My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

Chapter 347 Xiaoxia, I am your uncle

The jade bracelet was tied with a thin thread and sewn inside the child's clothes to ensure it wouldn't slip from the child's hand. Removing it intact in such a hurry was quite difficult.

This is why the man didn't take the jade bracelet from his hand immediately after abducting the child.

Ah Song rolled up the child's sleeve to look, nodded and said, "The jade ring around her neck and the jade bracelet on her wrist are a set, and they are of excellent quality. She looks like a child from a wealthy family, and her family loves her very much, which is why they dressed her up so exquisitely when she came out to play."

"Is that so?" Prince Ning sneered. "If you love her so much, why don't you be more careful and have someone kidnap her?"

The man was naturally taken back by his attendants for further interrogation. However, the two-year-old child remained unconscious, and no one knew how to find her family.

Prince Ning hesitated, looking at the surrounding people: "This child hasn't woken up, he must have been drugged. Is there any water he can drink?"

Two kind-hearted women, one with a water bag and the other with a small handkerchief, filled the girl's bag with water and then used the handkerchief to wipe her face, neck, and wrists.

The little girl woke up and burst into tears, clearly terrified.

The two aunts took turns coaxing him, but it was no use.

“This child probably hasn’t seen many strangers, so he’s scared,” one of the women said.

Prince Ning reached out and picked up the child, coaxing him softly, "Don't be afraid, he's an official from the Dali Temple. He can help you find your parents."

The child was so frightened and scared that all he could do was cry; he couldn't hear what he was saying.

But for some reason, Prince Ning felt a strange sensation rising within him. From the moment he held the child, he felt an inexplicable sense of closeness.

It was as if this child truly had some connection to him.

Having handled cases for so long, he had heard children cry countless times before, and he always remained calm. But when this child cried, his heart felt as if it were being torn apart, and he felt extremely distressed.

Asong had already instructed the servants he left behind: "Quickly go and inquire in the vicinity to see if anyone has lost a child."

Meanwhile, Feng Zizhou and Gui Yuan had bought two lanterns and were chatting and laughing when they saw a group of people in front of them.

Gui Yuan hurriedly said, "Fourth Young Master, there are too many people ahead. Let's take another route."

"There are so many people, let's go check it out!" Feng Zizhou loved excitement and pulled Gui Yuan along, wanting her to come with him.

Gui Yuan dislikes crowds, and since she came out specifically to spend time alone with Feng Zizhou, she naturally didn't want to see any excitement.

But how could she resist Feng Zizhou? She could only follow behind and squeeze into the crowd.

Feng Zizhou squeezed in and immediately saw Prince Ning standing there, holding a child in his arms. He called out loudly, "Your Highness Prince Ning, are you handling a case?"

Prince Ning was overwhelmed by the child's crying, and upon hearing Feng Zizhou's voice, he instinctively turned around.

Unexpectedly, the child heard it too, turned around, and stopped crying.

Feng Zizhou was extremely surprised when he saw the child's face. He stepped forward and examined her closely: "Xiao Xia'er?"

"You know her?" Prince Ning frowned.

Feng Zizhou looked her over carefully again, nodding to confirm, "I'm sure I'm not mistaken, this is my second cousin's child, Xia'er. Xia'er, do you remember me?"

Prince Ning was startled. Looking at Xiaoxia again, he suddenly understood why he felt a sense of déjà vu.

The child's eyes look just like her mother's.

After crying for a while, Xiaoxia kept hiccuping and looked at Feng Zizhou with a sob in her eyes, her lips trembling with grievance.

Feng Zizhou was somewhat disappointed and said, "Speaking of which, the last time I saw her was last year. She was only one year old then, so she probably doesn't remember me."

Before he could finish speaking, Xia'er stretched out her hand: "Uncle."

"You remember me?" Feng Zizhou was overjoyed. He hugged Xiaoxia'er tightly and said proudly, "Oh my, I didn't expect my Xiaoxia'er to remember her uncle. Uncle loves Xiaoxia'er the most, doesn't he?"

Gui Yuan walked over with a smile: "Is this the Fourth Young Master's niece?"

"Yes, I told you, it's my Xiaoxia, do you remember?"

Gui Yuan nodded and smiled: "I remember you said you were going to buy her a birthday gift, and you bought a whole bunch."

Feng Zizhou kissed Xiaoxia on the cheek: "Yes, look, isn't she cute?"

Gui Yuan reached out and shook Xiao Xia'er's hand, saying affectionately, "She's so cute. I've never seen a child cuter than Xiao Xia'er."

Xiaoxia withdrew her hand, hugged Feng Zizhou's neck, and buried her head in his neck, not letting Guiyuan see or touch her.

Feng Zizhou thought she was shy and laughed, "My little Xia'er is clingy and shy."

When Zhao Ning returned after changing his clothes, he didn't see Prince Ning. Hearing the commotion below, he realized that something minor had happened.

She hurried downstairs, saying to her mother, "Look how busy Prince Ning is! Even while accompanying me to admire the lanterns, he doesn't forget to handle cases."

Mother smiled and said, "This shows that His Highness Prince Ning is an extremely responsible person."

“You’re right.” Although Zhao Ning was unhappy that Prince Ning had abandoned her, she still admired his seriousness.

Once in the crowd, Zhao Ning immediately spotted Feng Zizhou and Gui Yuan standing together, talking intimately.

Her eyes darkened, and she wanted to back away.

Just then, Feng Zizhou turned around and saw Zhao Ning. He quickly called out, "Zhao Ning, Zhao Ning, come here quickly."

"What are you doing?" Zhao Ning deliberately frowned, unwilling to come over.

"Come and see, have you seen her before?"

Zhao Ning looked over and saw that Feng Zizhou was holding a child in his arms, who was nestled close to his face.

She walked over and asked, "This is..."

"It's Xia'er! My niece."

Zhao Ning had never met Xiaoxia, but he had always heard Feng Zizhou mention her, so how could he not know her? Although he was still unhappy, he couldn't help but smile when he saw such a lovely and adorable child.

Feng Zizhou said, "Sigh, you look better when you smile, don't keep a straight face."

Zhao Ning rolled her eyes, took out some pastries and handed them to Xiaoxia: "Xiaoxia, do you want some? Aunt Zhao will feed you, okay?"

Xia'er was hungry, but instead of taking the food from Zhao Ning's hand, she looked at Feng Zizhou.

Feng Zizhou nodded: "Don't be afraid, this is your Aunt Zhao, you can eat it."

"Thank you, Auntie," Xia'er replied in her childish voice.

"Oh my, this child is so well-behaved and adorable!" Zhao Ning was overjoyed.

The mother next to her took a handkerchief and wiped Xiaoxia's hands before letting her take the pastries to eat.

Gui Yuan was stunned. She was also carrying pastries in her hand. Why didn't she think of giving some to Xiao Xia? How foolish of her.

"Xiaoxia, call him Uncle, call him Uncle once, so that Aunt Zhao can hear it."

Feng Zizhou tried hard to impress Zhao Ning. However, the more he urged her, the less Xiao Xia'er paid attention, focusing only on eating pastries.

"Oh, Xia'er, just call out once! You called out perfectly just now!"