All she wanted was to be a diligent NPC, working hard to guide her own child and her three adopted brothers onto the right path.

Listening to lectures and such is truly an insult to the intelligence of NPCs!

Although his intelligence was reduced by half by that dog, Fulian, Mou Si still had great confidence in his remaining half of his intelligence.

I wrote the interface myself, and I have my own character. Listening to lectures? Impossible, there's no way I'll ever listen to lectures in this lifetime!

Looking into the little princess's pitiful, watery, grape-like eyes, Yue'er almost inexplicably nodded in agreement.

But the fact that the princes and princesses were to attend the ceremony was ordered by the Emperor himself. How could a mere servant dare to disobey the Emperor's command?

Thinking of the Emperor's ruthless and cruel methods, Yue'er trembled and shook her head apologetically at Helian Si.

"No, little princess. This is an order from His Majesty. If His Majesty finds out, he will definitely be unhappy."

If the emperor is unhappy, all the palace servants will be facing death soon. She can't die yet; if she dies, there will be no one to take care of the little princess.

Seeing Yue'er's troubled yet determined expression, Helian Si knew that she was determined to listen to this lesson today.

Her bright, expectant eyes, like grapes, immediately dimmed, her little head drooped, and she looked listless, like an eggplant wilted by frost in winter.

Helian Si had only one feeling in his mind: what goes around comes around, and no one escapes the wrath of Heaven. Heaven is just too damn cruel!

So inhumanely, hurting her young heart again and again, she is just a helpless, pitiful and weak five-year-old child.

Today, Helian Si is wearing a blood-red Liuxian dress, which Helian Yi brought over yesterday. Helian Si fell in love with it at first sight.

After dressing and being helped with washing and grooming by Yue'er, Helian Si went to the front hall for breakfast.

Whether it was because of Helian Nie or Helian Yi, the meals that the Imperial Kitchen had been sending to Yongqing Palace recently had been quite exquisite and delicious.

But the mere thought of having to listen to the lecture without dignity after breakfast made Helian Si lose all appetite.

After being persuaded by Yue'er with great earnestness, he listlessly ate a few bites, then put down his chopsticks and couldn't eat anymore.

There was still more than half of the food left, and Yue'er was reluctant to throw it away. She called over Xiao Quan, who was quietly sweeping the yard outside, and together they finished off the remaining food.

Xiao Quan's father-in-law doesn't talk much. He quietly does his job and is hardly noticeable.

There are only three people in Yongqing Palace, and Eunuch Xiao Quan is able to remain virtually invisible. Helian Si thinks that this is quite a talent.

Yongqing Palace has a side hall with a small table inside. Neatly arranged on the table are writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones. The teachers usually give lectures in this side hall.

Helian Si, a tiny little boy, was lying listlessly on his small desk, his short legs dangling because the chair was a bit high.

The little girl looked listless and extremely mournful.

Yue'er stood to the side watching, unable to suppress a smile. Consort Yun was an avid reader of poetry and books.

Although the emperor is ruthless, his governance of the country is praised by the people. I wonder who the little princess takes after.

Unfortunately, he disliked reading, and every time he attended a lecture, he would inevitably doze off.

This caused the teacher to stroke his gray beard, tap the little princess's head with his book, and shake his head with a helpless sigh every time.