Two hours passed quickly, and when it was time for lunch, Ye Jinghe arrived as expected.
His dark circles were gone, and he no longer looked haggard. At the same time, his face was several shades lighter than in the morning, and upon closer inspection, it was clear that he had applied powder.
When Ye Jingchen went to see him in the morning, he probably wanted Fang Xifangrui to put powder on his face to cover up his dark circles. Unexpectedly, he didn't get to put it on in the morning, but he still got to put it on at noon!
The powder women used for makeup in that era was of unknown material. If it was rice powder, it would be fine, but if it was lead powder, it would be harmful to the skin.
"Ye Jinghe, why are you putting powder on your face? Is your face injured?" Ye Jingshu asked excitedly as soon as she saw Ye Jinghe.
Ye Jinghe gave Ye Jingshu a cold glance.
Her shout drew everyone's attention to his face.
"Brother..." Ye Jinghe carefully hid himself behind Ye Jingchen, blocking everyone's view.
"What kind of powder are you wearing on your face?" Ye Jingchen turned around and asked him.
"I don't know," Ye Jinghe said, shaking his head, wanting to bury his head in his brother's arms.
He only put on a little powder, why are you making such a fuss?
If the shadows around his eyes hadn't been left unremoved, would he have resorted to such a clumsy method?
Having a layer of powder on my face is so uncomfortable!
"Royal sister, come and see what kind of powder is on his face?" Ye Jingchen called to Ye Jingshu.
"Don't let her see it." Ye Jinghe hugged Ye Jingchen tightly, pressing his face against Ye Jingchen's chest, showing strong resistance.
“Children’s skin is very delicate, we can’t just put anything on it. What if there’s a bad reaction? Royal sister, can you check this out?” Ye Jingchen reached out and cupped Ye Jinghe’s little face, forcefully turning him around.
"It's just some powder, what problem could it cause?" Ye Jingshu muttered softly, but seeing Ye Jingchen's resolute attitude, she still leaned over to take a closer look, then poked Ye Jingchen's face with her finger, smacked some powder, and smelled it under her nose.
Ye Jinghe was very disgusted by Ye Jingshu's approach, but his face was being held hostage by his brother, so he couldn't move and could only attack Ye Jingshu with his eyes.
"It should be rice noodles." Ye Jingshu carefully examined them, and after she finished, she mischievously pinched Ye Jinghe's little cheek.
Ye Jinghe: !
His eyes widened; if looks could kill, Ye Jingshu would probably have been torn to pieces in that instant!
Rice noodles are made from rice, so they shouldn't be harmful to the skin. Ye Jingchen took another closer look and saw that Ye Jinghe's face showed no signs of allergy, so he let go.
Only after letting go did I realize that my hands were covered in powder.
After finally gaining his freedom, Ye Jinghe raised his hand and rubbed his face vigorously.
After Ye Jingshu touched him, he felt like his face was unclean!
He really wanted to rush over and wash his face, but there was something more important to confirm right now.
"Brother, I don't have dark circles under my eyes. Can I go to class this afternoon?" He looked up at Ye Jingchen with hopeful eyes and asked.
He's gone to such lengths just to attend class, how could Ye Jingchen possibly say 'no'?
"This is the last time!" He reached out and pinched Ye Jinghe's face, and unsurprisingly, his hand was covered in powder.
How much powder did they put on?
Ye Jingchen's lips twitched, and he instructed, "Fangfei, take the Fifth Prince to cleanse his face first."
"Brother has already promised me, you can't go back on your word," Ye Jinghe confirmed before leaving.
"I won't go back on my word, you should go now!" Ye Jingchen waved his hand, he also needed to wash his hands, otherwise how could he eat with his hands covered in powder?
After a while, Ye Jinghe returned after washing his face. Although his face was not as haggard as it was in the morning, his dark circles were still stubbornly present and very noticeable.
Yun Shu and the others had probably never seen such obvious dark circles under their eyes before. They were all quite surprised, glancing at them a few times, then looking away, but after a while, they couldn't help but look again...
At this lunch, Ye Jinghe attracted even more attention from his friends than the delicious and visually appealing food.
At first, Ye Jinghe would glare coldly back at his friends who were staring at him from time to time, but after he got tired of glaring, he stopped paying attention and just focused on eating.
"Fifth Prince, how did you develop those prominent dark circles?" After finishing her meal, Yun Shu sneaked up next to Ye Jinghe and asked in a low voice.
Yun Xiaopang was still up to his old tricks. If he also had a pair of dark circles under his eyes, his father would never force him to go to school again.
"You can stay awake all night too!" Ye Jinghe said indifferently.
“But I doubt you can do it,” he added.
Yun Shu thought to himself, staying up all night in exchange for not having to study for a day is quite a good deal, so he decided to try it tonight.
The afternoon classes are music theory and calligraphy.
Ye Jinghe had absolutely no interest in music theory lessons, and he never tried to hide it.
While the teacher was lecturing, he took out the Nine Linked Rings and started playing with them again.
Halfway through the lesson, Ye Jingchen glanced at the screen and realized that he had already solved the ninth ring.
During the break, Ye Jinghe, unusually, did not eat any pastries, but instead continued to fiddle with the nine-linked rings in his hand.
"Fifth Imperial Brother, you can actually solve the Nine Linked Rings puzzle! That's amazing!" Ye Jingyu exclaimed sincerely.
Ye Jingyu also has a nine-linked ring, made of gold, which his mother said was a birthday gift from his uncle.
When he first received the gift, he found the golden nine-linked rings very eye-catching and liked them very much. However, after playing with them for a while, he couldn't untangle the nine rings no matter what he tried, and neither could his mother. Moreover, with the combined efforts of the mother and son, the rings became more and more tangled and messy, which was not pretty at all. After that, he lost interest.
Ye Jing and Xie Huan ignored him at the crucial moment.
"How rude! What's so fun about a broken ring!" Ye Jingshu pouted and said with dissatisfaction, "Royal brother, why don't you do something about him? He doesn't listen to the teacher in class and just keeps fiddling with these broken rings, making a clanging noise that disturbs me!"
Music theory lessons are meant to cultivate one's character. Since Ye Jinghe wasn't interested, Ye Jingchen didn't force him to learn. However, playing the Nine Linked Rings game was indeed not good for disturbing others.
"Jinghe, apologize to your elder sister," Ye Jingchen said, patting his head.
"I'm sorry." Ye Jinghe could listen to his brother's words, but this apology was completely insincere.
"Is it really that fun?" Ye Jingshu looked at Ye Jinghe's engrossed expression and couldn't help but become more interested in the nine-linked rings in his hand. "Let me play with it too."
As she spoke, she reached out to take the ring from Ye Jinghe's hand.
"This is mine." Ye Jinghe brushed her hand away without any politeness and tightly gripped the nine-linked rings.
"How could you possibly have this? Did your brother give it to you? If it's something your brother gave you, what's wrong with letting me play with it?" Ye Jingshu asked, displeased.
"Royal sister, if you like it, I'll give you another one another day. This one is Jinghe's," Ye Jingchen said with a smile, trying to reassure her.
"Xiao Jinghe, put the nine-linked rings away first. The next class is calligraphy, so you can't play with them anymore," he said to Ye Jinghe.
Hearing Ye Jingchen say this, Ye Jinghe obediently put the nine-linked rings on the table and picked up a piece of pastry to eat.
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