The Emperor's Beloved: My Ancestor is the Crown Prince?

Chapter 14 When Children's Words Meet History Books

Little Qingyi tilted her head, meeting her brother's gaze. She tilted her head, trying hard to organize her thoughts: "I don't know... In the morning, I put on my little schoolbag, pushed open the back gate, and then... I found myself in a huge garden! I even saw our ancestor!"

A garden? Ancestors?

Li Qingge's heart skipped a beat, and her vigilance instantly spiked. This didn't sound good.

"Um... what was the old ancestor's house like?" He kept his voice steady, trying to make the question sound like a casual inquiry.

"Our ancestor was so tall and incredibly handsome, just like in the paintings!" Xiao Qingyi's eyes sparkled, then a hint of confusion appeared. "His house is so big! But... it's different from my house. My house has bright lights, but his doesn't."

No lights?

The house is still very big?

Li Qingge frowned slightly. These days, even in the most remote places, electricity is a basic necessity, right? Who wouldn't have lights in their house? Her sister's description sounded strange no matter how you looked at it.

"Did he tell you his name?" Li Qingge continued to guide the conversation, trying to find more specific clues.

"Name?" Xiao Qingyi rested her chubby chin on her hand, her little brain working hard. "Li Chengqian! The ancestor said his name was Li Chengqian! And there's this shiny-dressed uncle named Du He!"

Li Chengqian? Du He?

Li Qingge was taken aback. This name... why does it sound so familiar? It's like I've heard it somewhere before, but I can't quite place it.

"Are you sure these are the two names? Did you hear me right?" He crouched down to be at eye level with his sister, his tone serious.

"Yes, yes! That's what he said!" Xiao Qingyi nodded vigorously. To prove that she hadn't misremembered, she even stood up unsteadily, put on a serious face, and tried her best to imitate the solemn tone in her memory, saying in a muffled voice, "Gulp—name, Li Chengqian."

After the performance, she couldn't help but burst out laughing and plopped back down on the carpet.

His real name is Li Chengqian... Li Chengqian... Li Chengqian?!

A sudden inspiration struck Li Qingge, and she almost jumped up on the spot.

Wow!

It really is that ancestor's name! Isn't Du He the same as Du He?

Goodness gracious... These days, even scammers are so "cultured"? They even take cosplay so seriously?

Li Chengqian? I'm Li Shimin!

Poor little sister, has she run into a fanatic of immersive murder mystery games? Or is it a gang that preys on children? The more he thought about it, the more suspicious it seemed.

"So... how did you finally get back?" Li Qingge suppressed the turmoil in her heart and asked the most crucial question. The home security cameras hadn't captured anything, so the way she "came back" was probably unusual.

"I'm so hungry," Xiao Qingyi said, sounding a little aggrieved. "But the food at Grandma's house isn't very good... and then, and then I don't know how, I came back!"

what?

Li Qingge was stunned.

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He didn't ask for money? He didn't make any demands? He even gave his sister a meal (although she said it was terrible), and then... he sent her back? He even introduced himself as "Li Chengqian"?

This... doesn't it seem more like a prank, or some kind of performance art?

Regardless of the circumstances, taking someone else's child away without permission and fabricating such an outrageous identity is extremely suspicious!

"Little sister, listen to your brother," Li Qingge said, holding his little sister's shoulders with a serious expression he had never shown before, "If you ever see that 'ancestor' or that 'Uncle Duhe' again, you must stay far away from them and immediately tell Dad, Mom, or your brother, okay? They... are very suspicious."

"No way!" Little Qingyi shook her head vigorously, her little face full of disagreement. "Grandpa is so good! He even gave me snacks!"

it is good?

Looking into her sister's innocent and completely trusting eyes, Li Qingge felt a wave of helplessness wash over her.

What kind of "good person" would take someone else's child away for no reason, my silly sister!