Chapter 754: Its value and craftsmanship far surpass what the prince "took" a hundred times

Gu Qingchen bent down and whispered something mysteriously in his ear.

Zhao Heng's eyes instantly lit up like stars in the sky, and he announced loudly: "Sister Qingchen said that the greatest treasure is a glowing white horse!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the children scattered like a group of birds out of a cage, chirping and cheering as they rushed into the depths of the warm garden.

Gu Qingchen stood up straight, a smile on his lips, but his eyes passed over the seventh prince Zhao Rui inconspicuously.

She calculated correctly that the most important clue was hidden in the warming pad embroidered with gold cloud patterns under Zhao Rui's seat.

As expected, Zhao Heng took the lead, accompanied by a few followers, and rushed towards the position of the seventh prince with a clear goal.

"Seventh brother, please spare us a moment. We are looking for treasures!" Zhao Heng's voice was clear and loud, with unquestionable excitement.

Zhao Rui was holding a teacup, his anger still lingering in his heart. When he saw this group of little brats surrounding him and making a lot of noise, he suddenly became extremely impatient.

His face darkened, and he was about to stand up and yell, "Nonsense! This king..."

Before he could finish his words, a fat boy who was running too fast tripped and fell straight into Zhao Rui's leg with a cry of "ouch".

Zhao Rui's body swayed, and he could no longer hold the cup of scalding hot tea in his hand. Most of the cup spilled on his expensive brocade robe, and an ugly water stain instantly appeared on the dark fabric.

"Your Highness!" The servant beside him exclaimed and hurried forward to wipe it.

"Get out of here!" Zhao Rui pushed the servant away and stood up in a mess.

In the midst of this chaos, Zhao Heng had already quickly pulled out a piece of silk from under the heating pad. He held it high and shouted excitedly, "Found it! Found it! Here's the clue!"

The children immediately burst into thunderous cheers and surrounded Zhao Heng to look at the clue. No one paid any attention to the Seventh Prince, whose robe was wet and whose face was ashen.

Zhao Rui was so angry that his whole body was shaking and his fingers were clenched into fists.

Looking at Zhao Heng's smug look, he felt as if there was a ball of cotton stuck in his chest, unable to move up or down.

What can he do?

Getting mad at a group of kids?

That would only confirm his image as a stingy person who gets angry when his younger brother teases him in the eyes of others.

He could only swallow his anger, flicked his sleeves fiercely, and walked away to the side hall to change his clothes under the gazes of the ladies who pretended to be concerned but were actually watching the show.

The treasure hunt continued and the atmosphere became more and more lively.

The final scene took place beside an exquisite rockery and waterside pavilion. Seeing his brother's humiliation, the Fifth Prince Zhao Zhang, feeling humiliated, tried to salvage the situation.

Seeing that his study partner couldn't solve a nine-ring mechanism, he took the initiative to walk over.

"Get out of the way, you clumsy fellow!" Zhao Zhang pushed aside his companion and confidently picked up the mechanism. He was always conceited and thought that this kind of child's toy would be easy to catch.

He fiddled with it for a few times, his face sullen, only to discover that the mechanism was far more complex than he had imagined. The level Gu Qingchen had set up seemed simple on the outside, but its structure was interconnected, relying on ingenuity rather than brute force.

The more anxious Zhao Zhang was, the more mistakes he made. With a slight "click", he accidentally touched the trap.

A cloud of fine white powder erupted from the cracks in the rockery, landing squarely on Zhao Zhang's face and body. The powder was harmless, just a few fine grains of rice, but it instantly transformed him into a white-bearded "snowman," looking utterly miserable.

There was silence in Nuan Garden at first, and then, one of the children couldn't help laughing and burst out laughing.

This laughter was like a switch, instantly igniting the entire audience.

"Hahaha, the Fifth Prince has turned into an old man with a white beard!"

“How funny!”

The children's innocent laughter was like sharp thorns, piercing Zhao Zhang's face and making him feel ashamed. He froze in place, his face turning red, then white, then white, then blue against the backdrop of the sky.

At this extremely awkward moment, a gentle voice suddenly sounded.

"Your Highness, this ring should be untied by first retreating and then advancing, using softness to overcome hardness."

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Lin Jiayou standing there. Dressed in a blue robe and with a warm smile on his face, he slowly walked over to the Fifth Prince and calmly picked up the nine-linked ring. With a few deft flicks of his slender fingers, the tangled clasp untied itself.

In just a few words, he pointed out the key to the mechanism and easily rescued Zhao Zhang from the predicament.

Zhao Zhang's expression eased slightly. Although it was still ugly, he finally had a way out.

Lin Jiayou handed the unlocked mechanism back to the fifth prince's tutor, but his eyes vaguely swept over Gu Qingchen not far away. The look in his eyes was complicated and difficult to understand, as if there was a provocation, but also as if there was something else.

Gu Qingchen's expression remained unchanged, as if he hadn't seen him at all.

Because at this moment, the loudest cheers rang out.

The final treasure chest has been opened by Zhao Heng.

A crystal clear, glittering white jade horse lay quietly in a box covered with bright yellow satin.

The entire body of the BMW was carved from a single piece of fine white jade. The carving was exquisite, the lines of the horse's body were smooth, and its four hooves seemed to be flying. In the warm light of the garden, it actually seemed to be glowing faintly.

Its value and craftsmanship are a hundred times greater than the wooden horse that the prince "took" away that day.

Everyone was attracted by this dazzling treasure and exclaimed in amazement.

Zhao Heng held the jade horse carefully in his arms, treating it like a treasure.

He ignored the envy of others and ran straight to Gu Qingchen through the crowd.

He raised his flushed little face and shouted loudly and clearly with all his strength: "Sister Gu, you are not a bad person! You are a good person! I love you the most!"

This childish cry from the heart was like an extremely loud slap in the face, clearly and impartially slapping the face of the Seventh Prince, who had just changed his clothes and returned, and the face of the Fifth Prince, whose face was still stained with a little rice.

It also hit the face of the elegant Crown Prince Zhao Chen'an, who was watching all this with a smile not far away.

Gu Qingchen's conspiracy was a complete success.

Just one day after the Children's Fun Banquet ended, the trend of the situation in the capital city completely changed.

In the teahouses and taverns on the streets and alleys, and in the inner courtyards of the wealthy families, almost everyone was talking about that unique banquet.

The rumors had been distorted beyond recognition by countless people, but the core was surprisingly consistent.

Miss Gu of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion not only did not hold grudges against the prince for seizing the property, but instead repaid evil with kindness and held a banquet for the wronged twelfth prince, showing her magnanimity and kindness.

In contrast, the fifth prince Zhao Zhang and the seventh prince Zhao Rui became the laughing stock of the entire capital.