Chapter 264 Protected by Sisters

The prince froze.

His fingers trembled only for a moment, and then he sighed softly, and turned around helplessly and asked, "What's wrong?"

The little devil didn't let go of his hand, but asked worriedly: "Your Highness, your hands are so cold, are you sick?"

But His Highness doesn't look like he's sick. He used to cough from time to time, but now he hardly coughs anymore. He should be in better health than before, right?

The prince chuckled and said, "Don't think too much, little kid. I'm afraid of the cold, and this is what happens when winter comes."

"Really? But it's only the beginning of winter today...what should we do when the coldest days of winter come?" The little devil tried hard to search his mind for memories. Why couldn't he remember what the temperature of His Highness's hands was last winter?

Didn’t Your Highness hold his hand last winter?

The prince smiled and said, "When the coldest days of winter arrive, I will naturally wear more clothes. What are you worried about? Are you worried that the palace won't make new clothes for me?"

"No." The little devil shook his head. His Highness is the crown prince, and no one in the palace would dare to neglect him.

The prince reached out and touched his hair, very gently, as if he was afraid of touching his scalp and icing him.

Zong Jincheng grabbed his two hands and tried to give him warmth with his own warm little hands, but it was just a drop in the bucket. Even with a body that was like a little fireball all day long, it was difficult to warm the prince's hands in a short time.

The prince felt a little sad when he saw the kid rubbing his hands, then rubbing his hands, trying to warm them up.

After rubbing for a while, the temperature rose a little. The kid was very happy, and the prince also felt warm in his heart.

Zong Jincheng said, "Your Highness, when you come next time, I will ask someone to prepare a hand stove for you and put a few heaters in the room so that you won't feel cold."

The prince chuckled: "Then you're not hot?"

Zong Jincheng shook his head and smiled, "It's not hot, it's not hot. I can handle the heat very well. Besides, I can take off my clothes even if it's hot. It's okay!"

The prince patted his shoulder and signaled that he was leaving.

The little devil looked at his back, and His Highness pulled his sleeves down, as if trying to retain the warmth he had just gained.

“Your Highness…”

As soon as he returned home, Zong Jincheng gave Shunzi instructions in a swift and sharp manner, asking him to prepare various heating devices such as heaters and hand warmers in the house, ready for him to use at any time.

"Are you ready so early?" Shunzi thought, usually it would take at least ten days.

Zong Jincheng said seriously, "Yes, we have to prepare it so early, otherwise I will get cold and freeze and delay my studies."

Shunzi: “…”

Young Master, there is no one in the whole mansion who is less afraid of cold than you. You even dared to go out and play in the snow without wearing a coat in the middle of winter, and in the end you were scolded by your Madam so much that you couldn't raise your head for a long time.

But no matter what, Zong Jincheng has to take the blame.

Since His Highness didn't seem to want him to know about this, it would be better if other people didn't know about it...

On the day of the palace banquet, the children finally got to go out for some fresh air and were so delighted.

The servants even brought newly made luminous clothes, but Zong Wenxiu refused them vigorously. The four little dandies put them on, each more conceited than the other.

Wei Xinglu laughed wildly with pride: "Hahaha, it's finally my turn to wear it. Last year, Jincheng and the other two wore it in the palace, it was so lively... I was so jealous."

Shen Yibai turned around and asked in confusion: "It looks no different. Does it really glow at night?"

Zong Jincheng explained proudly: "Of course, the clothes are all covered with night-shining pearl powder. Don't you know what night-shining pearls are? They glow at night, and they look super beautiful!"

"Huh? Is this true? Let me try." Shen Yibai dived directly into Zong Jincheng's quilt, covered his entire body with the quilt, and then screamed wildly in the quilt: "Ahhhh, it really lights up!"

He Zheng laughed and said, "I'm not lying to you. This dress is so beautiful. Last time, she wanted to snatch it from us. Fortunately, we had our aunt to support us, so she didn't get it."

Shen Yibai threw back the quilt and jumped out of bed excitedly.

Zong Jincheng realized something and screamed with his eyes wide open: "Damn Shen Yibai! You got on my bed with your shoes on!!"

"Ah? I forgot to take it off!"

"Change the sheets! Change the quilt! You sleep on the one you stepped on yourself!"

"No, no, no, I can still sleep after I take a shower... Hehe."

"What the hell, Shunzi, take it to his room after you wash it and let him sleep in it!"

Shen Yibai: "..."

You are such a mean person...you hold a grudge!!

Because the four little dandies were going to cause trouble again, Xu Wan refused to let Zong Jincheng sit with her and only pulled Zong Wenxiu to ride with her. No matter how many times Zong Jincheng told her that she was biased, she would not listen.

Xu Wan looked at the embarrassed Zong Wenxiu and said with a smile: "It's wise for you not to wear it. I wouldn't be ashamed to wear it if it were me."

Zong Wenxiu scratched his head with amusement: "I will join them next time they have other activities."

Xu Wan smiled and teased, "Write a ten-thousand-word self-review?"

Zong Wenxiu: “…”

That's not necessary.

After arriving at the palace, Xu Wan thought she would be sitting alone again and didn't hold out much hope, but her sisters sat down one by one and shouted in unison, "Sister."

Xu Wan: “…”

This affectionate cry was so similar to the way they sounded when they sent their children over.

"Mrs. Wei, Mrs. He, Mrs. Shen... Hello." Xu Wan responded with greetings.

Mrs. He stepped forward and took her left arm and said, "Sister, I really don't know how to thank you. Ever since my father found out that Zheng'er was admitted to Qingbo Academy as the first in the children's class, he actually took the initiative to ask about Zheng'er's academic performance. I have never seen such a behavior before. You are truly a great benefactor to our family."

Madam Shen also took her right arm and said, "And our Yi Bai, he has also changed tremendously. Not only can he speak eloquently and quote from classics, but he can also offer some insights when my father-in-law talks about business. My father-in-law was so surprised that he asked me to thank you very much. It's like turning decay into magic."

Mrs. Wei also wanted to go up and link arms, but the left and right arms were occupied. A question popped up in her mind: Why do people only have two arms?

Xu Wan told the sisters interesting stories about the children's learning and talked to them about what would be taught in the key classes. They were eye-opening and exclaimed that it was no wonder that the children had made such great progress.

Meanwhile, Xu Lian'er passed by and saw Xu Wan surrounded by many powerful ladies. She was filled with jealousy and dissatisfaction, and even glared at Xu Wan with a murderous look.

Damn it, damn it Xu Wan.

What kind of magic potion did she give to these people to make them follow her everywhere?

This gave Madam Wei an opportunity to show off. Her husband was the Right Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. She was influenced by him every day and had few nice words to say: "Hey, this is Madam Chen of the Duke of Jin. Has your mistress irritated you recently? Otherwise, why are your eyes twitching? You have to be more careful, don't get crooked eyes and mouth at such a young age. If you are taken over by a prostitute, it will be a disgrace to all the noble ladies in the capital."