On the carriage ride back to the Prince Residence, Xiao Moreng occasionally glanced towards Xiao Yeyang, who was conversing softly with Daozi, seemingly having something 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 men are lustful by nature, and if Miss An were to seduce him several times, 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 exclaimed 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 meat’ described by mom, and the An Family wants to take a bite out of him."
Xiao Moreng: "Eh... something 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 men have a weakness, and that is their lust for women."
"You remember the Miss An we saw at the An Residence today? Men are attracted to beautiful women, and Miss An is trying to seduce your father."
Daozi thought hard for a moment, 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 me, you wouldn’t want some other woman to seduce your dad away, right?"
"Let me tell you, those concubines are utterly wicked. They’ll monopolize your dad’s time, and if uncle takes on concubines and has children with them, he will spend less time 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 time, I can’t see my father."
"My father is still alright, he doesn’t show extreme 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 women 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 home 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 seemed uncle had not taken a fancy to that Miss An.
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