"A Rui? Is that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" Jin Suting sniffed.

Yu Qinglan nodded, "Do you want to hear a story?" When she smiled, her eyes seemed to be filled with little stars.

Jin Suting wiped her nose and said, "Is this a story about your childhood? I want to hear it."

Yu Qinglan took Jin Suting's hand and said, "Let's find a quiet place to talk. This is almost over. Let's slip away first."

Jin Suting nodded and smiled through her tears, "Okay."

She turned around to look at Jin Xiyan worriedly, only to find that she had left long ago. Only then did Jin Suting leave with peace of mind.

Yu Qinglan brought Jin Suting back to the Grand Tutor's Mansion and sat in Yu Qinglan's small courtyard.

The yard is very beautiful. It is not spring yet and the flowers in the yard are not in full bloom, but it still gives people a vibrant feeling.

They sat down under an apricot tree, and Yu Qinglan told stories about their childhood in a gentle voice with a smile on her face.

"Ahao, Arui, Ruozhi, and Jiulang, I, are good friends who grew up together. In fact, when we call us good friends, only Arui, Ahao, and Jiulang have a good relationship. Jiulang is eight years older than me. He is the oldest among us and the most responsible." When Yu Qinglan said this, she smiled sweetly unconsciously.

"I remember one time, the three of them were playing around and ran outside the city wall. It was dark and they couldn't come back because the city gates were closed. Arui was the crown prince and couldn't afford to be in any danger. He was young at the time and was very scared of everything. When Jiulang left the city to look for them, the three of them were huddled in a cave, shivering. When they returned to the city, Jiulang took all the blame on himself and was whipped three times by the Queen Mother. He was only thirteen years old at the time."

Jin Suting felt a little sympathetic towards Helan Yinsheng, but what she was more concerned about was that the prince was only five years old at that time, but he dared to go out of the city to play, and he even brought his accomplices with him. He was really brave.

"He is such a good person, so good that it makes people feel distressed. We all know that Ruozhi likes Arui, but only I know that I admire Jiulang." Yu Qinglan looked up at the blue sky, and Jin Suting thought she was holding back tears.

"Then why didn't you tell him?" She felt a little sorry for Yu Qinglan.

"What should I say?" Yu Qinglan's tears finally fell. "He is eight years older than me, and he is a prince. He is so outstanding that no one can compare to him. What should I say?"

Jin Suting couldn't help but feel more sorry for Yu Qinglan. The way she was unable to get the love she wanted was very similar to her past self.