So, let it begin on his eighteenth birthday.
Seeing Yu Jin no longer resisting, the Fourth Prince smiled slightly: “That’s more like it – how can you always keep to yourself?”
Today was his seventh brother’s eighteenth birthday. While others might ignore it, as his full brother, he would appear uncaring if he overlooked it.
Arranging a birthday celebration for his seventh brother was all benefit and no harm.
If Father Emperor suddenly remembered his seventh brother, this would count as helping in time of need, and if his seventh brother succeeded later, he would remember this brotherly affection and might become a powerful ally.
If Father Emperor had completely forgotten about his seventh brother, he would still gain a reputation for fraternal love – either way, he wouldn’t lose out.
However, his seventh brother did have an odd temperament.
The Fourth Prince sighed inwardly, then curved his lips in a smile.
Among all his brothers, each formidable in their way, having a seventh brother like this was reassuring.
“Seventh Brother, why have you stopped?” The Fourth Prince urged when Yu Jin suddenly halted at the door.
Yu Jin smiled: “It’s nothing, let’s go.”
A’si probably wouldn’t come now…
About half an hour after Yu Jin left with the Fourth Prince, Jiang Si arrived at the crooked jujube tree with A’man.
“Miss, are we going in or not?” A’man asked, holding her forehead.
You’ve been standing here for a quarter of an hour – what exactly do you want to do?
“Go knock on the door,” Jiang Si said, finally making up her mind after pursing her lips.
She hadn’t come because it was his birthday – she was just keeping her promise to Er’niu from a few days ago and happened to be free today.
What if she didn’t come and he took it out on Er’niu? What? Yu Seven isn’t childish enough to vent his frustrations on Er’niu?
Jiang Si twisted her mouth. Don’t joke – that fool was exactly that childish, she knew from experience.
However, if he saw her come today, wouldn’t he misunderstand that she came to celebrate his birthday? He might even decide she cared about him and become even more presumptuous—
While Miss Jiang was still fretting, the courtyard gate creaked open.
Facing the one-eyed doorkeeper, A’man perked up: “Is Young Master Yu home?”
“He’s not—”
“He is!”
The doorkeeper and Long Dan spoke in unison. After speaking, they looked at each other in bewilderment.
A’man was confused: “Well, which is it?”
“Woof!” A large dog pushed past Long Dan with its snout and squeezed out.
A’man instinctively stepped back.
Heavens, she’d experienced this dog’s capabilities before – best not to provoke it!
Er’niu walked past A’man and caught Jiang Si’s skirt in his teeth, pulling her inside.
These foolish humans – what did it matter whether the master was home or not? The important thing was to get her inside first.