High Grade Green Tea Transmigrates into a Pitiful Little Girl - Chapter 10

The prince and princesses may come and go anywhere they want in the palace; they had more freedom compared to the consorts. Xiao Lan never forbade her from going anywhere, but she would always have Qing Yan follow wherever she went. If it was not because she was impatiently chasing the kite last time, she would not have fallen into the water.
　　
Lin Feilu was not familiar with the road yet, so she held Qing Yan’s hand as she walked around and let her explain. Very quickly, she figured out the lay of the land. She had an excellent memory, and would not forget something she had seen or heard once. After the stroll, she already formed a map of the place in her mind.
　　
Qing Yan didn’t realize that she was being tricked into talking, and was just happy the princess was very lively and talkative today. After passing the lake pavilion, she pointed ahead and asked, “Princess, do you want to eat some persimmons? The golden persimmon garden is just ahead.”
　　
Lin Feilu nodded and the two of them walked over. As soon as they passed the archway, they heard some noise coming from inside.
　　
A group of palace maids and eunuchs were gathered in a circle under a tall persimmon tree. They were anxiously shouting, “Fourth Prince, please come down quickly. What if you fell? Please come down quickly. Which tree do you want to eat from? This slave will get it for you! Please come down!”
　　
Lin Feilu looked up, and sure enough there was a boy standing on the tree full or persimmons. The branches blocked her from seeing his appearance. All she could make out was a splendid traditional costume jumping up and down on the tree like a little monkey.
　　
The expression on Qing Yan’s face immediately changed, and she whispered, “Princess, let’s go back and pick the persimmons another day.”
　　
She finally encountered an NPC, so how could Lin Feilu let it get away?
　　
She put on an innocent face as she asked, “My brother is the Sixth Prince, is that Fourth Prince also my brother?”
　　
Qing Yan pulled her to the side and said, “The fourth prince is the son of Consort Xian, whose status differs from our Lady. The Fourth Prince has an unpleasant personality. If he sees you, Princess, I’m afraid that he might bully you.”

Among the princes in the palace, the Fourth Prince Lin Jingyuan loved to cause trouble the most and was often punished by the Emperor for it. However, he was also the one that resembled the Emperor the most among all the princes. So naturally, the Emperor played favorites with him. Every time, the punishment was all bark and no bite. Because he was being spoiled, he ended up becoming even more domineering.

If the two clashed, the little princess would definitely be the one who suffered.
　　
Qing Yan was anxious, but Lin Feilu was as calm as ever.
　　
Wasn’t it just a bear cub[1]?
　　
There were ways to deal with a bear cub as long as you understood his temperament. Adopt different strategies for NPCs of different personalities, use the right medicine for the problem, and it would be a fast and easy win.
　　
She was in no hurry to leave, standing aside and observing Lin Jingyuan in secret. All green tea had the innate skill to accurately analyze someone’s personality. They could easily identify what kind of personality you had and what kind of personality you liked the most in other people. Then they would give you what you want.
　　
Children were simpler and easier to identify than adults.
　　
After observing him for a while, she felt that although this Lin Jingyuan kid was willful, his heart was not bad. If you used the Emperor and Consort Xian to pressure him, he would ignore you and keep climbing the tree vigorously.
　　
But when the servants underneath knelt and started crying, he finally could not take it anymore, “If Royal Father and Mother Consort is angry and doles out punishment, I will plead on your behalf. What are you scared for? Here, I will bestow the reddest persimmon to you.”
Typical eat soft but not hard[2].
He climbed high and looked to the distance. After picking the persimmons, he turned his head slightly. He saw people standing on the side of the archway, but they were half hidden behind the tree and wouldn’t come out. He immediately said loudly, “Who’s there?! Don’t make This Prince come there myself!”
　　
Qing Yan’s heart stopped beating. It’s all over.
　　
She could only pull Lin Feilu over, not daring to look at him in the eye. She knelt on the ground and kowtowed, “This slave greets the Fourth Prince.”

T/N:
1. Bear cub is also an idiom used to call a brat or a naughty/unruly kid

2. The personality you “eat” is the type of personality you get along with. Eat soft not hard here means he is weak against a soft approach, but is unyielding when confronted with a hard/forceful approach.