Sir Song, do you want to pledge yourself to me?

Ji Nuan's legs couldn't help but tremble when she thought of Song Jinbai's spirit of fighting harder and harder last night, and her own tired body when she woke up in the morning, which felt like it had been disassembled and reassembled.

She immediately looked at Song Jinbai warily and said, "Don't let your imagination run wild in broad daylight! You also said that I'm not feeling well."

Hearing this, Song Jinbai raised a wicked smile and teased, "If you can't think about it during the day, then you can think about it at night?"

"You're so unruly!" Ji Nuan smiled and gave him a cold look.

Song Jinbai pinched her nose lightly and said, "Why should I behave properly in front of my wife? Okay, don't worry, I won't do anything. I asked you to catch up on your sleep because I was worried you didn't sleep well last night. You still have to deal with Xiao Nansheng tonight. I'd be heartbroken if Nuan'er got tired."

Ji Nuan leaned against Song Jinbai's chest, her eyes inadvertently glancing at the jade plaque on the couch. Something in her heart moved, and she asked softly, "Song Jinbai, have you heard about the disappearance of a pregnant woman from a wealthy family in the capital more than a decade ago?"

Song Jinbai was playing with her fingers. He looked up and thought for a moment before saying, "Why do you ask this? In wealthy families, if an ordinary pregnant woman goes missing, they usually won't publicize it. Unless the pregnant woman's identity is extraordinary, or she's involved in serious crimes, they have to seek help from the government to find her. Otherwise, for the sake of their family's reputation, they'll usually try to cover it up."

After hearing this, Ji Nuan took his hand away from her waist, stood up and walked to the side of the couch, picked up the jade blessing plaque on it, and nestled back into Song Jinbai's arms. She spread out the jade plaque in her palm and said, "Look at this. Have you seen similar blessing plaques in the capital? And here, there is a small word." As she spoke, she pointed to the small word at the bottom for Song Jinbai to see.

Song Jinbai's eyes flashed. He took the jade token and turned it over to the front. He carefully examined the landscape pattern carved on it and asked, "How did you get this lucky token? Do you know the Xu family?"

Ji Nuan didn't expect Song Jinbai to ask this. She was slightly stunned, then said, "This thing is mine. The Xu family you mentioned, is it the family that also has this kind of blessing plaque? Are they in the capital?"

Song Jinbai nodded, then asked in surprise, "Nuan'er, what's going on? How did this lucky badge become yours?"

Ji Nuan told Song Jinbai about her life story, and after thinking for a moment, she added, "My mother remembered that the maid who handed me over to her was surnamed Weng, and that Nanny Weng called that lady 'Niangniang'."

After hearing this, Song Jinbai's expression became solemn for a moment. He said, "Nuan'er, I've seen Senior Brother Xu wearing this amulet before. Also, one of his aunts married Prince Yu. About seventeen years ago, she disappeared on her way back to the capital. If we calculate based on the time, and if Prince Yu's wife was already pregnant at the time, then the child would have been around your age when it was born."

Is this a clue? Ji Nuan felt an inexplicable emotion in her heart.

She remembered that Xiao Shuyue was Prince Yu's daughter, and she was about the same age as her.

What happened back then? The princess died in the Big Buddha Temple while pregnant, and the prince gave birth to Xiao Shuyue while pregnant?

Forget it. It’s not certain yet whether I am Princess Yu’s child or not. There’s no point in thinking too much.

Ji Nuan asked Song Jinbai curiously, "You were only a few years old at the time, how come you remember this incident so clearly?"

Song Jinbai sighed softly and said, "Prince Yu's Concubine and my mother were very close friends, one a scholar and the other a warrior. Seventeen years ago, she suddenly disappeared, and my mother would sigh every time she thought of her. I heard it so often that I naturally remembered it."

Having said that, Song Jinbai stroked Ji Nuan's soft hair, his eyes full of tenderness and relief.

"My mother once said that she and Princess Yu had an agreement that if her first child was a daughter, she would marry me to continue their love. You see, if you are really Princess Yu's child, then our fate was really destined long ago."

When Ji Nuan saw the maid standing at the door with the food, she waved to the maid to come in, put the food down and leave.

She didn't respond directly to Song Jinbai's words. Instead, she stood up and set the food on the table, thinking, "So Mother and Princess Yu are very familiar with each other, but Mother never mentioned that I look like Princess Yu, so it's possible that she and I have no relationship. Also, my biological mother was murdered, and we can't alert the enemy until the murderer is found."

If she truly was Princess Yu's child, the Xu family and Prince Yu's ability to find her for so many years meant something was fishy. Either no one else survived, leaving them completely unaware of her existence. Or, they knew Princess Yu was pregnant, but the information the murderer brought back misled them, leading them to believe she had also met her end.

Song Jinbai nodded, his expression becoming serious. "You're right. Without knowing who the murderer is, the fewer people who know about this, the safer you and the Ji family will be. I'll write to Senior Brother Xu later and draw the pattern of the blessing plaque and send it along so the Xu family can confirm it first."

As he spoke, Song Jinbai picked up the bowl, filled a bowl of chicken porridge for Ji Nuan, and filled a bowl for himself, not forgetting to pick up her favorite dishes for Ji Nuan.

"You must be starving. Eat quickly. After that, let's take a walk in the yard before going to sleep. Leave the matter of the blessing card to me. I'll tell you when I have news."