At the little one's hint of "twitching eyelids," the onlookers suppressed their urge to throw out all these Beiming "little dumplings." They stepped forward and pushed the group back a little.
Their little cub had caught the acting bug. What else could they do?
Of course, they could only play along through their tears!
With everyone working together in tacit understanding, no one exposed the little one's true identity, and they even briefly held off the soldiers responsible for escorting these princes and princesses.
Jiang Yingcheng nodded in satisfaction and devised her next move in the flash of a spark.
She completely missed the odd look on her big brother Zhili's face and marched forward indignantly. "Was it you?!"
She pointed at Guan Xiqiao opposite her and declared with righteous conviction, "You were the closest to Chengcheng just now! You must have been the one who pinched Chengcheng!"
Guan Xiqiao abruptly stopped pouring out his grievances to Guan Zhili and turned to look at this little one he had never seen before.
She was about his age, with fair, delicate skin and plump, round cheeks that made one want to reach out and pinch them just to see how they felt.
The fabric of her clothes was hardly the finest, but they were clean and tidy. The bun atop her head was a little loose and crooked, yet several fluffy hair ornaments adorned it. Clearly, whoever had dressed the little one had done their best.
She looked well cared for.
Guan Xiqiao quickly reached a conclusion-
The little one could not have come from a good background, which was why she had never appeared at any formal occasion despite having grown this big.
Even someone like Guan Zhili received a couple of days of respect each year.
Yet she also