The Empress Dowager's adoption of her hundredth goddaughter had not been publicized in any grand fashion... It had not even spread beyond Nether Heaven.
Perhaps it was out of concern for protecting this youngest goddaughter.
But the Empress Dowager genuinely liked this youngest Princess Zhao. Not only did she often accompany her, she had even let the little princess live in her own residence.
Who could be bold enough to abduct this little princess?
Why assume she had been abducted instead of simply getting lost? With the Empress Dowager doting on this goddaughter so much, could she really have had no one looking after her?
"Could it have been Chu Ge? Had he abducted the little princess before infiltrating the Heavenly Revelation Hall?"
"That's impossible. The Empress Dowager only arrived later. After Chu Ge impersonated Six-Eared Martial Aunt and entered, the timing simply doesn't match!"
"Speaking of that, where is Six-Eared Martial Aunt? Chu Ge impersonated her. Could it be that Six-Eared Martial Aunt has already been..."
"I admit the Thief Marshal's concealment skills are incredible. He really has some ability to sneak in, but that was Six-Eared Martial Aunt! Do you really not know what kind of person Six-Eared Martial Aunt is?"
"Wait... I remember Six-Eared Martial Aunt seemed not to have returned to Phoenix Cry Pavilion last night. I even saw the two little girls from Mount Xiyue sneaking out in the middle of the night. They didn't come back until almost dawn."
In the seats, the Twin Sisters' expressions immediately darkened. They had already been careful enough when slipping out of Phoenix Cry Pavilion... Yet they had still been too careless. With so many great figures living in Phoenix Cry Pavilion, how could no one have noticed their movements? They had probably only pretended not to know