Baby, don't be afraid, I'll accompany you to the heavens and the seas!

"'They have some nerve!!! They dared to slap me!'"

Qianqian covered the slap marks on her face and looked at the little tyrant on her body. She simply couldn't stand this little tyrant anymore!

"Your Highness, please rest, please rest well!"

"Don't slap my hand too hard. You've left some red marks on my left cheek; they'll hurt my hand!"

"Come on, slap this lowly commoner's right cheek, but you can't touch the right cheek!!" Qianqianlu was utterly speechless.

Looking at the Crown Prince beneath her, who was still inexplicably angry, she finally offered her right cheek.

"I'm sleepy, I want to sleep!" The five palaces, whose Qing Tingyu had not yet melted, were all wriggling and making soft, whimpering sounds.

"Very well, whatever Your Highness says goes!"

"What are you doing?!" Qing Tingyu suddenly shoved and rubbed against Luo Gongzi, hugging him tightly.

"Your Highness, it's not cold anymore! It's not cold anymore!!"

On the empty bed, the little tyrant slept soundly in Qianqian's arms, his cheeks flushed. She patted his back repeatedly to soothe him back to sleep.

The initial chill of the rising sun, still immature, drifted aimlessly back into the imperial palace.

A chill ran through the air, causing the guards stationed outside the palace bell tower to pull their outer robes tighter to keep warm.

Inside the carriage on his way home, Gui Ning'an was dressed in an extremely bright and light spring robe. He kept applying white powder to his face and using cinnabar to paint his lips. His long black hair was neatly tied up with a jade crown. What a handsome and youthful young man!

The guard, Azhao, knelt before the eldest son of the Prime Minister's family, steadily holding up a bronze mirror so that the eldest son could dress and groom himself.

"When we arrive at the East Palace, His Highness the Crown Prince will ask why we are visiting. Remember, we are here to study with Young Master Luo!"

"Also, since Zhi'er and Young Master Luo get along well, you must be careful to keep an eye on your surroundings when they are alone, and don't let anyone with ulterior motives tarnish their reputations!"

“Yes, young master!” the guard A Zhao replied.

Gui Ning'an pretended to hold a scroll of scripture and posed in front of the bronze mirror, wanting to look her best when she met Young Master Luo.

The carriages returning home rumbled along the somber palace road, emitting a low, mournful sound.

Gui Ning'an couldn't wait any longer and craned her neck to see how far it was to the East Palace.

Qianqianluo of the East Palace was waking up in the cold and damp. She groaned a few times, feeling a little hot, and then opened her heavy eyelids.

His Highness the Crown Prince had left the couch long ago and was now sitting in a carriage, under the protection of his personal guards, heading towards the Tingyu Palace to kneel and pay his respects to the Emperor.

After being told by Yulan where the Crown Prince had gone, Qianqian felt relieved and collapsed back into the still-warm bed.

"Huh?! What? What? Am I having a dream?!"

Qianqian yawned and drooped her head!

"Wow wow wow wow wow!! What the hell is this?!"

"This...this is hard to assess...!"

"Um...."

Compared to Qianqianluo's indifference and bewilderment, in the Crown Prince's carriage, the little tyrant Qingtingyu appeared calm, but in reality, his heart was twisted.

"That, that lowly commoner, how dare he seduce me!!"

"This is outrageous! Outrageous!!"

Qing Tingyu grabbed the carriage curtain and ripped it apart, tearing it to shreds.

The Crown Prince's carriage and the Prime Minister's son's carriage quietly passed each other, and the gears of fate will slowly turn in the remaining battle.

Carrying a sack, Qianqianluo, dressed in a heavy blue robe, stood outside the East Palace gate.

Still in a daze, she was completely bewildered. Thinking about what she saw when she woke up this morning, she felt trembling with shame.

Just as he was pondering this, a clear voice rang out: "Young Master Luo! Ning An, Ning An has come to find you!!"

