The Geng family had many grandchildren.
Their lineage was prosperous.
However, today only boys of a few years old had entered the palace.
Three or five children chased and played together.
Laughter filled the air.
Even the Empress Dowager, who usually kept her distance from children, couldn't help but smile as she looked at her grandnephews.
These children were the future of their Geng family.
And also the foundation behind her.
The little ones appeared smarter than one another.
"Come, come, quickly try the watermelon that was just chilled." The Empress Dowager beckoned to the children.
Upon hearing that the watermelon was chilled, the children's eyes lit up, and they rushed towards the Empress Dowager, "Grand Aunt!"
At home, they rarely got to eat chilled watermelon!
"It's so sweet!"
"It's delicious! Grand Aunt, this is the best watermelon I've ever eaten!"
"It's the best I've ever eaten too!"
"Grand Aunt is so good to us! I will definitely be filial to Grand Aunt in the future!"
The mouths of the nephews were sweeter than one another.
They made the Empress Dowager laugh heartily, "Good, good, good, Grand Aunt will wait for you to grow up and be filial to her!"
"Okay!"
"It's a deal!"
"..."
Jiang Luoxi, standing by the door, saw this scene.
Her gaze shifted from the Geng family's children to the three children now standing beside her.
Without comparison, it was fine, but with comparison, the difference was stark. In terms of appearance alone, the Night King's three children were simply too outstanding.
She was merely lost in thought for a moment.
Returning to her senses, she said, "Your Majesty, the Night King's three children have arrived."
This announcement caused the Empress Dowager and the Geng family's grandchildren, who had been chatting and laughing, to look over.
"Quickly bow to Her Majesty the Empress Dowager," Jiang Luoxi whispered to Zhan Xiaoli and the others.
Bow?
Yun Xiaojing had heard of an old hag in the palace who treated his mother poorly.
After following Zhan Xiaoli in performing a formal bow, he looked at the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager looked at the Night King's three children before her, and the smile on her face vanished.
In an instant, it was replaced by a fake smile.
"All three children are here?" the Empress Dowager asked again.
Then, she subtly observed the three little ones.
She had seen two of the children before.
Only the one who was said to have grown up by Yun Shu's side was unseen.
Now, she had seen him.
A child of such young age possessed an exceedingly beautiful countenance.
He had truly inherited Yun Shu's foxy face.
"Yes, Your Majesty, they are all here," Jiang Luoxi said softly.
Seeing that the three had bowed as she instructed, she smiled. The three little ones were quite obedient.
It was good as long as they were obedient.
Looking at the three little devils, so young yet completely unafraid of her, the Empress Dowager scrutinized them from head to toe and said with a stern face, "You don't need to bow when you come to Imperial Grandmother's from now on."
The four grandchildren of the Geng family had been staring at Zhan Xiaoli and his siblings since they saw them.
Wherever they went before, people would praise them, saying they were more outstanding than their fathers.
But these three unexpected guests who had appeared out of nowhere seemed to be even more handsome!
Immediately, they were displeased.
Zhan Xiaoli had seen them before, though it was a long time ago, when he entered the palace with his father. They were very fond of bullying others.
However, they dared not bully him back then. When his father was present, few dared to approach.
He had to protect Xiaojing and the others, so they wouldn't be bullied.
Even among young children, a standoff began to form.
The Empress Dowager felt a pang of discomfort.
In her heart, it was best if the Night King had children who were all笨 and all ugly.
Alas, these three children all seemed quite intelligent.
"Young Marquis of the Night King, I have seen you before."
The eldest grandchild of the Geng family approached Zhan Xiaoli.
Leveraging his height advantage, he looked down at Zhan Xiaoli and said, "Every time you entered the palace, you clung to your father, not daring to leave his side for half a step. You cling to your father so much, I feel you are a coward!"
"Brother is right, I used to think the Young Marquis of the Night King was a coward too! He wouldn't even talk to me when I spoke to him, he just ignored me!"
"Grand Aunt, why did you let them into the palace?"
The four Geng family grandchildren taunted Zhan Xiaoli with sarcastic remarks.
Zhan Xiaoli's face was cold. Only a fool would think he didn't respond because he was afraid.
Yun Xiaojing curved his lips, thinking, this is interesting!
They dared to mock his brother, Yun Xiaojing.
Zhan Xiaofeng was a little displeased. Xiaoli was his brother!
And Xiaoli was definitely not a coward!
"Zhen'er, come here. Don't scare them; they are younger than all of you." The Empress Dowager beckoned to the four Geng family grandchildren.
The four Geng grandsons, relying on their Grand Aunt being the Empress Dowager, were extremely arrogant.
Although they walked towards the Empress Dowager, they still turned back to make faces at Zhan Xiaoli and his siblings one by one.
Jiang Luoxi saw this, her eyes flickered.
"Ah! A snake!"
Yun Xiaojing suddenly exclaimed.
Upon hearing there was a snake, the four Geng grandsons jumped in fright, "Ah! There's a snake!"
"Run, run, we can't get bitten by a snake!"
With just one sentence, the Geng family's four grandsons, who were scared out of their wits, fled in a panic.
Seeing her four grandnephews in a state of panic and lacking courage, the Empress Dowager sternly questioned, "Where is the snake?"
Snakes could appear anywhere, but absolutely not in the palace!
Yun Xiaojing looked innocent, "I saw wrong!"
Jiang Luoxi looked at Yun Xiaojing again. The strange feeling she had in the carriage earlier resurfaced. Yun Xiaojing's reaction was too quick.
Could it be intentional?
"Saw wrong?!" The eldest Geng grandson's eyes widened in anger.
Yun Xiaojing spread his hands innocently, "Yes, I saw wrong. Is your courage less than a mouse's? You're screaming in fear before you've even seen a snake?"
Zhan Xiaofeng chuckled, he couldn't hold it in.
Seeing her grandnephews being toyed with like this, the Empress Dowager was very displeased, and she said with a cold face, "This is the palace. Do not shout about uncertain matters. Your parents do not understand etiquette, and today, I will teach you etiquette."
"Grand Aunt, shouldn't they apologize? They shouldn't have scared people. I suspect he did it on purpose!" The second Geng grandson pointed at Yun Xiaojing, angrily complaining.
Yun Xiaojing, upon hearing that they still had the audacity to complain and wanted to teach him a lesson, deliberately asked, "Your Majesty, they don't even know to bow to my brother, showing no respect for hierarchy. It is they who should learn etiquette!"
Zhan Xiaoli's expression was indifferent, but his small face was very stern. He nodded forcefully, "Those who should learn etiquette are you!"
The four Geng grandsons were furious upon hearing this.
The youngest, the fourth Geng grandson, cried to the Empress Dowager, "They are bullying us! I want to compete with them and see who is better!"
"Alright, compete in what? I'll compete with you," Yun Xiaojing's eyes lit up. He loved competing the most!