Chapter 51 Suffering a Silent Loss
"How did you get here?"
She tugged at his sleeve and whispered "Brother," then sweetly called Xie Yun-yang "Crown Prince Brother."
Xie Yun smiled and lifted Xiaobai up a little to show them: "Xiaobai met a mouse and accidentally ran in, so I chased after it. Is this where the older brothers have their classes? I didn't mean to disturb your class, I'm sorry, brothers."
The little dumpling looked at him intently with teary eyes, and whispered an apology to him with some guilt.
Xie Yunchuan had no intention of blaming her, so he quickly reassured her, "It's alright."
But why is the little dumpling only wearing the bow headband on one side? Is this headband supposed to be worn on only one side?
Is this the current trend?
Xie Yunchuan knew that women had a wide variety of beautiful things, and that they were updated and replaced very quickly.
He knew a little about it, but he hadn't specifically looked into the details of the designs.
Xie Yunchuan thought that the little dumpling had deliberately worn the bow headband on one side!
After all, she's a young girl, with a delicate and quirky mind that's beyond the comprehension of men like them.
Sheng Sheng leaned closer to him, turned her head to secretly glance at Xie Yunwen, and smiled at him.
Xie Yunwen's eyelashes trembled.
I instinctively avoided her gaze.
Sheng Sheng didn't seem to think anything of it and just smiled.
Xie Yun-yang had a good impression of this younger sister. He bowed to Grand Tutor Liu and said, "Grand Tutor, my second sister is young and ignorant. Cats catching mice is an animal instinct. My second sister did not mean to disturb the class. Please forgive her."
Having taught for so many years, Grand Tutor Liu had seen all sorts of situations.
With his magnanimity, he naturally wouldn't stoop to the level of a young girl.
"Your Highness, you flatter me. It's about time. Let's stop here for today."
After the Grand Tutor left, Xie Yubin stormed over, ready to confront him.
"You little brat, you're definitely doing this on purpose to get back at me!"
"Why would Sheng Sheng want to retaliate against you? Sheng Sheng doesn't even know you."
She innocently hugged Xiaobai.
"Naturally, it's because..."
Xie Yubin choked.
He couldn't very well say in front of the Crown Prince and the other princes that he wanted to get revenge on Xie Yunwen because Xie Yunwen had bullied him!
"Go ahead and say it," Sheng Sheng said with a smile. "Sheng Sheng is very easy to talk to. If there's any misunderstanding, just tell me. Sheng Sheng won't blame you."
"You, you, you're blaming me now? You made me look bad in public because of this cat, and I haven't even blamed you yet!"
"What this big brother said is strange. Why would Sheng Sheng let Xiao Bai embarrass you in public? Besides, Xiao Bai only ran in by accident because he was catching mice. How could Sheng Sheng let Xiao Bai bully you? Talk to him? How could Sheng Sheng possibly understand Xiao Bai?"
Xiao Bai: ...Did you laugh at yourself when you said that?
"You!" Xie Yubin was furious. "You little brat, you're so quick-witted!"
Xie Yubin could only suffer in silence. He didn't dare to say he had bullied Xie Yunwen in front of these people, so Sheng Sheng naturally had no reason to retaliate against him.
Furthermore, how could a human possibly talk to an animal?
Even if this cat is very smart, it's impossible for it to actually understand when someone tells it to jump on itself, right?
Was it really an accident?
Xie Yubin was so angry he gritted his teeth: "Fine, fine, then give me this cat. I have something I want to say to it!"
Little Whitey glanced at him, too lazy to even acknowledge him, flicked its tail, and turned its rear end towards him.
Xie Yubin felt even more choked up.
"Your Highness, this cat... belongs to the Empress Dowager," Xie Yunchuan reminded him softly.
"What!?" Xie Yubin's eyebrows could kill three mosquitoes as he pointed at Xiaobai, "This...this dead cat...this kitten is the Empress Dowager's pet?"
Xie Yun-yang smiled and nodded: "That's true."
Xie Yubin closed his eyes, forced a dry laugh, and swallowed his pride: "Hahaha, no wonder, the first thing I thought of this cat was how incredibly cute it was! So energetic, jumping and leaping around!"
Sheng Sheng tilted her head and laughed along, "Right, right? Our little Bai might be able to do it!"
"Yes, yes, yes," Xie Yubin said, emphasizing each word. "In that case, Your Highnesses, I shall take my leave."
If he didn't leave soon, he felt like he was going to collapse right there!
How shameful! How shameful!
Before the others could react, Xie Yubin walked away quickly, gritting his teeth, and disappeared from the Wenhua Hall in an instant.
Seeing that their "elder brother" had left, Li Cheng and his companions quickly followed, feeling rather dejected.
The little dumpling didn't say anything, but it was obvious that it was even happier, and the smile on its lips deepened a little.
Xie Yunchuan and Xie Yunyang didn't say it out loud, but they both knew the truth.
Even sparrows swarm to peck at the assassin protecting Sheng Sheng, and a cat catches mice on a person... doesn't seem too outrageous?
Xie Yubin must have offended Xiao Tuanzi, otherwise, given Xiao Tuanzi's gentle and soft nature, why would she tease someone for no reason?
Moreover, judging from Xie Yubin's reaction, Xie Yubin must have indeed done something bad to offend Xiao Tuanzi.
Xie Yubin is used to being arrogant, so he will definitely make a scene if he is wronged. Why would he try to hide it and not explain it clearly?
He must have something to hide and is afraid to say it.
Of the four princes present, three were insightful and remained silent with a smile.
Xie Yunwen was not very close to any of his brothers; in fact, they were somewhat distant.
After class, he naturally had to leave.
"Second brother, Your Highness the Crown Prince, your younger brother is leaving now."
"Um."
They knew Xie Yunwen preferred quiet, so they didn't think much of it when he left.
Only the loud and boisterous Xie Yunqi didn't understand anything, yet he kept talking.
The little tyrant was dissatisfied with the fact that the prince only showed affection to his second brother. He grabbed the prince's arm and pulled him out, saying, "You're such a grown man, why are you still clinging to your second brother like a child!"
Sheng Sheng looked completely bewildered: "Huh?"
Xie Yunyang gently reminded him, "Fifth brother, don't hurt your sister."
The little tyrant was used to climbing on roofs and tearing off tiles, and he had never played with a girl like Sheng Sheng before. Only after Xie Yun reminded him did he realize that he had been a bit rude, and he quickly let go of her arm.
"I'm sorry, did I hurt you?"
"It's alright, Fifth Brother. You're wearing so many layers, you don't feel anything."
"That's good, but I'll be more careful next time."
The little tyrant felt a little guilty, so he carefully observed her outfit today, wanting to compliment her to make up for his rudeness earlier.
His mother said that girls should be praised.
Upon closer inspection, Xie Yunqi noticed something odd: "Hey, why is your hairband only on one side? I remember the last time I saw you, you had it tied on both sides!"
Xie Yunqi remembered clearly that when they met in the Imperial Garden last time, Sheng Sheng was wearing the same style of bow headband, only it wasn't the same color as today.
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