The entire Marquis's mansion regrets it? Too late, their little one has become the darling of t

child time.

A low chanting sounded outside the Yifang County Princess's residence.

You might not notice it if you don't listen carefully.

The guards patrolled the manor but found nothing unusual.

As everyone was dozing off, one rat after another suddenly scurried into the county magistrate's mansion.

Princess Yifang was half asleep when she felt something crawling on her body.

She turned over impatiently and slapped the things on her body with her hand.

The next moment, she felt as if something had bitten her finger.

She opened her eyes, and in the darkness, a pair of bright little eyes were darting around.

"what--!"

She let out a piercing scream.

The maid was startled awake, lit the oil lamp, and saw the countless rats on the ground. She let out the same scream.

"Ahhhhh! Help! How come there are so many rats?"

The maid screamed, and the entire county princess's mansion descended into chaos.

They had never seen so many rats before.

It was as if all the rats in the entire Hangzhou prefecture had come to the county magistrate's mansion.

"Mother, save me!" Luo Shouning cried out, nearly driven mad by the scurrying, gray rats.

The stolen lanterns were gnawed beyond recognition by rats.

Everyone in the county magistrate's mansion got up to kill rats.

About half an hour later, the rats receded like a tide.

Princess Yifang and Luo Shouning remained in a state of fear.

"How could there be so many rats? It's terrifying." Even after the rats had all run away, Princess Yifang was still in a state of panic.

"I don't know, I've never seen so many rats in my entire life." The maid was also terrified.

There are so many rats; something's definitely not right.

"Everything in the mansion, from top to bottom, must be thoroughly cleaned. Anything that has been touched by rats is unusable. Prepare water for me immediately; I want to take a bath!" Princess Yifang thought of the rat that had climbed onto her bed and even bitten her.

My whole body is covered in goosebumps now.

She rubbed her skin vigorously until it turned red before stopping.

The news spread the next morning that a large number of rats had flooded into the county magistrate's mansion.

The Shen family naturally heard this rumor as well.

"Serves them right! Let them steal Yaoyao's lantern." Shen Yuanbao felt very relieved after hearing this, and left, clapping and cheering.

“That’s right. Serves him right.” Yu Ziying echoed.

The elders clearly thought the same way, but they still had to verbally admonish the children.

"You can't say that when you're out, or you'll get into trouble. Understand?" Shen Youqian looked at the children.

"We understand," the children answered in unison.

Shen Yuanbao nodded emphatically, "Don't worry, Dad, I definitely won't say anything nonsense. I plan to eat two more bowls of Poria porridge to celebrate Yaoyao's good fortune!"

Everyone looked at him, wondering if it was to celebrate Yao Yao's birthday.

They decided not to expose him.

[This sounds so weird, doesn't it?]

I have a feeling that someone is manipulating things behind the scenes.

Unable to contain her curiosity, Yu Ningyao asked the system to help investigate.

The results came quickly.

It was made by Yun Chubai.

Yu Ningyao was somewhat surprised when she heard his name.

What did Princess Yifang do to offend him? Why is he doing this to them?

The system was also puzzled.

I don't know.

Seeing that even the system didn't know, Yu Ningyao was too lazy to investigate further.

This mother and daughter are arrogant and domineering, and they may have unintentionally angered Yun Chubai yesterday.

They deserved to be taught a lesson.

After the Lantern Festival, Yu Kangjing had to go to Huzhou Prefecture to retrieve official documents.

After having breakfast, he bid a reluctant farewell to his wife and children.

"I will travel at full speed and should be back in the capital in about ten days. You can take a boat back, and I will come to pick you up then."

"Okay. Have a safe journey, and please take good care of yourself." Shen Jinzhu reluctantly saw her husband off.

She will have to take the child back to the capital tomorrow.

After all, Princess Ning Le's family recognition banquet is just around the corner.

Before they left, the Shen family packed them more than a dozen boxes full of return gifts.

Shen Jinzhu hurriedly said, "Father and Mother, there are too many. Don't carry them all. The ship won't be able to hold them all."

“It’s not too much. You haven’t been back for so many years, and this is still not enough for your mother and me.” Shen Dafu insisted on packing two more boxes for her.

Lin Yunzheng also chimed in, "After all, Princess Ning Le will be Yao Yao's godmother, so you can't neglect her. You should send her more nice things. You're in the Marquis's mansion, so you're short on money and it's inconvenient for you. We've prepared some for you."

Shen Jinzhu's eyes instantly reddened.

Her parents treated her so well, considering everything so thoroughly.

Lin Yunzheng gently patted the back of her hand to comfort her, saying, "Also, have your second brother escort you to the capital. It's too unsafe for you and your son to go back with such a large ship full of things without your son-in-law."

"Okay, I'll do whatever you say." Shen Jinzhu knew that these were all expressions of her parents' love for her, so she didn't refuse.

"Don't worry, with me here, I guarantee you'll be safely escorted to the capital." Shen Youxian patted his chest and assured him.

The children exchanged gifts and agreed to write letters to each other later.

"Little cousin, don't forget us when you go back to the capital. Also, don't forget the pastries you promised to send me from the capital," Shen Yuanbao said to Yu Ziying.

They were afraid he was too young and would forget things too quickly.

"Don't worry, cousin, I remember everything. I even had fourth brother write down everything you wanted." Yu Ziying showed the note her eldest brother had written.

"Great job, I didn't spoil you for nothing." Shen Yuanbao chuckled.

These past few days, his best friend has actually been his little cousin.

My eldest cousin loves reading, and my second cousin loves playing chess; he can't get along with them.

"Yaoyao, remember to think of us when you go back. We'll miss you terribly." Shen Yuchan and Shen Yumiao looked at their little cousin, tears streaming down their faces.

They adored their clever and well-behaved little cousin.

If it weren't for her aunt's reluctance, they would have all wanted to let their little cousin stay in Shen's house for a long time.

"Yes, yes!" Yu Ningyao took out a handkerchief and awkwardly wiped away her two older cousins' tears.

"Pretty hair, here you go."

She made the promise in a childish voice.

"Thank you, Yaoyao." Shen Yuchan and Shen Yumiao both smiled.

There were some fashionable hairstyles in the capital, but the maids in Hangzhou didn't know how to do them, so my little cousin had the maid who was in charge of styling her hair teach them.

They also gave them some pretty hair accessories.

My little cousin is so generous!

Although it was very hard to part ways, we still had to separate eventually.

After seeing Shen Youxian and Shen Jinzhu's family off on the boat, the Shen family stood there for a long time until the boat completely disappeared from sight before returning to the Shen family.

It took them a full fifteen days to reach the capital.

When they arrived at the dock, they didn't see the Marquis's carriage.

Shen Youxian couldn't help but frown.

"Didn't my brother-in-law say he would send someone to pick us up? Why haven't we seen anyone? Did he forget?"

"Perhaps my husband is busy with official duties." A hint of worry flashed in Shen Jinzhu's eyes.

Her husband had always been concerned about the affairs of his wife and children, and it was impossible for him to forget the day they returned to the capital.

We agreed that someone would be sent to wait two days in advance.

But now I haven't seen anyone.

Not right.

"Luckily I came along." Shen Youxian looked around but still couldn't find anyone from the Marquis's residence, so he immediately disembarked and went to find a place to rent a carriage.

They had their luggage carried upstairs.

About half an hour later, they finally arrived at the Marquis's residence.

The servants at the door saw Shen Jinzhu and rushed over.

"Third Madam, you're finally back! Third Master, he's gone missing!!!"