"Why did Ying'er push Qi'er? Didn't you and Qi'er always have a good time playing together before?" Wei Chenglin asked while rubbing his sister's belly.

Xiao Yingzhi snorted, "I won't play with him anymore. He's a bad guy who wrongly accused Pingfu of taking his things. I don't want to play with a liar!"

Wei Chenglin slowed down his belly rubbing. Thinking about the gossip he had heard in the past two days, he already had a plan in mind.

"How do you know that it was Qi who wrongly accused Lin Fu, and not someone else who did it in his name? For example, if Lin Fu ate an extra piece of red bean cake, but he told his mother that it was you who ate it, then did you really eat the extra food?"

"That's not what Lin Fu would do!"

"I wouldn't do that!"

The two people responded in unison. Wei Chenglin laughed dumbly. Facing two equally angry faces, he said hurriedly, "Brother was wrong. Then, Ying'er, do you think what brother said makes sense?"

The little girl frowned and thought for a while, then said reluctantly, "Okay, what my brother said makes sense."

Wei Chenglin pinched her chubby cheeks and continued to ask, "Then have you ever heard with your own ears that it was Brother Qi who wrongly accused Lin Fu?"

"No." The little girl answered honestly.

"That's it. You've been playing with Qi Ge'er for such a long time, do you think he would be the kind of person who would wrongly accuse others of something he did?"

The little girl held her chin and thought seriously for a long time before shaking her head: "No."

"That Qi Ge'er did nothing wrong, but you pushed him. Was that wrong?"

The little girl was shy and pursed her lips for a long time before she hummed and moaned, "Yes..."

Wei Chenglin continued to coax her: "If you do something wrong, shouldn't you admit your mistakes?"

The little girl twisted her body even more violently, and grunted for a long time but didn't say a word.

"Ying'er, we did something wrong. We should admit our mistakes to the Madam and apologize to the Fourth Young Master and the Third Young Lady." Pingfu held her hand and said seriously.

The little girl pouted even higher, and after a while she muttered, "But Third Sister also pushed me, and she even ruined my favorite hair ornament..."

That was bought by her daddy! She wore it only a few times and it broke.

Lingfu thought about it and felt that what she said seemed to make sense, so he looked at Wei Chenglin.

Wei Chenglin touched his nose and said, "The reason why your third sister pushed you was because you pushed Qi Ge'er first. For example, if someone else bullied Lin Fu, would you also rush over to help Lin Fu?"

"Of course!" The little girl nodded without hesitation, puffed out her chest, and said proudly, "Whoever dares to bully Rong Fu, I will make him pay!"

As he spoke, he raised his little fist.

Ling Fu was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes: "Ying'er..."

The little girl patted his shoulder and said, "It can't be helped. Who made you not as tall as me?"

Fu: “…”

He vowed to eat an extra bowl of rice at every meal starting tomorrow and never be a dwarf again!

Wei Chenglin tried hard to hold back his laughter: "Yes, when others bully Ling Fu, you want them to be in trouble; now that you bully Qi Ge'er, Third Sister, as Qi Ge'er's elder sister, will naturally protect him!"

The little girl's eyebrows wrinkled again, and after a long while she said reluctantly, "Okay, okay, I'll apologize to them."

Wei Chenglin finally breathed a sigh of relief, pulled her up with one hand, and then reached out to pull Lingfu: "Then let's go find our mother and apologize first."

Seeing his son, daughter and Ling Fu coming over, Shen Xinyan couldn't hide his surprise.

She thought that with this little girl's temper, the situation would probably remain tense for a while, but she didn't expect that she had figured it out so early. What surprised her even more was Wei Chenglin, who brought her daughter and Lin Fu with him.

Judging from the situation, could it be that Brother Lin persuaded the bad-tempered girl?

"lady!"

"Mother!"

"Mom..." Still feeling a little uncomfortable, the little girl called out shyly.

Shen Xinyan deliberately put on a fierce face: "Have you figured it out?"

"I've figured it out, ma'am. We were wrong in this matter. Ying'er and I will go find the Third Miss and the Fourth Young Master to apologize to them later." Lin Fu said hurriedly.

"Is that so?" Shen Xinyan looked at her daughter.

“...Yes.” Although she felt uncomfortable, the little girl still agreed obediently since she had promised her brother.

"Mother, I will take Lingfu and my sister to find my third sister and Qi Ge'er first." Wei Chenglin said.

Shen Xinyan nodded and tapped her daughter's forehead unhappily: "Go quickly and come back soon."

It was just a fight between children, so it was most appropriate for the children to lead the apology. It must be said that her son's behavior was very much to her liking.

Wei Chenglin brought Lin Fu and Wei Yingzhi to apologize to his children. Fang naturally didn't know what to say, so she indifferently ordered the servants to take them to Wei Minzhi.

When Wei Minzhi saw the two men coming, she was so angry that she wanted to rush over, but when she saw Wei Chenglin, she immediately stopped.

To be honest, she was still a little afraid of this eldest cousin. Or rather, there was no child in the mansion who was not afraid of him.

