Report to the Empress and the Eldest Princess: They're using the system to poach your men.

Chapter 222 Get Out of Here Right Now

"Your Highness, where did this child come from?"

After finishing her business, Shuyun went to find Shen Sangwan to report back. In the corridor, she saw a little boy she had never seen before and asked him a question.

Still in a daze, the two stared wide-eyed at Shuyun after hearing her words.

Shen Sangwan paused for a moment, "You can see him too?"

Shuyun nodded without saying anything.

Seeing Shuyun's appearance, Xiaotong was so frightened that she covered her mouth and ran into the house next door.

"Hey—why is this kid running around like that?"

Shuyun tried to grab the other person, but Xiaotong disappeared in the blink of an eye, as if she were on grease.

"Your Highness, whose child is this? What is he doing at the government office?"

Shen Sangwan hesitated for a long time before saying uncertainly, "My...mine?"

At that moment, Wen Yuening was pulling Xiaotong's hand as they walked over from behind. Upon hearing Shen Sangwan's words, they both burst out laughing.

Shuyun was stunned by her words and didn't know how to respond for a moment.

"Your Highness is neither married nor has a husband, so how did such a grown son suddenly appear out of nowhere?"

Wen Yue Ning's voice came from behind her, and Shen Sang Wan paused for a moment before turning around.

"Ahem, well..." He rubbed his fingers against the hem of his sleeve, then suddenly remembered that Shuyun was still there, so he immediately sent her away, "Shuyun, you...you go down first."

Then, he hurriedly pulled Wen Yuening into the house. He had only stepped halfway in when he realized that Xiaotong was missing, so he turned back and dragged her inside.

"Xiaotong, what... what happened? How could you let someone see this?"

Xiao Tong was also a little confused and shrugged. "Master, I don't know either. I tried to contact the main system to ask why, but for some reason, the signal was interrupted."

The two people in the room looked at each other in bewilderment. Only Wen Yuening suddenly turned into a curious child, touching and looking Xiao Tong up and down.

Xiaotong wanted to escape, but she was also very afraid of the other party, so she could only signal to her master with her eyes.

However, Shen Sangwan was preoccupied with why Xiaotong's derivative appearance had taken on a human form, and she didn't receive the other party's distress signal at all.

Unable to express her suffering, Xiao Tong could only silently endure Wen Yuening's groping hands on her face.

After a long while, Xiaotong could no longer contain herself and cried out, "Master!"

Wen Yuening and Shen Sangwan were both startled.

"Why are you suddenly howling like that?"

As usual, Shen Sangwan immediately grabbed a large nose pocket.

Xiaotong immediately stuck out her bottom, rolled onto the ground, and started throwing a tantrum, "Waaah, I want to go back! I don't want to stay with you two!"

Seeing that Shen Sangwan was about to continue fighting, Wen Yuening quickly reached out and pulled her back.

"Your Highness, this little child is very adorable. It would be a pity if he were to be damaged."

Hearing Wen Yuening's words, she didn't dare to continue. She sat back down and muttered to herself, "If I had known, I wouldn't have made it look so nice for him in the first place."

After saying that, she tried to enter the system panel, but it kept showing that it was loading. The circle in the middle had been spinning for who knows how long, and Shen Sangwan was getting impatient.

"Xiaotong, the main system won't abandon me, will it?"

Sitting on the ground, Xiao Tong pouted, staring at Shen Sangwan with teary eyes, shaking her head repeatedly.

"I can't access the interface, and you can't contact the main system, so you're useless. Why don't you go wander?"

He had thought his master would say something to make him stay, but to his surprise, the other party's mouth, which was more than thirty-six degrees open, uttered such chilling words.

Tears flowed even more uncontrollably, and her cries echoed throughout the room. Between sobs, she accused Shen Sangwan, "Master, I have neither merit nor hard work, how could you send me away and leave me to wander alone?"

"With such a fine son of yours suddenly appearing out of nowhere, I'm having trouble finding an excuse to tell the outside world!"

"..."

"Master, you have no heart."

Seeing Xiao Tong's pitiful appearance, Wen Yuening felt sorry for him. She took Shen Sangwan's hand and said softly, "Your Highness, with the war raging, you can make up an identity for him at will. I don't think anyone will dare to say anything."

Upon hearing this, Xiaotong quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and nodded repeatedly in agreement, "Yes, yes, I think what Sister Ning said is absolutely right!"

Hearing Xiaotong address Wen Yuening, Shen Sangwan glanced at him with some disgust and reluctantly agreed.

Xiaotong's identity information was entirely handled by Shuyun.

"A-Ning, come with me to the kitchen."

Wen Yuening didn't know what Shen Sangwan was going to do, so she didn't ask. She just smiled and nodded, obediently following by her side.

At this moment, Shen Sangwan felt extremely fortunate that she had retrieved the ingredients from the system in advance.

Otherwise, if something like this happens unexpectedly, she might have to break her promise and wouldn't be able to make the extra spicy hot pot for Cen Yan.

Wen Yuening looked at the ingredients laid out on the long table. There were many of them that she had never seen before. She felt curious and picked them up to smell them.

She would occasionally ask a question in return, and Shen Sangwan never found it annoying, responding to each one.

This was the first time Wen Yuening had seen Shen Sangwan cooking in the kitchen, and it was also the first time she had cooked with her. She stood carefully to the side, helping out.

As Sichuan peppercorns, cinnamon, and other seasonings were added to the pot, a fragrant aroma wafted from the kitchen.

Meanwhile, Wen Yuening was choked by the chili and covered her mouth and nose, hiding in a corner.

Although she really wanted to help, she just couldn't stand the chili peppers and was coughing so badly she was almost out of breath. Fearing something might happen, Shen Sangwan had no choice but to kick her out.

Wen Yuening didn't want to be out of sight, so after repeated negotiations, the final result was that she could stand in the farthest corner.

"call--"

"It tastes so good, I'm really looking forward to having hot pot later."

After the broth was cooked, I put it in a wooden basin and let it cool.

"Oops!"

After finishing the pot base, she suddenly remembered that she had promised Cen Yan that she could get any dipping sauce, but now that the system was gone, where was she going to get sesame paste?

Even if she could find sesame seeds, she couldn't make them without the right machine.

"Has Your Highness encountered some trouble?"

Standing at a distance, Wen Yuening noticed that Shen Sangwan's brows suddenly furrowed, and she covered her mouth and nose, barely managing to make a sound.

"It's alright, let's go back first."

After much deliberation, Shen Sangwan decided to let it go; at worst, she could apologize to Cen Yan.

After instructing the kitchen manager to take good care of the pot of broth, Shen Sangwan pulled Wen Yuening away from the kitchen quickly.

Still smelling of the base sauce on her body, how could the mischievous Shen Sangwan let go of the opportunity to torment someone? She headed straight for Cen Yan's room.

Sway left and right, trying to get the fragrance into the other person's nostrils.

"Shen Sangwan, get out of here."

Cen Yan, lying on the bed, suddenly sat up as if she were dying, and angrily picked up the pillow next to her and threw it.