Jiu Jiu scratched her head and asked Qing Wu, “Among these young ladies, is there anyone who likes my good-for-nothing father?”
Qing Wu fell silent.
After a long pause, he finally spoke, “No.”
“No?” Jiu Jiu raised her voice, her face filled with disbelief.
Then, pointing at the Fourth Prince not far away, she said indignantly, “How is that fair? Even that thing has young ladies who like him, so why doesn’t my good-for-nothing father have any?”
“Even though he’s useless, he’s still better than that shoehorn-faced guy!”
“No, I have to go ask them why they’d like a shoehorn face but not my good-for-nothing father.”
Qing Wu hurriedly stopped her, “It’s not that no young ladies like the Crown Prince. It’s just that His Highness already has someone in his heart and would rather go without than settle for less.”
“Little County Princess, please calm down. The Crown Prince has extremely high standards—ordinary, mediocre beauties can’t catch his eye.”
Jiu Jiu glanced at him sideways, “Really?”
Qing Wu nodded, “Truer than pearls.”
“Then tell me, who is the young lady my good-for-nothing father likes? I’ll risk my old face to propose marriage for him and bring that girl back to marry him.”
Jiu Jiu’s words made Qing Wu’s expression change, and he quickly said, “Absolutely not.”
“Why not? Could it be… the person he likes is a married woman? That’s fine, I’ll take people to help him snatch her. After all, he’s my father. Even though he’s useless, he’s still my biological father. I can fulfill this little wish for him.” Jiu Jiu grew more and more excited as she spoke.
Her posture made it seem as if she were about to immediately take people to help Xiao Jiuyuan snatch someone.
Qing Wu quickly held her down and whispered something in her ear.
“Clatter…”
Jiu Jiu was so shocked that she lost her balance and rolled out like a ball.
Just as she was about to roll into the lake, a hand grabbed her collar and saved her.
“Where did this little dirty monkey come from? Are you trying to take a bath in the lake?”
Jiu Jiu stared with sparkling eyes at the handsome uncle in front of her, almost drooling.
“Handsome Uncle, come home with me! I’ll sell my father to support you.”
“Hahaha… You little child are quite amusing. So lively and unrestrained at such a young age—your parents must have had quite a headache over you, right?” The handsome uncle laughed heartily.
Qing Wu hurried forward, “Greetings, Consort Ye. This is the Little County Princess of Donggong. She’s young and a bit lively—please forgive her.”
“The Little County Princess of Donggong? Ah, yes. I thought her eyes looked somewhat familiar. So she’s the Crown Prince’s daughter.”
The handsome uncle, who was also the Eldest Princess’s consort, Ye Lixuan, placed Jiu Jiu on the ground and crouched in front of her, teasingly asking, “You want to sell your father to support me—does your father know about this?”
Jiu Jiu waved her little hand dismissively, “I’m in charge at Donggong. His opinion doesn’t matter.”
“Handsome Uncle-in-law, I’m your most, most, most precious and adorable little niece! Hold me more, please!”
As she spoke, Jiu Jiu scrambled into Ye Lixuan’s arms, finding a comfortable position for herself, and waved at Qing Wu, saying, “Bye-bye, Qing Wu.”
Qing Wu’s lips twitched a few times.
Although his purpose for coming here was also to leave the Little County Princess at the Eldest Princess’s residence, what was the deal with her being so eager?
Would the Little County Princess grow fond of the Eldest Princess’s residence and not want to return to Donggong?
“Little County Princess, the flower-viewing banquet is about to begin. Please don’t trouble Consort Ye…”
Ye Lixuan interrupted Qing Wu, “No trouble at all. I’m also going to the flower-viewing banquet.”
"Little niece, would you like to come with me?"
The handsome man smiled, and Jiu Jiu felt her soul fly away.
Her little head nodded like a chick pecking at rice, "Yes, yes, I do."
Then, obediently carried by Ye Lixuan, she went to the flower-viewing banquet.
The Eldest Princess, Xiao Hua Jin, was the first child of the current emperor. Although she was a princess, she was deeply favored by the emperor, and under her command, the Huajia Army was majestic and unstoppable.
