Ruru’s punch landed squarely on the Fourth Prince’s nose, and a stream of blood gushed from it.

The Fourth Prince’s companion, Rong Ying, who was also nine years old, saw Ruru hit the Fourth Prince and rushed forward with a howl, brandishing his fists.

Xie Heng hadn’t reacted yet when he saw Ruru duck to avoid Rong Ying’s punch, then sweep him off his feet, causing Rong Ying to tumble forward onto the ground.

Ruru snorted, straightened her leg, and stood upright, her chin slightly raised.

The Fourth Prince touched his nose, found it covered in blood, glanced at it, let out a miserable scream, and suddenly fell straight backward.

Fortunately, a young eunuch was standing behind him and quickly caught him.

Ruru looked at the Fourth Prince in surprise, then at her own fist, wondering how a boy could be so fragile?

Just one punch, and it results in a face full of blood and fainting, whereas Brother Qi frequently took her punches without any issues.

Chaos erupted in the classroom.

Though these princes and princesses often engaged in both overt and covert conflicts, it was the first time someone had been beaten to the point of bleeding.

The Second Princess screamed and ran away.

The Eldest Princess watched coldly.

The Third Princess bit her lip, looking somewhat nervous, worried that this incident might affect her.

The Second Prince, seated in front of Xie Heng, turned his head to glance at the unconscious Fourth Prince and then turned back with an indifferent expression.

The Eldest Prince strode over, "Quick, call the Imperial Physician!" The eunuch quickly ran to fetch the Imperial Physician.

The Eldest Prince roughly pulled Rong Ying up from the ground, cursed "useless," and then reached out to grab Ruru.

Xie Heng stepped forward, blocking Ruru, and looked at the Eldest Prince, "What do you want to do?"

The Eldest Prince said impatiently, "Get out of the way, this is none of your business. She hit my brother, and I need to settle accounts with her."

Xie Heng said, "It was the Fourth Prince who bullied Ruru first."

"As an elder brother, you should properly educate the Fourth Prince rather than troubling a little girl."

Ruru peeked out from behind Xie Heng and made a face at the Eldest Prince, "Come on, hit me, I’m not afraid of you!"

Xie Heng turned and said helplessly, "Girls shouldn’t constantly resort to fighting, fists don’t solve problems."

The Eldest Prince was infuriated by Ruru, and he moved to get around Xie Heng to grab her.

Just then, Grand Tutor Xie entered the room. Seeing the Fourth Prince’s face covered in blood, he was startled, "What happened here?"

The Eldest Prince’s eunuch explained the situation. Grand Tutor Xie’s mouth twitched, "Quick, carry the Fourth Prince back to his quarters!"

"Everyone else, return to your seats, stop causing a commotion, and let’s resume the class."

The Fourth Prince’s eunuch carried him out.

The Eldest Prince cast a fierce glance at Ruru before returning to his seat.

Ruru also quickly returned to her seat.

Xie Heng looked at Ruru, full of concern.

Consort Rong was not someone to be taken lightly, and with the Fourth Prince having been knocked out by Ruru, she would not let this go easily.

Consort Rong quickly received news that her precious son had been beaten into a bloody mess and had fainted.

She rushed, crying, to the Fourth Prince’s quarters where the Imperial Physician was examining him.

After the Imperial Physician finished taking the pulse, Consort Rong anxiously asked, "How is Yong Er?"

The Imperial Physician said, "His pulse is stable, there’s nothing serious."

Consort Rong angrily said, "If there’s nothing serious, then why did he faint?"

The Imperial Physician thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps His Highness faints at the sight of blood."

"Some people can’t stand the sight of blood and will faint."

Consort Rong angrily retorted, "Nonsense, there’s no such condition in the world!"

"Incompetent doctor, can’t even diagnose properly!"

She turned to the palace maid and said, "Go and find the Dean of the Imperial Hospital for me!"