The next day, the Fourth Prince and Zhao Yao had originally agreed to visit the Imperial College, but the Fourth Prince had something come up at the last minute and couldn’t go with Zhao Yao.
"Is Fourth Brother alright?" Zhao Yao knew well that the Fourth Prince was not someone who broke promises without reason, so if the Fourth Prince suddenly didn’t come to find him for the Imperial College visit, there must be something major happening.
"It’s nothing major, Your Highness, please don’t worry." Seeing Zhao Yao’s worried expression, Wei Mian quickly added, "It’s a matter with the Li Family, not a big deal."
As soon as he heard it was a matter concerning the Li Family, Zhao Yao knew better than to keep asking.
"As long as it’s nothing major." Even though he was on good terms with Fourth Brother and had visited the Li Family as a guest, he was not a member of the Li Family and felt it inappropriate to inquire about their matters. "You should hurry back to attend to Fourth Brother."
"Your Highness, His Highness instructed you to be careful when outside and not to forget to return to the palace to study."
At the mention of "study," the smile on Zhao Yao’s small face instantly turned into a frown. He pouted unhappily and said, "I just left the palace, and Fourth Brother is already urging me to return to study. Fourth Brother is really a killjoy."
Looking at Zhao Yao’s dissatisfied little expression, Wei Mian held back his laughter and said, "His Highness is afraid you’ll have too much fun outside the palace and not want to return, so he made sure to remind you not to forget to study."
Zhao Yao muttered, "I really don’t want to go back to the palace..." If Fourth Brother hadn’t reminded him, he wouldn’t have played outside the palace for too long.
"Your Highness, I’ll head back to the palace first." Wei Mian saluted Zhao Yao and then left.
Zhao Yao waved at Wei Mian: "Take care."
After Wei Mian left, Song Jicai and the others hurriedly asked, "Boss, since the Fourth Prince isn’t coming, are we still going to the Imperial College?"
Zhang He said, "Boss, since the Fourth Prince isn’t going to the Imperial College, you shouldn’t go either."
Shen Sen said, "Boss, you also shouldn’t visit Second Uncle, just have a good day with us today."
"Yeah, Boss, we look forward to you coming out of the palace every month to hang out with us, but every time you come out, you’re always busy and have no time to hang out with us," Chu Huan still wanted to have an archery contest with Zhao Yao.
"Boss, you don’t have any other plans today, so just come out and play with us."
Zhao Yao thought about it and agreed. Ever since taking them under his wing, he hadn’t properly played with them. Besides, he always felt it wasn’t a good idea for them to keep playing . He should take the opportunity today to talk to them properly.
"Alright then, I’ll have a good time with you today."
Seeing Zhao Yao agree, Song Jicai and the other three cheered happily.
Seeing Chu Huan and the others in high spirits, Zhao Yao asked amusedly, "So, where are we going today?" He quickly added, "The usual places you frequent are off the table, I’m not interested in those things."
"Boss, then where do you want to go?"
"I’m not as familiar with the capital as you guys," Zhao Yao thought for a moment and said, "Is there anywhere fun in the capital lately?"
"The fun places in the capital are just the usual spots, nothing new or exciting."
Suddenly, Shen Sen thought of a great place and exclaimed, "There really is one place."
Song Jicai and the others quickly asked, "Where is it?"
"Baihe Temple outside the city," Shen Sen said, "I heard there’s an old immortal at Baihe Temple, excellent at fortune-telling and healing, and people from the capital have been flocking there recently."
Hearing this, Chu Huan and the others also remembered this matter.
"My mother and the others also said they wanted to check it out."
"My mother said she wanted to go too, even said she wanted to have my sister’s fate told to see if she can marry her off."
Listening to Chu Huan and Song Jicai’s conversation, Zhao Yao curiously asked, "Are your mothers really that worried your sisters won’t get married?"
"Boss, you don’t know, my sister is a real tigress," Zhang He unceremoniously criticized his older sister, "very fierce."
"My sister is the same," Song Jicai joined in criticizing his own elder sister, "My eldest sister is like a she-demon, and my second sister is a smiling tiger; my father, brother, and I are all afraid of them."
"Is it really okay for you to speak about your sisters like that?" Zhao Yao said, "Aren’t you afraid your sisters will beat you if they find out?"
Song Jicai said with a bitter face, "I’ve been beaten up by my two sisters since childhood, so I’m used to it."
Zhang He quickly nodded and said, "Me too, my sister beats me every day."
Zhao Yao looked at Zhang He and the others with sympathy, "Are you guys really that miserable?"
"Boss, we’re really too miserable." Mentioning their sisters, Zhang He and Song Jicai had a bellyful of complaints to air.
Chu Huan promptly interrupted Song Jicai and the others, knowing if they started talking, they’d go on endlessly.