Chapter 425 All Are Trash

Chapter 425: Utter Trash

Having achieved his goal, he walked over with a triumphant air, settled into his seat at the table in front of Little Six, and greeted his elder siblings one by one.

"It's been days since I last saw Eldest Sister. Your grace and beauty outshine even memory—truly worthy of being praised by the world as the Crown Princess Yi Guang."

Apart from Bei Jingyu, who was still entertaining guests elsewhere, both the Fourth Princess and the Sixth Prince widened their eyes at this provocation.

Such audacity.

Only Bei Yanyu remained clueless. "That just means you don’t visit Eldest Sister often enough. That’s your fault. Next time I go to the Eastern Palace, I’ll see you accompany me."

Fifth Prince: "......"

Under the table, the Sixth Prince gave her a thumbs-up. Truly an unwittingly brutal person. Sometimes, a lack of brains could be quite cutting.

Now that Fifth Brother had taken sides, who would dare visit the Eastern Palace frequently?

Yet Bei Yanyu bluntly laid blame at his feet, leaving the Fifth Prince unable to refute.

After all, it was only proper for a younger brother to visit his elder sister—how could the Crown Princess be expected to attend upon her younger brother instead?

If they hadn’t seen each other in so long, it could only be Fifth Brother’s mistake.

The Fifth Prince’s smile fixed in place. If anyone else had said this, he would have assumed it was deliberate.

But everyone knew Bei Yanyu was just a genuine simpleton.

Gritting his teeth, the Fifth Prince acquiesced evasively, "We’ll discuss it another day."

Bei Jingchu watched this juvenile squabble with an amused smile. These inexperienced troublemakers were all too green.

Back in the day, she had her hands tucked in her sleeves—wait, digressing.

It wasn’t that she looked down on them. It was just that, among those present, they were all utter trash.

Having failed with his first attempt, the Fifth Prince concocted another ploy.

With a feigned lament, he said, "The thing is, in the past, I never needed to make a special trip to the Eastern Palace to see Eldest Sister."

"Just by attending upon Father, I’d often be graced by her presence."

"But now... I usually meet Third Brother instead."

"It really is my negligence. If I wish to visit Eldest Sister in the future, I suppose I’ll have to make the trip to the Eastern Palace."

The implication was clear—the emperor’s favor had shifted, and it was no longer Bei Jingchu who held his regard.

Even Bei Yanyu sensed the tension now, though she didn’t know how to interject.

The Sixth Prince parried lightly. "That only proves you and Eldest Sister haven’t had the chance to cross paths lately. Why, I even have the honor of encountering her while strolling in the imperial gardens."

"Since you’ve been seeing each other less, to avoid growing distant, you really should visit more often."

As the little troublemakers traded subtle thrusts, Bei Yanyu, unable to follow, grew bored and blithely wandered off to play with her companion.

The Fourth Princess, watching the Fifth Prince’s persistent machinations, sighed and judiciously withdrew.

Only Little Six remained, struggling valiantly to fend off Fifth Brother’s reckless baiting.

The sixth prince retorted while suppressing the cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

Big Sis is being way too calm.

The calmer Big Sis is, the more terrified he becomes.

This idiot fifth brother really thinks that if he truly annoys her, she wouldn’t mess with him in public?

Finally, Bei Jingchu stood up.

The sixth prince’s fight-or-flight instincts kicked in.

Oh shit oh shit oh shit—will Fifth Brother end up bleeding on the spot today?!

Even the nonstop yapping fifth prince shut his mouth.

When Bei Jingchu was silently watching the show, he still dared to act smug, but the moment she stood up, his stomach dropped.

Bei Jingchu walked up to the fifth prince—just a normal walk—yet the fifth prince felt as though the Grim Reaper was advancing toward him step by step.

Should've kept my damn mouth shut... Someone save me...

Bei Jingchu reached out toward the frozen-in-fear fifth prince, who immediately turtled up, squeezing his eyes shut, and even covered his head like a prisoner.

To an uninformed observer, it would seem as though Bei Jingchu were picking on someone helpless.