CHAPTER 188: CHAPTER 188 IT’S ME

Nervously, Xie Pan’Er asked again, "Where... where does your adoptive father live?"

Where does her adoptive father live?

This little girl knew her adoptive father was the Emperor; naturally, he lived in the Imperial Palace.

Then, without giving it a second thought, she said, "My adoptive father is the Emperor, so of course he lives in the Imperial Palace!"

With a CLANG, the items in the hands of the shopkeeper, who was tidying up the shop, fell to the ground. "Surely... surely this little girl isn’t spouting nonsense?"

Holding on to a shred of hope, the shopkeeper looked at Xie Pan’Er. But Xie Pan’Er gently shook her head, shattering his hope.

"I think there’s an eighty percent chance!"

"Ei-eighty percent... Miss Xie, you aren’t joking?"

Xie Pan’Er shook her head. "She looks to be only three or four years old. How could she possibly lie?"

Hearing this, the old shopkeeper rushed to get the best preserved fruit and Pastries in the shop, also ordering good tea to be served again.

Xie Pan’Er continued to ask Xiaosuisui, "Suisui, His Majesty recently conferred a title on a new Princess. It wouldn’t be... you, would it?"

Xiaosuisui’s mouth was full of the Pastries the shopkeeper had just brought. She nodded vigorously, her cheeks stuffed. "It’s me!"

The last glimmer of hope was completely shattered, and the old shopkeeper began to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

"So, do you also live in the Imperial Palace with your adoptive father, His Majesty?"

Recalling what the old shopkeeper had said earlier, and the effort it had taken to discern the identity of this little girl, Xie Pan’Er felt it had been no easy task.

"No! I live with my maternal grandmother, at the Ji Mansion!"

The little girl finally swallowed the Pastries in her mouth, picked up the tea soup, took a sip, and wiped her mouth.

"I’m full, pretty sister. I think I’ve been out for quite a while; my grandmother should be waking up from her nap and will be worried if she can’t see me. I want to go back."

When Xie Pan’Er heard her mention her maternal grandmother and remembered what she had said about the Ji Mansion, she asked, "Your maternal grandmother’s home is the Ji Mansion, is it the same Ji Mansion with the Divine Dragon Pillar?"

Xie Pan’Er’s heart was beating fast. It had been many years since a proper Master lived in the Ji Mansion with the Divine Dragon Pillar.

It was said that the Ji Family lived in seclusion, leaving only their two youngest sons in the capital.

However, they were also elusive and were said to spend most of their time living in the Imperial Palace.

If this little girl was truly a child of the Ji Family, it meant the Ji Family had returned. If this was the case, then there would likely be a major reshuffle of power in the capital.

Xie Pan’Er stared at Xiaosuisui. Under her gaze, Xiaosuisui tilted her head and said, "There’s a large pillar at our house’s entrance, with a large stone carving on top. Grandma says it’s a Kylin, and there are two dragons coiled around the pillar. Pretty sister, is the pillar at my house’s entrance the Divine Dragon Pillar?"

Xie Pan’Er took a deep breath. What else could it be?

Across the whole of Great Han, who else would have the audacity to place such a thing at their entrance?

"Shopkeeper, what should we do..."

The shopkeeper, jolted from his daze by Xie Pan’Er’s question, said, "Since she’s a young lady from the Ji Mansion, and also a Princess personally titled by His Majesty, perhaps Miss Xie, you could suggest whether we should inform the Ji Family or help take her back?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Pan’Er felt a little baffled. She felt as if she had fallen into one pit and, before she could climb out, had tumbled into another.

"I want to go back!"

Xiaosuisui stood up, holding Xiaobai. She took out a small Jade Token from her little lotus bag and handed it to the old shopkeeper.

"Grandpa Shopkeeper, my third aunt told me that this Jade Token can be exchanged for lots and lots of preserved fruit and jewelry at the Bright Moon Pavilion and Zhiwei Restaurant. I’m giving it to you to compensate for the damage Xiaobai caused at the Zhiwei Restaurant. Is it enough?"

When the shopkeeper of Zhiwei Restaurant saw the small Jade Token, his body shivered, and his legs grew weak. He almost dropped to his knees.