Your Majesty! The prince of Qi is here to kidnap the little princess again!

The scenes of the past appeared in Bai Xingyan's mind one after another. This made Bai Xingyan quicken his pace and run out of the Imperial Garden and cry. The pain of saying such harsh words was probably only understood by him.

Memory 2—

During the Lantern Festival three years ago, the outside of the Tiangong Palace was decorated with lights and there were lots of delicious food, fun things to do, and lantern riddles.

"Xing Yan, let's go, today is the Lantern Festival, let's go out of the palace and have fun!"

"Can we go out without uncle's permission? And there are guards guarding the palace gate."

"That's right. Let's go and ask big brother for the token."

"Why are you looking for Brother Zhao Rong? Wouldn't it be better to look for Uncle?"

"Are you a fool? If you go looking for our father, you won't be able to get out. But my eldest brother is different. He dotes on me. As long as I act like a spoiled child in front of him and make a promise, he will definitely give me the token."

"Hey? You can still act like a spoiled child?"

"That's right. I've learned all these years from my elder brother. What my elder brother can't stand the most is my spoiled behavior."

"Hahaha, let's go to the East Palace."

So, the two little guys skipped and went to the East Palace holding hands.

"Big brother, big brother!"

Zhao Rong, 10 years old: "Why are you so impatient? Run slower, don't fall."

"Brother, I have a request for you."

Zhao Rong - This kid is looking for me, it must be up to no good!

"Tell me, what are you going to do this time? Leave the palace? That won't do."

"Brother... Today is the Lantern Festival, I want to take Xingyan out of the palace to play. Xingyan said that he had never left the palace in all these years in Chu State, and finally came to our Wei State. On this day of the Lantern Festival, he wanted to go out and see what fun things there are in the capital."

Here is the eye contact between the two:

Bai Xingyan - Hey! Don't talk nonsense, I didn't say that.

Zhao Jin—You fool, if you don’t know how to speak, then don’t speak!

Bai Xingyan - It doesn't matter whether I go out or not, I'm used to it anyway

Zhao Jin - If you don't want to go out, I still want to. I thought of taking you with me, but you took my kindness for granted. Humph! If you want to go out, shut up!

Bai Xingyan - Cut

Zhao Rong - What are these two kids doing? They keep staring at each other without saying a word.

When the two men came to their senses, they found that Zhao Rong had been staring at them in confusion.

"Hey, brother, please, just let us go out. I really want to take Xing Yan to see the capital of Wei. Please~"

Zhao Jin—Humph, if you still don’t agree, then I’ll be soft!

Sure enough, when Zhao Rong heard Zhao Jin acting like a spoiled child, he couldn't stand it anymore.

"Alright, alright, alright, I'll give you the token. Stop acting like a spoiled brat. I can't stand it. It's disgusting."

Bai Xingyan - Wow, this trick really works, Jin'er is really awesome

"Goodbye, big brother!" Zhao Jin left this sentence and ran to the palace gate with Bai Xingyan. After Zhao Rong rearranged the cabinet, he turned around and the two little men had disappeared. Zhao Rong smiled helplessly and shook his head.

Zhao Rong - Alas, if Jin'er continues to play like this, Xing Yan will be corrupted sooner or later.

the other side-

"Ah! We are finally out of the palace. Xingyan, let's go. I will take you to see what we have in the capital."

The two little men were strolling around and came across a stall selling toys.

"Wow! Xingyan, look, what a beautiful lantern it is, and it's in the shape of a little tiger!" Zhao Jin's eyes lit up.

"Want it?"

"Of course I do."

"Okay, I'll buy it for you, you can pick whatever you want."

"Hey, I'll be polite then. Boss, I want the tiger-shaped and rabbit-shaped lanterns."

"Just two? That's a bit too few."

"But I can only hold one in each hand, and two are enough. There's no need to rush to wait and see what new things there are. It won't be too late for you to buy me one later."

"it is good."

"Oh yeah, I also need to buy two lanterns for Qing'er and Bing'er. You should pay for this too."

"do not want!"

"Why? Didn't you say you would buy it for me?"

"Did I ever say I would buy it for others? I'll only buy it for you."

Zhao Jin - Why does this sound a little wrong?

"Well, fine, I'll buy them myself. Uncle, give me those two puppy lanterns, too."

After buying the lanterns, the two little men went to the stall selling dumplings and glutinous rice balls.

"Wow! Xingyan, it smells so good, I want to eat that, buy it for me"

"Haha, okay," Bai Xingyan smiled.

"Grandpa, I want one portion of dumplings and one portion of glutinous rice balls."

The stall owner said, "Okay, wait a moment, kids. It will be ready soon."

"Xing Yan, it's your turn to pay."

At this time, Bai Xingyan was like a tool.

"Xingyan, try it quickly. The dumplings made outside are more delicious than those in the imperial kitchen!" While Zhao Jin was speaking, he had already put a dumpling to Bai Xingyan's mouth, and Bai Xingyan ate it in one bite.

