It was a rare occasion for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come to the Ministry of Justice prison in person. Director Yan suppressed his excitement and respectfully brought a few people to the cell where the maids of the Fourth Prince's mansion were held.

The maids and servants in the Fourth Prince's mansion were imprisoned separately, with men and women in different cells.

In fact, most of the maids had been interrogated, and the testimonies they heard were that they had never heard a single word about the Fourth Prince's intention to rebel in the palace, so naturally they had no idea what their masters had done behind their backs.

It can be said that they were all implicated innocently.

Even if Lu Xiaoxiao didn't come today, Chunlin would be released in a few days.

Officer Yan stood at the door of the cell, looked down at the iron chain hanging on the door, and said to the officer standing by: "Unlock it."

Hearing this, the officer picked up the bunch of keys hanging on his waist, picked out one of them, and stepped forward to unlock the door.

The moment the prison door was opened, all the maids inside stepped back in fear and huddled in the crowd. No one dared to step forward.

For a moment, many maids' timid and frightened gazes fell on Master Yan.

They recognized this person; he was Director Yan from the Ministry of Justice's prison. Every time Director Yan came, they would be taken away for questioning.

I just don’t know who Master Yan will bring for interrogation this time.

Master Yan had no idea that these maids were afraid of him. He cleared his throat and shouted, "Who is Chunlin? Come out quickly."

"Chunlin, I'm calling you. Don't sleep anymore. Boss Yan is calling you out."

Chunlin stayed in the innermost corner of the cell. The fatigue and mental stress of the past two days made her feel dazed. She felt sleepy and couldn't help but hide in the corner and take a nap.

But before she fell asleep, she felt the maid sitting next to her gently push her and whispered to her, "Master Yan is coming in, get up quickly..."

"Who is Chunlin? Why hasn't he come out yet? Do you want me to keep urging you?"

Chunlin had not shown up for a long time, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Master Lu Liangyuan were waiting behind him, so he was afraid of neglecting the two nobles.

Master Yan frowned and immediately felt displeased. If it weren't for the fact that the two nobles were here and he was afraid of polluting their eyes, he would definitely make the maid named Chunlin endure the most severe torture in the Ministry of Justice's prison!

"I'm Chunlin."

Just before Master Yan lost his patience, Chunlin finally reacted and stood up abruptly. She raised her head and said to Master Yan, "Master Yan, I'll be right out."

Chunlin walked out from the corner with a calm expression.

Walking in front of Master Yan, Chunlin knelt slightly, lowered his head and said, "What instructions does Master Yan have?"

Manager Yan stared at her for a moment with a gloomy expression, then he exhaled a breath of foul air and said impatiently: "Come out first, there is a distinguished person who wants to see you."

Noble person?

Chunlin was immediately confused when she heard this. She had only been in Shengjing for a short time with her mother-in-law. How could she have met such an important person?

Who on earth wants to see her?

Chunlin pursed his lips slightly and answered yes obediently.

After working as a slave in the Fourth Prince's mansion for a few days, Chunlin first learned to be obedient, talk less and do more. Anyway, she didn't care how much work she had to do, as long as she could earn money to buy medicine for her mother-in-law and see a doctor.

Now that she is locked up, Chunlin is not panicking. As long as she doesn't make any mistakes, she will be able to get out sooner or later.

Seeing that the maid was quite obedient, Master Yan did not want to deliberately embarrass her. He took the lead and said in a deep voice, "Follow me."

Chunlin followed quickly in silence.

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Master Yan brought Chunlin to Lu Xiaoxiao and the others, and a brilliant and flattering smile instantly appeared on his face: "Your Highness, Master Lu Liangyuan, this is Chunlin. If Master Lu Liangyuan wants to ask questions, I can arrange a quieter place for him."

Hearing this, Lu Xiaoxiao nodded: "All right, just make your own arrangements."

Xie Xi had no objection.

Xie Xi originally wanted to see what this maid named Chunlin looked like. If she was really his imperial sister, would she look somewhat similar to himself?

However, Chunlin kept her head down, and her loose hair fell down, covering her face.

Xie Yue, who was standing at the back, felt relieved when he saw that Chunlin's clothes were not torn or damaged, and there was no blood on him, and he did not look like he had been tortured.

"Then please follow Yan."

As Master Yan spoke, he walked in front and led the way.

This time, Lu Xiaoxiao let His Highness and the Sixth Prince go first. She deliberately took Aji and left behind in order to appease Chunlin.

