Author: pear wine

Zhan Chen was thankful that the little sister was quite obedient and well-behaved.

At this time, he had completely ignored that this well-behaved girl not only appeared alone in the peach forest, but also happily took off her shoes and climbed up the tree.

Lan Xi on the tree had stopped, but Zhan Chen under the tree was so anxious that she circled the peach tree several times, but unfortunately she still couldn't find anything to put on the ground for her cushion.

Lan Xi moved the hair that was scratched by the branches on her forehead behind her ears, feeling a little embarrassed.

It seems a bit excessive to have such a cute little cub worry and run around for her!

"Don't be too busy. I came up by myself. Of course I can go down by myself. I just have to be careful!"

Lan Xi no longer cared about what Zhan Chen thought after hearing this, and slid down a few branches of the tree trunk in one breath.

Zhan Chen naturally disagreed, but from the moment he discovered Lan Xi to now, there was no time to find anyone to help.

Unfortunately, he couldn't do much because of his short hands and feet. He had no choice but to quickly run under her and watch her nervously.

Lan Xi has full confidence in herself, and even though she is wealthy, she doesn't care if her sleeves are torn by branches.

Unexpectedly, the corner of the clothes with a hole in it was hung on a broken branch. It was because of this carelessness that Lan Xi's downward momentum was blocked, and his body's center of gravity suddenly became unsteady.

"Pa~"

This is the sound of the clothes hem completely breaking.

"ah!"

This was Lan Xi's exclamation as she fell on her back.

Zhan Chen's eyes widened suddenly, and without thinking too much, he reached out to catch the small body that fell from above his head. The two of them stacked together and smashed it heavily on the dead leaves on the ground.

Lan Xi quickly got up and checked whether the child beneath her had been knocked out by her.

Zhan Chen rubbed his belly and carefully felt the sensations on his body. After confirming that there was nothing uncomfortable, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He shook his head and turned to care about Lan Xi's situation.

"I'm fine, what about you? Did you fall somewhere?"

Fortunately, Lan Xi was already low on the ground when the accident happened, and there was a meat pad to support her back. She was not seriously injured, but her inner thighs were scratched by a broken tree branch and stung a little.

The skin must have been scratched! Lan Xi pressed the injured area and frowned, guessing.

This is bad!

Normally, after her mischief, she could coax her mother no matter what, except for one situation - she got herself hurt.

Seeing Lan Xi frowning and thinking without saying a word, Zhan Chen secretly thought something was wrong and hurriedly asked.

"Sister, where do you feel pain? Don't be afraid, I will take you to a medical officer right away!"

This time I came to pray for blessings. My mother-in-law planned to stay a few more days, and just in case, she brought along the accompanying medical officer from the palace, who can be used just in time.

Lan Xi understood the meaning and carefully looked at the child in front of her with a somewhat anxious face.

He looked to be seven or eight years old at most. In modern times, he would be in the first grade of elementary school. The blue brocade robe he wore was smooth and shiny, and he wore an extremely fine dragon jade pendant around his waist.

The crowns are all inlaid with jade, giving him the air of a young master from an aristocratic family.

Lan Xi lowered her eyes and glanced at the dark boots on his feet.

She heard from her father that these shoes were official boots and could only be worn by people of high rank.

A first-grade child, grade?

Lan Xi realized in her heart that this must be the prince of Qin who was bullied by the concubine!

On the way, I happened to meet Princess Qin and the others going up the mountain together. Besides them, who else would appear here by such a coincidence.

The change of expression on Lan Xi's face was not concealed, and Zhan Chen knew that the little sister in front of him must have guessed his identity.

That's right, because he had just determined who this girl was.

When the two families met on the mountain road, the palace only became more curious about their identity and origin.

When they first met, Zhan Chen was completely disturbed by Lan Xi's safety issue. After escaping from danger, he immediately recalled the identity of the visitor in the temple.

Without any doubt, he accurately pinpointed the answer to the fourth lady of the Song family.

"Prince——"

In the distance, the voice of a waiter came from ahead.

"It's Xiao Man. He's here to look for me. Do you want to go with me?"

Lan Xi shook her head. She didn't dare to appear in front of others like this, otherwise her mother would know what good things she had done if she turned around.

"You go back first. If my mother suffers when she sees me like this, I'm going to find a place to deal with it."

Zhan Chen frowned. He had always been well-behaved and didn't understand her psychology of hiding at home after getting into trouble. However, he did the same thing after being injured and didn't want to worry his mother and concubine, so he quite understood Lan Xi's behavior.

But he was a little worried that if she continued to run around alone, she would encounter any danger again.

"I can ask my mother-in-law to find someone to help you without telling your mother."

Lan Xi shook his head, he thought too simply!

She is someone else's child, and she must be held responsible if something happens. How could the princess not know her own mother?

"If you don't go, you'll be throwing yourself into a trap if you go!"

Zhan Chen also immediately realized the reason and pursed his lips in embarrassment to think.

Lan Xi is a little funny. This prince of Qin really likes to meddle in other people's business. He is so kind yet so well-behaved. No wonder he gets bullied!

Zhan Chen opened his mouth to speak, but Lan Xi stopped him.

"Shh-"

"...Your Majesty, where are you?" Xiao Man's call came closer and closer.

Zhan Chen blinked his bright black eyes and looked at the little sister beside him, the confusion in his eyes almost becoming reality.

'What are you going to do?'

Lan Xi faced him, rolled her eyes to the side, and replied softly: "I'll leave here first!"

After saying that, she picked up her shoes and socks, crouched down and hid quietly against the surrounding peach trees.

Xiao Man behind him was about to approach. Zhan Chen looked at Lan Xi's retreating figure, paused, and followed him uneasily.

Xiao Man had already seen his young master standing under a tree. He wanted to run over happily, but unexpectedly, his prince suddenly ran in one direction.

Xiao Man hesitated for a moment, then immediately jumped up to catch up, shouting: "Your Majesty, why are you running? Wait for me, I'm Xiao Man!"

It's a pity that Xiao Man had already spent a lot of energy searching for Zhan Chen and lost him after a while.

He leaned against the peach tree in frustration, panting, and picked a peach to quench his thirst, while still wondering in his heart.

"If I read it correctly just now, the Crown Prince... seems to be chasing a little girl!"

In the peach forest, Lan Xi ran and jumped freely, enjoying the cool breeze brought by her hard running around her.

"Why did you come here? Didn't you say that your Xiao Man came to find you?"

Lan Xi didn't even turn around to find the child following closely behind her. She was cheerful and laughing, teasing Zhan Chen.

Zhan Chen didn't speak. He only paid a little attention to follow Lan Xi in front of him. He let all his mind go and stopped thinking at all.
Chapter completed!