After rebirth, I married the emperor's uncle and overthrew my ex-husband's kingdom

His thighs were bruised from the slaps. Outside the carriage came the clatter of horse hooves and the sound of carriage wheels rolling on the ground.

He leaned forward and stuck his head out again, and when he saw that it was Lu Chen alone, his eyes suddenly lit up!

He didn't find the flower boy!

"Seventh cousin, didn't you find anyone?"

Bai Youyou asked what was in Bai Yanlang's mind. He held his breath and stared at Lu Chen.

Feeling two burning gazes, Lu Chen turned his head to look.

Bai Yanlang met his cold eyes and subconsciously retracted his head.

Lu Chen retracted his gaze and nodded to Bai Youyou, "I met the Third Prince on the way, and he helped me find him. He has now been handed over to Lord Xu."

"Have you found Mr. Li's younger brother?"

"No. But Lord Xu should be able to find out his whereabouts after some questioning."

Lu Chen's words extinguished the glimmer of hope that Bai Yanlang had just ignited. He collapsed powerlessly on the carriage, wanting to cry but unable to.

"Go home."

The driver glanced at him cautiously, then lowered the curtain.

Lu Chen glanced at Bai Yanlang's slowly departing carriage and said, "I met the Seventeenth Uncle on the road. He brought people to help find Hua Pozi."

"Him?" Bai Youyou was a little surprised.

"Well, among those three children, one is Princess Liyang's little prince."

"Princess Liyang's child is also lost?"

Bai Youyou was even more surprised.

This young master of a wealthy family is always surrounded by people when he goes out, so it is a rare thing that he could be kidnapped by a beggar.

"Li Xiucai can be said to have turned a disaster into a blessing this time."

"What happened to Mr. Li?"

"When the matter was exposed, the old woman Hua was desperate and held the young prince at knifepoint. Li Xiucai happened to come and risked his life to save him."

"That's how it is when bad times get better."

Bai Youyou was sincerely happy for Li Xiucai.

Although Princess Liyang and the current emperor are not from the same mother, Princess Liyang was raised by the Queen Mother herself. To the current emperor, Princess Liyang is both a brother and a father.

Li Xiucai saved her only son, and with the help of Princess Liyang in the future, his future is self-evidently bright.

Lu Chen looked up at the sky and said, "It's getting late, let's go back home."

After Bai Youyou said goodbye to Aunt Chun, she returned to the mansion with Lu Chen.

"Hey, this is Youyou, right?"

As soon as she entered the living room, a plump woman stood up from her chair and walked up to Bai Youyou, looking at her with a smile.

"This is your cousin Caiyun from your uncle's family." Mrs. Lu walked up to Bai Youyou and introduced her with a smile.

Bai Youyou curled the corners of her lips and politely called her "cousin".

"In the blink of an eye, Youyou has grown into a big girl." Caiyun looked at Bai Youyou with a smile, raised her hand and gestured at her waist, "When I first met her, she was only this tall."

Lu Chen looked at her, frowned slightly, and there was a hint of annoyance in his drooping eyes.

Caiyun turned her gaze to Lu Chen again, and three more crow's feet appeared at the corners of her eyes. "And Xiaoqi, I haven't seen you for only two years, and you've grown into a big boy."

The old lady sat on the main seat, and Sun sat on her other side.

As for Caiyun, both of them pursed their lips, with little smile in their eyes.

There is no such thing as a visit without a request. I haven't had much contact with my parents' family in these years. I'm afraid they must have something to ask for today when they come here at an unusual festival.

Caiyun pulled Bai Youyou aside and praised her for a long time. The person involved did not get carried away, but Lu was delighted.

Fearing that Lu and Caiyun would develop feelings for each other, Sun dryly coughed and quickly said, "Cousin Caiyun, please sit down and have some tea. The two children have been busy outside all day, so let them rest for a while."

"What can a child do?"

Caiyun asked with a smile, then walked over to her previous seat and sat down.

"Cousin Caiyun is here today, is there something?"

After chatting about family matters for half a day, Sun was too lazy to speak in official language and asked directly.

"Haha, I came here today just to see my aunt."

Before Sun asked again, she pretended to be troubled and said, "It's just that I have a small matter at hand and I'm afraid I have to trouble you, aunt."

The old lady glanced at her calmly, "What's the matter?"

"My niece has accumulated a lot of cotton and linen cloth, and she wants me to give it to her."

Sun glanced at her mother-in-law and asked, "How much cotton and linen do you have?"

Caiyun raised her hand and said, "Not a small number, fifty thousand."

"Fifty thousand?!"

Even the thick-skinned Lu family felt something was wrong when she heard this number. She blurted out without thinking, "Cousin Caiyun, this cotton and linen is from the Yongning Marquis's Mansion, right?"

Bai Youyou had been paying attention to the expression on Caiyun's face when she said 50,000 horses. Sure enough, when Lu said this, her eyes narrowed noticeably.

Sun looked at Caiyun's embarrassed expression, covered her mouth with a handkerchief and looked away.

Bai Youyou couldn't help laughing. To deal with such a smooth-talking person, one needs someone like Lu who speaks bluntly.

Caiyun still looked at Lu with a smile, "This thing belongs to your eldest sister-in-law's niece. I met her on the street today and she told me about it. I thought that you have been friends for more than ten years, and Youyou is her cousin, so I agreed to this matter."

"You guys have to buy this cotton and linen cloth anyway. It doesn't matter whose it is you buy it from."

Upon hearing this, Lu's face instantly turned cold, and she didn't give Caiyun any face at all.

"We can buy from anyone, but we at the Zhenguogong Mansion won't want even a single stitch or thread from the Yongning Marquis Mansion!"

"My cousin is in the capital, and even if she doesn't leave the house, she should know about the things going on in the capital."

Lu Chen glanced at her coldly, "You know what the Yongning Marquisate did to my aunt, yet you dare to come here to help plead for her. What benefit did the Yongning Marquisate give you?"

"Haha, there is nothing good about it. I came here specially to see my aunt today, and I just mentioned that matter casually."

Everyone in the colorful clouds stared at him with unfriendly expressions. He smiled awkwardly, "If you don't want to, forget it. Just pretend I didn't say anything."

The atmosphere suddenly became cold.

No one in the living room spoke to her anymore. Caiyun felt very uncomfortable and left dejectedly, making the excuse that she had something to do at home.

"It's getting late, let's go back."

The old lady looked tired. She waved to everyone, then stood up and walked towards her own yard.

Bai Youyou followed behind Lu and felt that her grandmother's attitude towards Caiyun was a little strange.

"Mom, why haven't our relatives on my grandmother's side had any contact with us for so many years?"

"It's because your uncle is greedy and is doing whatever he wants under the name of our Zhenguo Mansion."

Mrs. Lu was filled with hatred when she recalled the time when her own father was beaten with a hundred military sticks by the emperor in public. "If it weren't for your great-grandfather's good friends who guaranteed their lives, our whole family would have been in trouble."