"My family, my family has a lot of adults..." Xiao Wenlian said in a daze, and moved closer to the little baby boy timidly.
"So many adults?" Qin Raorao looked her up and down and asked, "Are you born out of wedlock?"
Xiao Wenlian nodded.
The girls' eyes immediately changed when they saw her nod.
The little girl frowned, sensing the change in these people's attitudes towards them, and turned to look at Zhuangyou with a puzzled expression.
Zhuangyou looked at these tiny children and gently furrowed her brows.
These little ones, before they could even speak properly, had already clearly distinguished between legitimate and illegitimate children.
Qin Raorao glanced at Wenlian lightly, then looked at the little boy and Changyin, and asked directly, "So you two are also born out of wedlock?"
"What does illegitimate birth mean?" The little boy looked at Qin Raorao with a puzzled expression, then looked at Changyin.
Xiao Changyin also shook his head blankly.
The little boy's father only had one wife, while the little boy's mother was a princess and his father was a prince consort, making them quite different from ordinary families. These two little guys have never been exposed to the term "legitimate" or "illegitimate" before.
Qin Raorao looked at the two who didn't even know the meaning of legitimate and illegitimate children. She figured they must be from some low-ranking official family, so they didn't have this distinction. She immediately looked down on them even more.
She didn't answer the little boy's question, but said directly, "We are all legitimate daughters here, we won't play with illegitimate daughters. You all go find a corner over there and stay there!"
As she spoke, she pointed to the farthest corner, where a few girls were sitting scattered about. Some were talking with their heads down, while others looked over, their eyes filled with anger, but even more so with a sense of daring not to speak out.
Xiao Wenlian sensed the disgust emanating from Qin Raorao, her eyes dimmed sadly, still somewhat unwilling to give up, "So, being a concubine's daughter means you can only sit there obediently?"
"Yes, we are all legitimate daughters, who would want to play with a little illegitimate daughter like you!" Qin Raorao said firmly, looking at them with disdain.
Looking at Qin Raorao's eyes, Wenlian's eyes reddened with disappointment. Holding the little boy's hand, she said in a muffled voice, "I'm sorry..."
The little boy asked curiously, "Did you do anything wrong? Why are you apologizing?"
After saying that, she glared at Qin Raorao with a fierce look, "So what if we're the legitimate daughter? Why can't we play? We can only sit and watch?"
Seeing the little boy's indignant look, Qin Raorao said even louder, "Why is this the rule! It's always like this."
"No way!" Changyin interrupted her angrily, "There's no such rule! At my family's banquets, everyone plays together, and there's never been any distinction between嫡子 (legitimate sons) and 庶子 (illegitimate sons)!"
"This is the rule in the capital!" Qin Raorao said proudly, glancing at Chang Yin with disdain. "Isn't your family from Xingjun? Of course, a country bumpkin from such a remote place wouldn't know the rules of these wealthy families."
"Xingjun is not a poor and remote place!" When Changyin heard Qin Raorao say that her home was a poor and remote place, her eyes immediately reddened, and she went up and pushed Qin Raorao.
"ah!"
Seven-year-old Qin Raorao was pushed by four-year-old Xiao Changyin and fell down!
Qin Raorao was stunned for a moment after falling, then suddenly screamed and started crying.
Xiao Changyin was startled; her anger vanished instantly. She took two steps back fearfully and whispered, "I'm...I'm sorry..."
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