In the back garden of the Prince's Mansion, Xiao Yu was lost in thought, staring at a cluster of croton flowers in full bloom. As the most favored seventh prince of the Great Sheng Dynasty, he was wearing a casual uniform stained with croton powder. A "talisman" made of croton shells hung around his waist. He looked nothing like a proper prince.

"Dad! Watch this!"

A crisp cry shattered the silence. Xiao Yu subconsciously turned sideways as a cotton-wrapped bullet brushed past his ear and accurately hit the croton blossoms behind him, startling several bees that were gathering nectar.

"Hit!" Xiao Yu rubbed his ear, which had been hit by the airflow, and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Using your father as a target again?"

Kengkeng, hiding behind a rockery, poked his chubby head out, holding a slingshot made of branches and rubber bands. "Dad, this is our newly developed 'croton soft bullet'. It doesn't hurt!"

Before he could finish his words, another figure darted out from under the grape trellis. It was none other than Wa Wa. Holding a colorful ribbon, she circled behind Xiao Yu like a little monkey. While he wasn't paying attention, she quickly tied the ribbon around his waist. "Dad, you're now the 'Talking Prince Target'!"

Xiao Yu looked down and saw a wooden sign on his waist. Written on it in crooked handwriting was the following: "Scan the code for ten taels to visit the 'Talking Prince Target' and receive a free trial of Croton Bean Soft Bullet!"

"Scan the code?" Xiao Yu raised an eyebrow. "Where did you learn these new words?"

"I learned it from the storyteller on West Street!" Kengkeng ran over, holding a small cloth bag filled with copper coins. "Dad, yesterday Miss Wang's son paid ten taels and shot you three times!"

Xiao Yu: "..." He suddenly remembered that he did feel several slaps on his butt yesterday afternoon, but he thought it was an illusion at the time.

"That's enough, you two!" Shen Weiwan came from the corridor carrying a plate of croton cakes. Seeing Xiao Yu's helpless expression after being tossed around by the children, she couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Are you using your dad as a money-making tool again?"

"Mom!" Wow, he threw himself into Shen Weiwan's arms, "Dad is good-looking, he can make a lot of money as a target!"

Xiao Yu looked at Shen Weiwan aggrievedly: "Madam, look at them, how can they be biological children? They are clearly here to collect debts!"

Shen Weiwan put down the tray and took out a piece of rice paper and a brush: "Okay, okay, stop complaining. Come, strike a more handsome pose, and I will draw you a 'Prince Target Map', which will be hung in the accounting office as a poster in the future."

"Yeah! Mom is going to draw a picture for us!" Kenkeng and Wawa immediately stood on both sides of Xiao Yu, posing with pride.

Xiao Yu cooperated helplessly, letting Shen Weiwan write on the paper. He looked at his wife's focused profile and the children's innocent smiles, and the grievance in his heart had long since disappeared.

"Mom," Kengkeng suddenly pointed at the wooden sign on Xiao Yu's waist, "This place hasn't been painted yet!"

Shen Weiwan smiled and added a large copper coin pattern to the painting: "Okay, now you can tell it's a paid target."

"Mom is still the best!" Wawa clapped her hands in praise.

At this time, Chun Tao came over with a pot of tea. Seeing the scene in front of her, she couldn't help laughing and said, "Little prince and little princess, your father is the emperor. If you continue to act like this, be careful that His Majesty will find out and spank you."

"I'm not afraid!" Kengkeng puffed out his chest. "Grandpa said we have business acumen and said he'd invest in our 'target business'!"

Xiao Yu almost spit out his tea: "Father, do you know about this?"

"Yes!" Wawa raised his little face, "Grandpa sent ten taels of silver yesterday, saying he wanted to book a 'Prince's Target' experience for next month!"

Xiao Yu held his forehead with his hand. His father, the emperor, was indeed involved in everything.

"Okay, okay," Shen Weiwan put away the drawing paper, "Let's stop here today. Your father still has to deal with state affairs."

"No!" Kengkeng and Wawa said in unison, "We still need to research new 'target gameplay'!"

"What's the gameplay?" Shen Weiwan asked curiously.

"We want to dress Dad in clothes made of croton powder," Kengkeng's eyes lit up. "That way, if he gets hit, it'll leave a mark, which will be even more fun!"

"And hang bells on Dad," Wa Wa added, "and they'll ring when you hit them, just like a target!"

Xiao Yu broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this: "You are abusing your own father!"

"No way!" He put his hands on his hips. "That's called 'sacrificing oneself for art'! That's what my mother said!"

Shen Weiwan coughed twice: "That was a metaphor..."

"No matter what!" Wa Wa hugged Xiao Yu's thighs, "Dad is the best, let's give it a try!"

Xiao Yu looked at his daughter's upturned face and his son's expectant eyes, and finally sighed: "Okay, okay, we can only try once!"

"Yeah! Long live Dad!" the two children cheered.

Half an hour later, Xiao Yu, wearing a white robe covered with croton powder and a string of copper bells hanging around his waist, stood in the middle of the back garden. Shen Weiwan was sitting in the pavilion, drinking tea and watching the excitement.

"Dad, are you ready?" Kenkeng raised his slingshot.

"Ready..." Xiao Yu replied weakly.

"Watch this!"

Following Kenkeng's shouts, cotton-wrapped bullets flew towards Xiao Yu. Every time they hit him, a faint mark was left on his white robe, and the bells around his waist rang out crisply.

"Haha! Hit it!"

"Dad, turn around!"

The children were having a blast playing, while Xiao Yu was being directed around the garden. Although he felt somewhat helpless, he felt warm at heart when he saw the children having fun.

"Madam," Xiao Yu ran into the pavilion while the children were loading bullets, "you have to control them. If they continue like this, my dignity as a prince will be lost."

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