Li Yuexian's eyes widened, and she glared down at Yun Xiao Jing, "You!"
The two little brats must be doing this on purpose!
Intentionally provoking her!
Someone must have spoken ill of her in front of them!
Whoever spoke ill of her definitely didn't want her to marry Prince Ye!
Yun Xiao Jing stuck out his tongue and made a face that could drive someone mad.
Qiu Lu's mouth twitched fiercely. Did Xiao Jing also dislike Miss Li?
At this moment, the waiter's voice echoed from the teahouse.
"Distinguished guests, the show is about to begin! Please come in and be seated quickly!"
Hearing the waiter's words, Li Yuexian steadied her mind. She didn't need to argue with two children.
They didn't understand anything.
She needed to find out who had spoken ill of her and ruined her plans!
"Let's go in, the circus is about to start," Li Yuexian said to Zhan Xiao Li in her usual gentle voice.
Yun Xiao Jing grabbed Zhan Xiao Li's hand. "Let's go! Let's go watch quickly! I love watching the Haoyue Circus's performances the most!"
Pulled along by Yun Xiao Jing, Zhan Xiao Li entered the teahouse with him.
Qiu Lu followed behind, hesitating whether he should tell His Highness that the young prince disliked Miss Li.
The teahouse, usually not so bustling, was now packed.
The Haoyue Circus lived up to its reputation.
Wherever it went, it garnered admiration!
Yun Xiao Jing's eyes lit up as he pointed at a fire-breather. "Look, look, he's breathing fire! His fire is different from others'!"
"Look quickly! Those little dogs can jump through hoops of fire!"
"Wow! If I'm ever out of money, I'll find some puppies and kittens to jump through hoops of fire too!"
As Yun Xiao Jing exclaimed continuously, Zhan Xiao Li also watched intently.
Li Yuexian felt a little smug.
See, she said these children were easy to bribe!
Next came a series of thrilling performances.
Each act left the audience gaping and glued to the spectacle.
Suddenly, a man walked in, leading a tiger.
The moment the tiger appeared, some children closed their eyes and leaned back.
Everyone knew tigers were ferocious!
And that they could devour a person in one bite.
However, just as the tiger was about to obey the trainer and open its mouth to strike a pose.
It suddenly saw Yun Xiao Jing.
Yun Xiao Jing was also looking at the tiger.
This tiger...
The trainer gave a command.
The tiger was supposed to leap through a very high hoop of fire according to the command.
Instead.
It didn't move.
"Huh? What's going on?" Li Yuexian raised an eyebrow, puzzled.
Zhan Xiao Li stared at the tiger without blinking.
"It seems to have a little baby in its belly, so it doesn't want to jump," Yun Xiao Jing explained to Zhan Xiao Li.
Zhan Xiao Li looked at Yun Xiao Jing with an expression of "How do you know?"
"Children shouldn't just talk nonsense about things they don't know! It's like lying," Li Yuexian lectured Yun Xiao Jing from a position of seniority.
She would soon be the mistress of Prince Ye's manor, so it was her duty to guide them.
At least...
She needed them to fear her from now on and not speak carelessly in her presence.
Yun Xiao Jing's eyes darted around, revealing a brilliant smile.
Anyone who had been around Yun Shu frequently in the past two years would have felt that something bad was about to happen upon seeing Yun Xiao Jing's smile. Yun Xiao Jing was about to play a trick, and his smile was exactly like Yun Shu's.
"Auntie, do you want to make a bet with me?"
Li Yuexian frowned. "A bet?"
"Let's bet on whether the tiger has a baby in its belly," Yun Xiao Jing said, pointing at the tiger.
Li Yuexian raised her eyebrows and looked at Yun Xiao Jing in disbelief, unable to help but laugh. This child was truly overestimating himself! "At such a young age, do you know what a bet means?"
Then she turned to Qiu Lu. "When Prince Ye took him in, did he investigate him? You must ensure he doesn't corrupt the young prince."
"The only one who can corrupt me is you. Xiao Jing won't be corrupted!" Zhan Xiao Li said coldly.
Li Yuexian almost spat blood from anger. This strange child was ungrateful! "The young prince is still young and doesn't know what he should and shouldn't do. Not to mention children, even adults shouldn't gamble casually."
Yun Xiao Jing was speechless. "You said I was wrong, so I want to bet with you. Auntie, aren't you afraid to bet with me?"
"What am I afraid of?" Li Yuexian frowned.
She was going to be angered to death by these two children, no, these two oddballs!
What would happen if she married into Prince Ye's manor?
She secretly made up her mind that today would be a beginning, and she would awe them.
"Then if Auntie loses, you shouldn't marry into Prince Ye's manor!" Yun Xiao Jing said with a sweet, innocent smile.
Li Yuexian was startled. "You!"
"Auntie is afraid to bet." Yun Xiao Jing giggled.
In Li Yuexian's eyes, that smile was detestable. "Let's change the bet. This bet is too presumptuous. Prince Ye's betrothal gifts are below this, and the marriage is settled. It's not something a bet can change."
"Alright." Yun Xiao Jing spread his hands, his small face showing helplessness.
He didn't expect the "ugly auntie" to be quite clever and not fall for his trap.
Zhan Xiao Li watched them bicker, still with a touch of arrogance.
Qiu Lu, however, was surprised. Xiao Jing was so cunning and mischievous, completely different from the young prince!
But they both inexplicably disliked Miss Li.
In fact, he also felt that Miss Li was not worthy of His Highness.
"Apart from this matter, you can make any other request," Li Yuexian deliberately put on a magnanimous air.
"I don't want to bet anymore." Yun Xiao Jing spread his hands, losing interest.
Li Yuexian was immediately speechless.
Damn monster.
Was he toying with her?
Just then.
The trainer suddenly announced to everyone, "The tiger has a cub in its belly, so it's throwing a tantrum today!"
"No wonder! Hahahaha!"
"Who would have thought that a tiger would get moody when it's pregnant!"
"..."
A moment of uproarious laughter.
Qiu Lu looked at Yun Xiao Jing in disbelief.
How did Xiao Jing know?
It was impossible to tell with the naked eye that the tiger was pregnant.
Li Yuexian was stunned. "You, how did you know?"
A cold sweat broke out on her. If she had accidentally agreed to the bet just now, wouldn't she be regretting it immensely now?
Zhan Xiao Li stared at Yun Xiao Jing.
No one could tell that the tiger was pregnant.
Only Xiao Jing could.
Yun Xiao Jing chuckled. "My mother used to say that when one has a baby in their belly, they become unwilling to move, so the tiger must have a baby in its belly! I encountered a little calico cat before, and it was like this!"
Hearing Yun Xiao Jing's explanation, Li Yuexian's mouth twitched fiercely. "So that's how you figured it out!"
Indeed, he was a wild child born to a village woman!
Qiu Lu marveled silently.
Just like last night, and today. Did Xiao Jing's mouth have some sort of divine blessing?
Suddenly, Yun Xiao Jing's sharp eyes spotted a familiar figure entering the teahouse. He got so scared that he quickly stood up and hid behind Qiu Lu.