The Fourth Prince shut his eyes in fright and involuntarily let out a scream, thinking to himself that it was over. Falling from such a height, it wouldn’t be surprising to break a leg.
Yet, the feeling of weightlessness never ca, and in the next mont, his wrist was grabbed by sothing.
The still shaken Fourth Prince looked up and saw You Er hanging upside down, his feet hooked around a tree branch, firmly holding onto his wrist with one hand.
"Brother Qi, co help!" You Er’s face was quickly turning red from hanging upside down.
Qi Er quickly climbed over, found a suitable spot to sit astride, and reached out to grab the Fourth Prince’s other hand.
You Er glanced at a certain tree fork and shouted, "I’ll count to three!"
"One, two, three!"
You Er used the strength in his waist and abdon to roll upward, pulling the Fourth Prince with him.
At the sa ti, Qi Er also pulled the Fourth Prince up forcefully.
Qi Er and You Er ate and slept together almost every day; their tacit understanding was comparable to twins, a glance was often enough to understand each other.
The dazed Fourth Prince was tugged by the two onto the branch where You Er had planned for them to lean.
You Er also sat steadily on the tree branch.
Still shaken, the Fourth Prince hugged the branch, not daring to move.
You Er shook his head, took out his bag, and continued picking mulberries.
Before long, a voice suddenly called from beneath the tree, "You rotten kids, co down here!"
You Er leaned over to look down, uh oh, it was Grandfather!
He quickly stuffed the bag into his chest, exchanged a glance with Qi Er, and the two swiftly climbed down the tree one after the other.
Ruru, startled by the Grand Duke’s voice, quickly wiped her mouth and hurried down as well.
Only the Fourth Prince clung tightly to the branch, too scared to move, whimpering, "I-I’m afraid to co down, soone save !"
The three kids stood neatly under the tree, looking up at the Fourth Prince, holding back their laughter.
The Grand Duke took a few running steps, tapped his foot on the tree trunk, using the leverage to climb up, reaching out to grab the Fourth Prince, tucking him under his arm, then tapped his toes on the tree trunk again, using the montum to get down.
The Grand Duke set the Fourth Prince on the ground.
The Fourth Prince was still dizzy when he suddenly saw a figure approaching slowly not far away, and snapped to attention, quickly kneeling down, "Father."
The three little ones, who were watching the Fourth Prince’s predicant, heard him call "Father" and hastily turned to kneel as well.
The Emperor looked at the four kids kneeling on the ground, unable to resist shaking his head.
Looking at other people’s kids, he almost wanted to deny that this cowardly Fourth Prince was his son.
After a quick glance at the Fourth Prince, he turned his gaze to You Er.
In an instant, he recognized him as Jiang Youzhi’s son.
This kid resembled Jiang Youzhi as though cast from the sa mold, with a touch of his mother’s grace. When he grows up, he’ll likely surpass even the extraordinarily handso Lord Chief Minister.
The Emperor kindly said, "Rise," while extending a hand to help You Er up.
You Er was pulled up by the Emperor and gave him a smile.
The Emperor looked at his eyes, filled with laughter and an indescribable cleverness, and instantly liked the child.
He laughed, saying, "I saw it all from above; thanks to your quick reflexes, Yong Er was swiftly pulled up."
Actually, he and the Grand Duke couldn’t see clearly either; the layered leaves obscured their view. They only heard the Fourth Prince’s scream and saw him dangling in midair before being pulled back up.
However, the Emperor noticed the moon-white clothes on You Er, which stood out amid the green leaves.
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