The cruel little princess

Thinking of this, Shen Duanfang was suddenly stunned. It seemed that before he was injured, that was when that brat disappeared. He had been awake for so long, and even the prince came to visit him in person, but why was that brat still nowhere to be seen?

Could it be that the brat was seriously injured? I wondered if my precious daughter had even visited her brother. Why would she ignore me this time? Could it be...

Thinking of this, Shen Duanfang suddenly felt flustered: "My daughter, have you seen your brother?"

Shen Youyou's eyes dimmed slightly. "Father, I haven't seen my brother since I came here yesterday." Shen Youyou pondered for a moment and decided to tell her father the truth. "They said my brother hasn't been found yet and his whereabouts are unknown. However, scouts are still searching, and we haven't heard any reports of prisoners from the Qinglong Kingdom. I think my brother is probably seriously injured like father and can't come back yet. I originally wanted to wait until father woke up and his condition stabilized before going out to look for him myself. After all, I know medicine, so it would be convenient to treat him directly after finding him." She reached out to check her father's pulse again. "Father is no longer in danger of death, but he's still a little weak from the excessive blood loss. Let me prescribe a prescription, and father, ask someone you trust to get the medicine and boil it. Just take good care of yourself from now on. I plan to go to the place where my brother disappeared tomorrow to see if I can find any clues. That way, I can find my brother soon!"

"My daughter, tell dad the truth, your brother...your brother...has he already..." Shen Duanfang touched his heart, feeling a piercing pain! He randomly guessed whether his son had met with an accident, but they were all hiding it from him and deliberately not telling him. In his heart, although his daughter is the most important, his son is also his own child after all! In this world, what parent does not run around and work hard for their children all day long? Parents who love their children will plan for them in the long run. In the past, his wife exchanged her life for another, risking her life to give birth to her precious daughters, and told him that he must treat the two children well. But now, if he is asked to send his son off with his young daughters, how can he face his deceased wife! Just as his thoughts were running around on the road of becoming more and more outrageous, Shen Youyou stopped his father's divergent thinking in time.

"Dad, my brother is fine. The best news right now is that there's no news! Don't let your imagination run wild and scare yourself. Find me a few people familiar with the surrounding terrain, and I'll lead them out to look for my brother tomorrow! You must take good care of yourself! The reason you and my brother suffered this unprovoked disaster this time is because there were spies in Dad's camp. Fortunately, the prince has just ordered the two suspects to be temporarily arrested. Once they're thoroughly interrogated, we'll know the whole story."

"There are spies in the military camp?" Shen Duanfang was incredulous. He simply couldn't believe that the brothers who had been with him through thick and thin would betray him. "Youyou, that's impossible. Could it be that the prince arrested the wrong person? Did he wrongly accuse our brothers?"

Shen Youyou looked at her father, speechless. "Dad, I'll write you a prescription. Please send your own people to get the herbs and boil them first. We'll deal with the rest after dinner." Shen Youyou instructed Chuntao to go to the kitchen and make some soft, easily digestible food while she sent for Doctor Feng to write her a prescription. It seemed like she needed to make time to learn calligraphy. She'd be laughed at for knowing how to diagnose but not how to write prescriptions... like a soldier on the battlefield forgetting his sword!

"Dad, your most urgent priority right now is to rest well. Leave the rest of the military affairs to His Royal Highness Prince Jin. As for my brother, don't worry. I'll go look for him tomorrow. That old man not only taught me medical skills, but also taught me the skill of finding people and things. Otherwise, how could I go into the mountains to learn from him?!"

"Yes, that's right. Dad is worried and confused!" Shen Duanfang was helped up by his daughter and drank some water. "Speaking of His Royal Highness Prince Jin, when did you meet him? But now it seems that he is not as timid as he was when he was a child."

"??? Hmm? From what Dad said, I knew His Royal Highness Prince Jin before?" Shen Youyou also felt that there was something strange about the way Prince Jin spoke to her, as if there was even a hint of sourness. Of course, she wasn't so arrogant as to think that His Royal Highness Prince Jin would fall in love with her at first sight. So she just thought it was a mistake, but after hearing her father mention it, it seemed like there was something behind their relationship!

"Yes, have you forgotten? Seven years ago, I brought you back to the capital for a banquet. In the palace, you saw the Ninth Prince, now the Prince of Jin, being bullied. You thought he was handsome and worried that they would hurt his face, so you stood up for him and beat up the Third Princess and the Fifth Prince, even mocking the Fifth Prince as a little fat pig. Later, the matter was brought to the attention of the Emperor, but he handled it with great respect and let it go. I was worried that they would wait until I was gone to cause trouble for you, so I sent you back to the countryside. When you left, the Ninth Prince came to see you off, and you two cried your eyes out. I thought you had recognized each other again!"

...Shen Youyou just wanted to hold her forehead and sigh. She really didn't find any memories about the Ninth Prince Jin from the original owner's memory, so she subconsciously thought that she didn't know His Royal Highness Jin.

It seems that His Royal Highness Prince Jin has a good memory and still remembers his childhood, so he is very familiar with her calling him by his name. In response to this, she just wanted to complain, "I wouldn't do such a childish thing!"

Shen Duanfang called in his confidant and told him to find six brothers who were good at tracking, and bring a hundred of his personal soldiers, and go with his daughter to the place where the bad boy disappeared tomorrow to see if they could find any useful clues. He explained everything in detail over and over again, and it was nothing more than that they must protect their daughter's safety, and not to fight or hesitate if they meet people from the Qinglong Kingdom, but to run away directly. The place where the bad boy disappeared was a valley between two mountains, close to deep mountains and old forests, where wild beasts often roamed. If they encounter wild beasts, the safety of the young lady is the most important thing. After rambling for a while, Shen Duanfang suddenly slapped his thigh, and then accidentally pulled his wound, grimacing in pain. "My daughter." Shen Duanfang took out a short and sturdy dagger from under his pillow, "This is the dagger I seized from the Qinglong Kingdom a while ago. It can cut iron like mud and cut hair with a blow. Now it seems that it is a perfect gift for you for self-defense! But you must pay attention to safety. Don't use it unless it is absolutely necessary, so as not to hurt yourself."

"Don't worry, Dad! I just put it away. I won't need it with them protecting me! You don't have to worry about me!" Shen Youyou comforted her father.

Shen Duanfang was silent for a moment, then suddenly said to Shen Youyou in a serious tone, "Youyou, if, I mean if... we really can't find Zijin, then there's no need to look for him. This might be his fate! After all, I've been in a coma for more than ten days, and everyone in the barracks who should have been sent out to look for him has surely already done so. Even if we have to send someone young away, Daddy can accept it. After all, we live on the edge of a knife, risking our lives. As long as you're fine, that's all that matters. The people Daddy feels most sorry for in this life are your mother and you!"