My whole family time-traveled! I became a god during my exile in a famine.

Chapter 138 Give in to others

“You’re right, sir.” Second Madam Wang Hongmei nodded. “Then I must tell my daughter about this. And Second Brother and Third Brother, I must tell them that we must follow the Xin family closely and not fall behind.”

"What are you thinking?" Second Master Changshun glared at his wife, annoyed. "Before, because of Mianmian, that Sixth Miss was driving us crazy. You still want to get ahead? Is there even a place for you there?"

"The Imperial Physician Cheng, the Han family, and even Longhu Village—who among them isn't closer to us than Xin Xiaoliu? Don't make a fool of yourself. Be careful not to offend them in the future."

Wang Hongmei felt a pang of heartache when she thought about how Chang Mianmian had scolded her the last time they met.

"It's all that brat Mianmian's fault, she's an ingrate. We've raised her for so many years and she doesn't know how to be grateful. As soon as she got better, she turned her back on us."

"Alright, what's the point of saying all this now?" Chang Shun waved his hand impatiently. "Women's views. If you had treated that idiot better before, you wouldn't be in such a passive situation now."

"As for my sister-in-law Han and the others, Mianmian always remembers their kindness because of how well my sister-in-law took care of her in the past."

"Forget it." Wang Hongmei's petty nature was revealed. "I don't believe she could be that kind. She's probably long forgotten the meager favors her sister-in-law did for her."

Xin Nian and the others climbed the mountain in an orderly fashion before slowly walking back to the Crown Prince's side. "Where are the others?"

The prince chuckled coldly, "A bunch of cowardly good-for-nothings. They ran away in fear when they saw the overwhelming vine attack."

"Are you sure you're here to get back at me?"

“It’s most likely that they were sent by Prince Jin.” Xiao Jinzhi shrank pitifully to Xin Nian’s side. “It’s still better to have Miss Nian’s team, which is united and invincible. Unlike my so-called brothers, they all wish I would die sooner.”

Xin Nian looked at him sympathetically, "Sigh, what time is it now, still fighting over that position. All your brothers are crazy."

"Yes, there's something wrong with them. They're all narrow-minded, short-sighted, petty, and calculating. I hate dealing with these scoundrels the most."

"It's okay," Xin Nian comforted him. "You're on our team now. If one comes, we'll kill it; if two come, we'll kill two. Anyone who dares to bully you, we'll kill them."

The crown prince nodded repeatedly, his smile radiant.

Zhu Yan, who was following behind the two as a background figure: ...

I don't know what to say, so I'll just stay silent.

"Who is the Prince of Jin?" Xin Niansheng asked, a hint of gossip in his mind.

"It is the fourth prince, Xiao Mingduo."

"Oh." Xin Nian thought of the royal secrets she had learned before, "It's that son your father favored the most?"

"Uh-huh."

"More handsome than you?"

"That's definitely not the case."

"How does it look?"

"Hmm... He's the one among us brothers who most resembles our father."

“Then it’s ugly.” Xin Nian said as if she understood immediately. “I heard that your appearance is said to be inherited from the famous Empress Yin. You probably don’t have much to do with your father, the emperor.”

“You’re right. My father really wasn’t good-looking. If it weren’t for the fact that all his concubines were beautiful, his sons certainly wouldn’t be any better.”

Zhu Yan: ...Do you two want to hear your conversation?
Xin Nian chatted with the Crown Prince casually, and she especially loved listening to royal gossip.

The Crown Prince picked out the gossip she wanted to hear and told her about it all the way. Zhu Yan simply couldn't bear to look at the two of them.

If he didn't truly understand his prince's personality, he would never have imagined that he would be chatting so happily with a young girl in this kind of situation!
Lord Si hadn't expected that His Highness the Crown Prince would be such a chatterbox, telling the young girl all sorts of fantastical stories just to please her...

Look at all the gossip he spouts; every single one of them could cause a minor earthquake.

What is this about Xiao Mingduo's mother, Consort Shu, who has been sending people to collect placentas from pregnant women, grinding them into powder and consuming them for beauty, even going so far as to kill beauties to extract their blood, all in order to maintain her youthful appearance, and even harming the lives of many peasant women.

It is said that Xiao Mingduo sneaked into Consort He's bed at night, and when the two were deeply in love, he had someone set fire to the West Garden.

Then the entire palace was shocked. The water rescue team came to carry out disaster relief. Xiao Mingduo escaped through the window wearing only a coat, and even stepped on a mousetrap that he had specially placed under the window...

What? You know about homosexuality? The former crown prince, who is also Your Majesty's eldest son, loved beautiful women more than the country. He was caught by His Majesty in the middle of the night having an affair with a male beauty in the palace. His Majesty was so angry that he almost died on the spot.

That was done by someone he had placed in the palace, conveniently helping the former crown prince break the ice so he could elope with his beauty, blah blah blah...

The Crown Prince chatted with the young girl all the way. The Si family members in front of them listened the whole way.

At first, Lord Si tried his best to maintain a calm expression, but in the end, the corners of his mouth twitched repeatedly.

It's simply unbelievable that the prince, who endured humiliation and hardship since childhood and served as a hostage in Northern Yan for many years, and who always presented a cold, aloof, and detached image to the world after returning to the court, was actually such an unreliable and willful fellow...

Crucially, the young girl also provided His Highness the Crown Prince with just the right amount of emotional value, making her a very competent audience member.

Every now and then, a small exclamation like "Wow," "Oh," or "Ah" would escape their lips.

"No wonder the Fourth Prince hates you to the bone. Even at a time like this, he still goes to great lengths to send someone to kill you."

"He's just petty," the crown prince commented.

“That’s right.” The little girl nodded in agreement, and at the same time reassured the prince, “Don’t worry, it doesn’t matter how many people come, we’ll deal with them all together.”

"If he's so tough, he should come find you himself and fight you openly."

"Exactly, a useless coward, a rotten person."

The two of them, united in their hatred, cursed the Fourth Prince Xiao Mingduo, and feeling satisfied, they happily walked up together.

Zhu Yan covered his face with his hands, and someone gently patted his back. He turned around and saw Liu Huo leading people back.

"What are you doing?"

"It's nothing." Zhu Yan forced a smile, thinking to herself, "If you had come back sooner, you would have heard what His Highness said..."

“The Prince of Jin’s men have all retreated. I don’t know if they will make a comeback. I’ve left people at various points along the mountain path to notify you immediately if there is any news.”

Zhu Yan nodded, and the group hurried to the mountainside. When they saw the ancient temple hidden among the trees and flowers, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Liang Guang went up and knocked on the door, but no one answered for a long time.

Zhao Xun and Zhao Hu simply climbed over the wall and entered. Soon after, they removed the bolt and opened the temple gate for everyone.

The group filed in, and as soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw a group of people wielding wooden sticks and kitchen knives rushing in from all directions, surrounding them and revealing a fierce and menacing appearance.

"Outsiders are not welcome here."