132. You're jealous.

early morning.

The little dumpling arrived at the Wenhua Hall early.

She had the cookies Lin Fuman had given her yesterday tucked in her arms, wanting to share them with her friends.

"Little Moon!" The little princess ran over to her as soon as she saw her, lifting her skirt. "You went to the Duke of Anguo's mansion yesterday, didn't you? Tell me what fun things you did there!"

The young prince put down his book and casually leaned closer, asking, "That Lin Fuman... didn't bully you, did she?"

Just as the little dumpling was about to speak, her second brother rushed in, carrying her little bundle and a cricket in his hand: "Little sister! Look at the cricket I just caught outside... Hey, what are you talking about?"

"Second Brother!" The little dumpling waved excitedly, "Yue'er, Xiaoyunduo, and the Little Prince are talking about Sister Fufu!"

She carefully took out a paper packet from her purse, inside which were pine nut cookies that Lin Fuman had specially made: "Try them, Sister Fufu made them herself!"

The little princess curiously picked up a piece, sniffed it, and exclaimed, "It smells so good!"

She took a bite, chewed it, and said, "Mmm... crispy and crunchy, a very unique flavor, and it looks very unique too."

The pine nut cookies are the result of Lin Fuman's improved recipe, and they taste much better than the berry cookies she made the first time.

The young prince hesitated to reach out, frowning. "That Lin Fuman... has suddenly become so kind? Don't you find it strange? How could someone suddenly..."

"Who cares if it's strange or not," the second brother mumbled, having already swallowed a cookie in a few bites. "As long as it tastes good! Sister, is there any more?"

The little dumpling also took a piece and ate it in circles like a little hamster: "Pomelo, the moon's oil is so good..."

She chewed and chewed, then slipped a biscuit into the little prince's arms.

The young prince reluctantly accepted the food, took a bite, and said, "It's...it's alright..."

But we still finished it in the end.

The cookies were all divided up by them.

"Little Moon..." The little princess suddenly grabbed the little dumpling's wrist, her big eyes blinking, and she cried, "I want to go to the Duke of Anguo's mansion to play too! Will you take me there?"

She started shaking the little dumpling's arm: "Please~ I really want to go out and play, the palace is so boring!"

The young prince frowned: "Chaoyun, don't be ridiculous. We are princes and princesses, how can we go to the homes of subjects so casually..."

"I don't care!" the little princess started to throw a tantrum. "If the Grand Tutor can go, why can't I! I want to see the twin lotus flowers! I want to eat pine nut cookies! Waaah..."

The little dumpling looked at the little princess helplessly, then suddenly had a bright idea: "Princess, don't cry. How about I ask Sister Fufu to make more cookies to bring into the palace?"

"No!" the little princess cried, "The cookies aren't the point! The point is I want to go out and play! I want to make new friends! It's so boring in the palace!"

The little girl didn't know what to do, so she hugged her head and patted it gently, like a mother comforting her child: "Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry..."

While the little princess was throwing a tantrum, the young prince was still preoccupied with Lin Fuman: "Little Moon, that Lin Fuman... she really didn't say anything strange? Didn't she do anything strange?"

The little dumpling tilted its head and thought for a moment: "Sister Fufu has become a good person. She even combs the older sister's hair and braids flower wreaths..."

"Really?" The young prince still didn't believe it. "I still think she's faking it! How could someone suddenly..."

"Ugh, aren't you annoying!" The little princess, realizing that her tantrums were ineffective, stood up angrily and interrupted him, "Isn't it a good thing that the sisters have made up? Wei Jiayou, you're just so suspicious!"

The eldest brother, the second eldest, had a brilliant idea and offered a solution: "How about... we find an excuse to hold a banquet? Invite everyone to come, that way it won't seem abrupt."

"Great idea!" The little princess clapped her hands excitedly. "I'll go ask my mother right away!"

The little dumpling's eyes lit up: "Yay! The Grand Tutor said that Big Sister and Sister Fufu also want to see the maple leaves! Are there maple leaf ducks in the palace? We can go together..."

They were discussing it with great interest, but the little prince's expression grew increasingly grim.

