The little princess' mind was read, and the court and harem were eating melons

When Li Qingyi and Prince An arrived, Xie Chengyao had already finished communicating with his son.

Xie Chengyao had not expected these two masters to come over. When he heard the noise and came out, there was still a bit of surprise on his face, but he stepped forward and saluted very neatly.

Prince An looked indifferent and politely told Xie Chengyao not to be so polite and told him the purpose of their visit.

Prince An: "Little Eleven heard that something happened to Lord Xie's son and was a little worried. I heard that Lord Xie's son had a good relationship with Little Eleven, so I brought her to see him."

After saying that, Prince An saw a young boy, who at a young age could already be seen to have a good appearance in the future, walking out with unsteady steps. He raised his eyebrows and looked at Li Qingyi.

Li Qingyi patted Prince An's arm, signaling his fourth brother to put him down, and then ran to Xie Wei, "Hey, why did you come out? Didn't you say you were bitten by a poisonous snake? Where was it bitten?"

When Xie Wei saw Li Qingyi, a smile unconsciously appeared on his face before he even opened his mouth. It was obvious that he was very happy about Li Qingyi's arrival.

Before answering Li Qingyi's question, Xie Wei first bowed to Prince An and her, and only answered Li Qingyi's question after completing the formalities: "It's nothing serious, I was just bitten on the arm by a small snake. Doctor Wen has already treated me, and he said that I just need to take medicine for a few days."

As he spoke, he slightly raised his gauze-wrapped arm and motioned Li Qingyi to look down.

"I'm glad you're okay, otherwise I would regret not hitting you harder." Li Qingyi said this, looking down at Xie Wei's arm, and pulling him into the house: "You should lie down. You've worked hard today. Take a good rest now. As for those people over there, don't worry about them."

Xie Chengyao looked at Prince An hesitantly.

Should we stop this?

But the little princess and his son are both young children, the door is open here, and he and Prince An are here, so why should they be so cautious?

So in the end, Lord Xie didn't say what he had been holding back, but instead forced out a gentle smile: "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness, but I don't know what you just said..."

Xie Chengyao's full attention was on Xie Wei, so he had no time to care about how the other royal family was being slapped in the face. The soldiers patrolling nearby and the eunuchs and palace maids doing chores were not members of the Xie family. In this environment, he had to think twice before inquiring for information, so the speed at which he obtained information was naturally slow.

For example, Xie Chengyao didn't know that Li Qingyi personally whipped several children with a whip.

Hearing his question, Li Qingyi thought for a few breaths and answered directly: "Don't worry, Lord Xie, I have already vented my anger on Xie Wei's behalf. I just beat up those ignorant brats. My royal brother also asked them to copy the Book of Rites and the Laws and Regulations in the future. I will not let them have an easy time!"

Xie Chengyao pursed his lips.

Xie Wei, who also heard Li Qingyi's words, widened his eyes slightly and asked in surprise: "Did you hit them?"

"Yeah." Li Qingyi blinked and nodded: "Although I think corporal punishment is not good, some people just need to be beaten before they know the seriousness of the matter."

"It's useless to rely on their parents. My father has his own concerns, but I'm also a child. If I take action, they can only say a few things. If it doesn't work, they can just say that I'm still a child and don't understand. No problem!"

Xie Wei's eyes were round and dark: "Your Highness, did you do anything to them?"

He always appears calmer than his peers. Even at such a young age he already has a good sense of propriety in advancing and retreating. But at this moment he showed some liveliness that only a child could have.

Li Qingyi thought it was cute, and since there was no one around, she reached out and pinched Xie Wei's chubby cheeks, saying, "Yeah, I beat them all up!"

As he spoke, he raised his fist and said, "It's obvious that they have never been beaten before and don't know the lesson."

If Li Qingyi was still a teacher, she might have the patience to reason with the children, or use more tactful means to make them understand that what they did was wrong.

But, Li Qingyi! No! Yes!

Even teachers would want to take action when faced with naughty children!

Xie Wei shook his head: "This is not appropriate."

Li Qingyi blinked: "Why is it wrong?"

If it were someone else, Li Qingyi would have felt that she was being blamed for her kindness in helping, but she was familiar with Xie Wei and knew that he was not that kind of person.

As expected, Xie Wei didn't really think that she was wrong to do so. "Your Highness, if you act like this, won't it make them secretly jealous of you? Today, they knew that it was inappropriate to act like this, and they couldn't hide it, but they still did it. This shows that they are not very afraid of the emperor, you, and the other princes."

"They have no sense of propriety, no reverence, and act recklessly. There is no guarantee that they will do something inappropriate to you, Your Highness, out of momentary anger."

At this point, Xie Wei paused, as if he remembered something, his eyes trembled, and he covered his little mouth with his unbandaged hand.

Oops, that shouldn't be said.

Li Qingyi looked at Xie Weina and saw that she seemed to have just remembered something. She quickly glanced at Prince An, then looked at her again, then lowered her head and said nothing. She found it inexplicably funny.

She looked back at Prince An and Xie Chengyao, who had stopped talking at some point, blinked, chuckled, and dragged Xie Wei deeper into the room, "Come on, come on, let's talk as kids, and don't let the adults get involved."

That's why she likes to play with Xie Wei. Other children are either untactful or have been brought up in a rigid way by their families. When they face her, they don't look at themselves as individuals, but at their identity as princesses. They are cautious in everything they say and do. They are tired, and she is tired too.

Xie Wei is different. He knows his own limits, but he is also a sincere child. Once he gets to know Li Qingyi, he will treat her sincerely.

He was really thinking about Li Qingyi, so he said these words that "shouldn't be said", and even forgot that there was a Prince An here.

Seeing Li Qingyi and Xie Wei hiding behind the screen, Prince An and Xie Chengyao looked at each other, but did not follow them to eavesdrop on the two children's whispers.

Prince An smiled and said, "It seems that Xiao Shiyi and the son of Lord Xie have a good relationship."

Xie Chengyao lowered his eyes.

Does Prince An's words mean that he suspects that the Xie family has the intention of currying favor with him?

Just as I was thinking this, I heard Prince An continue in a subtle tone: "Little Eleven has never been so lively and intimate in front of me. This makes me really envious of Master Xie."

Xie Chengyao:?

Did he hear it wrong?

Why does it sound a bit sour?