In addition to Jingheng and his son, there was only an elderly nanny and a maid in the Wanhua Garden. They had long been accustomed to the way mother and son got along, but the old nanny was always worried that the two would get hurt.

Outside Wan Garden, Jimei was stopped outside, and Qin Xiaoxiao, who was in a daze, was led to the pavilion by the maid.

As soon as her gaze touched the gentle yet sharp eyes of Princess Protector, the little girl suddenly woke up after a stimulating shock. She didn't dare to look closely, and hurriedly stepped forward and performed a not-so-standard kneeling ceremony: "Greetings, Your Highness the Princess!"

This was taught by Li Yingran herself last night. At that time, she still felt strange that when meeting an old lady like Mrs. Qin, it was enough to perform a blessing ceremony, but when meeting Brother Li's mother, she had to perform a complicated kneeling ceremony.

Now that she has seen with her own eyes the Princess Protector who she worships and respects, she kneels down willingly. In her own words, without Princess Protector quelling the enemy more than ten years ago, she would not be able to have enough food and clothing today.

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"You are a clever girl, get up!" Before Jing Heng couldn't help but get up to help others, Princess Protector chuckled and asked Qin Xiaoxiao to stand up.

"Thank you, Princess." Qin Xiaoxiao got up nervously, staring straight at the ground, her two little paws unconsciously wringing, and her palms were sticky with sweat.

"I don't eat children, what are you afraid of?" Princess Protector doesn't like people who are timid, so Qin Xiaoxiao's appearance unexpectedly caught her eye, so she became a little more patient in teasing her.

Jingheng couldn't stand it anymore, so he stepped forward and pulled the little girl to sit next to him. He also said to Princess Protector: "You look scary, and she can't help being timid."

Qin Xiaoxiao followed his words and stared blankly at Princess Protector's face, and then she corrected her in a low voice: "Brother Li, Her Royal Highness is not scary, she is the most beautiful person I have ever seen."

These words came from her heart and had nothing to do with flattery. In her limited memory, Princess Protector was indeed one of the most beautiful people she had ever seen.

She has not forgotten the beautiful uncle she met at the lantern riddle party last year during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

"Hey, he is an honest kid, much better than this brat!" Princess Protector glanced at her dark-faced son, and changed her timid impression of Qin Xiaoxiao, wanting to tease her even more.

"Your Highness, Brother Li is also very good." Qin Xiaoxiao bravely defended Jingheng. Her words came from the sincerity, which shows that Jingheng's efforts in recent years have not been in vain.

Jing Heng's complexion really improved. He picked a purple and black grape from the fruit plate, peeled off the skin and stuffed it into her mouth: "Let her say it, ignore it."

These grapes, which were a bit bigger than Qin Xiaoxiao's palm, were really difficult to eat. She puffed up her cheeks and said with difficulty: "Wo, how many seven do you need to send me?"

Jing Heng didn't expect this, fearing that she would choke on the grape flesh, so he picked up the handkerchief on the edge of the fruit plate and caught it at her mouth: "Spit it out."

"Uh-huh!" The taste of the grapes was too sweet, which could not be compared to the wild grapes Qin Xiaoxiao picked in the mountains. She closed her mouth tightly and waved her hands repeatedly, refusing to spit out the delicious food she had eaten.

If you waste food, you will be struck by lightning!

Jingheng didn't dare to talk to the little girl anymore, so he picked up the teapot, poured a glass of water and put it in her hand.

Princess Protector watched this scene with great interest and said deliberately: "I thought that the little girl was afraid of you so I became friends with you, but now it seems that I misunderstood.

After that, he let out a long sigh: "I have worked so hard to bring you up, but I have never eaten the grapes you peeled with your own hands."

Jing Heng was startled and rarely said anything. He picked a grape and peeled it silently. After peeling it, he silently handed it to Princess Protector. Facing Princess Protector's soft smile, he moved away slightly uncomfortably.

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"Well, the grapes are good, very sweet!" Princess Protector ate the grapes and praised them with a smile.

"Yeah, it's delicious!" Qin Xiaoxiao had already eaten the grapes, and her mouth was filled with the sweet and sour taste of the grapes, which made her agree involuntarily.

"If you like it, eat more. If it's troublesome, let Ah Li peel it for you." Princess Protector was in a good mood and treated Qin Xiaoxiao more and more kindly.

Jing Heng snorted, but did not stop peeling the grapes.

"A Li? A Li is brother Li's nickname?" Qin Xiaoxiao knew that Jingheng was a given name. This was the first time she heard the name A Li. She couldn't help but curiously asked Princess Li: "It's because brother Li likes brocade."

Carp, did you choose this nickname?"

Unknowingly, she got rid of her previous nervousness and was able to talk to the Princess Protector freely.

Princess Protector also noticed her changes and was willing to chat with her about her son's interesting stories: "It is a nickname, and it is indeed related to koi. Do you want to hear it?"

The words were spoken to Qin Xiaoxiao, but his eyes fell on Jingheng, wanting to see his reaction.

Jing Heng didn't even move his brows and stuffed the peeled grapes into Qin Xiaoxiao's mouth, as if what Princess Protector wanted to say had nothing to do with her.