"No!" The little prince suddenly interrupted, grabbing the little dumpling's wrist. "Come out with me for a moment."

The second brother was taken aback: "Hey, what are you doing?"

The little princess was also stunned: "Wei Jiayou, what are you doing?"

Ignoring the surprised looks from everyone, the young prince picked up the little dumpling and ran to the corridor.

“Little Moon,” he put down the little dumpling, his voice extremely low, “that Lin Fuman is clearly problematic! How could someone suddenly change their personality like that? And that Lin Lingrong, cowardly and incompetent, can’t even discipline her own sister, she’s not worth your time at all…”

The little dumpling opened its eyes wide in disapproval: "Your Highness, you can't say that. Big Sister is very good, and Sister Fufu has become even better now!"

"But you've only known them for a short time. Why are you so open with them? What if they have ulterior motives..."

"Your Highness! You can't do this! Sister Fufu has really tried her best to make up with Big Sister!"

The young prince sneered, "It's just a ruse. Little Moon, you're too naive. Lin Fuman was completely different before and after falling into the water; even her way of speaking changed. Is that normal?"

The little dumpling insisted, "Sister Fufu has changed. She's become a better person."

The little prince was extremely anxious: "I'm doing this for your own good. You...you've been talking about Sister Fufu and Big Sister all the time lately, it's completely..."

He suddenly choked up and couldn't continue.

"Huh?" The little dumpling seemed to realize something in a daze.

A silence fell over the corridor.

"I see, I understand now..."

The little princess and her second brother, who had caught up with them, hid behind a pillar to eavesdrop. The little princess suddenly realized what was going on.

The second brother immediately nodded in affirmation: "Yes, there's only one truth—he was jealous!"

The young prince jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on: "What nonsense! How could I, the prince,..."

But the little dumpling listened and said, "Oh, is that so..."

"I don't!"

“Because Yue’er has a new friend, the little prince is unhappy,” the little dumpling looked at him, reached out her chubby little hand to grab his hand, her voice soft but exceptionally firm, “But friends aren’t like cakes, if you share them with others, there will be fewer ducks.”

The young prince stood frozen in place, his face alternating between red and black.

"No matter how many friends Yue'er has, Yue'er will always love Little Prince Duck the same."

The young prince's face turned from black to red.

Just then, the little princess poked her head out and asked, "Are you all done talking? How about we chat about the autumn foliage viewing party?"

"You!" The little prince's newly blossoming romantic feelings were instantly punctured by the little princess, and he was so angry that the veins on his forehead throbbed. "Wei Chaoyun! All you know is playing around!"

“Little Prince,” the little dumpling grabbed the little prince’s hand, “would you like to come and play with me? Sister Fu Fu’s pancakes are really delicious, I’ll ask her to save the biggest piece for you.”

The little prince looked down at the little dumpling's expectant eyes, and his tense shoulders slowly relaxed.

He awkwardly turned his head: "...Whatever."

The little princess cheered and rushed over: "Great! Let's go discuss the banquet!"

Suddenly remembering something, she deliberately winked at the young prince: "You're not jealous anymore?"

"Nonsense! I wasn't jealous at all!" The young prince, enraged, turned and stormed off.

After his figure disappeared around the corner, the little dumpling wanted to chase after him but was stopped by the little princess: "Oh, don't worry about him. Anyway, he's in the Wenhua Hall, with so many palace servants. He won't get lost. Let's talk about the banquet."

The little dumpling thought about it and realized that it made sense.

So she happily nodded: "Okay, okay."

The three little ones immediately huddled together again and started chattering away.

The little princess stood on tiptoe, gesturing with her tiny hands: "I want to wear the dress embroidered with golden butterflies! What about you, Little Moon?"

The little dumpling lowered its head and tugged at its little jacket, saying in a childish voice, "Mommy said that the shop has a lot of pretty new clothes..."

"I think you should wear riding outfits!" the second brother disagreed. "I'll take you tree climbing then!"

"No, no!" The little princess shook her head. "My mother says I must be a lady!"

The little dumpling asked curiously, "Can I pick fruit by climbing a tree?"

Just then, Qu Zijin came from the other end of the corridor carrying a book.