Xie Jin'an bent low and personally helped Eunuch Yu and Xia Qianlin down from the carriage.
Eunuch Yu spat and grumbled, "Honestly, what sort of person does this? Your mouth's already ruined from what you ate, yet you still come out to alarm His Highness the Crown Prince."
Madam Li hurriedly had someone bring her a face covering and put it on, every crow's-foot at the corners of her eyes steeped in grievance.
Upon entering the Marquis's Residence, Xia Qianlin immediately spotted the baby playing on the ground.
The baby looked up at him too. [Wow, what a pretty little big bruvver!]
Xia Qianlin thought he was hearing things.
He looked around. There really was only this baby at his feet.
Just as he was about to ask something, Xie Zimu hurriedly crouched down, picked up the baby, and carried her aside.
"Please forgive her, Your Highness. This is my younger sister, Xie Wanwan."
"Your Highness, this is my youngest daughter. She's too young to know any better and likes playing on the ground."
Xie Jin'an immediately stepped forward to explain, then turned to reprimand Xie Zimu. "Zi Mu, take your sister away already!"
Utterly useless.
He had no idea why Grandmother had placed these two useless children under his name.
"It's no matter. Is this Marquis Jing'an's eldest legitimate son?" Xia Qianlin studied Xie Zimu. The two boys were the same age, and both had an unfathomable depth beneath their dark eyes.
Assuming Xie Zimu had offended the Crown Prince, Xie Jin'an hurriedly replied, "This is my adopted son, Xie Zimu. I haven't had time to teach him properly, so he has offended you."
[Stinky Daddy! How dare you make my eldest brother lose face in front of the Crown Prince! Awooo! Hmph!]
Xia Wanwan huffed, turned her head,