Fourteen was overjoyed to hear Sisi say she would take him to see how Ning Yirong would deal with his nemesis. Fourteen thought Sisi was the best older sister in the world.

Fourteen kissed Sisi on the cheek. "Sixth sister, you're so kind."

Everyone was stunned, including Sisi.

Fourteen usually dislikes being kissed. Even Feng Chan had to wait until he was asleep before secretly kissing him. Now he actually kissed Sisi on his own initiative?!

Fourteen never expected that he would kiss Sisi, but he was so happy that he wanted to do something.

So he kissed Sisi.

"Sixth Sister, let's go."

"Huh? Oh."

Sisi had already carried Shisi away, and everyone was still in a daze.

After a while, everyone came to their senses.

Feng Chan looked at Grandfather Yun and asked, "Grandfather, did Fourteenth Prince kiss Sixth Prince just now?"

"Um."

"I thought I was seeing things."

Grandpa Yun also thought he had misread it. "Let's eat. Xiao Liu dotes on him so much, it's not strange that he kissed Xiao Liu."

It wouldn't be strange for other children, but it's strange for her second son. "Yes, Grandfather, this dish is quite delicious. Please try it."

On the other hand, Sisi's feelings were also a bit complicated.

Ning Yirong had just finished eating when Sisi led Fourteen in.

Fourteen gave Ning Yirong a smile. "Greetings, Your Highness."

Okay. Have you eaten yet?

Sisi: "I've eaten. Where's your cousin?"

"At my mother's place. I gave her a good scare, and she didn't dare to do anything reckless."

Sisi knew that when Ning Yirong said "I dare not do anything reckless," he meant he dared not expose her past.

Fourteen was a little disappointed when Ning Yirong said he was just bluffing. "Your Highness, he's incredibly audacious; he snatched someone in the street."

"Really? Then I'll confine her to her home for another three months."

Fourteen was pleased. "Your Highness is wise."

Ning Yirong rubbed Fourteen's head. "I got a new parrot. I'll have someone take you to see it. That parrot is very smart."

"Okay." You just want to be alone with my sixth sister, don't you?

After Fourteen followed the chief eunuch beside Ning Yirong, the others also wisely left.

In the blink of an eye, only Sisi and Ning Yirong remained in the room.

Ning Yirong looked at Sisi and asked, "Did he mistake my cousin for you?"

Sisi nodded. "Do you think he's gone mad? How is your cousin like me? Am I as stupid as your cousin? I was smarter than your cousin when I was three years old, okay?"

"...No way? Is he too short? He only saw my cousin wearing red armor and couldn't see her expression?"

"I hope so. Oh, and he kissed me too."

"What?!" Ning Yirong's voice instantly rose eight octaves! "He actually dared to kiss you! I'm going to settle the score with him!"

"He is my younger brother."

"..." He's not a real child. "He might really have gone mad."

"I'm worried about that too. How about this, let's take him to meet your cousin again and see if he can find out that your cousin is just a figurehead?"

"OK."

The two of them figured that Fourteen had had enough fun, so they came to find him.

Ning Yirong looked at Fourteen and said with a smile, "Isn't my new parrot smart?"

"It's smart. I taught it to recite the Three Character Classic and it learned it right away."

"Then I'll give it to you."

"No. My great-grandfather said that a gentleman does not take what others cherish."

"Hahaha... If you want to play with it, come to the palace to see it. Come on, I'll take you to my mother's place. My mother also has a parrot, but it's a bit clumsy."

The Empress was helping Lin Xiaohe choose clothes when a palace maid entered. "Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince, Miss Yun, and Young Master Yun have arrived."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaohe immediately said, "Auntie, they must be talking badly about me."

The Empress laughed upon hearing this. "It's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester. Come, let your aunt go and mediate between you two."

Lin Xiaohe didn't want to go. "She takes advantage of my cousin's affection for her and doesn't respect me at all."

"Alright, alright, don't be angry. Come on, your aunt will take you to see them."

Sisi, Ning Yirong, and the Fourteenth Prince had only been waiting for a short while when the Empress brought Lin Xiaohe out. Lin Xiaohe looked utterly aggrieved.

Fourteen thought Lin Xiaohe was faking it.

However, as time went by, Fourteen increasingly felt that Lin Xiaohe wasn't faking it.

An hour later, the fourteenth prince walked out of the palace looking dejected.

When Sisi asked him what was wrong, he said he was tired.

Feng Chan was doing the accounts when Fourteen came in.

As soon as she entered, she rushed into Feng Chan's arms. "Mother."

Feng Chan was taken aback. "Sixth Brother, what's wrong with Fourteenth Brother today? One minute he's as happy as if he's found gold, and the next he's as sad as if he's lost millions of taels of silver."

Sisi chuckled and said, "It's nothing, he's just tired." As long as he doesn't suffer a qi deviation, he'll be fine. Hahahaha...

Feng Chan was relieved to hear Si Si say that.

Feng Chan picked up Fourteen and placed him on her lap. "If you're tired, take a nice nap in your mother's arms, okay?"

"Okay." Fourteen hugged Feng Chan's waist and closed his eyes.

That night, Fourteen spent another night reflecting.

The next day, Fourteen recovered. "Mother, I'm here. Mother, did you sleep well last night?"

"Okay. And you?"

"I slept very well too." Haste makes waste. He's still young; he has plenty of time. There's no rush.

"That's good. Let's go practice our skills."

"good."

The mother and daughter held hands and happily went to practice their martial arts.

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