Chapter 171

Xiao Shenxi nodded and said seriously, "Although I don't have a father, I have a mother, a grandmother, and Xiaoju. My mother said that my father was a very good person. Even though he has passed away, he would still want me to be happy."

Shen Qingnian never hid the matter of her father from Xiao Shenxi.

Looking at the little girl who was about his height, Xiao Yanqing was somewhat dazed. He subconsciously said, "I have a father, a grandfather, and a grandmother. My father also said that my mother is a very good person, and my mother should want me to be happy..."

Whenever his mother was mentioned, he felt sad. The palace servants also sighed. His father was even more heartbroken. Even when he learned that his mother was still alive, he was happy but also worried.

He never considered whether his mother wanted him to be happy; she probably did.

Xiao Shenxi patted Xiao Yanqing on the shoulder and said earnestly, "My mother said that since the person is gone, we must look forward. You must be happy so that the dead can rest in peace. Dwelling on the grief of the past will only drag you down."

“What you say is very true, I didn’t expect you to be so insightful,” Xiao Yanqing thought that what the other party said made a lot of sense.

No one had ever spoken to him like this before. His father had only ever said how good his mother was, and others had always said how much they regretted her passing.

Little Shenxi waved her chubby little hand: "No problem, no problem, meeting is fate."

After saying that, she pointed to the candied hawthorn and said in a childish voice, "Xiao Qing, we have known each other for a long time and our circumstances are so similar. We really understand each other."

Why don't you take off your jade crown and exchange it for two strings of candied hawthorns? We can eat them and talk at the same time.

Xiao Yanqing touched the jade crown on her head, hesitating slightly: "But I can't eat snacks..."

He actually wanted to eat candied hawthorn.

"It's nothing to eat occasionally, and it's just between you and me. Just don't tell anyone when you get back," Xiao Shenxi blinked and smiled sweetly.

Seeing Xiao Shenxi's sweet smile, Xiao Yanqing finally couldn't resist taking off the jade crown on her head and exchanging it for two strings of candied hawthorns.

After happily accepting the gift, Xiao Shenxi took Xiao Yanqing's hand and walked towards the riverbank, the two small figures disappearing into the distance.

Their conversation drifted away on the breeze.

"My name is Shen Xi, you can call me Xiao Xi. I know a place with amazing scenery, I'll take you there."

"I hope Miss Xiaoxi is well."

"You don't need to be so formal when you talk to me. We're friends now, so feel free to be casual."

"yes......"

The old man selling candied hawthorns looked at the jade crown in his hand and shook his head inwardly.

This is the third time this month. That little girl is so sweet-talking that she always manages to coax people into buying her candied hawthorns. Even he himself has been coaxed into buying her several skewers.

He dared not accept the jade crown; he was waiting for the little child's family to come and redeem it.

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That evening.

After finishing his candied hawthorn, Xiao Yanqing returned to the inn covered in mud, his little face beaming with an undisguised smile. However, once inside the inn, he suppressed his smile and adopted a cautious demeanor.

This was the first time he had ever been so mischievous, but Xiao Xi was really good at having fun, taking him to the river to catch fish and playing in the mud.

He really loved Misty Rain City, but he was afraid that his father would see it and punish him...

Jin had been waiting in the inn lobby for a long time. When he saw Xiao Yanqing, he almost didn't recognize her.

The once dignified and refined young master now had disheveled hair and mud-stained clothes; where was the slightest trace of his noble bearing?

Is this still the well-behaved young prince? He looks like a mud monkey, even the jade crown on his head is gone, and he's just tied up haphazardly with a hair tie, looking quite messy.

If it weren't for the presence of bodyguards, he would have thought that the young prince had encountered some misfortune, which explained his disheveled state...