Edited by: Asa
A light fragrance engulfed the room, and on the dresser was a silver hair tie, along with a few delicately made accessories and pins... Staring at his reflection in the mirror, Qi Mingyue's retreated his gaze, unhappy with his childlike body. However, he couldn't deny that this face was indeed beautiful, and even a bit similar to the one he had had in his past life. His eyes were long and his nose was straight. The lips however, was obviously from his father.
Listening to the light footsteps behind him, he quickly grabbed the hand that was about to put more hair ties in his hair, "HongEr, please don't put in anymore, it is fine as it is."
"Today is the first day your highness is going to the royal school for classes, I have to make sure that your highness looks pretty."
Qi Mingyue stood up, allowing Ying Ran to secure the accessories on his waist, then sighed, "Seems that HongEr thinks that I'm not attractive enough..." before he could even finish his sentence, Hong Qiu blushed in a panic, "That's not what I meant, how would I possibly think that about your highness, what I meant was..."
"It's fine, I was just messing with you, look at you." Ying Ran helped Qi Mingyue with his robe, and smiled as she took out a handkerchief. Surprisingly, he took it from her, pulling Hong Qiu down to sit, patting her tears away with the silk handkerchief, and in a comforting tone, said, "To make a lady cry, it is my mistake."
Hong Qiu didn't know what to do as she sat there, and forgot to cry, her face flushed for no apparent reason. She thought to herself that if her master was already like this at such a young age, what would he be like when he grows older? Ying Ran stood to the side but was also very impressed by him, at the mere age of 5, his presence alone indicated his royal status. Everything he did was calculated and even the treatment towards his servants was well-reasoned. He was just a kid, but the servant ladies were all already incredibly affectionate towards him, some even wished they were born a bit later.
Looking at the time, Ying Ran quickly reminded, "Your highness, it is getting late."
Qi Mingyue nodded, "No need for them to follow," and walked out.
Hong Qiu and Ying Ran bowed as he left, knowing that as long as he ordered something, they must follow that order. Even though he was kind towards them, they still had to follow the rules.
The second prince joked around with them a lot, but still inspired admiration from within them. When he looked at you silently with a smile on his face, he gave the illusion that he stood well above you.
Thinking back to the words the grandmaster said five years ago, both of them looked at each other and confirmed together:even if the prince was the 'abnormal star', they swore to take care of him no matter what.
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Since the day that Qi Xutian had ordered that the two princes be moved to the Zixia Palace, Qi Mingyue has been living in the Yuexia Court for five years, not far from Qi Mucheng's residence, the Ziyang Court. However, everyone knew that even though the two princes were confined, everything they needed was accommodated for them. Until the day they were to take classes at the royal school, they were not allowed to take a single step out of Zixia Palace.
What they didn't know was that this was Qi Xutian's way of hiding Qi Mingyue's distinctness from the public, that was all. Since the hundredth day that Qi Mingyue had started talking, he didn't want to drink breast milk anymore, but had asked Qi Xutian to prepare him fresh milk. Calling back Hong Qiu and Ying Ran, he'd make them read books to him when he was bored. Even though the language here was similar to his past life's, there were a few differences in the way it was written. If it weren't for his small body, he'd have already learned to write. Qi Xutian originally wanted him to live within the XuanTian palace, but it was rejected by Qi Mingyue due to it being an unreasonable request. How could a prince live in the Emperor's chambers? If he just moved in for no reason at all, doesn't it just prove his special treatment?
