Chapter 288

288. Chapter 288: She looks a lot like my elder sister, doesn't she?

The voice of the five-year-old little girl rang in his ears.

Duan Wang, who had been staring intently into the room, finally lowered his eyes to look at the little girl who was only a head taller than his knees.

The dim yellow light from the room shone out, and the little girl looked up at him, revealing a small face as bright as the morning sun.

Duan Wang was suddenly stunned.

His gaze was fixed blankly on Jiang Xiaoxiao's face, as if he had seen something unbelievable.

However, the next second, Jiang Wei's hand covered the little girl's face.

"Duan Wang, the Princess Consort has awakened, we will not disturb you any further."

Saying this, Jiang Wei held Jiang Xiaoxiao and strode away from the room.

Duan Wang remained frozen in place, unable to recover for a long time.

Until—

"She looks a lot like her, doesn't she?"

Su Wanwan's voice rang out from the room.

"She looks a lot like my elder sister, doesn't she?"

Especially those brows and eyes.

Duan Wang suddenly came to his senses, looked at the woman curled up on the bed hugging her knees, and suddenly smiled: "Indeed, very much so... how old is she?"

Su Wanwan buried her head and replied dully: "About... five years old."

Her elder sister also died five years ago.

"This timing is indeed too coincidental."

Hearing this, Su Wanwan looked up in surprise: "So, you also believe that my sister's child didn't die, right!"

"There are so many people in the world who look alike, Su Wanwan, don't overthink it." The man was already standing in front of her, "Besides, doesn't that little girl already have a mother?"

"She's not just a little girl, her name is Xiaoxiao!" Su Wanwan threw a pillow at his face.

Duan Wang reached out and caught the pillow steadily, "Su Wanwan, let's talk."

"Hmph, I'll say this first, if there's no explanation for Second Brother Shen's matter, I have nothing to say to you!" Su Wanwan snorted coldly and turned her head away.

"Shen Que is not dead."

With these few short words, Su Wanwan's expression instantly softened.

Duan Wang looked coldly at her expression of relief: "Are you satisfied now?"

"Satisfied with what?" Su Wanwan raised her eyebrows and glared at him, "If it weren't for you people in the Imperial family being so narrow-minded and causing General Shen's death, how would Second Brother Shen have been forced into a dead end by you?"

"Su Wanwan, don't bring up that collective punishment nonsense. What my Imperial brother did, what does it have to do with me? Besides, him losing the tiger tally was a capital offense; naturally, my Imperial brother wouldn't let him off."

"You are his own younger brother!" Su Wanwan gritted her teeth and repeated these words.

"Su Wanwan!" Duan Wang gritted his teeth as well.

The two glared at each other, neither willing to give in.

Until Su Wanwan's eyes became sore from glaring and she started to cry.

She couldn't help but blink twice, wanting to force the tears back, but the next second, the words Jiang Xiaoxiao had just said echoed in her mind.

—At worst, throw a tantrum, cry, make a scene, and threaten to hang yourself.

"Sob sob sob..." Su Wanwan pouted her red lips and began to cry, covering her face, "Xiao Yi, you bastard, you always lie to me, force me... I already listened to the Su family and married you, what else do you want... sob sob sob... you always bully me, I don't want to talk to you anymore..."

The little woman slumped on the bed, crying with snot and tears.

Duan Wang Xiao Yi looked helpless and amused: "When did I bully you? All these years, haven't I granted you everything you wanted? Did I ever stop you from investigating the cause of the late Empress's death? Even when you snuck out of the mansion this time, didn't I turn a blind eye?"

"But you won't let me see Second Brother Shen!" Su Wanwan rubbed her red-rimmed eyes and glared at him.

Duan Wang Xiao Yi: "... Just that one thing is forbidden."

Once they meet, she'll run off with him.

"Sob sob sob waaaah..."

"Alright, stop crying, I'll find a way for you to meet." Duan Wang said through gritted teeth.

"Really?" Su Wanwan wiped her tears and looked at him.

"I'll try my best to find a way." The man said, "I promise."

"That's more like it." Su Wanwan finally revealed a smile.

In her heart, she was secretly happy; the method Xiaoxiao suggested was truly effective!

This method of throwing a tantrum, crying, and making a scene was just too easy to use.

But when she turned her head, she saw the man starting to undo his belt.

Su Wanwan was stunned: "What are you doing?"

"Sleeping." Duan Wang looked at her with a deadpan face, "Move over a little."

At the same time.

Jiang Xiaoxiao and her mother also returned to the guest room that Duan Wang had specially prepared for them to rest.

The room was large, and the furniture and chairs inside were all made of pear wood, extremely expensive and gorgeously decorated.

Jiang Xiaoxiao looked around and sighed that Duan Wang was indeed generous; even a temporary guest room was decorated so meticulously and luxuriously.

Before long, a maid brought hot water for them to wash up.

After the mother and daughter finished washing, they prepared to rest.

Jiang Xiaoxiao felt a bit of heartache for the two hundred wen she had spent at the inn earlier; if she had known they would stay in such a nice place, she wouldn't have spent that money to book the inn.

The night passed without dreams.

By the next morning, the mother and daughter woke up.

The season was now late autumn, and the nights were getting longer and longer.

Even though it had only just turned light, the actual time was not early; if they were back in Yuhe Village, the mother and daughter would be on their way to town to deliver soap by now.

Jiang Xiaoxiao had a rare good night's sleep.

She stretched, rolled around on the bed for a while, and only after the maid outside knocked on the door and brought hot water for them to wash up did Jiang Xiaoxiao get dressed and get out of bed.

Jiang Wei wrung out a towel and wiped her face, saying: "The maid brought word that we should go over for breakfast, likely with that Duan Wang."

Jiang Xiaoxiao's eyes were dazed: "Mother, can we ask him about Lord Shen?"

Duan Wang is the current Emperor's own younger brother; he is a member of the Imperial family and would know about Shen Que...

Moreover, Su Wanwan making such a scene with Duan Wang was likely also for Shen Que's sake, but if they go up and ask, would it be bad luck?

"Let's wait and see." Jiang Wei said.

After the mother and daughter finished washing, they left the room and were led by a maid to the front courtyard.

In the front hall, maids were coming in and out, all carrying plates for serving dishes.

Jiang Xiaoxiao walked in and was instantly shocked.

Is this a state banquet? So much food?!

"Xiaoxiao, come quickly, there's an empty seat here." As soon as Su Wanwan saw Jiang Xiaoxiao, she couldn't stop waving at her, while patting the empty seat beside her.

Jiang Xiaoxiao looked up at her and saw that the little woman, who was pale yesterday, now had a rosy complexion, with joy in her eyes, and was very spirited.

In contrast, Duan Wang, who was sitting next to her, was young, but there was a hint of fatigue between his brows.

Jiang Xiaoxiao: "..."

Was it too exhausting last night?

Jiang Xiaoxiao walked over, and Su Wanwan immediately brought her a bowl of milk-based dessert.

"Hurry and taste this, this milk and tuckahoe cream was sent over by the Xuzhou Prefect early this morning." (End of chapter)