In the blink of an eye, Yin Qianhua's birthday is approaching. Xiao Yao completed the painting amidst her sister's strong request to send gifts together. Half a year has passed since she last painted a portrait for the old birthday boy of the Tang family. Xiao Yao's painting skills have improved greatly. The portraits she painted now have more charm and appear more vivid.
Xiao Yao also thoughtfully drew a picture for Yun Ruonan. She quietly went to the kitchen and found milk. She decided to make a cake for the princess and ask the princess what flavor the princess liked.
Xiao Yao searched for a long time before she found Xiao Yuan and Yun Ruonan who were preparing to fish in the pavilion beside the pond. Seeing the two people with sunburned faces, Xiao Yao looked around and asked the maids to help her break off some soft branches and flowers, and then she skillfully weaved them. A group of maids gathered around curiously. Some of them also knew how to weave small baskets with willow branches, but no one understood what Miss Xiao was doing.
In about an incense stick of time, Xiao Yao used branches to weave three topless straw hats. For the sake of beauty, she also decorated them with flowers. Xiao Yao put one on herself first, then turned around and asked the people around her with a playful smile: "Do they look good?"
"Beautiful." The maids all rushed to agree. The hat was beautiful, and the person was even more beautiful. Xiao Yao's face was now rosy and tender, and she had gradually revealed the appearance of a little girl. She had grown taller, her complexion had changed, but her appearance was becoming more and more outstanding. Some servants in the other courtyards even discussed privately that only a look like that of Miss Xiao was worthy of their own prince.
Xiao Yao picked up the other two and walked towards the pond.
"Wow, sister, what are you wearing? Where did you get it? I want it too, so I don't have to worry about the sun." Xiao Yuan threw away his fishing rod and ran over.
"This is for you, and this one is for you, Princess." Xiao Yao distributed them. Xiao Yuan was fatter than the other two, so the straw hat was a little bigger.
After they were all dressed, Xiao Yao asked, "Are you going fishing?"
"My cousin Princess said that the prince and his uncle will be back for dinner today, so we wanted to catch some fish to add to the dishes." Xiao Yuan explained.
Xiao Yao looked in the direction the two people were just going, and was almost amused by their equipment. This half steamed bun was hanging on the fishhook. Are you trying to catch carp or shark?
When a few people were discussing how to fish, they heard a mellow voice coming from above their heads: "Where are you little flower fairies from? What do you want to do in the mortal world?"
"Father, you're back." Yun Ruonan asked with a smile.
When they were in the palace, his daughter had never greeted him so proactively, let alone greeted him with a smile. King Jing was extremely happy. He thought that this was all thanks to the two little girls from the Xiao family, and he must thank them well.
Prince Jing, who was busy outside all day long, worked overtime for several days and finally returned to the villa the day before his wife's birthday. The punishment of the Han family had been announced: Han Yaowu was beheaded, the two dukes retained their titles, and all other benefits were waived. Except for the ancestral property and part of the land, the rest of the assets were confiscated.
The Ministry of Revenue and the Imperial Guards were responsible for supervising and confiscating the Han family's property, while King Jing was secretly directing everything. More than ten days had passed, and the matter was not over yet, which showed how much ill-gotten gains the Han family had amassed over the years.
The emperor was furious in the court and ordered a thorough investigation of the source of the Han family's wealth. All of a sudden, all the officials who had been related to the Han family were in danger. They all understood that this was the emperor's attempt to take the opportunity to eliminate the Han family's followers. In Kyoto, the court was in turmoil. The emperor and King Jing were even busier, so that King Jing had no time to take care of his wife and daughter.
If he could still endure it a few days ago, seeing that his wife's birthday was approaching, Prince Jing informed the emperor and, regardless of whether the emperor agreed or not, asked for two days off and ran back to the villa.
Yun Yichen has been with King Jing most of the time these days. King Jing wants his son to get more experience and become a real man as soon as possible. Where can a man be best trained? One is the battlefield, and the other is to find a way to temper his will or find someone who can temper his will. His son has achieved initial results under General Xiao's training, but it is not enough. King Jing wants him to witness the various aspects of the world and see the warmth and coldness of human nature. Although this is a bit cruel, it can help people grow up as soon as possible.
"Uncle Prince, we want to go fishing." Xiao Yuan replied with his head tilted.
"How about we have a competition? I will compete against the three of you. If you win, each of you can make a request." King Jing also wanted to relax. He had never experienced what it felt like to coax three girls to play!
"What if we lose?" Xiao Yuan searched himself and then looked at his two sisters and found that they had almost no strengths except for some things used by little girls.
"It doesn't matter if you lose. Your uncle won't want anything." This child is too honest. She actually wants to find something worth gambling on. She just picks up something at random. Not only is it an ordinary item, it is also very valuable. What could a little girl of a few years old have?
Perhaps it was her honesty and the other little girl's thoughtfulness that slowly influenced her daughter, making her the energetic and spirited girl she is today!
