"Can you take me flying?"
The chubby boy blinked, his eyes filled with anticipation and curiosity.
"sure."
As he spoke, Jing Zhe picked up a piece of wood about the thickness of an arm from the ground and kicked it away.
"Look, hasn't it flown away?"
"..."
The chubby boy grinned, somewhat unable to accept this kind of "flying".
That's because he was kicked away!
It was so different from what he had imagined flying to be.
Jing Zhe chuckled mischievously, "You'd better tell me everything your sister said, or I'll let you experience what it feels like to fly!"
As she spoke, she even stretched her legs, which startled the chubby boy so much that he almost cried again.
Shut your mouth!
Jing Zhe spoke sternly, and the chubby boy immediately shut his mouth. After hesitating for a long time, he whispered, "I'm going to tell you... but you can't tell your sister that I told you!"
"Yeah, definitely not, I'm not that kind of person!"
Jing Zhe patted his chest and assured him.
So the chubby boy put aside his worries and started talking.
Jing Zhe was somewhat taken aback after hearing this.
At this moment, the two sisters talked more about how to keep an eye on him than about parting. Liu Jinghong even suggested that they send a trustworthy person to follow him, since Hanhan was clearly untrustworthy...
What's most frightening is that Liu Jinghong also instructed Zhu Xinning to keep a close eye on the owner's whereabouts. Even now, she still doesn't believe Jing Zhe's claim of "Yuanzhu"...
After hearing this, Zhu Xinning nodded repeatedly in agreement, and even promised Liu Jinghong that she would keep a close eye on Jing Zhe and would never let him be blinded by other women. Without her permission, she would never allow other women to get close to him!
After listening, Jing Zhe fell silent for a moment.
My two older sisters are spoiling me way too much!
No matter what, he's not young anymore. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he's reached the age to get married. You're treating him like a thief, guarding against women outside. Aren't you afraid of turning your own brother into a bachelor?
Or rather... are they planning to embezzle funds themselves, keeping the profits within the family?
Thinking of this, Jing Zhe felt another surge of excitement, and suddenly an idea struck him—he knew what to do that night…
Thinking of this, Jing Zhe chuckled to himself.
This terrified the chubby boy next to him, who quickly waved his hands and said, "Big brother, I've told you everything my sister said, you can't let me fly away!"
As she spoke, she took a step back, her eyes filled with pity.
"What are you afraid of? I may not be good at everything else, but when it comes to integrity, I'm pretty reliable. Come here!"
The chubby boy, still somewhat skeptical, shuffled up.
"Shall I let you fly?"
"!!!"
The chubby boy stared wide-eyed: What about the trust between people?
"Look how scared you are! You're such a scaredy-cat! I mean, have you ever ridden a horse before?"
He gestured above his head twice, and the chubby boy immediately understood, first nodding, then shaking his head.
“My dad let me ride it when I was little, but then… I never did again.”
As he spoke, a look of longing appeared on his face.
Jing Zhe looked at his figure and thought to himself, "You're so fat, how can your old father let you ride on him? He'd probably fall apart!"
"Would you like to ride again?"
"think!"
Years ago, the image of Zhu Tong carrying Zhu Tangwen reappeared in his mind, so he was still very excited after hearing Jing Zhe's story.
"Big brother, are you going to let me ride?"
The chubby boy tentatively asked.
Even if I give in, do you dare?
The chubby boy looked at Jing Zhe and then shook his head.
"Come on, I'll find you a horse!"
"..."
A moment later, a very harmonious and beautiful scene appeared in the front courtyard of the Prime Minister's residence: the thin scholar Chen Jiannan, carrying a chubby little boy who was estimated to weigh more than 60 or 70 pounds on his head, slowly moved forward.
"Hey, hurry up!"
"Can you please stop shaking? I'm about to fall!"
"Don't stop! Run!"
Listening to Zhu Tangwen's innocent and carefree commands, and seeing Chen Jiannan's blissful expression as he rubbed his waist with one hand and wiped away sweat with the other, Jing Zhe quietly left, concealing his merits and fame.
...
Lunch was a simple meal, and Liu Jinghong then took Zhu Xinning to the courtyard. Jing Zhe also wanted to follow, hoping for a heartfelt farewell between the siblings, but he was ruthlessly kicked out.
Unlike Chen Jiannan, he couldn't have as much fun and happiness playing with Zhu Tangwen. Bored inside, Jing Zhe secretly slipped out with Hanhan.
"Young Master, where are we going?"
On the surface, he belonged to his older sister, but secretly he belonged to his beloved older sister, so Jing Zhe didn't even hesitate, "Of course I'll go—"
Before he could speak, he suddenly caught sight of a familiar figure at the street corner behind him, less than five meters away. When they stopped, the figure immediately shrank back.
It seems to be... Elsholtzia ciliata?
The maidservant next to my second sister?
Jing Zhe was taken aback, but immediately understood.
After his two older sisters kicked him out, they seemed to have guessed that he would come out, so they sent someone to follow him!
That was close!
Jing Zhe gasped inwardly.
"Of course we should go check out the blacksmith's shop!"
"A blacksmith shop?"
Hanhan was a little suspicious, thinking that this shouldn't be the young chieftain's style!
"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
"No...no, I thought we were going to Wuxian Garden!"
The simpleton's voice wasn't quiet, and Xiangru behind the street corner must have heard it. Jing Zhe was both surprised and angry, and kicked the simpleton directly: "What are you thinking about? I tell you every day that you shouldn't go to a place like Wuxian Garden often. It's fine for me to go to a poetry gathering occasionally, but how can I be like you, thinking about girls every day?"
"..."
The boy covered his bottom, looking a bit bewildered.
It's clearly you who wants to go to Wuxian Garden every day, isn't it?
You not only think about it, but you actually go and stay for half a day!
Seeing that Hanhan was about to open his mouth again, fearing that he would ruin things, Jing Zhe quickly kicked him again, "Instead of thinking about girls, why don't you go to the blacksmith's shop and see how your hammer is being forged!"
"Okay!"
Upon hearing the word "hammer," Hanhan fell silent and followed Jing Zhe toward the blacksmith's shop. Xiangru followed for a while, and when she saw that they had indeed gone to the blacksmith's shop and were seriously discussing something with the blacksmith, she quietly slipped away.
...
The Prime Minister's residence, Zhu Xinning's courtyard.
"You went to the blacksmith's shop?"
"Yes, miss!"
Xiangru gulped down a bowl of cold tea before saying, "Judging from what the young master said, it seems that he gave that simpleton a hammer, and they went to check on how the forging was going!"
"..."
Liu Jinghong, standing to the side, was skeptical, but Zhu Xinning spoke up, "Could it be that Fifth Sister is overthinking things? Is what he said true?"
Xiangru nodded in agreement: "Yes, Miss, I think the young master is a very upright person! He shouldn't do anything frivolous!"
upright?
Liu Jinghong sneered, thinking to himself, if he were a righteous person, would there be any bad people in the world?
Who was it that made her feel so uncomfortable last night?
Hmph, if it weren't for the fact that he's her younger brother, she would—
Hmm, why do I suddenly have this feeling that it would be better if he weren't my younger brother?
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