Before he could finish speaking, the three young princes burst in.

Qin Zhaoyue rolled her eyes in annoyance: "This is your sixth sister's bedroom. Why didn't you even bother to announce your arrival? Don't you know any manners?"

Xiao Jiu immediately stopped and bowed respectfully, saying, "Greetings, Sixth Sister."

The two younger children behind her followed suit, behaving politely, but in the blink of an eye they were right in front of her again.

He was polite, but not much.

The maid was combing Qin Zhaoyue's long hair when three little heads crowded in front of the mirror.

"What are you doing! I can't even leave the palace myself, let alone take you with me. Begging me won't help."

Xiao Jiu shook her head, her eyes sparkling: "I'm not going out of the palace to play."

"Then I don't have time to play along with your nonsense."

Taking care of children is the most troublesome thing. Qin Zhaoyue has already suffered twice and can't avoid it at all costs.

Little Seven and Little Eight stared at her with their round eyes wide open, the twins sharing the same expression, their gazes filled with adoration.

"Sixth Sister, you were so impressive just now!"

"Yes, yes, it's absolutely awesome!"

Qin Zhaoyue chuckled at their amusement: "Then let me test you. Do you know why I can be so domineering?"

The three children immediately fell into deep thought, their little faces scrunched up.

He could point his finger at an official of the imperial court and berate him, and still escape unscathed.

They had never heard of such a thing before; none of their brothers or sisters had ever done it.

Xiao Jiu was the first to offer a guess, "Is it... because the Queen Mother is backing him up?"

Qin Zhaoyue's lips curled into a self-deprecating smile: "Because my reputation is bad enough, and my skin is thick enough."