Yun Duoduo noticed the change in Sun Huohuo's expression. She followed Sun Huohuo's gaze, but did not see anyone special in the school.
What exactly is causing Sun Huohuo to be so enthusiastic, as if he's taken Red Bull or some kind of performance-enhancing drug?
Sun Huohuo quickly walked to his seat, took out his books and calligraphy practice book from the book box, arranged his books, and then placed the books on Yun Duoduo and Jin Zhuangzhuang's desks as well.
"Duo'er, sit down!" Sun Huohuo pulled out a stool and let Yun Duoduo sit down.
[Wow, how come he's being so gentlemanly?]
Yun Duoduo looked at Sun Huohuo with suspicion, and after confirming that there was nothing wrong with the stool, she sat down.
"Sit down, Duo'er, the stool is clean." Sun Huohuo wiped the stool with her sleeve.
"There is no dust."
[Erhuo is finally starting to act like a proper older brother.]
During the time she spent with Sun Huohuo, she always felt like he was her older sister, even though he was three years older than her, while her soul was more than twenty years older than his.
Jin Zhuangzhuang was very independent. Before Yun Duoduo could help her, she had already taken Yun Duoduo's hand, stepped on the stool legs, and climbed onto the stool by herself. After finding a comfortable position, Jin Zhuangzhuang closed her eyes.
Wow, Zhuangzhuang really knows how to enjoy life; he really knows how to find his place and his rhythm.
She was a little envious of Jin Zhuangzhuang's current relaxed state.
Seeing that it was still early and that Grand Tutor Wang had not yet arrived, Yun Duoduo opened her calligraphy practice book and looked at the characters that her eldest brother had taught her to write last time.
This calligraphy is really hard to master.
"Guan Guan, what do you like to eat?" Sun Huohuo asked Guan Guan, leaning on the table.
"There's nothing I particularly like." Guan Guan's voice was very gentle, and her face didn't show much expression.
"How could that be?" Sun Huohuo asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Like me, I don't like to eat celery, and Duo'er doesn't like to eat radish. Zhuangzhuang, well, Zhuangzhuang doesn't really dislike anything."
"Father likes to eat meat and drink alcohol."
"Everyone has preferences."
"What do you like? I can have the imperial kitchen make it for you!" Sun Huohuo looked at Guan Guan with a smile.
[Wow, they really treat this place like their own home.]
Yun Duoduo quietly shifted her body, pricking up her ears to listen to their conversation.
"You're not a prince, are you?" Guan Guan looked at Sun Huohuo, a rare look of doubt on his face.
Why could he get the imperial kitchen staff to cook for him?
Why does he talk so much?
"No, I am the Minister of War, Sun Ren's son."
"However, I've lived in the palace for a long time, and I know everyone here!"
Guan Guan remained silent, seemingly not understanding Sun Huohuo's words.
"Do you have any toys? Don't you have any toys? I'll give you mine to play with," Sun Huohuo said, taking a straw-woven praying mantis out of the book box and placing it on the table.
"Look how cute it is!"
"I made this up, do you think it looks real..." Before Sun Huohuo could finish speaking, Guan Guan's expression had already changed.
"Ah!" Guan Guan was so frightened that her face turned pale. She screamed, jumped off the stool, and ran outside.
Yun Duoduo turned around and saw the praying mantis on the table. She was also stunned for a moment. [Erhuo, when did you learn to weave a praying mantis out of grass?]
[You're quite skillful, but this kind of thing might frighten a little girl.]
Oops, I used the wrong method to flirt with her.
Yun Duoduo sighed, and felt relieved to see several members of the Guan family comforting Guan Guan outside.
Although Erhuo has some social skills, when it comes to flirting, he's still a bit lacking!
"Duo'er, Guanguan, what's wrong?" Sun Huohuo was at a loss when she saw Guan Guan's reaction.
"Guan Guan doesn't like you, you praying mantis. Next time, you can make a flower or a little rabbit for her, and she won't be angry."
"Huh? Oh."
Sun Huohuo nodded thoughtfully.
...
After finishing Wang Taifu's theory class, Yun Duoduo breathed a long sigh of relief. Just as she was about to go to the imperial kitchen to find something to eat, she was suddenly picked up.
"Who? Who wants to harm this princess?!" Yun Duoduo frowned and shouted shrilly.
Her little arms and legs were flailing wildly.
"Princess, please don't be offended. I was only following the Empress Dowager's orders to send the little princess to Qin Guang Palace to learn the zither," the nanny said, enduring the pain in her body.
[Ninth Princess, how can you be so strong? No wonder the food in the palace is so good!]
[Learn, learn what?]
Yun Duoduo stared wide-eyed at the old woman holding her, her eyes filled with disbelief. She felt that the old woman had a malicious smile on her face.
[You, you're not a child trafficker, are you?!]
"Aunt Xiang! Er Huo!" Yun Duoduo cried out anxiously.
"Help me!"
"I'm going to be sold!" Yun Duoduo felt extremely insecure, as her feet were not touching the ground.
"Ninth Princess, this old servant is a proper nanny who has been in the palace for over thirty years. I am not a human trafficker!" The nanny panicked when she heard Yun Duoduo say that she was a human trafficker.
Angry the little princess could mean death!
Yun Duoduo didn't believe her. This old woman looked unfamiliar; she wasn't one of the old nannies from Fu Shuang Palace. "Whether you're upright or not, I don't know, but I'm genuinely scared!"
Ah Xiang was holding Jin Zhuangzhuang in her arms and holding Sun Huohuo's hand, so she walked a little slower.
"Don't be afraid, little princess. This nanny is the Empress Dowager. She's from Shouchang Palace. We'll just follow her." Ah Xiang walked very fast and was panting as she spoke.
“Jin San Niang has been waiting for the little princess in Qin Guang Palace for quite some time. However, Jin San Niang is not feeling well and can only stay for an hour before she has to go back to rest. That’s why she wants the Ninth Princess to hurry up.”
Yun Duoduo was being carried by the nanny, who was walking very fast. She could only feel herself bouncing up and down in her arms.
"Oh dear, we're here, we're here." The old woman suddenly stopped and gently put Yun Duoduo down at the entrance of Qin Guang Palace.
"You've arrived, please have a seat." Jin San Niang was a famous qin player in the capital. Because of her poor health, she was exempted from formalities such as bowing.
Yun Duoduo sat down on the stool and looked at the zither in front of her, which was longer than her body. She couldn't help but feel a chill.
Jin San Niang's slender, beautiful fingers gently plucked the strings of her seven-stringed zither, producing a melodious and captivating sound that tugged at the heartstrings of the listeners.
Yun Duoduo placed her hand on the zither and gently plucked the string, but her fingers immediately began to burn with pain.
This seven-stringed lute is really difficult to play.
Yun Duoduo frowned as she looked at the zither. If she were to master this instrument, wouldn't her hands be covered in a layer of skin from all the practice?
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