Nan Rong Jinghua's face suddenly turned frosty, and his gaze beneath the long silk robe fell on Helian Ci, who was sitting in a wheelchair, chilling him to the bone.
Helian Yi also looked at Helian Ci with some disapproval, but his gentle and refined face did not show any displeasure.
After all, well, it seems that the only way to convince the little princess to go to the Imperial Academy is to do so in a way that will win her over.
Helian Ci shrugged indifferently at the glances simultaneously cast upon him by Nan Rong Jinghua and Helian Yi.
On his sickly pale face, a sly smile flickered in his dark, deep eyes, which held a hint of cunning. His gaze towards Nan Rong Jinghua was particularly malevolent.
Pshaw, don't think he doesn't know what kind of hypocrite Nan Rong Jinghua is up to, trying to take advantage of this little coward. He's dreaming!
Don't you even know how old you are? You're a whole ten years older than that little coward, and you still have the nerve to do that?
"Yes, yes!"
The little girl suddenly realized something, and excitedly clapped her two little hands, her eyes shining brightly!
Now, Sisi was no longer upset. The little girl, so small, was filled with nothing but joy and excitement.
The little girl struggled to get down from Nan Rong Jinghua's arms. Nan Rong Jinghua had no choice but to hold her down, afraid that she would fall.
As soon as Helian Mousisi's short legs touched the ground, the little girl lifted her short legs and ran towards Helian Ci, who was sitting in a wheelchair.
"Smack~!"
Helian Mousi stood on tiptoe, her rosy face beaming, her eyes sparkling, revealing two sharp little tiger teeth, and looked at Helian Ci with a beaming smile.
"Second brother understands Sisi's heart best~ Oh my, handsome men, so many handsome men~!"
The little girl was so happy! Such a tiny little thing, her short hands clutching the hem of her light green tulle skirt.
Excitedly, she stood still and started spinning around, muttering "handsome man, handsome man" to herself, as if pink bubbles of happiness were bubbling up all around her.
Nan Rong Jinghua's face darkened, Helian Yi helplessly rubbed his forehead, while Helian Ci gave a wicked laugh.
The palace servants inside the palace: *cough cough cough pfft*, the little princess is so cute, hahaha.
**
Meanwhile, in the height of summer, cicadas chirped incessantly, the shadows of sycamore trees swayed gently, and the leaves rustled in the summer breeze.
Beneath the red-tiled, four-cornered pavilion, Helian Nie and Wenren Yu sat facing each other, with a chessboard made of golden nanmu wood placed on the jade table.
"Your Majesty, I heard that the young princess is going to the Imperial Academy?"
Wenren Yu picked up a white piece from the chess box. His handsome face, as if painted with ink, and his phoenix eyes, which were raised, stared at the chessboard. For a long while, he hesitated to place his piece.
Helian Nie's long, slender fingers held a black chess piece. His handsome face and narrow, almond-shaped eyes swept over Wenren Yu, and he spoke in a cold, menacing voice.
"You've heard quite a lot."
Wenren Yu's back stiffened beneath his long, dark blue robe, his hand trembled, and the white chess piece he had hesitated to place...
The stones landed haphazardly on the chessboard, and Wenren Yu watched helplessly, inwardly lamenting his misfortune, but it was too late for regrets.
"clatter."
With the black piece falling from Helian Nie's hand, the outcome of the game on the jade table was already decided, with no room for any reversal.
Wenren Yu felt utterly dejected in an instant. The 137th game of chess—he had lost again…
The Prime Minister's handsome face, usually so refined, was now ashen and pale.
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