Chapter 644: and translation of chapter title

Lu Qi didn't understand: "Broken Monkey family?"

Xiao Er laughed: "Brother, tired? Let's take the miss to Jinghai Marquis's residence."

Lu Qi nodded: "Not tired at all, when shall we go?"

"Now!" Tuan Tuan placed Xiao Feifei into Chu Yuan's arms, "Master, stop feeding it, it's already eaten a lot of meat."

"Ying—" Xiao Feifei drooped its head and tucked into Chu Yuan's armpit.

Chu Yuan laughed and patted it: "Your master knows, be careful, go quickly and return swiftly."

Xiao Er squatted down, Tuan Tuan climbed onto his back: "Got it! Don't worry, Master!"

Xiao Er and Lu Qi leapt onto the roof, disappearing into the night.

But after a while, they returned.

Xiao Ningyuan's face was full of surprise: "So fast? Did you burn the Marquis's residence?"

Xiao Er and Lu Qi: "……"

"No!" Tuan Tuan poked her little head out from Xiao Er's shoulder, "Big brother, that broken monkey hung the cloth he gave last time at the doorway."

"We were lying on the roof watching, he wasn't there!"

Xiao Er squatted, placed Tuan Tuan on the ground, took a letter from his bosom and handed it to Xiao Ningyuan: "Eldest Son, the security in the Jinghai Marquis's residence is far less stringent than when I went there last time."

"Zhou Jinhua's bedroom was empty, but on the bed this was left."

Xiao Ningyuan took it, unfolded it and read.

A moment later, he laughed heartily and handed the letter to Chu Yuan: "Hahaha, wonderful! Zhou Jinhua has turned to the light!"

Tuan Tuan stroked Xiao Feifei's fluffy big tail: "What does the letter say? Big brother, why are you so happy?"

"Do you still remember Chen Village?"

Feng Zhou replied: "Of course I remember! I stayed there for several months! What? Have they rebuilt again?"

Xiao Ningyuan shook his head: "Not only that, after Chen Village was bombed, they frantically forged weapons and built more than a dozen sites!"

Xiao Er's face darkened: "That many?"

Chu Yuan, after reading, placed the letter on the table: "Zhou Jinhua this time delivered a token of allegiance!"

"He gave us the locations of these thirteen armories, the types of weapons stored inside, and their quantities."

Xiao Er read it once, his face heavy: "They actually have so many sharp weapons!"

Lu Qi furrowed his brows slightly: "Could it be a trap?"

Eunuch Cheng said: "This Marquis has always been two‑faced and treacherous, and if the old Marquis hadn't earned great merit back then, His Majesty wouldn't keep sparing him."

"But His Majesty treats him so generously, yet he secretly opens the city gates to let those Ni Ze in, truly worthless! Better to keep guarding."

Xiao Ningyuan nodded: "Eunuch Cheng is right, we really must be cautious."

"We'll go investigate tomorrow night, then we'll know what's true or false."

He looked at Xiao Er: "It seems Zhou Jinhua deliberately relaxed security, avoided the bedroom, and waited for someone to come and take this letter."

"In that case, we shall gladly accept it."

Xiao Er was about to speak, but when he looked up he saw Tuan Tuan lying in Chu Yuan's arms, her little head bobbing.

He pointed at Tuan Tuan and shook his head.

Everyone understood and said nothing more.

Eunuch Cheng gently approached and draped a coat over Tuan Tuan.

Half‑dazed, Tuan Tuan opened her eyes a bit and mumbled: "Grandpa is so good!"

Eunuch Cheng's heart softened: "Sleep now, Little Princess."

A moment later, Tuan Tuan fell into deep sleep, and Chu Yuan gently lifted her and walked toward the secret room.

The next day, a junior Taoist who had gone out to shop returned holding a notice: "Master! Something happened, look."

Chu Yuan took it, looked, and his brows furrowed.

Everyone gathered around.

Xiao Ningyuan read softly: "Ten Da Xia spies have been captured, all confessed without reservation."

"They infiltrated Jingcheng, pretended to be divine, spread rumors, aiming to shake the morale of our great nation, a heinous crime."

"It is hereby scheduled three days later, at the third quarter of noon, outside the Meridian Gate, to be publicly executed."

He sneered: "They intend to use a scapegoat to dispel the rumors in Jingcheng."

Lu Qi twisted his mouth: "That move is ruthless, needlessly costing ten lives."

Tuan Tuan's little brows furrowed: "Why are they killing indiscriminately!"

Chu Yuan sighed, pulling her into his arms: "Because they see themselves as lofty, while the common folk are just ants."

"In their eyes, a human life is merely a pawn that can be discarded at any time."

Tuan Tuan, angry, tightened her arm; Xiao Feifei let out a "Ying" and plaintively nudged into her lap.

Chu Yuan sighed: "Unfortunately, because of this, everything Wang Mingrui and I did before is all in vain."

Xiao Er hurried: "Then Prince's plan would fail, wouldn't it?"

Tuan Tuan shook her head vigorously: "That can't happen! We can't let them kill at will! And we must not disappoint Father!"

She thought, then her eyes brightened, and she looked up at Xiao Ningyuan: "Big brother, think quickly!"

Xiao Ningyuan was taken aback: "Me? What method could I have? The beheading at Meridian Gate will draw tens of thousands of spectators, and the number of guards will be countless."

"We can't possibly raid the execution ground!"

Tuan Tuan pouted: "Hmph, if Third Brother were here, he'd surely think of a good plan!"

Xiao Ningyuan: "……"

Third Brother? Hmph! Am I worse than him? No way!

Feng Zhou advised, "Young Master, no wonder the Eldest Young Master— even if the Third Young Master were present, he'd probably be at a loss with this matter."

Xiao Ningyuan patted his shoulder and said, "Feng Zhou is still speaking fairly!"

Tuan Tuan lowered her head, "But what about the families of those ten people! They must be very sad."

Lu Qi walked up to her, brushed the top of her hair, and thought, "The miss is too kind‑hearted; had I known, I shouldn't have let her know about this."

Family? While Xiao Ningyuan was deep in thought, something stirred in his mind.

Got it!

He excitedly lifted his little sister from Chu Yuan's arms and brought her over: "Tuan Tuan! The Execution Officer will read the charges before beginning the execution."

"At that moment, could you let those ten people say a few words?"

Tuan Tuan tilted her little head: "What should they say?"

Xiao Ningyuan whispered a line.

Xiao Er's eyes lit up, and Lu Qi slapped his thigh: "Great! Eldest Young Master, this idea is brilliant!"

Feng Zhou raised his thumb: "Eldest Young Master, impressive!"

Eunuch Cheng laughed so broadly his mouth couldn't close: "That way, it'll really give them a headache!"

Xiao Ningyuan beamed with pride, staring at his little sister's face: "How's that, Tuan Tuan? I'm not worse than your Third Brother, right?"

Tuan Tuan nodded vigorously, hugging his neck and planting several kisses on his face: "Big brother is really awesome! Not at all worse than Third Brother!"

Xiao Ningyuan, satisfied, hugged his little sister and spun around several times.

Chu Yuan said, "But in Jingcheng you have many acquaintances; you must disguise yourselves well and avoid being recognized."

Everyone nodded in turn.

Three days later, outside the Meridian Gate, crowds of civilians gathered like a sea of people to watch the execution.

Tuan Tuan dressed as a boy, and Xiao Ningyuan, Xiao Er, and Lu Qi all attached fake beards.

They blended into the crowd.