I was spotted by the heroines while doing the quick-travel mission.

"My son, take your sisters downstairs to play. Your mother has something to say to the Imperial Concubine." Concubine Xian gently pushed the Fourth Prince Liu Chaohe and signaled him with her eyes to take Yang Liu and the others out.

Yu Zhishu saw it all, and when she saw Yang Liu looking at her, she nodded in agreement.

After receiving the promise, Yang Liu took the initiative to take Liu Jinyuan out.

"Let's go, fourth brother."

He also did not forget to greet the stunned person.

"Oh, okay." Liu Chaohe hurriedly followed the two of them out of the hall.

In the back garden, the three kids of similar age stood in a circle, trying to act mature as they began their analysis.

"Why did mother and the others send us away?" Liu Chaohe spoke first, his folded arms posture making him look like a little adult.

"How can we know about our elders' affairs?" Yang Liu rolled her eyes, not hiding her disdain for the little brat.

Since becoming a child, Yang Liu has become more and more independent.

"Yes, sister is right." The taciturn Liu Jinyuan nodded seriously in agreement.

"Why are you two always so close? The third sister says whatever the second sister says."

He was an only child, and before he was sent to the branch hall, he basically kept to himself except in the academy, so he was somewhat puzzled by the intimacy between the two of them.

"We are brothers from the same mother. We were born together, and of course we have to be together now." Yang Liu hugged Liu Jinyuan and rubbed her soft face. Her smile was full of boasting, which made the Fourth Prince extremely envious. He bit his nails and rubbed against her shyly.

"Well, then, we are also siblings, so we can be together, right?"

The Fourth Prince approached cautiously and tentatively. Liu Jinyuan noticed his intention and hugged Yang Liu with his backhand, like a puppy protecting its food. She stared at the Fourth Prince with her round eyes, full of warning.

"This is my sister. Don't you have a sister yourself? Why are you trying to steal my sister?"

Seeing Liu Jinyuan's defensive look, the Fourth Prince was so frightened that he took a half step back and looked at Yang Liu in panic. Yang Liu rubbed Liu Jinyuan's head with a smile, pressed her into her arms, and comforted her in a childish voice pretending to be mature.

"Alright, alright, we do have some relationship, so let's play together. No matter who it is, Jin Yuan and I are the best in the world."

The Fourth Prince looked at the two sisters who were so dependent on each other and suddenly felt that his existence was a little redundant. He almost bit his handkerchief and cried to express his sadness.

"You, you, woooo, you are xenophobic!"

"It's not like men and women should be intimate with each other. I'm not forbidding you to follow me, but you can't be like me and my sister, humph, as if we were one."

Yang Liu's words made Liu Jinyuan feel happy. He raised his chin slightly and showed off to the Fourth Prince in Yang Liu's arms. Yang Liu looked innocent.

The Fourth Prince was so shocked by how quickly her expression changed that his jaw dropped. He looked at her in shock, and then seeing that Yang Liu treated her as an innocent sister as if she were blind, he felt that he was the smartest brother in the world. He had seen through Liu Jinyuan's disguise early on, and then turned around and felt sorry that Yang Liu was blind at such a young age.

"Fourth brother, I saved you, so you owe me a life. You must not be ungrateful and bully Jin Yuan again." After the commotion, Yang Liu expressed her thoughts seriously through the genuine emotions between children.

Liu Chaohe was stunned for a moment, then asked in confusion, "When did I bully my second sister?"

"Fourth brother is so stupid! Jin Yuan was in poor health and started to learn later. When the tutor scolded you, you blamed Jin Yuan and made him stand with you as punishment. Don't you think you are bullying Jin Yuan?" Yang Liu pretended to be disappointed with his son and gave the Fourth Prince Liu Chaohe a slap on the face, then began to lecture him.

"Don't you know that a brother has to take care of his sister?" He then put his hands on his hips and started to scold Liu Chaohe.

Liu Jinyuan's eyes darkened and he said nothing more. He just stood quietly by the side watching Yang Liu scolding the other person.

"Alright, alright, isn't it enough that I know I was wrong? You saved me, and I will listen to you, okay." Liu Chaohe's ears were callused from listening to him so much that he raised his hands to beg for mercy, feeling very helpless.

Seeing his dissatisfaction, Yang Liu snorted twice, took Liu Jinyuan by the hand and walked forward, then looked at Liu Chaohe seriously. "You have to apologize sincerely. Look at your mother, she always brought gifts when she came to visit. She was so sincere. You should learn from her and be more serious."

"Hmm..." Liu Chaohe was a little reluctant, and he hummed. Seeing that Yang Liu refused to give in, he spoke haltingly.

"Yes...I'm sorry, Third Sister. I'm just, just, sorry. Please forgive me."

Liu Chaohe looked aggrieved and as if he was about to cry, but he was sincere and did not make things difficult for himself. He stroked his non-existent beard like an old man, pretending to be experienced.

"Well, this young man is teachable. What about Jin Yuan? Do you accept his apology?"

Yang Liu respected Liu Jinyuan, so she asked her too.

Although this is just a trivial matter and shouldn't be made a big deal out of, she really wants to do this to build up their relationship, and Liu Jinyuan must always have a way out.

"I...I...I'm not a petty person, and it's not a big deal. I stood up voluntarily at that time. It's true that I did something wrong, and Fourth Brother didn't do it on purpose...so I don't blame Fourth Brother..."

Liu Jinyuan's voice was as soft as a mosquito, and the Fourth Prince had to almost stick to her before he could hear what she said. For a moment, he was overjoyed and jumped for joy.

"Great! Then I want to play with you! My brother doesn't want to play with me, so you guys should play with me!"

Yang Liu looked at Liu Chaohe, pretending to hesitate and thinking for a moment, then nodded reluctantly in his expectant eyes.

"Okay, then if you behave yourself, we'll play with you."

"good!"

Liu Chaohe didn't know that he had inadvertently sold himself out, and was glad that his choice had saved him from inevitable death.

The two ladies in the palace finally finished their conversation, and the Fourth Prince was reluctantly led away by Concubine Xian. The two children then turned around and looked at Yu Zhishu.

"Mother, shall we withdraw?"

"Well, the things that Concubine Xian sent are all in your room. Go back and divide them up."

……

Yang Liu and Liu Jinyuan returned to their room. The valuable items sent by Concubine Xian had been received by Yu Zhishu, who kept some small things suitable for their age and some beautiful and small jewelry.

"this is for you."

Yang Liu picked out a twisted wire bracelet and put it on Liu Jinyuan's hand. It was a small one, just right for her to wear. If it was bigger, it would be too tight, but the water quality was excellent. Liu Jinyuan raised his wrist and looked at it again and again.

"My sister saved this person, so this thing should belong to her."

"What's mine is yours."

Yang Liu gathered all those things together and put them in a box under the dressing mirror, then climbed onto the bed and shook Liu Jinyuan's hand.

"Don't be polite to me all the time. Jin Yuan deserves the best in the world, so I can give you whatever you want."