"Young Master Luo, my son has arrived too!"

Qianqian followed the sound and fixed her gaze on it:

Dressed in flamboyant attire and adorned with alluring makeup, Gui Ning'an swayed her slender waist coquettishly, exuding a seductive charm that seemed to hold back her words, as she slowly approached her.

"Why are you carrying a sack? Has His Highness the Crown Prince abandoned you?!" Gui Ning'an, her face covered in makeup, covered her mouth and asked smugly.

"Ning'an, this is a gift for you and Zhi'er!" After throwing the sack to Gui Ning'an, Qianqianluo hugged Gui Ningzhi, who was rushing towards her.

"Haha, Zhi'er, you've lost weight again? Have you not been eating properly?"

"No way~ Young Master Luo, I heard from my brother that you have been specially approved by the Emperor to enter the Spring Hunting Examination? Hahaha, that's great! Once you enter the Spring Hunting Examination, you can get an official position!"

Gui Ningzhi stood with her hands on her hips, shaking her head and swaying her pale yellow shawl.

"Child, look! Young Master Luo has carried a whole sack of gold, pearls, and jade for us!!" Gui Ning'an held the sack up to Gui Ningzhi's face, laughing heartily.

"Wow! So many mermaid pearls, and gold bars too! Wow!"

Gui Ningzhi held up a thick gold bar and waved it in the sun; the dazzling light was so bright it was blinding.

"Waaaah! Gui Ning'an, you're too heavy! I... I can't hold on any longer!"

"With your skinny arms and legs, you think you can take gold bars? Smack!" Gui Ning'an took the gold bars from his younger sister and smacked her on the head with the handle of his fan.

"Come, Azhao! Accept Young Master Luo's kindness with respect!"

"Let's go, Young Master Luo, let's go to your residence together to study!"

"Yes! Let's go! Young Master Luo!" Gui Ningzhi embraced Qianqian Luo and pushed her towards his carriage.

Gui Ning'an, standing behind him, gritted her teeth, feeling wronged and helpless as she watched Luo Gongzi fly away, whom she had already obtained.

The grand procession of carriages departed from the imperial palace, their banners fluttering and dancing on the horses.

Inside the carriage, Gui Ning, a sweet and adorable child, held Qian Qianluo's hand and recounted amusing anecdotes from their trip to the capital:

They're saying which young master has taken another concubine!

They're saying that another mistress of the house has passed away!

Speaking of the beautiful spring weather in the capital, which place is the most fun, and which restaurant has the most fragrant March brew?

The child was still pouting, saying that the noble ladies of the capital were very eager to catch a glimpse of Young Master Luo's handsome face, because it was rumored in the capital that:

The beauty of spring in March cannot compare to the half-bloomed lotus face of the young master.

"Hahaha, there's such a rumor?!" Qianqianlu laughed so hard she couldn't straighten up.

The beautiful Gui Ningzhi stared intently at Qian Qianluo before her for a while, her eyes darting around: "Young Master Luo, how about we marry the Crown Prince together?"

"Pfft pfft pfft!! What? Zhi'er, why, why are you suddenly saying such things?!"

Feeling guilty, Qianqianlu distanced herself from the charming and lively Gui Ningzhi, spraying the peach blossom pastry she was eating all over Gui Ningzhi's face.

"Please! I beg you!"

"Young Master Luo, you are so handsome, you are sure to win the Crown Prince's heart!"

"Hmph, anyway, everyone in the palace is saying you've become His Highness the Crown Prince's inner courtier!!"

"So, why don't you marry His Highness the Crown Prince with me? That way, you'll have a proper status!"

Gui Ningzhi calmly wiped the peach blossom pastry off her face and tugged at Qianqian Luo's robe.

"What?! A court official? Marrying the Crown Prince along with him? And with a formal title?!"

Qianqian thought to herself:

What an obscure language! I couldn't even process it for a moment!

Who else has the audacity to speak ill of His Highness the Crown Prince?!