When only Heyue and the Thirteenth Prince, who was wrapped in a quilt, remained in the room, the room became quiet for a moment.
Heyue tiptoed over, stared at the "unidentified object" in front of her for a while, then suddenly smiled enigmatically and quickly, accurately, and steadily poked the bulging blanket with a finger.
The blanket trembled slightly, but the person inside showed no sign of emerging and remained motionless.
Hey, is he really ignoring me?
Before Heyue could figure out what had happened, she asked Su Peisheng before entering the mansion. Su Peisheng claimed to know nothing about it, only that after the Fourth Prince brought the Thirteenth Prince to the mansion, the Thirteenth Prince had been staying in his room without eating, drinking, or seeing anyone. The Fourth Prince and his wife had tried to persuade him, but to no avail.
Having no other choice, the Fourth Prince sent him to find Heyue. Upon hearing that Heyue had gone to the Eighth Prince's residence, Su Peisheng went there without stopping, and happened to meet Heyue on her way back.
Looking at the "silkworm pupa" in front of her, Heyue was in no hurry to pull out the thirteenth prince. Suddenly, she was in a playful mood and pounced on it, poking and prodding it with both hands.
The "silkworm pupa" moved back and forth with He Yue's movements. He Yue continued to press it harder, and the person inside the pupa finally couldn't take it anymore. He threw off the blanket, jumped up, and glared at He Yue angrily: "What are you doing?!"
He Yue was startled by his voice and stopped. She blinked her round eyes, looking at his angry eyes and red eyes with surprise.
"I should be asking you that. What are you doing? What's wrong?!" Heyue asked curiously.
Heyue hadn't seen him cry in a long time, and seeing him like this for the first time really... left her at a loss for what to do.
The thirteenth prince was still angry because she had bullied him so badly earlier. He turned his head away and angrily said, "It's none of your business!"
"Hey! Your temper's getting worse!" He Yue laughed, then poked him in the chest with her finger without any politeness: "What you do is none of my business! Do you think I want to bother with you? If Fourth Master hadn't called me here, I wouldn't have come!"
After saying that, she turned and left.
Hmph! She has a temper too! That brat! I don't know where he got upset, acting like a wronged little wife. She's not going to put up with his bad temper!
The thirteenth prince was taken aback. Seeing her about to leave, he suddenly reached out and grabbed her arm: "You, you don't go!"
Her voice trailed off in embarrassment, but the grip on her arm was incredibly strong. Her bright red rabbit eyes evoked pity, and her dark, dim eyes lowered in disappointment when they met her cold gaze again.
Seeing his appearance, how could Heyue possibly harden her heart?
She sighed softly and said gently, "I'm not leaving, so please stop looking like that, okay?"
She admitted that looking at that handsome face for too long brought a heartbreaking sense of loss, and even the most indifferent heart would feel a pang of pity.
"Then what kind of me do you want me to be?" The Thirteenth Prince blinked his puzzled eyes, seemingly very curious, yet also with a hint of hope.
He Yue's lips twitched. How would she know? But as long as he didn't act like a wronged, submissive figure, she was happy.
But what was she supposed to say?!
With a quick glance, he had his answer: "You're not a three-year-old anymore, how can you cry all the time? That's not like a man at all!"
The thirteenth prince had just heard the fourth prince say the previous sentence, but at the time he was too willful to listen to it and was used to throwing tantrums and complaining in front of the fourth prince.
Upon hearing He Yue mention those words again, the Thirteenth Prince lowered his eyes, his face pale and lifeless, and his voice barely audible: "So you don't like this?"
"What?" Heyue didn't hear clearly at first.
The Thirteenth Prince raised his eyes to look directly at him, his lips tightly pursed. His eyes flashed, and he suddenly asked, "You mean, you like someone like the Tenth Prince?"
Huh? He Yue was stunned for a moment.
What is he talking about? Why would he suddenly ask this?
She burst out laughing as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world: "Are you kidding me? How could I possibly like someone like Tenth Master?!"
"Tenth Brother is the best in martial arts among the princes besides the eldest brother and the crown prince. He is the Baturu of our Great Qing."
Seeing the Thirteenth Prince's lowered eyelashes and forlorn expression, He Yue thought he was sad because he was not as good as the Tenth Prince, and found it somewhat amusing.
She reached out and patted his shoulder, loudly comforting him: "Only those with both courage and wisdom can be considered true warriors of the Qing Dynasty. Although the Tenth Prince is skilled in martial arts, he is too straightforward and not very clever. You will surpass him one day."
No sooner had she finished speaking than Heyue was suddenly embraced by the Thirteenth Prince, who pounced on her and rolled over, pinning her to the thick bedding. The Thirteenth Prince held her tightly beneath him, his head even nuzzling against her chest as he whispered, "Don't worry, one day I will become a true Baturu and will no longer disappoint you and Mother."
He Yue's mind went blank. She hadn't recovered from the sudden turn of events when she felt the boy's head rubbing against her flat chest, and her anger flared up instantly.
With one hand on the back of the thirteenth prince's neck, she tried to throw this lecherous man away.
Upon hearing those words, he suddenly stopped moving, blinked, and looked confused.
When did I become comparable to his mother?
He said it was his mother, so why add "himself"?!
What does it matter if I'm disappointed in him?
Moreover, upon hearing this, He Yue inexplicably felt that she had become someone of the same generation as Zhang Jia Shi.
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