"Father, you scared Grandpa. Don't be afraid, Grandpa. My father is the best person in the world."
Seeing this, Jing Le had no choice but to smooth things over, accepting the candied hawthorn from the old man and saying sweetly.
"Hahaha, Lele is the best gift this world has given to Daddy."
Emperor Jing was now completely overjoyed.
The shadow guard in the shadows also smiled. Only Princess Anle could make the Emperor show such a hearty smile.
"Here, eleven skewers, all wrapped up for you."
The old man wrapped the candied hawthorn in parchment paper and handed it over.
"Grandpa, you took one extra string of skewers. Now that I have this one, there are twelve strings in total."
Jing Le said, puffing out her cheeks.
"That string of beads was a gift from your grandfather, take it."
The old man liked Jing Le very much, he said affectionately.
"Grandma, I want candied hawthorns too. Please ask that old man to give me an extra one."
Just then, a sharp child's voice rang out.
[Huh? Whose brat is this? He's clearly in dire need of discipline.]
Jing Le crunched on the candied hawthorn in her mouth and looked back.
That brat is coming this way.
Emperor Jing frowned slightly, thinking to himself, "As expected, my Lele is the cutest, no arguments allowed."
"Young Miss, you should leave quickly. Those are the children of the wife of the Minister of Justice. You can't afford to offend them."
The old man urged Jing Le and the others to leave, not wanting these good people to fall into a bad situation.
"Old man, hurry up and give me the candied hawthorns. I want the same amount as her, and give me an extra one, otherwise I won't be happy."
The brat was a big, chubby boy around five years old. His unruly behavior was repulsive, which showed how bad his family's upbringing was.
The old woman who followed behind said sarcastically.
"Did you hear me? Hurry up and take it."
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