"Thank you, Your Highness."
After Du Jinwei bowed, she and the other young ladies behind her took their seats. But as soon as they sat down, the Fifth Princess stood up, picked up Jing Le, and said:
"Little sister, go play in your older sister's yard."
"OK."
Jing Le had eaten and drunk her fill and had nothing else to do, so she might as well hang out with a few pretty ladies.
“Let’s go together.”
The Sixth Princess immediately spoke up, took the Eighth Princess's hand, and followed.
In a short while, all four princesses left, leaving only the young lady of the official family and the forgotten Ninth Prince.
The Ninth Prince looked bewildered: "Has Lele forgotten me? You left without me..."
Finally, he learned that he had come alone to the Third Prince's seat to wait for them.
Du Jinwei smiled awkwardly and said, "Hehe, the princesses are probably all busy."
Inside, however, he was screaming: Damn it, I practically begged and pleaded to say hello, and now they're all gone!
Do they really think they're so great just because they're a princess?
Just wait, you people will eventually become prisoners.
It returned to normal after a short while.
"Ahem, yes, yes, the princesses must have something to do."
They were also illegitimate daughters in their families, and unlike Du Jinwei, they did not receive their father's favor.
Therefore, among those who attended the palace banquet, only Du Jinwei, who was also a concubine's daughter, would speak to them.
Over time, she became the leader.
What they didn't know was that it wasn't that Du Jinwei didn't want to play with the legitimate daughters, but rather that the legitimate daughters of each family disliked her, the illegitimate daughter.
Just like now.
"Heh, she thinks she's so important, going over to try and build a relationship when she doesn't even have any connection with them."
"Who can argue with that? That's what things that can't be presented in public are like."
"There's nothing we can do; after all, she's only above my elder sister now..."
Such words reached Du Jinwei's ears, causing her expression to change repeatedly.
Meanwhile, the Third Prince and his group returned to Nanxi.
"Ninth Brother, weren't you with Lele? What are you doing here?"
The Third Prince looked puzzled when he saw the Ninth Prince sitting in his seat.
"Third brother, fourth brother, seventh brother, your sister has gone with the other sisters."
There was a hint of grievance in her tone.
"Uh, Little Nine, this is a good opportunity for you to play with your brothers."
The Third Prince laughed heartily.
“Look at the Imperial Uncle, he seems to get along with everyone.”
At this moment, the Fourth Prince looked in the direction of the Carefree Prince and said leisurely.
The group immediately shifted their gaze and looked in the direction the Fourth Prince was pointing.
The carefree prince was talking to Doctor Du, with several other officials around him.
Both the older generation of ministers and the younger generation of newly appointed officials had a very good impression of him.
He could chat with all the civil and military officials.
"Uncle seems to be able to chat with anyone, he's really amazing."
The Seventh Prince spoke slowly, the meaning of which was quite profound.
There is no one who can talk to all the officials; they can say that no one can.
It takes a lot of understanding of these people to be able to connect with each and every one of them.
Even the top three students who recently passed the exam could chat with Xiaoyao Wang about their writing.
"Hehe, the Imperial Uncle is probably not simple at all."
The princes weren't fools, and their smiles gradually faded.
Just then, the carefree prince seemed to sense someone watching him. He turned around and saw the third prince and his entourage, and immediately walked over.
"You must be the third brother. It's been so many years. Do you still remember your royal uncle?"
The carefree prince reverted to his usual smiling tiger persona, showing no sign of being harmed by Emperor Jing's blade.
"Uncle, I'm so happy that you still remember me."
If Jing Le were here, she would definitely marvel at how quickly her third brother could change his expression. No wonder he is a member of the royal family; it's all innate.
"Imperial Uncle, I am the fourth son."
"Royal Uncle, I am the seventh son."
"Royal Uncle, I am the Ninth Prince."
The fourth, seventh, and ninth princes all spoke up.
"Hahaha, good, you've all grown up so much in the blink of an eye. I remember when we left the palace, Xiao Jiu wasn't even born yet."
The carefree prince wore an expression of pride that made the other princes look stiff.
If I hadn't learned what kind of person he was from Jing Le, I could easily have been deceived by his behavior.
The ministers not far away were also discussing it animatedly.
"This Prince Xiaoyao is truly learned. If he were to participate in the imperial examination, he would definitely be among the top three in the first class."
"Yes, I didn't expect that the Prince of Xiaoyao hadn't forgotten his studies after so many years of traveling and studying away from the palace. That's very good."
"Indeed, he is very knowledgeable and humble. He probably won't leave again this time. I should be able to see him at court tomorrow."
They were all impressed by the Prince of Xiaoyao's erudition and humility.
Yan Yongning and the other two sat together and chatted.
"Do you think this Prince Xiaoyao is really as harmless as he appears?"
Wu Yan said in a calm tone.
"I just don't believe that everyone can speak well of him, and even we have a good impression of him. That's suspicious."
Ji Chun took a sip of tea and said, "I haven't forgotten the look on the other person's face when he sent women to the Emperor and was rejected."
"You're all right. There's no such thing as a perfect person in this world. If there is, then you have to be careful about the secrets they might have."
Yan Yongning said slowly, "They were all from poor families and had encountered all sorts of people on the path of the imperial examinations."
They can't be controlled by the carefree king; it's all just a facade.
They still admired Emperor Jing more for his powerful and assertive rule.
The next day.
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