For a moment, the children in the hall were all stunned.
What kind of logic is it to eat someone else's food and then take it with you?
Huaiyao was the first to react, and angrily said, "Jiang Lanyue, aren't you ashamed of yourself?"
A princess, of all people, actually dares to ask for things...
This is utterly disgraceful to the royal family!
Lan Yue was stunned by the shout, then lowered her head and began to shed tears.
Yuan Yao stared in disbelief.
This little princess Lan Yue, she really cries so much!
Timid and soft-hearted, she's really not like a princess...
However, the fact that she thought to bring some back for her younger brother when she ate something delicious proves that she must be a very good older sister...
Yuan Yao smiled and said to Lan Yue, "Sister Lan Yue, I've had extra portions of every dessert here prepared so you can take some home!"
"Really?" Lan Yue bit her lip, her usually dull eyes suddenly flashing.
“Yes! It’s being prepared in the kitchen!” Yuan Yao nodded sincerely.
Hearing this, Lan Yue felt relieved. She picked up the milk, took a careful sip, and then picked up the pastries.
There were still glistening tears in the corners of her eyes.
Taking the opportunity, Yuan Yao winked at Dan Qing, who was waiting nearby.
Danqing nodded and quietly went out.
Huaiyao stood up irritably: "Yuanyao, I want to see your tiger cubs. I'll go for a walk and come back later!"
Now, she gets annoyed whenever she sees Lan Yue.
Yuan Yao probably knew what Huai Yao was thinking, so she turned to Huai Rou and Xie Zhi and asked, "Sister, Prince, shall we go see the tiger cubs?"
Before Huairou could speak, Xie Zhi took a big gulp of milk, jumped up, and said excitedly, "Let's go!"
Huairou smiled, stood up, and took Yuan Yao's hand: "Let's go."
These past two days, Yuan Yao has been busy with her studies and some other things have happened, so she hasn't had the energy to spend time with the tiger cub. Therefore, the Ninth Prince put the tiger cub alone in a courtyard to prevent it from going out and hurting people.
As soon as they stepped into the courtyard, the tiger cub wagged its tail and ran quickly toward Yuan Yao, tugging at the hem of her skirt and whimpering happily.
Beside him, Huairou exclaimed in surprise, "This tiger cub is like a puppy, it can even wag its tail!"
Huairou stroked her chin, suppressing her sour feelings, and said disdainfully, "I thought it was some big tiger, ha, so small."
"It's small, maybe because it was just born?" Lan Yue clutched the hem of her skirt, both scared and envious. "I wish I could raise tiger cubs too. They'd be so majestic when they grew up!"
Huairou gently comforted Lan Yue: "Keeping animals is a matter of fate. Tigers are fierce beasts, and only those who are destined to be with them can keep them."
She had heard about Yuan Yao and Hu Zai's affair back then.
I heard that back then, in the Haoran Hall, the tiger cub wouldn't let anyone touch him, and just followed Yuan Yao.
Not everyone in this world can tame a tiger...
Seeing the three little princesses chattering away, Xie Zhi felt bored and squatted down to ask, "Little Yao'er, let me pet your tiger cub?"
Yuan Yao glanced at the small pendant on the hem of her skirt and smiled, "Be careful, glutinous rice balls can bite."
"Tangyuan?" Xie Zhi looked at the fluffy little tiger with a puzzled expression, as if he had heard something surprising. "Tigers are fierce beasts, why did you give it such an awful name?"
Yuan Yao bent down and touched the glutinous rice ball: "This is called 'gap moe' (a cute contrast between appearance and reality), you wouldn't understand."
A cute contrast?
What is that?
Little Yao'er is quite young, but she always utters strange and unusual words.
Xie Zhi rolled up his sleeves and reached out his hand to Tangyuan: "Little one, come here."
However, before he could even touch Tangyuan's fur, Tangyuan immediately released Yuan Yao warily and bared its teeth at him: "Sss..."
