Xueji Country, the powerful Hua family.

Many imperial doctors came in and out. They had sad faces, hurried steps, and shook their heads from time to time when they left.

Hua Baichuan sat in front of the couch, his brows furrowed, his eyes full of despair.

"Jingyao, I am sorry for you. You must hold on. I will find our precious daughter as soon as possible."

Hua Baichuan held Li Jingyao's hand tightly, and couldn't help but shed a few hot tears.

"Jingyao, promise me that you won't abandon me and our children. Think about our precious daughter, you must hold on!"

"Nuannuan, my dear Nuannuan, where are you? It's all mother's fault. If it weren't for mother... you wouldn't be lost."

Li Jingyao slowly lifted her heavy eyelids, and tears surged up like a tide.

"Cough cough...cough cough..."

"Jingyao, don't be too sad. Leave Nuannuan's affairs to your husband. Just hold on, and you'll be able to see our daughter soon!"

"Baichuan... go find my daughter quickly. I don't want to leave any regrets..."

"Okay, okay, I will find my daughter. Promise me that you will hold on. If you can get through these three months, you will be fine."

After seeing many imperial physicians, they all said that Jingyao's condition was not optimistic. Jingyao had problems with her lungs. She always had chest tightness, shortness of breath, and could not stop coughing. The weather was getting colder and colder, and she could only last for three months at most.

If you can survive three months, the condition will improve when the spring comes and the weather gets warmer.

But, looking at Jingyao's current condition, it's hard to hold on for three months...

Hua Baichuan turned his head and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.

"Jingyao, just rest assured and take care of yourself. I will make the arrangements right away."

Hua Baichuan stood up, told the maids and servants to take good care of her, and left the house.

As soon as Hua Baichuan stepped out of the room, he leaned on the stone beside the door and couldn't help crying.

Now that he was not in front of Li Jingyao, he finally didn't have to hold back his tears and could cry without restraint.

Tears flowed like a flood that broke through the dam.

Scenes from the past came to his mind.

Their Hua family has been the royal merchants of Xueji Kingdom for several generations.

After he took over the family business, he married a woman he did not love according to his parents' orders and the matchmaker's words.

After marriage, the couple gave birth to a son.

But Hua Baichuan had no feelings for this woman.

Later, by chance, he met Li Jingyao.

He didn't understand the saying "A beautiful woman in the crowd is all in sight, and the colors of the world are like dust" before, but when he saw Li Jingyao, he understood.

She turned back and smiled at him in the crowd, and all the women around her paled in comparison.

Hua Baichuan began to pursue Li Jingyao madly.

Li Jingyao's father was a powerful official in the Xueji Kingdom, while Hua Baichuan was just a small imperial merchant at that time.

Although it has been around for several generations, it is only a merchant of royal tribute tea, and its influence is not enough to match that of the daughter of a powerful person.

Besides, Hua Baichuan already had a wife and children at that time. How could the Li family let their legitimate daughter marry as a concubine?

However, Hua Baichuan was infatuated. After his unremitting efforts, he finally touched Li Jingyao's heart and also touched the hearts of her parents.

But the Li family's only requirement was to have their legitimate daughter as a concubine.

They were reluctant to let their precious daughter enter the house and face the face of another woman.

Hua Baichuan would of course respond to every request.

After marrying Li Jingyao, Hua Baichuan never slept with his first wife again, but he and Li Jingyao lived in loving harmony.

They had five sons in succession.

The eldest son is now a close minister to the emperor of Xueji Kingdom, the second son is a general guarding the border, the third son has made great achievements in the field of poetry, the fourth son is the last disciple of the emperor's teacher, and the youngest son has no interest in state affairs and helps his father manage the family business.

Even though they had five sons, Li Jingyao and Hua Baichuan were still not satisfied.

Because they still want a daughter.

Their Hua family has not had a daughter for several generations.

Every time a woman in the family becomes pregnant, the older generation will take care of her wholeheartedly, hoping to give the Hua family a daughter.

But so many years have passed, and this small wish has never come true.

Later, the family even went to the ancestral hall and swore an oath that if God was willing to give their Hua family a daughter, they would be willing to pass all their family property to their daughter.

Later, Li Jingyao became pregnant again.

As everyone wished, she gave birth to a daughter!

This made the entire Hua family very happy.

They burned incense and prayed, and set up hundreds of banquets to invite neighbors.

Li Jingyao loves her daughter and put the jade pendant that Hua Baichuan gave her before their marriage around her daughter's neck.

"Nuannuan, this jade pendant passed from your father to mother, and then to you. It's proof of your father and mother's love for you."

Li Jingyao hugged Hua Nuannuan and muttered happily.

Because she loves her daughter, Li Jingyao never lets her daughter leave her side since she gave birth to Hua Nuannuan. She feeds Nuannuan with breast milk herself, and even stays by her side when she sleeps at night. She will not fall asleep peacefully until she coaxes Nuannuan to sleep.

She personally selected and designed all of Nuannuan's food, clothing, and toys, and had craftsmen make them...

Despite such careful care, accidents still happen.

On this day, the Hua family held a ancestor worship ceremony, and the entire Hua family prayed for Nuannuan.

During the incense burning process, parents are required to burn incense, so Li Jingyao can only hand Nuannuan over to the nanny.

She thought of going on stage to burn some incense, and then coming back to hug Nuannuan.

But......

After she finished burning the incense, the nanny and Hua Nuannuan disappeared.

In an instant, the entire ancestor worship scene was in chaos.

Li Jingyao and Hua Baichuan were looking for it like crazy.

They searched almost the entire Xueji Kingdom, but not only could they not find Nuannuan, they couldn't even find a diaper for her.

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