Xiao Linting stood at the edge of the pond, taking the clean handkerchief handed to him by the palace servant and wiping his cheek. His cold eyes fell on the second prince on the shore.

Then his figure passed by and looked at the weak figure beside the curtain, away from the pond.

He paused his movements for a moment, handed the handkerchief to the palace maid beside him, and walked towards Jiang Qingqing.

Jiang Qingqing noticed someone coming next to her, she lowered her head to hide the rage in her eyes.

She is alone in a foreign land, bearing the injustice of an innocent child, while the culprit acts recklessly in front of her.

The sudden feeling of helplessness in her heart completely devoured all of Jiang Qingqing's rationality.

There was a layer of mist in his eyes, and his slightly red almond-shaped eyes showed a fragile look.

"Don't be afraid, Your Highness. The Third Prince just choked on water and fainted. There is no danger to his life." Xiao Linting was soaked all over. He didn't dare to touch the little princess with his wet hands, for fear of passing the cold air to her.

Jiang Qingqing looked down at the ground, tears dropping to the ground.

Xiao Linting noticed that the little princess was in a bad mood. He thought that this scene touched upon the shadow in her heart.

The little girl, who was full of life the last second, looked helpless and fragile at this moment, which deeply hurt Xiao Linting's heart.

He squatted down and looked Jiang Qingqing in the eye. He wiped his hands before he dared to reach out and carefully wipe the tears from the little girl's face.

"With me here, nothing will happen to the Third Prince."

Jiang Qingqing was so frightened by his action that her eyes became blurry and tears formed clumps on her eyelashes.

She raised her eyes, her clear eyes full of fragility.

"Uncle, but I'm still so scared."

[So many bad guys are eyeing us covetously. Just because the princess is the emperor's favorite, are they going to go to great lengths to destroy her? ]

Xiao Linting's emotions sank a little bit, but on the surface he still maintained a gentle expression, looking at Jiang Qingqing tenderly with a soothing gaze.

"I will protect His Highness and the Third Prince."

His expression was serious and sincere, which made Jiang Qingqing's heart warm. She took two steps forward, put her short little hands around the emperor's uncle's neck, and nestled her furry head in his neck.

"Will the emperor's uncle keep his word?"

Jiang Qingqing seemed to be asking her uncle, but also herself.

【Trust yourself instead of anyone else. 】

Xiao Linting didn't expect that Her Royal Highness the Princess was so sensitive. The small, warm touch of the little thing softened his heart. He didn't care whether his body was wet or not. He just wanted to comfort the frightened child.

"If Your Highness doesn't believe me, time will prove it to me."

"Okay, I believe you." I believe in myself too.

Jiang Qingqing spoke in a muffled voice, and Xiao Linting simply carried her up. He lifted the curtain and walked out, and the chaotic scene on the training ground was no longer there.

Because he fell into the water, the palace servants sent Jiang Chen to the prince's mansion, and the imperial doctors also went directly to the prince's mansion to check the situation.

Xiao Linting found a reliable and trusted palace maid to look after the dazed Jiang Qingqing. He hurriedly changed into a set of dry clothes, and when he came back, the little princess was gone again.

"Where has your highness gone?" Xiao Linting frowned, looked at the palace servants around him, and asked in a low voice.

Seeing Prince Xiao's gradually declining aura, they all lowered their heads. Among them, the braver ones spoke up, "His Highness said that he was worried about the Third Prince, so he took his people to the Prince's Mansion first."

Xiao Linting immediately walked straight towards the prince's palace.

By the time he arrived at the prince's residence, Empress Xu had already received the news and rushed over. The child was sitting in the Empress' arms, his little mouth pouting with a look of grievance, but in a completely different state from his fragile appearance behind the curtain just now.

When Xiao Linting saw the women from the harem were also there, he paused for a moment, but his eyes fell on Jiang Qingqing. He was still worried about her, so he walked in again.

Empress Xu was whispering to the frightened Jiang Qingqing. She held Jiang Qingqing in her arms, patted her back gently, and soothed her tenderly again and again, saying that the Third Prince was not seriously injured in falling into the water, but just fainted from the fright.

But Jiang Qingqing just looked so aggrieved and crying, which made the queen feel soft-hearted. She didn't even have time to notice Xiao Linting coming.

"Your Majesty, please go in and check on the Third Prince. I will take care of the Prince." Xiao Linting stopped in front of Empress Xu, slightly extended his hand, and suggested.

Empress Xu raised her eyes to look at Xiao Linting. Looking at the young boy in front of her with a mature demeanor, she was obviously a little dazed.

The last time she saw Xiao Linting, he was still a child of twelve or thirteen years old who was being canonized by His Majesty. Now, a year or two have passed, and the childish boy back then has grown into a mature teenager of fifteen.

"Okay, then I'll trouble your Highness." Queen Xu thought about it and decided to hand over Jiang Qingqing. She then got up and went to the inner room to follow up on the situation of the third prince Jiang Chen.

Jiang Qingqing left the gentle embrace, returned to the hard arms, and pouted.

Without Empress Xu, she was too lazy to act wronged. She retained her fighting power and was ready to cry to the emperor about her danger. She also asked for Jiang Chen to stay by her side at all times.

The news of Jiang Chen falling into the water spread quickly to all parts of the palace. After a while, Concubine Zhao and her men hurried to the prince's mansion.

She looked at Xiao Linting sitting upright in the room, holding a pink baby on his lap. Concubine Zhao turned around and walked towards Jiang Qingqing.

"Is your Highness frightened?" Concubine Zhao looked at her worriedly. Seeing that Jiang Qingqing looked uncomfortable, she quickly said, "The pond at the training ground should not be dug deep. Your Highness, don't worry. The Third Prince must be fine."

When Jiang Qingqing saw Concubine Zhao coming, she couldn't help but tighten her grip on Xiao Linting's collar slightly.

[Another person comes. Should I act or not? I'll act. Who cares? I'll act first and talk later.]

"My Lady, you don't know, that pond looks very deep. The Second Prince is standing right beside it. My brother knows so well where to go when it's dangerous and safe, how could he have fallen into the water by himself? My Lady, I'm so scared, sob, sob..."

The child, who was calm in the last second, burst into tears in the next second.

Xiao Linting, who witnessed the whole process, would really not understand what kind of bizarre ideas she could think of all day long if he had not heard those words just now.

Concubine Zhao probably didn't expect that the little princess would actually burst into tears when she saw her. She had never conceived a child before, and seeing a child who started crying at the slightest touch made Concubine Zhao even more panicked.

Beneath her delicate face was a rare look of panic. She raised her eyes and subconsciously looked at Xiao Linting.