134. Good brothers should be punished together.
Qu Zijin pondered for a moment: "In my opinion, Your Highness and the Second Prince should each copy the book ten times and submit it within three days."
After listening, Wei Xiuming didn't say whether it was good or bad. Instead, he turned to stare at the young prince: "Wei Jiayou, as a prince, disrespecting your teacher is already a serious crime. Being caught red-handed and still daring to argue is an even greater crime!"
He slammed his hand on the table, startling the four little ones who all trembled: "From today onwards, all your days off are cancelled. Come to the Imperial Study after school every day. I want to personally supervise your studies!"
The little prince's face turned pale instantly. He secretly glanced at the little dumpling and saw her looking at him with worried eyes. His heart ached with a bitter feeling.
"I still have official business to attend to. You should reflect on your actions." Wei Xiuming turned and left.
Once his footsteps faded into the distance, the little princess, who had always been at odds with the young prince, was the first to speak up: "Jiayou, don't be sad. Father Emperor dotes on you the third most. You'll definitely calm down in a few days!"
Why is it third?
Because she has to be number one, and Little Moon has to be number two!
As for Wei Jiayou, let's just reluctantly rank him third.
The little dumpling also took out a pastry from her bag: "Your Highness, have some pastry..."
She tiptoed to try and stuff the cake into the little prince's mouth, but she lost her balance and fell into his arms.
The little prince caught her in a fluster, and smelling the faint milky scent on her, his ears turned slightly red: "Silly, silly boy! What if you fell!"
Despite saying that, he carefully helped her stand up.
Pink bubbles started popping into my heart again.
It feels...it feels like a common trope in storybooks: a cute female protagonist falls into the arms of a handsome male protagonist, and they fall in love at first sight, and so begins...
Unfortunately, his pink bubble burst again. Before he could even start to imagine anything, his second brother rushed over with snot and tears streaming down his face, opened his arms and hugged him tightly, pushing the little dumpling aside. He then buried his face in his chest and sobbed, wiping his snot and tears on his clothes.
The young prince's face turned from red to black; he was about to explode.
"Your Highness! You're so loyal!" The second brother, completely oblivious, blew his nose forcefully. "I, Jin Lizhi, swear that I will copy these twenty copies of the book by myself! You won't have to touch a single page!"
The young prince, who was about to lose his temper, became too embarrassed to do so after hearing these words.
"Who, who asked you to copy it!" The young prince turned his head awkwardly. "I, the prince, will take responsibility for my own mistakes!"
"No, no!" The second brother rubbed against his clothes. "If it weren't for passing me a note, you wouldn't have..."
"That's enough!" the little prince screamed, looking at the stain on his clothes. "My clothes!!!"
The second brother realized what was happening.
He immediately let go, feeling embarrassed, and scratched his head.
The little prince angrily took out his little handkerchief and wiped it.
The little dumpling tugged at the little prince's sleeve and whispered, "Little prince, don't be angry... How about, how about Yue'er copies it with you?"
The little prince felt a warmth in his heart, but still kept a straight face: "Who needs you to play with me? Go play by yourself."
Qu Zijin watched the children chatting amongst themselves, then cleared his throat and said, "That concludes today's lesson. Your Highness, don't forget to come to the Imperial Study after school."
The young prince answered dejectedly and slowly packed his schoolbag.
Everyone packed their things and, without prior arrangement, accompanied the young prince to the imperial study.
On the way, the second brother was still chattering: "Your Highness, don't worry, I'll finish copying it twenty times even if I don't sleep tonight!"
"I said I don't need it!" The little prince kicked a pebble in frustration. "The characters you copied look like dog scrawls. If you hand them in, Father will be even angrier."
The little dumpling and the little princess held hands and trotted after them, calling out, "Wait for the little moon and the little cloud ducks..."
The little prince paused, turned around to look at the little dumpling catching up breathlessly, and a corner of his heart suddenly softened.
He awkwardly stretched out his hand: "...Why are you walking so slowly?"
The little dumpling's eyes lit up, and she quickly grabbed his hand.
She walked forward happily, carrying a little princess in one hand and a little prince in the other.
