Now Shi Xiaoxiao has returned safely, but two people of unknown origin have died in the yard.

Everyone knew that this was a murder, but Shi Xiaoxiao happened to be out and not in the yard, so she just escaped.

For some unknown reason, the two men also died in the fire. Perhaps the fire was too big and they had no time to escape.

Everyone was suspicious of each other and had their own ulterior motives.

The old lady was so frightened that she broke out in a sweat, secretly cursing the two useless people who were more likely to cause trouble than to help, and had put her in a dilemma.

Shi Xiaoxiao blinked and said crisply, "Grandma, are you hot? Why are you sweating so much?"

Song Dai looked at her dimly when she heard this: "Old Madam, are you feeling guilty?"

The old lady said stubbornly, "Guilty? Song, do you suspect that I am the one who wants to harm Xiaoxiao? I know you have always held a grudge against me because of what happened back then, but Xiaoxiao is also my granddaughter. No matter what, how could I harm Xiaoxiao when I love her so much?"

Song Dai snorted coldly and ignored him.

Shi Yuan's gaze moved from the old lady to Shi Xiaoxiao's face, and then to the two corpses.

He looked calm, but something flashed quickly in his eyes.

Shi Xiaoxiao couldn't understand his thoughts, but her intuition told her that her cheap father might be a little complicated.

Come to think of it, to be able to climb to the position of prime minister, second only to the emperor and above everyone else, at such a young age, how simple could his mind be?

But he really loves her. When she didn't show up, he was not fake when he looked heartbroken.

But when she appeared safe and sound, his reaction was a little unusual, as if he had doubts about her.

As expected of a prime minister, his keen insight even spared no one but his beloved daughter.

It seems that she needs to be careful and not be too reckless. She needs to act like Shi Xiaoxiao in the past.

Not long after, Butler He brought the officials over.

When the officer saw that it was Prime Minister Shi, who was very powerful in the court, he almost knelt down.

The officer raised his hand towards Shi Yuan as a sign of respect.

"You may investigate without any harm, and there is no need to be shy about this official."

After Shi Yuan gave the order, the officer waved his hand to signal the corpse to be carried away, and then carefully asked Shi Yuan if he could go with him to investigate.

Shi Yuan looked at Shi Xiaoxiao, his lips curled up: "Xixiao's courtyard is burned down. Xiaoxiao, go to your mother's courtyard first. When dad comes back, I will arrange a good courtyard for you, okay?"

Shi Xiaoxiao's eyes were a little dull, and she nodded slowly.

Shi Yuan looked at Song Dai and said gently, "Wait for me to come back."

Then he left in big strides.

This scene made Qian and Shi Wanwan extremely jealous, and also surprised the official.

It turns out that the rumor that the prime minister favored his concubine and killed his wife is true. It turns out that the ruthless prime minister in the court can also have such a gentle side.

The officer secretly wiped his sweat, he never thought that the case he was handling would have to be against the Prime Minister. Given the Prime Minister's ruthless character, if he wasn't careful, the case would become his own.

It's really unlucky that I met such a bad thing.

Shi Yuan left with the official. Before leaving, his eyes drifted towards the old lady intentionally or unintentionally.

The old lady gritted her teeth and pretended to be calm, but her palms were actually sweaty.

"Huiyi, help me go back. I'm really tired after making a fuss all night."

Qian took the heartbroken Shi Wanwan with her and helped the old lady back.

Shi Xiaoxiao followed Song Dai to her yard.

At this moment, it was already dawn.

Song Dai ordered breakfast, and Shi Xiaoxiao ate while thinking with her head down.

Shi Yuan has already become suspicious of her and will definitely use some means to test her. Although she doesn't know Shi Yuan, she can feel that he is not someone to be trifled with.

On the surface, he seems to love her very much. But if he knew that she was not stupid and was just pretending to be stupid, would he still love her as always?

I still felt that she was deep-minded, and I stopped caring for her.

Or would he think she had deceived them and simply kill her?

Just like Shi Wanwan, isn’t Shi Wanwan his biological daughter? Yet he doesn’t take her seriously and even had murderous intentions towards her just now.

The minds of the ancients were fickle. Although Shi Yuan once tried to rush into the sea of ​​fire to save her, she still felt that it was just a momentary impulse and Song Dai's tears had stimulated him.

As she was thinking, she became lost in thought. Seeing Xiaoxiao in a daze, Song Dai asked curiously, "Xiaoxiao, what are you thinking about?"

Shi Xiaoxiao came back to her senses. She looked at Song Dai and asked her indirectly, "When I came back just now, I heard my elder sister say that Daddy is partial to me. Xiaoxiao didn't understand what she meant. Is Daddy not good to my elder sister?"

"Besides, Big Sister only scolded Xiaoxiao a few times, why did Daddy get so angry? Maybe Xiaoxiao said something wrong and Daddy would get so angry too. Xiaoxiao is scared."

Song Dai chuckled: "Silly child, your father doesn't like her because something bad happened a long time ago that your father couldn't control."

"But Xiaoxiao is different. Xiaoxiao is my mother's child. Your father will always love you. No matter what Xiaoxiao does wrong, your father will never hurt you. Don't be afraid of your father, okay?"

"Will Daddy really love Xiaoxiao forever? No matter what Xiaoxiao becomes?"

Shi Xiaoxiao tilted her head: "Why?"

"Daddy will always love you and your mom, because we are a family."

Shi Yuan's voice came from outside the door, light and natural.

Song Dai covered her mouth and chuckled, while Shi Xiaoxiao blinked at him.

Is she so useless now that she didn't even notice Shi Yuan was at the door?

Or maybe he was deliberately hiding his presence?

"Yeah, Xiaoxiao loves daddy too!"

The premise is that as long as you don't harm me.

Shi Yuan patted her head and said, "Eat quickly. We'll go visit grandma later. She hasn't slept all night and was frightened. I'm afraid she can't eat right now."

Visit? Why did she see a hint of determination in his eyes?

He found out that it was the old lady's doing, so is he ready to take action against her?

That's his biological mother, what would he do?

When they arrived at Changchun Pavilion, they found the door open, as if waiting for them.

Shi Yuan and Song Dai walked on Shi Xiaoxiao's left and right.

Shi Xiaoxiao looked up and saw the old lady sitting upright. Her face was haggard and there was darkness under her eyes.

Shi Xiaoxiao smiled in her heart, it seemed that she had been frightened for a long time!

"Grandma, why are you so haggard? It's all Xiaoxiao's fault for secretly going out to visit grandpa without telling you. You were frightened all night. It's all Xiaoxiao's fault for being unfilial."

The old lady's face turned pale and she cursed in her heart.

The damn fool is blaming you for not notifying her. If she had known that the fool was not in the house, she would never have arranged for people to set fire.

Now we have lost both the wife and the army.

But she still said nice things: "Silly child, I am very happy that you can come back safely. Fortunately, you went out to play yesterday and escaped. If anything happened to you, I would not be able to live."

She originally wanted to admit that she was the one who sent people to set fire to Shi Xiaoxiao, but when she saw her happy smile, she decided to deny it even if she was beaten to death.

She couldn't let Shi Xiaoxiao, the fool, get her wish. If she refused to admit it, what could they do to her?

Shi Yuan looked at his old mother, who originally loved him very much, with a complicated expression.

But he couldn't be soft-hearted this time, she almost made him lose Xiaoxiao.

He stared at the old lady closely.

"Stop your hypocritical words. I've already found out the identities of those two people. They are both guards in your courtyard. Mother, do you have anything else to say?"

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