Seeing that the True Man Qingyun and Lin Yu were discussing Grandpa Gu's identity, Shen Baozhu ran to the Prince Rui and stood on tiptoe to whisper in his ear, "Grandpa Gu, are you from the royal family? Did Uncle Emperor want the Fourth Prince to be the crown prince, so you came to inspect?"
Shen Baozhu was so busy asking the Prince Rui that she ignored the Dragon King's subtitle, which made the Dragon King even more convinced that something was wrong with the magical artifact. Even the little cutie didn't see his subtitle!
The Prince Rui froze visibly, full of doubts in his heart. Had he been so obvious? How could a little kid tell? And how did Baozhu know that the emperor was going to make the Fourth Prince the crown prince?
Lin Yu quickly changed the topic: [Judging from the look of Old Man Gu, Baozhu is right.]
The Dragon King: [Right! I guessed it right!]
The True Man Qingyun praised: [The Dragon King is extremely intelligent. We can only look up to him.]
Lin Yu followed suit: [The Dragon King can always guess the emperor's mind. He's amazing.]
The flattered Dragon King was extremely satisfied. He flicked his tail: [So - so. You guys are not bad either.]
The Prince Rui pulled Shen Baozhu aside and coughed lightly. "Baozhu, how did you know?"
"The immortal told me." Shen Baozhu didn't hesitate and told him about the immortal. Suddenly, she remembered something. "Grandpa Gu, have you seen the gifts the immortal gave me?"
The Prince Rui was still pondering over the immortal when he heard about the gifts. He barely kept up with Shen Baozhu's jumping thoughts. He had only heard that the female marquis and Shen Qingshan's youngest son were struck by lightning. As for the gifts the immortal gave Baozhu, he really had no idea.
When the Prince Rui shook his head, Shen Baozhu introduced the little phoenix and the treasure - hunting mouse to him. "They are so cute! Grandpa Gu can come to my home to see them. Mother said that Fengwu and Shushu can't read, so Aunt Ziwǎn is teaching them. They can only go out with me after they've learned well."
Although the little phoenix could talk, it couldn't read, and the treasure - hunting mouse was even worse. So the Princess Jingning asked Ziwǎn to teach them, which was why they weren't with Shen Baozhu today.
Shen Baozhu was lively. With Qiuqiu and the Fourth Prince around, the Princess Jingning was afraid that she would get bored at home and run around when the maids weren't looking. So she asked Yan Mingli to take her out to play and burn off some of her energy.
The Prince Rui was confused, but to make Shen Baozhu happy, he nodded and played along. "Wow! That's amazing!"
The Dragon King: [Hahaha, Old Man Gu clearly doesn't believe it. He's just playing along with the little cutie.]
The Dragon King: [It's not bad for the emperor to make the Fourth Prince the crown prince.]
Lin Yu: [Yes, the Fourth Prince doesn't bully Baozhu. I'm just afraid someone will object.]
The Dragon King: [What's there to object to?]
Lin Yu: [They might object by saying that the Fourth Prince was a fool before.]
The True Man Qingyun: [With the Dragon King's help, those people won't be able to stir up much trouble.]
The Dragon King: [Right! My clone is still in the palace. If I let the clone and the little phoenix circle around the Fourth Prince, surely no one will dare to object.]
The Dragon King: [If the Shen family objects, can I control my clone to beat them up?]
The Dragon King wanted to say to crush them to death, but he was afraid that the damned magical artifact wouldn't let him post the subtitle.
The True Man Qingyun: [You can give it a try.]
After talking to Shen Baozhu, the Prince Rui's gaze fell on the Fourth Prince again.
The Fourth Prince was trying hard to eat the sugar painting. He took a tentative bite, and a small piece of sugar got into his mouth and stuck to his teeth.
This was a novel experience. He walked up to Shen Baozhu, first patted her on the shoulder, and then pointed at his mouth.
The Dragon King: [What's going on?]
Shen Baozhu took one look and said with great experience, "You must have gotten your teeth stuck by the sugar. Eat it slowly. Lick it with your tongue. It tastes good that way too!"
The Prince Rui stepped closer. He didn't forget his purpose. He asked the Fourth Prince again, "Why do others always answer for you? Can't you speak?"
The Fourth Prince was concentrating on eating the sugar painting. No matter how the Prince Rui asked, he ignored him and didn't even give the Prince Rui a glance. It was not until Shen Baozhu noticed that the Prince Rui was asking the Fourth Prince questions and the Fourth Prince was ignoring him that she explained for the Fourth Prince, "Grandpa Gu, the Fourth Prince can't speak. You can ask me and Qiuqiu. We'll answer for him."
