Fang Qing specifically told Xi Xi about this.
"Xixi, has Youyou from next door been bullying you?"
Xi Xi, holding her new toy football, looked up when she heard this, blinking her big, adorable eyes.
No.
Xi Xi is five years old and looks almost exactly like Zhao Shi'an when he was a child, but her gentle personality is nothing like Zhao Shi'an's.
"Why are your clothes always dirty when you come back from playing outside? I heard from others that Youyou always plays horsey with you. Is that something you want to do?"
Xi Xi thought for a moment, then pursed her lips and remained silent.
"Does Xixi not want to play?"
"They said they would be the horse every time, but every time it was their turn, they ran away."
The little guy is not only mild-mannered, but he also speaks slowly, which makes Fang Qing, who is impatient, anxious.
Do you think they did it on purpose?
"Um."
"Then why didn't you refuse?"
Xi Xi looked thoughtful, her little head tilted, which was especially endearing.
"They are my friends."
Fang Qing sighed and rubbed her forehead.
"They bullied Xixi. Does Xixi still want to be friends with them?"
Xi Xi looked at her toes and remained silent.
Fang Qing was really anxious, but fortunately Zhao Shi'an returned at that moment.
"What's wrong?"
Fang Qing briefly recounted what had happened.
Zhao Shi'an looked at Xixi.
Xi Xi blinked her big eyes, looking completely innocent.
Zhao Shi'an squeezed his eyes shut for a moment, instantly gathering his emotions.
"Nonsense! How dare they bully my son! I'm going to settle accounts with them."
Fang Qing grabbed him.
"How about we listen to your son first? If Xixi doesn't want to be friends with them anymore, then we can go find them later."
Even so, Fang Qing was still angry.
She couldn't stand it if her son was bullied.
"Xixi, tell Mommy, do you still want to play with Youyou in the future?"
Xi Xi nodded.
"Of course, it would be great if Youyou could stay at our house and play with Xixi all the time."
In Fang Qing's eyes, Xi Xi's personality was simply too good to be true.
Zhao Shi'an stood beside the mother and son, looking at Fang Qing and then at his own son.
Good personality? Gentle and obedient?
It's all fake. How could he not see through a little brat? Only Fang Qing would be fooled.
Thinking this, Xixi looked at him.
"Dad, you'll help Xixi, right?"
See? That's how I get you to agree to anything.
"Yes, Dad will help you. Dad will go and make them come over and apologize to you. I won't play with them anymore. What kind of people are they? How dare they bully my son? I'll take their heads off."
Zhao Shi'an is now firmly in his position as Grand Secretary, and his word is practically law in the court. He doesn't feel arrogant at all when he says such things.
Fang Qing grabbed Zhao Shi'an and then had someone take Xixi away.
What are you saying in front of the child?
“I was just saying, my son isn’t that timid.”
"Alright, Xixi obviously still wants to play with those other kids. I'll go talk to their parents later. It's best not to make a big fuss, otherwise those kids will dislike Xixi even more."
"Okay, I'll go talk to them."
“Then you should talk to others nicely. You can’t just use your status to bully people all the time.”
"knew."
"Remember what you said, don't escalate children's conflicts to matters of state, or you'll become a laughing stock."
Fang Qing still remembers that two years ago, she took her son to a gathering of ladies. During the gathering, one of the ladies said to Fang Qing that she came from a humble background and did not know anything about tea.
Fang Qing didn't take it to heart; at most, she would just stop associating with that lady.
But somehow the news reached Zhao Shi'an's ears, and he made things difficult for the lady's husband in court, which led to his impeachment by the Censorate.
People in the capital treated this as a joke, and Fang Qing was too embarrassed to associate with the ladies of the capital for a while.
“I know what’s important,” Zhao Shi’an said.
Fang Qing couldn't help but mutter to herself.
He naturally prioritizes other things, but when it comes to her and the child, he acts as impulsively as a single-celled organism.
Several families' children played with Xixi, but Zhao Shi'an only went to the Youyou family next door and the Prince of Heqin's family.
Speaking of which, the Prince of Heqin had some connection with them. Back when Fang Qing and Zhao Shi'an were in Yongzhou, this Prince wanted to send women to Zhao Shi'an to get closer to him, but he was so frightened by the Zhu Ci case that he left Yongzhou directly.
The Prince of Heqin moved his residence next to the Zhao residence simply to improve his relationship with Zhao Shi'an.
Their neighborly relationship had been rather uneventful in recent years. This was Zhao Shi'an's first visit, which greatly excited the Prince of Heqin, who personally came out to greet him.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Shi'an's first words were to ask his youngest son to come out.
He knew that his youngest son, Sima You, played with Zhao Shi'an's children.
"Lord Zhao, is there something you need from my mistress?"
Sima You was the third child in his family, with an older brother and an older sister.
Now that Zhao Shi'an is here, we have to play the part completely.
"Have your son apologize to my son!"
"What happened?"
"You'll know if you ask your son."
As he spoke, Zhao Shi'an flicked his sleeves and sat down, looking every bit the part of someone who had come to settle accounts.
But in his heart he was thinking about that unlucky son of the Prince He. Of all people to mess with, he had to mess with that cunning little brat.
The Prince of Heqin hurriedly had Sima You brought over and asked if he had a conflict with Xixi.
Despite his young age, Sima You is quite cunning.
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