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

Because of Xiaoyanzi's disappearance, the Xiao family also experienced a period of chaos.

For example, Du Xueyin fainted suddenly due to anger after hearing that her child was lost, and old lady Du fainted because she was worried about her daughter.

Because of this sudden change, the Xiao family fell into panic.

After settling the woman down, Xiao Zhihang and several other men sat in the reception room to discuss things.

Before that, he quickly went to find his former brothers in the underworld and asked them to help find his daughter Xiaoyanzi.

Fortunately, those brothers had not lost contact, and some of them followed him to the capital. When they heard his order, they went without hesitation. Not to mention that the one missing was the adopted daughter of the current emperor, Princess Huanzhu. If they could find her, they could not only earn a favor from their brothers, but also receive a reward from the emperor.

Yes, that's right. Two hours have passed since Xiaoyanzi was kidnapped. The emperor sent soldiers to look for her and also sent people to post notices with Xiaoyanzi's outfit of that day, asking the people to keep an eye out. If they find her, they should report it immediately and they would receive one hundred taels of silver.

Where there is a huge sum of money, there must be a brave man. For the sake of money, almost all the people in the city started looking for someone.

Xiao Zhihang did not go out, not because he did not want to go out, but because he knew that if he went out to look for him, and the emperor sent people to look for him in the palace, or sent people to take him away for interrogation and failed to find him, then he would really be suspected by everyone of having colluded with the Qinglong Gang.

After all, after spending the past few months together in the capital, he had a relatively good understanding of the emperor, and he knew that the emperor would definitely send someone to look for him.

Sure enough, not long after, he heard the eunuch's voice coming from outside the door, saying that the emperor wanted to ask him to come into the palace and interrogate him in front of the civil and military ministers.

Du Cheng was worried that something might happen to his son-in-law, and then the entire Xiao family would be ruined. He was not worried about himself, but about his daughter and granddaughter.

Anyway, he is old, and if he dies, he dies. The children are still young. If the Xiao family is really accused of treason, then all nine generations of the family will be implicated. Just thinking about it is terrifying.

Du Xueyang and Du Shaoan also thought of the consequences, but they also believed in Xiao Zhihang and thought that he would never do such a thing. So, although they were worried and afraid, they still remained calm and waited for the final result.

"Zhihang...you, are you?"

Before Xiao Zhihang left the living room, he heard a hesitant voice behind him. He turned around and saw his father-in-law, a man he had only been with for a short time. There was some worry and fear in his eyes, but there was no disgust or panic.

He smiled at him, then looked at his elder brother-in-law Du Xueyang and nephew Du Shaoan. Seeing that they also had expectant and anxious eyes, he straightened his expression and said seriously, "I, Xiao Zhihang, will never do such a thing of treason and collusion with the Qinglong Gang. If I violate this, I hope that the heavens will strike me with five thunders and I will die without a burial place."

The solemn words shocked the hearts of several people in the room. In this dynasty, swearing an oath was a very solemn act. Generally, few people dared to swear such a poisonous oath, for fear that if it came true, they would be killed without a burial place.

The young eunuch waiting at the door was also slightly shocked. He had a superficial understanding of this greatest hero in Jiangnan. He suddenly felt that this hero Xiao should not be, or could not be, the kind of person who would betray his country and collaborate with the enemy.

Xiao Zhihang turned his back to his family and walked towards the young eunuch. He nodded politely at him, motioning him to lead the way, and then followed him into the palace.

He had a dashing figure and didn't look like someone who was about to be taken away for interrogation. Instead, he looked like a handsome young man who was about to go out to buy gifts for his wife and children.

However, everyone knew what kind of dilemma Xiao Zhihang was facing at this moment.

The child was lost and his wife fainted, and he couldn't go look for her or be with her. He was also facing a huge crisis. If he couldn't resolve it safely, he would be labeled as the remnant of the previous dynasty, with his entire family imprisoned and all nine clans exterminated.

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Xiao Zhihang entered the palace. Before entering, he accidentally ran into several children who were stopped by guards in front of the palace gate.

Standing inside the palace gate were Ziwei, who had just woken up, Yongqi, who was worried and anxious after learning that Xiaoyanzi was missing, and Benjamin, who also had Erkang and Ertai who had rushed over from outside the palace.

