The group's favorite little Fubao has become the most arrogant kid in the whole imperial city

Chapter 19 Xihe wants to see the second brother!
Zhao Jinyuan loved riding and shooting, and he asked Emperor Jingyuan to go to the West Camp outside the capital for training early on. After two months, he finally returned.

"Then come quickly, brother! Xihe wants to see the second prince." Xihe suddenly became restless, moving around in the eldest prince's arms, looking around constantly, searching for the second prince.

Xihe called the second prince "royal brother" and called him "brother". Zhao Chengning felt as sweet as if he had been soaked in a honey pot.

He likes this difference.

"Slow down, I'll take you in." The eldest prince reached out and patted his sister's little butt, asking her to be quiet for a while.

The steps that were about to go in suddenly stopped.

"Ninth Prince?"

The eldest prince was so focused on his sister that he didn't even notice the ninth prince behind her. But didn't this man always pay attention to others? Why did he suddenly come with Xihe?

"Big brother, this is my little brother. He came with me. You can't bully him."

"Brother Xiao?" The eldest prince looked surprised, as if he couldn't believe what he heard.

How can his sister call someone else brother, let alone Brother Xiao?

The eldest prince, who had been so proud just now, suddenly became jealous.

Seeing that the heartless little girl finally remembered him, Xiao Mingxuan's expression became less ugly. He raised his hand and said calmly, "Meet the eldest prince."

Zhao Chengning nodded slightly as a greeting.

He turned to look at his stupid little girl and said unhappily, "You little girl, huh? Why did my brother bully the Ninth Prince?"

Xiao Mingxuan was a hostage, so it was inevitable that he would be bullied in the National Academy. Zhao Chengning disdained to do such a thing, but he did not intervene. The National Academy was a small court with complicated relationships, and Xiao Mingxuan was not yet to the point where the eldest prince would protect her regardless of his own interests.

"He who doesn't bully others is a good person. Brother is the best. Xihe likes brother the most." The little girl's eyes suddenly lit up. She hugged the eldest prince and kissed him as a reward.

The eldest prince suddenly became proud, and all principles were thrown out of the window. He thought it was just a hostage, and as long as he showed some interest in him, openly or covertly, that group of people would have some reservations.

The eldest prince held his sister in his arms and walked in under the envious gazes of the crowd.

Xiao Mingxuan raised his eyebrows, chuckled, and followed.

Does this count as a gigolo?

Today was the archery test. When Xihe came in, she saw an arrow whizzing past her eyes. Before cheers could be heard, another arrow followed, flying past and breaking the original arrow at the tail end, and came in like a gust of wind, hitting the bull's eye.

"Good!" Zhao Chengning shouted, and the scene suddenly became lively.

The archer was dressed in black, tall and thin, and hidden in the shadow of the treetops, making it difficult to see his expression.

"Jin Yuan, your archery skills are getting better and better."

Zhao Jinyuan heard the voice and looked over. His stern face showed a faint smile when he saw the two people coming together, "Brother."

Because Concubine Xian and Concubine Chen are on good terms, the Second Prince and the First Prince have a very close relationship, and are not called Imperial Brother like other brothers.

Zhao Jinyuan handed the bow to the attendant, dusted himself off, and stepped forward. When he touched Xihe in the eldest prince's arms, his eyes narrowed slightly and his lips moved, "Brother, who is she?"

Zhao Jinyuan went to the camp outside Beijing for training and was gone for two months. He only learned from a letter that Zhao Chengning had a new sister, but he had never seen her in person, so it was no wonder that he didn't recognize her.

"This is Xihe, isn't she cute?" Zhao Chengning was very proud today and introduced his sister wherever he went.

Xihe quietly looked at the person in front of him, and it was visibly that the person breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hello, Second Brother. I'm Xihe, hehe." Xihe struggled to run out of the eldest prince's arms, "Second Brother, hug me~"

The little girl opened her arms and stared at Zhao Jinyuan with her bright eyes.

Zhao Jinyuan pursed his lips, feeling a little helpless. Apart from his mother, he had never come into contact with a girl, let alone how to hold a child. He seemed extremely flustered. Finally, Zhao Chengning couldn't stand it anymore, so he pulled the girl over and stuffed her in.

"Why are you so nervous? Relax your hands and don't strangle Xihe."

Zhao Jinyuan was like a human puppet, following the other party's manipulation of his arms.

In order to prevent the Second Prince from getting too nervous, Xihe hugged his neck and said, "Second brother, it's okay. Xihe won't fall."

The second prince felt the soft presence under his hand, and his heart, which had been hardened by training, felt a momentary numbness.

This is his sister.

His heart softened immediately, and he patted Xihe's back unskillfully with one hand, and said softly, "Okay."