"Well, it tastes really good"

"I'll pay for it myself when I get back, and buy some for my big brother and mother!"

Zhao Hua, Zhao Yan, and Zhao Yue—well, we don’t deserve it.

"Wow! Xingyan, Xingyan, look! There are lantern riddles ahead. Let's go and take a look."

So the two little men rushed to the front. All they heard was the man shouting

"Guess the riddles, guess the riddles. The one with the highest score can take the most beautiful lantern at the top!"

Zhao Jin looked up. "Wow, what a beautiful lantern. I really want it."

"Okay, leave it to me."

The boss started to ask questions

"Don't trust what people say. Guess the word (guess a word)"

"Yes," Bai Xingyan answered as quickly as possible.

The next question is "Red Lady, go up to the high building. Feeling pain in the heart, tears flowing (guess an everyday item)"

"Candle." It took another second to answer. Zhao Jin cast an admiring look at him. His soulmate was really amazing.

Next question: One thing has three mouths, it has legs but no hands. If you don't have it, you will have trouble seeing your relatives and friends (guess a daily necessity)

"Shin Clothes"

Everyone was stunned and talked about it. "Whose child is this? He looks only six or seven years old. How can he be so smart? I wish my son was as smart as him. I really envy his parents for giving birth to such a smart son."

Next question - "A corner of the red wall"

"Battle of Red Cliffs"

Everyone: Never mind, this kid is too awesome, let’s go, the lantern will definitely be his.

The last question - "It has a dark body, likes to play in the mud, often spits bubbles from its mouth, and can observe the weather. (Guess an animal)"

"loach"

Bai Xingyan answered all five questions correctly, and everyone looked at him with envy.

"Well, congratulations to this gentleman, happy to receive the lantern!"

Bai Xingyan took down the lantern and walked towards Zhao Jin.

"Here you go, the lantern you asked for."

"Wow, Xingyan, you are so awesome!"

"This topic is just average."

"Let's go buy some dumplings and then go back to the palace."

So Zhao Jin quickly ran to the stall selling dumplings, bought some, and returned to the palace.

After returning to the palace, the two villains went to find Zhao Rong.

"Big brother, big brother! Look what I bought for you (?＞?＜?）"

"Oh, you even remembered to bring food for big brother. Jin'er is so thoughtful."

"Brother, please try it. This is much more delicious than what the imperial kitchen makes!"

In order not to disappoint his brother, Zhao Rong picked up a dumpling and ate it. Unexpectedly, it was surprisingly delicious.

"Yeah, it's really delicious. My brother likes the one Jin'er bought for him."

"Well, big brother, eat it quickly. It won't taste good if it gets cold."

"Okay, eat it, big brother."

So, under Zhao Jin's gaze, Zhao Jin ate the whole portion of dumplings.

"Hehehe, it's really delicious. Big brother, you go and do your thing. I'll go take the dumplings to mother."

The two little men returned to Yongxin Palace without stopping.

"Mom! Look what I bought for you!"

Chu Xue came out of the bedroom. "What will my Jin'er buy me? Wow, dumplings. Jin'er is so thoughtful."

"Mother, please try it. It's delicious, much better than what the imperial kitchen cooks."

"Well, it's delicious indeed. But Jin'er, where did you buy it from?"

"Hey, mother, today is the Lantern Festival. I went to ask my eldest brother for a token to leave the palace and go out to play. Look, I also brought lanterns for Qing'er and Bing'er."

"Jin'er, don't do this again next time. If you want to leave the palace, tell mother in advance, otherwise mother will be worried if she can't find you."

"Got it, mother. By the way, mother, where are Qing'er and Bing'er?"

"They are already asleep. When they wake up, come over and give them eight lanterns."

"Okay, I'll take my leave."

After the two little men returned to Jinhe Palace, they both lay down on the bed.

"Xing Yan, I'm so tired today, but I'm so happy."

"Me too, very happy."

Bai Xingyan was really happy because this was his first Lantern Festival. In the past, when he was in Chu, his father would not let him attend the palace banquet, let alone leave the palace.

Thinking of this, Bai Xingyan cried even harder. He was afraid that there would never be another Lantern Festival like this again.

At this time, Zhao Rong, who came out of the East Palace, happened to see this scene.

"Xing Yan, what happened?" Zhao Rong had a good relationship with him over the years.

"It's okay, I just miss home." Bai Xingyan lied, and Zhao Rong soon saw through it.

"Xing Yan, haven't I spent too much time with you these years? How could I not know what your personality is like? Tell me, what's wrong?"

"Brother... I... I didn't mean to leave Jin'er back then, nor did I want to stop being friends with Jin'er."

"Oh? Why is that?"

Zhao Rong—I guessed it, there must be some hidden reason behind Xing Yan’s departure.

"Xing Yan, tell me everything that happened. Don't worry, I won't tell Jin Er."