Chapter 148

Chapter 148

In her plan, Weiqing Song should have flushed with humiliation at being insulted by his foolish imperial sister, then stormed away in fury. She would pretend to be hurt, run sobbing to the empress, and complain that the Crown Prince refused to play with her.

The angry empress would then demand to know why Weiqing would not play with his imperial sister.

Lofty, self-restrained, and dignified, Weiqing would stubbornly refuse to tell the truth. When their argument ended without resolution, Shengsheng Zhou would appear as peacemaker and deliver some perfectly manipulative speech about how it did not matter if Brother disliked Sheng’er, raising his hatred of her to new heights.

In the end, the two would never associate again for the rest of their lives.

The mission *My Little Sister Can’t Be This Cute* would then be perfectly complete.

And yet! What had Mr. Song just said??

He said yes? Huh?!?

“Imperial Brother, has someone possessed your body?” Shengsheng could not help asking.

Weiqing looked innocent. “My imperial sister sounds as though she knows the old me very well.”

Without blushing or missing a beat, Shengsheng lied, “The matron often tells Sheng’er stories about Imperial Brother.”

Weiqing took an elegant sip of tea. “Oh? What does she say about me?”

Shengsheng, who was being helped to rinse her mouth, nearly swallowed the water.

“How could my imperial sister be so careless!”

The smiling exclamation drifted over. Shengsheng was still coughing when she felt a light breeze. A white figure entered the edge of her vision, leaning close as a hand gently patted her back and helped her breathe.

Cui’er, who had been about to rush over, stared at the unbelievable scene.

When had the Crown Prince ever shown this much concern for the princess?

Jian Zhang gave her a disdainful look.

Hmph. Clearly someone had never taken a class in expression management.

Shengsheng truly had to thank him. She had been fine when he stayed still, but after that sudden move, she nearly coughed her throat out.

Weiqing patiently continued patting her back.

The empress arrived just in time to see this loving scene the moment she stepped inside.

Tears immediately began gathering in her eyes again.

Shengsheng finally calmed down, and Weiqing withdrew his hand. But his gaze paused briefly on the corners of her eyes, reddened from violent coughing, and her damp lashes.

Suddenly, he rather hoped she was not Shengsheng.

“Imperial Mother, you have come.” Weiqing greeted her respectfully.

The empress wiped the lingering tears from the corners of Shengsheng’s eyes and lovingly scolded her for being so careless.

“Weiqing, how did you find time to visit your sister today?”

Hearing the rebuke in her voice, Weiqing replied without changing expression, “Imperial Father worried I was overworked and granted me a day of rest. I happened to visit my imperial sister, and she was just asking me to play with her.”

The empress became interested. “Oh? Play what?”

Shengsheng suddenly had a bad feeling.

The next moment, Weiqing revealed an innocent smile identical to Shengsheng’s earlier one. “Horsey. I play the horse, and Sheng’er rides.”

*A perfect reproduction.* Shengsheng’s face went ashen.

The empress’s eyes rounded. “Sheng’er, you mustn’t be unreasonable!”

How could the Crown Prince of an entire kingdom serve as a mount beneath someone else?!

Even if she was his own sister, this was far too absurd!!

Shengsheng widened her eyes innocently. “Imperial Mother, Sheng’er was joking with Imperial Brother. How could Sheng’er ride Imperial Brother like a horse?”

If she rode him, she would ride him like a donkey~

The empress sighed in relief. “So that was it. Weiqing, don’t hold it against her. She’s only a child making an innocent joke.”

Weiqing agreed, “Imperial Mother is correct.” After all, she was only a seventeen-year-old child already old enough to marry.

“Speaking of which, your father and I are discussing a grand banquet to celebrate Sheng’er’s recovery and choose a suitable husband for her. Relations between the three kingdoms have been tense lately, so this would be a good opportunity to ease them. What do you think, Weiqing?”

“I do not agree!!” brother and sister shouted in unison.

The empress looked at them and felt deeply pleased.

Had the two children become so perfectly in tune?

Her expression softened, and she said in a lovely voice, “Your objections are rejected. Your father has already sent the invitations.”

Shengsheng/Weiqing: Imperial Father really is one devious old bastard…