Chapter 35 I'm sure he will beat me!
After eating and drinking, Xiao Mingxuan was too lazy to move, so he took his books and planned to make up for the lessons here.
Unexpectedly, the little girl fell asleep after hearing two sentences.
Xiao Mingxuan fell silent. The room was quiet and not a sound could be heard.
The little girl was not sleeping soundly, as if she had dreamed about something, and there was a hint of sadness between her brows.
He was bewitched for a moment and touched her innocent face.
His fingertips stroked his slightly pointed chin, his eyes changed slightly, and he unconsciously pressed harder.
Xihe choked with sobs, showing signs of waking up.
Xiao Mingxuan withdrew his hand as if he had been electrocuted, and took a gulp of tea to cover it up, but ended up choking himself and started coughing violently.
As soon as Xihe opened his eyes, he saw Xiao Mingxuan guzzling tea. Subconsciously, he thought Xiao Mingxuan was trying to grab the tea, so he quickly patted the cup and said, "Little brother, go slower. There's still plenty of tea. I won't compete with you."
Xiao Mingxuan's face was flushed, but the blush on his neck did not seem too unusual.
"It's okay. I was just angry at you." Xiao Mingxuan framed him without blushing or beating his heart.
Xihe blinked, looking suspicious. "Are you sure? When did I ever make you angry?"
If I remember correctly, she seemed to have just woken up.
Xiao Mingxuan said seriously, "I was giving you a lecture, but you were sleeping, just to piss me off, and you're saying it wasn't you?"
Serious nonsense.
Thinking of his previous actions, Xihe couldn't help but chuckle twice. "Brother, I didn't mean to do that. I'm so sleepy as soon as I hear all that nonsense. How about we stop talking?"
Xiao Mingxuan closed the book, added some water to the teapot, and then lazily leaned aside with a bowl of hot tea in his hand. "What? You want to leave the essay blank?"
Xihe approached him in a flattering manner and asked tentatively, "What will happen if I hand it over? Will I get beaten?"
These poems, songs, and discussions about the past and present are really not her forte. Asking her to write poems in the examination room is more painful than killing her.
Xiao Mingxuan gave her a cold look and said, "The Grand Tutor won't do anything. At most, he'll just reprimand you and let the matter go. But... I don't know if your father will beat you."
Xihe suddenly wilted and retreated into the corner, pretending to be a quail, sobbing and sniffling, acting so pitiful.
It was over. She had seen how Emperor Jingyuan examined her homework. If he knew that she had handed in a blank paper, she would probably have a complete childhood.
The threats were over, and the bowl of hot tea was finished. Xiao Mingxuan straightened his collar and picked up the book again. "Are you still studying?"
Unexpectedly, the little girl said in a muffled voice: "I don't want to learn anymore!"
Xiao Mingxuan paused as he was about to open the book, unable to believe what he had heard. "Are you sure he won't beat you?"
Xihe sighed, "No, I'm sure he will beat me up!"
Although Emperor Jingyuan did not have deep feelings for his children, he took their studies very seriously.
For example, Zhao Zhinan used to be a playboy and frequented brothels, and Emperor Jingyuan turned a blind eye to it. However, once he failed in his studies, he would be punished severely.
Xiao Mingxuan couldn't understand the little girl's train of thought, "What about you?"
Xihe waved her hands, pretending to be ready to die bravely. "Even if I were Nuwa, I couldn't fill the huge hole in the literary theory. I might as well enjoy these few happy moments."
Xiao Mingxuan was speechless for a while.
I thought she had some magic formula, but in the end I just lay down and accepted my fate.
He glanced at the piles of books that were taller than a mountain, and reluctantly admitted Xihe's opinion.
It’s indeed a bit too much.
Perhaps because he knew that a disaster was about to happen, Xihe was unusually casual today and found everything new to him.
He dragged Xiao Mingxuan to a jewelry store.
It is magnificent and full of dazzling items.
The waiter in the jewelry shop was a very discerning man. Seeing that the two men were dressed in luxurious clothes and had extraordinary conversation, he came forward with a smile on his face.
"I hope you are all well. What would you like to see? We have just received a batch of new jewelry, all of which are top-notch. Would you like to take a look?"
Xiao Mingxuan glanced at the eager little girl and said, "Take them all out and let us see."
The waiter smiled brightly when he heard this. "I'm so tired. Please wait a moment, I'll get it right away!"
The waiter took out a tray from behind the curtain, on which were placed many rare items.
Xihe fell in love with one of the peony butterfly hairpins at first sight.
Nothing special, just shiny enough.
Just as she was about to reach out to take it, another pair of hands took the hairpin away first.
"Oh, I didn't expect that your little shop actually has such a good thing. Why didn't you take it out earlier? Do you look down on me?"
I saw a beautiful woman in purple standing sideways, carefully playing with the hairpin in her hand, with arrogance between her brows.
