"Besides, we're not close to the prince. Look at my little cousin, he even got scolded by my aunt the other day for coming to see me!" Jingrou put her arm around her shoulder. Jingrou silently apologized to her cousin in her heart, after all, it had damaged his image.
To comfort her, Jingrou even shamelessly mentioned her cousin.
Both of them were like soft, squishy little kids, and the way they were hugging each other was incredibly cute.
This scene was especially noticed by Princess Minghui, who was not far away and had not seen Jingrou coming to find her.
She knew the two were close, but she wanted to be that close to them too; she had never had any close friends.
She was favored by the Empress Dowager, but this also caused her to be kept at a distance by her sisters.
So don't be fooled by the fact that this study may seem like a calm and peaceful place, where people get along very well. In reality, there are many twists and turns inside!
Even a little princess who is only a few years old is not simple in the imperial harem.
Everyone who grew up in the palace is shrewd and capable, not to mention she's a bit older than Jingrou and the others.
But true friendship is really hard to find.
"Jingrou, Wenying, we have to go back." Her cheerful voice made the two of them turn around. Jingrou smiled at her.
Jingrou pulled Wenying up. "Don't worry, we're too young to think about these things. I can always introduce you to my cousins later. There are some around the same age. Look at all the cousins I have, you can choose whichever you like."
Jingrou patted her chest.
Although her cousin is also very outstanding in Jingrou's eyes, it would be a perfect match for Wenying!
My aunt might even thank her!
Wenying nodded, feeling much happier inside.
Actually, she knew that with her father and mother around, Grandma's plan wouldn't succeed. Besides, she was still young and far from considering such things.
But she felt frustrated and wronged. Why was she being schemed against like this?
Like Jingrou, her maternal grandparents and uncles and aunts all wholeheartedly cared for her, but her own grandmother was so biased and snobbish.
Minghui didn't ask them any questions, and the three of them went back to the study hand in hand.
******
On this day, the princes were summoned to the Qianqing Palace by Emperor Kangxi to have their studies tested.
Emperor Kangxi finally had some free time, so he talked a bit more.
Yinzhi had recently put in some effort, and the test he was given was one he had just reviewed yesterday. He received praise from Emperor Kangxi and came out beaming with pride. After glancing at the faces of his brothers Ziqi, he raised an eyebrow at Yinqi behind him.
"Fifth brother, how has your little cousin been doing lately, staying in the study? Now that I know, shouldn't you take extra care of her?" he said with a smile.
What little girl? Actually, he had long forgotten about her. It was only when he saw Lao Wu that he remembered that he had a rather precious little cousin!
"When will you take us there to have a look?" Yinzhi asked with a smile, seemingly oblivious to the unhappiness of those around him.
Yinqi was somewhat displeased. What did she mean by taking him there to see it? Was she treating his cousin like a monkey?
Besides, it's not like he can just look whenever he wants. Isn't there a difference between men and women? With his rude appearance, he might scare his cousin. How could she bring him over?
I'm afraid I'll get another scolding from my mother.
"Brother, what makes you so interested in that young girl? Could it be that you're already thinking of marrying her? That girl is still so young!"
Yinreng was extremely annoyed with him.
At this moment, in order not to let him see through her act, she had to pretend to be joking, her voice light but full of provocation.
After he said these words, Yinzhi's entire face turned red.
"Don't make baseless accusations here. Father just told us to focus on our studies. I'm still young! If this is the case, is it because the Crown Prince wants to marry a princess?"
After saying that, he hurried away, preparing to leave.
Since we haven't gotten the upper hand verbally, we can't just stand here and let them say whatever they want!
They're just talking nonsense. Aren't they just indulging in some empty talk?
“Since you know we’re still young, stop staring at my cousin! I’ll let it go once or twice, I respect you as my older brother. But if you keep doing this, don’t blame me for being impolite… Father called my cousin to the palace to study, not to be amused by you.” Yinqi’s face rarely showed a hint of fierceness, he was usually a person who always smiled at people.
No one had ever seen Yinqi lose his temper before, and even his last outburst of anger didn't make people feel that "he was serious."
Yinzhi was also stunned, and he felt somewhat displeased.
Because what I said just now was just for the sake of saying it; I didn't really intend to bully the girl...
Why did it have to be him who said it was intentional?
Yinzhi felt even more unhappy and awkward after hearing what he said.
He wanted to step forward and argue with them, but seeing how angry the two men looked, Yinreng and Yinzhen quickly separated them.
If this continues, something bad might happen.
"Who doesn't have a younger sister? Aren't all the princesses in the palace my sisters? Who cares about yours..."
He felt that as a man, it was wrong to bully a young girl, but he wouldn't swallow his pride and apologize...
Yinqi snorted coldly. Although he was kind to others, he was not a good-natured person who never lost his temper. If things continued like this, wouldn't he bully his cousin even more in the future? Since she had already made a scene with him, why bother with saving face anymore!
The brothers, who had just come out of the Qianqing Palace, parted on bad terms.
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