Yun Shengsheng and the others sat in the carriage, listening to the gossip on the street.

"Have you heard? Lord Wang's daughter is missing!"

"Which Lord Wang?"

"That's the one who once served as an imperial envoy!"

"Oh, that girl, how did her daughter get lost?"

"Who knows? Anyway, the news has already spread..."

Their tone contained feigned concern, but more than that, it was an irrepressible curiosity and excitement.

Yun Shengsheng squinted; in such a short time, the news had spread like wildfire throughout the city.

Zhou Zichen's move was quite underhanded. Not only did he have Wang Miaomiao kidnapped, but he also prepared rumors. He was determined to ruin her.

The expressions of the people in Yun Shengsheng's carriage turned cold.

Fu Zhao asked Yun Shengsheng in a low voice, her voice filled with anger, "Miss, what should we do now?"

Fu Xing said, "Miss, why don't I go and tell them that Miss Wang isn't missing!"

Wu Xia looked at Yun Shengsheng: "Miss, should I take action?"

The system was also making a racket in Yun Shengsheng's mind: "Who are Zhou Zichen and his mother? Spreading rumors everywhere! Should I go beat them up!"

Yun Shengsheng waved her hand.

"Don't make a move, wait a moment."

"At this time, you need to stay calm and not let them lead you by the nose. Trying to explain or take action will only make things worse and you'll fall into their trap."

The group immediately calmed down and waited for Yun Shengsheng to come up with a solution.

They didn't know when it started, but these teenagers had all come to regard Yun Shengsheng as their backbone, and it seemed that there was nothing Yun Shengsheng couldn't handle.

Wu Xia was even more surprised to find that she herself completely trusted this five-year-old girl. It seemed that there was great energy in that small body.

No wonder the Crown Prince values ​​his master so much.

Yun Shengsheng was unaware of Wu Xia's thoughts. She narrowed her eyes and unconsciously tapped the windowsill with her fingers.

Given the current situation, simply sending Wang Miaomiao home is probably not an option.

[Losing her reputation is still a dead end. The only solution is to bring Wang Miaomiao back to life, safe and sound, right under everyone's noses.]

The worst thing about rumors is when the person involved personally comes forward to refute them. Once everyone sees with their own eyes that Wang Miaomiao is safe and sound, all those lies about her being "abducted," "missing," or "something happened to her" will fall apart on their own.

She looked down at Wang Miaomiao, who was still unconscious, then took out several silver needles from her needle case and inserted them into several acupoints on Wang Miaomiao's body to refresh her.

To be honest, this method of forcibly waking someone up is somewhat harmful to their health, but there is no better option at the moment.

We can only wake her up first, get her through this period, and then go back to treat her properly.

After the silver needle was inserted for a moment, Wang Miaomiao's eyelids trembled a few times, and she slowly opened her eyes. Her pupils were still somewhat unfocused, and she was in a daze.

Yun Shengsheng didn't have time to explain slowly and directly asked Fu Zhao to help Wang Miaomiao sit up.

All of Wang Miaomiao's hairpins and jewelry had been taken by the human traffickers. She hadn't had time to ask for them back in her haste to leave, and now her head was completely bald.

Yun Shengsheng took off her own velvet flower headdress, hairpins, and pearl flowers and inserted them into Wang Miaomiao's hair.

Fu Zhao understood immediately and helped Wang Miaomiao tidy her disheveled hair and wrinkled clothes.

Yun Shengsheng put another calming pill into her mouth, letting her hold it and let it dissolve slowly. Then she turned to Fuxing, who was driving, and whispered to her to slow down and drive slowly.

Although Fuxing still didn't understand what the young lady wanted to do, he slowed down the car as instructed.

Immediately afterwards, she heard the sound of the carriage curtain being lifted from the inside.

Then there was her young lady's sweet and clear voice, not too loud, not too soft, just enough for passersby on the street to hear.

"Huh? Sister Miaomiao, who is this Miss Wang they're talking about?"

"I heard it's lost. How pitiful."

His tone was innocent and curious, just like that of a naive child.

Wang Miaomiao leaned against Yun Shengsheng, blinking as she was dazzled by the light streaming in through the car window.

She wasn't fully awake yet; her mind was a complete blank. Listening to Yun Shengsheng's words, she only felt a buzzing in her ears, but her face showed a normal, slightly bewildered expression.

But this expression was clearly seen by the people craning their necks to look out of the teahouse on the street, the servant boy sweeping dust with a feather duster at the entrance of the cloth shop, the old lady with a vegetable basket on her shoulder chatting with someone about the gossip from earlier, and the passers-by on the street.

In the capital city, there are shrewd people everywhere. You may not know everyone, but you must know the key figures, because if you accidentally offend a high-ranking official's relative, you'll be in big trouble.

Therefore, quite a few people on this street recognize Wang Miaomiao's face.

Soon, someone whispered, "Hey, isn't that Miss Wang?"

"Yes, isn't he just sitting perfectly fine in the carriage?"

"Is that little girl next to you the goddaughter of the Duke of Anguo's family? The two of them are chatting and laughing, they look like they just came back from shopping."

"Yes, who was it that spread those unscrupulous rumors behind her back, saying that Miss Wang is missing?"

"Isn't spreading such rumors destroying someone's reputation?"

"Exactly! People who spread such rumors aren't afraid of their tongues rotting! The girl is perfectly fine, and they insist she's lost. What are they up to?"

Yun Shengsheng took in every word of these idle gossips, and a barely perceptible smile appeared on her lips.

She didn't stop there, but continued to lift the curtain and pretend to look around curiously.

As she looked around, she kept pulling Wang Miaomiao's hand and pointing outside, chattering away incessantly.

"Sister Miaomiao, I haven't been to that shop yet. Can you come with me sometime?"

"And that shop, I heard their pastries are especially delicious, but I've never tried them. My dad says kids shouldn't eat too many sweets."

"Ah, that shop sells hairpins, right? I'd love to browse around there too."

She led Wang Miaomiao through the streets and alleys like two sisters leisurely strolling, all the way from South Street to West Market. Almost half the city's residents saw it with their own eyes—Wang Miaomiao was fine, not lost, not in any trouble, not even a single hair was missing.

Just as the carriage rounded a street corner, the little furball system suddenly spoke up cheerfully:

"Host, look at that corner to the left, Zhou Zichen is there."

"Look at his mouth, isn't it wide enough to fit an egg inside?"

"Hahahaha, this is hilarious! This guy had such a smug look on his face when he came out of the shop, but when he looked up, he saw you and Wang Miaomiao sitting in the carriage."

"Oh my, the look on his face is like he's seen a ghost!"

Yun Shengsheng turned her head and looked coldly at the boy who was frozen in place at the street corner.

Zhou Zichen stood there, his face growing paler by the minute. He nearly dropped what he was carrying, and his lips moved as if he wanted to say something but couldn't utter a word.

"How could that be?"

"She's already been sold..."

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