On the carriage ride back to the Prince Residence, Xiao Moreng occasionally glanced towards Xiao Yeyang, who was conversing softly with Daozi, seemingly having sothing on his mind but stopping short of speaking his thoughts. However, whenever Xiao Yeyang looked in his direction, he hastily looked away.
He was intent on reminding his uncle about a couple of things: his aunt was currently pregnant and should avoid getting upset; he must take great care not to be genuinely seduced by that Miss from the An Family.
The queen mother had said that all n are lustful by nature, and if Miss An were to seduce him several tis, he really couldn’t guarantee that his uncle could remain unmoved.
Nevertheless, being a junior, it was really not his place to intervene in the affairs of his elders.
With a heart full of worries, Xiao Moreng looked towards Daozi. Uncle would hardly ever go to the An Residence, and this visit had been to pick him and Daozi up. If they didn’t go there anymore, then Miss An would have no opportunity to seduce uncle.
As soon as Xiao Yeyang and the two returned to the Prince Residence, Xiao Moreng quickly pulled Daozi aside: "Mo Xi, let’s not go to the An Residence anymore."
Daozi did not understand: "Why not?"
Xiao Moreng frowned: "The people of the An Family have ill intentions, coveting uncle with dishonorable thoughts and targeting him."
Daozi exclaid in surprise: "Why would they target my dad?"
Xiao Moreng humphed: "Naturally, they want to gain advantages from uncle."
Daozi’s eyes widened in realization: "I get it now, my dad is just like the ’fatty at’ described by mom, and the An Family wants to take a bite out of him."
Xiao Moreng: "Eh... sothing like that, anyway, let’s not go there anymore."
Daozi nodded, his brow furrowed with confusion: "But my dad is so formidable, the An Family shouldn’t be able to take advantage of him."
Xiao Moreng felt a headache coming on and decided to explain in detail to his younger cousin: "Uncle is indeed formidable, but even the strongest of n have a weakness, and that is their lust for won."
"You rember the Miss An we saw at the An Residence today? n are attracted to beautiful won, and Miss An is trying to seduce your father."
Daozi thought hard for a mont, shaking his head: "I don’t think Miss An can seduce my dad; she’s not as pretty as my mom."
"..." Xiao Moreng fell silent for a while, then added, "But your aunt is pregnant right now."
Alright, he didn’t quite understand all of this, but he knew that a pregnant woman would not be able to attend to her husband.
Daozi: "So what? My mom being pregnant doesn’t make her any less beautiful!"
Xiao Moreng, once again left speechless, decided not to argue with Daozi and spoke decisively: "Just listen to , you wouldn’t want so other woman to seduce your dad away, right?"
"Let tell you, those concubines are utterly wicked. They’ll monopolize your dad’s ti, and if uncle takes on concubines and has children with them, he will spend less ti with you."
With that, he huffed.
"It’s like this with my father. He spends only fifteen days of the month in my mother’s quarters, and the rest he spends with the concubines. During that ti, I can’t see my father."
"My father is still alright, he doesn’t show extre favor to his concubines over his wife. You don’t know about Fifth Uncle; Fifth Uncle overly dotes on his consort, and Moxu has to visit the consort’s chambers just to see Fifth Uncle. It’s truly pitiful."
"You wouldn’t want your aunt to be heartbroken, nor do you want to compete with children born of other won for uncle’s affection, right?"
Daozi’s mouth fell open in shock, and he urgently nodded his head after hearing Xiao Moreng’s words.
Seeing that he had convinced Daozi, Xiao Moreng said: "Then, from now on, we won’t go to the An Residence."
Daozi puffed up his cheeks: "I absolutely refuse to go there." He definitely didn’t want his dad to bring ho a concubine.
...
In order to prevent Daohua from worrying idly, Xiao Yeyang did not tell her about the An Family’s matters, as he had no intention to visit the An Residence anymore.
Knowing that his son had wanted to go to the An Residence to see the colts, before dinner, Xiao Yeyang said to Daozi and Xiao Moreng, "In a few days, I will arrange for the horse farm to send over two colts for you, so you won’t need to go to the An Residence in the future."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Moreng’s worries were put to rest, it seed uncle had not taken a fancy to that Miss An.
Daozi also breathed a sigh of relief, the more he thought, the more terrifying what his fourth brother had told him seed. He also said to Xiao Yeyang: "Then, dad, you shouldn’t visit the An Residence anymore either."
Xiao Yeyang looked at Daozi with surprise, then at Xiao Moreng, shook his head and couldn’t be bothered to say anything.
Not having heard a response, Daozi imdiately tensed up.
Could Dad really have been seduced by the Miss of the An Family?
Daozi quickly ran in front of Xiao Yeyang, pouted, glared, and looked at Xiao Yeyang with reproachful eyes, pleadingly said: "Dad, my mom is the prettiest, right?"
Xiao Yeyang burst into laughter: "Yes, your mom is the prettiest."
Seeing Xiao Yeyang acknowledge this, Daozi breathed a sigh of relief, grabbed Xiao Yeyang’s hand and patted it saying: "Mom is the prettiest, so you should look at Mom more and stop looking at other won."
"The stories Mom tells say that won outside are tigers; if you encounter one, you must avoid them at all costs, do you understand?"
"Don’t bring any tigers from outside ho, it would hurt Mom and ! Oh, and my two younger siblings too."
Xiao Yeyang: "..."
Won are tigers?
You must avoid them when you encounter them?
What on earth has Yiyi been telling our son with all these ssy stories? Does she still expect to get a daughter-in-law soday?
...
Thanks to Xiao Moreng’s ’hints’, afterward, when Xiao Moqing wanted to invite Daozi to play at the An Residence, Daozi firmly refused.
Thinking back to what Xiao Moreng said about concubines, Daozi even specifically sought confirmation from Xiao Moxu, who indeed rarely saw his father once a month, which utterly shocked the little guy.
After that, even the invitations from Xiao Mokuan and Xiao Mobao were declined by Daozi.
The current Daozi now had a sense of crisis, worried that his dad might be lured away by an ’outside tiger’, he had to help his mom keep an eye on his dad, even when Xiao Yeyang went out for social visits, the little one had to ask.
When Daohua saw this, she smiled and playfully scraped her son’s nose: "You little rascal, you’re really policing your dad now."
Daozi shrugged his shoulders: "I have no choice, there are tigers everywhere outside, of course, I have to keep a close watch on Dad."
"..."
Daohua asked curiously: "What tigers?"
Daozi: "Won, Mom, didn’t you say, won are tigers and we should stay away from them when we see them."
Daohua: "..." It seems she told the wrong story.
But why is Daozi suddenly bringing this up?
Daohua smiled looking at Daozi: "What, has a tiger taken a fancy to your dad?"
Daozi gave Daohua a matter-of-fact look: "Fourth Brother said Dad is so amazing, it’s normal for tigers to like him, but Mom, rest assured, I am here. I will help you watch over him and won’t let him bring any tigers back ho."
Daohua smiled: "Daozi is really good, even knows how to protect Mom."
Being praised, Daozi imdiately smiled happily, puffed up his chest and said: "Mom, you can rest completely assured, with protecting you, I won’t let the outside tigers harm you."
Just then, Xiao Yeyang walked in from outside, smiling and asked: "What are you mother and son talking about? I could hear you talking about tigers all the way in the courtyard."
Daohua’s smile was radiant as she looked at Xiao Yeyang: "We were talking about being a tiger-fighting hero."
Daozi: "..." That’s not what they were talking about, right?
Xiao Yeyang: "..." Why does it feel so chilly in here?
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