Xue Yao took a look at her Whitewash Points balance, which had been accumulated recently, plus the 115 Whitewash Points she had earned from stopping her second uncle's forced marriage two days ago, totaling only 169 points.
130 whitewash points to open a mall is meaty.
But now that the situation is critical, Xue Yao wants to grasp at every straw, and since these two mysterious shopping centers might be able to save the day, she decides to pick one to open and try it out.
[Gap Mall]
[Multi-Dimensional Records Reference Line Mall]
Xue Yao pressed against the wall of the cube, trying to get a good look at the contents--
The interior of the Multi-Dimensional Records Mall is white and foggy.
The interior of the mall is black, like an endless abyss.
It's really hard to tell what's being sold, why isn't there even a description?
Xue Yao could only analyze two mall names.
Multi-dimensional recording sounds like a note mall, does multi-dimensional refer to stereoscopic picture recording playback?
The Mall of the Gaps sounds a bit mysterious, endlessly dark inside, and it feels awesome.
Thus, Xue Yao chose [Gap Mall].
System prompt: [Deduct 130 Whitewash Points, the Gap Mall has been opened, the primary gap space is one cubic meter, enjoy using it.]
Surprisingly, it's storage space!
Xue Yao couldn't say whether it was disappointment or surprise, this gap mall was afraid that it wouldn't be able to solve the current problem.
However, the goods purchased from the mall before, the packaging is very eye-catching, out of tune with the times, the free storage period is only three days, there is no private space, it is very unsafe to save, and it really needs such a storage space.
It's no loss.
Xue Yao rummaged for the nougat hidden under the bed and cradled it in his hands as he entered the mental space.
The Gap Mall immediately pops up with a reminder of whether or not to store mall goods.
Upon confirmation, the nougat in your hand disappears.
Tap [Gap Mall] again, the interface pops up a nougat parcel in the library, and the system asks whether to take it out.
Xue Yao exited the interface.
It's kinda convenient.
A cubic meter of space wasn't exactly small, and Xue Yao put the remaining two bottles of Wanted Milk in as well.
He also tried to store the silver tickets rewarded by Consort Shio before, but the system popped up an error alert: [The primary gap mall is unable to store unofficial channel goods, so please host upgrade the mall first].
Today's system is also so dodgy.
Xue Yao was temporarily uninterested in studying the upgrade conditions and directly exited the mental space.
Shopping was indeed a stress reliever, and Xue Yao was immediately sleepy after her defeat and quickly settled down to sleep.
*
He had thought that he could only stay by the Seventh Prince's side for two or three more days, but he didn't expect that five days had passed, and Xue Yao hadn't yet received Consort Shi's notice of dismissal.
We live one day at a time, and give the cubs nougat every day during breaks.
I can't wait to pour all the fertilizer of the years of care that followed on the cubs, so that they will grow up quickly and be able to withstand the storm on their own.
Later that day, Xue Yao sat in the gazebo with the Seventh Prince.
"Has the Empress promised to let me stay and take care of His Highness?" Xue Yao asked this question every day.
The Seventh Prince repeated Consort Shio's answer, "There will be other companions to accompany Your Highness in her reading."
Xue Yao: "......"
Still a cold hearted day.
Lost in thought, Xue Yao asked the Seventh Prince, "Did Your Highness actually make any effort to request the Empress to keep me?"
The Seventh Prince nodded vigorously.
Xue Yao was uneasy: "How did Your Highness request the Empress?"
The Seventh Prince jumped off the stone bench and gave Xue Yao a live demonstration of what he had gone through in his endeavors-
"Snapping" and lying on the ground, His Highness fluttered his little fat hands and said angrily, "I want to want to want to! I want to see Yao Yao for many days!"
Xue Yao: "......"
Is this the attitude to request Princess Shio?
You're spilling the beans, fat boy!
Xue Yao hurriedly helped the Seventh Prince up and advised in despair, "Forget it, let's listen to heaven."
The Seventh Prince began to twist his body, "I want it I want it!"
"Listen to me." Xue Yao looked at the Seventh Prince seriously and instructed, "I also want to accompany Your Highness as he grows up, but Niang Niang is now being hoodwinked by bad people, and she also asked me to leave in order to protect Your Highness, so Your Highness shouldn't blame Niang Niang Niang."
The Seventh Prince beamed, "I want it!"
Xue Yao didn't listen to his antics and continued to instruct, "In the future, if the Third Prince bullies Your Highness, Your Highness shouldn't always connive and back down, but threaten him and tell Father Emperor. Your Highness is young, Father will definitely favor Your Highness, understand?"
The Seventh Prince repeated his words, "Tell Father!"
Outside the gazebo, behind the banyan tree, Consort Shio's expression grew more and more puzzled.
Back at the Green Vault Palace, Concubine Shio changed her clothes.
Yiqiu spoke in a low voice, "After staring for so many days, that brat Xue Yao seems to be really toward you and your highness, he went to the Cunxiu Palace maybe for personal matters, why don't we spread it out and ask for a clear answer."
