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Xiao Mingyan picked up another piece of food with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth without hesitation. After tasting it, his usually lazy and indifferent expression relaxed considerably.

It didn't seem like something he was doing reluctantly; rather, it seemed like he was enjoying it.

Xiao Jingchi was stunned: "Third brother, you... really can? I understand. I heard that when the war was difficult, the army was in a food and supplies crisis. Third brother, you have suffered."

He frowned, clutching his chest as if in deep sorrow.

"You suffered for me, I'm so sorry."

Xiao Mingyan laughed and said, "Brother, you're really well-informed. But I really love to eat, and no one can force me to, right, brother?"

"Hehe, Third Brother is joking. Who would be so audacious as to do such a thing? I am here to do some business for the palace. This is why I brought the plaque for Lin Yue Pavilion. I have heard many stories about Third Brother in Chenjia Town, so I know a little about it."

Xiao Mingyan nodded: "Brother, you've worked hard. Here, brother, don't just watch me eat, you can help yourself too."

"Okay, okay." Xiao Jingchi agreed perfunctorily, but didn't touch a single bite.

Zhu Luomo observed them silently.

Xiao Mingyan rarely smiled. Even when he spoke from the heart and smiled broadly, his smile was like a willow branch brushing the water, never reaching the depths of his heart.

There was a tacit understanding between the two brothers.

Zhu Luo asked, "May I ask Your Highness a question?"

Xiao Jingchi pursed his lips and smiled gently: "Of course, Luo Luo, please speak."

“Actually, this question is about the young master,” Zhu Luo said, looking at Xiao Mingyan. “I originally wanted to ask the young master directly, but since Your Highness has brought it up, please forgive my boldness in asking, why can’t the young master eat eggs?”

For a moment, the air in the room seemed to stand still.

The two princes fell silent.

Zhu Luo quickly raised her wine cup and said with an awkward smile, "Ah, it was just a joke after drinking. Don't be angry, young master. If Your Highness is not comfortable answering, you don't need to. Hehe, I'll punish myself with a cup."

My life is more important than my curiosity.

Xiao Mingyan rolled his eyes at her: "Still going to drink the penalty wine? Are you trying to joke around a bit more?"

"No! How could I dare?" Zhu Luo put down his wine glass and gave a dry, embarrassed laugh.

"You've already said whether you dare or not."

A dark glint flashed in Xiao Jingchi's eyes, but he smiled and said, "It was just something from when we were children. Seeing that Third Brother has gotten over his worries today, I suppose I was overthinking it. Does Luo Luo really want to know?"

Zhu Luo looked at Xiao Mingyan and tentatively nodded: "Young Master?"

Xiao Mingyan gave an impatient snort: "Big brother, just say it. If she doesn't get an answer, she'll be making a fuss later."

Xiao Jingchi paused slightly, his gaze lingering suspiciously on the two faces for a moment, before he smiled and said, "Luo Luo, don't blame your third brother, that's just his personality."

Zhu Luo clicked his tongue inwardly.

Why do I smell tea flakes?

She said self-deprecatingly, "Young master is joking, I know, haha."

Xiao Jingchi concealed the doubt in his eyes and smiled, "I told you, it was back when my third brother was studying. In a calligraphy and painting class, Master Liu said that the best work would be given as a gift to visiting foreign envoys. My third brother was very skilled and could easily have won first place, but at that moment..."

"What's the situation now?"

Xiao Mingyan continued, "At that moment, a gust of wind blew my painting away, into the Peacock Garden."

"Peacock Garden?" Zhu Luo was taken aback.

Xiao Mingyan must have compared her to a lame peacock yesterday.

"Yes, it's a pity that a beautiful spring scene of peach blossoms has fallen into the claws of a peacock and is now scattered and unrecognizable."

Zhu Luo nodded: "It is a pity, but what does this have to do with the egg?"

Xiao Jingchi continued to explain: "The peacock was startled and accidentally trampled its newly laid eggs, and also twisted its leg. Some people say that it was the third brother who shot it."

"Huh? No way." Zhu Luo looked at Xiao Mingyan.

"So what if I do? Will you think I did something wrong?" Xiao Mingyan retorted.

"Hehe, Third Brother, don't scare Luo Luo. It was later confirmed that it was someone else's child who did it, but..." Xiao Jingchi frowned, then showed a pained expression.

"The peacock broke its leg and lost its chick, and died a few days later."

"died?"

“The children went back home and were scolded by their families. They then blamed the third brother, saying that in order to appease the sparrow spirit, he had to swallow ten eggs.”

Zhu Luo gasped: "Ten eggs."

"Yes, let alone cooked eggs, who could eat so many? But my third brother was determined and swallowed them raw in front of everyone. After returning home, he vomited for three days and three nights and never ate eggs again."

Nana quickly typed in the live stream chat: "Save food, eat only what you can handle!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Luo felt a rush of blood to his head.

"This...this is bullying, isn't it?"

“Bullying?” Xiao Jingchi smiled, trying to ease the atmosphere. “It’s just kids playing around, they don’t have any ulterior motives. The Empress Dowager didn’t mean to blame us, so this matter should have been over.”

Zhu Luo disagreed: "Does Your Highness mean that the young master shouldn't have swallowed the egg out of spite?"

Xiao Jingchi's eyelids twitched: "I had no such intention. The companions were beaten when they returned, and in a fit of anger, they blamed my third brother. After my third brother fell ill, they also felt very remorseful. Later, they were punished by the Junior Tutor by kneeling and copying articles for several days. After that, they all became talented and have become pillars of the Great Liang Kingdom. Today, I am fortunate to see that my third brother has resolved his inner conflict. I am very gratified, and this matter can be considered to have truly come to an end."

Zhu Luo disagreed: "They clearly did something wrong, yet they made the young master suffer punishment, and in such a bizarre way. Weren't they the ones who forced him to do it? And who else was there to watch?"

Xiao Jingchi was taken aback: "They're just palace servants and pageboys."

"Did anyone see or hear the young master voluntarily eating the eggs?"

"This……"

Xiao Jingchi used his younger brother's embarrassing moments as a topic of conversation during the meal.

But who would have thought that the Shen family girl would hold onto it and not let go?

Xiao Mingyan said impatiently, "It's been so long, who can remember clearly? I certainly don't. Besides, this egg is no longer a problem for me, so what else is Miss Shen dissatisfied with?"

Xiao Jingchi chuckled: "Yes, everyone says it's just kids playing around. If I had been by my third brother's side that day, I could have stopped his impulsiveness."

“Oh, I’m not upset.” Zhu Luo stopped worrying about it.

But I was still indignant.

The crown prince's values ​​are clearly problematic.

When his younger brother was bullied, he clearly sided with the bullies, refusing to blame them and only focusing on his brother's impulsiveness.

Xiao Mingyan was, after all, a prince. Where did those attendants get the audacity to bully a prince and frame him for injuring the peacock? She absolutely did not believe that no one was backing him up afterward.

The shopkeeper called softly from outside the door, "Your Highness."

Xiao Jingchi waved his hand knowingly, and his subordinate went to open the door. The shopkeeper did not come in, but bowed and said, "Your Highness, please."

Zhu Luo glanced blankly at Xiao Mingyan, only to see him enjoying the food with his chopsticks.

Xiao Jingchi nodded: "Understood, I'll head over now."

The shopkeeper left, and Xiao Jingchi then explained, "The magistrate is also unreasonable; he insisted that I come to the Moon Worship Ceremony."