"Let's get started!" Xiao Yuan confidently found a place to sit down and fiddled with the fishing rod in front of her. Those who didn't know the inside story might think she knew how to fish! In fact, it was the first time for the three girls to touch a fishing rod today.
Looking at King Jing's skillful movements, Xiao Yao had already decided in her heart that her side would definitely lose.
As Xiao Yao expected, after sitting for half a day and King Jing had caught two fish, the three little girls still got nothing.
"Uncle guard, can you do us a favor?" Xiao Yao noticed that King Jing also used pasta as bait, but she clearly remembered that in her previous life, someone used earthworms as bait to fish. Today, Xiao Yao wanted to give it a try to see if her alternative fishing method was effective in this era.
The guard looked at King Jing. He could clearly tell who his master was.
"Go." King Jing was very curious about what idea this clever little girl had come up with.
Xiao Yao led the way. She planned to find a damp place by the pond and ask the guard to help her dig earthworms.
"Sister, I want to go too." After the initial enthusiasm wore off, Xiao Yuan became a little restless. If she caught a fish, she might be able to hold her ground, but after half a day she didn't even catch a single aquatic plant. With her temper, how could she sit still?
"Sister is going to dig worms, aren't you afraid?" Xiao Yao wanted to warn the two girls in advance so that they wouldn't be scared by the earthworms she found.
"Bugs...bugs. I won't go then." Yun Ruonan sat back obediently. She didn't understand why Xiao Yao, who looked so fragile, dared to look at such a scary thing.
"Can I...can I stand behind you and watch?" Xiao Yuan was also a little scared, but she would not be so scared if her sister was in front of her.
"Okay, then just follow me, Uncle Guard, and start digging from here, slowly and gently."
When Yun Yichen, Yun Yifan and Mu Fengwu arrived, they saw this scene: King Jing was sitting there fishing leisurely, Yun Ruonan had a fishing rod in front of him, but his eyes were looking in the direction of the Xiao sisters.
A man who looked like a guard was digging something by the pond. Xiao Yao pointed and talked. Xiao Yuan poked his head out from behind her, looking as if he wanted to see but didn't dare to.
"What bad idea is Junior Sister thinking of again?" Mu Fengwu rubbed his chin with one hand and predicted in a wise man's style.
"If Junior Sister hears this, aren't you afraid that she will retaliate against you?" Yun Yifan felt that Mu Fengwu was just asking for trouble and might suffer in the near future. Yun Yifan quietly moved his position and distanced himself from this talkative guy.
The three of them unanimously chose to go and see the excitement around Xiao Yao, because based on experience, wherever Xiao Yao is, there will be stories happening, and who doesn't want to see the excitement!
"Found it, this is it, let me take it." Xiao Yao wanted to move forward, but Xiao Yuan grabbed her sleeve and refused to let go no matter what. That thing was so scary, wet and ugly. Xiao Yuan felt goose bumps all over her body.
"Do you want to win or lose? Can you please stand aside first? Otherwise, why don't you go find the princess?" Seeing that her sleeve was about to be lost, Xiao Yao tried to comfort Xiao Yuan, and at the same time slowly pulled her sleeve out of her hand.
"I want to be with my sister." Xiao Yuan refused to leave no matter what. He even escalated his tug at Xiao Yao's sleeves to a hug around her waist, making it even harder for her to move.
"It seems like a bug is crawling over here." Unable to struggle free, Xiao Yao had to use her ultimate move.
"Ah, where is it? Where is it?" Xiao Yuan hid far away at an unprecedented speed, and did not forget to shake the hem of her skirt and look at the upper of her shoes. Fortunately, fortunately, the insect did not follow her.
"Junior sister, have you been practicing martial arts recently? Your speed is almost catching up with that of senior brother. It's not a good habit to scare your younger sister, right, little junior sister?" Mu Fengwu took the opportunity to move closer. He really wanted to know what shocking thing Xiao Yao had done again.
"You are my junior sister!" Xiao Yuan turned his fear into anger towards Mu Fengwu. No wonder he was in such a bad mood. It turned out that this guy was here again. If you ask who Xiao Yuan hates the most, it must be Mu Fengwu.
Xiao Yao picked up an earthworm with two thin wooden sticks and took a close look at it. Probably because no one had ever disturbed them, these guys were very fat and big.
"I should be able to catch fish this time." Xiao Yao muttered to herself.
Everyone around her was stunned by her actions. Is she still a girl? It's ok that she's not afraid of bugs, but she actually dared to pick it up. Too... too... scary!!!
"You..." Mu Fengwu asked himself, if he was asked to take such a disgusting thing, he would definitely refuse, but the junior sister was not afraid of that thing. Fortunately, he had never offended her before, otherwise she would have scared him to death just by throwing a bug.
Yun Yifan and Yun Yichen usually met well-behaved and gentle young ladies from official families. This was the first time they had seen someone as unique as Xiao Yao.
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