The story about Chunlin in the system has been unlocked, but Lu Xiaoxiao hasn't had time to read it yet.

She deliberately slowed down her pace and walked with Chunlin. Seeing that Chunlin still lowered his head and seemed very scared, she pushed Aji in front of Chunlin and said softly, "Chunlin, don't worry. It's okay. I can take you out later."

"Knowing that you would be worried about Granny Xu's illness, I was able to bring Aji here. If you don't believe me, then you should believe Aji, right?"

Hearing the word "Aji", Chunlin was shocked and stopped immediately. She looked up and saw Aji standing in front of her.

"Aji, why are you here?"

Chunlin was excited and confused at the same time. He asked worriedly, "Where's grandma? How is her illness?"

"Also, who is this...?"

His tone paused slightly, and Chunlin subconsciously looked at Lu Xiaoxiao.

Hearing his sister's question, Aji did not answer immediately, but looked up at Lu Xiaoxiao first, his clear eyes seemed to be asking her.

He always remembered that before entering the Ministry of Justice prison, he had promised Sister Lu that he could not speak in the prison without Sister Lu's permission.

After meeting his sister, in order not to break the agreement with Sister Lu, Aji endured it and didn't dare to say a word.

Seeing this, Lu Xiaoxiao raised her hand and rubbed Aji's head, then bent down slightly and met his eyes: "Your sister is asking you a question, you can tell her anything."

"it is good!"

Aji nodded vigorously.

Chunlin: ???

What happened to her brother?

Aji reached out and tugged at Chunlin's sleeve, and said seriously, "Sister, she is Sister Lu. She brought me in. Sister Lu said she was here to take you out."

"Before I came, my mother-in-law had already taken the medicine, and she will get better soon."

After a pause, Aji quickly added, "Grandma Xu knows Sister Lu, and she said that Sister Lu is a good person."

As soon as these words were spoken, Chunlin understood instantly.

No wonder, no wonder a noble person came to visit her in the prison of the Ministry of Justice. It turned out that it was her mother-in-law who asked the noble person to come...

"That……"

Chunlin wanted to say something else, but when Lu Xiaoxiao saw that His Highness and the Sixth Prince had already walked away, she quickly interrupted Chunlin: "Don't say anything for now, Chunlin, if you have any other questions in your mind, ask them later."

"Master Yan has gone far away."

Lu Xiaoxiao raised her chin and motioned her to look forward.

Chunlin followed her words and looked forward. A hint of apology suddenly appeared in her eyes. "Okay."

"Thank you."

Lu Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "No need to thank me, let's go."

In fact, Master Yan noticed that Master Lu Liangyuan and the maid had not caught up yet, but in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Master Yan did not dare to say anything and pretended that he knew nothing.

After leading a few people to a remote warehouse filled with torture instruments, Director Yan stopped. He turned around and patted his chest to make a promise:

"We're here. This is the quietest place in the entire prison. No one will come here to disturb you."

Looking at the gloomy warehouse, Lu Xiaoxiao subconsciously walked quickly to Xie Xi's side and held his hand. After gaining a little sense of security, she nodded to Director Yan: "Okay, here it is."

Noticing Lu Xiaoxiao's uneasiness, Xie Xi raised his hand, gently took Lu Xiaoxiao into his arms, and signaled her to relax.

Lu Xiaoxiao looked up at him and smiled.

Xie Xi curled his lips, his eyes filled with a gentle smile.

Xie Yue, who was standing next to his brother the Crown Prince, turned around silently. He touched his nose and complained in his heart: The Crown Prince and his sister-in-law are really sticky.

Upon hearing this, Director Yan instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

Director Yan: "The others will stay here for now. I have to go out and take care of some other matters. If you have any other instructions, Your Highness can just send someone to let me know."

Xie Xi nodded: "Yes, thank you for your help."

Manager Yan smiled, tactfully stepped back and left the warehouse.

As soon as he left, at the signal of his own prince, Mu Qing also followed him out and stood guard at the door of the warehouse with a sword in his arms.

With Mu Qing guarding outside, no one will come here without any eyesight.

At this time, there were only five people in the warehouse: Lu Xiaoxiao, Xie Xi, Xie Yue, Chunlin and the little boy Aji.

Lu Xiaoxiao glanced around the warehouse and saw a table and three benches in front of the right wall.

"Your Highness, let's go over and talk."

