"Eldest brother, wait for us."

Suddenly, hurried footsteps sounded behind them, and Helian Si pulled Helian You along, running towards Helian Yi in a few steps.

She shoved the hand warmer into Helian Yi's hand, took his arm, and then turned back to make a face at Helian Ci, who was still standing there.

"Second brother, you dared to be mean to me. I'm leaving without you. Eldest brother, third brother, and I are off first. Hehehe~!"

Having said that, he grabbed Helian Yi with one hand and Helian You with the other, turned and ran, his feet barely touching the ground, without even looking back.

Helian Ci was left alone, standing in the cold wind, staring blankly at Wenren Yu and a group of officials.

Wenren Yu stood to the side, followed by the assembled officials, watching the siblings for a long time.

At this moment, he raised an eyebrow, shook the ink-wash fan in his hand, and looked at Helian Ci with a playful and gloating expression on his face, which resembled that of a painter.

"Is the Prince not going to follow?"

Look how sharp-tongued the Second Prince is! He clearly cares for the princess more than anyone else, yet he's still stubbornly refusing to admit it and acting all fierce.

Look, he's been abandoned by the princess, all alone now, the wind is howling and the Yi River is cold, he can only stay here and suffer the cold wind with his ministers.

Helian Ci stared at the backs of Helian Si and the other two ahead, his handsome face dark and brooding. Hearing Wenren Yu's clearly mocking words...

He glanced sideways, his dark eyes, like a deep pool, coldly surveying Wenren Yu before finally settling on the fan in her hand. He spoke softly,

"The wind is already strong; isn't the Prime Minister afraid of biting his tongue?"

Having said that, he turned and strode away, heading in the direction of Helian Si and the others.

Wenren Yu: "..."

The ink-wash fan he was waving froze in his hand; he restrained himself again and again to maintain the dashing smile on his handsome face.

Very good, very sarcastic. He deserves to be abandoned by the princess!

Wenren Yu vigorously waved his ink-wash fan in the water, wisps of smoke rising from his head. He was furious, furious, furious! He was absolutely furious!

The Second Prince's mouth is exactly like the Emperor's when he's being sarcastic; it's infuriating!

Calm down, Wenren Yu, you must calm down. This is a prince, still a boy. You are a subject, you are an elder, you cannot lay a hand on him. Calm down, calm down!

He took several deep breaths, suppressing his anger, and suddenly turned to face the assembled officials behind him.

All the officials and ministers: "!"

They all took a step back, their faces showing horror and rejection. "No, Your Excellency, this has nothing to do with us. You can't take your anger out on us."

Fortunately, Wenren Yu wasn't unreasonable. He just snorted coldly, then waved his fan and left.

The big Buddha statues have all left. The remaining people look at each other, wondering whether they should go home or stay here to be exposed to the cold wind.

…

Over here, Helian Si was terrified that if he walked too slowly and was caught by Helian Ci, he would surely be subjected to a lecture of his second elder brother's loving guidance.

Pulling Helian Yi and Helian You along, he moved with incredible speed, practically dragging the two of them along the way.

Helian You was enjoying himself, as long as he wasn't the one left all alone by his younger sister, he could just follow in Helian Si's footsteps.

Helian Yi looked at Helian Si, who was excitedly pulling him along and whose cheeks were flushed. His gentle face showed a complex expression, and something seemed to touch his heart, and a warm feeling flowed through him.

"Phew~"

Finally, Helian Si, with his eldest brother on his left and his third brother on his right, ran to the birch tree where the carriage was parked and breathed a sigh of relief.