Chapter 66: No Needle, Give It to Grandmother

Although Emperor Jingyuan seemed to be in good spirits, the sadness in his eyes could not be erased.

Seeing her little daughter coming, she forced a smile and said, "Xihe is here."

Xihe rarely made a fuss and leaned on Emperor Jingyuan's knees obediently, "Daddy, are you worried about the Queen Mother?"

Emperor Jingyuan paused for a moment and said "hmm" lightly.

Although the Queen Mother had been estranged from him for a long time, he could not just watch her die.

"Xihe, do you want to know what happened in the past?" Emperor Jingyuan went to see the Queen Mother early this morning. Although he only glanced at her from a distance, the Queen Mother looked very thin, but her peacefulness reminded Emperor Jingyuan of events many years ago.

"Daddy and Queen Mother's?" the little girl asked.

Emperor Jingyuan nodded.

Xihe pursed her lips and said, "I will listen to what Daddy wants to say, and I will not ask what Daddy does not want to say."

Emperor Jingyuan laughed, perhaps because the scene reminded him of a sad story, and he wanted to find someone to talk to.

From the time of the accident until now, only Xihe has come.

"Xihe, actually you had a younger uncle, he was my brother from the same mother." Emperor Jingyuan's expression was more indifferent than ever before, "In fact, your grandmother liked your younger uncle more, but father insisted on making me the crown prince, and mother was always dissatisfied with this."

"And then?" the little girl said weakly, quietly stepping on the dragon throne and crawling into the arms of Emperor Jingyuan.

"Later... my father suddenly passed away. At that time, I was still away on a campaign. My mother took advantage of my absence and joined forces with the ministers to depose me and make another of her children the crown prince."

Later... he killed his mother's favorite crown prince, his own brother.

Emperor Jingyuan briefly mentioned the details, but one can easily understand how dangerous the incident was.

Xihe hugged Emperor Jingyuan tightly with trembling lips, "Daddy, I'm here."

Emperor Jingyuan smiled and breathed a sigh of relief, "Dad is fine. It's been many years, I almost forgot about it."

After a moment, he felt a little annoyed, then realized belatedly and said, "What? Did the perfect and powerful image of Daddy in your heart collapse?"

The little girl quickly shook her head, her voice choking with sobs, "No! Daddy is the best in Xihe's heart! The most powerful emperor! The best daddy!"

After suddenly saying out loud something that had been suppressed for many years, Emperor Jingyuan felt the depression in his heart gradually dissipate.

The little girl held the purse in her hand, hesitated for a moment, then took it off and handed it to Emperor Jingyuan, "Daddy, it's useless, give it to grandma!"

Emperor Jingyuan held the purse with an unclear expression, "Xihe, have you made up your mind?"

There is no need to waste money on a child, as one less is better.

"I don't want Daddy to be sad, so I use it!" The little girl comforted Emperor Jingyuan, "After I use it up, I'll plant Xihe again! I'm an expert at planting flowers! But Daddy, you have to find me some seeds!"

Emperor Jingyuan sighed, hugged his little daughter and coaxed her softly, "Xihe, the heaven has finally treated me well."

With Wuxuzi, the empress dowager's illness gradually subsided.

Xihe never went to Shoukang Palace again. On the day the empress dowager woke up, she had already embarked on a journey to the south of the Yangtze River.

Before leaving, several brothers and sisters wanted to sit with Xihe, but in the end no one succeeded and the seat was taken by Xiao Mingxuan who arrived last.

The little girl nestled in Xiao Mingxuan's arms contentedly, "Little brother, you are warm and comfortable!"

Xihe, like Dahuang, liked to get into Xiao Mingxuan's arms. Although it was spring, the cold snap was still severe. To prevent the little girl from catching a cold, Xiao Mingxuan took out a cloak and covered her with it.

"Xiao Xi'er, don't lift it! Be careful not to catch a cold."

Xihe found it tedious and kept stretching out his arms.

"Little brother, I don't want to cover this, can I?" The little girl opened her wet eyes and blinked at him.

Xiao Mingxuan glanced at him calmly, and said in an unquestionable tone, "No, it's very uncomfortable to catch a cold. You need to take medicine. Isn't Xiao Xi'er afraid?"

When the little girl heard about the medicine, her face immediately fell, and she shook her head like a rattle, "No, no! Xihe, I don't want to take the medicine! It's so bitter! Ugh~"

"Then cover it up." After saying that, Xiao Mingxuan grabbed the cloak that was about to fall off and covered it tightly.

Xihe pouted and looked at the cloak. Suddenly, she had an idea and moved closer to Xiao Mingxuan's arms. "The cloak is warm, and so is my little brother! Xihe doesn't want the cloak! Xihe wants my little brother to keep me warm!"

Xiao Mingxuan coughed lightly, his face flushed, "Xiao Xier you..."

"What's wrong?" The little girl poked her head out, her eyes bright and full of curiosity.

"You...don't always say things that could lead to misunderstandings." Xiao Mingxuan still couldn't get used to the little girl's shocking words.

"Misunderstanding?" A big greeting popped up above Xihe's head, "Little brother, what do you misunderstand?"

Xiao Mingxuan opened his mouth and closed it again. The helplessness in his expression was about to overflow. "It's nothing. Anyway, don't say such things in the future!"

If this happens a few more times, he will really be pissed off.

"Why?" The little girl persisted, and moved her little face slightly closer, the distance between them becoming ridiculously close.

Xiao Mingxuan spoke angrily and lowered his head subconsciously. His lips suddenly felt a touch of warmth, and the words he was about to say got stuck in his throat. "Shut up! If you ask me another question, I will..."

The wet and hot touch under his lips was like a thin electric current flowing straight along his veins to his limbs and bones. Xiao Mingxuan was stunned for three seconds before he pushed the person away, looking extremely flustered.

Xihe was caught off guard by the sudden force, and flew slightly, hitting the inner wall of the carriage.

"Ah!" Xihe looked at Xiao Mingxuan, who wanted to hide in the corner of the carriage, with a sad face, and said in a tone full of accusation, "Little brother, what are you doing?"

The big bad wolf is bullying people again!

The little girl pursed her lips, as if she was about to cry at the next second.

Xiao Mingxuan realized it later and hurriedly hugged the person back, "I... I didn't mean to do it. I just reacted subconsciously. I just..."

The more he explained, the worse it got, and finally Xiao Mingxuan simply gave up explaining.

What could he say?
Do you mean to say that I was scared because I kissed you accidentally?
The little girl probably thinks he is a pervert, right?

Xihe had no intention of forgiving the other party. She turned around and left him with a cold back, "You pushed me for no reason! You are such a bad brother! Xihe doesn't want to ride in the carriage with you! Xihe wants to go find the fifth brother!"

The National Academy went on a study tour in the south of the Yangtze River. Zhao Zize, who had never been in public, rarely asked to go with the emperor. Emperor Jingyuan agreed without a second thought and even gave him a few more instructions.

“How dare you!” Xiao Mingxuan immediately grabbed the man, crossed his arms across his chest, and held Xihe tightly, “You are not allowed to go anywhere, just stay in the carriage!”

"No way! You pushed me! And you were mean to me!" Xihe's rebellious nature was instantly aroused, and she struggled to run out of Xiao Mingxuan's arms.

The little girl was getting more and more aggressive, and Xiao Mingxuan was a little troubled. "Ancestor, what do you say we should do?"

He simply had no idea what to do with this little ancestor and could only coax her.


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