Everyone in my harem is talented

Chapter 423 Concern

The light from the round sun passed through the wide-open square window and fell on a large ebony desk. The ninth prince, Qin Mingxuan, stood in front of the desk, bowed his head slightly, and stared at the rice paper spread out in front of him.

With one hand he lightly pressed the rice paper and with the other he held the brush, leaving traces of ink on the paper, one horizontal, one vertical, one left and one right stroke. The handwriting was neat, just like the humility between his brows, calm and soothing, without arrogance or boasting, and his gentle nature was revealed in every stroke.

"Ninth brother."

The twelfth prince Qin Mingfan stood respectfully at the side like a servant, with his sleeves rolled up, slowly grinding the ink stick on the inkstone, and he called out softly.

"Tired?" The ninth prince Qin Mingxuan turned his head slightly, light and shadow flowing on his face, and looked at the twelfth prince Qin Mingfan, his eyes full of concern.

He quickly put down his pen, held the hand of the twelfth prince Qin Mingfan, and rubbed it gently, "Why do you have to do it yourself? Just let the eunuch do it."

The twelfth prince Qin Mingfan bent his body slightly, looking flattering, and shook his head, "I'm used to it." He took a quick glance and quickly lowered his eyes, the corner of his eyes closely following the prince's every move.

Seeing that the Ninth Prince Qin Mingxuan only paused his hand movements and did not reply, his attitude became more submissive.

"Ninth brother is busy with schoolwork and many other matters, so he will have to move out of Qilin Palace. I want to spend more time with him while he is still here, but I am too stupid and young to do anything but small things like this."

The eldest brother had moved out of the palace, but would occasionally come back to the Qilin Palace or Shangxiang Palace and ask him to stand by his side, grinding ink and reading, under the pretext of being friendly to his younger brother and guiding his schoolwork.

How annoying.

Afraid that he would get out of control.

I don’t know where this inexplicable desire for control comes from, brother.

The Ninth Prince Qin Mingxuan raised the corner of his lips slightly, gently relaxed and looked at the Twelfth Prince's hand, his tone serious but not harsh.

"'Your Excellency'? I am not the crown prince. If others heard it..." Although his words were full of disapproval, there was no trace of blame.

Although his father had asked the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to select a date and was preparing to make him the crown prince, he did not dare to acknowledge the title of "minister" until the imperial decree was issued.

"My brother has spoken out of turn."

The twelfth prince Qin Mingfan was about to kneel down, but was immediately stopped.

"Don't do it again. Fortunately, everyone in this study is ours, otherwise Brother Nine would have been harmed by you."

The ninth prince Qin Mingxuan pursed his lips slightly, then the corners of his mouth slowly rose, his smile was light and warm, and his voice was gentle and forgiving.

"Before I move out, you can come see me anytime if you have time." He patted the twelfth prince on the shoulder.

"Your Highness, Princess Hengshan is on her way to you." the eunuch reported.

"Nineth brother, Second sister is here to see you. She must have something important to discuss with you. I will take my leave first."

The twelfth prince Qin Mingfan's eyes wandered, he took a small step forward, and then spoke in a low voice.

"No need to do that. I think it's the Queen Mother who has some instructions. It's probably something that the Emperor gave me yesterday. You have no conflicts with Concubine Yu and my third brother, so there's no need to avoid it."

The ninth prince Qin Mingxuan rubbed the tip of his index finger twice with his thumb and thought for a moment, "Let's go, come with me to welcome the second sister."

Walking into the courtyard in front of the Qilin Palace, Princess Hengshan Qin Mingyue's eyes lit up when she saw the Ninth Prince Qin Mingxuan.

"Do you know why I'm here?"

"Hello, second sister." The two voices overlapped, and the ninth prince Qin Mingxuan nodded and said, "My mother told me yesterday that I'm troubling you, second sister."

"It's easy to talk about."

When the brother and sister were discussing the division of labor on the case of Concubine Yu, neither of them paid attention to the twelfth prince Qin Mingfan who was silent beside them. After they finished speaking, Princess Hengshan Qin Mingyue cast a glance at him.

"Today is a day off, why don't you go back to Changchun Palace to visit Concubine Shun?" Qin Mingyue greeted casually.

"Today, my elder brother asked me to wait for him in Qilin Hall to check my homework."

"He is free."

Upon hearing this, the twelfth prince Qin Mingfan smiled awkwardly.

When the princes came of age, they were assigned their own residences. Except for the regular visits to the emperor on the first day of each month, celebration banquets, when summoned by his father, or other special circumstances, they were not allowed to enter and leave the harem at will.

Given the location of the Qilin Hall and Shangxiang Palace between the front and rear palaces, he can still serve as his elder brother's mouthpiece for two years.

My eldest brother has been out of the palace for several years, but he is still so concerned about every little thing going on in the palace.

The twelfth prince Qin Mingfan's eyes were dim and unclear under his drooped eyelids.