Although things happened somewhat unexpectedly, Jingrou still saw the people who had been waiting at the door earlier.
Among them were Crown Prince Yinreng, whom she knew very well, and Yinzhi. As for the one who was looking at her expectantly, it should be her cousin Yinqi.
Wen Ying could guess that the Fifth Prince, who was standing at the front, had come specifically to see Jing Rou.
She winked at Jingrou playfully, and Jingrou, feeling a little guilty, shook her head and lowered her head.
Minghui looked at the scene before her, her eyes shifting to the tutor in front of her, but she could no longer concentrate on anything. She knew that this young tutor came from the Prince An's mansion.
Among these attendants, he was considered to have a noble status, though not as noble as a princess.
But for a princess, only she knows the true extent of her suffering... She is certainly noble enough, but she is also often bullied and ostracized in the palace, especially someone like her who has lost her mother.
Although she was still young, having been brought to the Empress Dowager's side when she was only two or three years old, she had many memories of what had happened before and had suffered the neglect of others.
This made her determined to cling to the Empress Dowager and curry favor with her, so that the Empress Dowager would adopt her.
Even so, the Empress Dowager treated her very well, and she was even able to show her face in front of Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang. The Emperor also had a slight impression of her.
Minghui didn't know why her father had arranged for Jingrou to be her tutor. Perhaps others thought it was the emperor's way of showing favor to Jingrou, but Minghui felt flattered and overwhelmed.
As for her brothers, including the high-ranking Crown Prince and other princes, she knew nothing about them and had never had any contact with them...
Yet, this very person caused a sensation as soon as Jingrou entered the palace, with people eagerly coming to the study to see her.
Minghui looked at Jingrou with her big almond-shaped eyes, a hint of envy in them.
This was one of the few times she had been able to see her brothers, even though none of them were looking at her.
Jingrou glanced at her with concern, tugged at her hand, and the two smiled at each other before continuing to listen to the father and son read aloud.
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Yinqi blushed furiously. He used to never talk back to his older brothers, but now he couldn't hold back anymore. After all, his eldest brother had made him lose face in front of his little cousin! "Big brother, you really teased me for no reason!" He was very angry. He knew that he had lost all face as the older cousin. How could he establish his authority in front of his little cousin and gain her trust?
Yinzhi raised an eyebrow, stretched his thick arm forward, and patted his shoulder. "Oh dear, who knew you had such poor mental fortitude? I was just teasing you. Besides, what were you all doing sneaking around at the door?"
Yinzhi was also unhappy. It was because of the fifth prince's interruption that he hadn't seen what the young girls inside looked like, especially the one he was particularly interested in, Princess Guoluo, oh, she might soon be a county princess.
"My little cousin is in there, can't I be curious? That's why I came to take a look. But why are you two here at this time, elder brother and Crown Prince?" Yinqi pouted. He was usually a little intimidated by the Crown Prince and his elder brother, but he had become bolder at this moment.
Yinreng was annoyed, especially by seeing his smug expression.
At this moment, he belatedly realized that the two were cousins, which meant they were even closer than he was.
The thought made Yinreng unhappy; it seemed their once close relationship had been disrupted by someone else. If that happened, Jingrou wouldn't have just him to rely on in the palace!
Especially since everyone knows that the two are cousins, he still has to hide and act like a thief if he wants to be friends with the little girl.
Seeing Yinreng's low mood, Yinzhen tugged at Yinqi, probably because he was unhappy because of Yinqi's backtalk.
Yinzhi, however, was quite nonchalant. "So you're the only one allowed to be curious, but we're not? But since Fifth Prince is your cousin, then she's my cousin too! Next time, I'll have to see what she looks like." He laughed it off, not taking it seriously, but Yinreng overheard him.
Yinreng became even more displeased.
"Alright, brother, stop being so nonchalant. You've already dragged me out of school, which has caused me to fall behind in my studies. If the teacher blames us and Father gets involved, none of you will be able to bear the consequences. It's getting late, so hurry back to your studies. What are you doing here?"
He suddenly turned cold, and his imposing manner silenced everyone. Yinzhi was also stunned, but after realizing what was happening, he became somewhat embarrassed and angry.
What's so great about him? He's just relying on his status as the eldest son of the emperor. What else is better than him besides that status? He only knows how to use his status as the crown prince to suppress him!
He suddenly felt a rebellious streak. He didn't want to get involved with the girl, but he would do the opposite! He wanted to see what was so special about this girl that made Yinqi look at her so eagerly.
Yinqi pursed his lips. Of course, he was not convinced, but he did not have the courage to resist the Crown Prince's authority, so he simply pulled Yinzhen back first.
Hmph, we're going to eat together soon anyway, so there's no rush to see my cousin!
Meanwhile, Jingrou, who was in the study, couldn't help but tap the system. She had been in the study for almost half a day, but the system hadn't assigned her any tasks...
Since she was already there, she might as well make the best of it, even though she had previously wanted to stay away from the palace.
But there's no way around it. Since we're already here, we have to see if the system or the assigned tasks will reward us with more points.
She thought about it fiercely, remembering how the system had gone to great lengths to connect her with people in the palace.
Now that she has finally arrived in the palace, isn't it overjoyed?
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