Daozi and Xiao Moreng, Xiao Mokuan all returned to Qianqing Palace with bruises on their faces. The emperor did not ask much about their fight but ordered the palace maid to apply medicine for them.
"Fourth brother, who made the first move earlier? Even with Grandfather here, they dared to cause trouble; they are really gutsy."
Daozi had a split on the corner of his mouth, and it hurt whenever he spoke.
Xiao Moreng, hearing Daozi’s question, glanced at the silent Xiao Mokuan with his head lowered: "I didn’t see it. Everyone was shoving; somehow, it turned into a fight."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Mokuan’s eyes flickered, and his tense expression quickly relaxed.
Daozi grinned: "I bet it was Seventh Brother who started it; he loves to stir up trouble the most."
Xiao Moreng interrupted Daozi: "Alright, since Grandfather didn’t ask about it, let’s just drop it. We all got involved, so if there’s any blame to share, we’re all at fault, not just one person."
Daozi immediately nodded and said no more.
Seeing this, Xiao Mokuan quickly furrowed his brow. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖
Compared to Fourth Brother, neither Morenxi nor the twins are as close to him.
At the residence of Ping Prince, Daohua and Xiao Yeyang heard that Daozi got into a fight with several imperial grandsons, feeling worried, decided to follow Ping Prince into the palace.
"Grandfather!"
"Dad, Mom!"
Upon seeing Daohua and Xiao Yeyang enter the palace with Ping Prince, the twins immediately ran over.
Daohua and Xiao Yeyang each embraced one of them.
Seeing her daughter carrying a small satchel made of Eastern Pearl with a thumb-sized gem embedded, Daohua couldn’t help but twitch her eyelids.
Isn’t this a bit too extravagant?
Having often heard her father-in-law say how much the emperor doted on his daughter, today she truly witnessed it.
She felt using brocade to make a satchel for her daughter was already luxurious enough, but compared to the emperor, it was like comparing heaven and earth.
The emperor, seeing Xiao Yeyang and Daohua, directly invited them to have a meal in the palace.
After approving the invitation, Xiao Yeyang went with the emperor to the main hall, while Daohua went with Ping Prince to the back hall to check on Daozi.
Confirming that Daozi only suffered minor scratches, Daohua was relieved.
After listening to Daozi recount the incident and knowing he intervened to help Xiao Moreng and Xiao Mokuan, Daohua didn’t scold him but gently stroked his mouth’s corner to ask:
"Does it hurt?"
Daozi immediately nodded pitifully, hoping for some comfort from his mother.
Unfortunately, instead of comfort, his mother pressed on his mouth’s corner.
"Ouch, Mom, it hurts so much; you don’t care about me anymore."
Daohua snorted: "Three against six, a one-to-two ratio, and you still managed to get hurt. What does that say?"
Hearing the disdain in his mother’s tone, Daozi muttered: "I’m still young..."
Daohua: "Since you think you’re small, you shouldn’t have intervened. Don’t you understand your capability? If you take action, don’t use youth as an excuse. If you get beaten, it’s due to lack of strength, and making excuses only shows incompetence and lack of accountability."
Daozi had nothing to retort, lowering his head to look at the ground sheepishly toes.
The twins, seeing their brother being reprimanded, held their mouths to hide their laughter.
Ping Prince felt his daughter-in-law was a bit too strict, wanting to plead for his grandson, but after a thought, he decided against it; there should be someone in the family to keep the children in line.
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