Qin Yining's mind was full of twists and turns. After connecting all the things she had investigated about Xiaolian, an answer was already on the verge of being revealed!
Qin Yining put the imperial jade seal into the wooden box and opened the letter with the words "To Jinxuan" written on it.
The content of the letter was very short, but it was very shocking.
The general meaning of the letter was: Pang Zhixi's troops are already at the city gates. I'm afraid I don't have much time left. I have committed countless sins in my life, and death is not to be regretted. I only feel sorry for Yongfu. Princess Yongfu is young and innocent. I sincerely ask Brother Liu to come and help. If you can help me, I will be deeply grateful and repay you in my next life.
The signature was "Zhou Weixian" with a private seal next to it.
Seeing Zhou Weixian's signature, how could Qin Yining still not understand?
The surname of the Beiji Kingdom was Zhou.
The tyrant's courtesy name was Weixian. Because of this courtesy name, the tyrant was ridiculed by the people behind his back. They said that his name was "Xian", but he was not "Xian" at all.
From this, it could be concluded that Xiaolian should be Princess Yongfu. Her surname was Zhou, and her courtesy name was Xiaolian.
And the uncle who died protecting Zhou Xiaolian should be Liu Jinxuan, General Liu.
Qin Yining put away the letter with a serious expression and put it back together with the imperial jade seal.
She originally guessed that Xiaolian's background was not simple, but she never expected that she was a princess of the previous dynasty.
Since they met in the mountains, it was fate. Qin Yining would never leave this cute little girl in the mountains to fend for herself.
The mountains were full of dangers and wild beasts. She had lived in the mountains before, so she knew how difficult it was to survive.
A child who lived in the mountains by herself at the age of five or six and lived until the age of nine was safe and sound. She ate half-cooked food all day and was hungry and full like a little savage. It was already a miracle that she was not eaten by wild beasts and did not die of illness!
Qin Yining could not guarantee that Zhou Xiaolian would be so lucky if she continued to live in the mountains.
She must take her away!
But the most difficult thing was her background.
Zhou Xiaolian's father was the tyrant who killed Pang Xiao's father.
In order to avenge his father, Pang Xiao killed the tyrant and destroyed the extremely absurd Beiji Kingdom. In the eyes of the people, he was a hero, but in Zhou Xiaolian's eyes, he was an enemy.
In Pang Xiao's eyes, Zhou Xiaolian was also the daughter of his enemy.
Moreover, Zhou Xiaolian had the Imperial Jade Seal of Beiji.
He believed that Da Zhou had been searching for this jade seal ever since the founding of the country.
Qin Yining was not sure if Pang Xiao would spare Zhou Xiaolian's life after knowing that she was the princess of Beiji State.
Even if Pang Xiao didn't kill her, what about Zhou Di? What about the others?
No, no!
Such a young child shouldn't have to bear the burden left behind by his father! Since she had met Zhou Xiaolian, she couldn't just stand by and watch. She had to take Zhou Xiaolian away and protect her. Even if she had to hide it from Pang Xiao, she couldn't let anyone know about her background.
Just as Qin Yining was frowning and letting her imagination run wild, a rustling sound came from outside the wooden house.
The door was pushed open, and Zhou Xiaolian walked in with a bloody hare and a net of sparrows that were flapping their wings and trying to escape. Her body was dirty, and she said happily, "Sister, eat."
She seemed to have found that the wooden house was clean and tidy, and the floor was unprecedentedly clean. Zhou Xiaolian hurriedly took a few steps back and threw away the bloody prey. She even used her small feet in animal skin boots to rub the bloodstains on the floor. She smiled at Qin Yining.
In the past, Uncle had taught her not to bring dirty things into the house and to keep the place clean. Even though Zhou Xiaolian was still young at that time, and even though she didn't care about these rules all these years, when she saw the clean and tidy floor now, she still remembered what Uncle had said.
Qin Yining smiled and walked to Zhou Xiaolian. He pulled her to sit beside the fire and touched her hair that had not been washed for a long time. He smiled gently and said, "Xiaolian, you went hunting? You're amazing! "
Zhou Xiaolian was praised and smiled happily. "Sister, I'm hungry. Let's eat birds."
"Okay, you stay here and keep warm. I'll go and clean up." Qin Yining got up and went to clean up the game.
Zhou Xiaolian could not stay still and followed Qin Yining out. The two walked to a place further away and dug a hole in the snow before they started to clean up the hare and sparrows. After cleaning up the internal organs and washing them with snow water, Qin Yining buried the traces with snow as usual. Only then did he carry their food back to the house.
Qin Yining found a small iron pot and a small bag of coarse salt in the room. She washed the pot, put it on the fire, and boiled a pot of rabbit soup with snow water. At the same time, she skewered the sparrows and roasted them.
Zhou Xiaolian squatted beside her and stared at the food with sparkling eyes.
Qin Yining asked, "Xiaolian, do you still remember the things that happened at home in the past?"
Zhou Xiaolian was stunned when she heard this. She squinted her eyes and tried hard to remember. She slowly said, "At home, there were many people. We lived in a big house. There were older brothers and older sisters who played with me. We had candy and lotus seed porridge. We had a big yard and there were lotus flowers in the vats."
Qin Yining laughed. "Do you still remember your father?"
Zhou Xiaolian nodded. "Father. He was tall and had a beard. He pricked me with it and asked me to pull it out."
Qin Yining's heart was filled with mixed feelings when he heard this.
Everyone said that the tyrant of Beiji was cruel and heartless. Who would have thought that this tyrant, who had done all kinds of bad things, would actually allow his younger daughter to behave atrociously on him and pull out his beard?
Qin Yining smiled and said, "Xiaolian, Sister will be going home in a few days. I want to take you with me. You will follow me in the future, okay?"
Zhou Xiaolian was stunned when she heard this. Then, large drops of tears gushed out from her eyes, leaving two marks on her dirty little face. "Sister won't go. Sister, I won't go."
Seeing that she was crying, Qin Yining hurriedly pulled her to his side and wiped her tears with a handkerchief.
"Don't cry. Sister doesn't want to leave you behind. It's just that I have a family too. I have Father and Mother at home. If I go missing, they will be sad. Follow me home. You will be my younger sister in the future. I will take care of you, okay? "
Zhou Xiaolian choked with sobs. "Uncle said that we can't go out. There are bad people outside."
Qin Yining hugged the crying little girl in his arms and said, "Don't be afraid. You will follow me in the future. I will definitely protect you! Moreover, my father is a very powerful person. He will also protect you. Follow me out and change your name. Don't tell others what your father looks like, don't tell others what your family looks like, and don't tell others what your uncle looks like. Then, no bad people will come looking for trouble with you, okay? "
"Really?" Zhou Xiaolian wiped her face with her sleeve. Her entire face was dirty like a little kitten. Her eyes were even brighter after crying.
"Of course. I won't lie to you." Qin Yining looked at her seriously.
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