Every day, Changyin would hear people mention it and immediately say, "The Prince of Hengchang!"
Marquis Xingbai: ...?!
Upon hearing that the person wasn't someone he knew, Xiao Anxun immediately scoffed and loudly proclaimed:
"Who is the Prince of Hengchang? I've never even heard of him! Let me tell you, my aunt is Consort Shu, and my cousin is a prince, who will become a prince in the future! A prefecture—hmm!"
Before he could finish speaking, his little mouth was covered by Xing Baihou's big hand. Before he could protest or struggle, he heard his father, Xing Baihou, suppressing his anger and warning him through gritted teeth.
"Shut up! If you say another word, I'll lock you in the dark room when we get back!"
Xiao Anxun immediately became obedient, his eyes already filled with tears of grievance.
However, Marquis Xingbai had no time to coax him at this moment. He simply tossed him to the servant behind him and turned back with a friendly look in his eyes.
"So it was the little princess of the Prince of Hengchang's family. It was a misunderstanding. Uncle thought there was a wild tiger on the mountain. The servants said there were children in the house, so Uncle tried to shoot the tiger with his bow and arrow. I didn't know it was the little princess's tiger. I scared you. It was my fault!"
When Xingbaihou apologized again, it was much more sincere than his previous dry "I'm sorry".
Just kidding, the Prince of Hengchang, who commands a large army and guards a region!
Only children's world judges people solely by official rank; adults always look at real power. Compared to the hundreds of thousands of iron cavalry under the command of the Prince of Hengchang, what are concubines and young princes?
The Empress Dowager and the Emperor brought over someone else's precious darling to go head-to-head with the Hengchang Prince's Mansion behind this little darling. The only ones who will suffer are the Xingbai Marquis An family.
Fortunately, the little one was the easiest to coax, and he didn't have the same stubbornness as his son.
The little dumpling thought Xing Baihou's attitude was good and what he said made sense, so she immediately pouted and said in a childish voice, "Okay, Niannian forgives Uncle, but Uncle should be more careful next time before shooting arrows, what if you hurt Pang Tuantuan!"
Although Marquis Xingbai did not have a war tiger, he had fought alongside Duke Zhongwu on the battlefield and knew that in Hengchang, war tigers were like warhorses. Their bond was extraordinary, so he immediately smiled and agreed, "Alright, Uncle will definitely pay attention next time!"
The little boy looked up at Xing Baihou, who was all smiles, but his dark eyes revealed a strange look as he looked the kind uncle up and down.
Although Xingbaihou apologized to them very sincerely, the little girl still felt that this uncle was a bit strange. She always felt that he didn't seem to be apologizing for the sake of apologizing.
So, just when Xingbai Hou thought his kind and good-natured nature would surely win the innocent and naive affection of the little ones, especially after his gaze swept over two unguarded, clear eyes, his gaze shifted slightly—
Suddenly, he met the little boy's gaze, which was scrutinizing him. Those bright, clear eyes seemed to see right through him, making him panic for no reason.
Sure enough, the next moment, the chubby little dumpling spoke, not with a silly, happy acceptance of his apology, but with—"So what does Uncle want us to do? Uncle didn't finish what he was saying, did he?"
Unlike the adults who spoke these words with profound meaning, the little girl, speaking in a soft, sweet voice, was full of innocent confusion and pure wonder. She was simply asking a question because she felt that her uncle hadn't finished speaking.
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