"Sister, where did you and the young prince go tonight?" Yan Wenxiu asked worriedly on the way back to the Li Mansion.

Daohua: "...I didn't go anywhere, I just looked at the lanterns on the street."

Yan Wenxiu took a deep look at Daohua and said, "Although the young prince is familiar with our family, he is still a foreigner. If Wen Kai and I are not with us in the future, you should not go out alone with him."

Daohua knew that what she did tonight was a bit reckless, so she nodded obediently: "Brother, I was wrong, I made you worry. Don't worry, no matter where I go in the future, I will tell you in advance."<

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Seeing this, Yan Wenxiucai didn't say anything more.

After returning home, her uncle and aunt heard that Daohua and Xiao Yeyang got separated from others during the lantern viewing period, so they also called her aside to talk.

Daohua knew she was doing something wrong, so she looked like she was listening to the instructions with an open mind throughout the whole process, and she couldn't be more well-behaved.

Mrs. Fan smiled and said: "Okay, this girl is a sensible girl. She probably didn't expect her to be separated from everyone tonight. Let's not talk about her anymore."

Daohua nodded repeatedly.

When she saw Xiao Yeyang leaving in a hurry with Defu, her first reaction was to chase him. When she caught up with him, she was already a little far away from her eldest brother. She wanted to go back and say something, but she was afraid that Xiao Yeyang wouldn't wait for her.

, so I could only immerse myself in following.

Li Xingchang: "Even so, we must remember the lesson this time. Although the security of this province is good, there is no guarantee that there will be no fraud."

Daohua: "Uncle, aunt, Daohua knows it, and I will definitely not do it again next time."

Li Xingnian smiled: "Okay, we have been out playing for a day. Everyone is tired. Let's go back and rest."

Hearing this, Inahana Lima pulled his two cousins ​​out of the house.

Seeing the rice flowers falling away, all the adults in the room laughed.

"This girl usually behaves like a young adult, but this time she made a mistake and her appearance was immediately exposed."

"Children, how can they not be afraid of being scolded?"

......

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, the Daohua brother and sister didn't go anywhere, but spent a good day with the Li family.

On the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, the three of them set off back to Xingzhou, and the person who sent them off was Li Xingnian.

The gate of Li Mansion.

After the three brothers and sisters said goodbye to everyone in the Li family, they got on the return carriage.

Watching the carriage gradually go away, sisters Li Zixuan and Li Zixin looked reluctant to leave.

Mrs. Fan smiled: "Are you so reluctant to let go of that girl Daohua?"

Li Zixin immediately stepped forward and took Fan's arm: "Mom, my cousin is so interesting. Being with her is not boring at all. Moreover, she knows a lot of things."

As she spoke, she began to wring her fingers, "I know how to grow flowers, make wine, and make rouge and gouache. The boxes of moisturizing cream she brought us are better than those sold in Boudoir Pavilion."

"Can still count!"

Li Zixuan interjected.

Li Zixin nodded immediately: "That's right, my cousin's abacus is even smoother than that of her elder brother. By the way, she can also do mental arithmetic, and she can calculate faster than her elder brother."

Mrs. Jiang smiled and said: "Daohua's head is really clever. It would be great if she were a boy."

Fan immediately said: "What's wrong with the girl? I think it's good that Daohua is a girl. With such a delicate, smart and smart girl, my little sister should wake up with a smile even in her dreams.

The group of people walked towards the house while talking.

......

"Hey, time flies too fast. In a blink of an eye, the academy will start school."

On the carriage, Yan Wenkai lifted the curtain and looked at the excitement on the street with a look of reluctance.

Li Xingnian smiled and said: "After playing for so many days, it's time to calm down and go back to study. Wait until next year, next year's New Year, and my uncle will pick you up to celebrate the Lantern Festival in the provincial capital."

Yan Wenkai immediately clapped his hands and applauded: "Okay, okay, uncle, you can't break your promise!"

Li Xingnian glared at his nephew angrily, and said with a smile: "When did uncle ever break his promise?" As he said that, he glanced at Daohua, who was a little sleepy, and lowered his voice.

"Keep your voice down. Your aunt said that last night the three girls talked about each other's affairs until midnight. Let your sister sleep for a while."

