Chapter 423: Chapter 421: Six Bodyguards with Extraordinary Bearing_1
Ye Xue’e’s motherly love surged, and as she looked at her beloved little daughter, her eyes grew brighter and sparkled with a different kind of brilliance.

“Mother, I heard that the two princesses are not very young either. What’s the point of comparing myself to them?”

Lin Qingluo helplessly rubbed her forehead.

The last thing she wanted to hear right now was anything to do with the royal family.

“Ahem.”

Ye Xue’e covered her mouth with a handkerchief and pretended to cough twice, looking incredibly smug.

“Mother was just making a comparison. Even if they were ten years younger, they wouldn’t compare to our Duke of Zhen’s daughter.”

Mother is mighty!

With a resigned smile, Lin Qingluo raised her thumb to her mother in defeat.

This way of praising her daughter was indeed worthy of the Duke of Zhen’s wife.

“Madam, the young masters have prepared and are waiting at the door for the Eldest Miss. They specially sent me to ask when we can set off.”

While the mother and daughter were chatting and laughing, a fifteen-or sixteen-year-old maid came in through the curtain, smiling and asking for instructions.

“Are all six brothers going?”

Lin Qingluo rubbed her temples gently, smiling helplessly.

The Eldest Miss from the Duke of Zhen’s residence would be accompanied by six stunning bodyguards each time she went out, and it was a real eye-catcher.

The news had probably spread throughout every street and alley in the Capital City.

She became the topic of discussion for people once again, after acknowledging her ancestry and returning to her family.

“All six young masters are going, and they’re already waiting in front of the carriage.”

The good-tempered maid smiled and answered respectfully.

Ye Xue’e’s eyebrows raised in delight: “Qingluo, Mother will accompany you outside.”

“Mother, no hurry. I’ll take Xuan’er to the front yard first and let Brother Meng look after him for half a day.”

Lin Qingluo wore a warm smile, waving to call Little Prince.

Little Prince, holding Baoya, had been standing in a quiet corner of the room, silently watching his sister getting dressed and made up.

Seeing that his sister hadn’t forgotten him before leaving, his eyes lit up, and he ran over with a smile.

“You’ll practice martial arts with Brother Meng this morning, and Sister will be back soon.”

Lin Qingluo held Little Prince’s hand, walking out of the room with him, and solemnly warned: “There are many people in the front yard, so keep a close watch on Baoya and don’t let it slip out and cause trouble.”

“Yes, Xuan’er knows.”

Little Prince nodded obediently: “I will take good care of Baoya.”

“Roar.”

Baoya let out a timely cry, its eyes narrowed into slits, showing a simple, pleasing smile.

“Xuan’er’s little leopard is so well-behaved and pleasing to the eye, much better than the one Jinxu keeps.”

Ye Xue’e glanced at Baoya with a surprised smile.

She remembered that the two little leopards were captured on the same day, but she didn’t expect such a big difference between them.

“Roar.”

Baoya sensed Ye Xue’e’s praise from her expression and cooed again, making a faint tremble in its voice that tickled the listener’s heart.

“Oh my, it’s amazing. Has this little leopard become a spirit? Can it understand human language?”

Ye Xue’e’s heartstrings were inadvertently shaken by Baoya’s cooing, and she couldn’t help but widen her eyes in surprise.

“Well, almost.”

Lin Qingluo teased with a smile, playing along with her mother’s words: “It’s so cunning, thankfully it’s not a fox spirit.”

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Hibiscus Villa, where the Flower Viewing Festival took place, was located outside the Capital City and could be reached in the time it takes to burn a joss stick while riding a horse.

The carriage from the Duke of Zhen’s residence, escorted by six handsome young men, arrived at the Hibiscus Villa where hundreds of people had already gathered.

Those so-called refined scholars, gifted men, and beautiful women had heard that the Eldest Miss from the Duke of Zhen’s residence would be coming today, so they gathered early in front of the villa’s main entrance.