Setting aside whether their Imperial Father would pester the little one over a piece of candy, Jiang Tinghuai stiffened, then quickly relaxed again.
Jiang Yingcheng had flattened herself into a pancake, snuggling clingily in her Crown Prince brother's arms. Her mouth kept chattering about how much she had missed him all this time, while her hands-
[He probably won't notice, right?!]
One rare treasure after another, exchanged from the System Shop, was secretly stuffed into her Crown Prince brother's arms like an ant moving house. As she stuffed them in, she kept rejoicing that her brother was a block of wood.
[Hehe, he didn't notice this one either!]
[Eek, I think I touched his skin that time!] Her shifty little eyes darted up toward the handsome face above her. [Phew... thank goodness! My Crown Prince brother didn't notice this time either!]
[Oh! This one went smoothly too!!]
By the end, Jiang Yingcheng seemed utterly carried away by the thrill of doing something naughty without getting caught. Her cheeks flushed and her eyes gleamed. [One more! Chengcheng will put in just one last one!!]
Then she sneaked in another!
Jiang Yanchuan: "..."
Jiang Tinghuai: "..."
Fortunately, that mysterious "System Bro" still retained one last shred of reason. After she put in that "last one," the little one went quiet for a long while. When her inner voice sounded again, she merely said dispiritedly, [All right, then...]
She would put in more next time!
With his robe stuffed into a little peak, Jiang Tinghuai kept his face blank and dared not lower his head. He respectfully watched them deftly put on their Human-Skin Masks, summon Chancellor Tan to say a quick word, then leave the same way they had come.
Only after they left did palace servants begin filing in.
Someone sharp-eyed