The little baby's mind was spinning very fast, but it had nothing to do with what was happening in front of her. But in the eyes of others, she was just dumbfounded.
After listening to Xiao Keren's words, several other people also felt that something was really being made out of a molehill. Besides, Xiao Mingzhu seemed to be fine, and their expressions softened.
"Fifth brother, I sprained my foot." Xiao Mingzhu said pitifully with tears in her eyes.
Xiao Keyi turned his head and glared at Xuan Bao before saying, "There is a medical clinic nearby. I'll take you to have a look."
"I can't leave." Xiao Mingzhu held Xiao Keli's arm tightly.
"Xuan Bao——! Where are you?"
Suddenly a searching cry came from outside, and Xuan Bao immediately recognized Dongfang Shun's voice.
The door was pushed open, and it was Li Shen who pushed the door. As soon as the door opened, Dongfang Shun rushed into the house.
He naturally knew about Xuan Bao's encounter with several boys. He originally wanted to stabilize the second prince and wait for the niece to come back, but he didn't expect that it would take so long and he couldn't stop him.
"Second Prince!" Xiao Mingzhu suddenly raised her voice, "His Royal Highness the Second Prince!"
Dongfang Shun, who came to Xuan Bao, stopped abruptly. He held Xuan Bao's little hand very naturally and grinned at the little baby. Then he turned around and his face was already sullen.
Not to mention, at this moment, Brother Shun really looked a bit majestic as a prince, and it made people naturally awe. Xuan Bao looked at Dongfang Shun beside him.
The uncles who followed him into the room did not say anything. Combined with Dongfang Shun's age and his demeanor, the Xiao family brothers all knelt down and saluted.
Dongfang Shun's face became more and more gloomy when he saw this. He finally came out but was screwed up by these unseen people. He looked at Xiao Mingzhu.
After he calmly sat down on the chair and helped Xuan Bao sit beside him, Dongfang Shun looked at the kneeling person.
After all, they were from the Hou family, and no matter how bad their relationship was outside, they were still part of the same family, so Xuan Bao had no choice but to give a brief introduction.
How could a person like Xuan Bao, who is so good-looking, so clever, and so knowledgeable, have such brothers and sisters?
Dongfang Shun looked at the uncles standing by the door of Yongchang Palace Xuanbao. He thought they were not pleasing to the eye before, but there is really no harm if there is no comparison.
In comparison, Dongfang Shun realized that they were not only a little bit better than Xuan Bao's brothers, but these few kneeling in front of him were clearly idiots...
Although Dongfang Shun was young, he was well-informed. Secretly, his father had trained him as a prince. He had seen many people of all kinds in the imperial study, and his thoughts were far beyond his years.
And this one, Dongfang Shun looked at Xiao Mingzhu in front of him. She was the one who revealed his identity just now. Thinking about it carefully, he had never seen her before.
After feeling the second prince's eyes on her, Xiao Mingzhu raised her head and glanced at him before smiling shyly.
What the hell? Dongfang Shun was most familiar with this kind of look. There were many women of all kinds in the palace, and he had seen a lot of them.
Playing hard to get, hypocritical, ugly, self-righteous... Xiao Mingzhu would never have guessed that at this moment, Dongfang Shun had countless derogatory words like this popping up in his mind to describe her.
When Xuan Bao introduced Xiao Mingzhu as her sister just now, his tone was calm, but Dongfang Shun could feel the little doll's displeasure with her.
Regarding the disappearance of Princess Rouping's beloved daughter and the finding of a replacement daughter, I once heard the Queen Mother, the imperial grandmother, say that she seemed to be a restless adopted daughter.
Dongfang Shun felt disgusted with Xiao Mingzhu in his heart but did not show it at all on the surface: "Xiao Mingzhu, it seems that this prince has never seen you."
Oops, she felt a shiver in her heart. Xiao Mingzhu lowered his head slightly to hide the change in his expression. He forgot to cover it up in the moment of excitement. As expected of Dongfang Shun, he was so sharp at this age and caught the loophole immediately.
Xiao Mingzhu looked up again with a smile on her face: "My daughter once met the second prince from a distance. I only found out about it when others talked about it."
"You recognize this prince when you see him from a distance?"
"The second prince is different from others, he is very impressive."
The corner of Dongfang Shun's lips curled up into a contemptuous smile, Xuan Bao blinked his big eyes, Brother Shun seemed to be angry, he guessed that he was just as frustrated as he was when he saw someone he didn't want to see, so he had better take him away quickly.
Thinking of this, Xuan Bao jumped off the chair. Seeing her move, Dongfang Shun also stood up.
Xuan Bao was impatient and wanted to leave, and Dongfang Shun had no intention of talking to those kneeling on the ground.
Dongfang Shun waved his hand and said: "Get up, everyone, just stay here for two hours."
After finishing speaking, Dongfang Shun glanced at Li Shen, and he immediately replied: "Your Highness, don't worry, I'll let people keep an eye on them. They won't leave this room in less than two hours."
Trapping them for two hours was enough for me and Sister Xuanbao to go shopping again. When the time was up, I would be in the palace, so I was not afraid of the news being leaked.
"Second Prince." Xiao Mingzhu became anxious when she saw Dongfang Shun pulling Xuan Bao past her.
"Get up, you guys. As for you." Dongfang Shun turned around and pointed at Xiao Mingzhu, "Just kneel here for two hours and reflect on it."
Kneeling and reflecting? Xiao Mingzhu simply wondered if her ears had heard wrongly.
"Second Prince, please spare Mingzhu this time." The Xiao brothers begged.
Before Dongfang Shun could answer, Li Guang snorted coldly and said, "Idiot, if you guys still can't figure it out, just kneel down and reflect with her."
Dongfang Shun originally thought that Li Guang and the others would also plead for mercy, but he did not expect that he would say this.
"The people in Yongchang Prince's Palace are really sensible, unlike the people in Ding'an Marquis Palace."
No, Xuan Bao was also from the Ding'an Marquis Mansion, and those idiots were her brothers. Dongfang Shun quickly made amends.
"Except for you, you are the cutest and smartest in the world."
"Yes." Li Zhuo held it in for a long time and finally found a chance to show off, "Our Xuan Bao is the best little kid in the world."
After all the mistakes, Xuan Bao was in a good mood. She signaled to Dongfang Shun, and they left hand in hand.
Xiao Mingzhu knelt and lowered her head, almost staring through the ground. It was different, so how could it be different again? It always changed at critical moments, and she was going crazy inside.
In Xiao Mingzhu's memory, she should be the one holding hands with the second prince Dongfang Shun. Ever since they met at the age of six, he had liked her very much and held her in his hands like a pearl.
That's right, six-year-old Xiao Mingzhu is a person who has been reborn. In her previous life, she was doted on after entering the Hou Mansion as an adopted daughter at the age of three.
Three years later, Xuan Bao, the biological daughter of Ding'an Hou and his wife, returned. Xiao Mingzhu tried every means to rob her, not only her parents and brothers, but also everything that originally belonged to her.
In that life, Xuan Bao was not favored in the Ding'an Hou Mansion and was plotted against, so he lived a very difficult life.
Later, Xuan Bao was driven to Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing, and Xiao Mingzhu secretly instigated the people in the village to abuse her. The upright young lady of the noble family had a life worse than death, and eventually died tragically.
Xiao Mingzhu tried her best to steal Xuan Bao's life. With the support of the Hou Mansion and the support of the second prince Dongfang Shun, she embarked on a life-changing journey.