The second brother, whose hands were empty and no one was holding his hand, was stunned for a moment: "Wait, what about me?"
"Hey, what are you doing? That's my sister!" The second brother chased after them, "Give me back my sister!"
The little princess and the little prince turned around in unison, gave him a wicked smile, and said, "They're ours now."
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The second brother held the little dumpling's hand and skipped back to the mansion through the gate, humming a tuneless little melody.
Hehe, now it's his turn to hold his sister's hand.
"Second brother, is the little prince already copying books?" the little dumpling asked, tilting his head up.
"Hehe, he's definitely getting a scolding!" Jin Er made a face. "But don't worry, His Highness is very clever, I guarantee he'll be..."
Before he could finish speaking, he looked up and saw two familiar figures standing in front of him—his father, Marquis Beiding, and his elder brother, Jin Qizhi, both staring at him with stern faces.
"Father, Father... Eldest brother..." The second brother sensed something was wrong.
He's doomed. He was so focused on the little prince that he completely forgot he was also one of the parties involved in today's events.
Oh no, he doesn't seem to be that clever.
Marquis Beiding snorted coldly: "So you still know how to come back?"
The little boy sensed that his second brother was in a bad mood, so he quickly stepped forward and said, "Daddy, second brother is acting strangely today..."
“Yue’er, go back to your room first,” Jin Qizhi said gently, but his eyes were fixed on his younger brother. “Father and I have something to say to Lizhi.”
The second brother swallowed hard, forcing a smile as he said to the little dumpling, "Little sister, go find Mother first. Second brother will be here in a bit..."
He didn't want his sister to see him get scolded! That would be too embarrassing!
How will he maintain his image as a chivalrous hero in front of his sister then?
The little dumpling hesitated for a moment, then obediently nodded and walked towards the inner courtyard, turning back every few steps.
But as soon as she turned the corner of the corridor, she crouched down and hid behind a pillar, pricking up her little ears to eavesdrop.
"Kneel down!" Marquis Beiding shouted, startling the little dumpling so much that she almost jumped up.
Then came a "thump," clearly indicating that the second brother had knelt down.
"I heard that you not only always rank last, but you also cheated in the assessment today? And His Majesty caught you red-handed?" Marquis Beiding forcibly suppressed the urge to beat the boy.
"Dad, I was wrong..." The second brother quickly admitted his mistake.
Although it was the young prince who suddenly offered to help him cheat, even he hadn't expected it.
He was caught before he could even copy it...
Although, in some ways, he was somewhat innocent...
But when you're in the world of gangsters, loyalty is the most important thing!
He would never try to shift the blame onto the young prince!
Good brothers should be punished together!
"Wrong? When haven't you said that?" Marquis Beiding slammed his hand on the table. "He's always at the bottom of the rankings, and now he dares to cheat! Qizhi, you're the eldest brother, you need to teach him a lesson for me!"
“Yes, Father,” Jin Qizhi replied immediately.
Hearing footsteps heading towards the study, the little dumpling quickly followed them on tiptoe.
The second brother was led into the study by the eldest brother.
She peeked furtively through the crack in the window and saw her second brother standing pitifully in front of the desk, while Jin Qizhi was taking a stack of books off the bookshelf.
"Copy it twenty times, right?" Jin Qizhi put the inkstone on the table. "You're not allowed to sleep until you finish copying it tonight."
The second brother cried out with a mournful face, "Big brother..."
"Don't call me big brother!" Jin Qizhi suddenly raised his voice, "Do you know how envious I am that you can study at the Wenhua Hall? There are the best teachers and the best resources there, but you don't cherish them at all! You..."
He pointed at his second brother, but in the end he held back from scolding him, only saying, "You really wasted such a good opportunity!"
The little dumpling opened its eyes wide in surprise.
She had never seen her older brother so excited.
The second brother was clearly frightened as well, and stammered, "Big...Big brother, I will definitely study hard from now on..."
"Take the brush!" Jin Qizhi shoved the brush into his hand. "Start writing, I'll watch you write."
"oh……"
The second brother took a pen, sat down, and began to silently copy.
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