The group went into An Chengyu's room and took out the gifts they had brought him.
The things Shen Zexi, Jiang Miaokong, and Jiang Bin had brought were all perfectly ordinary—either food or drinks.
The gifts from Shen Shixu and Xiao Jinyi, however, left An Chengyu torn between love and hate. Both of them had brought books.
Shen Shixu had brought his annotated copy of the Thousand Character Classic, while Xiao Jinyi had brought Hundred Explanations of Sword Techniques. Holding a book in each hand, An Chengyu had no idea what expression to make.
Xiao Ruixuan had been a little envious of how many people had come to visit him, but once he saw the books in his hands, that envy vanished.
After handing over their gifts, Shen Shixu and the others sat down. They had barely taken their seats when 011 appeared with more gossip. [Big brother, I'm back with more gossip for you.]
Xiao Ruixuan had never heard this voice before and grew nervous for a moment. He looked around, but seeing how calm everyone else was, he relaxed too.
The adults looked perfectly composed, so there probably wasn't any danger. Besides, his cousin was here. Even if there was danger, he had nothing to fear.
[Go on. What's the gossip?]
Xiao Ruixuan recognized that voice at once. Wasn't it his good friend's master? He was also his future cousin-in-law.
[This gossip is about the little boy beside you. He's Xiao Ruixuan, Prince Changping's heir. His mother died six months ago.
Less than a month after his mother died, Prince Changping remarried. His new wife was the woman he had secretly loved for years, and the two of them even had a child older than Xiao Ruixuan.
But that isn't the biggest revelation. The late princess consort, Xiao