The assessment of the National Academy was a one-person, one-match test. Zhao Jinyuan had already finished it, so he left the field to others and took Xihe to play in the backyard of the National Academy.

The little girl waved reluctantly to the eldest prince and Xiao Mingxuan, then followed the second prince without looking back.

There is a horse racing track near the martial arts arena, where students rest after taking the exam.

Xihe sat in the second prince's arms, but her eyes kept looking into the venue.

But it was too far away and she couldn't see clearly. So she begged the Second Prince to take her in to have a look. Zhao Jinyuan couldn't stand Xihe's coquetry and agreed.

The little girl was amazed at everything she saw. Even though they were all the same horses, she stared at them intently.

"Second brother, can you ride a horse?"

Meeting the little girl's sparkling eyes, the second prince nodded without thinking, "Yes, what's wrong?"

The little girl held his hand and begged, "Could you take Xihe for a ride next time, second brother?"

Xihe was attracted by the excitement and thrill of riding a horse, and was eager to try it.

The second prince was silent for a while, choosing his words carefully, "You are still young, it is not appropriate."

"It's okay, it's okay." Xihe shook her head and said, "I can just sit in front of my second brother. With my second brother here, Xihe will be fine, right?"

The second prince pursed his lips and said nothing more to refuse.

He could see that his sister was very stubborn and would do anything to get what she wanted. Well, if you want to try, just give it a try. You never know, you might get scared after trying once.

Children's interests come and go quickly.

As the brother and sister were talking, a horse suddenly lost control and rushed towards the stands.

"Ah! Get out of the way!"

Zhao Jinyuan reacted quickly, picked up his sister and leaped to the side.

The next second, the stands were destroyed and the people on the horses were rolling on the ground.

"Are you hurt anywhere? Arms, legs, where does it hurt?"

Although Zhao Jinyuan reacted quickly, the child was fragile and could be hurt if he was not careful.

Xihe was still in shock, and she pursed her lower lip tightly, with her eyes still a little vague.

When Zhao Jinyuan saw this, his heart tightened. Was the little girl going to cry?

The second prince had witnessed the earth-shaking cry of the fourth princess Zhao Siyuan, which was even more devastating and headache-inducing than the sound of cannons.

But the little girl had just been frightened, so it was normal for her to cry.

The second prince was lost in thought when he suddenly felt his sleeve being pulled. "Brother, what are you thinking about?"

Zhao Jinyuan was suddenly pulled out of his memories and saw the little girl tilting her head and looking at him, without a trace of tears on her face.

The second prince was silent for a moment and asked, "You're not crying?" "Ah?" Xihe was a little confused about the person in front of him, "Do you like to see people cry?"

What kind of quirk is this?

The second prince seemed to have thought of something, trembled slightly, and quickly shook his head.

The little girl smiled happily, "Xihe is the strongest little princess of Tianshuo, how could she be frightened by such a small thing? Brother Huang, am I right?"

Xihe put her hands on her hips, raised her chin slightly, her eyes were full of warm smiles, and her face was full of pride.

Bathed in the gaze, hot but not hurtful.

As soon as the second prince raised his hand, Xihe offered her little head to him. The moment their eyes met, a smile slowly formed at the corner of Zhao Jinyuan's lips.

Xihe followed Yunhui to change clothes, while Zhao Jinyuan went to interrogate the man.

Why did the horse suddenly get frightened for no reason? And it happened to be the day when Xihe came.

This coincidence is somewhat artificial.

But the man was really stubborn. After a long interrogation, he insisted that his death was an accident.

Zhao Jinyuan played with the jade pendant on his waist, wondering whether he should be tortured. After all, the army had many ways to make people confess.

"Royal brother, what's the matter?" Xihe changed his clothes and came out.

The man kneeling in the audience's eyes suddenly changed his expression when he saw Xihe coming out. He looked a little panicky and fluttered his clothes with his hands, as if he was trying to cover something.

Zhao Jinyuan naturally saw what Xihe could see. He winked at his men, and soon several of them controlled the man and handed over the things he had hidden.

"Your Highness."

Zhao Jinyuan's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at the jade token in his hand. His sharp eyes swept downwards, revealing murderous intent.

It’s nothing, it’s just because these things belong to the Xu family.

The Xu family of Concubine Chen.

Xihe also came over and saw a word "Xu" engraved in the center of the jade order.

"Xihe, don't worry about it. My brother will handle it."

The second prince raised his hand and had someone deal with it.

The people in the audience saw that the Second Prince was going to kill and silence the witnesses, so they struggled to break free from the guards, and quickly crawled in front of Xihe, shouting, "Little Princess, save me, the Second Prince is going to help the Xu family kill me and silence me."

His shouting immediately attracted the attention of others, and was heard by Xu Chengyuan who had rushed over.

