Cui Yue's heart lurched, and he immediately tried to lead the two little ones out of the garden.
Jiang Yingcheng stumbled along for two steps, then suddenly gave an aggrieved sniffle. "Grandpa Cui, do you think the tree Chengcheng picked is too valuable? Chengcheng can pick another tree!"
Lin Jinshu hurriedly chimed in, "Jinshu is willing to pick another one too!"
Cui Yue froze for a moment before belatedly realizing that, with the two little ones' hearing, they probably could not make out what the people outside were shouting.
He lowered his head and explained urgently to them, "There's a fire in the residence. As the steward of the prince's residence, Grandpa Cui needs to go take charge."
"A fire?!" Jiang Yingcheng gasped softly. "Then let's hurry!"
With that, Jiang Yingcheng pumped her short little legs faster, taking the lead as she ran toward the voices.
At the sight, Cui Yue breathed a small sigh of relief.
The two little ones were so young, still at an age when their minds were innocent. He really should not have imagined them to be as full of schemes as adults.
Surely neither of them would think of taking this chance to escape!
Worried about hurting them, Cui Yue loosened his grip on their hands a little.
Just outside the garden, they ran straight into a servant hurrying toward the front with a bucket of water.
Cui Yue quickly reached out to stop him.
"What happened? Where's the fire?"
The servant jumped in fright, but after getting a good look at him, he let out a great sigh of relief. "Wonderful!"
"So the two Little Highnesses are with you! This is wonderful!"
Cui Yue had not expected such a reaction. Amid his surprise, a sense of foreboding rose in his heart. "What do