Yun Erman’s room had only one bed, which he gave to Sister Hua. He spread a blanket on the floor and soon fell asleep.
Sister Hua was a light sleeper. She vaguely heard the sound of children talking in the next room…
The Prefect’s two daughters had been taken away by Madam Xue. Could they be the children of servants?
Sister Hua put on her shoes and pushed open the door to walk out.
The housekeeper left after settling the two little buns.
He needed to write a letter to the Prefect. So many guests had arrived, and he didn’t know how to entertain them…
“Stinky boy, are you full?”
“Mhm, very full, stuffed!~”
“When we get back to Dashui Village, we’ll roast lamb legs again.”
“Mhm, okay!~”
The conversation between the two little buns drifted out. Sister Hua paused…
Had she heard correctly, Dashui Village?
She walked over and knocked on the door. After a moment, Xiao Jinheng opened the door and looked at the unfamiliar woman in front of him, “Who are you looking for?”
Sister Hua froze for a moment, staring intently at Xiao Jinheng. What a delicate little boy.
Little Xi Tian and Xiao Jinheng had both bathed and changed their clothes earlier. They were clean and smelled nice…
They had bathed separately, with no interaction between them.
Sister Hua pursed her lips and smiled, asking, “Excuse me, are you from Dashui Village?”
Before Xiao Jinheng could answer, Little Xi Tian slowly walked over, “Who is it?”
Sister Hua froze for another two seconds. This rosy little baby was so cute. She really wanted to pick her up and dote on her…
The two little buns on her head, paired with her big, watery eyes, and her plump, chubby build like a little meatball, utterly melted Sister Hua’s heart.
“Huh? Are you someone from the Prefect’s mansion?” Little Xi Tian asked, tilting her little head.
Sister Hua smiled and said, “No, we are waiting for the Prefect to return. Excuse me, is your surname Yun?”
“Ah! How did you know?” Little Xi Tian’s face was full of joy.
Could it be that someone from the village had been sent to find them?
Sister Hua’s heart skipped a beat. So, after all this searching, Yun Erman’s sister was right in front of her…
Oh dear, they had searched so hard, and these two little buns had actually come all the way here.
Sister Hua was so excited that she stepped forward, took Little Xi Tian’s hand, and pointed to the next room, “Your brother is in here! Come, I’ll take you to see him!~”
Little Xi Tian: “???”
Xiao Jinheng: “???”
What was going on? How did Second Brother end up in the prefectural city?
“You’re not lying to me, are you?” Little Xi Tian confirmed again.
Sister Hua didn’t explain and directly led them to the next room…
Upon seeing her second brother sleeping soundly, Little Xi Tian couldn’t hold back any longer. She rushed over with her short legs, “Wuwu, Second Brother!~”
After wandering for so long, she had finally seen her family.
Yun Erman, still groggy from sleep, opened his eyes. He stared blankly for a while before realizing, “Sis… Sister? Ah! My sister, do you know how worried our family was looking for you? Wuwuwu!”
Even as a grown man, he was now shedding tears of excitement.
Xiao Jinheng stood aside, smiling with relief…
The little village boy had found his brother. When would he be able to meet his Emperor Father and Empress Mother?
Whenever he thought of this, a wave of bitterness washed over him.
After crying for a while, Yun Erman looked up and pulled Xiao Jinheng into his embrace. “Young Master Xiao, are you injured or anything? We heard you were kidnapped by child traffickers. Your parents were extremely worried, and Young Master Kong couldn’t even eat properly…”
As he spoke, Yun Erman took out the letter written by Kong Xingzhu from his embrace and handed it to Xiao Jinheng, “Look, this is the letter Young Master Kong asked me to deliver to the Prefect. It’s still sealed!~”
Xiao Jinheng took the letter and scanned it after opening it.
It seemed that Commander Kong was indeed looking for them diligently. However, the terrain of Camelback Mountain was complex, the forests were dense, and too many bizarre and winding events had occurred in between. It was no wonder Commander Kong couldn’t find them…
“Don’t worry, we’re not injured!~” Xiao Jinheng said calmly, putting away the letter.
“It’s good that you’re not injured. Alas, it’s truly a blessing from heaven. How did you escape from the child traffickers?” Yun Erman asked.
Although his sister was resourceful, she and Young Master Xiao were still children.
If they were to deal with those burly men, they might not even reach their noses, let alone escape unharmed…
Little Xi Tian wiped her brother’s tears and said with a smile, “Second Brother, that person wasn’t a child trafficker. He was a good person!~”
“Ah?” Yun Erman scratched his head. “Why would a good person abduct children?”
Had his sister been brainwashed by the child traffickers?
Xiao Jinheng also smiled faintly, “Brother Erman, that person brought us out of the forest. He left after we arrived in the prefectural city…”
Yun Erman listened, completely bewildered.
So, the man that Young Master Kong and the others were chasing wasn’t a bad guy? Could such a coincidence exist in this world?
If that man had run any slower, so many absurd things wouldn’t have happened…
“Second Brother, how are Father and Mother?” Little Xi Tian asked.
She was very worried about the health of her parents and family members now.
So many days had passed in a blink of an eye. They must have been extremely anxious.
Yun Erman sighed, “Father and Mother have been sighing all day because of this matter, not eating properly. Mother fell ill and became emaciated, and Father has been smoking day and night, his breathing labored…”
Upon hearing this, Little Xi Tian stomped her feet anxiously, “Second Brother, let’s go now!~”
She couldn’t wait another moment.
“Okay, okay, let’s go now!” Yun Erman nodded repeatedly.
They didn’t need to wait for Prefect Qin to return. Reporting their safety to the family was the most important thing.
As Xiao Jinheng walked out, he asked, “Did you invite a doctor for Uncle and Auntie?”
“Yes, yes, they prescribed two doses of herbal medicine, but the effect is ordinary…” Yun Erman said.
The illnesses of Madam Gu and Old Man Yun were mainly in their hearts.
As long as their little daughter didn’t return home, their bodies would not recover.
As they stepped over the threshold, Sister Hua reminded them, “Slow down, don’t fall!”
Little Xi Tian paused, looked up at Sister Hua, then at her second brother, and asked in surprise, “Second Brother, who is this pretty auntie?”
Yun Erman’s cheeks flushed, feeling a little embarrassed…
He wanted to tell his sister that this was his new wife, and they would get married after settling back in the village.
But what came out of his mouth was, “We… we met on the way, just traveling together!”
Sister Hua: “……”
Is this what people say?
Little Xi Tian narrowed her eyes mischievously, “Is it really just traveling together?”
Xiao Jinheng also looked at Yun Erman thoughtfully, his expression identical to Little Xi Tian’s.
When did Brother Erman learn to lie?
“Re… really, let’s go, we need to inform the housekeeper!~” Yun Erman looked straight ahead and strode out.
Little Xi Tian stood there, stunned for a long time. Since she had a new second sister-in-law, where had Liu Cuirong gone?
As the group just walked into the courtyard, the sound of horses’ hooves could be heard from the front of the Prefect’s mansion…