The prince heard these two sentences as soon as he entered the door.

Are you still repairing the plank road in the open while secretly marching through Chencang?

I know a lot!

How come I didn't know you were so cultured before?!

Her face suddenly turned slightly red, not sure if it was out of anger or shame.

But looking at the taut jawline and the tightly clenched fists with white joints, he was still quite angry.

The system thinks so.

The prince looked at the little guy who was talking bad about him with a forced smile.

"I heard from my great-grandfather that Yaoyao has been studying very hard these days and has made great progress."

Hearing this, Chu Yaoyao's eyes rolled around, she pursed her lips and said nothing, looking guilty.

The Imperial Concubine chuckled, then stroked the pigtail on Yaoyao's head and said with a smile, "Okay, go quickly, but you have to come back early. The Emperor also said that he would come to Qionghua Palace tonight to help our Yaoyao celebrate her birthday!"

Just like that, Chu Yaoyao followed her elder brother and got on the carriage leaving the palace.

The carriage left the palace and passed through the bustling streets.

Suddenly, the carriage stopped.

"younger sister!"

Hearing the familiar voice, Chu Yaoyao lifted the curtain and looked outside.

The people outside were the brother and sister Xie Jiancheng and Jing Xi.

"Cousin! Cousin!"

She leaned out half of her body and waved at the two of them.

The brother and sister also got on the carriage, and Jing Xi sat next to Yaoyao.

"Sister, I've missed you so much after not seeing you for so long. I was going to the Imperial College, but I caught a cold a few days ago, so I was barely able to go out today."

Looking at her slightly pale face, Chu Yaoyao asked worriedly, "What did the doctor say?"

Jing Xi smiled and shook his head.

"It's all right now, otherwise my mother wouldn't have allowed me to go out on the street."

After observing her for a long time, Chu Yaoyao felt relieved to see that except for her pale face, her body temperature was normal and there was nothing unusual about her.

The prince looked at Xie Jiancheng beside him in confusion.

"What are you doing?"

Xie Jiancheng smiled faintly and explained, "Brother Zhou invited me to have tea. It just so happened that Jingxi had been recuperating from illness for many days and was very bored, so I simply brought her out to get some fresh air."

Hearing this, the prince instantly felt bad.

It was already a stretch to bring along a little light bulb like Yaoyao, but after all, Miss Zhao had made the appointment in the name of the little one.

He endured it! His eyes fell on Jing Xi, who was affectionate, calling her sister all the time, and smiling happily.

Looking at this situation, Jing Xi will definitely follow, plus Xie Jiancheng and Zhou Huaichen? The prince suddenly shook his head.

no!

It was so hard to get a chance to be alone, and they couldn't let these people disturb them! After a while, they had already arrived at the agreed teahouse.

Jumping off the carriage, Xie Jiancheng looked at the plaque in front of him and smiled at the prince beside him.

"What a coincidence! Brother Zhou is talking about this place."

As soon as these words came out, a hearty voice suddenly came.

“Brother Jian Cheng!”

When they looked over, they saw that it was Zhou Huaichen who came.

Xie Jiancheng said this as he prepared to go inside.

"Now that everyone is here, let's go in."

"that……"

Zhou Huaichen blushed slightly and lowered his head, "You guys go in first, I'll wait for others."

After saying that, he glanced at Xie Jiancheng with a hint of apology.

If a man and a woman were to be alone together, it might lead to gossip, so he made an appointment with Brother Xie and Jing Xi.

Seeing him so embarrassed, Xie Jiancheng had some vague guesses in his mind.

The next moment, it was confirmed.

Zhou Huaichen's eyes suddenly lit up and he waved in one direction.

“This way!”

Then he ran forward joyfully.

Seeing him smiling as if he didn't want any money, Xie Jiancheng knew who was coming without even looking.

Chu Yaoyao covered her mouth and laughed secretly.

Also? Xie Jiancheng subconsciously looked at the prince.

Noticing his gaze, the prince's ears felt slightly hot, but he tried hard to act as if nothing had happened.

