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

In Yongshou Palace, Xiao Fuzi had just reported the news and was waiting for the reward with his head down with anticipation.

The Queen Mother had bribed many spies in various palaces and halls, and was naturally generous with her rewards.

She gently raised her nail-painted fingers and gestured, "Madam Luhua, please take a look."

Upon hearing this, the white-haired old nanny beside her pulled out a brown purse from her sleeve pocket, handed it to Xiao Fuzi, and said, "Well done. If you have any news in the future, remember to report it. You will definitely benefit from it."

"Thank you, Her Majesty the Queen Mother, for the reward! Thank you, Madam Luhua, for the advice! I will take my leave."

Xiao Fuzi happily walked out of Yongshou Palace holding his purse, but he didn't know that someone had quietly followed him all the way to the vicinity of Yongshou Palace and watched his every move clearly.

Meanwhile, in Yongshou Palace, the empress dowager, who had been so lazy just now, was now cursing with a look of disgust: "Useless thing! After all these years, you still can't catch Prince Yu."

Nanny Luhua gently advised, "Your Majesty, calm down. Seventeen years have passed, and our people have searched everywhere but found nothing. Such a small baby was left in the wilderness, perhaps already dead like her unfortunate mother. Now someone suddenly appears and claims to be the child from back then, but whether it's true or not is still unknown. Why are you so angry, Your Majesty?"

The Queen Mother frowned and said in a deep voice, "What if the child they found is really the one Xu Zining gave birth to? Leaving her behind will ultimately be a disaster!"

Nanny Luhua didn't take it seriously and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, even if Xu Zining's child was lucky enough to survive, after being raised outside for so many years, it would have been useless long ago. What could it possibly amount to? Even if it was really brought back, the prosperity of the capital is so dazzling. She has never seen the world, and the concubine's random words would make her believe it."

The Queen Mother felt a little relieved upon hearing this, but still felt a little uneasy. She instructed, "I'm still very confused. Tell Rong Hai to pass the news to Prince Yu's mansion. Yanyan must find that person first. This time, we must completely eradicate the problem to prevent future troubles."

Xiao Fuzi had only heard that Xu Zining's child had been found, but he had no idea where the child was or what he looked like. Rong Yanyan had been searching for him for so many years without success, so could she easily find him now?

Nanny Luhua hesitated for a moment, but finally took the order and went out.

Not long after, another old eunuch hurriedly left Yongshou Palace.

Half an hour later, in the East Palace study, a person knelt on one knee. It was Duobao, who had been squatting outside the Yongshou Palace with Xiao Fuzi.

"Your Highness, after Xiao Fuzi left Weiyang Palace, she went directly to the Empress Dowager. A quarter of an hour after Xiao Fuzi left Yongshou Palace, Eunuch Ronghai also left. I followed him out of the palace and saw him enter Prince Yu's residence through the side door."

The Crown Prince rubbed his brows, pondered for a moment, and then ordered, "Well, take a few more people to keep an eye on Prince Yu's concubine, and report any unusual movements immediately."

The matter of the late princess was indeed closely related to the Rong family.

It seems that the news of my cousin's discovery must also be reported to the emperor's uncle. With him restraining Rong Yanyan in the palace, my cousin's safety can be further guaranteed.

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Song Jinbai and his wife traveled all the way to Shuangxi County and finally stayed at an old farmer's house at the foot of Chaofeng Mountain before dusk one day.

The old farmer's surname is Zhang, and there are six people in his family. In addition to the old couple, there is their eldest son Zhang Sen and his wife, their four-year-old daughter, and their youngest son Zhang Lei, who is still single and in his twenties.

The farmers had dinner early. When Song Jinbai and his group knocked on the door of the Zhang family's courtyard, the Zhang family had just finished dinner, and Zhang's daughter-in-law was squatting by the well cleaning up the dishes.

When the old couple from the Zhang family heard that Song Jinbai and his servants wanted to stay overnight, they looked at them with some wariness. Song Huai took out a few ounces of silver to win their smiling faces.

You don't have to pay anything. The family can just squeeze in and free up three rooms to make a buck or two for free. Only a fool would rush to push them out.

The Zhang family happily let the master and servants into the house.