Without waiting for Xie Xi to answer, Lu Xiaoxiao had already pulled him towards the table.

Seeing this, Xie Yue, Chunlin and Aji followed.

Five people sat down at the table.

"I wonder if Miss Lu wants to see me because of my mother-in-law's request?"

Chunlin was the first to ask.

"No."

Lu Xiaoxiao shook her head, her expression softened, her curved eyebrows and eyes were filled with smiles: "Actually, before this, Granny Xu and I didn't know each other. I came here for you..."

[It seems that my trip was not in vain. Chunlin is really the little princess who was deliberately swapped by Prince Su. Fortunately, Granny Xu still has some conscience and kindness, and raised the little princess to this age. ]

[If it weren't for Prince Su, the little princess wouldn't have to suffer so much. She should have lived a life of luxury, loved by the emperor and the queen, and would have had the best brother, the crown prince, in the world...]

[Looking closely, the little princess looks most like the queen. Her phoenix eyes really resemble the queen’s…]

Listening to his sister-in-law's inner voice, Xie Yue was stunned for a moment. After coming to his senses, he widened his eyes and stared at Chunlin who was sitting opposite him in shock.

If the little sister-in-law hadn’t mentioned it, he had never noticed Chunlin’s phoenix eyes. No wonder, no wonder when he first saw Chunlin that day, he vaguely felt that her face was somewhat familiar. Did Chunlin actually look like his mother? ! ?

Xie Yue found it hard to believe and decided to first check out the attitude of his brother, the Crown Prince.

It is obvious that the Crown Prince can hear what his little sister-in-law is thinking, so why can he still keep his composure?

Xie Yue didn't understand.

However, Xie Xi was confused and didn't know how to react for a moment.

Lu Xiaoxiao, who was thinking about it in her mind, was completely unaware of the entanglement between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Sixth Prince.

Lu Xiaoxiao stared at Chunlin, waiting for Chunlin's answer.

Her eyes were too sincere, Chunlin was stunned for a moment. He didn't want to believe what she said, but looking at her appearance at this moment, it didn't seem like she was deceiving him.

Chunlin thought about it and said hesitantly: "For me?"

"If I remember correctly, I have never seen Miss Lu before today. You and I don't know each other, so how could you come here for me?"

"Or is there something on me that you want?"

The more he talked, the calmer Chunlin seemed.

Chunlin had a hard life since childhood. She lived with Grandma Xu and suffered from hunger and hunger. It was not until she grew up and was able to work that she and her grandma could barely have enough food to eat. Later, she had a younger brother, Aji, to take care of. The three of them supported each other and got through it together.

She has always believed that there is no reward without merit, and there is no such thing as a free pie in the sky.

"Ok?"

Lu Xiaoxiao didn't expect Chunlin to say this. She shook her head and said, "I don't want to get anything from you. I just want to know if you have been wearing a snow-white jade pendant since you were a child?"

Xie Xi's eyes paused slightly. He remembered that the Snow-Fat Jade Pendant was the dowry given to his mother by his maternal grandfather. His mother had always cherished it very much and carried it with her every day.

But later, he did not see the snow-white jade pendant, so he mentioned it to his mother. His mother said that the jade pendant was lost and she did not know where it was and could not find it.

It turns out that the Snow-Fat Jade Pendant has always been on Chunlin's body?

How could she know?

Chunlin frowned slightly, "Miss Lu, how did you know that I have such a jade pendant?"

[Of course it was Granny Xu who told me. Granny Xu deliberately put the Empress's snow-white jade pendant into the swaddling clothes and then secretly took it out of the palace. This was because Granny Xu wanted to use the jade pendant to remind herself not to forget that this child is the Empress's biological daughter...]

[It was because Granny Xu felt that she was so sick that she was about to die that she brought Chunlin back to Shengjing again.]

[When the time is right, Granny Xu will tell Chunlin the truth. With the jade pendant and a face that looks like the Empress, Granny Xu believes that Chunlin will definitely be able to recognize his biological parents. She is only afraid that Prince Su will interfere.]

Thinking of this, Lu Xiaoxiao sighed, "Fortunately, Prince Su and the Fourth Prince have been imprisoned in the Imperial Clan House. Otherwise, as long as Prince Su is there, Chunlin may not be able to recognize his relatives, and his life may be in danger."

"It was Granny Xu who told me that it was related to your background."

Lu Xiaoxiao's face was gentle, and she spoke word by word: "Chunlin, do you want to know who your biological parents are?"

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