Fu Jiujiu glanced back at Tang Xian, questioning him with her eyes. Tang Xian didn't utter a sound, only slightly lowering his eyes that shimmered with a cold light.

Fujujiao knows that she shouldn't be distracted at this time, but the little boy's calm and collected appearance is really handsome. A seven or eight-year-old kid who is still playing with Ultraman, being able to have such composure and decisiveness is truly admirable.

"Alright, then thank you, Fifth Prince," Fu Jiujiu poked her head out of the carriage. Her eyes weren't panicked at all.

But deep down, she was a little worried. On the surface, she was just an innocent and lovely girl, and no one could tell anything was wrong with her.

Tang Yang also was like this.

Fu Jiujiu, though she was itching to do something, saw Xiao Zhengtai's calm face and calmed down herself.

Tang Yang's carriage was in front, and Fu Jiujiu's followed behind. Fu Jiujiu looked at the little boy several times, wanting to see what he would decide, but he didn't say anything.

We soon arrived at Jiang's residence.

"Your Highness, Fifth Prince, let me escort my third sister-in-law."

"How is Princess Pingyang doing? This king wants to see if there is anything he can help with?"

Fu Jiujiu nodded, turned back, and after a while poked her head out again. "My third sister-in-law said it's inconvenient. I asked her why it's inconvenient, but she wouldn't say. Fifth Prince, you wait here for me, I'll send her in and then we'll go play together."

Jiang Yao is a woman, what inconveniences could a woman possibly have?

Tang Yang didn't doubt it at all. He did this just to return the favor, and when he heard Xiaotuanzi say she wanted to go out with him, he relaxed his guard.

After all, can a little baby fool people?

"Well then, I shall not enter. If Lady Pingyang needs anything, please do not hesitate to ask. There is no need for formality."

"Well, Your Highness, Fifth Prince, you are truly a good person."

Tang Yang chuckled, "Because JiJi is well-behaved, I'm good."

Tang Xian frowned, hearing Tang Yan call Xiao Nai Tuanzi "Jiujiu," he felt uncomfortable.

The carriage drove slowly into the Jiang family estate, and Tang Chang could still hear Jiang Min's sharp voice outside.

"What's wrong with Jiang Yao? Let me take a look. Wasn't she fine when she went out this morning?"

Tang Yang thought to himself, "It must be Jiang Yao who is wrong."

Jiang Min was about to go out, the little dumpling refused to let her look, she wouldn't look, and she didn't have the time either.

But when she saw the Fifth Prince's carriage at the door, she instantly put away her sharp expression and walked slowly to the carriage, bowing gracefully. "Fifth Prince, since you have arrived, why don't you go inside?"

Tang Yang listened to her just a few words, and she knew the little milk dumpling didn't have a good relationship with her.

He then knew what to do with Jiang Min.

When Fu Jiujiao came out, she saw Jiang Min's face turn pale. She wanted to cry but dared not, standing by Tang Yang's carriage.

She strode over in her short little legs, "Your Highness, Fifth Prince, what's wrong?"

"It's alright, someone is bullying Jiujiao. This king will naturally help you get revenge."

Jiang Min's eyes welled up with tears, and she glared angrily at the little dumpling.

Fu Jiujiu nodded innocently, looking at Tang Yang's outstretched hand. She still didn't put her little chubby hand on top of it. "My mother said, 'Do your own things yourself.'"

Her mother never said anything like that. At home, she didn't have to do anything.

She just didn't want to touch Tang Yang's blood-stained hands.

Tang Yang didn't mind, instead finding the little ball of fluff quite interesting. "Alright then, come up yourself. If you can't make it, brother will help you."

"Brother?" Fu Jiujiu shook her head. "You are the Fifth Prince, you can't call me brother, you can't be so unrestrained, Mother will beat you."

Tang Yan chuckled, "It's alright, Your Highness can call me by my name."

Fu Jiu Jiu still shook her head, though she knew flattering him wouldn't hurt. Deep down, she refused.

Facing Tang Yang, she always had to consider what he was thinking and what his purpose was.

But when facing the same prince as a young boy, she had no such concerns. She wanted to do whatever she pleased, even finding pleasure in angering him.

To anger Tang Yang, she must think she has a long life, right?

Fu Jiujiu deliberately climbed onto the carriage slowly. On one hand, she didn't want to reveal her martial arts skills to Tang Yan. On the other hand, she simply didn't want to be alone with him.

Although he wouldn't do anything to his own baby, she just felt repulsed.

After Fu Jiujiao had settled down, Tang Yang instructed the driver to leave.

Jiang Min stomped her feet in anger, that damned Fu Jiujiao, actually being taken to play by the Fifth Prince, what qualifications did she have?

Tang Xian had already left Jiang Mansion and instructed someone to inform Jiang Yao, after all, one must play their part convincingly. He didn't want the Jiang family to realize it wasn't Jiang Yao who returned.

After being scolded by the fifth prince, Jiang Min stomped off to find Jiang Yao and vent her frustration.

The palace was so big that it took her some time to walk. When she got to the door, she scolded the maid a few times for blocking her way.

This gave Jiang Yao just enough time to run back from the bed.

Jiang Yao wanted to open a hot pot restaurant and went out early to prepare a surprise for her little milk bun. However, she was called back halfway by Lin Zhen, and she even experienced the feeling of flying.

Jiang Yao didn't have time to think much. Knowing she had to pretend to be sick, she weakly walked out. Her pale face was from pinching herself just now—it hurt!

"Jiang Min, was I too gentle last time? You dare come to me again, I'm not feeling well today and have no mood to waste time with you. Just get out." Jiang Yao finished speaking and took a few deep breaths, looking as if she could be blown over by the wind.

Jiang Min let out a cold snort, seeing her sick felt some schadenfreude, "Serves you right, Jiang Yao, this is retribution. For hitting me and accusing me of wrongdoings, I won't just let it go."

"You can't stand it anymore?" Jiang Yao sneered, "If you put it that way, I wouldn't have settled accounts with you and your daughter for all the times I was schemed against before."

"Jiang Yao, don't think that just because Madam Gao is backing you up, you can get away with anything. I don't believe she will protect you from everything."

Even without anyone protecting me, I won't be bullied by you the way I was before.

Jiang Yao didn't want to waste time with her. She waved her hand dismissively and said, "Get lost."

Jiang Min merely came to see her illness. Seeing her pale face and needing to be supported, gasping for breath heavily, he felt somewhat pleased.

Last time, her grandmother was very angry. Her mother told her not to cause trouble for a short period of time, so she temporarily let Jiang Yao off the hook.

……

"Master, should we send someone to follow Miss Chirp?"

Tang Xian glanced at Feng Ji, shaking her head slightly. "Tang Chang would not lay a hand on JiuJiu under the watchful eyes of everyone."

What is clearly stated, is not feared. What is feared is what comes in the dark.

"Master, what do you think the Fifth Prince means? Why has he suddenly been so attentive to Miss Chirp?"

Tang Xian curled his lips, of course he knew.

The little milk dumpling said that even the peacock bowed its head to her. Whether it's true or not, Tang Yang approached the little milk dumpling just to take advantage of her lucky star status, and then make everyone think that his succession to the throne was simply following heaven's will.

Hehehe~

First published on Taiwan Novel Network

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