Xu Chengyuan came up and kicked him, scolding, "Bullshit! What nonsense are you talking about? When has my Xu family ever done that? Stop slandering me here."

The man was kicked, his eyes full of resentment, pointing at the jade order in the second prince's hand and saying: "It is obvious that the Xu family is worried that the princess will overshadow the eldest prince, so they sent me to assassinate Princess Zhaoyuan. You are destroying the bridge after crossing the river!"

More and more people gathered around, whispering and saying all kinds of things, but Xu Chengyuan couldn't shut them up. If he did so, he would be considered guilty, and the dirty water thrown on the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion would never be washed away.

Xu Chengyuan gritted his teeth and wanted to eat the man alive, but he had to endure it. He felt very aggrieved.

Zhao Jinyuan glanced at the man and sneered in his heart. He didn't say anything, but his mind was as clear as a mirror.

The emperor brought my eldest brother with him to teach him, and he had the vague intention of making him the crown prince, which made some people feel uneasy.

This group of people really tried every possible means to squeeze out the Xu family, and after a lot of twists and turns, they even set their sights on Xihe.

But I have to say this is indeed a good move.

Xihe was favored by Emperor Jingyuan, who protected her like the apple of his eye. The best outcome of their plan was that the eldest prince would be implicated and fall out of favor, and the worst outcome would be that the reputation of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion would be tarnished. But no matter which one it was, they would be happy to see it. After this incident, a seed of doubt would inevitably be planted in Emperor Jingyuan's heart.

If Zhao Jinyuan's guess is correct, similar things must have happened before, and there will probably be a chain of events later.

The second prince glanced at the noble children around him and frowned slightly.

I realized it too late and finally lost the opportunity, which is a bit tricky.

Just when Zhao Jinyuan was racking his brains over what to do, Xihe suddenly spoke.

"What did you just call me?"

Seeing that there was something going on, the man immediately got up and said, "Princess Zhaoyuan, please save me."

Xihe let go of Yunhui, walked forward, and looked at the person in front of him helplessly, "Um~ Did you recognize the wrong person? I am the fourth princess."

Xu Chengyuan was stunned for a moment, and just as he was about to open his mouth, he was scared back by Zhao Jinyuan's look.

Zhao Jinyuan looked at the little girl in the middle of the stage and raised his eyebrows, with no intention of stopping her.

The man looked as if he had been struck by lightning, and fell to the ground in disbelief. "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible. The portrait sent clearly..."

Xihe smiled, like a cat stealing fish, and dived into the arms of the Second Prince, "Brother~"

Zhao Jinyuan pinched the little girl's round cheeks and said, "Our Xihe is really smart."

Being praised so openly, the little girl felt embarrassed instead. She snuggled into the Second Prince's arms and didn't want to look at anyone.

Even if his reaction was slow, the man realized that he had been exposed and looked terrified.

Zhao Jinyuan's face was cold. "Xihe has been kept in the palace and has never seen outsiders. My father has ordered that no one should pass on the princess's portrait. I have been training outside for two months and have never seen it. How did you get the princess's portrait?"

Xihe was shy, and the place he came and went was either Yuanyang Palace or Fuhua Palace. This was his first time in the National Academy, and he had never left the palace before.

But the person in front of him was able to get it, which meant he had an insider in the palace.

The man laughed grimly, "Others can't get it, but can't the person closest to me get it?"

The implication is that Concubine Chen gave the portrait.

Xihe tapped his chin and said thoughtfully, "My mother did draw a portrait of me."

When the man heard this, his face was filled with surprise and joy. "That's how I got the princess's portrait. The portrait was so lifelike, so accurate that I recognized the princess at first sight."

"Oh? What kind of paper did you use? Have you drawn my beautiful face?" Xihe finally became interested. Her eyes sparkled and she looked expectant.

For those who are proficient in painting, the type of paper used is also very particular.

"Top-grade tribute." The smile on the man's face became more and more obvious. He was afraid that they would not ask, and he would have no place to throw the second basin of dirty water.

This tribute was only for royal use, so the person who delivered it must be a noble person, which is clear evidence.

"Are you sure it is top-grade Gongxuan? Am I seeing it right?" Zhao Jinyuan confirmed again.

"I'm sure!" the man said firmly.

Zhao Jinyuan said nothing, and there was no expression on his thin and handsome face. Instead, Xihe couldn't help laughing first.

"Brother, he is so stupid."

Zhao Jinyuan smiled and changed his sister's posture. The coldness on his face gradually dissipated. "Don't move. Be careful not to fall."

The brother and sister were joking as if they were alone, as if they hadn't forgotten there was someone in the audience.

After teasing his sister, Zhao Jinyuan looked at the man below the stage, "At least use your brain when setting up a scheme. Didn't the person who drew your portrait tell you that Fuhua Palace doesn't need Gongxuan?"

(End of this chapter)