"Furthermore, if the young master doesn't have the medicine and something really happens to him, how will you explain it?!"
Hearing Yun Duoduo's reprimand, the children suddenly burst into heart-wrenching howls, grabbing Yun Duoduo's clothes and begging her not to tell Prince Rui and His Majesty what had happened that day.
"Ninth Princess, I was wrong."
"Ninth Princess, you're disturbing me..."
"Ninth Princess, I... I'll never dare to do it again..."
Yun Duoduo knew that they weren't worried about their clansmen being implicated. These pampered young masters were simply worried about being beaten and suffering physical pain when they returned.
"Alright, remember what happened today. Never let this happen again."
Yun Duoduo looked at her crying, dirty-faced study companion on the ground, waved her hand, and signaled that they could leave.
After most of the people had left, Ah Xiang walked to the side of Prince Yun Shaoyuan and patted the dust off his clothes.
"Big head, what are you doing here all alone?"
Looking at the aggrieved Yun Shaoyuan, Yun Duoduo felt a pang of sadness and heartache.
Where is your brother?
"And where are your guards and attendants?" Yun Duoduo looked around but didn't see a single person from the Prince Rui's residence.
“They told me to come over, saying that if I dared to tell anyone, they would beat up my brother.”
Yun Shaoyuan gradually calmed down.
“I was afraid my younger brother would get beaten, so I went with them and didn’t let anyone else follow.”
"You're definitely protecting your brother."
"Big Head, if you encounter something like this again in the future, quickly send someone to Fu Shuang Palace to report it, understand?"
"We can't just let ourselves be bullied without saying a word."
Yun Shaoyuan nodded.
"Alright, you should go back now. The servants at Prince Rui's residence must be getting impatient."
After bowing to Yun Duoduo, Yun Shaoyuan quickly walked back.
Ah Xiang watched Yun Shaoyuan's retreating figure and couldn't help but sigh. She asked Yun Duoduo, "Princess, the Crown Prince is ill. Don't you think he should be taken care of? Why is everyone ostracizing him?"
Ah Xiang asked, somewhat puzzled.
"It's because the Crown Prince is the special one."
[The world of children isn't so simple; call them ignorant or lacking in kindness, whatever.]
Just because you're different from others, you might be disliked.
A sentence popped into Yun Duoduo's mind; she didn't know where she had seen it before.
The adult world is the same. It seems that no one has the tolerance to tolerate those who are different. In order to appear to fit in, they will bully those who do not seem to fit in.
Because they feel fortunate that they are not the ones being bullied or oppressed, they will join the perpetrators' side without hesitation, pat their chests, and breathe a sigh of relief, "Thank goodness I'm not the one being isolated!"
"They even imitated my nephew's behavior when he had an episode, it's outrageous!"
Yun Duoduo was so angry that she put her hands on her hips.
"It seems that before, they not only imitated the way the Crown Prince acted when he was ill, but they also hid the Crown Prince's calligraphy brush and hat."
"Try every possible way to tease him."
“Aunt Xiang, when the young master comes to the palace to study in the future, send someone from Fushuang Palace to keep an eye on him.”
Yun Duoduo was still worried that Yun Shaoyuan would be bullied. After all, children of this age don't understand any profound principles.
"Let's send Xiao Liuzi over to keep an eye on things."
"Yes, Your Highness, rest assured, I will make sure Xiao Liu keeps a close eye on the person."
...
Inside the Western Chu royal palace, the world had changed in just a few years.
The King of Western Chu was forced to abdicate by his son and now lives a secluded life in the Western Mountains of Western Chu.
Xi Jing, the former crown prince of Western Chu, has now become the king of Western Chu.
The officials and people of Western Chu were all saying how ruthless Xi Jing was, that he had even put his own father under house arrest.
However, Xi Jing did not care about these gossips, nor did he care what the people and his ministers thought of him. He was so eager to ascend the throne because he had a great goal to achieve in his lifetime.
His gaze was not focused on Western Chu, but rather on the entire Central Plains.
Inside the main hall of the Western Chu Palace, Xi Jing looked at the map on the table.
The Central Plains must be unified under my rule.
Standing before Xi Jing was a strangely dressed man, who was none other than the Grand Preceptor of Western Chu.
The Imperial Advisor's eyes were very unusual; the whites of his eyes were large, while the black pupils were small, giving him a somewhat eerie appearance.
In the eyes of Xi Jing's personal guards, this national advisor of Western Chu was nothing more than someone who knew some unorthodox things and used some pretentious and nonsensical tricks to fool people. However, several generations of emperors of Western Chu had a deep faith in this national advisor's family.
That old guy, always talking nonsense, never doing anything productive.
The Grand Preceptor of Western Chu held Buddhist prayer beads, chanting incantations and rolling his eyes. After a series of chants and incantations, he knelt before the King of Western Chu and solemnly said, "Nanyang has produced a princess in a hundred years. She has extraordinary talent and wisdom. Today, auspicious omens have descended upon us. I saw a phoenix totem in the sky. Therefore, I know that whoever obtains this woman will obtain the world."
Whoever possesses this woman will possess the world...
The guards beside Xi Jing frowned.
What does gaining the world have to do with a woman?
Could it be that the entire Central Plains were that woman's dowry?
[This is utter nonsense! Has this imperial advisor been reading too many storybooks?]
Is this really true?
Xi Jing narrowed his eyes slightly. Currently, each of the nine provinces in the world has its own ruler. If Western Chu, Southern Yang, and Northern Liang could be unified, wouldn't he be the supreme ruler of this world?!
“Indeed, Your Majesty, this is the divination I performed.”
The Imperial Advisor handed two divination tools to Xi Jing, who merely glanced at them.
He pondered for a moment, then murmured, "Nanyang has a princess every hundred years, isn't she the little thing I kidnapped before?"
He recalled how, many years ago, when he and his men had surrounded her in the woods, her silver needles and poison powder had caused him considerable suffering.
"I haven't seen her in years, I wonder how she is doing?"
[I imagine she must have never forgotten me since we parted ways.]
Xi Jing, who called himself the most handsome man in Western Chu, was so handsome that no one in Western Chu could resist being captivated by his good looks.
That little thing is incredibly cunning and clever; its eyes dart around, and it's always plotting something mischievous.
[If so, marrying that little thing and keeping her in the palace to raise and play with would probably bring quite a bit of fun.]
"Pass on my orders to gather all information about Princess Nanyang!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Xi Jing stroked his chin, a greedy glint in his eyes: "Interesting. It seems I have quite a connection with this little thing!"
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