A short night is hard to please! A stunningly handsome prince dotes on her exclusively.

“Yan’er, don’t be so impulsive next time. I was just about to give you a silver needle, but you pulled out my dagger instead. You don’t know how scared I was. Luckily, the wound isn’t big.”

The brother and sister sat in the carriage and swaggered away from the palace. Xin Moling was checking the wound on her finger with heartache and carefully applying ointment to it.

It was actually only about one centimeter long. She was a little afraid of pain, and her brother was indeed overly worried. This length was less than one-tenth of what King Lie had just used.

"Brother, Yan'er will be more careful next time. I'm fine now!"

"There will be no next time! Yan'er has broken off the engagement this time. From now on, she will only live happily with her brother. Her brother will never let Yan'er get hurt again."

Xin Moling spoke very seriously, wondering how much suffering Yan'er must have endured in the palace while he led troops into battle all these years. He vowed to protect his sister from now on.

Seeing her brother so serious, Xin Moyan quickly smiled ingratiatingly and asked obediently, "Brother, you just said you'd take Yan'er to eat something delicious, is that true?"

"Of course! The carriage will go directly to Yunxianglou. Brother has already booked a private room there in advance, and the food will surely satisfy Yan'er!"

"Yay! Brother, let's go right away, brother is the best!"

Xin Moyan smiled brightly. She didn't know why, but even though she was an only child in modern times, she didn't feel uncomfortable having an older brother now. On the contrary, she really enjoyed spending time with her brother, and he doted on her very much!

Prime Minister's Mansion——

"Young master!"

"Young master, you can't do this recklessly!"

Before Lou Shenghan even entered the house, he heard a chaotic mess inside. His leisurely and lazy face immediately showed helplessness. He stepped inside, and the shouts became clearer and clearer.

"Young master, this was sent over this morning by the Minister of War's family. The Prime Minister hasn't even seen it yet. Please don't drop it!"

The butler standing to the side looked at the child in front of him and was on the verge of tears.

If it's broken, they'll suffer...

The young master is unhappy, and they suffer the consequences...

It's broken, the young master is unhappy, and they're even worse off...

Suddenly, they caught sight of Lou Shenghan walking in from outside the door. All the servants breathed a sigh of relief and looked at him with pleading eyes...

"Lou Xiaobao!"

A three-year-old toddler raised his rosy cheeks, his eyes sparkling the moment he saw Lou Shenghan. He was carrying a jade necklace and looked incredibly cute...

"Daddy~"

He called out sweetly, then took his little steps to run to Lou Shenghan, but suddenly tripped over the toy under his feet, and his little body fell straight forward...

Lou Shenghan rushed forward, grabbed the little boy by the collar, lifted him up, and hugged him in his arms like a chick.

"boom!"

The jade necklace fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

"Oh! Daddy, time to sleep!"

Lou Xiaobao scratched his head awkwardly; this didn't seem to be the first time he had gotten into trouble.

Lou Shenghan pinched his little cheek helplessly, then explained to him earnestly, "Lou Xiaobao, it means 'broken'! Not 'sleep'!"

"Mmm, time to sleep!"

"Sigh~ If Xiao Bao likes this collar, Daddy will have someone make a gold one another day, so it won't break when he falls. Look at all these pieces on the ground, what if Xiao Bao gets hurt?"

"With Daddy here, Xiaobao won't get hurt!"

Lou Xiaobao nestled in his arms, looked up and smiled happily, her two little tiger teeth making her look even more adorable.

Lou Shenghan carried his son to the backyard. It was rare that he didn't have to deal with government affairs in the Imperial Study today, so it was more important to go home and spend time with his son!

"Lou Xiaobao, did you eat your meals properly today?"

"Yes! Daddy, baby ate so much!"

"Hmm~ Little Bao, Daddy taught you, that's called meat, not 'you'!"

"Yes! It is again!"

Lou Shenghan took a deep breath. Oh well, Xiao Bao is only three years old, so it's normal for him to have unclear speech.

But he is the head of the civil service!

I never imagined that while I was debating with the scholars in the imperial court, my own three-year-old son still couldn't communicate clearly enough in daily life. It's really a headache!

Seeing that his father seemed troubled, Lou Xiaobao suddenly pursed his lips, looking conflicted.

"Xiao Bao, what's wrong?"

"Father, is she my mother, or not my aunt?"

The inexplicable question left Lou Shenghan somewhat bewildered. What did "mother" and "aunt" mean?

"What is Xiao Bao saying?"

Lou Xiaobao cupped his face in both of his little hands at the same time, but his hands were small and his face was big, making it look a little comical.

"Daddy, my sister said that Xiaobao doesn't want Auntie, Xiaobao wants Mommy, okay?"

"What sister? Where did this sister come from?"

Lou Shenghan was increasingly puzzled and beckoned to the butler.

"grown ups!"

Lacking the patience and gentleness one would show to one's son, Lou Shenghan coldly asked, "What are the 'sister' and 'aunt' that Xiaobao just mentioned?"

The steward quickly bowed and explained, "My lord, it's the concubine who served you in Qinglan Garden a few days ago. She came to the backyard this morning and happened to see the young master playing. She spoke a few words with him, and roughly... roughly she asked the young master to call her aunt."

As he spoke the latter part, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Lou Shenghan's eyes suddenly turned cold, but she lowered her head and returned to normal, gently coaxing her son, "Xiaobao, did that person ask you to call her Auntie?"

"Mmm! Little Bao wants to call for Mommy, but Sister won't!"

Ha! That bitch dares to do that!

"Anything else? What else did she say?"

Lou Xiaobao thought about it seriously for a long time before saying, "My sister said... to have a younger brother."

"Hello, little sister! Daddy, Daddy had a little sister to play with!"

"Little Bao, be good! There are only your father and you in this mansion. There are no concubines, no younger brothers, and no younger sisters."

"And what about Mother?"

"And she has no mother either."

Upon hearing this, the little one immediately became unhappy, pouted, and stopped talking.

Lou Shenghan helplessly rubbed his son's head and ordered his subordinates to take his son to change his clothes so that he could properly discipline those people.

"Ah Xiang, beat that woman to death with sticks and throw her into a mass grave. All the other women in the mansion, except for the maids, should be driven away... no! Send them to the Sixth Prince's mansion."

"Yes, my lord!"

The butler seemed hesitant and carefully asked from the side, "Sir, if you send everyone away, there will be no one to serve you in the future!"

Lou Shenghan glared at him and retorted, "What? Do you think I can't live without women?"

"I wouldn't dare! This servant would never have such an intention."

"Step back! If anyone speaks ill of Xiaobao in the future, the entire household will be punished."

"Yes, my lord."

woman?

Suddenly remembering Xin Moyan today, his curiosity intensified; he had to gossip about her!