The waiter knew the young lady's temper and was in a dilemma. "Princess Yinghua, you are joking. How dare I say that?"
Su Yinghua, the only daughter of King Anyuan, the only king of a different surname in this dynasty, is so arrogant and domineering that she is almost as arrogant as Zhao Siyuan.
Su Yinghua snorted arrogantly, "I don't think you dare. Wrap this hairpin for me."
The waiter looked around and hesitated, "Princess, this hairpin was chosen by this young lady first. We have many new styles in our store. Why don't you take a look at something else?"
Su Yinghua's face changed drastically, and she reached out and slapped him, "You cunning slave, how dare you speak to this princess like that? Do you believe I will smash your shop!"
Xihe quietly pulled the waiter and barely avoided the slap.
The waiter quickly thanked him.
Seeing the person dodge, Su Yinghua's face was ferocious and she was even more angry. She shouted loudly: "You cunning slave! This princess slapped you. This is a grace, and you dared to hide!"
As he spoke, he repeatedly called out to the servants beside him, "What are you all standing there for! Capture this fool who doesn't know how to live or die for me!"
Su Yinghua's commotion immediately attracted a large group of people, who pointed and talked here.
Xiao Mingxuan's eyes darkened and he reached out to pull the little girl back to prevent the group of people from accidentally hurting her.
Unexpectedly, the little girl ran forward two steps, moved aside, and blocked the waiter behind her.
"What are you doing? I was the one who saw him first. Why are you still shouting for him to kill you when he's just saying something fair? You have no shame!"
Xiao Mingxuan felt a headache and thought to himself, "Who always swears in front of little girls?"
Su Yinghua felt ashamed when she saw a little girl arguing with her. "Since this princess has taken a fancy to her, you lowly people should naturally offer yourself to her with both hands. You really don't know what you are talking about!"
Xihe was scolded and was in a very bad mood. She was so angry that her teeth were itching.
Then she thought about it and came up with a plan. She grinned and said, "Why? You have to pay for things. Whoever pays more gets it!"
Su Yinghua had always gotten whatever she wanted since she was little, so she had never suffered such an injustice before. She immediately started to argue with the man, "This princess will give you ten taels!"
Xihe followed slowly, "Eleven taels!"
Su Yinghua's face flushed red, "Twenty taels!"
Xihe smiled sweetly and added, "Twenty-one taels."
No matter how much the other party said, Xihe would just add one or two taels of silver, without any hurry.
Xiao Mingxuan originally wanted to go up and help, but unexpectedly the little girl's fighting ability was amazing, which made Su Yinghua furious. He then leisurely found a place not far away with a smile on his face.
Watch a show!
Seeing the bidding getting higher and higher, Su Yinghua could no longer hold on, but Xihe still looked relaxed and contented.
Even if I lose, my dad will pay for it, so what's there to be afraid of!
A not very valuable hairpin was asked to cost a hundred taels. Even though Su Yinghua was rich, she was a little panicked. But when she met Xihe's provocative eyes, her rationality was washed away by anger and she spoke without thinking.
"Two hundred taels!" Su Yinghua shouted, her eyes filled with indignation, "Gold!"
Suddenly, several cold gasps were heard in the store, and Su Yinghua realized what she had said.
Just as he was about to speak, someone got there first.
"Deal!" Xihe chuckled, pretending to be calm, and said with a smile: "Since you like this hairpin so much, then I'll give it to you. I'm a good boy and I won't take away what others love."
Xiao Mingxuan couldn't help but laugh out loud behind him, and continued to fan the flames, glancing at the waiter, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and go to Prince Anyuan's mansion to get the silver. His princess spent two hundred taels of gold on a hairpin. She's really generous."
Xihe turned around and gave Xiao Mingxuan a knowing look.
One is adding fuel to the fire, the other is fanning the flames, they are in cahoots with each other!
There were sneers all around. No matter how stupid Su Yinghua was, she could see that this was a trap. She felt embarrassed, and after the shame, she was filled with boundless anger.
"Bitch! How dare you defend this princess!" Su Yinghua's eyes were red, and she looked like a monkey, which was funny.
"Really?" Xihe glanced at the people around him in confusion. "I'm obviously talking to you nicely. My dad always buys things on a first-come, first-served basis. Why are you so fierce?"
"Oh, why are you still scolding me? I'm so scared."
Xihe pretended to hide behind Xiao Mingxuan, acting as if she was extremely frightened.
There were many married women around, and seeing Xihe's frightened and pitiful appearance, they felt heartbroken and started pointing fingers at Su Yinghua.
"This princess is too domineering, bullying a child."
"That's right, you bullied the little girl to the point of crying."
Xihe immediately cooperated and shed two tears.
Everyone's words made Su Yinghua's face full of anger. Without thinking, she picked up the things at hand and threw them down.
