Xie Qingjing's eyebrows drooped at once, and he fell silent.
Just then, Xie Bo'an's voice suddenly rang out. "E-Eldest Highness??"
Xie Qingning said impatiently, "What is it now?"
No one answered her. All the fruit Xie Qingjing had gathered in his robe fell to the ground, making the girl stamp her feet in fury and shout without any regard for appearances, "What are you doing? Even if you won't eat it, don't throw it away! Put it in your storage pouch!"
But Xie Qingjing ignored her and cried out in delighted surprise, "Brother!"
Xie Qingning paused and turned around, only then spotting a familiar figure. Her scalp tingled, and her emotions surged like towering waves. "Big brother?"
It was big brother!!
Both youngsters rushed over. Xie Qingjing was a boy, so he could throw himself into his brother's arms without restraint, but Xie Qingning was a girl, so when she ran up to Xie Xiyi, she could only clutch her sleeves and look at him with a flushed face.
Held in Xie Qingjing's embrace, Xie Xiyi remained unmoved. Instead, his expression was stern as he demanded, "What are you doing here?"
The moment Xie Qingjing looked up and saw his eldest brother's cold face, his palms seemed to ache faintly. Frightened at once, he released Xie Xiyi's waist, retreated several steps, and positioned Xie Qingning protectively in front of himself.
Xie Qingning: "..."
Xie Qingning had no time for him. She said to Xie Xiyi, "Big brother, we came to find you. I want you to come home. Qingjing can't be the Crown Prince. Big brother, you're the Crown Prince. Let's go home together, all right?"
Xie Xiyi sneered. "Just because you want it, I have to do it? Go home immediately, or don't blame me for being harsh."
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