"I want to hear it." Qin Xiaoxiao didn't notice that mother and son were "competing" and looked at Princess Protector with bright eyes.

Princess Huguo regretted not being able to see her son jumping around. Seeing Qin Xiaoxiao's eager eyes, she was so cute that she couldn't help but rub her head and talked about the origin of her nickname:

"A Li has had a bad temper since he was a child. He would make a fuss for a long time if the nanny gave him more milk. One time, he was really annoyed, so she took him to the pool and scared him to throw him down if he dared to cry again.

Feed the koi..."

Strangely enough, Jingheng, who could neither walk nor speak, miraculously stopped crying and stared intently at the koi swimming in the water.

Princess Protector thought it was a coincidence and didn't care. Seeing that he stopped crying, she wanted to take him back to his room to sleep. Unexpectedly, as soon as he left the pool, he howled at the top of his lungs again, even more fiercely than before.

He was so noisy that Princess Protector couldn't help but carried him to the pool. He immediately stopped crying and pointed at the koi in the water with his little hand and smiled at Princess Protector, as if he was a good boy who couldn't be better.

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Princess Protector tried several more times, and finally determined that those beautiful koi carp had a great attraction for Jingheng, although no one could tell where this attraction came from.

From then on, koi carp became Jing Heng’s magic weapon to stop crying. The Queen Mother and the Emperor in the palace were afraid that it would not be lively enough, so they sent people to collect many top-quality koi carps and sent them to the princess’s residence.

Even the concubines in the harem asked their parents' families to search for good-quality koi carps in order to please the princess who protected the country. Several families even went to the Jinluan Palace to fight for the same koi carp and asked for a ruling.

If Princess Protector hadn't been vigilant and refused to accept the koi sent by anyone other than the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, we don't know how long this farce would have lasted.

When she was almost one year old, Princess Huguo taught Jingheng how to walk every day. I don’t know whether it was because she was too lazy or for other reasons, but Jingheng just refused to move her legs.

Once, he was sitting on the edge of the pool watching the koi carp with great interest. A wild cat jumped out of nowhere, ran to the edge of the pool, picked up a koi carp and ran away.

Before the maids could react, Jingheng was so anxious that he jumped off the stool and staggered towards the wild cat, babbling and yelling, hoping that the wild cat would return his koi.

Although he failed to catch up with the wild cat or rescue the koi, this little accident allowed Jingheng to learn to walk, and he walked more steadily day by day, so that the next time a wild cat comes to steal the koi,

He can catch up in time.

In response to this, Princess Protector was depressed and funny, so she simply gave him the nickname "A Li". When he finally opened his mouth to speak, the first word that came out was not father or mother, but "Li Li Li".

" kept shouting.

To this day, Jingheng's temper has not changed and is still as bad as when he was a child; his hobbies have not changed either, and he has been raising koi carps for ten years.

"Giggle, Brother Li was so funny when I was little!" Qin Xiao smiled from ear to ear, staring at Jing Heng with smiling eyes.

"It's fun, but it's too troublesome." Princess Protector looked disgusted, obviously remembering the days when she was tortured by the magic sound piercing her ears.

Jingheng was very calm. He picked up a grape and stuffed Qin Xiaoxiao's mouth. The red color at the base of his ears revealed his true emotions. It was obvious that he regarded the origin of the nickname "A Li" as dark history.

As if Princess Protector hadn't said enough, she picked out a few more interesting stories to tell Qin Xiaoxiao, allowing Qin Xiaoxiao to re-draw a new image in her mind, and unintentionally she shook her old self to the core.

The first one and the first one chatted for a long time, until Jing Heng became impatient, said something to Princess Protector, and ran away with Qin Xiaoxiao.

Looking at their backs, Princess Protector shook her head and laughed, and asked the old nanny who also looked over: "What do you think, nanny?"

The old nanny is about sixty years old, and she has been waiting for Princess Huguo since she was born. More than ten years ago, Princess Huguo personally led an army of 100,000 to the frontier to defend the enemy, and the old nanny was also at her side.

One time the Princess Protector was in danger, it was the old nanny who led people to find her. Although she was a master and servant, in the Princess Protector's heart, the old nanny was also an elder.

The old grandma said kindly: "If you can get preferential treatment from the master, you can't go wrong."

Princess Protector said: "It's not just preferential treatment. He is treated as an ancestor in the palace, and he is treated as a little ancestor outside. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never believe that he would peel grapes personally."

The old aunt knew that this was not a sarcastic remark, so she smiled and said: "My master used to say that the young master lacked the fireworks and seemed to be a guest in this world, but I haven't said that in the past two years."

Princess Protector gradually lost her smile, and a touch of sadness appeared on her face: "After all, it was me who couldn't help him and made him change his mind at such a young age."

The old grandma felt very distressed and stepped forward and patted her shoulder: "It's not the master's fault for that. Now that the master has come out, it's time for the master to come out too."

Princess Protector nodded, with a smile on her face again: "What mama said is that A Li is getting better, and I should let it go too."

Having said this, she warned: "The little girl is pretty good. When she gets back, grandma will have someone make a backup and give her a generous gift."
Chapter completed!