After the concubine ran away, the cold prince lost control

Chapter 481 Lacking the calf
Lu Ji's troops captured the imperial city with almost no effort.

The next thing was to reorganize the troops, appease the palace servants, and post the imperial proclamation. Although there were many things to do, the first thing Lu Ji did was to personally send his young wife back home safely.

In this short day, everything changed. From most of the dignitaries in the capital to the common people, no one had time to react, but the Ningguo Mansion had an extremely unusual day.

The Duke's Mansion is worthy of being a family of generals. During today's coup, everyone in the mansion, young or old, male or female, held swords and weapons, and were ready for battle under the command of the Duke and his wife.

Only when they saw Lu Ji and Qin Xiaoning return home safely did the family feel relieved.

"Lu Ji originally wanted to let Zhao Pan go, but in the secret passage, he met Xian'er, and the couple started quarreling. Xian'er killed Zhao Pan in anger." Lu Ji sent Qin Xiaoning back to the mansion and went to work. Qin Xiaoning told her family everything that happened today.

Upon hearing this, Li Lanchun was the first to say angrily, "Zhao Pan is worthy of being Zhao Che's offspring. He is vicious and ungrateful. Xian'er has been married to him for so many years and has suffered so much. He owes Xian'er this."

When the Duke's wife heard that her grandson had died at the hands of her own daughter, she sighed slightly and asked, "How is your eldest sister?"

Everyone already knows that Zhao Pan has held Empress Dowager Lu hostage.

Qin Xiaoning answered truthfully: "In the end, the eldest sister was naturally sad about the way her son treated her, but she still cared about the mother-son relationship and begged the prince to let Zhao Pan live. In the end, she learned that he died at the hands of Xian'er. The eldest sister was silent for a long time, and then said, 'This child still couldn't overcome his inner demons.'"

Upon hearing this, the Duke's wife sighed heavily: "My daughter has a miserable life."

Qin Xiaoning said: "Don't worry, mother. We will take good care of our eldest sister in the future and will never let her suffer any grievances again."

Upon hearing this, the Duke's wife nodded with satisfaction.

After comforting her family, Qin Xiaoning finally had time to go back to Qingsongyuan to see her two children.

Now, Yun'er and Xi'er can already walk, and the wet nurses are taking the children to play under the two peach trees in the courtyard.

Mrs. Gu was also there with her daughter Xueer.

These two peach trees were planted by Lu Ji for Qin Xiaoning when she first entered the mansion. More than ten years have passed, but these two trees are already bearing fruit.

Now it is autumn, the time when peaches are ripe. The trees with lush branches and leaves are full of red peaches.

Several children stood under the tree, looking up at the peaches. Xue'er drooled and said to Yun'er and Xi'er, "Brother, brother, I want to eat peaches."

Mrs. Gu was a servant whom Qin Xiaoning met when she left the mansion and settled in Qianzhou, so the relationship between the master and the servant was extraordinary. Mrs. Gu's daughter Xue'er was the same age as Qin Xiaoning's two children. In fact, Xue'er was two months older than Yun'er and Xi'er, but the two boys were taller, so Xue'er always called them brothers. At first, Mrs. Gu was concerned about the difference between master and servant, and repeatedly corrected her daughter, but Qin Xiaoning thought it was a good thing for the children to have more playmates, so she decided to let the children call each other brothers and sisters.

Although the children are only two years old, their personalities have already shown differences: Yun'er is more calm, while Xi'er is lively and active.

Hearing Xue'er's baby voice asking for peaches, Yun'er coaxed her like a little adult, "The peaches are too high, brother can't reach them. Don't worry, Xue'er, I'll call the servants and have them climb up the ladder to pick the peaches."

As he said this, he turned to the little maidservant beside him and said, "Go and call the boy at the door."

Although he was still young, he spoke and acted like a little adult, very formal and orderly. Upon hearing this, the little maid smiled and said, "As you command, I will call a servant for the young master right away."

The little maid was about to raise her foot but was stopped by Xi'er beside her: "No need to look for reinforcements. I can climb trees for generations." Logically speaking, only one of the two children could inherit the title of the Duke's Mansion, but Empress Dowager Lu was concerned about her natal family and liked both children. She thought that since the two brothers were twins, they should be treated equally, so she granted the Duke's Mansion another title. Therefore, the two eldest grandsons, Yun'er and Xi'er, both enjoyed the honor of young princes.

Seeing Xi'er trying to climb the tree, the wet nurse hurried over to stop him: "Young Master is still young, you can't climb such a big tree."

Xi'er was small but courageous. When he saw someone trying to stop him, he stuck out his head and said, "I raced with those boys a few days ago, and they were far behind me. I am naturally more capable than them."

The child couldn't tell that the adults were deliberately giving in to him, so he said this with confidence, which made all the servants laugh.

As he spoke, Xier came to the tree. The trunk was so thick that he stretched out his little arms and measured it seriously. However, when he put his two little arms together, it was only one-tenth of the trunk. He frowned immediately.

This made the maids laugh again: "My dear little prince, this tree is too high. You are still young and can't climb it."

Seeing the maid trying to stop her again, Xier frowned even more: "Don't say I'm young."

There was a strong sense of dissatisfaction in the childish tone of his voice.

At this time, Yun'er, who had been standing by, spoke up. He first said to the maid, "Just let him be. He has learned his lesson and will remember it in the future."

Although he was very young, he always looked mature. The maids didn't dare to joke with him anymore and agreed respectfully.

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Then, Yun'er said to her brother, "You insisted on climbing the tree. If you fall, you can't blame others. Don't cry."

"I won't fall." Xier snorted, then grabbed the rough and cracked bark with her little hands, moved her short legs, and began to climb up with difficulty.

The maids were worried and wanted to step forward to protect her, but they were stopped by Yun'er's eyes.

Xier was young after all, and she fell down before she climbed to the height of less than three bricks.

He fell on his buttocks on the ground.

A child would certainly not be hurt by the fall from such a height, but children's bones and flesh are delicate. When Xier fell to the ground, she grimaced in pain, tears unconsciously welled up in her eyes, and she rubbed her butt with her little hands.

Before the maids could come forward, Xue'er rushed over. The little girl used her white and fleshy little hands to rub Xi'er's buttocks, and said in a childish voice: "Brother Xi, you must be hurt from the fall. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have asked for any fruit to eat, and I caused you to fall."

A little girl came over to comfort her, and Xi'er immediately held back the tears in her eyes, with a heroic attitude: "This little injury is nothing, for me, it's not worth mentioning at all."

This one sentence made all the maids laugh again.

Yun'er came over and helped her brother up: "Okay, stop trying to show off. You should understand the truth after learning your lesson this time."

Seeing how cute the children were, Qin Xiaoning, who had been standing at a distance and watching, couldn't help but smile. She called out to her sons, and the two children then realized that their mother had returned.

Xi'er, who had just gotten up, ran over and threw herself into Qin Xiaoning's arms. Xi'er walked over calmly and when she saw Qin Xiaoning, she said like a little adult, "Mother, where have you been? Everyone in the mansion is so nervous today. I couldn't see you and dad, and I was worried about you."