"Ahhh, Yongxuan, you've stolen the candied hawthorns that Father bought for me again."

Chen Nian, who had just woken up, didn't see the candied hawthorns by her bedside. She only saw sugar stains and a figure that had disappeared outside the door. She knew without a doubt who did it. She puffed out her cheeks, got out of bed angrily, grabbed a shoe that belonged to someone else, and chased after the figure outside.

The two chased each other all the way to Prince Yu's residence.

The gates of Prince Rui's Mansion and Prince Yu's Mansion were connected, making it convenient for the three of them to play together.

As soon as I opened the door, I came across Qing'er and Princess Yu, who were leading Qing'er to Prince Rui's residence.

Yongxuan hid directly behind Qing'er, his cheeks still chewing on the candied hawthorn he hadn't finished eating.

Seeing Yongxuan chewing his cheeks, Chen Nian angrily threw herself into Princess Yu's arms, grabbed Princess Yu's trouser leg, and cried pitifully.

Her mother already restricted her from eating sweets, and her brother even stole some for her! She was furious!

"Auntie, my brother stole my candied hawthorn again."

Hearing the child's pitiful, tearful cries, Princess Yu's heart melted, and she picked the child up in her arms.

"Shen Youyou, you don't need to take your medicine or eat candy today."

Looking at Chen Nian's tear-stained face, Yong Xuan swallowed the hawthorn in his mouth before speaking seriously to Chen Nian.

Because she has to take medicine all the time, Chen Nian loves to eat sweets. She's basically addicted to sugar and eats a lot of it every day.

She was complaining of a toothache just a few days ago, and she hasn't even had a chance to play yet, so she can't eat any more candy.

But Ama was easily swayed and could never resist Youyou's sweet talk, so he would secretly give her candy.

If he hadn't gone to see Youyou early today, her teeth would have hurt again after she ate that string of candied hawthorns.

"Niannian, how about Auntie buys you a new one?"

Looking at the little dumpling in front of her, Princess Yu gently coaxed it.

“Princess Yu, don’t spoil Niannian too much. That girl doesn’t need to take her medicine today, and you can’t give her candy. Otherwise, if she keeps eating like this every day, her teeth will rot.”

A slightly cheerful female voice came from behind the four of them. They turned their heads and saw Shen Huairou, who was still wearing her red dance practice outfit and hadn't had time to change.

"When that bastard comes back, I'm definitely going to teach him a lesson. I also brought Niannian candied hawthorns; her teeth aren't healed yet."

"Mother~"

Chen Nian called out again in her childish voice, her little face full of grievance.

She just wanted to eat candy.

"Daughter, wait until your teeth are healed before you eat it. Don't think about asking your father to buy it for you. Tonight, your mother will take away your father's secret stash of money. Oh, and Princess Yu, remember to take away your prince's too, so that my prince won't have to borrow money from your prince to buy this girl candy."

Princess Rui stepped forward, a cheerful smile on her face, and gently pinched and rubbed Chen Nian's cheek.

Mmm, it feels great.

"Alright, that's enough, Huairou, stop rubbing Niannian. Look at her pouting lips, they're practically sticking up with oil."

Princess Yu nodded with a smile.

Who would have thought that someone who looks so cheerful and outgoing would have such a gentle name?

"Alright, alright, you're spoiling Niannian more and more now, even more than your own mother. Aren't you afraid Qing'er will get jealous? Having one daughter isn't enough, you want to steal mine too."

"And you, Yongxuan, you always hide behind Qing'er when something happens. You're really something."

Princess Rui glanced at Yongxuan, who was hiding behind Qing'er. Yongxuan, who had perfectly received the threat, released his grip on Qing'er's clothes.

He didn't dare do anything to his sister, so he could only ask Qing'er for help.

Princess Rui picked up Qing'er and lifted her high in the air.

"Qing'er, your mother is going to nag you, so why don't you come with me? Auntie doesn't want to nag anymore, she wants our Qing'er. Qing'er, come home with Auntie, okay?"

Princess Rui bent down and kissed Qing'er's soft, smooth face.

Wow, it feels so good!

The three of them looked at their friend (their mother) taking advantage of others and could only smile helplessly.

"Auntie, don't keep saying it. Give it to Qing'er. Qing'er wants it."

Qing'er's little face was soft and cute, and she spoke with utmost seriousness.

The words successfully left Shen Huairou both amused and exasperated.

Her family has a lot of powerful backers.

"Hahaha—, Huairou, my Qing'er loves your Niannian the most."

Seeing her best friend's embarrassed expression, Princess Yu mocked her without any restraint, and hugged the person in her arms even tighter, showing her great affection.

What are you talking about?

Another cheerful male voice came from behind, and everyone turned their heads to see two handsome men, each carrying several bags of pastries and snacks.

"Father, my brother bullied me and stole my candied hawthorn."

Upon seeing the newcomer, Chen Nian found a backer, struggled to get off the ground, and ran quickly towards Hong Ce, who was not far away, while "complaining" as he ran.

"Yongxuan, did you steal your sister's candied hawthorn again?"

Hongce tossed what he was holding to his good brother beside him, squatted down, took the stumbling Chen Nian who was running towards him, and then glared at Yongxuan with a sidelong glance.

“Chen Youyou ate a skewer yesterday, so she can’t have any more today, Father. You can’t spoil your little sister. Her teeth aren’t healed yet.”

He wasn't afraid of his father, Yongxuan, and spoke seriously with a cold little face.

When Chen Nian was a child, she started speaking relatively late. Her first words were not "father" or "mother" or "brother." Perhaps because she often took medicine when she was young, the first word Chen Nian uttered was "medicine."

It's just that it's hard to pronounce clearly; it just sounds like "you" or "young," and later that's what they called Chen Nian's nickname.

"Chen Nian, didn't you tell your father that your toothache was gone?"

Upon hearing Yongxuan say that Chen Nian's teeth were still not healed, Hongce's smile vanished, replaced by a stern expression as he called out Chen Nian's full name.

"Father, I was wrong~"

Seeing that her father had called her by her full name, Chen Nian didn't dare to ask for candied hawthorns anymore. Instead, she acted coquettishly and obediently admitted her mistake.

In the end, Yongxuan won, and Chennian didn't get any candy. Instead, she was deprived of her right to eat candy for three days, which made Chennian very depressed.

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