Hearing this, Yan Wenkai stopped talking and focused on looking outside the car.

Daohua was indeed a little sleepy. Last night, her two cousins ​​said they couldn't bear her leaving and insisted on sleeping with her. She couldn't refuse, so she agreed.

So, she, who was used to sleeping alone, fell into insomnia and was in a daze until it was almost dawn, when she squinted for a while.

The carriage was swaying, and Daohua was drowsy by the shaking, so she simply leaned on Wang Man'er and fell asleep.

"Bang!"

In the middle of the journey, Daohua's neck was a little stiff from sleeping. She forgot that she was in a carriage and turned over as if she were lying on a bed. Then she became sad and fell directly from her seat.

"Girl!"

Wang Maner was startled and quickly helped him up.

Daohua grinned and sat up. Her drowsiness was completely gone. She looked around the car and found that she and Wang Man'er were alone: ​​"Hey, where are uncle, eldest brother, and fourth brother?"

Wang Maner: "The uncle wants to buy some pens and ink, and the second uncle is taking them to pick them up in the store."

Daohua opened the corner of the curtain, and sure enough, she found that their carriage was parked outside a bookstore.

Putting down the car curtain, Daohua moved her body, and then leaned on Wang Maner's shoulder again, preparing to squint for a while longer.

However, the fall just now left her with a psychological shadow. She closed her eyes and couldn't fall asleep.

"Why haven't you come back yet?"

After waiting for a while, when no one came back, Daohua opened the car curtain again, stretched out her head and looked out, and found that people on the street were running forward.

The boy driving the horse replied: "Someone in front was beaten. It seems that Fourth Master and the others went to watch the fun."

Daohua frowned: "Is someone beating someone again?"

She only saw a vendor being beaten on the Lantern Festival, and did she come again today?

The security in this provincial capital is really bad!

At this time, Li Xingnian's servant ran over: "Girl, sir, they are waiting for you in front. Let me drive the carriage over to meet you."

Daohua nodded, lowered the curtain, and the carriage started slowly.

After a while, the carriage stopped, the door was opened, and brothers Li Xingnian and Yan Wenxiu got in.

"It's not safe to do anything these days. People running escorts and delivering goods are often robbed." Li Xingnian shook his head and sighed.

Yan Wenkai then said: "That man is quite pitiful. If a grown man hadn't been forced to a desperate end, he would never have cried so miserably in front of so many people."

"Woo~"

The sound of suppressed crying entered the car, and Daohua looked surprised: "You are so sad, how badly did you get beaten?" As she said that, she couldn't help but lift the curtain and looked outside.

At this moment, the attacker had walked away, leaving only the person being beaten and a few people watching.

"Okay, stop looking and let's go!"

Li Xingnian patted the door to indicate that the carriage could start.

"Wait!"

When the carriage passed the beaten man, Daohua opened the carriage curtain and leaned half of her body out: "Brother Xiao Liu?!"

Qin Xiaoliu is in extreme despair at this moment.

Because the goods were lost, the escort team was unable to repay the huge losses. Qin Wu and the others were thrown into prison, and they were told that they would be exiled if they could not pay the ransom money.

But the ransom required thousands of taels of silver, and even if he sold him, he wouldn't be able to get enough.

These days, he has been wandering around the city like a headless fly. Today, he finally stopped the creditor on the street and wanted to beg him to show his kindness and let Qin Wu and others go first and let them have some time to collect money.

Unexpectedly, before he could say a few words, the other party asked his men to beat him severely. Before leaving, he threatened that if he couldn't get enough money in three days, Fifth Brother and the others would be exiled.

Three days...

Such a short period of time almost made him collapse. At this moment, he seemed to hear someone calling him.

Qin Xiaoliu raised his head blankly.

Then, he saw a carriage stop in front of him, and a little girl in a rich dress jumped out of the carriage and walked towards him quickly.

"Brother Xiao Liu!"

Qin Xiaoliumu stared blankly at the fairy-like little girl in front of him, forgetting to react for a moment.

Daohua stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Qin Xiaoliu's eyes: "Brother Xiaoliu, do you still remember me? I am Daohua!"

"Daohua?" Qin Xiaoliu said blankly, "Who is Daohua?"
Chapter completed!