I, the villainous eldest prince, will suppress everything!

Time flies, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye.

It's winter again, and this year's first snow came earlier than last year.

Snowflakes, like goose feathers, fluttered and swirled, obscuring the view.

"Princess, please slow down, be careful not to fall."

"Hehe, come and catch me! If you can't catch me, hehehe..."

In the vast backyard of the Crown Prince's residence, a snowstorm struck overnight, freezing the lake in front of the library.

A three-year-old girl, dressed like a doll from a traditional Chinese New Year painting, with two little pigtails sticking up, was running and playing on the lake.

Several maids followed behind him, repeatedly telling him to slow down.

The girl was the apple of the Crown Prince's eye; if anything happened to anyone, nothing could happen to her.

If they bump their heads or scrape their skin, His Highness the Crown Prince will definitely not let them off the hook when he returns from court.

"Princess, please slow down! The ice is slippery, be careful not to fall..."

"Hehe, you can't catch me..."

The little girl didn't care about any of that; the more people chased her, the faster she ran and the happier she became.

"Xiao Huayang, slow down."

Hearing the sound, the little girl looked up.

One of the windows on the top floor of the library was open to the outside.

Bai Zhenzhen sat by the window, holding a book in her hand, with a smile on her face.

The little girl stopped walking, and the maids behind her also stopped, their hands on their knees, their backs bent, panting heavily.

"Lady White Snake, come down and play with us! What's the point of always locking yourself upstairs reading?"

The little girl raised her rosy cheeks and said in a childish voice.

From the time she was old enough to understand, this lady surnamed Bai liked to stay upstairs.

She would stay there for the entire day, and sometimes she would only leave after her father returned home.

She simply couldn't understand what was so interesting about the books in the building.

Anyway, she gets a headache and her eyesight blurs whenever she looks at a book.

The words in the book swam around like tadpoles.

However, reading also has one advantage for her: she can fall asleep quickly and soundly.

"No, no, you can play by yourself. You haven't finished reading your book yet. But be careful when you play, don't fall."

The little girl was the darling of the household; everyone loved her, including Bai Zhenzhen.

"Okay!"

The little girl responded and, taking advantage of the maids' inattention, quickly ran away.

If the maids catch up with her, she won't be able to play freely anymore.

Soon, she ran to the study and jumped over the high threshold.

Then they saw another lady sitting behind a desk, using an abacus to check the accounts.

She was the head housekeeper of the mansion, and everyone had to obey her orders; sometimes even her father would listen to her.

Hearing the maids' footsteps getting closer behind her, the little girl's almond-shaped eyes darted around.

She quickly ran behind the desk, gently tugged at her sleeve, and looked up pitifully, saying, "Your Highness, someone is going to hit me."

Pei Qingluan didn't look at her, but simply raised her sleeve and said, "Stop fooling around. I'll play with you later after I finish settling the accounts."

"Your Highness, someone really is going to hit me! It hurts so much, my bottom is going to be swollen from being beaten!"

The little girl pretended to cover her bottom, and it looked just like a real thing.

At this moment, the maids chased after them to the outside of the study.

However, they didn't dare to go in directly like the little girl.

The head maidservant, with her hands clasped together and pressed against her lower abdomen, leaned down and said, "Your Highness, Crown Princess, excuse me, is the Princess inside?"

Pei Qingluan glanced down at the little girl and saw that she was shaking her head vigorously at her, making a "please" gesture with her hands, and blinking her eyes.

Pei Qingluan responded with a helpless expression, and then said to the outside world:

"Yes, come in, all of you!"

Upon hearing this, the little girl's expression changed, and she bared her teeth at Pei Qingluan, almost ready to unleash a vicious punch.

The maids all bowed respectfully as they entered, leaving two at the door. The rest of them spread their arms and surrounded the little girl, determined to catch her this time.

The little girl was quick-witted and adaptable; with a thud, she knelt down before the head maid:

"Sister Green Kite, I'm sorry, I'll go back with you right now."

Pei Qingluan covered her forehead with her hand, she simply couldn't bear to look.

A maid named Green Kite quickly stepped forward and knelt down as well.

This is a princess, the daughter of the crown prince. What kind of nonsense is it for her to kneel before her? She wouldn't have enough heads to chop off even if she had ten.

"Princess, please don't! Get up!"

Green Kite, who had knelt down, reached out and helped the little girl up.

The little girl stood up and held up two fingers.

"Take this, heh!"

Green Kite cried out in pain, her eyes nearly blinded by the gouge.

Upon seeing this, the little girl quickly ran towards the door.

The two maids guarding the door, of course, wouldn't let the little girl go, and they both stretched out their arms to stop her.

Unexpectedly, the little girl stretched out her hand, pointed behind the two of them, and shouted loudly:

"Dad, why are you back so early today?"

"Your Highness the Crown Prince?"

The two maids instinctively turned around and knelt down, about to pay their respects.

But Qin Li was nowhere to be seen; the little girl was lying to them.

Taking advantage of the lull, the little girl quickly ran out.

Seeing that the little girl was able to run away from their encirclement, the maids in the room were filled with regret and beat their chests in despair.

Green Kite bent down towards Pei Qingluan behind the desk and complained, "Your Highness, the Princess is too naughty. We can't keep an eye on her at all. She's playing us like crazy. Please, Your Highness, have mercy and send us to do something else. Chopping wood, boiling water, anything is fine, just don't let us see the Princess anymore."

Upon hearing this, the other maids nodded in agreement.

Pei Qingluan sighed and said helplessly, "But you are already the most clever maids in the manor. If even you can't keep an eye on the princess, who can?"

"Sisters Chuntao and Xialiu can!"

"They won't be back anytime soon."

Pei Qingluan waved her hand at them and said, "Alright, hurry up and go after her. If anything happens to the princess, and she gets hurt, the Crown Prince won't let you off the hook when he comes back. Considering how hard you've worked, each of you will get double your monthly salary from now on."

"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Princess."

The maids bowed and hurried off to chase after them.

After escaping the study, the little girl ran straight towards the front door.

"Be careful, don't fall!"

Someone grabbed the little girl's arm and stopped her.

Looking up, the little girl exclaimed with delight, "Empress Xiao, what are you doing here? Oh, I know, you must have come here to wait for your father."

Xiao Xue'er reached out and gently tapped the little girl's forehead with her finger, smiling as she said, "You're so clever!"

At this moment, the maids also caught up, panting heavily.

The little girl quickly hid behind Xiao Xue'er, crying, "Your Highness, save me! They're going to hit me!"

Upon hearing this, the maids were filled with dread.

The princess is only three years old, yet she already knows how to falsely accuse others.

When he grows up, he'll definitely be a little devil.

However, before they could explain the situation to Xiao Xue'er, Xiao Xue'er raised her hand to signal them to be quiet, as she understood the situation.

"You may all leave. I will wait here with the princess for His Highness!"

Seeing that Xiao Xue'er had said that, the maids didn't dare to say anything more.

They all bowed their heads in respect and slowly retreated...