"Yeah, Chen Nian, hurry up and come out, don't keep yourself suffocating."

Master Ji also chimed in, saying that their only two female disciples couldn't be bored to death.

"Niannian~, she's out now, and everyone has stopped laughing."

Qing'er turned around and lifted up the head of the person buried on her.

"Waaah~, Qing'er, your darling is shameless again."

Using the momentum, Chen Nian rested his head on Qing'er's shoulder, rubbed against her, muttered something under his breath, and pushed the candy he was holding into his sleeve.

"Master, Master Ji, you must be the first person to love food as much as I do, right? And Master, how could you expose someone's secrets?"

Chen Nian slowly raised his head, resting it on Qing'er and Xiao Yanzi's shoulders. He looked at the two people standing in front of him with smiles on their faces and muttered complaints.

"Haha, I'm telling the truth, okay?"

The Emperor laughed heartily, saying that besides teasing Xiao Yanzi, Niannian was the most amusing of all.

"master--"

...

"Sir, let me tell you one, but the answer is a little different."

Qing'er patted the head of the person on her body and suggested changing the subject.

"Okay, Qing'er, give me one."

Looking at the listless person, the Emperor smiled helplessly and continued Qing'er's words.

"Pointed at both ends, they are like date pit nails; white at both ends, they are like eyes; sparse at both ends, they are like stars in the sky; layer upon layer, they are like a scripture."

The talented woman truly lives up to her name; her answer is completely different from Xiao Yanzi's.

Chen Nian and Xiao Yanzi applauded enthusiastically.

We must applaud! We must applaud Qing'er's answer.

"Haha, this is the answer of a talented woman! Not only is the answer clever, but it also rhymes."

"Little Swallow, Chennian, you two should learn more from Qing'er! Your performance today has made me, your master, ashamed to face the master."

As Master Ji spoke, he covered his face, pretending to be ashamed to face the situation.

Master Ji's appearance also brought laughter, and after a while, all the attention that had been focused on Shen Nian was diverted.

"Haha, Master Ji, Niannian and I are skilled enough, so please don't have too high expectations of us."

Little Swallow wrapped her arms around Chen Nian's neck and said confidently.

"No, I have high expectations for you two. The master has entrusted you to me, and I can't let him down. It seems that when I return to the palace, I will have to strengthen your education."

Master Ji shook his head.

"Ah? Master Ji, please spare us!"

The two shook their heads in unison, took a few steps back, and moved further away from Master Ji.

"You two, hahaha—"

Hahaha~

The two of them looked so terrified, cowering to the side, it was impossible not to laugh.

Two academically challenged students huddled to one side, trembling with fear.

The five people looked at the two embracing each other with doting smiles.

...

The group set off for their next destination, during which Erkang gave Ziwei a chance to shine.

"Dong dong dong, qiang qiang qiang~"

As soon as the group arrived in Meihua Town, the sounds of gongs, drums, and suonas filled the air around them.

The people sitting inside the carriage lifted the curtain and saw the scene outside. Xiao Yanzi dragged Chen Nian and Qing'er and prepared to get off the carriage.

"Niannian, Qing'er, let's go down and take a look."

Little Swallow sometimes rides in the Emperor's carriage, and sometimes she jumps into their carriage. Today, Little Swallow happens to be in their carriage.

"Hey, hey, slow down, Little Swallow! You go down first, we'll follow you down—"