Their eyes were filled with anger, jealousy, and other indescribable disgust.

Xiaoyanzi, who was watching the fun with great interest, was dumbfounded: ???

What the hell?

The leader of the Qinglong Gang said that her father was the second leader of the Qinglong Gang? She said that she was the goddaughter of the leader of the Qinglong Gang?

Hearing those words, Hongli's face changed instantly. He looked at Xiaoyanzi with some suspicion, and his heart was full of doubts.

Since Fu Cha Fu Heng and Fu Lun were both sent out by him to investigate things, there was no one with strong martial arts skills and closer to him around him, and only the Jinyiwei were guarding him. He thought of arranging Xiao Zhihang to accompany him for protection.

But then he felt that since he had adopted his biological daughter Xiaoyanzi as his adopted daughter, and was taking her to offer sacrifices to the gods today, it might not be a good idea to ask her father to accompany him for protection, so he gave up the idea.

What did the assassin mean? Xiao Zhihang was the second leader of the Qinglong Gang? Xiaoyanzi was a gang leader? Then I...

Hongli thought about it for a long time. Regardless of whether he believed it or not, his face looked very ugly and a seed of doubt was planted in his heart.

"Don't talk nonsense. Xiao Zhihang's family background is clean. I have investigated it thoroughly. Xiao Yanzi is also my adopted daughter. Don't try to sow discord between them!"

Seeing the suspicious looks from others, Hongli gritted his teeth and decided to let this group of men in black retreat first and deal with the rest later.

The leader of the men in black sneered, but did not refute. He just smiled, let go of the arrow that had been spinning in his hand, and said, "It's up to you whether you believe it or not."

After saying that, he looked at the little girl who was staring at him angrily, and with a smile on his face, he used his lightness skills to fly to the sedan chair where Xiaoyanzi was, and simply stretched out his hands to hold her in his arms, trying to take her away.

Xiaoyanzi was glaring at the bad guy who had defamed her family. Seeing him coming towards her, she quickly grabbed the edge of the sedan chair to make it harder for him to hold her. Ziwei also nervously held her hand.

Seeing that the man in black was so arrogant and was trying to snatch people in public, Hongli did not care about anything else and quickly signaled the officers and soldiers to rescue the people. He could not help but jump off the sedan chair and ran towards Xiaoyanzi.

The leader of the men in black obviously didn't expect that this kid would be so difficult to deal with. After being speechless for a moment, he knocked out the little girl next to him and put her aside. Then he pressed a point on the little girl's body and asked her to let go. He then left leisurely before the emperor arrived.

He signaled to his men not to kill anyone, let them fight for a while, and then find a chance to escape, and then leave first.

Following behind him was a man in a dragon robe, who was the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Hongli.

"If you have any problem, come to me, don't hurt innocent children!"

Hongli never expected that these people would snatch the child away after a disagreement. He thought they just wanted to assassinate him, but he didn't expect that their target was not him, but Xiaoyanzi?

Is it possible that there is really some relationship between Xiaoyanzi and them?

Just when he was hesitating whether to continue chasing, he heard Xiaoyanzi's voice?

[Father Emperor, save me, please save me, I don’t know this bastard! My father is not the second in command! ! ! Our Xiao family has been wrongly accused, they are definitely not good people! ! ! ]

Hongli looked at Xiaoyanzi who was carried away. He could obviously see that she had been mute-pressed, but how could she speak?

The man in front didn't seem to react at all?

It’s weird.

[Father Emperor, please save me, don’t destroy my Xiao family, otherwise, I will be a wanderer again!! I have only lived a good life for three years, I don’t want to be a wanderer anymore!!!]

Hongli was chasing from behind, using his Qinggong skills to run very fast, but the man in front had obviously arranged a retreat long ago. There were people blocking the way along the way, but they were not out to kill people. When he chased to the village in the city, he was left behind by the other party. Hongli's face looked very ugly. This was a great humiliation for him.

He arranged so many officers and soldiers to guard the place, but he didn't expect that a princess would be snatched away in broad daylight. Wouldn't he be laughed at to death by the world?

Also, what the other party said and what Xiaoyanzi said made his mind a tangled mess and he couldn't make sense of it.

There are so many questions in my mind, but it is difficult to sort them out at this moment.

By the time he realized he was too far away, there was no one in front of him. Fearing that the enemy had lured the tiger away from the mountain, he hurried back and saw that the people had been evacuated. The soldiers and people brought by the government office surrounded Xia Yuhe and Ziwei. Ziwei fell limply into Xia Yuhe's arms.

Xia Yuhe looked at the child nervously and anxiously, and from time to time looked in the direction where Xiaoyanzi was lost. Anxious tears welled up in her eyes, but she was too strong to let them fall.

Seeing him coming back, she hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, where is Xiaoyanzi? How is Xiaoyanzi?"

Hongli clenched his fists, his face looked very ugly, and he said in a deep voice, "Xiaoyanzi was snatched away by the other party."

After the words fell, Xia Yuhe fell to the ground, finally unable to hold back her tears, muttering to herself, "How could this happen? How could this happen?"

"Search! Search for me! Dig deep into the ground to find those men in black, and bring Princess Huanzhu and Xiaoyanzi back safely!!!"