Concubine Shio pondered for a moment and shook her head, "Why is he turning towards our mother and son for no reason? We can't be careless, allow me to observe for a few more days."
*
In the evening, the Fourth Prince quietly slipped up to the Green Vault Palace, specially coming to present the bunny ragdoll hand-sewn by Noble Lady Yi to Old Seven.
Yi Nobleman heard that the Third Prince has been looking for trouble with the Seventh Prince on a daily basis lately, and was worried that her son would get too close to the Third Prince and offend Princess Shi.
That's why she sewed the Muppet toys with her own hands overnight, wanting to make up for her son's brotherly bond with Lao Qi.
The fourth prince knows that the old seven around the number of dolls, it is impossible to care about such a gadget, want to shirk, and see his mother's eyes are simmering under the color of bruises, the left index finger is still wrapped in gauze.
I don't know how much effort my mother put into sewing this muppet.
He couldn't bear to throw cold water on his mother, so he had to personally send the muppets to the Green Dome Palace.
Mother doesn't understand the danger of this harem, he has now stood in the line of the Third Prince, there is no way back, what brotherhood can be salvaged by this small favor?
Anyway, it was unlikely that the oldest seven would succeed the throne in the future, so it didn't really matter if they were offended.
The fourth prince had analyzed the situation and the throne was definitely the eldest prince's, but there was no danger of him standing on the third prince's side.
Because the Grand Prince is a gentleman, a true gentleman, and it is impossible for him to take personal revenge after assuming the throne.
He hugged the legs of the third prince, not only can borrow this relationship to collect some official bribes, but also in the future will not be retaliated by the emperor, in fact, it is the most sensible choice.
As for currying favor with the young Seventh Prince, he didn't think it was necessary.
After all, it was a three year old child, even if he was offended, he wouldn't remember it when he grew up, and his mother was just too cautious and overcautious.
Just as he was thinking, he had already walked to the entrance of the temple, and was greeted by an attendant.
The Fourth Prince asked, "Can Old Seven be in the temple?"
The attendant bowed and replied, "The Seventh Highness hasn't returned to the palace yet."
The Fourth Prince nodded and pointed to the temple, "Take me in and wait."
Arriving at the flower hall, the fourth prince looked around at the imposing and gorgeous house furnishings, and again, he could not help but feel sad for his own mother.
Consort Shi was not in the palace, and a steward aunt asked the Fourth Prince what he wanted to do on behalf of her master.
The Fourth Prince then took out the ragdoll from his sleeve pocket and explained the purpose of his visit.
The Stewardship Aunt had wanted to pass it on for the Fourth Prince, but thinking that he had come to the door personally, perhaps with other intentions, she did not say much and only asked the palace maid to open the ice khan to cool down the heat for the Fourth Prince.
The Fourth Prince paced back and forth in the flower hall, walking to the door from time to time to look around.
He happened to see a palace maid step hurriedly into the door of the palace, heading towards the east hall.
There was something familiar about this courtesan.
The Fourth Prince stared at the courtesan with some strangeness in his heart.
He seldom specially came to the Green Vault Palace to flatter, and had no impression of the palace people here, but this palace maid looked very familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere a long time ago.
"What is the name of that palace maid?" The Fourth Prince pointed to the eunuch at the doorway and pointed at the palace maid's back.
The eunuch turned his head to take a look and immediately replied, "Back to your master's words, her name is Chunfang, a first class palace maid of our courtyard."
The Fourth Prince became even more puzzled, muttering and repeating under his breath, "Chunfang?"
I remember a bit, I think I've seen it around Princess Tong, but it was many years ago.
The Fourth Prince suddenly thought of something, and the fog in his mind instantly dissipated!
His gaze flickered and he hurriedly walked back inside with his head down, as if he hadn't seen anything just then.
*
Seven days passed.
Xue Yao suspected that Princess Shi Shi had forgotten about him.
Could it be that Princess Shi Shi's comment about replacing the chaperone was just a warning? How come there's no movement until now?
It's so silent, it's killing people.
Xue Yao lived each day with great excitement, fearing that the next moment a eunuch would come to announce a change of companion for the Seventh Prince.
For the past few days, he had been thinking that he was leaving, and Xue Yao had greeted the Fifth and Sixth Emperors.
Several children were reluctant to let him go, and the fifth and sixth emperors even struggled to have him as a chaperone, being scared off by Old Seven's grimace and little purr.
The Seventh Prince was super fierce: "My son's Yao Yao!"
Xue Yao covered his face in despair.
When this little Long Ao Tian grows up, will he blame him for teaching him the word "son"? As a result, the Seventh Prince has been a son to countless people.
*
In the morning after that day, the young emperors were playing around in the backyard of the academy as usual.
The fifth prince took the lead to climb the rockery, a red cuju ball suddenly came flying, "bang" sound, smashed in the fifth prince's head.
The Fifth Prince nearly fell off, but was fortunately held up by the attendants swarming around him.
