Yun Yiyi smiled smugly and was about to sit down to eat when she heard Xiao Li say something.
"Are you not used to sleeping in the palace beds? If you didn't sleep all night, then you should go back to the Yun residence."
Yun Yiyi broke out in a cold sweat. How could she possibly return to the Yun residence?
You should know that her father was only a minor official of the fifth rank. If it weren't for her aunt's help, who used a little trick to make her elder sister sick, she probably wouldn't have had the chance to enter the palace at all.
"Your Highness is joking. How could I not be used to it? It's not that I didn't sleep well; I just woke up late because I was lazy."
She wanted to take the initiative to admit her mistake and ask the princess to let the matter go, but Xiao Li kept a straight face, put down her chopsticks, and told the palace servants to take the things away.
"Well, since you're wrong, then copy the palace rules a hundred times and bring them to me tomorrow."
Yun Yiyi said with a bitter face, "Yes, Princess."
Yun Yiyi, carrying her book bag, followed Xiao Li's footsteps. She glanced at the breakfast that the palace servants had cleared away and wished she could grab a couple of pastries to take with her.
But she dared not do something so improper, so she had to endure her hunger and grit her teeth as she left.
The Imperial Study is located on the east side of the Imperial Garden. Xiao Li leisurely enjoys the flowers; the scenery is quite beautiful.
She even climbed a tree with great interest and picked a cherry blossom branch; in the entire palace, she was the only one who dared to do such a thing.
Yun Yiyi pursed her lips. A princess of a country, climbing a tree, how improper!
It's pitiful that she was quiet and virtuous, yet she was just an unfavored concubine's daughter; truly, different people have different fates.
Upon arriving at the study, Xiao Li plopped down in her chair, while Yun Yiyi put down her book bag and went outside.
She waited there for Xiaoli to finish class, her eyes sparkling with inexplicable excitement.
She was waiting to see the princess make a fool of herself, and she would step over the princess to appear before all the princes.
Yun Yiyi excitedly squeezed her hands together to calm herself down.
Xiao Li looked around the study. Besides the married women, there were also five princesses and four princes sitting in the room. She couldn't help but sigh at how many children her adoptive father had.
Soon the gentleman entered, bringing with him Yu Yun, the hostage from the Eastern Xia Kingdom.
This was also the first formal meeting between the original owner and Yu Yun.
"Your Highnesses, Your Highnesses, from today onwards, Prince Yuyun will be attending classes with you all."
The teacher was very cautious. He dared not get involved in the princes' private affairs, so he only focused on teaching and avoided speaking about other matters.
The gentleman asked Yu Yun to find a seat, and Yu Yun bowed before sitting down.
Yu Yun only got this opportunity to attend classes in the Imperial Study after pleading with the King of Xiling several times.
He must take advantage of this opportunity to befriend the princes so that his days in the palace will be easier.
Xiao Li watched with a grin as Yu Yun, just like in her previous life, sat down to her left.
Yu Yun nodded to the Third Prince in front of him, but the Third Prince, being a mischievous troublemaker, rolled his eyes.
"Hmph, where did this dog come from? Why isn't it staying in its kennel? What is it doing here?"
Several princes of similar age laughed, and several princesses covered their mouths and laughed as well.
Yu Yun's face turned pale instantly. He lowered his head and remained silent, while the Fifth Prince beside him joined in the commotion.
"Call me Grandpa, and I'll have Xiao Shunzi bring you a bowl of meat bones later."
The sixth prince shouted in a strange, exaggerated voice.
"Fifth Brother, how can a dog call out to Grandpa? A dog can only bark, hahahahaha..."
Several people burst into laughter, and Xiao Li joined in. She had a round face and classic fox-like eyes, making her look especially cute.
The man was a little embarrassed, but he still slammed the ruler down hard.
"No talking during class."
The crowd gradually calmed down and stopped making fun of Yu Yun.
The gentleman picked up the paintings on the table and flipped through them, quickly finding Yun Yiyi's painting of falling cherry blossoms.
He let out a soft exclamation and picked it up to examine it closely.
"Who drew this? It's wonderful!"
The princes and princesses below also looked at the painting.
Xiao Li smiled but remained silent, and the original owner also kept quiet. However, Yun Yiyi stood outside the window and loudly told everyone that this was painted by the princess.
The original owner had no choice but to say that he had drawn it himself, but no one believed him.
When the gentleman asked her how she felt while painting, she couldn't answer.
The sharp-eyed seventh princess spotted the tiny cloud characters in the painting and pointed them out with a giggle.
"It's probably not drawn by your tutor."
When the original owner realized she couldn't hide it any longer, she had no choice but to admit it. Later, Yun Yiyi cried and explained that she was just used to it and didn't do it on purpose, so the original owner forgave her.
"It was painted by the Tenth Princess."
Yun Yiyi leaned forward, looking timid and nervous.
Xiao Li raised an eyebrow. Yun Yiyi looked as if she had been bullied by a princess and was trying to frame her again.
Yu Yun looked at Yun Yiyi with pity; yet another unlucky girl being bullied.
The man looked at Xiaoli and asked, "Did you draw this?"
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