I am the champion of palace intrigue, and even the proud prince bows his head in submission.

Chapter 175 What mischief are you plotting?

The following day, at Qinglan Courtyard.

"Young Master Jing, what are you doing?" Shu Rong couldn't help but ask.

Today, after returning from the academy, Young Master Xie Jing has been sitting at his desk swinging two large wooden blocks.

Shu Rong recognized it as a popular toy in Beijing recently, called a spinning top.

It consists of several small cubes combined to form a large cube, which can be rotated freely.

It is engraved with many dots.

But now, young master Xie Jing is actually going to write on these cubes.

Why...why write on this?

"You'll find out tonight."

Xie Jing didn't raise his eyes, continuing to write with his head down.

Dinner in the main courtyard.

Qin Jiuwei glanced at Xie Jue beside her and, seeing that he was eating obediently, turned her head away with relief.

I glanced at Xie Jing and saw that he hadn't touched his chopsticks; instead, he was fiddling with something.

Qin Jiuwei: ?

It was Xie Jing who wasn't eating properly!

"Jing-ge'er," Qin Jiuwei called softly, "what are you holding in your hand?"

Xie Jing has always been the least troublesome of her three children, so what's wrong with her today?

At this moment, everyone at the table looked at Xie Jing, also somewhat puzzled.

Xie Jing calmly raised his head.

Place the large wooden block in your hand on the table.

The large wooden block was covered with writing, seemingly many characters, but in reality there were only four types.

They are A, B, C, and D respectively.

Xie Jue's eyes immediately lit up. "Second brother, what is this? How do you play with it?"

"Third brother, look." Xie Jing picked up the spinning wheel and showed it to everyone. "Each small square has a character written on it. If you turn the same character to the same side, you'll solve the puzzle."

Xie Jing spoke while spinning the large wooden block in his hand.

He quickly pieced together one side, which only contained the character "甲".

"Wow!" Xie Jue exclaimed in disbelief. "That's amazing!"

Xie Jingchun raised an eyebrow slightly. "I've seen this kind of thing before, but all I've seen were dots. This is the first one with words on it."

"Second brother, I want to play too! Let me play!" Xie Jue said impatiently.

Xie Jing smiled slightly, "I brought two with me."

"Here, take this." Xie Jing took out a spinning top from his sleeve and handed it to Xie Jue.

Xie Jue took it, and a big smile immediately appeared on his face.

Upon hearing this, Xie Siyuan, who had been keeping his head down, also raised his eyes.

A cold, indifferent gaze fell on the toy in Xie Jue's hand.

Seeing that Xie Siyuan seemed interested, Lady Hou asked gently, "My good grandson, would you like to play too?"

"Yes." Xie Siyuan nodded immediately.

He wants to play! This thing should be his!

Upon hearing this, Xie Jing turned to look at him, a faint smile playing on his lips.

“If Siyuan wants to play, you can have this one I have.”

Xie Jing handed the spinning wheel in his hand directly to Xie Siyuan.

Upon seeing the novel large wooden block in front of him, Xie Siyuan reached out and snatched it without hesitation, playing with it curiously.

Qin Jiuwei put down the porcelain spoon in her hand and looked up at Xie Jing.

It just felt strange; logically speaking, Xie Jing could never possibly like Xie Siyuan.

Not to mention how enthusiastically they give him toys.

Noticing Qin Jiuwei's gaze, Xie Jing looked up and smiled at her.

Qin Jiuwei was even more puzzled.

What mischief is this kid up to?

When Lady Hou saw Xie Siyuan playing so earnestly, a smile appeared on her face.

Her precious grandson is so well-behaved, he doesn't cause any trouble at all.

And to have learned how to play so quickly, what a smart and good kid.

Xie Siyuan is now eating between Lord Xie and his wife.

This clearly shows how much his elders value and care for him.

When Lord Xie saw the small Xie Siyuan sitting next to him, a warm feeling welled up in his heart.

This child is related to him by blood and will be the future hope of their Marquis's mansion!

Lord Xie was always aloof and rarely smiled.

But at this moment, his cold expression softened, and he wanted to tease Xie Siyuan and play with him.

"How do you pronounce this character?" Lord Xie asked with a smile, pointing to the character "甲".

Xie Siyuan glanced at it and frowned.

He seemed to have seen this word yesterday.

That so-called Mr. Bullshit also spoke, but he didn't listen.

Xie Siyuan pursed his lips, his face expressionless and silent.

"How do you pronounce this character?" Lord Xie asked again.

But this time, the voice was noticeably cold.

Xie Siyuan remained silent.

The table fell silent instantly, an eerie stillness.

Xie Zhongzhi also became anxious, glared at Xie Siyuan, and said sternly, "Your grandfather is asking you a question, why aren't you answering?"

Xie Siyuan was frightened by him.

She pursed her lips tightly and said slowly, "I don't know him."

Don't you recognize me?! How could I not recognize you!

Lord Xie's face immediately turned horribly ugly.

Xie Siyuan has been attending classes for three days, how could he not even recognize the character "甲"!

The character "甲" is taught in the very first lesson of a beginner's class.

How could Xie Siyuan not recognize him!

The eldest grandson of the Xie family is completely illiterate?!

Xie Jing looked up and, upon seeing this, the corners of his lips curled up slightly.

I could tell early on that this kid was an arrogant and rude good-for-nothing.

He still dares to bully his third brother? Today we'll show him his true colors!

At first, Qin Jiuwei couldn't figure out what Xie Jing was up to.

Now I understand everything.