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Perhaps it was because the emperor was born as a martial general, but since the founding of the Southern Summoning Kingdom, the people had always been strong, and it could be said that the people of the entire country loved martial arts. Even the new top scholar was not always weak, and one could at least ride a horse if they wanted to pass the exam.

It was unknown when the power of the imperial court had been split into two, the left party who supported Crown Prince and the right party who supported Fourth Prince.

The two parties had always been at odds with each other. Every time they went to court, they would think of a way to deal with the other in front of the emperor, and a small disagreement would lead to a war of words. Every time they quarreled, their faces would turn red, and if it wasn't for the imperial court forbidding them to carry weapons, the two parties would most likely curse each other to the point of contending with each other.

The Emperor was pleased to see them restrain each other, for example, by praising the truth of the Left Party today, and by praising the Right Party tomorrow, and by turning a blind eye to it, he had acknowledged the existence of the two parties.

Xiao Sui is not a court official so naturally I don't have to go to court every day. But Shi Jinchen is right, every time I see the emperor on the morning of Fourth Prince, even though he is full of energy and goes to meet him, I can see that he is in a good mood when he returns at noon, even though he comes back with a tiger's face. It seems that the right wing is stronger today, but when he comes back with a dark face, he is always surrounded by me.

At this time, even the old steward did not dare to casually talk to Fourth Prince, as the only way was to make him sulk. At dinner time, even the anger he received from sitting at the front lines had mostly evaporated.

Today, when he finally returned from the Fourth Prince competition, he could feel a wave of depressed Qi from far away. It was clearly a sunny and sunny day, yet on the way here, it was as if he was bringing along ice dregs.

All of the servant girls and servants in the house had no time to avoid him. Xiao Sui was not a fool, of course, he could tell that Shi Jinchen was troubled because of the struggle between the two parties in the imperial court.

In the room, after the dishes were served, the servants left with a tacit understanding. Xiao Sui picked up a pair of crystal prawns and placed them into the Shi Jinchen bowl, only then did his expression calm down slightly.

"Your Highness, these past few days you've been staying in the mansion, don't you feel stifled?" Xiao Sui said hurriedly when he saw Shi Jinchen eat the Crystal Shrimp that she gave him.

"Are you bored?" Shi Jinchen asked casually after he ate a few mouthfuls of rice.

"Hey hey, why would I feel bored (It's really depressed), I'm just worried about you, Fourth Prince." Xiao Sui had a very worried look.

"Worried about me?" Shi Jinchen stopped his chopsticks with interest, "Go ahead, tell me, what nonsense are you plotting now?" This girl usually acted like she wanted the whole world to be in chaos. From the looks of it, she probably had something to ask of her.

"I don't have any evil intentions." Xiao Sui awkwardly ate a few mouthfuls of rice, "Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing.

It was an incomparably awkward meal, and it was obviously just a one-sided feeling that came from the Xiao Sui s. With the Xiao Sui s present, his mood unexpectedly improved.

"Tell Uncle Chen (which is to say, the old housekeeper) to prepare the horses and silver taels and set out in the afternoon. We will go for a stroll in Jiangnan."

"Huh?" Xiao Sui raised his head, and stuck a grain of rice on his nose, making him look comical and comical.

"Ah what?" Shi Jinchen couldn't help but knock on Xiao Sui's forehead, and help to wipe away the rice grains on her nose, "I'll take you out to play, if you have any objections, you'll cancel your trip immediately."

"If there are no objections, then I am glad but it is too late!" Long live Your Highness! " She never thought that Fourth Prince would be so easy to talk about. With a quick thought, she asked, "Then what do we do about the imperial court?"

"Do you think I'm as dumb as you? When we leave for the next assembly, I start with the royal father and am given a few days' holiday. " The Shi Jinchen was so funny that it seemed as though he was about to knock on the forehead of the Xiao Sui.

"I'm not stupid. I'm so smart, even big sister Bai Yu said I'm smart!" Xiao Sui covered his forehead in grievance, "You can't knock anymore, if you knock again, you'll really become stupid!"

Seeing Xiao Sui so pitiful, Shi Jinchen felt too embarrassed to continue bullying him, so he summoned the servants to clean up the table, and also called for the butler to prepare the items.

The old steward arranged everything. Looking at the prince dressed like a noble son, he was reluctant to part with him. "Your highness must be careful on the road. Since the Jianghu is not peaceful, bandits from all over the country are rampant. Do you want to bring some men with you …" With such a large pile, it was as if he was worrying about his son's old father who was out studying, and all sorts of worries arose.

"Grandpa butler, you can set your mind at rest. We're just going out for a few days, it's not like we won't be able to come back!" Furthermore, His Highness is so powerful, and has brought so many guards with him. The bookkeeper who was dressing up at the side could not bear to listen any longer. The old butler was getting more and more long-winded.

Following Shi Jinchen up to the carriage, Xiao Sui waved his hand like an old butler, "Goodbye grandpa butler. We'll come back once we have fun!"

The old butler watched the carriage slowly disappear into the distance with worry, and his heart grew even more downcast as he listened to Xiao Sui's heartless farewell.

This was the first time she had been to Jiangnan. She had only heard that it was a place where the willow trees flourished, a place filled with gentleness and wealth.

Looking at Xiao Sui who seemed to be on the left side unsettled, the strange temper of Shi Jinchen surfaced again. He had always been happy and quiet, yet his Xiao Sui s constantly probed the edges of his anger.

"Just one more movement and I'll throw you out of the carriage." As expected, he sat down obediently, and didn't continue chattering.

So Shi Jinchen closed his eyes in satisfaction, and continued to close it to recuperate, leaving behind only Xiao Sui as he grumbled on the side.

The carriage swayed all the way, but Shi Jinchen suddenly spoke up, "Xiao Sui, come over and beat my leg." As he spoke, he stretched his legs. His legs were long and straight, and the entire carriage was reduced in size by half.

As a result, Xiao Sui unwillingly squatted beside the leg of the Shi Jinchen. She raised her hand and knocked a few times, causing the muscles of her hands to become firm and powerful.

From the top of his head came the sound of Shi Jinchen breathing, followed by a dull pain from his forehead, "Letting you knock doesn't mean letting you pinch it."

"Ao! Ao! Ao! Ao!" With tears in her eyes, Xiao Sui covered her forehead, feeling wronged, like a little cat that had been forcefully pummeled. She knocked on her leg neither lightly nor heavily, but she did not notice the smiling expression in the Shi Jinchen above.