Several children gathered together and prepared to leave the palace to find Xiaoyanzi, but they were stopped by the guards at the door and were not allowed to go out. After all, they had already lost a princess and could not lose another one.

"What are you doing here?"

Xiao Zhihang opened the carriage curtain, got off gracefully, walked in front of the children, looked at them with a gentle smile, and asked softly.

Seeing that Xiao Feng was not among them, Xiao Zhihang breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the child had made an appointment with Qing'er before and went to the palace to study and had not returned yet. Otherwise, if they made a noise together, he really would not be able to handle it.

"Daddy, Xiaoyanzi, Xiaoyanzi is gone, wuwuwu."

Ziwei's face was pale, and she looked at Xiao Zhihang with tearful eyes, and her voice was filled with tears.

When she thought of Xiaoyanzi being lost in front of her, she felt anxious and sad, with inexplicable fear and terror in her heart. Her mind always appeared the scene of Xiaoyanzi in her previous life lying in the arms of the emperor, dying. After she told her identity, she died and never woke up again.

She didn't dare to think about what she would do if something happened to Xiaoyanzi.

Yongqi and the others were stunned for a moment when they saw Xiao Zhihang coming. They really wanted to find Xiao Yanzi, but when they saw her father and heard that he might be the second leader of the Qinglong Gang, they hesitated for a moment, but in the end, they chose to believe their own judgment. They felt that Uncle Xiao Zhihang was not such a person.

So they all called out Uncle Xiao in unison.

Xiao Zhihang suppressed the bitterness and discomfort in his heart. When he thought of Xiaoyanzi missing, he felt uncomfortable and worried, but at this moment, he could not delay any longer.

He could only rub Ziwei's little head and said softly, "Xiaoyanzi, you will be fine. Don't worry. I will go to the palace first. You can go back and don't run around."

The children seemed to hear Uncle Xiao's suppressed voice, so they obeyed and did not run around. Instead, they stepped aside, looked at each other, and thought of other ways.

Seeing that the princess listened to the man called Uncle Xiao, the guards at the gate were wondering what was going on. Hearing Princess Mingzhu calling that man "Daddy"? Could it be that he was Earl Xiao, Xiao Zhihang, whose daughter was adopted by the emperor?

But, isn't he the second leader of the Qinglong Gang? Why do the Gege and the others listen to him so much?

The guards looked at each other, and when they saw the young eunuch from the Qianqing Palace, they did not dare to stop him. They quickly stepped aside to let Xiao Zhihang enter the palace.

Xiao Zhihang followed the young eunuch with big strides, and followed him to the Qianqing Palace, but he sighed secretly in his heart. The first time he entered the palace, he followed the emperor's guard of honor and entered in a grand manner. Who could have thought that the second time he entered the palace, he would almost be treated as a suspect?

Fortunately, the emperor gave him face and allowed him to ride in a carriage into the palace. After entering the palace, he walked all the way to the Qianqing Palace and did not treat him like a prisoner.

Xiao Zhihang sighed and worried about his abducted daughter Xiaoyanzi. Where was she? Was she in danger now? Was she scared without her parents around?

In the Qianqing Palace, Hongli sat on the dragon chair reviewing memorials, but his heart was restless. He held the memorial in his hand for a long time without reading a single word. He was always thinking about the child Xiaoyanzi. Where was she abducted? Was she injured? Was she in danger?

At this time, Xiaoyanzi, who was cared about by everyone, was being coaxed like a little ancestor.

"Oh my, little ancestor, please stop crying, okay? I, I really don't know how to comfort people. What do you want? Just tell me, I have asked the second brother and the others to check the current situation. Please, please stop crying, okay?"

Duanmu Qing was frantically trying to coax the child, and his handsome face turned red with anxiety.

"Wuwuwu, my Xiao family is going to be wiped out, I'm going to die, I've been hungry for a whole day, I can't even die with a full stomach, wuwuwu, I'm so sad, I haven't even seen a man dance, I haven't even had a good meal, I'm going to die, wuwuwu, I, I want to cry, wuwuwu..."