Chapter 46 Toys

The Fifth Prince dropped his chessboard and ran back to Fuyang Palace without waiting to greet the Empress Dowager.

He opened a wooden box in his room and started searching.

"Chengshun, what are you looking for?" Concubine Shu heard from the palace maid that the Fifth Prince had returned, so she came to see him.

"Oh, look at you running around, sweating all over. Sit down and drink a bowl of sour plum soup to calm down." Concubine Shu squatted down and took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat. The

Fifth Prince was still searching, and he said perfunctorily, "My Lady, no need, I'm in a hurry to see my sister."

After that, he hurriedly put the things he found into his arms, turned around and ran out. Concubine

Shu stood up and shouted anxiously, "Aren't you going to the main hall to study in the afternoon?"

But the Fifth Prince had already run far away.

Concubine Shu stood at the door blankly, watching the Fifth Prince running away, and sighed.

Ever since Xia Zhengqi banished Concubine Jiang Gui to the cold palace and gave the Fifth Prince to her to raise, she has always been worried.

As everyone knows, the Fifth Prince is arrogant, willful, and not a good boy.

She was very worried that the Fifth Prince would not obey discipline after moving in and cause trouble in her Fuyang Palace.

But to her surprise, after the Fifth Prince moved in, he never cried or made any trouble, let alone made things difficult for her.

The only thing that gave her a headache was that the Fifth Prince often went to Shoukang Palace, and sometimes even skipped school and made a mess of his studies.

She wanted to dissuade him, but she couldn't bear it when she thought of the great blow that the Fifth Prince had just suffered from separation from his mother.

The Fifth Prince ran to Kunning Palace with sweat all over his forehead.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!" The Fifth Prince bowed to the Queen in a proper manner.

The Queen was stunned for a moment, and said in a gentle tone: "Stand up quickly. Come, Chengshun, sit down and drink a cup of cool tea to cool off the heat."

The Fifth Prince has always disliked her, and even more disliked coming to Kunning Palace. He would even avoid paying his respects to her as much as possible.

What happened today? He came here in such a hot afternoon.

"Your Majesty, I'm not thirsty. I miss my sister. Can I go see my sister?" The Fifth Prince looked at the Queen with an anxious look.

The Queen and Sang Qi and Yingxue beside her were all shocked.

On the day of Xia Miaoyuan's full-month banquet, the fifth prince deliberately kicked the Cuju at her.

After kicking her, not only did he not apologize, he also spoke ill of her.

Moreover, now that the arrogant Concubine Jiang Gui has been banished to the cold palace, and the once suppressed empress has made a gorgeous comeback, the fifth prince must be very resentful of the empress and the little princess.

"The little princess is still taking a nap. Chengshun should play by himself for a while." The queen immediately found an excuse.

[Who's coming? Who's coming? Let me see who's coming?]

Xia Miaoyuan was lying on the bed in the inner room at this moment, practicing turning over boredly.

She had just woken up from her nap, and the wet nurse fed her.

Xia Miaoyuan was very annoyed when she thought that she would spend another boring afternoon in Kunning Palace.

At this time, she was naturally happy to hear that there were guests in the palace.

[Is it the little fool of the fifth prince? ]

Xia Miaoyuan babbled.

The baby's voice was heard outside, and a trace of embarrassment flashed across the queen's face.

"Oh, it must be my sister who woke up! I'll go see my sister!" The fifth prince raised the corner of his mouth and walked inside while speaking.

The queen couldn't stop him, so she had to wink at Sang Qi and Yingxue, signaling them to keep a close eye on them, and the master and servant followed into the inner room.

"Sister Miaoyuan, do you still remember me? I'm your fifth brother!" The fifth prince sat on the bed and looked at Xia Miaoyuan.

[Haha, the little fool is really here! ]

[The little fool didn't go to school properly, and ran out to play? ]

Xia Miaoyuan glanced at the fifth prince with disdain.

"Well, I was careless last time..." The fifth prince gently took Xia Miaoyuan's chubby hand, and thought of what he said on the day of the full moon banquet, feeling a little ashamed.

[Eh... let go of your dirty hands! ]

Xia Miaoyuan looked at the fifth prince's dirty and sweaty hands, pouted in disgust, and pulled his little hand back with force.

The fifth prince rubbed his head embarrassedly, took out a ball from his arms, and held it in front of Xia Miaoyuan.

"Sister, have you played with this? This is my favorite clay ball when I was a child."

Xia Miaoyuan looked over curiously.

[What is this? ]

The ball in the fifth prince's hand was about the size of a palm, and it looked like it was made of pottery, with colorful patterns painted on the surface, and there were two small holes on the ball.

"I'll give this ball to you."

[It turns out that children in ancient times played with clay balls! 】

Xia Miaoyuan murmured.

"This is not an ordinary ball, it's a ceramic ball that can make sounds." The fifth prince was afraid that his sister would look down on this toy, so he quickly added.

"Look, just roll it..." The fifth prince said, putting the ball on the ground and pushing it gently. The ceramic ball rolled on the ground and made a rustling sound.

"It will make sounds, isn't it amazing?" The fifth prince glanced at Xia Miaoyuan proudly.

[Just like that...] Xia Miaoyuan's expression froze.

[What, why do I feel like this is a toy for dogs? 】

Xia Miaoyuan remembered that in his previous life, he had bought a toy called a screaming ball for his pet dog. It was made of plastic and had several holes on it for putting dog food in.

When the ball is rolled, it makes a sound and dog food falls out of it.

Every time she rolls the ball for the dog, the dog will chase the ball and pick up dog food.

[So, little friend, Fifth Prince, are you teasing me like a puppy?]

Xia Miaoyuan only glanced at the rolling pottery ball and turned her face away, looking completely uninterested.

The Fifth Prince was a little embarrassed and whispered, "You may not know how to play with the pottery ball yet. When you grow up, you will definitely like it very much."

He took out a small object from his pocket: "Sister, sister, take a look at this, you will definitely like it."

"This was made by a craftsman before."

Xia Miaoyuan looked up and saw that the fifth prince was holding a small pottery bird in his hand. There was a small hole on the back of the bird.

[What is this?]

"Look, just put it in your mouth..." The fifth prince put the bird's tail to his lips and blew gently. The pottery bird made a pleasant sound.

[It turned out to be a whistle!]

Xia Miaoyuan rolled her eyes and had no expression on her face.

"Sister, let me give it a try. You just need to blow hard..." The fifth prince said, and put the pottery bird whistle to Xia Miaoyuan's mouth.

[Ah... take it away quickly, it's so dirty! There's still your saliva on it, I don't want to blow it!]

Xia Miaoyuan burst into tears.

Instantly, the Fifth Prince's face turned red with embarrassment.

"Chengshun, my sister is still too young to play." The Queen tried to hold back her laughter and comforted him.

"I thank Chengshun on behalf of Miao'er. Chengshun has really grown up and become sensible. He even knows how to play with his sister."

"I'll keep the toys for her first . When Miao'er is older, I'll give them to her to play with, okay?" The Queen said in a gentle tone. The Fifth Prince blushed, uttered a word "yes" , turned around