"Old Fifth, why haven't you gone to the cuju arena these days?" The Third Prince's sneering voice came from not far away, "Didn't you say you wanted to compete with your brother?"
The little emperors who were originally still laughing and joking were instantly quiet.
The Seventh Prince did not hesitate to hide behind Sixth Brother!
The Sixth Prince turned into a small wooden stake again, staring at the Third Prince with a dull tilt of his head.
The Fifth Prince lowered his head, his expression stifled as he climbed down the wigwam, nodding his head in greeting, "Third Brother."
The third prince looked around and said with a bad smile, "The brothers are all together, just in time, let's go and play a game."
"We haven't practiced in a long time." The Sixth Prince felt that playing soccer with the older Third Brother was unfair to him, and protested in a small voice.
Third Brother slowly turned his gaze to the Sixth Prince and hooked the corners of his mouth, "That's just right ah, Third Brother will teach you well today."
"I don't want to learn ...... from you," said the Sixth Prince, picking at his little hands and on the verge of tears.
"What?" The Third Prince glared threateningly and bent over to ask him in his side ear, "Say that again."
The Sixth Prince tearfully turned to his Fifth Brother for help.
Sweat oozed from the Fifth Prince's forehead, and in a low voice, he drew fire, "Old Six and the others are too young to exert themselves, why don't I accompany Third Brother to practice?"
"Shhh!" The Third Prince impatiently turned around and pressed his index finger against his lips to shut up the Fifth Prince, and turned back to continue asking the Sixth Prince, "What did you just say? Say it again."
The Sixth Prince didn't dare to speak.
The Third Prince grinned contemptuously, raised his chin, lowered his eyes to look at Old Seventh, who was hiding behind the Sixth Prince, and opened his mouth to shout, ''Why don't you greet Third Brother every time you meet? Do you still know how to be courteous? Come out, Old Seven-"
His voice sank, and that last sound seemed like muffled thunder, frightening the Seventh Prince to the point where he almost shrank into a ball.
The Third Prince pivoted away from the Sixth Prince and reached for Old Seven.
"Your Highness!" Xue Yao suddenly scurried out and blocked in front of the Third Prince again like last time, greeting him with a bright smile, "It's been a long time since I've seen you, how has Your Highness been doing lately ......"
The Third Prince frowned and raised his hand to wave at him, telling him to stay out of the way.
Xue Yao had a thick skin and didn't move, smiled and used his afterglow to look at the shivering Seventh Prince behind him, clenched his teeth, raised his head, and continued to get in the way of the Third Prince: "Did His Majesty test you on the Four Books? If you need to be penalized for copying, Your Highness just command ......"
"Who said that Father let me be penalized for copying?" The Third Prince's fire was indeed attracted by this little chaperone who didn't look at the occasion to sweep him off his feet.
He raised his hand and slapped Xue Yao's face, "I see that you've spent a lot of time with fools, and you've turned into a nerd as well!"
Xue Yao prayed that Consort Tong would hurry to come and pull this scoundrel away, and not wanting to frighten the Seventh Prince any further, she could only continue to draw fire with a stiff upper lip, smiling at the Third Prince, "Your Highness is right, I was originally a dullard!"
The Third Prince narrowed his eyes, seeing that Xue Yao seemed to be trying to stall for time, and was greatly surprised in his heart-
I didn't expect that the young companion who once led the bullying of Old Seven with him would actually have the intention of siding with Old Seven at this moment!
The Third Prince was instantly filled with exasperation, and said in a hateful low voice, "Have you been kicked in the head by a donkey? Get out of my way now, or Master will kill you today!"
Xue Yao did not flinch, pretending to be at a loss to continue to stall for time, "Many days have not seen, I can not help but want to catch up with your highness, if the mouth is stupid where to offend ......"
"With a muffled sound, the Third Prince raised his hand and slapped Xue Yao on the side of his head.
Caught off guard, Xue Yao was slapped by this force and stumbled a few steps to the side, the sky spinning before his eyes.
"You're not allowed to hit anyone!" The Sixth Prince spoke in a trembling voice in terror.
The Fifth Prince also took two steps forward, nervously trying to dissuade him.
The Third Prince, however, did not pay any attention and raised his hand towards Xue Yao!
A slap just to swing down, under the eyelids suddenly sprang out a small fat ball, speed so fast that the crowd did not return to God, like a small cannonball, "bang" in the arms of the three emperors!
An exclamation of surprise--
The third prince was knocked on all fours, showing his teeth and lowering his head in disbelief, he shouted angrily, "You ...... you little barbarian bastard, how dare you!"
Fighting back the pain in his ass, he quickly rose to his feet and raised his hand to grab the normally cowering chubby little cub.
Before he could catch the Seventh Prince, he heard a woman's voice behind him speak coldly.
"Who did Your Highness call a barbarian bastard?"
Before the Third Prince could turn around, he saw the surrounding attendants turn around in unison and salute the woman behind him, "All hail Lady Shio Consort--"
The Third Prince's face turned blue in an instant.