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“That’s right. Third brother, you brought this child back, why are you trying to pin it on me?” Marquis Yu Kangping quickly denied.

He touched the tip of his nose, his eyes involuntarily darting to the side.

Yu Ningyao saw it at a glance.

Lord Marquis, you're acting out of a guilty conscience!

He definitely has a problem.

Could it be that he really has an illegitimate daughter?

[System, system, can you check for me? Is Yu Kangping keeping a mistress and having other children?]

Yu Ningyao couldn't wait to contact the system in her mind.

The system finally responded after a while.

Believe it or not, Yu Kangping really did have a mistress.

The mistress gave birth to a daughter two months ago.

Yu Ningyao: !

She knew it; the Marquis's expression was definitely suspicious.

Yu Ningyao pressed further: "Where is the mistress? What's her name?"

The system replied in one second: [Yangliu Thirteen Lane is right next to one of the shops that came with the dowry of Cui Ruixin, the mistress of the Marquis's mansion.]

Yu Ningyao gasped.

My goodness, Your Excellency is playing a clever trick of hiding the truth from the obvious.

Yu Ningyao and the system were chatting enthusiastically about gossip.

The eldest and third wives were also arguing about whether Yu Ningyao should stay or leave.

“Third brother, why are you dragging your eldest brother into this? I think this child hasn’t even been included in the family register yet, and he’s already caused so much trouble. Should we send him away?” Cui Ruixin said, glancing at her parents-in-law.

The old Marquis and his wife felt that what she said made some sense.

But Yu Kangjing had his eye on Yu Ningyao.

“This child looks just like us, it’s fate. We found her, and it would be so pitiful to give her away again. It’s not like we can’t afford to raise her.”

Both sides hold their own opinions.

Fearing things would escalate and involve him, Yu Kangping interrupted them, saying, "Why don't we go find the child's biological parents first? Third brother, what if the parents come looking for the child and accuse you of child abduction?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Ningyao secretly rolled her eyes.

Her blind parents are right in front of her, why would she need to look for them?

These words softened Yu Kangjing's resolve.

"Alright, I'll go there myself. If this child's parents really don't want her anymore, then she'll be added to our family genealogy, and I'll raise her as my own daughter from now on! No one is allowed to mention sending her away again."

Hearing this, Yu Ningyao's heart felt as if it had been gently brushed by a feather.

Her nose felt a little sore.

And so an agreement was reached.

After returning to his post to report for duty, Yu Kangjing was given two days off. He then decided to take his wife with him to the place where he found Yu Ningyao to search for her biological parents.

When Yu Ziying saw that her parents were about to take away her younger sister, whom they had just brought home, she immediately chased after them and clung to the edge of the carriage, refusing to let go.

"I want my sister, waaaaah, don't send my sister away!" He cried his heart out, sobbing until snot bubbles came out of his nose.

Shen Jinzhu quickly lifted him onto the carriage, wiped his face clean with a handkerchief, and gently coaxed him:

“We don’t want to send her away. But what if she was accidentally lost by her family? Think about it, if you were lost and someone left you in their house instead of letting you go home to find your parents, wouldn’t you be very sad?”

Yu Ziying seemed to be thinking about something, then nodded.

"Mother is right. But I still can't bear to part with my sister."

He pouted and looked at Yu Ningyao with reluctance.

“It’s alright. If your sister’s parents don’t want her, we’ll bring her back. If her parents love her, then Mommy can take you to visit her often. Okay?” Shen Jinzhu continued to comfort her son.

"Alright, then come back soon." After hearing her mother's explanation, Yu Ziying obediently let the nanny carry her down from the carriage.

"Okay, your parents have brought you some delicious food. Be good and listen to your grandparents at home." Shen Jinzhu waved to her youngest son.

The carriage slowly drove away from the capital.

A day later, they arrived at the town where they had found Yu Ningyao.

Yu Kangjing sent someone to the county government office to inquire whether anyone had reported a lost child.

