After Xiao Fubao's life was stolen, he became the favorite of everyone in the capital

Chapter 444 Xie Family
As Li finished speaking, who this person was, her name was almost revealed.

The Queen Mother gasped.

She even thought that the person who died more than ten years ago was reincarnated immediately after death and would be a teenager now. She didn't expect that this person was Niu Niu, but Niu Niu had just turned eight years old.

By the time the little girl reached marriage age, the emperor was already very old.

Besides, Niu Niu has lived in Shoukang Palace for so long that the empress dowager has long doted on her like her own granddaughter and even intended to arrange a marriage between Niu Niu and Li Xuan.

Li told the Queen Mother the truth now, deliberately trying to embarrass her.

"Nonsense!" the Queen Mother scolded.

Nanny Sun also had some affection for Niuniu, so she immediately whipped Li hard with the whip: "How dare you bite Niuniu!"

Li was beaten to a pulp but she did not change her words. Instead, she looked straight at the Queen Mother and said, "My Queen Mother, since she entered the palace, I have lost power one after another. Have you forgotten all this?"

"No matter how dangerous the situation is, she can always turn danger into safety. In the previous life, the emperor encountered a tiger and it was extremely dangerous, but the tiger became more obedient than a cat when it saw the queen. In this life, her father took the exam for so many years but never passed, but after adopting her, he made great progress and became the top scholar. Is she an ordinary person?"

The empress dowager's heart sank. There was something strange about Niu Niu. In the past, the empress dowager always prided herself on having raised a lucky child. Now, thinking of this possibility, she just couldn't bear it.

After being beaten for a long time, Li finally showed a satisfied expression on her face. It seemed that she was very happy to see the empress dowager caught in a dilemma.

"As long as His Majesty marries that child, you will have a grandson. You don't want the country to fall into the hands of a side branch...ah!"

Before she could finish her bewitching words, Nanny Sun's whip fell down like raindrops.

"Empress Dowager, Li has bad intentions. I request that she be sent back to the Ministry of Punishment for the time being." Nanny Sun said.

The Queen Mother nodded and said, "Deal with her. Don't let her go and talk nonsense to the Emperor."

When Nanny Sun came back after seeing the guests off, the empress dowager was still sitting on the chair, looking at a potted plant not far away. Half of her face was shrouded in shadow, making it hard to tell what she was thinking.

"Your Majesty, are you still thinking about what Li said?" Nanny Sun asked softly.

The Queen Mother sighed and said, "To play with grandchildren and have fun at the knees, these are the pleasures that ordinary people have, but I have never enjoyed them in all these years."

Nanny Sun said, "What Li said may not be true. Maybe she just doesn't like Niuniu and wants to harm her."

The Queen Mother shook her head and said, "No wonder Niuniu looked so familiar to me. The little princess in my dream is her daughter. How could she not look familiar?"

Nanny Sun hesitated for a long time before asking, "Empress Dowager, do you really want to let Niuniu…"

The Queen Mother said, "Li wants to watch me do this, but I can't do this."

The Queen Mother has been in the palace for so many years, and she knows that even if your enemy appears to be doing good for you and the suggestions he makes seem to be for your own good, you cannot follow his pace. After all, no one knows what kind of traps are hidden in your enemy's suggestions.

"Empress Dowager, what about the Crown Prince..." Nanny Sun asked cautiously.

"Do you remember that when the Gu family got into trouble, we forced Niu Niu to stay in the palace?" said the Queen Mother.

Nanny Sun was startled. Keeping the person at that time not only caused Niu Niu to fall into a coma, but also made Concubine Shun feel uncomfortable in her stomach.

"What you mean is that we can only go along with Niu Niu and not go against her?" asked Nanny Sun.

The Queen Mother nodded and said, "Fate is something that outsiders don't know. What kind of person is Li? She relied on the little that she stole to be the most favored concubine in the harem for more than ten years. She made many mistakes before, but the Emperor forgave them all. This shows how profound the influence of fate is."