The Prince Rui laughed. He came for the Fourth Prince. Asking others was no better than not asking at all.
The Dragon King: [The Fourth Prince is quite aloof.]
Lin Yu: [Old Man Gu is very persistent about getting the Fourth Prince to speak. Is this related to making the Fourth Prince the crown prince?]
The Dragon King: [Makes sense. Little cutie, hurry up and get the Fourth Prince to talk to Old Man Gu.]
The Dragon King: [If the Fourth Prince becomes the crown prince, it'll be a great benefit! Shen Haiyan can rely on his power to beat up the old man of the Shen family.]
Lin Yu: [The old man of the Shen family is Baozhu's grandfather.]
Thinking that her third brother had always wanted to beat up their grandfather, as a good sister who loved her brother, Shen Baozhu had long wanted to help her third brother fulfill his wish. She gently pushed the Fourth Prince. "The sugar painting was bought by Grandpa Gu. We should be polite and answer his questions."
During the years in the Yunchang Palace, the Fourth Prince was very sensitive to people. He could feel the warm kindness from Shen Baozhu, and he also noticed the implied dislike in the Prince Rui's inquisitive gaze.
The Prince Rui didn't like the Fourth Prince, and the Fourth Prince didn't like the Prince Rui either.
The Fourth Prince didn't hesitate at all. He directly returned the sugar painting in his hand to the Prince Rui. "No, want!"
Although Shen Baozhu really wanted to fulfill her third brother's wish, she didn't want to force the Fourth Prince. After thinking for a while, she returned the tumbler in Qiuqiu's hand to the Prince Rui as well.
The Fourth Prince would rather not have the sugar painting than talk to Grandpa Gu. If she and Qiuqiu were still playing with the tumbler, wouldn't it make the Fourth Prince look inferior in front of Grandpa Gu?
Shen Baozhu didn't want the Fourth Prince to be wronged because of the tumbler, so she returned it to the Prince Rui.
Qiuqiu hadn't had enough fun. After the tumbler was taken away, she held Shen Baozhu's hand, looking a bit disappointed.
Seeing this, the Fourth Prince's eyes lit up. He took the tumbler back from the Prince Rui and gave it to Qiuqiu.
Qiuqiu didn't think much. She let go of Shen Baozhu's hand and took the tumbler to play in the corner.
The Fourth Prince quickly stepped beside Shen Baozhu and took her hand. "Qiuqiu, go. I, hold, Baozhu."
The Dragon King: [Qiuqiu was so easily distracted. Hahaha.]
Lin Yu: [Old Man Gu's look at the Fourth Prince has changed. He seems to appreciate him.]
The Prince Rui did appreciate the Fourth Prince. He used to dislike the Fourth Prince. Firstly, he believed in the theory of fate and preconceived that the Fourth Prince had a bad fate.
Secondly, the emperor had described the Fourth Prince's situation as so miserable. Not only was he switched at birth, but he was also abused by Lady Cui. A child who had a tragic and loveless childhood would inevitably have some personality flaws.
A prince with personality flaws was not suitable to be the future emperor of Dayong.
But watching the interaction between the Fourth Prince and Shen Baozhu, the Prince Rui only felt it was heart - warming. The Fourth Prince was not a gloomy person. He could quickly find what he wanted and take action, which made him a good kid.
Most importantly, the Prince Rui was protective, and he had a stupid god - grandson, Yan Mingli.
The Prince Rui was a noble prince, and Yan Mingli's father was the Minister of Rites. Although Yan Mingli had a backer now and was living a good life, it might not be the same in the future.
According to the emperor, the Fourth Prince was going to live in the princess's mansion for a long time. Coincidentally, Yan Mingli also lived there.
If the Fourth Prince became the crown prince and inherited the throne, Yan Mingli would have one more backer.
No one knew what the Prince Rui was thinking. And the Fourth Prince, for the sake of the tumbler, started to answer the Prince Rui's questions.
"I, poisoned. Just, learning, speak." The Fourth Prince held Shen Baozhu's hand and was very happy.
The Prince Rui asked with a smile, "Do you know Yan Mingli? He's my god - grandson."
The Fourth Prince's mind was full of the thought of working hard to change from Baozhu's new friend to her old friend as soon as possible!
He nodded randomly. "Yes, Mingli, brother."
Hearing the Fourth Prince's address, the Prince Rui was touched. He had to help Yan Mingli get this backer!