He looked up and saw that the child was the same age as them.
Dressed in gorgeous clothes, with a delicate figure, she stood there looking at them curiously.
Helian Jin raised his eyelids, "You are..."
The child cupped his hands and saluted in a formal manner, "Shen Jie of the Shen family greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the two princesses."
The Shen family, Helian Jin thought about it and realized that it was the Shen family of Duke Dingguo.
He knew that this family was the first Central Plains general to surrender to his father when he was conquering the world.
Duke Dingguo Shen Chengzhi was also a capable man, but he was feared by the Daqi royal family. Since his father's generation, he had never climbed to a high position.
The entire Shen family is considered loyal and righteous, but their loyalty is not to the royal family, but to the world.
They will follow whoever can make the people of the world live better.
He stood up and said, "No need to be polite."
The child raised his head and said, "I heard that His Highness is an excellent chess player. I wonder if Shen Jie can play a game with His Highness."
"No." Helian Jin rejected him flatly.
Shen Jie was a little surprised, "Why not? I, I don't mean to offend you, it's just..."
He frowned and tried hard to find an excuse.
Helian Jin continued, "I'll play with you, bullying a child."
"Ah?" He was stunned for a moment before continuing, "But Your Highness is only a few months older than me. I'm not a child."
"You know all this?"
He turned his head away awkwardly, "Of course I know."
His uncle was the chess teacher hired by His Majesty for the princes and princesses. His uncle was very good. In his heart, his uncle was the best chess player in the world.
But every time my uncle came back from the palace, he would praise His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, saying that he was a genius and that few in the world would be able to rival him when he grew up.
My uncle has never praised him like this.
Ever since he started learning chess from his uncle, although the other party praised him for his intelligence, this was completely different from praising His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
He was not convinced and wanted to see how talented this Crown Prince was.
So he asked his grandfather, Duke Dingguo, to bring him into the palace.
Duke Dingguo has always doted on his little grandson. After asking His Majesty for permission and getting His Majesty's approval, he brought him in today.
I was already very dissatisfied when I heard my uncle praising me every day, and now the Crown Prince, who is the same age as me, said that he would not bully children. I was really... angry.
He pursed his lips and stood there stubbornly.
He was thinking about how to get His Highness to agree to play chess with him.
Helian Jin looked at him and sighed, "Okay."
After all, he is just a child, so he is more indulgent towards children.
And I heard from my father that he would choose a study partner for him.
Since ancient times, the prince’s companion has been equivalent to the prince’s power when he grows up.
Although he has no other brothers, he doesn't have to compete with others.
But it's always good to have your own hands.
As far as he knew, the Shen family was also one of the families that his father wanted to choose as his study partner.
"Someone, bring the chess pieces!"
Shen Jie suddenly grinned, and when he smiled, there were dimples on both sides of his cheeks, which was very cute.
Helian Xuan was a little curious and walked over to him and poked him.
He was startled, "Princess..."
"Why do you have two dimples when you smile?"
"Princess, this is called a dimple. I don't know why it appears, but I've had it since I was born."
"It's really beautiful, you should smile more."
"Thank you for the compliment, Princess." After saying that, he pursed his lips and smiled again.
When she smiled, the dimples appeared again, and Helian Xuan poked them with her fingers again.
In just a moment, the chessboard was served.
The two men sat and played chess. Helian Can and Helian Xuan were both tired from playing and fell asleep on the small couch next to them. The palace servants took a small blanket and covered them with it.
They turned their heads and, in tacit understanding, slowed down their movements.
Just a quarter of an hour later, Shen Jie stood up and said, "I lost. Your Highness is indeed as my uncle said, a genius."
"You're pretty good too." Helian Jin patted his shoulder.
No one taught him how to play chess in his previous life, but he has lived two lives as a human being.
In this life, he has a photographic memory and is mentally different from other children.
It was already pretty good that Shen Jie could play with him for so long.
"Is this a game of chess?"
Helian Lingfeng's voice rang out, and the two of them looked outside the pavilion at the same time.
Helian Lingfeng and Tu Qingyu were seen walking hand in hand, followed by several ministers and palace maids.
Helian Jin put his finger to his lips and made a feint motion.
Several people looked behind them and saw the two little princesses sleeping, and they subconsciously slowed down their movements.
Shen Jie walked up to the two of them and saluted, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, and all the gentlemen."
"This must be the child of Lord Shen. He is indeed a gifted and talented person." Tu Qingyu smiled and bent down to touch his head.
Duke Dingguo, who was standing behind him, stepped forward and said, "This is indeed my little grandson. He's heard my youngest son praising the Crown Prince too much at home, and he's not convinced. He insisted that I bring him to play a game with the Crown Prince."
"Really? What's the result?" Helian Lingfeng asked the two little kids.
Shen Jie blushed and lowered his head, "It was Shen Jie who overestimated his own abilities."
In fact, he knew that His Highness had shown mercy.
Tu Qingyu smiled and comforted him, "You are still young, it's okay, you will be able to win in the future."
"Yeah." He nodded seriously, "I'll try my best."
Even if you can't beat His Highness, don't be left too far behind.
Helian Lingfeng waved towards Helian Jin at this time, "Come."
Helian Jin came jogging over, bent down, picked up the person, and threw him up.
Helian Jin, who was thrown up, was obviously used to it. He looked happy but didn't say anything.
After throwing him around for a while, Helian Lingfeng put him down and took him to talk to the court officials behind him.
After a while, all the discerning people left, and they were the only ones left in the pavilion.
"The weather is nice today. How about we have lunch in this pavilion?" Helian Lingfeng looked at Tu Qingyu and asked.
Tu Qingyu nodded, "Okay."
As soon as the food came up, Helian Can and Helian Xuan, who had just been sleeping soundly, woke up when they smelled the fragrance.
Tu Qingyu and Helian Lingfeng walked over and picked up one each, and the palace maids immediately went over to wipe their hands and faces.
"Cancan, Xuanxuan, are you having fun?"
"Happy~" Helian Xuan's baby voice rang out in the pavilion, "What a beautiful Fudie~ And she has a beautiful brother. When he smiles, dimples appear on his face, which is so cute."
No one would have thought at that moment that she would be so obsessed with the dimples on that handsome brother's face.
While eating, Helian Lingfeng asked Helian Jin, "Jin'er, what do you think of the Shen Realm?"
"That's great. He wasn't discouraged after losing, nor was he jealous of my academic performance. He just wanted to work harder." He thought it was great. It was great that he had such a mentality at such a young age.
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