"Shut up! You're a bunch of scoundrels!"
The surroundings suddenly became silent, and Su Yinghua's resentful eyes shot straight at Xihe who was standing beside her.
Seeing that she had no servants and only a maid, she assumed that she was the daughter of a slightly richer family and immediately became even more arrogant. "Who the hell is your father? I robbed him, what can you do?"
Xihe's face darkened slightly.
Anyone who dares to say that about her father is unforgivable!
Just as he was about to curse back, a clear and beautiful voice came from behind, carrying a slight sense of coercion.
"Who is her father? Why not go to the palace and ask him?"
The woman was wearing a red dress that dragged on the ground. Her beautiful appearance showed no expression. She pursed her lips tightly, looking like a storm was about to come.
"Greetings to Princess Yuanyang! Giving your best wishes, Your Highness!"
The eldest princess often goes out and has a good reputation, and everyone knows her.
Xihe was a little dazed, with her mouth open, looking at the person who suddenly appeared in shock.
A tiny ball stood in the middle of the hall, looking a little dazed. The princess couldn't ignore it even if she wanted to.
The corners of her eyes curled up slightly, and she said softly, "Xiao Liu? Come here, let your aunt take a look!"
Although Xihe was given a name and title, the eldest princess still used to call her Xiaoliu.
"Auntie!"
Xihe threw herself into Princess Yuanyang's arms as she did in the past, and the princess picked her up as usual.
"Oh, it's a bit heavy. It looks like you ate well."
Princess Yuanyang still remembers that when she first met this child, he was as thin as a little monkey and you could feel his bones when you touched him.
Xihe patted her belly and said, "Third brother's Yunfanglou has so many delicious foods! Aunt, let's go for lunch together!"
Princess Yuanyang touched the little girl's face with a smile, "I appreciate Xiaoliu's kindness, but I have to go to the outskirts of Beijing soon. I will definitely accompany Xiaoliu to eat next time."
Princess Yuanyang was a commander-in-chief before she got married. After she got married, she resigned from her post, but occasionally the four armies would ask her to go over and take a look when there was something going on.
Xihe was a little disappointed, but also understood that business was more important. "Okay, next time I'll invite Dad along! Let's go eat together!"
Princess Yuanyang's expression changed slightly. The moment she heard Emperor Jingyuan's words, her arms tightened slightly, and a trace of panic flashed across her face.
Afraid that the child might notice something, she forced a smile and agreed.
The aunt and niece were chatting as if no one was around, unaware that the group of people kneeling below were experiencing tremendous waves of emotion in their hearts.
Especially Su Yinghua, her expression was so ugly that it could not be described.
The child called Princess Yuanyang Auntie, and was the sixth child.
That could only be the favored Princess Zhaoyuan, Zhao Xihe.
She offended the most favored Sixth Princess!
Or Princess Zhaoyuan, whom Emperor Jingyuan and Concubine Chen protect like the apple of their eye!
Xihe looked at the people below, then leaned close to Princess Yuanyang's ear and said, "Aunt, let them get up. It's quite cold."
Princess Yuanyang nodded with a smile, then turned her face to a stately one. She had been immersed in military affairs for a long time, and even after retreating, her pressure remained. "Everyone, stand up."
Everyone stood up to express their gratitude and cast grateful glances towards Xihe.
In this cold winter, the ground is as cold as ice, and my knees can't bear it if I kneel for a long time.
Xihe immediately complained to Princess Yuanyang, "Aunt, that bad guy just called daddy a piece of shit!"
Su Yinghua shrank back, not daring to look directly at him. Upon hearing this, she immediately knelt down and apologized, "Your Highness, I am blind and did not mean to offend you. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
Although she was used to being arrogant and domineering, it was only among the common people. She would never dare to offend anyone from the royal family.
This damn girl, why didn’t she just reveal her identity earlier? Why are there so many problems?
Su Yinghua even wondered if this damn girl was deliberately trying to trick her.
Princess Yuanyang glanced at Su Yinghua, who was lying on the ground, and said, "So this is how Prince Anyuan raised his daughter. It really opened my eyes!"
"Princess, please forgive me! I know I was wrong."
No matter how arrogant Su Yinghua was, she was only a little over ten years old. When she faced the murderous eldest princess, she was immediately suppressed and could not raise her head.
"Oh, and there are two hundred taels of gold!" the little girl added mercilessly, emphasizing, "It's gold!"
The eldest princess raised the corner of her lips slightly, tapped the little girl's nose unhappily, and scolded her with a smile: "You little rascal."
She arrived early and watched a good show from the back.
Then he instructed the people around him, "Take Princess Yinghua back to the palace and retrieve the two hundred taels of gold. Also, ask Prince Anyuan for me: Is he planning a rebellion by not raising his daughter properly and disrespecting His Majesty?"
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