Arrogant and domineering because of his good looks: His Majesty always pretends to be righteous

Xia Zhanxin stepped forward and gently stroked the ends of Xia Rongliu's hair. Xia Rongliu noticed and turned to look at him. "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing. I just saw a few petals fall from my sister's hair. Pear blossom petals are so pretty." Xia Zhan thought to himself, "My sister is even prettier than pear blossom petals."

Xia Rongliu was a little confused. "I was standing quite close by. It was probably blown over by the wind. Why don't you just take it down for me?" Xia Rongliu said with a smile.

In an instant, Xia Zhanxin felt something explode in her mind: shallow dimples, a small nose, pink lips curving into a smile, and his eyes.

"I won't take it. It looks better this way, and it makes the pear blossoms look even more beautiful," Xia Zhan thought to herself, only to realize later that she had almost been so engrossed in looking at it.

Xia Rongliu was stunned for a moment, then blushed when she realized that Xia Zhanxin had actually praised her. "Hahaha, I misspoke. It was the pear blossoms that made me look even prettier."

Xia Zhanxin said firmly, "No, sister, I'm not wrong. It's you who made the pear blossoms look even more beautiful."

Xia Rongliu's face turned bright red, an unnatural red.

"You can't say things like that anymore, understand?" Xia Rongliu said seriously, but little did she know that her face was already bright red and had no intimidating power whatsoever.

"I'm not making things up..." Xia Zhanxin's voice grew softer and softer as he watched Xia Rongliu's expression. He wondered if his sister would ignore him like last time if she got angry.

Xia Rongliu, hands on her hips, said confidently, "I don't care, you're not allowed to say things like that anymore, not to anyone!" She's so young and already has such a sweet tongue; I wonder where she learned it. What will she be like when she grows up?

Xia Zhanxin was quite annoyed. Didn't her sister like it? Didn't Sun Zhu say that girls like to hear nice things? Sun Zhu is such a liar.

Xia Zhanxin's words came from the bottom of her heart.

"Alright, alright, stop fooling around. There are only twenty-two of us here today, no one else. So be careful, don't mess around and kill yourselves, and don't wander off!" Master Zhang waved his hand to make everyone stand still.

Everyone stood in four groups at the door, and Xia Zhishu stepped forward to open the oak door.

"Master! Why are there only twenty-one of us? Why is there no one else?!" A child took a few steps back and asked.

"Yes, Master, this is terrifying! I hope nothing strange is happening here."

Now that this was good news, the children, all just a few years old, were worried. The oldest was no more than twelve, so naturally they were afraid and couldn't tell if it was true or false.

Xia Zhishu said speechlessly, "That's because we came too early. They're probably still sleeping. There are people inside too. Do you think you're the only one who's scared? You're just scaring yourself."

The children breathed a sigh of relief, and Xia Zhishu led the way, saying, "Let's go, let's all go."

As the door opened, Xia Zhishu walked in front, followed by the children, one or two side by side.

Xia Zhanxin naturally walked side by side with Xia Rongliu. Bai Mingyu had Bai Mingxuan on his left and Sun Zhu on his right. The two children were still bickering and fighting. Bai Mingyu was helpless because of the noise and was caught in the middle.

"Stop it, you guys, my ears are about to explode," Bai Mingyu finally spoke up to stop them.

"Shut up!" Two voices rang out at the same time. Sun Zhu and Bai Mingxuan looked at each other, then snorted and turned their heads in other directions.

Bai Mingyu sighed, "I was hoping to have a good time today, but it looks like that's not going to happen."

"Brother, are you disgusted with me? It's clearly Sun Zhu who's trying to steal you from me!" Bai Mingxuan glared at Sun Zhu again.

Sun Zhu retorted without backing down, "What do you mean by 'robbery'? Can you put it nicely? I'm just borrowing, borrowing. Besides, your brother doesn't completely belong to you, not completely!"

"Sister, let's stay away from them, they're too noisy," Xia Zhan thought to herself. These three people were making too much noise and ruining the atmosphere.

Xia Rongliu didn't notice anything. "Are you being disturbed? Those two don't look like they're going to stop anytime soon, and we can't leave the group either."

“Leaving the team is dangerous,” Xia Rongliu added.

Xia Zhanxin regained her composure and said, "Then I'm fine." Since my sister is alright, I'm not worried.

Xia Rongliu nodded, thought for a moment, and then said to the three people behind her, "What are you doing! Can't you shut up! If you keep making noise, I'll throw you out!" Her words immediately silenced the three people behind her.

Bai Mingxuan leaned against Bai Mingyu, looking aggrieved, and said, "But he's my brother! Brother! Can't you be a little more devoted like Sister Xia?"

"Mingxuan, that's not how you use 'devotion'..." Bai Mingyu reminded him, "Both of you keep your voices down. I'll hold your hands, so you don't lose them later."

"Oh..." Bai Mingxuan reluctantly agreed.

Behind the oak gate is a relatively open area with three paths leading left, right, and forward, with lawns and flowerbeds on both sides.

The path in the middle leads up to a small arched bridge, beneath which flows a small river that stretches out to both sides, its destination unknown.

The walls are lined with pear trees, their branches lush and some blossoms can be seen extending beyond the wall.

"Wow, these must be the pear blossoms we just saw outside!" the child exclaimed in amazement.

"That should be it. Let's go inside and see what's there."

Which way to go?

"..."

After a moment of silence, Master Zhang and Xia Zhishu stepped forward. "Considering the courtyard is quite large, it's not good for so many of you to gather together. Let's divide you into four groups. Master Zhang will lead two groups, and I will lead the other two," Xia Zhishu announced.

The children quickly divided into several lines and stood in place.

Xia Rongliu's group didn't follow Xia Zhishu but followed Zhang Fuzi. The reason was that following Zhang Fuzi meant getting candy, which really troubled Zhang Fuzi.

"Please, you lot, let me go. I didn't bring much with me today. What am I going to eat if I give it to you?" Master Zhang hugged his small backpack tightly.

“Who said we wanted to eat it? Even if Master Zhang is so stingy, we won’t get any.” Xia Rongliu said, “I’m a little hungry for Yuanxiao, you can have some sesame candy.”

"Okay, sister." Xia Zhanxin was very obedient. She picked up her backpack and started rummaging through it. She took out a bag and handed it to Xia Rongliu, who then gave one to each child in both groups.

Every child was very happy when they received it.

"Thank you, Sister Xia." "Thank you, Sister Xia."

Finally, seeing Zhang Fuzi's longing look, Xia Rongliu found it amusing, took a piece of candy, walked up to Zhang Fuzi, and said, "Here you go, Zhang Fuzi, see how generous I am?"

"Hey~ you're teasing me now." Master Zhang said this, but his hands didn't stop him from grabbing it, and he grabbed it quickly, as if afraid it would be gone in the next second.

"Alright, alright, I'll share with you all later. Everyone should take out the food they brought and share it with us. Don't eat it secretly by yourself. Sharing is a virtue." Master Zhang said, but in his mind, a whole bunch of pastries and candies were swirling around him.