With Wei Chenglin in charge, Wei Minzhi and Wei Yingzhi, although reluctant, appeared to accept each other's apologies in a relatively peaceful manner.

As for Wei Chengqi, it was easier to deal with him. As soon as he saw Lin Fu appear, Wei Chengqi ran over, pulled his sleeve and stammered, "Lin Fu, I didn't wrong you. That, that has nothing to do with me."

Ping Fu scratched his ears: "Fourth Master, I know it has nothing to do with you, and I don't blame you!"

"But, but Fourth Sister..."

"Ying'er." Seeing his sister standing there with her lips pouting, Wei Chenglin frowned and called her as a reminder.

Xiao Yingzhi finally came over reluctantly: "S-sorry, I shouldn't have pushed you!"

"No, don't worry!" Wei Chengqi's eyes lit up, revealing a shy yet happy smile. After a while, he seemed to have thought of something, and ran inside. When he came out, he was holding a plate of exquisite peach blossom cake in his hand, and greeted them enthusiastically, "Fourth sister, Pingfu, come and have this, it's delicious, it's made by Sister Taozhi herself!"

After thinking for a while, he realized that he had forgotten Wei Chenglin, so he quickly added, "Brother, come and eat too!"

When Wei Junhang came back in the evening, Shen Xinyan mentioned what happened during the day to him, and said with a slightly complaining tone: "I don't know whose personality Ying'er resembles. She really makes people worry about her. Fortunately, Min and Qi are family members. If it was someone else, I'm afraid this matter would be difficult to resolve."

"Children are just children. There's no such thing as overnight grudges. They may be fighting one moment and playing together affectionately the next. It's just that adults like to make a fuss about nothing." Wei Junhang said disapprovingly.

"Who are you talking about who is making a fuss about nothing?" Shen Xinyan glared at him unhappily.

Wei Junhang reacted and quickly laughed it off, changing the subject: "His Majesty intends to select some outstanding children from various noble families to enter the palace to be educated with the princes, and our Lin Ge'er is also among the candidates."

Shen Xinyan was stunned, but she was not too surprised. Although the time was a little inconsistent, this had happened before. In the end, this matter was more beneficial than harmful to her son.

Emperor Yuanyou had three princes. The second prince was born to Concubine Shu, who is eight years old this year; the third prince's birth mother is Concubine Li, who is seven years old this year. The identity of the eldest prince is a bit awkward. His birth mother is Emperor Yuanyou's original wife, the former Princess Rui, Zhao. Logically, she should be the legitimate son of the original wife. However, Zhao died before Emperor Yuanyou ascended the throne, and has not been posthumously named as the empress, resulting in the awkward identity of the eldest prince, who is neither a legitimate nor a concubine.

Seeing her indifferent expression, Wei Junhang couldn't guess what she meant, so he asked carefully: "What do you mean?"

"This is a good thing! If he is chosen, then Lin Ge'er will be favored by His Majesty and will have a bright future. But you have to first see what your father thinks about this matter. After all, he has been teaching Lin Ge'er all these years."

"I have already mentioned this to my father, and he has no objection."

In fact, the British prince was quite excited when he learned about it.

Shen Xinyan naturally knew that the British Duke would not have any objections.

"In that case, I will make preparations in advance. After all, the palace is different from home."

Wei Junhang was a little surprised to hear her calmly talking about her arrangements. He had thought that the lady would be reluctant to let him go, but he didn't expect that she would agree so readily, which saved him a lot of trouble.

"But I heard that approximately when will you enter the palace?" Shen Xinyan asked.

"Seven days later."

"I have plenty of time." Shen Xinyan nodded, and suddenly remembered her appointment with Xu Sumin tomorrow, and said hurriedly, "I have to go out for something tomorrow..."

"I'll go with you! I have nothing to do tomorrow anyway." Wei Junhang said casually, and after thinking for a moment, he added, "Is it convenient? If not, forget it."

"It's not about being convenient or inconvenient. It's what I want most if the prince escorts me personally." Shen Xinyan laughed hoarsely.

***

"Your Majesty, are you planning to train Wei Chenglin? What about the Crown Prince Wei?" In a house somewhere in the capital, the former Princess Zhao of Rui, who was thought to have been dead for many years, asked with frowns.

If Wei Chenglin were to gain power in the court, not only would Prince Wei not be able to make a name for himself, he would also lose his current position as the head of the spies.

After all, no emperor would hand over the most important positions in both light and darkness to a father and son who were related by blood.

"I don't know, but Prince Wei has agreed to this. Or, does Your Majesty want Prince Wei to enter the palace to protect the eldest prince?"

Zhao shook his head: "No."

Thinking of her son in the palace, her heart couldn't help but ache, and she felt extremely regretful for the stupid thing she had done that year.

How could she have thought that the late emperor would clear her brother's name! Why didn't she think that her brother was a scapegoat set up by the late emperor for Prince Cheng? And what about her? She actually went to the late emperor to appeal for justice with the evidence her brother had given her.

As a result, not only did he fail to clear his brother's name, but he almost lost his own life.

Who in the world could have imagined that Princess Zhao of Rui did not "die of illness" but was "given death" by the late emperor!