Chapter 74 I...don't eat children
Xu Qingcheng has been fighting on the battlefield for a long time, and the murderous aura on his body is getting stronger and stronger. When he has a stern face, people dare not even breathe.
He coughed lightly twice, and in a soft voice that was completely different from his previous coldness, he slowly said, "Xihe, I'm your...fifth uncle. Don't...be afraid of me. I...don't eat children."
"puff!"
Zhao Chengning glanced at his naive uncle with a complicated expression, unable to suppress a hint of a smile. The next second, he received a sharp look from him, and he desperately suppressed his smile, his shoulders shaking violently.
Well, now that we have a daughter, these guys are worthless.
Xihe bit her little finger, hesitated for a moment, tentatively opened her arms towards Xu Qingcheng, and whispered, "Uncle~ touch~"
Xu Qingcheng was stunned for a moment, and rubbed the brush on his clothes again and again before slowly letting it fall on the little girl's hair.
So soft~
This was Xu Qingcheng’s first thought.
My daughter is still the best~
Xiao Mingxuan waited until Xu Qingcheng had had enough of it before he hesitated and said, "Don't kill the woman in the lead."
Zhao Chengning was stunned for a moment and asked, "What does this mean?"
The little girl in his arms was restless and looked for an opportunity to suck her fingers again. Xiao Mingxuan pulled her fingers away, leaving the little girl in tears.
Xiao Mingxuan turned his head without mercy and continued, "That village... is not simple."
Zhao Chengning was a little frightened by the depth in Xiao Mingxuan's eyes.
If he remembered correctly, the person in front of him was only a little over ten years old. How could he have such an unpredictable look in his eyes?
Xiao Mingxuan knew that he had exposed too much tonight, but with so many worries on his mind, he was too lazy to explain. He turned around and said, "Believe it or not," and walked to the back with the little girl in his arms.
Xu Qingcheng stared at his hands stupidly, looking at the departing girl reluctantly, and said, "Chengning, when we get back to the Imperial City, I'll take Xihe back to the Duke's Mansion to stay for a few days, okay?"
When there is no one around in private, there is not much etiquette between the monarch and his subjects.
Zhao Chengning glanced at Xu Qingcheng with difficulty, "This... I can't make the decision. Uncle, please ask mother."
I thought to myself, "As soon as Xihe enters the Duke's Mansion, the Xu family will close its doors to visitors. Forget about Concubine Chen, I'm afraid even Emperor Jingyuan won't be able to enter. How many days can he stay? I'm afraid it's a long time in coming."
Xu Qingcheng glanced at Zhao Chengning with a hint of condemnation, shook his head and went to interrogate the prisoner.
Zhao Jinyuan and Zhao Siyuan arrived soon after.
Xihe received a big bear hug from her sister.
"Stupid girl, you actually dared to jump off the cliff? Do you believe I will break your legs?" Zhao Siyuan's words were harsh, but his tone was full of fear. If you listened carefully, you would detect the subtle trembling in his voice.
Xihe knew that her behavior had frightened her brothers and sisters, so she quickly whispered to comfort them, "Don't worry! My dog legs are still useful! I will be your dog leg."
Xihe spoke eloquently and soon made Zhao Siyuan laugh.
Then he gave Zhao Siyuan a kiss, but Zhao Siyuan wiped his face with disgust, "Zhao Xihe, damn it, your saliva is all over my face!"
Good, good! The familiar feeling is back.
Zhao Siyuan's words can make people angry to death.
Xihe bit her in the face, with a hint of tantrum in his voice, "How dare you look down on me! I'll smear it all over your face!"
Zhao Siyuan howled and quickly turned her face away, but the little girl seemed to be competing with her. No matter where she hid, she could not escape the wet touch.
Seeing Zhao Siyuan's face full of despair, Zhao Jinyuan took his little baby with a smile.
"Where are my second, third and fifth brothers?" Xihe suddenly realized that she had forgotten Zhao Zize who stayed on the edge of the cliff.
"Zizhe has difficulty walking, so I asked him to stay in the camp. Zhinan and the tutors stayed to comfort the other students."
The incident happened suddenly and they didn't have time to reach the next rest stop, so they set up camp on the spot.
"That's good~" The little girl covered her chest and slowly let out a breath.
"Where are my elder brother and General Xu?" Zhao Jinyuan looked around but couldn't find his elder brother, so he asked curiously.
Xihe then recounted what had just happened with gesticulations.
Zhao Jinyuan nodded with an unclear expression, "Okay, then let's go back first. We've been tired all day, so we should go back and have a good rest."
"Second brother, aren't we waiting for big brother and uncle?"
Zhao Jinyuan smiled inscrutablely, "They still have a lot to lose over there, let's go back first."
Zhao Jinyuan had the good fortune to witness Xu Qingcheng's methods once, and even now, he still felt a chill down his spine when he thought about it.
The moon tonight doesn’t seem round enough.
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As soon as Xihe returned, she was showered with care. First, the imperial tutors asked about her well-being, then Zhao Zizhe hugged her and cried for a long time. Even the unyielding Zhao Zhinan hugged her and howled for a while.
That crying sound was so heartbreaking that anyone who heard it would cry.
It just hurts my voice a bit.
After a walk around, the little girl was brought back to his tent by Zhao Siyuan, while Zhao Chengning and Zhao Jinyuan turned to deal with the woman's matter with the other tutors.
Xihe had no choice but to look back every few steps and said goodbye to Xiao Mingxuan reluctantly.
Zhao Siyuan couldn't bear to look at the sticky look, so he made up his mind and dragged the man away.
"Silly girl! Tell me the truth, what exactly do you think of the Ninth Prince?"
"What are you thinking?" Xihe asked curiously, blinking her eyes.
"Why did you jump after him?" Zhao Siyuan changed the way he asked, acting as if he was interrogating someone.
During the day, Zhao Siyuan had just believed that his sister and the Ninth Prince had no feelings for each other, but then he was told that the stupid girl had jumped off a cliff with Xiao Mingxuan. How could Zhao Siyuan not be suspicious?
"Did you lie to me about what you said during the day?" Zhao Siyuan narrowed his eyes slightly, as if a storm was about to come.
"I didn't! I didn't! Don't talk nonsense!" The little girl raised her hands above her head, looking frank. "I didn't think it was a big deal. If it was you who fell, I would have jumped too."
"Really?" Zhao Siyuan asked suspiciously.
Xihe smiled sweetly at the other person, "Of course! How about... you try to dance? I promise to dance with you!"
After escaping danger, the little girl turned back into a little fox with a bit of a bandit temperament.
The next second, Xihe's little head received a slap in the face.
"Sister, what are you doing! Hitting me again!"
Zhao Siyuan snorted in annoyance, sat aside with his hands folded, and couldn't help but roll his eyes. "You heartless fool, you actually instigated me to jump off a cliff. A beating is the least of my punishment!"
Xihe turned her head away, "Lululu~ Stupid sister! I said that because you obviously don't believe me! And you actually hit me! You don't know how to appreciate kindness!"
"Hmm~" Zhao Siyuan picked up the whip at his waist and was about to hit someone, but Xihe ran away.
The tent was so small, and the two little girls were chasing each other, full of laughter.
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