It's clear the four little ones were quite fond of their Uncle Jue Chen.
Upon arriving at the market, the four little tykes would run off toward any novel object they saw, leaving An Jing and Xiao Changyi preoccupied with the children and less attentive to Gong Juechen.
Meng Zhuqing had also come along, but his main task was to help look after the four little ones.
Sometimes, the children would scatter in different directions, each engrossed in their own sights, and An Jing and Xiao Changyi simply couldn't keep up. In such times, Meng Zhuqing proved to be very handy.
Nor did Meng Zhuqing pay much heed to Gong Juechen.
After all, even without the four little ones to look after, he was preoccupied with the safety of his lord and lady, scarcely having a moment to spare for Gong Juechen.