After learning that no one had reported it to the authorities, they turned their attention to nearby villages.

"Third Master, I've actually found out. A peasant woman surnamed Zhang in Dahe Village has lost her daughter." The servant Tiandong rushed back.

"Can you find out how old the missing child is?" Yu Kangjing asked.

“She was a little over a year old. I heard she was lost when we went to the market in town,” Tian Dong replied.

"Perhaps this is the place. Shall we ask around?" Yu Kangjing looked at his wife.

Shen Jinzhu nodded.

At this point, she already believed her husband, but she still wanted to verify it.

The couple left Yu Ningyao at the inn and had her taken care of by the servants.

They disguised themselves as a pair of rural villagers who had lost their child, dressed in drab hemp clothes, and went to Dahe Village to deliberately approach Zhang Chunlan.

"Sister-in-law, have you ever seen a three-year-old girl with a round face and dimples when she smiles?" Shen Jinzhu struck up a conversation.

"Never seen it before." Zhang Chunlan shook her head.

"Oh, my husband, what should we do? We still can't find Bao'er." Shen Jinzhu lowered her head and pretended to wipe away tears.

"It's alright, let's keep searching, we'll find our daughter sooner or later," Yu Kangjing said, pretending to comfort her.

Zhang Chunlan frowned upon hearing this.

"Your daughter is missing too?"

Upon hearing this, the two men's hearts skipped a beat, and they hurriedly nodded: "Yes. Our daughter has been missing for half a year. We've searched most of the county, but we still haven't found her."

"If we didn't find her, we didn't find her. She's just a little girl, what's the point of looking for her?" Zhang Chunlan said dismissively.

Upon hearing this, Shen Jinzhu frowned.

“Sister-in-law, you’ve never lost a child, you don’t understand our pain.”

“Who says I’ve never lost anything? My worthless darling disappeared a few days ago.” Zhang Chunlan felt frustrated just thinking about it.

"Luckily, the doctor said the baby in my belly is a big, healthy boy." She touched her belly and smiled.

Hearing this, Shen Jinzhu couldn't listen anymore. She tugged at her husband's hand, intending to leave.

Yu Kangjing turned around cooperatively.

Seeing them about to leave, Zhang Chunlan chased after them, trying to persuade them: "Don't waste your time looking for a girl, why don't you have more sons? If you have more sons, they won't be thinking about her anymore. I have a secret formula for having sons, do you want it?"

Yu Kangjing and Shen Jinzhu's faces darkened completely, and they walked away even faster without saying a word.

After inquiring around the village for a while, the two confirmed that the day Zhang Chunlan lost her child was the same day Yu Kangjing found the child.

The truth has come to light.

The two men stormed off from the village.

Once aboard the carriage, Yu Kangjing's face was filled with anger: "That village woman must have deliberately abandoned the child by the roadside because she was pregnant. Otherwise, how could the child have appeared there out of nowhere?"

"Luckily, she was fortunate enough to meet you." Shen Jinzhu couldn't help but feel fortunate for Yu Ningyao.

If her husband hadn't taken the child back, she might have encountered wild animals and been eaten, or she might have starved to death.

"I don't know what those couple were thinking. How could they bear to throw away such a well-behaved child?"

The two have concluded that Zhang deliberately abandoned Yu Ningyao.

"What is your opinion, Madam, regarding the adoption of her?" Yu Kangjing asked, looking at her.

"Of course we'll keep her and raise her like our own daughter. Are we going to send her back to that wolf's den?" Shen Jinzhu glared at him.

“I knew it, Madam is the kindest-hearted one.” Yu Kangjing immediately smiled.

The two returned to the inn.

Shen Jinzhu hugged Yu Ningyao with heartache: "From today onwards, you are my daughter."

Upon hearing this, Yu Ningyao smiled brightly.

Very good!

Her mission will be completed soon.

As long as the eldest son's side doesn't cause any trouble.