The fifth prince dropped the chessboard and ran back to Fuyang Palace without waiting to greet the empress dowager.

He opened a wooden box in his room and began to search through it.

"Chengshun, what are you looking for?" When Concubine Shu heard the palace maid say that the fifth prince had returned, she came to see him.

"Oh, look at you running like that, you're all sweaty. Sit down and drink a bowl of sour plum soup to relax." Concubine Shu squatted down and took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat.

The Fifth Prince was still searching, and said perfunctorily, "Your Majesty, no need. I'm in a hurry to see my sister."

After saying that, he hurriedly put what he found into his arms, turned around and ran out.

Concubine Shu stood up and called out anxiously, "Aren't you going to the main hall to study this afternoon?"

But the fifth prince had already run far away.

Concubine Shu stood blankly at the door, watching the fifth prince running away, and sighed.

Ever since Xia Zhengqi banished Concubine Jiang to the cold palace and handed the fifth prince over to her for upbringing, she has been worried all the time.

As everyone knows, the fifth prince is domineering, arrogant and willful, and is not a good boy.

She was very worried that the fifth prince would disobey discipline after moving in and cause trouble in her Fuyang Palace.

But what surprised her was that after the Fifth Prince moved in, he didn't cry or make any trouble, nor did he make things difficult for her.

The only thing that gave her a headache was that the Fifth Prince often went to Shoukang Palace, and sometimes even skipped school because of this, making a mess of his studies.

She wanted to dissuade him, but when she thought of the great blow that the Fifth Prince had just suffered from separation from his mother, she couldn't bear it.

The fifth prince ran to Kunning Palace, sweating profusely.

"Your son pays his respects to the Queen!" The fifth prince bowed politely to the Queen.

The Queen was stunned for a moment, then said gently, "Quickly stand up. Come, Chengshun, sit down and have a cup of cold tea to cool off."

The Fifth Prince had always disliked her, and was even more disgusted with coming to Kunning Palace. Even when he came to pay his respects to her, he would try to avoid doing so.

What happened today? He came here on such a hot afternoon.

"Empress, I'm not thirsty. I miss my sister. Can I go see her?" The fifth prince looked at the queen earnestly.

The Queen and Sang Qi and Ying Xue beside her were all shocked.

On the day of Xia Miaoyuan's full moon banquet, the fifth prince even deliberately kicked the Cuju at her.

After kicking him, he not only did not apologize, but also spoke ill of him.

What's more, now that the arrogant Concubine Jiang has been banished to the cold palace, the once suppressed queen has made a stunning comeback. The fifth prince must be very resentful of the queen and the little princess.

"The little princess is still taking a nap. Chengshun should play by himself for a while." The queen immediately found an excuse.

[Who's here? Who's here? Let me see who's here?]

Xia Miaoyuan was lying on the bed in the inner room at this moment, practicing turning over out of boredom.

She had just woken up from a nap and the wet nurse fed her.

Xia Miaoyuan felt very bored when he thought about spending another boring afternoon in Kunning Palace.

When she heard that there were guests coming to the palace, she was naturally happy.

[Is that little fool the Fifth Prince here? ]

Xia Miaoyuan was babbling.

The baby's voice reached the outside, and a trace of embarrassment flashed across the queen's face.

"Oh, my sister must have woken up! I'll go see her!" The fifth prince raised the corners of his mouth and walked into the inner room while speaking.

The queen couldn't stop them anymore, so she just gave a look to Sang Qi and Yingxue, signaling them to keep a close eye on them. Then the master and his servants followed them into the inner room.

"Sister Miaoyuan, do you still remember me? I am your fifth brother!" The fifth prince sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Xia Miaoyuan.

【Haha, the little fool is here! 】

【Little fool, why don't you go to school and run out to play? 】

Xia Miaoyuan glanced at the fifth prince with disdain.

"Well, I was careless last time..." The fifth prince gently pulled Xia Miaoyuan's chubby hand, and felt a little ashamed when he thought of what he said on the day of the full moon banquet.

【Hey...take your dirty hands off me! 】

Xia Miaoyuan looked at the fifth prince's dirty and sweaty hands, curled her lips in disgust, and pulled her little hand back with force.

The fifth prince scratched his head embarrassedly, took out a ball from his arms and held it in front of Xia Miaoyuan.

"Sister, have you ever played with this? This was my favorite clay ball when I was a kid."

Xia Miaoyuan looked over curiously.

What is this?

The ball in the fifth prince's hand was about the size of a palm. It looked like it was made of pottery, with colorful patterns painted on the surface and two small holes on it.

"I'll give you this ball."

[It turns out that children in ancient times played with clay balls!]

Xia Miaoyuan murmured.

"This is not an ordinary ball, it's a ceramic ball that can make sounds." The fifth prince was afraid that his sister would look down on this toy, so he quickly added.

"You see, just roll it..." said the fifth prince, putting the ball on the ground and pushing it gently. The ceramic ball rolled on the ground, making a rustling sound.

"It makes a sound, isn't it magical?" The fifth prince looked at Xia Miaoyuan proudly.

[That's it...] Xia Miaoyuan's expression froze.

[So, why do I feel like this is a dog's game?]

Xia Miaoyuan remembered that in his previous life, he had bought a toy called a squealing ball for his pet dog. It was made of plastic and had several holes on it for putting dog food in.

When you roll the ball, it will make a sound and dog food will fall out of it one by one.

Every time she rolled the ball for the dog, the dog would chase the ball and pick up dog food to eat.

[So, my Fifth Prince, are you treating me like a puppy?]

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