But he still secretly glared at the little dumpling who thought he was smiling secretly.

What is a lie? It's obviously above board, I took you out to play with a legitimate reason!

When Zhou Huaichen and Yan Zhiying came over one after another, Zhao Jingqi's carriage also arrived.

Seeing Yan Zhiying, Chu Yaoyao pursed her lips and thought for a while, and decided to tell her about the old lady.

Feeling a light pat on her knee, Yan Zhiying lowered her head.

"Little princess? What do you want?"

As she said this, she squatted down.

"Let me tell you something..." Chu Yaoyao leaned close to her ear and whispered a few words.

Listening to the baby voice beside her ear, Yan Zhiying's eyelashes trembled slightly, her eyes turned red, and crystal tears hung in the corners of her eyes.

She knelt solemnly and saluted Yaoyao.

"Thank you, little princess, for telling me this. I will take my sister to Luozhou as soon as possible."

Both couples arrived. Chu Yaoyao ate a lot for breakfast and couldn't eat much dog food, so she simply dragged Jing Xi shopping.

Xie Jiancheng glanced at Zhou Huaichen, and then looked away when he saw the other's pleading eyes.

"I won't go in. I'll just go shopping with Jingxi and the others."

Walking on the street, looking at the two little guys in front of him who were eating candied haws and chattering, Xie Jiancheng gathered his cloak and resigned himself to following behind to help carry things.

"Sister, I heard that Qingyao Pavilion in Luozhou has started selling cosmetics. When will the products be available in Beijing?"

Hearing this, Xie Jiancheng remembered his mother's angry look yesterday.

It seemed like a letter from a good friend in Luozhou, and the words mentioned several times how good Qingyao Pavilion's cosmetics were.

The mother watched and crumpled her handkerchief with gritted teeth.

Chu Yaoyao bit off the last hawthorn and said vaguely, "I don't know about this."

After swallowing it, she said, "Tomorrow, I'll send someone to give aunt a set!"

"Well, my sister is so nice!"

Then Jing Xi secretly glanced at his brother behind him, covered his mouth with one hand, and whispered in Yaoyao's ear.

"I know this thing is hard to come by, and I can't let my sister suffer a loss. I can ask my brother to pay for it, and think of it as a New Year's gift from him to mother in advance."

Chu Yaoyao covered her mouth and laughed secretly, while secretly giving her a thumbs up with one hand.

“Absolutely!”

Xie Jiancheng: ...

Thank you, I can hear you, you are really a good sister to me!

"Princess?!"

Hearing this exclamation, Chu Yaoyao frowned her delicate little eyebrows and looked at the man unhappily.

After this shout, pedestrians and vendors on the street knelt on the ground, and Chu Yaoyao quickly asked them to get up.

There was a small flame flickering in his eyes as he stared at the people running towards him from a distance.

In the front was a girl who looked to be about eleven or twelve years old, wearing a brocade and fur cape.

Behind her, Yu Qiutong was chasing after her in a panic, reaching out to pull her, as if trying to stop her from coming over here.

However, the girl dodged her hand and bowed gently to the few people with a smile.

"Yu Qiuyue, the granddaughter of Yu Shilang, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, greets Her Royal Highness the Princess and Mr. Xie."

[The last sentence is the key point, right? ]

Chu Yaoyao glanced at Yu Qiutong with a half-smile, then glanced at the man lightly.

"I don't remember that we met."

The smile on Yu Qiuyue's lips froze for a few seconds.

"Your Highness is a descendant of the Emperor. Your demeanor is so different from that of ordinary people. I was attracted by your aura at first sight."

Then she glanced at Yu Qiutong behind her.

"But I wasn't sure. In the end, I listened to my sister and dared to come forward to pay my respects."

Chu Yaoyao raised her eyes and glanced at her, then moved her gaze elsewhere.

"Greetings?"

She looked disgusted.

"This is the first time I've seen such a perfunctory greeting."

"Is this the rule of your Yu family?!"