In the courtyard of the Prince's Palace, golden sycamore leaves swirled into the warm room, landing on Shen Weiwan's gleaming jade armor. She was squatting on a thick scarlet felt mat, a pile of colorful "teaching aids" before her. Her eyes narrowed into crescents, and the ruby ​​hairpin in her hair swayed gently with her laughter. Keng Keng and Wa Wa lay on either side of her. The chubby little hands were tugging at a stuffed doll embroidered with iridescent tiger stripes. Suddenly, with a muffled "ow," a small ball of thick black ink spurted from the doll's mouth, splattering it squarely across Keng Keng's delicate face, like a kitten that had drunk ink.

"Hahaha!" Shen Weiwan clapped her hands and laughed so hard that she fell backwards, and her armor made a jingling sound against the floor. "Look at the 'Ink Tiger Roar' that mom bought for you! It sprays ink when you pinch its belly. Next time you meet a bad guy, just aim at his face and spray!" As she spoke, she picked up the puppet to demonstrate. She pinched the tiger's round belly with her fingertips, and another stream of ink shot accurately into the air, leaving a small blob of ink on the brocade curtain.

Wa Wa blinked her grape-like eyes, curiously stretched out her lotus-root-like arms, and with a childish voice, she grabbed the doll and squeezed it again. Ink shot out like a sharp arrow towards Xiao Yu, who had just stepped through the door. A dark stain instantly spread across the corner of her dark brocade robe, like ink stains on rice paper. Xiao Yu looked down at the stain, sighed helplessly, and rubbed his brow. "Weiwei, where did you get all these weird things? You dyed my court robe a few days ago, and now even my new brocade robe is doomed."

"This is called a scam enlightenment kit!" Shen Weiwan raised her chin proudly, picked up a small gold-painted porcelain cup, and circled her fingertips on the warm rim of the cup. "Watch this—" Before she finished speaking, she loosened her grip and the cup landed lightly on the felt without making any sound, breaking into a few smooth porcelain pieces. "This is a 'fake falling cup', specially made thin-bodied porcelain. It shatters without making a sound when it is dropped. I'll teach you how to throw it in front of people and make them cry. I guarantee you can extort three hundred yuan!" As she spoke, she flicked the broken pieces of porcelain with her toes, a cunning glint in her eyes.

Henkeng immediately followed suit, grabbing another cup with his chubby little hands and smashing it at Xiao Yu's feet. The porcelain shards scraped against the soles of his ebony boots, frightening Chuntao, who was standing beside him, so much so that she paled and screamed, "Young Master! That's sweet white glaze from the imperial kiln! The Empress Dowager gave it to you last month!"

"What are you afraid of?" Shen Weiwan raised her eyebrows and gently poked Kangkeng's chubby little face with her fingertips. "Broken is a good way to teach him practical skills - come on, Kangkeng, learn from your mother, cover your face and cry 'My cup!'" As she spoke, she made an exaggerated crying face, her shoulders twitching, vividly.

Kengkeng immediately understood, covering his face and howling. His little body twitched, tears welling in his eyes, like a brilliant actor. Wawa was even more outrageous. He staggered to pick up a piece of broken porcelain, stuffed it into Xiao Yu's hand, and cried in a childish voice, "Daddy, pay me back!" His soft voice carried an undeniable aura of unquestionable power, making the nearby palace maids chuckle.

Xiao Yu watched his children perform like this, rubbing his brows with a headache. He snatched the flea doll from Shen Weiwan's hand, gently shook out the grass debris inside, and said helplessly: "The child is only three years old, isn't it too early to teach these things? And this doll, what if there are really fleas?"

"Don't worry!" Shen Weiwan took back the doll and stuffed it carefully into Wawa's arms, "I scalded the fleas to death with boiling water a long time ago, leaving only an empty shell! This is called 'camouflage'. The doll looks cute, but it hides a trap inside, just like when Liu smiled at us with a dagger in her heart!" As she spoke, she pointed to the small pocket sewn on the doll, in which dry grass clippings could be vaguely seen.

As he spoke, the Queen Mother's hearty laughter reached her from outside the doorway. "I heard someone is trying to trick the Pope's grandson into committing a crime?" Before she could finish her words, the Queen Mother entered, leaning on a dragon-headed cane, followed by a palace maid holding a gilded gift box. The pearl phoenix crown on her head swayed gently with her steps, and her phoenix robe shone with brilliance, exuding a sense of grandeur.

"Grandmother!" Upon seeing the Empress Dowager, Kengkeng and Wawa immediately stumbled over to her. The Empress Dowager smiled, patted their heads, and opened the gift box in her hand. Inside were two sets of palm-sized miniature torture instruments: small shackles inscribed with the words "Attempted to Defraud" and inlaid with tiny gemstones. A magnetic abacus had beads that clump together when shaken, gleaming with a strange luster in the sunlight.

The Queen Mother picked up the shackles and carefully put them around Kengeng's neck: "Look! I specially asked the Shangfang Bureau to put this on them. If they get caught cheating people in the future, they will have to wear this first to reflect on themselves!" As she spoke, she smiled from ear to ear, and the wrinkles on her face smoothed out.

Shen Weiwan's eyes lit up, and she immediately helped Henkeng put on the shackles, and said with a smile: "I knew that the Queen Mother understood me the best! Henkeng remember this feeling, and don't get caught cheating people in the future!" Henkeng shook the small shackles on his neck, making a crisp sound, which made everyone laugh again.

Xiao Yu completely lost his temper. He bent down and picked up Wawa and tried to slip away: "Come on, Daddy will take you to see ants climbing trees. It's much more interesting than what your mother taught you." But Wawa struggled to stretch out his little hands, and shouted in a soft and sweet voice: "I want a cup! Throw it down!"

"Look, look!" Shen Weiwan pointed at her daughter, her eyes gleaming with pride. "This is talent! It's hard to learn bad things, you have to follow the teachings!" She suddenly moved closer to Xiao Yu, took out an oil-paper bag from her sleeve pocket, and said mysteriously: "I also made 'chili candy', the outside is coated with osmanthus honey, and the inside is full of Yunnan chili powder..."

"That's enough!" Xiao Yu snatched the candy bag and threw it out the window without even looking at it. "If you keep teaching them this, the whole capital will chase them down and beat them up!"

"It would be better to chase and beat them!" Chen Weiwan put her hands on her hips, her armor shining in the sun, "Think about when I cheated Liu, wasn't I also stabbed in the back? What about now? Who dares to mess with me?" As she spoke, she raised her chin, her eyes flashing with confidence.

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