At dinner time, the imperial kitchen delivered the food.
Fan Zuan checked it over and found that Zhao Yunwan hadn't tampered with it this time, perhaps because she really didn't have much opium left!
I can eat with peace of mind. The legendary imperial chef, I'm finally getting to eat here! The ingredients from ancient times were so fresh, and there were no pesticides.
Looking at Fan Zu'an dressed as "Little Horse," Luo Bingqian realized that this man had no sense of hierarchy, only right and wrong, and that patients came first.
What a strange person, but he lives a really carefree life.
After dinner, "Little Horse" was resting on the tatami mat when a commotion broke out outside the room.
Only then did "Little Horse" remember its identity. It quickly got up and went to check.
Xiao Yuyan, accompanied by two maids—or rather, palace maids—was calling from the doorway, "Xiao Sheng, come out here."
"Little Horse" looked around, and no one thought it was strange.
This address is incorrect. If you don't call him "brother" or "Crown Prince Brother," you should at least call him "Your Highness the Crown Prince." Why are you addressing him by his full name?
This girl is not to be trifled with. Her lack of manners is their family's problem; Fan Zuan doesn't want to be a know-it-all and won't say anything wrong about Xiao Yuyan.
"Your Highness, His Highness the Crown Prince just said he was going out for a while and didn't want me to go with him, so I don't know where His Highness went."
"What about Luo Bingqian?" Xiao Yuyan's tone was particularly sharp, with a hint of hostility.
"Luo Ban Du must be serving His Highness the Crown Prince; there's no need to guess."
"Today I noticed that the Crown Prince had no maids serving him; eunuchs are never as efficient as women. So, I, the princess, gave him two maids I could use. Since he's not here, I'll keep them. Tell him later that if he doesn't keep them, then kill them!"
Upon hearing this, the two palace maids knelt down on the ground, trembling all over.
"Little Ma" glanced at the two palace maids on the ground. His Jishetang was short of cleaning maids, so he decided to keep them!
This little girl treats human life like dirt!
If her brother gains power and influence in the future, things will likely become even more unpredictable.
Tsk tsk tsk, someone like that, we'd better drag her down.
"This servant thanks the princess for her kindness on behalf of His Highness the Crown Prince. This servant will go and arrange things for the two young ladies immediately. Would the princess like to tour the Eastern Palace? This servant will show you the way!"
Xiao Yuyan was about to turn around and leave, but then she seemed to remember something and touched the grass doll in her pocket.
"Then show me around. I haven't been here since my brother the Crown Prince moved to the East Palace."
"Alright, Your Highness, this way please." "Little Horse" led the way to the pool that Xiao Sheng had the imperial guards dig last time.
He even specifically told Xiao Yuyan that this was a pond dug by the Imperial Guards at the Crown Prince's behest, for raising goldfish.
Xiao Yuyan felt a surge of contempt; as expected, she was hopeless.
As they walked, they arrived at the courtyard where the servants lived. Through the fence, "Little Horse" suddenly raised his voice: "Your Highness, this is the courtyard where the Imperial Guards live."
Upon hearing the word "princess," the four imperial guards who were training in the courtyard rushed out as fast as they could.
He knelt down in front of Xiao Yuyan.
"Your Highness, we pay our respects. May Your Highness be well," the four said in unison, then kowtowed obsequiously.
Xiao Yuyan looked around, and seeing that there was no way to get around it, she could only impatiently say, "Rise."
The four stood up, and because Xiao Yuyan was still a child, they mustered up their courage to look directly at her.
"How dare you! Who gave you the right to look this princess in the eye?"
"Little Horse" watched the show from the sidelines.
This royal majesty is not to be challenged. He, a modern man, finally understood that even when facing a mere infant, you have to bow down and submit to him.
However, Xiao Sheng never seemed to put on airs like a prince in the Li family.
The difference in skill is immediately apparent!
Xiao Yuyan was furious and was about to walk past the four people to go somewhere else when a palace maid came to report that the Second Prince had been crying in Kunning Palace all afternoon.
Xiao Yuyan clutched the straw figure in her sleeve, thinking that her brother was more important, and she would put the straw figure away another day.
Then she whispered to an older woman standing next to her.
The old woman received the order and had four imperial guards taken away.
When Xiao Sheng returned, he was very happy to learn that Fan Zu'an had eliminated the four imperial guards for him that day.
It seems that ever since he heard Li Xingran's inner thoughts that day and came back to have that dream, everything has changed from what Li Xingran said. He shouldn't be cannon fodder prince anymore, right?
To be honest, I kind of miss that little cutie.
Xiao Yuyan brought the four imperial guards back to Kunning Palace. Zhao Yunwan didn't stop her when she found out, since the four were useless anyway; they had been stationed in the East Palace for so long and hadn't sent back a single message.
The four guards thought they had caught the princess's eye and could become her bodyguards.
Little did they know that what awaited them was a mountain of knives and a sea of fire. If there were a way to undo their mistakes, they would probably be willing to return to the Eastern Palace.
Zhao Yunwan ordered the four imperial guards to be tied up, intending to deal with them after she had comforted her brother.
Fan Zuan spent the whole day with Xiao Ma, and Xiao Ma talked to him about Xiao Sheng all day.
Through Xiao Ma'er's words, Fan Zu'an finally learned what kind of life Xiao Sheng had been living these past few years.
Zhao Yunwan granted his every request, but she never taught him anything.
Instead, he instructed the palace maids and eunuchs to take Xiao Sheng out to play whatever was exciting.
They didn't teach him to distinguish right from wrong either. You could say that Xiao Sheng used to be a spoiled brat.
Everyone told Xiao Sheng that he would become emperor in the future, and the whole world would belong to him, so he didn't need to learn any skills. He could have the prime minister review his memorials, or marry a powerful empress.
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