Chapter 111: Sneaky
Qin Wanwan slept soundly, only to be woken up in the latter half of the night by Keke.
“Cub! Your Daddy is leaving!”
Qin Wanwan slowly woke up and hearing this, immediately became three parts more awake.
“Daddy?”
Where was her Daddy?
The little one groped around everywhere looking for her Daddy.
Keke: “He’s preparing outside. Let’s sneak into his carriage quickly!”
Qin Wanwan was now completely awake, and in a rush, she put on her clothes, getting them all messy. She then crawled under the bed, grabbed the little bundle she had packed, and ran outside.
Using the cover of night, she and Keke sneakily and suspiciously found Shang Wuyang’s carriage.
The Shadow Guards in the dark looked at each other, bewildered.
What was Miss trying to do?
They looked at each other and watched for a moment with serious expressions.
Then they saw the little one find their Master’s carriage and shakily climb onto it.
The carriage was a bit high, and she struggled to climb.
“Keke, will Daddy really not discover us?”
“No, we’ll hide well.”
Qin Wanwan nodded heavily.
“Did you give Xie Daddy the letter I wrote him?”
Keke guaranteed, “I flew to the General’s Mansion all night and put the letter on the table.”
That’s good, Wanwan was completely reassured, and then continued climbing the carriage.
The Shadow Guards heard the entire conversation between the person and the bird, and their mouths twitched.
“Wei Shisan, go and tell the Master about this.”
Wei Shisan was watching the little milk bun climb the carriage with great interest; it was quite cute, actually.
Suddenly called by name, he reluctantly said “Oh” and disappeared from his spot.
On the other side, Shang Wuyang, who was inspecting goods with his men, paused upon hearing the Shadow Guard’s report.
“So that’s why that little one has calmed down.”
It turned out she wanted to follow him sneakily.
“After you finish the inventory, hand over the ledger to me.”
“Yes.”
Shang Wuyang slowly walked towards the carriage.
At this moment, Qin Wanwan and Keke had already hidden.
They were hidden inside the small couch in the carriage.
The carriage was too small; there was almost nowhere to hide a person.
Qin Wanwan burrowed into the blanket, and Keke used a cushion to disguise her.
That cushion was something Keke had asked Shang Wuyang to make for Qin Wanwan.
Shang Wuyang stepped onto the carriage.
Keke, upon realizing he was discovered, flew to the top of the carriage to hide.
Shang Wuyang knew where the little one was hiding with just a glance.
Qin Wanwan hugged herself and stayed still, trying hard to pretend there was nothing in the carriage.
Suddenly, she heard Daddy Shang speaking.
“I forgot to give the milk cakes prepared for the little one. It seems I’ll have to eat them myself.”
Qin Wanwan swallowed her saliva. Milk cakes, they were delicious food; she liked them the most.
*Wuwuwu*… I really want to eat them.
But she couldn’t move; she couldn’t be discovered.
Qin Wanwan’s eyes were full of longing.
Shang Wuyang glanced over there. When he spoke, she obviously moved slightly but held back and didn’t come out.
He couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow. Yo, she’s improved.
“Yun Zhu, go and get me some food and drinks, the ones with a strong aroma.”
“Yes, Master.”
Although Yun Zhu was surprised by the order, he still went to prepare.
Soon, the things he prepared arrived.
They were pastries and preserved fruits with a very fragrant smell.
He didn’t eat them; he sat in the carriage, opening his fan and fanning the aromas towards Qin Wanwan’s direction.
She didn’t even last three minutes before Qin Wanwan stealthily poked out her fluffy little head.
It… it smells so good.
Yesterday, she was too sleepy and only ate some porridge. Now, she was so enticed by the aroma that her stomach rumbled.
She really couldn’t hold back anymore.
She looked towards Daddy and met a pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes.
Qin Wanwan: “!!!”
She quickly hid again, but because her movements were too flustered, she not only failed to hide well but also fell forward.
Well, she was completely exposed.
But the little Qilin was not giving up.
She played dead.
Pretending to be a collectible doll.
Shang Wuyang: “…Qin Wanwan.”
Qin Wanwan remained silent, continuing to play dead.
“You want to follow me to Shangjing that much?”
Now Qin Wanwan stopped playing dead and cautiously looked up.
“Daddy, Daddy…”
Discovered, the little one cried with a pretty little face, kneeling on the couch.
She looked very obedient.
Both obedient and bold.
Of course, when she should be timid, she was very good at being timid.
“You’re really bold. You even dared to sneak onto my carriage and hide. Didn’t you think about it? If my carriage was so easy to get onto, would your Daddy still be alive?”
So many people were waiting to assassinate him.
Qin Wanwan was dumbfounded.
She understood. So she had already been discovered when she was climbing the carriage!
Qin Wanwan became angry with shame, puffing up her cheeks.
“You still have the nerve to be angry.”
Seeing the little one’s flushed face, Shang Wuyang pinched the flesh on her cheeks.
“But I want to go with Daddy Shang. Wanwan has super super good luck. If Daddy takes me, I won’t get hurt!”
Xie Daddy was fine for now; Keke said his death tribulation was later. Next year there would be a severe drought, many places would have no grain, the border pass would be the same, and the grasslands would also be affected.
That transmigrator and the Imperial Prince she colluded with conspired with the Tartar Prince to attack the city for Xie Daddy’s military power and the grasslands. The Imperial Court would not send grain, and Xie Daddy would die in battle.
Xie Daddy’s death tribulation was next year, but Daddy Shang would be injured now.
So the little Qilin wanted to help Daddy Shang first.
“Daddy, if you don’t take me, I’ll ride Little Red and follow behind to find you.”
Shang Wuyang’s face turned cold.
He was usually smiling or lazy, but suddenly his cold face looked a bit terrifying.
Qin Wanwan shrunk her neck timidly.
“You’re threatening me now?”
Qin Wanwan lowered her little head and didn’t speak.
Only her shoulders moved slightly.
Shang Wuyang sensed something was wrong and leaned closer, only to find the little one was actually crying.
He panicked for a moment and quickly picked her up.
“What are you crying for? I didn’t hit you.”
Shang Wuyang’s action of holding the child was exceptionally gentle.
Without realizing it, he had begun to treat Qin Wanwan as his own daughter.
In fact, he himself found it somewhat incredible.
Shang Wuyang understood himself; he was a person with a bit of madness inside and a cold heart.
At first, he accepted this little one entirely because holding her seemed to suppress the toxins within him.
Of course, from the first moment he saw her, this little one had particularly caught his eye.
No one knew that when she called him Daddy, a sense of joy and satisfaction arose in his heart.
It felt like… it was meant to be.
She was meant to be his daughter.
Now seeing her cry, Shang Wuyang inexplicably felt heartache.
This feeling of being unable to control his emotions was terrible.
But he didn’t want to stop it either.
“Daddy, I’m scared.”
Qin Wanwan hugged his neck, crying silently and pitifully.
Her beautiful, round, cat-like eyes were red and moist, and tiny tears still hung on her eyelashes.
Her soft voice was filled with grievance.
“Wanwan is scared of losing Daddy, and Daddy is also scolding me.”