At the same time, the Eldest Princess was also a target that the princes vied to win over.
Among them, the Fourth Prince was the most active.
On ordinary days, various rare treasures were constantly sent to the Eldest Princess's residence, and he would attend most of the banquets she hosted, all to create the illusion for outsiders that he was very close to the Eldest Princess.
By the time Jiu Jiu and Ye Lixuan arrived, the flower-viewing banquet had already begun.
Many noble ladies had already started composing poems.
Jiu Jiu's watery eyes darted around.
She noticed that the Fourth Prince and the widow of General Zhao had left their seats one after the other.
"Handsome Uncle-in-law, I need to go to the restroom."
Jiu Jiu slipped out of Ye Lixuan's arms and disappeared like a little monkey in the blink of an eye.
Qing Wu silently appeared behind Jiu Jiu and said, "The people around the Fourth Prince have all been lured away. What does the Little County Princess plan to do to the Fourth Prince next?"
"Did he take that thing?" Jiu Jiu asked Qing Wu.
Qing Wu nodded, "He did. Is the Little County Princess planning to poison the Fourth Prince? However, the Fourth Prince has a divine physician under his command, so poisoning might not be very effective."
Jiu Jiu glanced at him, "Who said I was going to poison him? You people have such filthy minds."
Qing Wu lowered his head in shame.
He thought to himself, even though the Little County Princess was clever and pure as jade and snow, she was still only a four-year-old child. How could he have thought of her as so malicious?
"It was this subordinate's mistake, this subordinate—"
"Poisoning is so boring. What I had you put in his wine was a strong laxative mixed with Aphrodisiac Powder. Once the effects kick in, he'll be taking off his clothes while having explosive diarrhea, hehehe… That scene will definitely be spectacular!"
Jiu Jiu laughed like a cunning little mouse.
Qing Wu: …
Although the Fourth Prince was an enemy of the Crown Prince, this method was truly dirty.
So dirty and damaging that they wouldn't even stoop to using it.
"Little County Princess…"
Qing Wu had just started speaking when he was interrupted, "Stop dawdling, take me to see the fun."
"Oh, and remember to have someone make a big commotion and draw everyone over."
The thought of the Fourth Prince swimming in a sea of feces made her happy.
Hmph! No matter how useless her father was, he was still her flesh and blood. How could she allow others to bully him?
Meanwhile, the Fourth Prince had just gotten into the mood with the widow of his subordinate. As he was halfway through taking off his clothes, he suddenly felt something in his rear about to burst forth.
He covered it with both hands, wanting to dash out.
Unfortunately, his movements were still a bit too slow.
With a long "pfft—" sound, followed by a foul stench.
"Pfft… hahaha…" Jiu Jiu outside the window covered her mouth, laughing uncontrollably.
She didn't forget to say to Qing Wu, "The shit prince… hahaha, he has so much in stock, it's disgusting…"
Qing Wu looked at his little princess with a complicated expression.
Thinking to himself, who was responsible for all this?
Soon after, they heard a flurry of footsteps heading their way.
"Fourth Prince, are you still…" The Eldest Princess pushed the door open and was met with the sight of the Fourth Prince swimming in a sea of feces.
The Fourth Prince was covered in yellow matter, still tightly holding the fainted widow of General Zhao in his arms, refusing to let go. The sight was truly nauseating.
"Ugh—"
Someone couldn't help but retch.
"Ugh—"
One after another, people began to gag.
The Eldest Princess's face turned ashen with rage as she ordered sharply, "Attendants, take the Fourth Prince away to be cleaned up."
"Also, send someone to the Imperial Hospital to summon the imperial physician."
With the Fourth Prince causing such a scene, the Eldest Princess's flower-viewing banquet could no longer continue.
After seeing off the many officials and their ladies, the Eldest Princess massaged her temples and asked her maid, "Has Fu Bao arrived?"
"Seventh Miss Luo is waiting for the Princess in the prayer hall," the maid replied.
The Eldest Princess rose to her feet, a flicker of pain flashing in her eyes. "I have waited for this day for so long. I only hope that today, Fu Bao can help me fulfill my long-cherished wish."