Xie Zhi was left speechless, both amused and exasperated.
Was he being threatened by a tiger cub?
Huaiyao seized the opportunity to mock: "Seven or eight years old, even cats and dogs would dislike you. Look, even a tiger cub finds you annoying."
Xie Zhi clicked his tongue: "Hey Jiang Huaiyao, aren't you just over eight years old? Haven't you ever been annoying?"
"Heh..." Jiang Huaiyao chuckled coldly twice.
Xie Zhi was unwilling to give up: "Let me try one more time."
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Tangyuan grabbed one side of Yuanyao's skirt, crawled under it, and whimpered, refusing to come out.
Xie Zhi bared his teeth in anger and retorted.
The tiger cubs immediately started howling in fright.
"Pfft..." Huaiyao couldn't help but raise her voice, shrilly, "Xie Zhi, do you know how annoying you are?"
Xie Zhi ignored her.
"Alright, Huaiyao." Huairou reached out and pressed her down, speaking in the tone of an elder sister, "The young master won't hold it against you, so don't push your luck."
"Snap!" Huaiyao lashed the ground with her whip, protesting, "How did I push my luck?"
Tangyuan, startled, suddenly rushed out from beside Yuan Yao, her face contorted with malice: "Tsk..."
"Ah..." Lan Yue exclaimed in surprise and quickly hid behind Huai Rou.
Huairou was also taken aback.
Huaiyao gripped the whip, trembled, and stammered, "What...what's wrong with it?"
Xie Zhi glanced at Tangyuan and said irritably, "Put away your whip! Don't anger it, or it will come looking for revenge when it gets bigger."
Yuan Yao was truly helpless when it came to Huai Yao, this brat with such a temper.
What's the point of showing off in front of a tiger?
Yuan Yao scooped up the glutinous rice balls, held them in her arms, and gently coaxed, "It's okay, I'm here, don't be afraid."
Tangyuan stared intently at Huaiyao: "Aww..."
Her voice sounded quite aggrieved.
Yuan Yao patted Tangyuan's head: "Don't be angry, I'll have them get you some milk, okay, Tangyuan, be good..."
Tangyuan whimpered and buried her head in her arms, nuzzling against her.
Because the little tiger threw a tantrum, the children didn't stay at Qianhua Palace for long. After eating and sitting for a while, they prepared to leave.
Before leaving, Danqing led a group of people carrying four food boxes and said with a smile, "I have prepared the tea and snacks that the princess mentioned. These few people will escort the princesses back."
Upon seeing the heavy food box, Lan Yue bit her lip and said shyly, "Sister Yao'er, thank you..."
Yuan Yao smiled sweetly: "You're welcome."
She lived two lives, both as an only child, and she was quite envious of Lan Yue's younger brother.
Having an older sister who always thinks of you is such a blessing.
Princess Huaiyao accepted the food box, still looking down on Yuan Yao with an arrogant air: "Let me tell you, I didn't want to accept it, but since I've seen your tiger, I'll give you face."
"Yes, yes, I understand!" Yuan Yao said with a smile.
You little brat!
No one knows who it was, but they ate all the pastries on the plate and then hinted to the maid to give them another large cup of milk.
Huairou held Yuan Yao's hand: "Yao'er, thank you for your hospitality. I am very happy today. Another day, when the Ninth Prince gives his permission, you can go and play with your sister."
Yuan Yao smiled happily: "Okay! I'll definitely go!"
"Hey..." Xie Zhi said, carrying the food box in one hand and chewing on a tea stalk, "Enough with the rambling, this young master is off!"
Yuan Yao smiled as she looked at him.
Xie Zhi waved his hand and strode out of Qianhua Palace.
Afterwards, Huairou also left with Huaiyao and Lanyue.
Originally, this was supposed to be a particularly happy and joyful day.
Until midnight...
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