Ye Jinghe casually placed the nine-linked rings on the table.
One hand, thinking it was being discreet, reached towards the nine-linked rings on the table, but Ye Jingchen beat her to it and picked them up.
Ye Jinghe originally wanted to grab that hand, but when he saw that it was his brother who picked up the Nine Linked Rings, he pretended to be nonchalant and withdrew his hand.
Ye Jingchen held the nine-linked rings in one hand and gently patted Ye Jinghe's head with the other, giving him a half-smile.
Goodness, he can already fish at such a young age, and Ye Jingshu, this 'fish' who is several years older than him, truly did not disappoint at all.
"Elder sister, this is a gift for Jinghe. If you are interested, I can give you one another day. There's no need to sneakily snatch it from your younger brother," Ye Jingchen said to Ye Jingshu, holding up the nine-linked rings.
"Tch! Who cares!" Ye Jingshu withdrew her hand, speaking with utter disdain.
However, her eyes were fixed on the nine-linked rings in Ye Jingchen's hand.
She had heard of the Nine Linked Rings, but this was the first time she had ever seen one.
She had heard that the nine rings of the Nine Linked Rings puzzle were extremely difficult to solve, and that only the smartest person could solve it. She wanted to try and see if she was that smartest person.
"Royal sister, I also have a set of nine-linked rings. How about I give mine to you?" Ye Jingyu said to Ye Jingshu after seeing her gaze.
"Okay!" Ye Jingshu touched the peony hair ornament on her head and agreed.
She held her head high, looking down at Ye Jingchen and Ye Jinghe with disdain, especially that brat Ye Jingchen!
"I already have what I need, so I don't want what you're giving me!"
Ye Jingchen: ...
Completely bewildered, he had no idea how he had offended Ye Jingshu.
It's so hard to guess what this little girl is thinking. I told her again and again that I would give her one, but she still got angry!
"Congratulations, Your Majesty." He could only say to Ye Jingshu with a sincere expression.
She responded with a cold snort.
"Third brother, you're such a kind person!" Ye Jinghe said to Ye Jingyu with the same sincerity as he munched on pastries.
He genuinely meant it when he gave her the "good guy" card, because this way, her brother wouldn't have to give Ye Jingshu the Nine Linked Rings anymore, and he would still be the only one with it.
"Fifth Prince, do you still want it? Or I can send you a set in a few days," Ye Jingyu asked happily.
Although he only has one set of nine-linked rings now, he can ask his mother to have his uncle give him another set that is exactly the same.
"No, my brother gave me enough," Ye Jinghe waved his hand repeatedly.
He liked the nine-linked rings only because it was a gift from his brother. If it had been given to him by Ye Jingyu, even if it was made of gold, he wouldn't have cared about it!
Ye Jingyu felt a little regretful. His fifth brother had been so enthusiastic towards him, and he had been thinking of giving his fifth brother a set of nine-linked golden rings as a token of his gratitude!
"Do you have any other toys you want? I can give them to you!" he asked. "I have Luban locks, tangrams, and things like that."
"No," Ye Jinghe replied decisively.
He only needed to be grateful to his brother; he didn't need to repay anyone else—it would be too much trouble!
"Okay." Ye Jingyu was a little disappointed that he couldn't give a gift.
"Jinghe, do you already know how to solve the Nine Linked Rings?" Ye Jingchen asked, holding up the Nine Linked Rings in his hand.
Following the ninth ring, Ye Jinghe has also taken down the eighth ring.
"They should already know." Ye Jinghe didn't finish his sentence, after all, he had only removed two of the nine rings so far, not all of them.
"Your thinking is correct, you're really smart!" Ye Jingchen praised.
Ye Jinghe couldn't help but laugh. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, making him look both reserved and smug.
"After playing for so long, what do you think you've learned from the process of trying different things?" Ye Jingchen continued to ask.
This was his test of Ye Jinghe.
Ye Jinghe understood this as well. He thought for a moment, then leaned close to Ye Jingchen's ear and said with a hint of pride, "Actually, I had already thought of the fastest way to unlock it, but it was a gift from my brother, and I couldn't bear to break it, so I could only use the clumsy method to unlock it little by little."
Ye Jingchen couldn't help but sigh inwardly once again, thinking how useful the new brain was, freeing him from the constraints of conventional thinking and rules.
"Are you kidding me? If you could solve it the fastest, why would you be in this state? I didn't believe you when you said you were catching up on sleep, but now it seems you haven't slept at all and have been fiddling with this thing all night, have you?" Ye Jingshu mocked.
This new brain isn't as sharp; it still needs to be taught.
"Brother, what will happen to my sister if she's so foolish?" Ye Jinghe ignored Ye Jingshu's mockery and said to Ye Jingchen with a troubled expression.
Ye Jingchen quickly covered Ye Jinghe's mouth.
That little mouth of hers really dares to speak her mind.
Knowing full well that Ye Jingshu was unhappy, he still dared to deliberately provoke her!
The little dinosaur is about to breathe fire!
"How dare you call this princess stupid? I've put up with you for too long! If I don't teach you a lesson today, you'll probably start to ride roughshod over me!" Ye Jingshu said, rolling up her sleeves.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Jinghe stayed up all night and didn't think before he spoke. Don't take it to heart," Ye Jingchen quickly advised.
"Are you even my brother anymore? He's calling me stupid, and you're still protecting him!" Ye Jingchen's defense was like adding fuel to the fire, completely igniting Ye Jingshu's anger, and she immediately wanted to teach Ye Jinghe a lesson.
“Royal sister—” Ye Jingchen shielded Ye Jinghe behind him and gestured for Ye Jingshu to look aside, “Royal sister, mind your image. Look, you’ve scared your brothers.”
Ye Jingshu didn't care at first. So what if she scared Ye Jinghe? She was going to teach him a lesson anyway!
But then she suddenly realized that her younger brother might have more than just these two.
She glanced to the side and saw Ye Jingyu and Ye Jingyu staring in disbelief.
When she looked over, Ye Jingyu flinched slightly.
My elder sister's anger is terrifying, even more terrifying than my mother!
Ye Jingshu: ……
The fire suddenly stopped burning.
However, it was even more painful to keep the anger inside, and Ye Jingshu's eyes instantly reddened.
She sat down and covered her red and burning eyes with her sleeve.
She is a noble princess; she cannot be seen in such a disheveled state by others.
"Sister, please don't be angry. Getting angry is bad for your health and can make you sick." Seeing this, Ye Jingchen quickly stepped forward and coaxed her gently.
"Since you know that getting angry is bad for your health, why do you still make me angry?" Ye Jingshu questioned, her voice choked with emotion.
"I..." Ye Jingchen wanted to ask him what he had done to upset Ye Jingshu, but he held back the words.
You can't ask that.
Based on his experience in coaxing three women of different ages in his family, he knows that when they are angry, their emotions outweigh their rationality. When they ask him this question, they have already decided that he is wrong. If you ask them what he did wrong at this time, they will only get angrier.
Anyway, when they're angry, even breathing is wrong.
So don't ask where you went wrong, just admit your mistakes promptly!
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