"Perhaps people like Niu Niu are born to enjoy happiness when they come to the human world. If we force her to stay, there will be endless troubles. Now I only hope that she can look down on Li Xuan, and at least guarantee the survival of my Li family." said the Queen Mother.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Shun may not be pregnant with a princess." Nanny Sun advised. The Queen Mother nodded perfunctorily. She paid the price of losing her grandson and barely saved Niuniu. After thinking it through, the Queen Mother just felt exhausted.

Niu Niu had no idea that she was almost getting into trouble. Xie Xingchuan felt sorry for the little girl and stayed at Gu's house for several days to accompany Niu Niu.

"Brother, are you still going back to the border town? Can you not go back? The New Year is coming soon, can you spend the New Year with me?" Niu Niu said a lot with her little mouth.

Xie Xingchuan shook his head and said, "I came back this time because the border town just won a great victory and my father was too busy to come back, so he asked me to come back to accept the reward on his behalf. I will set off on the fifth day of the new year."

As for the New Year, he actually wanted to stay with the Gu family, but the Xie family's affairs could not be ignored by delaying.

Niuniu showed a hint of disappointment in her eyes and said, "Today is the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, so doesn't that mean I can only stay in the capital for ten days?"

As the year draws to a close, the government offices are gradually closing down. Niu Niu has not returned to the palace to go to school since she was assassinated. She has been having so much fun at home these days and is really reluctant to let Xie Xingchuan leave.

"I'm back!"

Gu Zhao's voice suddenly rang out from outside, and he rushed in like a firecracker.

"My dear, did you miss me?"

Gu Zhao and Gu Yan came back together. Baiyun Academy was on holiday, and Doctor Yan also let Gu Zhao come back.

"I've thought about it! When I eat something delicious, I think of my third brother. When I eat something bad, I also think of my third brother." Niu Niu said seriously.

As for why she wanted to eat something that was not delicious, it was of course because Gu Zhao was not picky about food and was willing to be Niu Niu’s trash can and eat the things that Niu Niu did not like.

Gu Zhao was easy to deal with and was very happy to hear this.

Gu Yan smiled gently at Xie Xingchuan. Even though he knew that Xie Xingchuan was younger than him, Xie Xingchuan was now a head taller than him, and it was difficult for Gu Yan to treat Xie Xingchuan the same way he treated his younger brother.

"Brother Xie, come on, teach me some new shooting skills. I feel like I've gotten pretty good at it. Look!" Gu Zhao tried to take Xie Xingchuan's gun.

But as soon as I got it in my hand, I felt it was heavy and I couldn't move it at all.

Niuniu reminded him, "Brother, Brother Xie doesn't like others touching his gun. That day, Sister Ling wanted to touch it, but he refused to let her."

Xie Xingchuan waved his hand and said, "We are family, it's not a big deal."

Gu Zhao shook his head: "Forget it, I'll show you how to do it with a stick."

Gu Zhao had previously learned a set of spear techniques from Xie Xingchuan. Now he was practicing with a stick. It can only be said that the spear techniques he performed were not exactly the same as what Xie Xingchuan taught him. It can only be said that they were completely unrelated.

Xie Xingchuan frowned as he watched him finish his gun show. When he was urged to give his opinion, he hesitated for a long time before saying, "A Zhao, come to think of it, I should thank you."

Gu Zhao was a stubborn person. When he heard this, he immediately forgot about playing with the gun and asked, "What are you thanking me for?"

"The medicinal herbs in the sachet, the birthday gift you and Niu Niu gave me, saved my life on the battlefield," said Xie Xingchuan.

Xie Xingchuan was alone on the battlefield investigating the enemy situation and was seriously injured and had to escape. He relied on the medicinal herbs in the sachet to survive until the reinforcements sent by his father arrived.

The siblings then realized how dangerous it was. Gu Zhao patted his chest and said, "Thank you, brother. Since it's useful, I'll make you a few more sachets to take back with you!"

Zhang Yunniang saw the four children huddled together from afar, looking so close to each other as if they were a family. She couldn't help but smile, but her heart sank when she thought of the visitor from the Xie family. It was not good to keep other people's children at home forever.

"Xingchuan, your mother has sent someone to take you back to the Xie family." Zhang Yuniang said with reluctance on her face.