The concubine, a former cannon fodder, becomes pregnant, and the childless prince spoils her rotten.

The little girl was clearly terrified, and she sobbed, "My dad will be back soon, don't worry."

Their voices were childish, and their words were innocent; you'd really think they were picking something up.

"Because you disobeyed, Fang Bin will not be coming back."

The name made Lin Zhizhi pause, sigh slightly, and take out a piece of silver and hand it to the woman who was peeking around.

Her eyes were full of resentment, as if she couldn't stand the behavior of the person who spoke.

Seeing that she had rolled up her sleeves and was about to argue, Lin Zhizhi grabbed her and whispered, "Auntie, here's the money. Please go and report it to the authorities. They outnumber us, so it's not advisable to confront them directly."

The woman glanced at Lin Zhizhi and asked, "Who are you?"

Most of the people living here are unwilling to deal with the government, but Lin Zhizhi's health is not suitable for traveling back and forth, and she is not fast on her feet. By the time she arrives with the constable, it will probably be too late.

At this moment, she was anxious. "Auntie, if we delay any longer, they'll be taken away."

Then the woman called out, "Xiao Liu, come here."

A little while later, a child of about six or seven years old came running over, saying, "Mother."

"Go report this to the authorities."

"This..." Lin Zhizhi hesitated.

The woman seemed to read her mind and said, "Xiao Liu is clever; he'll definitely find a way to summon the officials."

He then casually shoved the silver into his pocket and said, "Don't worry, little sister. Although I'm not a good person, I just can't stand seeing Ge Zheng's wife take money. I definitely won't let her succeed."

"Thank you, Auntie." Lin Zhizhi replied.

Originally, the woman only intended to go up and curse a few words to make things difficult for Ge Zheng's wife, but now that she had received the money, she hurriedly went to call her familiar relatives.

Most of them were unwilling to offend the Ge family, so in the end they only called three men.

At that moment, the gate had been kicked open by Ge Zheng's men, who grabbed the little girl who had been hiding. She was not tall and looked to be no more than five or six years old.

She was crying so hard that tears streamed down her face, it was heartbreaking to see.

Just as Lin Zhizhi was about to step forward, her aunt pulled her back, saying, "Her mouth is foul. You're a young girl, you're too sensitive to go near her."

Then, hands on hips, he started cursing. Ge Zheng's wife responded even more fiercely, and after cursing the whole family, she said, "I think you're just jealous of how much money I make. Fang Bin can't even support himself, how can he have the strength to support his daughter?"

"I'm sending her to a good place. The important person said he saw her talent and wanted to take her back as his goddaughter."

"It's not some illegitimate way. I've inquired, and that nobleman is acquainted with the prince. Would he lie?"

"It's that prince who led his troops to victory. He had no children born in his household, so he thought of raising one at home. It's good that he took a liking to Fang Qiao."

These words made the aunt pause in her tracks. She turned to look at Lin Zhizhi and said, "Although Ge Zheng's wife is cunning, she never lies. If it were that prince..."

That would be a good place indeed. Perhaps Fang Qiao would become a young lady from a wealthy family and wouldn't have to suffer with her poor father.

Lin Zhizhi's face was extremely ugly. In her previous life, the prince did not have an adopted daughter named Fang Qiao. "The mistress of the mansion is still healthy. She is a member of the royal family. Even if she were to adopt someone, she would carefully select her and announce it to the world. Why would she come here secretly?"

"Who exactly is using Your Highness's prestigious name to abduct children in broad daylight? Have you conducted any investigation before coming to handle this matter?"

Na Ge Zheng's wife was stunned. How could she have had the opportunity to come into contact with a powerful and influential person like a prince?

The person standing behind her was clearly not employed by her.

Seeing that Lin Zhizhi had come out to cause trouble and that the situation was not good, he went forward to snatch Fang Qiao.

Ge Zheng's family was Fang Qiao's neighbor. Although she was afraid of seeing so many people, she didn't react excessively.

Now, seeing a stranger trying to hug her, she immediately bit the other person's hand hard.

The other person, feeling the pain, pinched her face hard, causing her to cry out in pain.

Once Ge Zheng's wife had taken the money, she didn't care about anything else. At that moment, she handed the child to the other party and said, "Run!"

As for whether she was adopted by a prince's family, what does that have to do with her?

In a moment of panic, Lin Zhizhi stepped forward to stop him, and the man shoved her, almost causing her to fall.

She also became fierce, "I will never let you use the prince like this. If you want to take this child away today, you'll have to step over my dead body."

She held her stomach tightly with her hands to prevent it from being hit.

These people are just trying to kidnap children with money. The nobleman even promised that nothing would happen to them. How could they really kill someone in broad daylight?

He was furious that Ge Zheng's wife was incompetent; she couldn't even fool a child and had made a big fuss about it.

Didn't she brag before that no one on this street would care what she did?

Isn't it just that someone came to meddle in our business?

Lin Zhizhi's skin was delicate and her clothes were clean, so she didn't look like someone who lived here.

Perhaps it was some young lady passing by who, seeing injustice, learned some chivalrous spirit and secretly cursed her bad luck.

But she held onto the child tightly and wouldn't let go, causing Fang Qiao to struggle because of the pinch.

She sobbed in a small voice, "Father, save Qiao'er, Father, save Qiao'er... My body hurts so much, bad... bad people..."

"Mind your own business. Do you think you can afford to offend the Prince's mansion?" Someone shouted loudly as more and more people gathered around to watch the commotion, trying to use the Prince's power to intimidate others.

Although Cen Jingyi was not favored by the emperor, he was still the emperor's own son, and these people had to consider the face of the royal family.

"How dare you insult the Prince! The Prince would never do such a despicable thing!" Lin Zhizhi shouted, her stubborn appearance made her look as frail as a willow in the breeze due to her illness, which made the man slightly stunned.

A wicked thought arose in his mind, and he decided it would be better to kidnap the woman as well.

At that moment, a panicked voice rang out, "Who are you? What are you doing?"

Fang Qiao seemed to have found her pillar of support, and then she burst into tears, crying out, "Father!"

Upon seeing Fang Bin arrive, the thugs cursed under their breath. The young master's plan was to have Ge Zheng's family send Fang Bin away, then coax the child out and take him away.

Even if they were seen, no one would care, and they never expected things to escalate and they would be entangled with others.

Fang Bin's return was so timely; it's all because of this woman who appeared out of nowhere. I don't know what she did, but she managed to get someone to come and cause trouble.

Although the man the aunt had called didn't offer any help and seemed unwilling to get close to Ge Zheng's family, he did block the thugs' retreat.

They weren't afraid of Fang Bin, this frail scholar, so naturally they wouldn't put the child down.

It wasn't until Xiao Liu, covered in sweat, arrived with government officials that the thugs and Ge Zheng's family were arrested.

Lin Zhizhi was surprised that Xiao Liu could actually get the head constable to come to this lawless place. Then she saw Fang Bin whisper something in her ear before she followed with her daughter in her arms.